The Dolphin Dispatch
"HERE WE GROW" September 29th, 2024
Important Dates Ahead:
10/03- 10:40-11AM- Character Assembly- Empathy
10/07 - A World Without Bullying Day- Please support by wearing BLUE next Monday
10/8 - Pizza My Heart (41st Ave) Dine Out Fundraiser (Flyer in snapshots below)
10/10 - Walk & Roll to School
10/10- 10:40-11AM- SAGE Assembly- Structure and Function
10/07-10/10- Minimum Days for Student Conferences (each day is a Friday schedule, No ELOP classes for this week only)
10/14- No School, Indigenous People's Day
10/26 SCG Fall Festival 12-3 pm We'll have games, entertainment, food, and the 4/5th grade haunted house!
10/31- Halloween Parade- more details to come
11/01- Friday- No School- District Professional Development Day
Daily Bell Schedule
SUESD Elementary Academic Calendar
TK/ Kinder Academic Calendar
Greetings Santa Cruz Gardens Families!
Thank you to all of our room parents that came out to collaborate with their classroom teachers on a warm Friday last week! We are SO very thankful for our Home and School Club, and our one of a kind community that helps the SCG boat really have the best wind at it's sails! Without these efforts. If you have not yet had the chance, please make sure to reach out to your teacher or inquire with other parents at drop off and pick up about how you can pitch in a bit to make our school the best it can be!
If you have not yet signed up for conferences, now is the time! Our conference week will be minimum days for 10/07-10/11- each day will be school in the morning, the kids will go home at lunch, and parent conferences in the afternoon.
Lastly, we continue to be active in growing our capacity, practices, and projects for our flagship SAGE (Science and Gardening Emphasis) program. This past Friday, we had an in-house PD led by staff focusing on the outdoor zones of SCG and outdoor learning practices beyond the 4 walls of our classrooms. We love to truly make use of our beautiful, spacious, and natural campus everyday!
Enjoy the fun pix of Art, Music, Outdoor Learning, and Crazy Hair day! See you around our Village of Learning on the Hill!
Please see the essential snapshots and a message from Counselor Sue Robinson below. Please remember to keep an eye on the dates at the top of our Dolphin Dispatches : )
In Partnership,
Principal Carlo Albano
- We are so happy to have a vibrant, staff-led range of classes of Before and After School enrichment at SCG. You should have received a text/ email about our second session ! If you are interested check out the sign-up survey here! Sidenote- if you'd like to sign up for more than one class, please indicate this in the bottom comments section and we will try to accommodate. Thank you for being our coordinator Tamara Riedel! Signing up does not guarantee a slot, we will reach back out to confirm with you.
10/07 is A World Without Bullying Day- Please wear BLUE next Monday to support and ally for an inclusive, tolerant, and supportive community!
This First and second Thursday we have our whole school School Character and SAGE Monthly Emphasis Assemblies. This Month we focus on Empathy for Character- check out the latest video creation by SCG Leadership, Marc Lewis, and Sue Robinson- PLEASE DO NOT SHOW THIS VIDEO to your kids until Friday- It's a sneak peak and will be shown at the assembly this Thursday morning : )
Thank you SO much for helping us fundraise for our school. Thank you for rallying for SCG Elementary. We have Drive for Schools and an Upcoming Pizza My Heart Night (41st Ave. location only!) Flier in Spanish
Don't forget that 10/18 is the Drive for Schools ending and is the deadline to return all tickets (sold and unsold) to school. Thank you for all your help!
Drop Off and Pick Up
Please be mindful of our bikers and walkers! We do not want to have any scares or danger- our school is a place to be extra patient, super mindful, and cell-phone free please! The parking lot has been good, but there have been some concerns on driving into the lot and the intersection. Please be careful.
If your child is biking, scooting, or skating, please have a talk with them to make sure they are stopping at the stop sign, following bike rules, and are being careful.
So many of you have already filled out your paperwork and taken care of fingerprints to volunteer and help out on campus and field trips. We are so grateful! Stop by the office, and we'll make it as easy as possible for you : ) Here are the guidelines https://drive.google.com/file/d/13YZbdsB65qcXL5jcv1q5X2iMSwgQQypD/view; Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rtrhFf2hOTdR0jZOX_rb7RPYLer6AF52/view.
- Don't forget to take a look at the Home and School Club Calendar of Events and reach out to our community about ways to get involved. We need you! You make our community better! : )
- 2 Open Positions to work with our Child Nutrition Services Team- Check out the Flyer!
- Santa Cruz County Extensive Support Needs Program & SCG Elementary- Lead teacher Caleigh Haley has been stopping into each classroom to read the book "Just Ask," and normalize our new students with different needs and abilities. It has been going so well, your kids have been very kind and inviting, and we are so thankful for the opportunity to build inclusion and community at SCG!
Calendars:
TK/ Kinder Calendar (keep a copy at the ready to refer to TK/ K Families- there are some differences to the other grades).
Whole School Elementary Calendar- new families, note that all Fridays are Minimum Days with release times by lunch.
SCPL Library Offerings: Awesome reading programs, homework help and more!
