Cougar Paw Prints 8/19

Thank you for a wonderful first two weeks of the school year! The students are already mastering the procedures in their classes and have started learning exciting things! We are so proud of them!

There is going to be massive construction at Palo Verde Park for almost the entire school year. The good news is that the park is getting a facelift which will include a new basketball court, pickle ball court, new irrigation, new trees, and new lighting. The bad news is there will be a lot of huge machines moving through the area so in an abundance of safety the city is shutting down the entire park including the parking lots to the north and south of the park. This means that if you utilize the park for drop off or pick up, you will need an alternative plan as early has Thursday, 8/22. No one will be allowed to walk through the park, or park their vehicle there. I know this is an inconvenience, please let me know how we can help.

Kellond is partnering with Literacy Connects to bring the amazing Stories that Soar program to our school. Stories that Soar encourages students to use their imagination and creativity to write stories and place them in a 'magic box.' Stories can be about their lives, their experiences, their dreams, completely made up, or any relevant topic as long as it is school appropriate. Students have until Friday, 9/6 to turn their stories in to the magic box. At which point, professional performance artists will make their stories soar to life. Please mark your calendars to celebrate literacy and inspire creativity on Friday 9/27 at 9:30am in the courtyard.

Please come to open house on Friday, 8/23. See the beautiful campus, visit the classroom, and gain information about our school.

• 5:00 – 5:30: Food trucks

• 5:30 – 5:50: Presentation in Cougar Café with intro of teachers.

• 6:00 – 6:20: Session 1 of classroom visits.

• 6:25 – 6:45: Session 2 for parents who have more than one student at the school

Click here to get yourself and your student swag! There are two designs of t-shirts and long sleeve shirts. Must be ordered by Aug. 17th.

Click here to stay hydrated in our custom made water bottles. There are many different sizes, styles, colors and designs.

We have been a teeny tiny bit relaxed with this the past two weeks, but starting tomorrow we will not allow adults in the building from 8:30am-4:00pm without authorization from the front office. This means that parents cannot walk students to class in the morning, cannot pop in to chat with a teacher in the mornings, and cannot walk through the building to get from one location to another. This also includes bringing your child any material from home. If you need to get a forgotten item, like a lunch or a backpack to your student, please bring it to the front office and we will deliver it for you. Exceptions to this are below:

• For special occasions, like a birthday or celebration, please notify the teacher at least 24 hours in advance that you would like to be a visitor in the classroom. Come to the front office that day to sign in and get a visitor badge.
• If you would like to have lunch with your student, please come to the front office to sign in and get a visitor badge. Please remain in the cafeteria and do not go to the playground or in the instructional building.
• If you would like to consistently volunteer in your student’s classroom, please register with tusd1 as a volunteer. The process is easy, and the application is on the TUSD Volunteer Website. Once TUSD approves the application, we will give you a Kellond badge to wear with pride! Make sure to work out a consistent schedule with your student’s teacher and approve it with Ms. Schiavone.

• Peter Piper Pizza Fundraiser on Tuesday, 8/20. Bring the whole family. Remember to fill up your game card at the front counter so it goes toward our total.
• PTO meeting in the cafeteria at 3:45 on Thursday, 9/5.

We would really like to continue or coffee talk tradition once a month. However, we need a new coffee truck! If you know of a really great mobile coffee truck, please let me know!