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Attendance is a big deal. Last year, 104 students were identified by the State of California as Chroncially Truant. That means that students missed 18 or more days of school. This represents almost a third of our school. Your student cannot learn if he/she is not here at school.

We need your help to improve this for our students. Starting this week, there will be weekly attendance incentives for all students who come to school on time and are not checked out early 4 or more days in the week. Every student who meets this goal will receive a special prize the following Monday. That is every Monday - for Every Student.

In other news, our Homework Club and Other After Schools will start. Be on the look out for dates and times for these activities.

Go Otters!

Mrs. Horton

Thank you for participating in our School Site Council Election. The following parents have been elected to serve on our 2024-25 SSC Board. Congratulations to April Grover, Ashley Morrison, Michelle Domingo, Monica Flores and Lizette Cruz.

NEW - Every Wednesday is an early release day. ALL 1st - 6th grade students will be dismissed at 1:10pm. PM Kinders will follow the AM schedule and will be dismissed at 12:10.

Shoe Gate Dismissal - Please do not park in the red zone. This is reserved for our school bus. It arrives on our site to pick our students between 2:25-2:40. For the safety of our students, stay out of the red zone until the bus has left. Thank you for helping us keep students safe.

Mondays - College Wear

Wednesdays - Sea Otter Spirit Wear or Blue

Fridays - House T-shirts or House Color

Order forms for Shirts and Sweatshirts will be coming later this month.

• Respect other students’ comments, opinions, ideas

• Be the best person you can be

• You must complete your homework everyday

Take some time to review our Title I School Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy. If you are interested in providing feedback or have some questions please attend our SSC meeting in September. Thanks.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Shh02CgK5_tkOBt2k2dyj3f7f2t1UD231E3CYwZ1UWA/edit?usp=sharing

With the start of the new school year, here is a quick reminder regarding food that is sent to school for the classroom. Food that is sent to a classroom as a treat or reward should follow our District Guidelines regarding nutrition. There are several Board Policies that address this issue. Board Policy 5030 - Student Wellness Policy on Physical Activity and Nutrition is one that is useful for your reference.

When you think about sending something to celebrate your child's birthday here are a few things we need to keep in mind. Treats will be passed out the last 10 minutes of the school day. Cupcakes and most cookies do not meet our Board Policies on Nutrition. Check out these policies to see what are considered nutritious treats or send a little token for example pencils, erasers ,or stickers. You can also donate a book to your child's classroom on behalf of your child's special day. Thanks for your help.

Enroll your students for one week of fun and interactive learning in ELA, Math and STEAM. Open to TK-6th grade students.

Sept. 30 - Oct. 4.

Click on like to see flyer.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lwjlths7877TAXnYOKsu0f0TW8996B6p/view

Conference Flyer

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1igxEEyZ4GZwRh6GmobRGG3uryPi4WWUz/view?usp=sharing

We are increasing the number of families who have completed this important task but we are not there yet. Please, take a moment to do this. You can do it on your phone and the updated information is critical. We cannot notifiy if your child needs you if your information is not current.

The instructions are in the flyer below.

The next PTO Meeting will be September 24th at 3:00. We will plan our fall fundraiser and Harvest Festival. Join us and see how you can get involved.

Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, September 10 @ 3:00.

9/10 SSC Meeting @ 3:00

9/11 Early Release 1:10

9/18 Early Release 1:10

9/24 PTO Meeting @ 3:00

9/24-9/27 Conference Week

9/30 Fall Break Begins