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Bobcat Strong Tracker

December 20, 2024

Bobcat StrongTracker December 20, 2024

BE KIND. BE STRONG. BE WELL. - TOGETHER!

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Our Mission

At Santa Rita Elementary School, we foster curious, motivated learners who reach their highest potential in a supportive community that appreciates diversity.

SAVE THE DATE

December 23rd- January 3rd- Winter Break- No School

January 6th- School Resumes

January 10th- Principal's Advisory Meeting 11:00am- Santa Rita Multi

January 20th- MLK Holiday - No School

January 21th- Staff Development - No School




LASD 2024-2025 Calendar

Reporting Attendance: Santa Rita Student Attendance

Santa Rita Website: https://www.santaritaschool.org/santaritaes

Our teachers and staff were dressed to impress in their holiday best!!

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Our Santa Rita TK students had a blast spinning the dreidel and learning through play!

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Here's a peek at our Santa Rita 4th grade engineers. They are putting their skills to the test by designing earthquake-resistant buildings! 🌍 They're prototyping, testing, and redesigning—all while working with no hot glue and just 12 inches of tape. Talk about thinking outside the box!

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Our Santa Rita first graders are on the case! They have been busy collecting key words in their nonfiction texts in a special "word file!

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LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dear Santa Rita Families,

A huge thank you to our amazing music teachers and to the 4th-6th grade students for their incredible performances. These concerts were a perfect way to begin the holiday season, and we are so grateful to LAEF for their ongoing support in making these events possible.


I’d like to thank our music instructors, all the families that were able to attend and provide daily support, and LAEF for making these moments possible. The Los Altos Education Foundation fully funds this program at each school and is yet another example of how every dollar donated directly supports your child and their rich experience here in LASD. Please see below for more information on how to maximize every dollar you might be able to contribute.


LAEF- Take advantage of our $50,000 Challenge Match from 8 LASD families! This month, every dollar you Donate to LAEF to support our schools will GET DOUBLED, up to $50,000 through Dec 31, 2024. If your company has a matching gift program, you can even TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT by donating this month. Your student benefits from LAEF-funded teachers and programs every day! Contributions to LAEF are funding teachers for TK-6th grade PE, 4th-6th music, computer science, school librarians, the Art Docents program, the Living Classroom program, junior high electives, mental health counseling, and the Parent Education Speaker Series. You are making this possible! Learn more about how donations to LAEF are being spent.

Santa Rita STEM Expo

Santa Rita STEM Expo invites students in grades TK-6 to participate! While engaging in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) projects, students will have an opportunity to design hands-on projects while exploring just how fun STEM can be! This event lends itself to a myriad of learning experiences: within the class or at home, working individually or collaboratively with peers or with adults, and amongst a wide range of STEM categories including: Rube Goldberg, Invention, Engineering (Reverse), Engineering (Robotics), Scientific Inquiry, and Wearable Designs. Ultimately, students will get a chance to showcase their STEM work in a fun and unique venue, with learning opportunities for the entire family. Santa Rita will be hosting the STEM Expo evening showcase on 02/26/25 from 5:30pm - 6:30pm.

Link to Sign Up

Lunar New Year

Santa Rita School will be celebrating Lunar New Year on Thursday, January 9th at 9:00am. We will be having a schoolwide assembly that day. All parents and family members are welcome to attend.

Thank you Santa Rita PTA

Thank you for providing our staff with such a lovely holiday luncheon. Staff greatly appreciated the delicious food and the winter lodge decorations. Thank you for making us feel cared for and appreciated. Happy Holidays to you and your family!


Let’s Go, Bobcats!

Denise Khalid

Principal

BOBCAT STRONG NEWS

Living Classroom Docent Training

9-Noon Mondays 12/16, 1/13, 1/27 & 2/3

Los Altos School District iLearn Studio

201 Covington Road, Los Altos CA 94024

Do you like to connect kids with nature? Living Classroom is seeking volunteers to teach our fun nature-based lessons and/or help care for our school gardens. No experience necessary as we teach you everything you need to know. Please join us from 9-Noon on Mondays 12/16, 1/13, 1/27 and 2/3 at the LASD iLearn Studio for our Winter Docent Training. If Mondays don't work for you, please ask us about our apprentice-style training option. Questions? Please email livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or call 650-947-1103. Check us out at LivingClassroomLASD.org!

Take advantage of our $50,000 Challenge Match from 8 LASD families!

This month, every dollar you Donate to LAEF to support our schools will GET DOUBLED, up to $50,000 through Dec 31, 2024.


If your company has a matching gift program, you can even TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT by donating this month.


Your student benefits from LAEF-funded teachers and programs every day! Contributions to LAEF are funding teachers for TK-6th grade PE, 4th-6th music, computer science, school librarians, the Art Docents program, the Living Classroom program, junior high electives, mental health counseling, and the Parent Education Speaker Series. You are making this possible!

Learn more about how donations to LAEF are being spent.


Thank you to those who have already given this school year!

Join us to support our students this school year!

DONATE or PLEDGE to LAEF today.

Denise Khalid
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