Dear Simpson Seahawk Family,

We are excited to step into the second week of 2025 at Simpson! So far we have had a great start to the new year and are motivated to continue with the second half of our school year!

This week, we’re excited to host Simpson STEM Con, our Family Math and Science Night! We’re thrilled to welcome Rialto High School’s MESA (Math, Engineering, Science Achievement) students, who will be leading the activities for our families. Some of these students may even be former Simpson Seahawks who’ve signed up to volunteer! The event will take place on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. We’ll be celebrating students and classes advancing to the Rialto USD Science Fair and possibly the SB County Fair. Families will enjoy:

• A train, designed and built by RHS MESA students, offering free rides
• OZO Bots, hands-on experiments, engineering challenges, and science activities
• A virtual trip into outer space with our Simpson Seahawk Astronaut
• A chance to take photos with the Simpson Mad Scientist

Coffee at the Nest on Wednesday, January 15, 2025:

Please join me at the next Coffee at the Nest this week on January 15 at 9:00 a.m. to learn more about our CAASPP and CAST Data. I will also be sharing the results from our iReady Diagnostic #2 Data and School Safety at this next important meeting. I look forward to seeing you on January 15, 2025.

We continue to focus on Literacy, Numeracy, and preparing our students to be Future Ready. Please be sure your students are reading every night and completing their Accelerated Reader goals, iReady goals in reading & math, and their Math Basecamp goals as well. We are preparing our students to be on grade level in reading and math. You can support us by checking on their goals to see if they are meeting them. See below for more information about Math Basecamp, iReady, and Accelerated Reader.

Please remember that I have an open door policy. I can be reached via email, Parent Square, or phone call. We are partners in your scholar's education!

Let’s remember to Dive Into Discovery!

Respectfully,

Mrs. Ramona Rodriguez

(909) 820-7954

rrodrigu3@rialtousd.org

Follow me on:

Twitter: @RamonaR1971

Instagram: principal_rodriguez

Please be aware that the front office is under construction. Please follow any signs guiding you to the side gate to enter to the office. If possible, please call the office if you need any assistance at (909) 820-7954.

Please join me for a cup of coffee! You can join in person or via Google Meet, this is a hybrid meeting. I will be sharing our amazing CAASPP (state test) and CAST (Science state test) data! Our students and teachers did a great job last year! We are the highest scoring elementary school again! Come and hear the details! We will also be sharing about the Community Based School Grant Application that we will be submitting on behalf of our school - come learn more about how this will benefit our school and community it we get approved!

Click here or on the image below to join us virtually on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

We are excited to announce the nominees for Rialto USD Teacher of the Year and Classified Employee of the Year! Congratulations to Mrs. Riley, our dedicated Kindergarten Teacher, and Mrs. Silva, our exceptional Bilingual Instructional Aide II! Both have made a profound impact on countless students and families throughout their years of service at Simpson. We are so proud to have them as part of our Seahawk family!

Please click on the link to access ParentVue so that you can access the Simpson Parent Student Handbook for the 24-25 school year.

Link to access Parent Vue

This is a Family Night! Please join us and participate with your children in hands on Science, Math, and Engineering Activities! Rialto High School MESA Students have planned and will lead the activities! We will also award the winners of the Individual and Class Science Projects! Come and meet the Mad Scientist! Take a virtual trip to outer space with the Simpson Seahawk Astronaut! This is a Simpson Family Event! All students who attend will be submitted into raffle for some great prizes!

Google Meet Link for Dual Language Immersion Meetings:

https://meet.google.com/gvy-xosr-vfp

Link to the Rialto USD Multilingual Services Website with Information on the Dual Language Immersion Program including meeting dates, times and links to join the meeting.

Multilingual Services Website: Click Here for More Information on the Dual Language Program In Rialto USD.

Dear Simpson Families,

Below you will see our new Item Drop Off Policy. Please review and be familiar with this new policy. We appreciate your support.

Please join Mrs. Rodriguez, at the Coffee at the Nest meeting on Wednesday, January 15 to learn about the Community Based School Grant that our school will be applying for. We look forward to seeing you there!

Below you can see our revised Daily Bell Schedule - we adjusted out lunch - recess schedule in order to improve our cafeteria. Our goal is to have less students in the cafeteria at one time and continue to improve the cafeteria experience for our students!

Stay Hydrated: It's going to be a fantastic year, and we want our students to stay refreshed. Please send them to school with a water bottle labeled with their name and room number. Hydrated minds are happy minds!

Lost & Found: Please remember to label all of your students items with their names & room number such as sweaters and jackets, lunch bags, water bottles. This will help get items back to their owners.

In Service,

Ms. Natasha Harris

Assistant Principal

Simpson Elementary School

Please be careful when pulling out of the drop off lane. Please do not drop off students in the left lane that is only to be used for driving thru. That lane is only for cars that have dropped off students in the morning or picked up students in the afternoon. If you do use that left lane, please be aware of the cross walk and cars that may also be entering into that lane. Our afterschool dismissal has become a faster process, but we need to be safe and still use caution when moving into the left drive thru lane. Thank you to our Safety Team of Simpson Parents, Safe Routes, and Rialto USD Safety Officer Ramirez for helping us make these changes.

Please check out our school website! Kinder Teacher Mrs. Barragan-Carlos has continued to update it and make it a useful tool for our families! Please refer to it when you want to see what is happening at Simpson! The calendar is still being updated!

Click on the link below to learn more about Legends of Learning - Math Base Camp. This program supports our efforts for students to learn their math facts. Research tells us that students who know their math facts by memory have more success with higher level mathematics.

Parents, you can help your students learn their math facts!

Simpson Seahawks must land their helicopter by completing their yellow circle everyday! Login into their Math Basecamp and check to see that they are completing this goal!

Lost & found items will be taken out in the Lost and Found blue rolling cart at dismissal. The Lost & Found cart will be at the dismissal area in front of the school every Friday. We will also share pictures of lost items on Friday morning via Parent Square.

The Lost and Found cart will be stationed in front of the cafeteria on a daily basis. Please remind your student to check when they lose an item.

Please put your student's name on all of their items: lunchpails, water bottles, jackets, sweaters, etc. Include their first & last name, room number. This will help us get any lost items back to their owner and lower the amount of lost articles. At the end of the month, we will donate any unclaimed items from the Lost & Found.

On October 16, 2024 at the ELAC meeting, we will be visiting three classrooms starting at 9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. ELAC Parents will be able to see classrooms in K-2nd grade and observe a Dual Language Immersion classroom and two Structured English Immersion classes in 1st and 2nd grade. Please join us!