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Published May 12, 2024
Principal's Message
Summer School!
Dear Clyde W. Needham Families!
The end of the school year is quickly approaching and our campus is busy and buzzing with End-of-the-Year activities! As we begin to close out the 2023-2024 school year, we have some options for families that would like their children to attend summer school.
Summer school can be a GREAT SUPPORT for students that may need a little extra school time to catch up to grade level proficiency or even for students who are on grade level and want to keep learning and having FUN!
Below is some information about each summer school. If you keep scrolling down you will find posters for each of these options in this SMORE newsletter.
Elementary Summer Intercession (TK-6)
Open to current LUSD students grades TK-6
More information and sign up: Elementary Summer Intercession & Spanish Elementary Summer Intercession
English Learner Summer School - By INVITATION ONLY
Open to current LUSD English Learner students in grades K-8
More information: K-5 EL Summer School & 6-8 EL Summer School
Summer STEAM Camp (K-8)
Open to current LUSD students entering grades 2-8
Does your child enjoy art, coding, Legos, robots, designing and building? Sign them up for STEAM camp this summer! These week-long camps will run from 8am - 12pm M-F during the weeks of June 10 and June 24 across multiple sites in Lodi Unified. Registration is open for incoming 2nd -8th graders now through May 17 at bit.ly/LodiSTEAM2024.
[CS] Innovate - Middle School Summer Program
Open to current 6th - 8th grade LUSD students
More Information: bit.ly/MS-StudentEnroll24
Sending all of our Needham Knights Peace and Blessings!
Sonja Renhult, Principal
Event Calendar & Announcements
FREE Cooking Demonstration - SJC AgVenture (3rd Graders) - Wednesday, May 14 @ 4PM
Any third grader who attended an in-person AgVenture event for 23/24 is eligible for the Healthy Dinner activity.
This is a FREE, 2-hour cooking demonstration for the students and an adult chaperone (teacher, parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent, etc). They will learn how to cook a meal using specialty crops (tastings included) and go home with the ingredients to duplicate the meal at home.
The event will take place at the Robert J Cabral Center in Stockton from 4-6 p.m. on May 14. There is also a Zoom option.
Space is limited, register by contacting Jessica at ageducation@sjfb.org.
Click on the link below for the Healthy Dinner flyer:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zx4h4mhwsdAGH0xSLTl10w-6RO0mjI3n/view?usp=sharing
Needham's Senior Walk 2024! - Tuesday, May 21. 2024
- Please wear your CAP & GOWN!
- bus will transport students from Tokay HS to Needham at 9:25
- 9:40-10:40 - celebration on our playground, tour of the 'new' Needham campus afterwards
- We ask you to share your name, how long you were at Needham and a favorite memory. (1 minute)
THANK YOU, HS Seniors, for joining us on this special day!
MINIMUM DAY - Wednesday, May 22
Kinder student dismissal at 11:50 AM
1st - 6th grade student dismissal at 12:12 PM
K-5th grade Academic Awards Ceremony - Tuesday, May 28
Please check back here soon for an update with TIMES
English Learner RFEP Celebration - Tuesday, May 28
By INVITATION ONLY:
Families of English Learner students who have Reclassified Fluent English Proficient will be invited to celebrate this AMAZING accomplishment with us!
Please keep an eye out for your invitation to this event!
CW Needham FIELD DAY! - Wednesday, May 29
Our students LOVE this fun day to enjoy outdoor activities with their teachers and friends!
Kindergarten Promotion - Thursday May 30 @ 8:30 AM
Please join us for our Kindergarten Promotion on our outdoor stage near the school office.
Families bringing balloons must sit in the back row, please.
6th Grade Promotion - Thursday May 30 @ 10:00 AM
Please join us to celebrate the accomplishments and the promotion of our 6th grade Needham Knights!
Families bringing balloons must sit in the back row, please.
District Approved Flyers
Transitional Kindergarten Parent and Community Information (K-12)
Do you have a child turning five between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025? If you do, they are eligible for Transitional Kindergarten (TK). This program is designed to bridge developmental readiness from preschool to Kindergarten. Our program and wonderful teachers focus on play-based learning and making new friends. It is a great start for your child to be successful in kindergarten. Please check out the new flier for more details.
We are getting ready for the enrollment period for children who will turn five between September 2 and June 2. To learn more about Lodi USD TK, please see the attached flier or watch our TK promo video here.
Please reach out to your home school administrator or visit our website at lodiusd.net for information about enrolling your child.
Immunization Requirements for 6th Graders Entering Middle School Next Year
Did you know that all students entering 7th grade next year must have the DTAP vaccination? DTAP is the Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertusis (Whooping Cough) Vaccine that must be administered after the age of seven and prior to entering Middle School. For more information, please see The California Department of Public Health's pages: Resources for Parents & Shots Required for TK-12 and 7th Grade
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Have You Reported Your Students' Absence?
Don't forget to call if your child is out sick. If you do not call it will be an unexcused absence.
Picking Students Up
Please drive into the parking lot to pick up or drop off your child whenever possible
Please DO NOT cross the street on Pleasant Avenue in front of the school buildings or in front of the parking lot
Please DO NOT MAKE A U-Turn on Pleasant Avenue. For the safety of our students we request that you leave the area that you parked in the same direction that your car is facing when you parked.
Parents who walk up must wait in the designated area.
Students and parents that walk up to the parking lot from the south (Tokay St.) should enter the parking lot near the field and follow the sidewalk around the parking lot. This will keep students and adults from crossing traffic as it exits and enters the parking lot.
Students will not be allowed to exit the parking lot without a parent or guardian present unless they are walking home