December 20th- Principal's Advisory Meeting 9:00am- Santa Rita Multi
December 23rd- January 3rd- Winter Break- No School
January 6th- School Resumes
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
Dear Santa Rita Families,
It’s been a wonderful week at Santa Rita. Everyone appreciated having some time off and reconnecting with family and friends. Classes are in full swing, with teachers working hard to provide our students rich and engaging learning experiences.
On Tuesday, our PTA provided students with a fantastic assembly from the San Francisco Opera. Students and staff listened to songs of the season. It was a lovely time for our entire school to come together and enjoy the joys of the holiday season.
Our Student Leadership Team also met this week to brainstorm ways to support our school community. From planning spirit days to volunteering as school ambassadors and the lunchtime crew who helps with our ball shake. These students are showing exceptional initiative!
Thank you to our dedicated teachers, Ms. Selincourt and Mrs. Lorenz, for guiding this fantastic group of leaders.
Classes have been learning about gratitude through our SEL curriculum, Character Strong, so don’t forget to check in with your child about the highlight of their week! Please review the work your child brings home, especially the teacher notes and formative assessments. Thank you to all who have completed or are awaiting your child’s conference. These conversations are essential to share academic growth, continue developing strong relationships between school and home, and provide support for your child and your family.
​December Principal's Advisory Meeting
Friday, December 20th 9:00am
Santa Rita Multipurpose Room
Topic: Denise Khalid (Principal) and Sandra McGonagle (LASD Superintendent) will discuss the supports being given to help our students.
Let’s Go, Bobcats!
Denise Khalid
Principal
National AMC 8 Math Competition-January 2025
If you would like your child to participate, please use this link to sign up. Please sign up by Friday, December 6th.
Description: The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute competition designed for students in grade 8 and below. The competition focuses on middle school mathematics topics, including counting and probability, estimation, proportional reasoning, elementary geometry (including the Pythagorean Theorem), spatial visualization, and interpreting graphs and tables. Some of the later questions may touch on beginning algebra topics, such as linear or quadratic functions and coordinate geometry.
Link to sign up: https://forms.gle/cjUaNGd2vtmpEkYaA
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!
New Student Priority Registration Nov 8-Dec 20!
2024-25 Registrations are taken all year. Please see the registration steps below. Your SCHOOL YEAR registration will be counted as complete once all required paperwork is received.
2025-26 The New Student Priority Registration window is November 8 (8:00 a.m.) - December 20 (5:00 p.m.). School placement priorities for registrations submitted with all required paperwork during this timeframe are as follows:
Siblings of currently enrolled students will have first priority for attending the same school (there is no guarantee that an incoming sibling will be placed at the same school as currently enrolled siblings if registration is received after the priority registration window)
Students who live within their school of residence will have priority for attending their school of residence
If classes are full at the time of registration, the Registrar will assign (overflow) students to a school with available space. Overflowed students will be placed on a waitlist at their school of residence. If space becomes available before the start of the school year, overflowed students will have priority to return to their school of residence based on waitlist placement.
Registrations will continue to be taken after the New Student Priority Registration window. Registrations are considered complete once all required paperwork is received.
Substitute Aides needed in Kindergarten/ TK
Are you interested in serving as Substitute Aide in our Kindergarten/ TK classrooms?
All of our elementary schools in LASD are currently recruiting substitute instructional aides for both Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten. If you are interested in helping out in the classrooms and working with small children, along with keeping a flexible schedule, this role is for YOU!
To sign up, please fill out the attached link: Classified Sub Application.
The hourly rate for substitute aides is $26.21.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Lupe Araujo. laraujo@lasdschools.org or Marlene Revelo mrevelo@lasdschools.org.
We hope you will join our substitute team!
Santa Rita School
Email: dkhalid@lasdschools.org
Website: https://www.santaritaschool.org
Location: 700 Los Altos Avenue, Los Altos, CA, USA
Phone: (650)559-1600
Facebook: santaritaPTA
Twitter: @BobcatsSR