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

Saturday, March 29th - Santa Rita Family Picnic 2:30-5:30

Friday, April 4th: Color Run 11:30-1:00 (Volunteers Needed)

April 7th-11th - Spring Break- No School

Saturday, April 26th - Junior Olympics @ MVHS (Volunteers Needed)

Friday, May 2nd: Parent Appreciation Day 8:15am-8:45am

May 5th - 9th: Staff Appreciation Week

May 12th -16th International Week; Night event 5/16/25

Thursday, May 22nd: Parent Open House 6:00pm

Friday, May 23rd: Minimum Day

Wednesday, May 28th: Science Olympiad Grades 3rd-6th (Volunteers Needed)

Friday, May 30th: Field Day (Volunteers Needed) & Minimum Day

LASD 2024-2025 Calendar

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

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We are thrilled to announce that the 63rd Annual Junior Olympics is just around the corner! The event will be held on Saturday, April 26th, 2025, at Mountain View High School, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring our community together for this incredible day of friendly competition and camaraderie.

The Junior Olympics is the largest event held in Los Altos each year, uniting all seven schools in the Los Altos School District. Each school plays an important role in supporting the event, and Santa Rita’s event is the softball throw. It’s an amazing experience for everyone involved, and we encourage families to participate and volunteer, even if their children are not competing.

Having had the privilege of chairing this event for the past five years and watching my own children participate for over 12 years, I can truly say that Junior Olympics is a rewarding experience for everyone. It’s especially meaningful for third graders, as it sparks excitement for the years to come.

We would love for you to join us in making this day special! Whether you have a child competing or not, your support and involvement will help create lasting memories for all. Please sign up to volunteer here to support this wonderful community event.

We look forward to seeing you at the Junior Olympics and appreciate your help in making this day a success for all students.

We have a very special Santa Rita tradition called Field Day happening at the end of the school year, May 30th from 8:40 - 12noon. This is an event held across grade levels where kids can participate in a number of fun athletic activities, wind down at the end of the year, and have a blast with their classmates.

Volunteer Time Expectations: We can work with your schedule but ideally 1 - 3 hours. We welcome sign-up for the entire morning!

Volunteers Needed: 2 parents per grade level ideally (12 parents total) but any one can sign up!

Set-up Shift: 7:00am-8:30am (2 parents)

Skills Needed: Comfortable walking/jogging and sun time for up-to 3+ hours, and like working with our amazing Bobcat community.

Dress Requirements: Ideally all black or white or Santa Rita shirts/gear. Bring a sunhat and sunblock.

Food/Drinks: Please bring your own from home - especially water!

Event Supplies: All supplies will be provided by the school.

Signup: Please put in your name/email address and shift interest in this tracker!

9-Noon Mondays 3/10, 3/17 & 3/24

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 3/10, 3/17, and 3/24 at the LASD iLearn Studio for our Spring 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!

We’ve hit a milestone! Thank you to those who’ve collectively given $2.8M to LAEF to help fund teachers and staff this year!

Let’s finish the job and raise the final $100K to reach our goal of $2.9M. If you have yet to give this school year, donate to LAEF today and submit for a corporate match if it’s available to you. Gifts of any amount are appreciated!

We have reached full capacity for our AI Learning Playlab event on Friday, March 28th from 3:30 - 5:00 at Blach. If you are interested in participating in future AI initiatives in the district, please let us know by filling out this form (https://forms.gle/wmcFMznQPi5t3Btv9).

Join us for a panel discussion on Finding the Right College

Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 7PM, MVHS Spartan Theatre, 3535 Truman Avenue

Hear from four professionals involved in recruiting, applications and admissions on how to find the right college and where to look for great programs that will hopefully lessen the stress of applying.

Panelists:

Lorenzo Gamboa- University of Santa Clara; hyperlocal, looking at Catholic colleges/Jesuit schools with mission of service, social justice, commitment to the community.

Jermaine Rucker- University of Idaho; looking at public universities who are WUE members, benefits to studying and living outside of California as an alternative to UC/CSU. (WUE: The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is a tuition savings program that makes attending out-of-state colleges and universities more affordable for students in the West.)

Riley Stewart- Reed College; Member of Colleges that Change Lives, liberal arts college experience, distinctive grading philosophy, rate of students pursuing advanced degrees, Reed Thesis. (Colleges that Change Lives - Distinctly Different Liberal Arts Colleges)

Morgan Volkart- Lehigh University; Member of CACHET , interdisciplinary majors, research opportunities, business, looking at schools farther away from home. (CACHET - national coalition of colleges and universities committed to promoting opportunities for students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM))

Moderated by: Laura Duran, Counselor, LAHS College and Career Center

Audience: Parents, caretakers, teachers, and high school students

Registration: Register for this free event

For more information, visit mvlaspeakerseries.org. Events are free thanks to our generous sponsors: MVLA High School Foundation, Los Altos Educational Foundation, Mountain View Educational Foundation, and the Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council.

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

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