SPARTAN SHIELD

iReady ELA and Math testing will be taking place over the next two weeks.

On Monday, August 26, students will begin the iReady diagnostic assessment. ELA iReady testing will be on August, 26, 27, 28, and 30, while Math iReady testing will take place on September 3, 4, and 6.

In order for students to carefully complete the iReady diagnostic, we have created a testing block during the school day. All testing will take place during a special testing block in the morning. Students will stay with their 1st-period teacher for testing. Please see the bell schedule below and avoid scheduling appointments or picking students up from school during the testing block. Notice also that the school day still ends at 2:38 P.M.

The iReady diagnostic is a very useful tool for teachers and students. First, the diagnostic provides critical information to teachers about what skills students have learned or have yet to learn this school year. Teachers then determine what skills need to be addressed in the second part of this year to ensure that students are best prepared for next year. iReady also takes students' current skill levels and then provides targeted lessons to students, so if students take the diagnostic seriously, they will have a bank of lessons available to them in iReady to help them progress further.

Here are some ways that you can help your student do their best on this assessment:

1. talk to them about giving their best effort

2. encourage them to get a good night's sleep before the test (especially limiting electronic use before bed)

3. help them get to school in time to eat breakfast (the MP Room opens at 7:30 A.M. each day for breakfast)

4. minimizing absences and early releases/late drop-offs on these testing days

Thank you for supporting your student and our teachers during iReady testing!

Would you like to have the opportunity to discuss and give feedback on how Arcade will use both our Title 1(federal) funds and our LCFF (state) funds? Join the School Site Council!

Arcade's School Site Council needs three parents or family members. You may nominate yourself or someone else, and we will hold an election in the coming weeks, which will be advertised through this newsletter.

School Site Council meetings will are held on campus on Mondays from 3:00 - 4:00 P.M. on these days:

September 30th

November 18th

February 10th

April 21st

May 19th

Please send your nominations for Arcade's School Site Council directly to Principal McManigal at Lindsey.mcmanigal@sanjuan.edu.

Thank you!

Looking to be a part of San Juan's decision-making process and to represent the Arcade community? Arcade needs a parent or family representative on Superintendent Bassanelli's Parent Advisory Committee (SPAC), which is dedicated to improving student learning.

The purpose of SPAC is to give parents an avenue for two-way communication with central office staff, as well as an opportunity to meet and discuss district-wide issues with the superintendent. It also gives the district an opportunity to provide parents with information and allows them to offer their input. Most important, SPAC is committed to excellence in education and is interested in and supportive of all students in the San Juan Unified School District.

The only requirement to join the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Committee is that you have a student currently enrolled at Arcade.

2024-2025 Meeting Dates:

September 26, 2024
January 23, 2025
May 1, 2025

All meetings will be held from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the district office board room (located at 3738 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael CA 95608).

Childcare is available for children ages 4 through 17 (toddlers who are no longer in diapers are also welcome).

If you are interested in being Arcade's SPAC representative, please email Principal McManigal at Lindsey.mcmanigal@sanjuan.edu

We are so excited that our school’s full-campus modernization is approaching completion! To celebrate our new campus, we will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, September 19th at 5:00 P.M. in our outdoor amphitheater right before our Back-to-School Night. Please notice that our Back-to-School Night times have changed: the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony is at 5:00, and Back-to-School Night starts at 5:30 P.M.

The Ribbon Cutting will feature student and staff speakers and a band performance. Afterwards, at 5:30 P.M., Back-to-School Night officially begins, and families will be able to walk about campus on self-guided tours of campus and meet their student's teachers.

We hope to see you there!

For the latest updates on the construction at Arcade, click the red button below to be directed to a special newsletter!

Arcade follows the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework, which creates an environment that allows all students to thrive. As part of that framework, teachers acknowledge students who are exhibiting Spartan Strong behaviors, being kind, safe, and responsible, by giving them a Spartan Strong ticket.

A raffle is held every week using these tickets, and Spartan Strong winners are announced on Fridays. The lucky winners then pick out a prize in the office. You can watch the announcement of the winners in the video, as well as one of our PBIS videos where we teach our school-wide expectations below!

Our Bridges After-School Program is enrolling students! If you'd like to have your child sign up for Bridges, you can pick up the application in the Arcade front office or download and print it below.

Please get in touch with Dulce Garcia, Site Facilitator, at (916) 707-3283 if you have any questions.

Thank you!

For the first several days of school, construction will be helping families navigate our new car/bus loop. Thank you so much for your understanding and cooperation as the construction crews continue to finish our beautiful new campus!

We are updating our processes nearly every day, so that we can make adjustments to speed up pick-up. Please pay careful attention in the loop, follow the instructions of staff and construction, and DO NOT EXIT YOUR CARS WHEN IN THE LOOP.

Please notice the updated loop map above--we did change the location of bus pick-up and drop-off on the first day of school, so that is was safer for students (the map shows this change).

Please continue to allow for extra time for pick-up and drop-off for the first several days as we navigate these changes together.

Please continue to pull forward, leaving minimal space between cars, so that the line moves as quickly as possible.

Please review the map with your child, especially if they are walking or riding their bikes to school, so that they are aware of the crosswalks and where to enter campus safely.

Thank you so much for helping our students get to school and enter campus safely! We greatly appreciate your patience.

This week students will be able to request a schedule change. Starting on Monday, August 19th, students may come to the office before or after school to get a Schedule Change Request Form (the form is also linked below--click on the red button to open the document).

Schedule changes will only be considered for the following reasons:

• A student would like to move from a grade-level class to an Honors class or vice versa

• A student would like to change their elective class

Schedule changes will not be considered for the following reasons:

• A student wants to change teachers

• A student wants to switch lunch periods

All schedule change request forms must be submitted by the end of the school day on Wednesday, August 28th. Schedule change requests will only be considered if the form is signed by a parent/family member.

After we have received all of the schedule change requests, we will examine them carefully to see how many we can accommodate given current class sizes. We will communicate all schedule changes to families and students; please have your student continue their current schedule until notified by the office.

If you have any questions regarding schedule changes, please contact Vice Principal Philip Tateishi at philip.tateishi@sanjuan.edu.

In alignment with San Juan Unified’s Strategic Plan and to support our 8-Point Commitment to Educational Justice, this dress code applies to San Juan schools.

Please see the graphic below of Riley, a visual representation of the dress code intended to illustrate what students may wear.

YES:

Tops- Cover the front, back, and sides under the arms, covering the rib cage

Bottoms- Pants, jeans, sweatpants, shorts, skirts, dresses, leggings, fitted pants, ripped jeans

Headwear- Any headwear that does not cover the face

NO:

Hate, discrimination, illegal activity, profanity, violence, drugs or alcohol, threats

Meal and Medication Guidelines:

• No food delivery to students on campus

• Free breakfast and lunch offered on campus during designated meal times

• No over-the-counter medication allowed on campus without a medication authorization form that has been signed by the student’s physician and given to the school nurse

We are very excited to welcome our Spartans back!

Some important things to note as we approach the first day of school:

The school gates will open at 7:30 A.M. each morning. Once the school gates open, students will enter into the MP room. In the MP room, students will receive breakfast. Breakfast service begins at 7:30 A.M. daily. Students can eat in the MP room and then can move about the rest of campus, starting at 7:45 A.M.

ONLY students are allowed through the school gates. If a parent or guardian needs to speak with a school staff member, that person must enter through the Front Office entrance.

All students receive FREE breakfast and lunch everyday! Check out the menus for this month below.

All students in transitional Kindergarten through 12th grade can ride Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) for free through the RydeFreeRT program. With RydeFreeRT, students can ride the entire SacRT transit network, including SacRT buses, light rail and SmaRT Ride on-demand microtransit service for FREE!

RydeFreeRT is available all day, any day of the week, all year during regular SacRT service hours.

To ride free, students need to show a valid RydeFreeRT card. Youth who are experiencing homelessness or taking part in foster programs are also allowed to participate in the program, regardless of current residence or school address.

RydeFreeRT cards are available at school locations, including at Arcade, or at the SacRT Customer Service Center at 1225 R Street (adjacent to the 13th Street light rail station) and Sacramento Public Libraries.

Learn more about the program at rydefreert.com.

Pick up a free SacRT card from the Arcade front office!

• September 2: No School, Labor Day
• September 4: 6th Grade WEB Game Night, 3:00
• September 11: Minimum Day; school ends at 11:10 A.M.
• September 19: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 5:00 P.M.
• September 19: Back to School Night, 6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
• September 20: Minimum Day; school ends at 11:10 A.M.
• September 25: Movie Night, 3:00 P.M - 5:00 P.M.

• Monday - Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.
• Attendance Phone Number: 916-971-7300, ext. 1

Email: arcadems@sanjuan.edu
Website: sanjuan.edu/arcade
Location: 3500 Edison Avenue, Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone: 916-971-7300