Cougar Community News

Learning in elementary school is sequential – each day builds on earlier learning. So, each day absent is a missed opportunity for your child to learn something they will need in order to understand more difficult material later.In order to make the progress and growth, we would love for our Woodside Cougars to shoot for no more than 5 days per year, which will be 95% attendance for the year. Last year, we worked hard on improving our attendance with terrific results! We improved almost an entire percentage from the prior year. We would like to continue that momentum! This means...we will show excitement and have a warm greeting for our students! Our amazing Attendance Clerk, Ms. Ana Johnson, will call every family each day when we don't know why your child is absent. She will go out of her way to offer supports that can aid in the ability to get students to school on time. We also recognize our Monthly Attendance with Cougar Cash/PBIS Rewards for the winning grade level. Our SEPTEMBER Totals are in, and we congratulate SECOND GRADE for meeting the expectation at 95%! Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades were right behind with 94%, First Grade 93%, TK 92%, K 91%, 7th 90%, and 8th 89%. Great start! Let's stay focused!

For more information on the SJUSD Attendance Policy, click here for the LINK

One of the best opportunities for leadership and connection for our Cougars are Buddies! This week our 7th Grade Big Buddies from Mrs. Lyndaker's class and their Kindergarten Little Buddies from Mrs.Davis' class got together to complete an autumn project this week! Look for the finished projects on the hallway in the the Library! Love the support and connection!

Our Social & Emotional Learning focus for October is Self-Management. This refers to feelings of motivation to do your best, ability to control impulses, and manage stress. We also like to use this time to review RESPECT for each other and ourselves, including the Golden Rule: treat others the way you want to be treated. Ask your student what they are practicing in this area! Elementary teachers will keep this focus through October 18th.

Say "Cheese"...again! Flyers have gone home, but there are extras available in the front office. You can order with PAPER ORDERS using the form and returning it on Thursday, or ONLINE ORDERS by visiting mylifetouch.com with the Picture Day ID: EVTDW9VH2.

OCTOBER

• Fri. 10/4 - NO SCHOOL
• Wed. 10/9 - Duct Tape & Silly String Celebration from PTO Penny Games, 2:00pm
• Thurs. 10/10 - Picture Make Up Day, Community Care Hub at San Juan High School 3-5:30pm
• Tues. 10/15 - PTO Meeting, 4:30pm in the Lab and Zoom LINK HERE
• Thurs. 10/17 - Trimester 1 Progress Reports Viewable on Parent Portal, Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill
• Fri. 10/18 - Respect Assembly, 8:30am 3rd-5th Grade, 9:00 TK-2nd Grade, Yearbook Cover Contest artwork due to Ms. Pelley in Room C2
• Thurs. 10/24 - Community Care Hub at El Camino High School 3-5:30pm
• Fri. 10/25 - Lockdown Drill, 3rd Grade Dictionary gifts from Kiwanis
• Sat. 10/26 - PTO Harvest Festival, 12:00-3:00pm

NOVEMBER

• Thurs. 11/7 - ELAC Meeting - 8am in Room A14, McTeacher Night at McDonalds
• Mon. 11/11 - Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
• Tues. 11/12 - PTO Meeting, 4:30pm in the Art Room/Design Lab. Zoom LINK HERE
• Fri. 11/15 - Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL, End of Trimester 1
• Nov. 18-22 - Parent-Teacher Conferences, MINIMUM DAYS: TK/K Dismissal at 11:25am, 1st-8th Grade Dismissal at 12:00pm, Scholastic BOOK FAIR in the Library
• Nov. 25-29 - THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

Are you an artist? Do you want your artwork featured on the front cover of the 2024/2025 Woodside yearbook? If so, please create your masterpiece and return it to Mrs. Pelley in Room C2 no later than Friday, October 18th. The yearbook staff will vote and decide on the winning cover. The winning cover contestant will be notified the week of October 21. Please include the following in your drawing for the cover: Woodside TK-8 Yearbook 2024-2025. Your drawing(s) need to be on an 8.5 x 11 inch piece of paper in portrait format and any wording should be done in pen. If you have questions, please see Mrs. Pelley in Room C2 or email her at nancy.pelley@sanjuan.edu Thank you and Good Luck!

The Project Optimism Mentor Sessions started on Thursday! This program is designed for 5th-7th grade students, and they will meet weekly from 1:15pm -3:45pm. Our POMS mentors will be on campus each Thursday from lunch time on to work with students and add some excitement and support!

Middle School Cross Country: Practices are Mondays-Wednesdays after school from 2:30-3:15pm. The Cougars did a great job at their first cross country meet last week! Meet schedule includes: 10/10 @ Orangevale Open, and 10/17 @ Carnegie. The District Championships will take place on 10/24.

Nature Watch: This club meets on Wednesdays from 2:45-3:45pm. TK-2 in Room D6 and 3rd-5th in Room D5. Session 1 runs until Nov. 13th.

Legos & Robotics: This third grade club meets on Wednesdays from 2:45-3:45pm in Rooms F3 & F4. Session 1 runs until Nov. 13th.

Middle School Design Club: Ms. Victor works weekly with 15 middle school students in Design Club. They meet Thursdays in the Outdoor Learning area. Session 1 runs until Nov. 14th.

Thank you to all the Woodside Families who donated to the Penny Games! We reached our goal: $2,511.15! The classes with the most donation money have won a Pizza Party! Congratulations to Mrs. Andino's 2nd Grade with $498.13 and Mrs. Slayton's 6th Grade with $196.15.

Our Cougars will have their celebratory afternoon, with time to silly string Mrs. Johnston and duct tape Mrs. Wahl on Wednesday, October 9th!

The Harvest Festival is coming! We are planning for this annual event on October 26th from 12-3pm. There will be inflatable games, nerf zone, trunk or treat and RC cars to drive, costume contest and much more. Are you interested in helping or having a car decorated? WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Please check out the flyer below, or click the Signup link to see how you can help us out! We will not be able to put this vision into place without some help...

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F45AAAA28A1FBC34-51834541-harvest

Keep an eye out for flyers being sent home about the festival.

Also like our Facebook page, we are posting PTO events and school events. Facebook page it Woodside K8 PTO.

Middle School Girls Volleyball Practices are Tuesday & Wednesday 6-7:00pm at Rusch Park Gym. *Games are Wednesdays and/or Thursdays.

NFL Flag Football Program Schedules came out 9/20. Practices will be sometime M-F between 3:30 pm - 7:00 pm (Practices will be earlier as we lose light in October. Each team will receive (2) 1 hour practices within the time frame listed above. Games will be on Friday evenings or Saturday mornings/afternoons. First game will be on 10/4 or 10/5. Games will be played at Rusch Park or Westwood Park.

Coming next: Middle School Girls Basketball

This league will emphasize sportsmanship and skill development. During the first week, coaches will look to build teams at your child's school. After teams are formed, participants will receive at least 1 practice each week. Each team will receive 7 games during the season.

The Middle School Girls Basketball League starts on 10/29.

Register online or turn in paper registration to the office at Rusch Park.

Thank you to our coach, Jacob Marks!

If anyone needs help registering for the league, please direct them to me. They can call me at 916-725-0185 or email Davis Masters at dmasters@sunriseparks.com. If you have any questions regarding the league please contact Renzo at 916-725-8843.

A question that you may be asked frequently is: "Can someone in the volleyball league play in the basketball league too?"

A: Yes, the volleyball league will end on 10/30 so they will begin basketball practice the week of the 4th . We will let the coaches know that this may be the case with some of the players.

Game Locations: Rusch Park Gym

Fee: $165

Season Dates 10/29 - 2/1

Practice schedules have yet to be confirmed.

No practice or games from 11/23 - 11/30 (Thanksgiving) and 12/21 - 1/6 (Winter Break)

Each of our Cougars were gifted a new water bottle courtesy of the Rotary Club of Citrus Heights! The students were so excited! We are grateful for this partnership! Thank you, Rotary!

The next CHASEN Meeting is October 15th. Join us at our usual location with our CHPD Lt Dunning presentation and a powerpoint presentation of the photos from National Night Out.

For MINUTES from the September Meeting, please click the button below!

Office phone - (916) 971-5216

Mrs. Taylor Gonzales-Moore, Secretary - taylor.gonzalesmoore@sanjuan.edu

Mrs. Ana Johnson, Clerk - ana.johnson@sanjuan.edu

Mrs. Deb Johnston, Vice Principal - debra.johnston@sanjuan.edu

Mrs. Beth Wahl, Principal - ewahl@sanjuan.edu

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