Dear Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion Families,

I hope everyone had a relaxing and fun break last week and are ready to come back to school. We have started planning our school budget and our School Site Plan For Student Acheivement for next year already with the School Site Council and Unidos PTO. Recently, the school district has identified a need to cut 5 million dollars next year. Most of the budget cuts are coming from "one- time funding" which was put in place because of the effects of the Covid pandemic and that funding is now coming to an end. These cuts will possibly effect us in different areas such as limiting enrichment options, mental health counseling support, reading and math intervention, and yard duty assistance. However, I am confident that we will be able to continue to offer a high quality, enriching and educational Spanish Immersion experience for all students with all of the support they need to be successful.

Mark your calendars for Parent Teacher conference week which will be Monday, March 18- Friday, March 22nd with Early Dismissal days at 1:25 all week(TK at 12:45). Please make note/remember the earlier pick up time at 1:25 PM for transportation purposes and so your child does not have to wait a long time for pick up. For this round of conferences, not everyone will have a conference. Teachers will only schedule conferences if they want to meet with a parent for a specific reason(s) or the parent requests a conference. If you want a conference please email your teacher(s). We will be sending the 2nd Trimester Progress Reports/Report Cards home with the students on Friday, March 15th.

As you know we started the Rethink Waste Program in our school to educate our students on the importance of sorting the trash generated during snack and lunch time into 3 distinct bins: Compost; Recycling; and Landfill. Parents if you can please reinforce these trash sorting concepts/procedures at home it will make it easier for us here at school. Some students are still struggling to put "soft plastic" (e.g., wrappers for bagels, etc.) in the Landfill and need help. If any approved parent volunteers would like to come and help students with the sorting at Lunch time(particularly Kinder and 1st grades) please email me. Here is a Recycling Guide with photos to help teach the younger students. I am also happy to announce that our students now have the opportunity to get fresh, organic, Clover brand milk in lieu of the milk in cartons. This milk is ordered fresh and is now dispensed in cups from a machine. The students report that the milk tastes sweeter and is fresh and better quality. Rethink Waste estimates that we have gone from 11 bags of trash going into the Landfill reduced down to 4(or 64% less trash going to the Landfill!).

i-Ready Testing for 1st-5th Graders February 27-March 8th

Our 2nd-5th grade students will take the i-Ready Language Arts test February 27-March 1st, and the 1st-5th grade students will take the i-Ready Math test March 12-15th. Parents, please make sure your child is at school on time and has a good night's sleep and breakfast.

What is i-Ready again?? i-Ready is an online program that will help us determine your child’s strengths and areas for growth, personalize their learning, and monitor their progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows us to meet your child where they are and provides us with data to inform instruction.

The i-Ready Diagnostic is an adaptive assessment that adjusts its questions to suit your child’s needs. Each item a student receives is based on their answer to the previous question. For example, a series of correct answers will result in slightly harder questions, while a series of incorrect answers will yield slightly easier ones. The purpose of this is not to give your child a score or grade but to determine how to best support their learning.

i-Ready Instruction provides students with lessons based on their individual strengths and areas for growth. These lessons are interactive and provide strategic supports to keep your child engaged as they learn.

What can I do to help?

To help prepare your child for the i-Ready Diagnostic, encourage them to:

• Get a good night’s sleep, and eat a full breakfast the day of the assessment.
• Try their best on each question and try not to rush.
• Try not to worry about questions they do not know—remind them that it is expected they will get only about half of the questions correct.
• Be respectful of other students who take longer to finish.

To support your child’s learning i-Ready at home, you can:

• Discuss your child’s progress on their i-Ready lessons.
• Celebrate your child’s learning and growth.
• Encourage them to use i-Ready at home.

This year's Unidos PTO Family Glow Dance was very successful thanks to the many parent volunteers. There were incredible balloon sculptures and black lighting to make the balloons glow. The decorations were great! There was a glow in the dark Tattoo station that the students enjoyed. There were glow in the dark cake pops--yummy! The glow in the dark party favors that were given out for free(the students LOVED the glow sticks!) were amazing. 4th Grade Parent volunteers helped with donating and selling food to help pay for next year's Outdoor Education Trip. The volunteer DJs: Angelo's dad Adam and his brother Jose (the father of alumnus Santiago) did a great job playing songs the students and families really enjoyed with high energy! MUCHAS GRACIAS to parent volunteers: Carmen, Claudia, Mariana, Erika, and Debbie Coyne. Special SHOUT OUT to Yessica Gallagher or the balloon creations and to our Event Chairperson Kelly Coyne!!! Shout outs to everyone that helped make this a memorable and successful event!

TK and 1st Grade Show - Wednesday, February 28th 6:30 PM

Kindergarten Show - Thursday, February 29th 6:30 PM

Come and enjoy the hard work your TK, Kinder, and 1st graders have been putting in learning dances for the last trimester. Watch as they show off their awesome moves and incredible stage presence at Carrington Hall on the Sequoia High Schoo campusl!

• PARENTS: 5:15pm DROP child off to go directly inside the theater with their teacher for a rehearsal(only approved parent volunteers and staff may enter at this time).
• Doors will open at 6:00pm for the audience to enter. Note: these are reserved seats on the tickets not general admission.
• Show will start at 6:30pm(we ask that everyone stay for all of the dances and support each other!

Buy your tickets for $5 at unidospto.org/dance.

TK & 1st Grade and Kinder Dance Performance Flyer

Don’t forget to volunteer!

Flowers Will be For Sale for $5.00 cash only(4th Grade Fundraiser for Outdoor Education trip next year)

Science Fair/STEAM Night

The 2nd-5th grade Science Fair and Family STEAM night will be on Thursday, March 28th. Parents we need your help making sure your child signs up to participate. Parent volunteer Arnuj Gaggar is coordinating this event and has made presentations in all the classrooms. He needs to know how many kits and presentation boards to prepare. He also still needs more volunteers to help prepare and organize the wonderful event. Our STEAM Lab Teacher David Hopper will be coordinating the Family STEAM night. We also need volunteers for Family STEAM night: if you would be will to help do a STEAM related presentation and display, or just help set up or clean up it would be greatly appreciated.

• Science Fair Volunteers Please email Arnuj Gaggar at agaggar@gmail.com
• STEAM Night Volunteers Please email or David Hopper at dhopper@rcsdk8.net if you would like to help.

Adelante Selby’s counseling team would like to inform you that counseling services are available to your student on campus. Services occur during the school day and are free to all students. These services can include Social Emotional Learning lessons in your student’s classroom, check-ins, individual therapy, group therapy, and crisis interventions. If you would like to refer your student for individual therapy, group therapy, or a check-in session, please click on the link below. If you have any questions about our school’s counseling services, please contact Vickie Neves at vneves@rcsdk8.net or 650-482-2415 x 4914.

Vickie Neves, M.Ed., P.P.S.C.

School Counselor

Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion

Born to Be Wild: Why Teenagers Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe

Jess Shatkin, MD, MPH, Adolescent Psychiatrist, Educator, Author of “Born to Be Wild”

Tuesday, February 27, 2024, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)

Register: https://jessshatkin2024smcoe.eventbrite.com

In his groundbreaking, research-based book, Born to Be Wild, adolescent psychiatrist and educator Jess Shatkin, MD, MPH, sheds new light on why young people make dangerous choices--and offers solutions that work.

What Should You Know? Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children

Pamela Estes, Esq., Human Trafficking Program Coordinator, San Mateo County

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PT, Virtual Event (Live)

Register: https://pamelaestes2024parentventure.eventbrite.com

What should parents and community members know about domestic human trafficking and the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC)? Pamela Estes, Esq., is a certified human trafficking advocate and sexual assault counselor.

Parents/caregivers, students, educators, mental health professionals, and community members welcome! Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. Free admission.

As soon as young children can understand, it is important to begin teaching children skills for staying in charge of their behavior while understanding that they need adult supervision to stay safe – and they need ongoing guidance to learn how to act safely.

You will leave this program with skills and strategies to:

Notice problems when they are small, before they reach the explosion point.

Create a plan for how to prevent and handle outbursts.

Questions about this workshop? Contact:

Patrinia Redd, predd@rcsdk8.net, (650) 482-2252

Click below for Unidos PTO membership toolkit, spirit wear information, and volunteer information. Unidos PTO meetings are the first school Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7:30pm in the school Library or on Google Meet.

PARENTS/STAFF/COMMUNITY: Save-the-date for Adelante Selby's Parents Night Out & Silent Auction on March 8 (6:30-10pm). Buy your tickets! Parents Night Out Friday March 8

This year’s Parents Night Out kid-free fiesta and silent auction will be held the evening of Friday, March 8. This is a fun night with great music, great food, and great company! Buy your tickets (and book your babysitter!) today!*

Buy your tickets!

Contact Volunteers@UnidosPTO.org to help plan the party or submit a donation.

*There is limited childcare available through Redwood City Parks and Rec. Find full details here.

Redwood City Parks and Recreation is launching a new Girls Flag Football Program for 4th-8th grade girls this spring from March 22nd to May 17th! Registration can be done online by 3/19- A League of Their Own - Girls Flag Football Program or in person at Red Morton Community Center.

In addition, we have our traditional Spring Programs (Tennis, Run Club, Skateboarding, Water sports, Golf, Pickleball, and 2nd/3rd Grade Basketball). Please have families visit our website for more information - Redwood City After School Sports (teamsideline.com).

Yearbook sales have begun! Click here to view yearbook purchasing information. Order now!!

A healthy body fosters a healthy and focused mind. Well-rounded meals served in RCSD school cafeterias are created using USDA nutrition guidelines as well as “kid-approved” recipes. Whole grains, milk, fresh produce, protein, and healthy fats containing Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids are the stars of the breakfast and lunch menu items. Studies show that good eating habits and healthy behaviors are connected to academic achievement. Meals provided by Child Nutrition Services help to shape lifelong healthy habits. All students have the opportunity to eat breakfast and lunch for free again this year through our Child Nutrition Services.

Parents are to complete a self-reporting form when a student tests positive for COVID-19 (link below). Our office staff is happy to assist you in filling out the form if help is needed. Once you complete the reporting form, you will receive an automatic response with the isolation guidelines. We do ask that you continue calling the school office to report your child's absences.

Our school office hours are 8:00-4:00pm. All visitors to our school during school hours (not for Drop Off or Pick Up times) must come through and sign in at the school office.

Helpful Information Can Be Found In The Links Below:

• Feb 27-March 8: iReady Testing Window: Remind Students: Do Your Best on the Test!
• February 28: School Site Council Meeting: 3:00pm in the Library
• February 28: TK and 1st Grade Dance Performances at Carrington Hall 6:00-7:00pm(drop student performers by 5:15pm please for rehearsal) show will start at 6:30pm.
• February 29: Kindergarten Dance Performances at Carrington Hall: 6:00-6:45pm (drop student performers by 5:15pm please for rehearsal) show will start at 6:30pm.
• March 1: Principal's Coffee: 8:30-9:30am: STEAM Lab
• March 5: Unidos PTO Meeting, 5:30-7:30pm Library or via Google Meet
• March TK-2 grades Parentpower Workshop Via Zoom: 6:00-7:00pm
• March 7: Super Minimum Day: TK 11:30; Kinder: 11:35; 1st-5th: 11:45am
• March 8: Unidos PTO Silent Auction Parents Night Out Fiesta, 6:30-10:00pm: Red Morton CAB
• March 10: Daylight Saving Time Begins at 2:00am: clocks "Spring" forward 1 hour!!Yay!
• March 18-22: Parent Teacher Conference Early Dismissal All Week at 1:25pm
• March 14: Second Harvest Food Distribution, 2:45-4:45pm: Front Parking Lot. All Are Welcome!!
• March 22: ELAC parent meeting, 8:45AM: STEAM Lab
• March 27: School Site Council Meeting, 3:00pm: Library
• March 28: Second Harvest Food Distribution, 2:45-4:45pm: Front Parking Lot. All Are Welcome!!
• March 28: Science Fair 5:00-6:00pm in 2 story building; STEAM Night: 6:00-7:30pm Cafeteria
• March 29: No School

Website: https://adelanteselby.rcsdk8.net/
Location: 170 Selby Lane, Atherton, CA, USA
Phone: (650)482-2415
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adelante-Spanish-Immersion-School-189023547796858/