Weekly Wildcat

Hello Sundance Families!

We've had another fantastic week at Sundance! This week, we launched our first Tech and Innovation Learning Visits in grades 3rd-5th. We also had a very successful Book Fair! Thank you to our wonderful volunteers for making this week long event a huge success!

As we look ahead, our students will dive into the exciting world of flight during Xploration. Our Wildcats will use the engineering design process to plan and tackle exciting challenges. Stay turned for more updates on the amazing learning journey ahead!

Please continue to keep our students, staff, and families safe before and after school by:

• Consistently using crosswalks
• Avoiding parking in the drop off zone to maintain a smooth traffic flow
• Pull into parking spaces fully, ensuring vehicles are not sticking out into traffic lanes

Action Items (New Section!!):

• Mindful Monday: Check out our Mindful Monday linked here!

• Musical Theatre Club: The Musical Theater starts on Monday after school. Interested students may still sign up Sundance Musical Theatre Club Interest Form
• Chess Club: Our Foundation is once again sponsoring Sundance Chess Club for students in grades 3 -5. No experience is required, but a desire to learn chess with premier Chess Master, Erik Marquis and a commitment to attend each session through May is expected.

Sessions will begin NOVEMBER 7, 2:10 - 3:10 and continue on "regular dismissal" Tuesdays through May. The club meets outdoors at the kindergarten lunch tables. ** Prompt pick up is required** ESS students will check in with them first and return to ESS at 3:10pm.

Participation is limited to the first 35 students to register.

Register HERE

• Don't miss details about our Halloween Parade below!

• Counseling Sessions: Our small group sessions are off to a great start! If you are interested in services, please email empark@powayusd.com
• Impact: We finished our first week of impact services (small group support) for grades K-5. Sessions are adjusted every 6 weeks so be on the lookout for permission slips in December for our next round!
• iReady and Lexia: Did you know you can access iReady math (K-5), iReady ELA (2nd-5th) , and Lexia (TK-1st) pathways at home? The pathways are differentiated based on your students performance.
• Halloween Event Info: Our parade will take place on 10/31 at 8am in front of our school. Please email jgilbert@powayusd.com if your child is not participating in the parade.
• Birthday Celebrations: We are encouraging all families to donate a book to their child's classroom in lieu of cupcakes, candy, donuts, etc. Book stickers will be available in the front office in a few weeks.

Go Wildcats!

Raquel Katz

Principal

Sundance Elementary

Next Week:

• 10/16: Musical Theater Club 1st Meeting in the MPR for 4th & 5th - details below
  

• 10/23-10/27: Red Ribbon Week & Door Decorating
  
• 10/27: Save the Date: Sundance Halloween Carnival
  
• 10/31: Halloween Parade, 8am (front of the school)
• 11/3: No Friday Flag due to Xploration
• 11/7: Chess Club Begins
• 11/10: No School - Veteran's Day
• 11/13: Non Student Day (Conferences)
• 11/13: Foundation Monthly Meeting at 6:30 pm in the Sundance Library & Zoom
  
• 11/14, 11/15, 11/17: Early Release due to conferences (12pm)
• 11/16: Release at 12:25pm
• 11/20-11/24: Thanksgiving Break
• 12/1: Friday Flag and Principal's Coffee
• 12/8: Xploration

• Music Schedule
• Library Schedule
• PE Schedule
• 2023/2024 Bell Schedule
• Counseling Referral Form linked here. Our counselor will hold group sessions on the following topics: Coping With Anxiety, Friendships, Social Skills, and Self-Control.
  
• Twitter: Sundance is now on Twitter - handle @SundancePUSD
• Instagram: Find us at SundanceElementary

Red Envelope Campaign

Our biggest fundraiser of the year is in full swing! A big thank you to Sundance Families who have already donated to ensure we can provide our Wildcats with enrichment activities and all year long.This campaign runs through November 2nd and WE NEED YOUR HELP!

EVERY penny goes directly to Sundance and EVERY donation counts!

Please click here for full campaign details, forms and easy ways to contribute. Does your company provide charitable matching? Find out here and DOUBLE your donation!

Halloween Carnival - Only 2 Weeks Away on Oct. 27th - 5 pm - 8 pm

The Carnival committee is busy planning an awesome night of games, food, prizes & an unforgettable night! Free entry and FUN for ALL ages! Pre-sale tickets will start online next Friday, Oct. 20th, and on campus Monday, Oct. 23rd.

Halloween Carnival - Parent Volunteers + Donation Sign-Ups

Parents can sign up here to volunteer for the Carnival - from prep days, lending decorations, cake donations, and event support selling tickets, running games, selling food & more. This event is all run completely by volunteers, so please join in on the fun with other Sundance parents.

Book Fair - Thank You!

HUGE Thank you to Jamie Harris, the Book Fair Chair, for all of her time organizing and managing such an awesome fair for our students + school! We also want to thank all 40+ of our parent volunteers who came in to help throughout the week: Whitney Hall, Mario Olivotto, Caitlin Taifhesmatian, Jessi Breziner, Debbie Hsu, Eva Espinoza, Ana Matthews, Jacque Benton, Rachel Wilker, Ryan Hunt, Jacki Congdon, Rob Roig, Chris Filio, Cat Kim, Rose Meloney, Jen Sterk, Sarah Goodman, Nicole Chia Sarafian, Laticia Waclawik, Amanda Strauss, Maricel Sadiarin, Erin Telford, Brett Telford, Anita Kane, Lorraine Luna, Kristin Green, Karina Greenway, Michline Sarkis, Aram Chia Sarafian, Silvia Santillan, Stephanie Warner, Lacee Vanderwaall, Irene Zaborowski, and more.

Special thanks to local award winning author Samantha Childs for bringing her wonderful book, Henri and the Magnificent Snort, to our Books & Cookies event!.

Early Bird Special Extended Until October 31st - Get your Yearbook at its Lowest Price Ever!

From now until October 31st, you can save an additional 10% off your total purchase. Each yearbook comes with 2 free pages that you can customize, any way you want, and are printed ONLY in your child’s book. See the flyer below for more details on how to purchase your very own Sundance yearbook!