Cheetah Bytes Newsletter

Hello Natoma Station Families,

Back to School Attendance Challenge

Our overall average daily attendance for this week was 96.70%! In grades TK-2nd, we had a tie with 2 classes having 100% attendance for this week! Congratulations to Ms. McClure's first grade class and Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. Bruce's Kindergarten class for achieving 100% attendance this week. Our intermediate class with the highest attendance rate was Ms. Porter and Mrs. Morales's class with 99% average attendance for the week. Thank you for ensuring that our Cheetahs come to school ready to learn new things every day!

Picture Day

Wednesday, September 11 is SCHOOL PICTURE DAY! An order form came home last week in your child's Friday folder. You can pre-order pictures online or send a payment to school with your child on Thursday.

Natoma Station is Hiring!

We are looking to add to our wonderful team! Yard Supervisors are a pivotal part of our community. If you, a grandparent, a friend, or a neighbor are interested in applying, please click here. We currently have two positions open for daily lunch supervision (one 2 hour position and one 1.5 hour position). Please call our office for additional details.

PTO Meeting

Please join us for our PTO meeting this Tuesday, September 10 at 6:00 PM in our Natoma Station library or virtually over Teams. Please see the flyer below for the link and additional details. Also, you can still join PTO - the membership cost is only $10 per family for a yearly membership. Click the link to join: https://pto-membership-2024-79143.cheddarup.com.

Cheetah Chase T-Shirt Design Contest

Thank you to all the students who submitted an entry for our t-shirt design contest. We had more entries this year than ever before! The winning t-shirt will be revealed on the morning of the Cheetah Chase.

Cheetah Chase Online Registration Due

Please remember to register your student(s) for our annual Cheetah Chase. We currently have 66% of our students registered and are almost halfway to our goal!

Cheetah Chase is less than a month away, and today is the last day for early registration. Your student will receive a FREE T-SHIRT just for registering as well as an early registration prize.

Cheetah Chase is the only time during the year the students will be asked to fundraise. The Cheetah Chase funds classroom supplies, PE/Recess equipment, school assemblies, books, Cultural Night, Fall Festival, Stem Night, Donuts with Grownups, and much more! It is pivotal to meet our goal to keep these programs funded. We can't do it without the help of our wonderful community!

Student Pick-Up and Drop-Off

First, I want to give a big shout-out to our safety team volunteers for helping our students get to and from school safely. Ashcat Way is very congested with traffic at student drop-off and pick- up times. If possible, we recommend that you use Natoma Station Drive near the gate adjacent to the blacktop/field since this area is much less congested. We implore you to please drive slowly, safely, and follow all traffic laws. Please use the Hug N'Go Lane and ensure that your child is quickly and safely exiting and entering your vehicle. If you are parked on the other side of the street, please walk with your child across Ashcat Way. We also ask that you please not block our neighbors' driveways or the cul-de-sac. Thank you!

Thank you for your support and partnership!

Vickie Boudouris, Principal

#cheetahstrong #differencemakers #bestyearever

Congratulations to our Back to School Attendance Challenge winners last week! Mrs. McClure's class had 100% attendance and Mrs. Nickelsen's class had 97.8% attendance. Way to go Cheetahs!

We are pleased to partner with Folsom Community Service Day on Sept. 21st. Show your school pride and help beautify NSE's landscape by weeding and spreading mulch. We need your help to distribute the mulch from the drop off point to the garden beds. CLICK HERE to volunteer and use password NSE at the top to sign up.

We are looking to add to our wonderful team! Yard Supervisors are a pivotal part of our community. If you are interested in applying, please click here.

September 9th- Application packets will be available with teacher approval for students who are interested in running for a Student Council position

September 17th- Candidate applications for officer and representative positions are due to the classroom teacher. No late submissions accepted.

September 20th- For all students running for a council position, posters (maximum size 12x18) and campaign speech scripts are due to Mrs. Badten OR Mrs. Prince by 3:00pm for clearance. No late submissions accepted.

September 27th- Candidates for officer positions will deliver their speeches in person during assembly. Class Representatives are to deliver their speeches in their individual classroom. Voting will take place after lunch via Google Form.

September 27th (after 2:00pm)- Winners will be announced over the loudspeaker.

Early registration ends today, Friday September 6th!

Cheetah Chase is less than a month away, and today is the last day for early registration. Your student will receive a prize if they are registered by the end of today. Your student will also receive a FREE T-SHIRT just for registering!

We currently have 66% of students registered and are at 48% of our target goal of $30,000! Way to go Cheetahs!

Cheetah Chase is the ONLY time during the year the students will be asked to fundraise. The Cheetah Chase funds classroom supplies, PE/Recess equipment, school assemblies, books, Cultural Night, Fall Festival, Stem Night, Donuts with Grownups, and much more! It is pivotal to meet our goal to keep these programs funded. We can't do it without the help of our wonderful community!

Thank you for your support and partnership,

-Cheetah Chase Committee

FCUSD offers a monthly free TB Clinic for volunteers and employees. The next clinic is Monday Sept. 23rd from 3pm-4:30pm, no appointment necessary.

Click here for more information.

Volunteers are an integral part of our school community. We encourage parents and community members to get involved. Volunteer applications must be submitted at least 2 weeks before a field trip or event. If you have any questions, please contact our Parent Coordinator: chvostal@fcusd.org

CLICK HERE for Steps to volunteer:

It is very important that you register your account and download the app to ensure you continue to receive all of the important information from your child’s school.

Communications may include:

• news and reminders from the district or school

• urgent alerts such as school cancellations, early dismissal or delayed start

• messages from your child’s teacher

Students in grades K-12 can ride Sac RT for free! If you'd like a pass, please stop in the school office to pick one up or email sthomas@fcusd.org

Please provide the health office with any updated immunization records as you receive them. Thank you.

Our office is open daily from 7:30 - 4:00. We are also available to answer your questions by phone.

If your child is absent to PLEASE call the office or fill out the Absentee Form. Teachers do not have time to forward this information to us. Thank you! 916-294-9145

Cheetahs recognized for SHOWING RESPECT, MAKING GOOD DECISIONS, and SOLVING PROBLEMS

Gruver- Presch: Izzy

Dubnoff- TK: Carter

Thompson- K: Sayed

Tucker/Bruce- K: Luke

Doe/Menzel- K: Abby

Kolodin- K-5th: Chloe

Sudhakaran- K-5th: Pranav

Pregliasco- 1st: Blake

Marr/Nielsen- 1st: Connor

McClure- 1st: Aarna

Cherry- 1st: Emelia

Neil- 2nd: Claire

Kurimay- 2nd: Emma

Tran- 2nd: Karina

Johnson- 2nd: Isa

Cameron- 3rd: Gavin

Bower- 3rd: Sofia C.

Porter/Morales- 3rd: Sia

Tussing- 3rd: Addy

Nickelson- 4th: Kensley and Javier

DeMarse/Holley- 4th: Addilyn and Levi

Prince- 5th: Maci and Andrew

Ambrose- 5th: Eliotte and Juniper

Badten- 5th: Avery and Frank