Cheetah Bytes Newsletter

Hello Natoma Station Families,

Cheetah Chase - This Upcoming Friday, October 4

Our Annual Cheetah Chase is just 1 week away! Will we be able to meet our fundraising goal of raising $30,000? We are almost there! Parents who want to cheer for their child(ren) the morning of the event, do not need to be cleared as volunteers. We ask that you please enter our campus from the gate on Natoma Station Drive – adjacent to our field and the blacktop – where there will be a sign-in sheet. You will be able to cheer your child on from a designated area.

Schedule:

8:55-9:10 - Preschool, TK, and Kinder

9:15-9:35 - 3rd grade

9:40-10:00 - 2nd grade

10:05-10:25 - 1st grade

10:30-10:50 - 4th grade

10:55-11:15 - 5th grade

Community Service Day

Thank you to all of the families and community members who came out last Saturday to beautify our campus! We spread mulch, removed weeds, pruned our rose bushes, and removed lots of spider webs. I want to give a special shout out to Mrs. Cameron for helping with the organization and to the Women's Basketball team from Folsom Lake College for their hard work. Check out their video below.

Student Council Speeches and Elections

We had 29 students running for our 5 officer positions this year and even more running for class representative positions. Student speeches were well written and delivered with confidence! We are so proud of how our Cheetahs have stepped up to serve and to lead! Students who were elected as Student Council Officers are as follows:

President: Layne

Vice President: Dominic

Recording Secretary: Reese

Corresponding Secretary: Isabel

Publicist: Levi

Student Safety

At Natoma Station, our number one priority is to keep our Cheetahs safe. Please be sure to drive with extra caution during morning drop off and afternoon pick up times and follow all traffic safety laws.

Attendance for The Month of September

We are monitoring progress toward our school-wide attendance goal of 97% or higher each month this year. For the month of September, our monthly attendance average was 96.5%! Thank you for ensuring that our Cheetahs come to school daily, on time, and ready to learn!

Thank you for your support and partnership!

Vickie Boudouris, Principal

#cheetahstrong #differencemakers #bestyearever

Many hands make light work! Last Saturday community members generously volunteered their time to help beautify our campus. We accomplished a lot of gardening and mulching. Thank you to the Folsom Lake College Women's Basketball team for spending the day in the sun working hard for our campus. Also thank you to Kristina Cameron and Principal Boudouris for taking the project on and to the NSE students, parents, the Active 20-30 Club of Greater Folsom #77, and the Folsom community who gave up their Saturday morning to help our school.

We are so close to reaching our goal with just one week to go! Our students will earn a SPOOKY MAD SCIENCE assembly if we surpass $30,000 in donations! Remember, all funds will be used this year on enrichment programs for our students. Let's make it a record-breaking year and give our fundraising a final push! We can do it!

Students who raise $100 will receive a Cheetah Chase water bottle sticker. Those raising $250 will receive a custom NSE keychain with their name on the back. If we meet our school wide goal the school will earn a SPOOKY MAD SCIENCE ASSEMBLY! Lastly, the class that earns the most gets a super fun root beer float party! Keep up the great work Cheetahs! We are almost there!

If you are an Intel employee, please log your volunteer hours so that Intel will provide a grant to our school!

1. While connected to Intel network, logon to: https://intel.benevity.org/user/login

2. Select the "Track Volunteer Hours" link.

3. Search Natoma Station Educational Foundation - This is the PTO organization.

4. Complete the form and report your hours - then hit Submit.

Another great way to help is to make a direct monetary donation that Intel will match!

To do this:

After logging on, select “Make a Donation”, Search “Natoma Station Educational Foundation” and follow the directions.

Please take a screenshot and send to natomastationpto@gmail.com so that we can thank you for your support!

Any Questions?

Please contact Dave Ochoa (dave.ochoa@gmail.com)

Thank you Intel employees!

Other companies have matching gift programs too (Verizon). Please check with your employer's HR department to see if you can maximize your donation.

Great job to everyone who ran for Student Council!

Calling all chess players new and experienced- A former NSE student, Kapilan, is offering online chess classes. There will be in person lessons available September 30th.

FHS math club students will be available room 5 on Thursday mornings from 7:45-8:10 to provide students in 4th and 5th grade opportunities to drop in for any needs they may have that are math related. It could be help with homework, reteaching, or if they want to come and learn some new higher-level math for fun, the student volunteers can provide that as well! This will be a drop-in type opportunity with no sign-up or commitment necessary.

Our Lost and Found is getting full! Please encourage your students to stop by the Multi and find their lost items.

Cheetah Chase

Fall Festival

Candy Donation for Fall Festival- please drop off candy donations in the front office, thank you!

Volunteers are an integral part of our school community. We encourage parents and community members to get involved. You must be cleared in our system to participate. Once you are cleared you can sign up for field trips, help in the classroom, and various school events. If you have any questions, please contact our Parent Coordinator: chvostal@fcusd.org

CLICK HERE for Steps to become a cleared volunteer

Can't volunteer but want to help out? We are collecting candy donations for the trunks participating in the Trunk or Treat. You can drop your donation off in the main office starting Monday. Thank you!

With the cooler weather approaching, the health office is in need of elastic waist sweatpants for boys and girls, all sizes.

If your Cheetah borrows clothes from the health office, please return those items as soon as possible.

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

Please have your child(ren) check the Lost & Found in the multi. Misplaced items are taken there.

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

Gruver- Presch: Oliver

Dubnoff- TK: Lillian

Thompson- K: Alexandra (Sasha)

Tucker/Bruce- K: Cooper

Doe/Menzel- K: Taylor

Kolodin- K-5th: Ibrahim

Sudhakaran- K-5th: Dominic

Pregliasco- 1st: Blake

Marr/Nielsen- 1st: Mason

McClure- 1st: Dominic C

Cherry- 1st: Madhumitha

Neil- 2nd: Shaira

Kurimay- 2nd: Chris

Tran- 2nd: Ellie

Johnson- 2nd: Juniper

Cameron- 3rd: Colin

Bower- 3rd: Sofia C.

Porter/Morales- 3rd: Saathvik

Tussing- 3rd: Eugene

Nickelson- 4th: Emma and Nicholas

DeMarse/Holley- 4th: Penny Arman

Prince- 5th: Nolan and Isabel

Ambrose- 5th: Layne and Reese

Badten- 5th: Grayson and Veeksha