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November 25-29 - NO SCHOOL | Thanksgiving Break

December 3 - Cookie Dough Fundraiser Item Pickup After School in room 52

December 6 - "13 Jr." School Play Registration Opens

December 9 - Board Office Hours at Fammatre 8-9am

December 10 - Home & School Club Meeting at 7 pm (In room 3)

December 13 - Price Winter Dance (7th & 8th Grade Only)

December 23 - January 3 - NO SCHOOL | Winter Break

Dear Panther Families,

We wish you and your loved ones a very happy and restful holiday week. We are so thankful for the opportunity to know and teach your children and have the privilege of calling them Panthers.

Happy Thanksgiving,

Your Admin Team

A huge congratulations to Emma Lin and Mika Hirshberg. They were selected to represent Ida Price for the California Music Educators Bay Section conference Honor band. They were chosen from middle schools in The Bay Section region which stretches from Hollister to Healdsburg to Modesto.

Extra special congratulations to Andrew Metcalfe for earning a spot in the California All-state honor band. Andrew was one of eight students selected from more than 100 auditions submitted by Middle School French Horn players from across the state of California. He will represent Ida Price at the California All State Music Educators conference in Sacramento in January. Way to go Andrew and congratulations to our wonderful Ida Price musicians.

The laws surrounding independent studies have recently changed, and below are some of the notable changes:

• An Independent Study can only be used for emergencies, illness, or unique and special circumstances.

• Independent Studies can be for one instructional day and no more than 15 consecutive school days.

• Only one independent study agreement is permitted per school year.

• Ten school days' notice is required before the start date of the Independent Study.

• Independent Study will not be granted within the first three weeks of a school year.

• Independent Study will not be granted during the annual state testing window.

• Independent Study will not be granted within the last three weeks of a school year. After Friday, May 15, 2025, for the 2024-25 school year

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we adjust to the new laws and regulations.

Price Families,

If you have items from the cookie dough fundraiser, the items will be available for pickup on December 3rd after school in room 52.

We have lots of lost clothing and water bottles. If your student is missing anything, please have them come look in the "lost and found" in the back of the cafeteria.

The upcoming Winter Wonderland dance is on Friday, December 13th from 6-8pm. We are looking for food donations and for parent volunteers to assist in distributing snacks and drinks and supervising the photo booth. Please click the button below to sign up to help!

The Board of Trustees has scheduled its Board Office Hours for the upcoming year. All staff, parents, and community members are welcome to attend regardless of what site the meeting is held at. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet some of our Board members and ask any questions you might have.

Monday, December 9th: 8-9am, Fammatre

Tuesday, January 22nd: 8:30-9:30am, District Office

Friday, March 7th: 7:45-8:45am, Sartorette

Monday, April 14th: 6-7pm, Steindorf

Tuesday, May 13th: 7:30-8:30am, Farnham

Register for Ongoing Food Assistance & Holiday Outreach

Ongoing food assistance is available by registering at https://bit.ly/RObarcode.

To obtain food at the Celebration of Love Food Distribution event on Friday, December 20, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., register by texting "love24" to 408-676-1499. You will receive a link via text to complete the process so you can pick up food that day.

Reaching Out is located on the campus of the Cathedral of Faith, 2315 Canoas Garden Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. https://reachingout.us/

Let’s celebrate the season of giving by donating new, unwrapped toys for children in need. Donations will be accepted through December 13th. Donation boxes are located in the office, library, and rooms 9, 10, 15, 23. All toys will be donated to Toys For Tots. Let’s put a smile on children’s faces this holiday season by showing our generosity to disadvantaged children in our community. We can do this Price Panthers! Thank you for all your generous donations.

Cambrian School District is pleased to offer all students complimentary breakfast and lunch meals. Meals will be available for pickup in the cafeteria during scheduled meal periods. Please consider taking advantage of our FREE school meals by clicking here and signing up. It extends your grocery budget, saves time planning and preparing meals, and is comforting and familiar for kids to have school meals. In addition, every meal served is reimbursed by the USDA and funds go toward Child Nutrition staff wages. Please note that you are not taking food away from someone who needs it more – we have plenty to go around!

Thank you to everyone for continuing to help keep all of our students safe on their way to and home from school. Just as a reminder to continue to follow all of the parking lot safety measures to ensure all of our students and families are safe.

"13 Jr." School Play with Starting Arts.

Registration Opens December 6. Rehearsals start on January 21.

See flier below for more information.

Visit www.tinyurl.com/Price13Jr

• By 6th grade, absenteeism is one of three signs that a student may drop out of high school.
  
• By 9th grade, attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th grade test scores.

• Talk about the importance of showing up to school every day.

• Help your children maintain daily routines, such as finishing homework and getting a good night’s sleep.
• Try not to schedule dental and non-urgent related medical appointments during the school day.
• Keep your student healthy, and if you are concerned about Covid-19, call your school for advice.
• If your children must stay home because they are sick, make sure they have asked teachers for resources and materials to make up for the missed learning time in the classroom.

Website: https://www.cambriansd.org/Domain/11
Location: 2650 New Jersey Ave, San Jose, CA, USA
Phone: (408)377-2532