Weekly Wrangler

As the season of gratitude is upon us, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt thanks to each of you for being an essential part of our Lang Ranch community. Together, we have created a supportive and thriving environment where all our Wranglers continue to grow, learn, and shine.

A reminder: school will be closed next week for Thanksgiving Break, and we look forward to welcoming our Wranglers back at the Ranch on Monday, December 2.

Be sure to read the remainder of this newsletter for information about our upcoming Movie Night & Boutique on Friday, December 13th!

Happy Trails,

Ms. Triplett

November

• 25th-29th - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

December

• 4th - Toppers Fundraiser 3:30pm-9:00pm
• 5th - Refections Gallery Night
• 6th - PTA Executive Board Meeting
• 9th - 3rd Grade Lunch Bunch
• 13th - Movie Night & Holiday Boutique
• 16th - Chorus Concerts
• 20th - Pep Rally & Spirit Day (PJ's)
• 23rd-31st - NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK

Spirit wear is still available! All items in the On-demand store are 20% off for the rest of November when you use the code: BLACKFRIDAY20 at checkout.

Dear Parents,

Original and Make-Up Day portraits taken by Cornerstone Photography are both available for viewing and ordering! To view your portrait, click the link below and enter your online code which is LANG and your Student ID.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW YOUR PORTRAIT

Online Code: LANG+Student ID (For Example: LANG123456)

For additional questions, you may contact customercare@cornerstone.photo or (805) 529-1635.

CVUSD has made major changes for Short Term Independent Study (“STIS”). Our school gets funding from the State based on student attendance. If your student is not present (regardless of reason: excused/unexcused), we do not get paid.

STIS is available for families when a student is absent. Once an agreement is signed and schoolwork submitted & graded by the teacher, the absences will be changed to reflect that schoolwork was received and missed days will not be marked against his/her attendance record.

Advantages of doing STIS are your child will accrue attendance (i.e., will be as though he/she were present in class), teacher gets reimbursed for prepared schoolwork, and allows CVUSD to collect funds based on student average daily attendance. There now is NO minimum number of days or NO limitations on reasons for STIS. You may apply for STIS for as little as a single day and for ANY reason (travel, illness, doctor visit, mental health day, etc.). Please consider applying for STIS when your child is absent – For planned absences, please give the school one to two weeks notice to prepare the school work.

*Only 15 STIS days per school year permitted*

Contact health clerk/attendance liaison Kristine Kawaguchi at kkawaguchi@conejousd.org or 805/241-4417 ext 319 if interested in STIS, have questions, or need additional information.

~Keep Our Campus Clean~

Keeping our school campus clean is everyone’s responsibility. If you see litter or misplaced items, take a moment to pick them up and dispose of them properly, or bring them to the Lost & Found. A tidy environment makes our school more welcoming and enjoyable for everyone. When we all contribute to maintaining cleanliness, we show respect for our space and for one another. Let’s work together to keep our campus neat and safe for all students and staff.

** Thank you to our WONDERFUL PTA for the beautiful lobby furniture! Please note that there is no food or drink of any kind allowed on the new furniture. We appreciate your support on this.

All volunteers and visitors MUST check-in at the front office with your ID each time you are on campus.You will not be permitted on campus without your ID.

If you will be volunteering regularly on campus, you will need to fill out the volunteer paperwork. It was sent home the first week of school and needs to be submitted at least one week prior to the start of volunteering. All volunteers must have a scheduled volunteer time with their student's teacher. Thank you for your support in keeping our school safe!

Pep Rally Sign In Procedures

Please make sure you sign-in if you are on campus for our pep rallies! Anytime you are on campus after the bell rings, you must sign-in!

We are looking for 6 volunteers (4 members and 2 alternates) to serve on our 2025 PTA Nominating Committee.

The PTA Nominating Committee will fill the slate of nominees for the 2025-2026 Executive Board. No one may serve on the Nominating Committee if they served last year and all who wish to serve on the committee must be in good standing with CAPTA.

If you are interested or have any questions about serving on the nominating committee, please contact Jill McAnear at langpta.parliamentarian@gmail.com

For those who participated in Reflections this year, thank you for all of your hard work. This year's theme was "Accepting Imperfections." I hope you have enjoyed seeing your work in the halls. Please congratulate this year’s Lang Ranch Honorees who are moving to the next level of the competition.

School meals for the 2023-2024 school year will be available to all students at no charge. Please click on the link below to access the online lunch menu for Lang Ranch Elementary School.

Welcome to Lang Ranch Elementary: a new webpage of flyers from community groups/organizations that will be used to reduce the amount of paper that your child takes home in their backpack.

From time to time, individuals or groups in the community will distribute information and advertisements to parents/guardians on the public sidewalks during school arrival or dismissal. This information is not affiliated or endorsed by Lang Ranch Elementary school and CVUSD. Any approved communications (i.e. announcements, fliers) from Lang Ranch Elementary school and CVUSD will be provided directly from the school to you via email, or given to your students to take home. If you ever are unsure whether or not materials are from Lang Ranch Elementary school and CVUSD, please do not hesitate to contact the front office.

Please Note: The Conejo Valley Unified School District approves flyers from organizations as a community service. The distribution, posting, or publishing of these materials is *NOT* the District's endorsement of the group's activities, products, or services.

Email: mtriplett@conejousd.org
Website: www.conejousd.org/lre
Location: 2450 Whitechapel Place, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Phone: 805-241-4417
Facebook: facebook.com/langranchelementary
Twitter: @LangRanchElem