December 18th- Winter Music Concert, Grades 4-6 (details below)
December 20th- Principal's Advisory Meeting 9:00am- Santa Rita Multi
December 23rd- January 3rd- Winter Break- No School
January 6th- School Resumes
January 20th- MLK Holiday - No School
January 21th- Staff Development - No School
LASD 2024-2025 Calendar
Reporting Attendance: Santa Rita Student Attendance
Santa Rita Website: https://www.santaritaschool.org/santaritaes
Dear Santa Rita Families,
Our character trait/SEL focus this month is on Empathy, which is understanding and connecting to other people’s feelings. When we talk to kids about empathy, sometimes we use language like “perspective-taking” or “walking in someone else’s shoes.” I have included the family newsletter so you can learn more about our school-wide focus. There are some great conversation starters so that you might choose to talk with your kids about how others are feeling and how we can provide comfort and support when we see others need it.
As a parent myself, I have appreciated using The Children & Youth Behavioral Health Initiative to help support my own two children. The CYBHI takes an all-of-the-above approach, bringing behavioral health services and supports for children, youth, and families to the spaces where their lives are lived, including in homes, communities, schools, and online.
Next week will fly by quickly, and with the busy season comes much excitement and energy. We appreciate your continued support and patience as students adjust to the whirlwind of activities and celebrations. Our teachers are doing an excellent job balancing academics with moments to recognize the diverse cultures and traditions that make our community so unique. If you’d like to share your family’s traditions with the class, please contact your child’s teacher. It’s an excellent way for students to connect and learn from one another.
Next Wednesday is our Los Altos Educational Foundation’s annual music concert. The event starts at 1:00pm in our Santa Rita Multipurpose Room. Please see the schedule of the performances below.
Let’s Go, Bobcats!
Denise Khalid
Living Classroom Docent Training
9-Noon Mondays 12/16, 1/13, 1/27 & 2/3
Los Altos School District iLearn Studio
201 Covington Road, Los Altos CA 94024
Do you like to connect kids with nature? Living Classroom is seeking volunteers to teach our fun nature-based lessons and/or help care for our school gardens. No experience necessary as we teach you everything you need to know. Please join us from 9-Noon on Mondays 12/16, 1/13, 1/27 and 2/3 at the LASD iLearn Studio for our Winter Docent Training. If Mondays don't work for you, please ask us about our apprentice-style training option. Questions? Please email livingclassroom@lasdschools.org or call 650-947-1103. Check us out at LivingClassroomLASD.org!
New Student Priority Registration Nov 8-Dec 20!
2024-25 Registrations are taken all year. Please see the registration steps below. Your SCHOOL YEAR registration will be counted as complete once all required paperwork is received.
2025-26 The New Student Priority Registration window is November 8 (8:00 a.m.) - December 20 (5:00 p.m.). School placement priorities for registrations submitted with all required paperwork during this timeframe are as follows:
Siblings of currently enrolled students will have first priority for attending the same school (there is no guarantee that an incoming sibling will be placed at the same school as currently enrolled siblings if registration is received after the priority registration window)
Students who live within their school of residence will have priority for attending their school of residence
If classes are full at the time of registration, the Registrar will assign (overflow) students to a school with available space. Overflowed students will be placed on a waitlist at their school of residence. If space becomes available before the start of the school year, overflowed students will have priority to return to their school of residence based on waitlist placement.
Registrations will continue to be taken after the New Student Priority Registration window. Registrations are considered complete once all required paperwork is received.
Substitute Aides needed in Kindergarten/ TK
Are you interested in serving as Substitute Aide in our Kindergarten/ TK classrooms?
All of our elementary schools in LASD are currently recruiting substitute instructional aides for both Kindergarten and Transitional Kindergarten. If you are interested in helping out in the classrooms and working with small children, along with keeping a flexible schedule, this role is for YOU!
To sign up, please fill out the attached link: Classified Sub Application.
The hourly rate for substitute aides is $26.21.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Lupe Araujo. laraujo@lasdschools.org or Marlene Revelo mrevelo@lasdschools.org.
We hope you will join our substitute team!
Santa Rita School
Email: dkhalid@lasdschools.org
Website: https://www.santaritaschool.org
Location: 700 Los Altos Avenue, Los Altos, CA, USA
Phone: (650)559-1600
Facebook: santaritaPTA
Twitter: @BobcatsSR