The Dolphin Dispatch
"HERE WE GROW" November 11th, 2024
Important Dates Ahead:
November 11th- Veteran's Day No School
November 14th- Monthly SCG School Science-And-Gardening-Emphasis (SAGE) Assembly-
This Month's SAGE Focus: Scale, Proportion, and Quantity-
Presenter: Joby Aviation (It's going to be rad!)
November 18th- 22nd SAGE Hype Week
November 25th- November 29th- Fall Break- Enjoy the Family Time!
December 9th- December 12th- SCG Scholastic Book Fair
December 11th- Home and School Club General Meeting
December 12th- SCG Winter Concert (Tentative date, and time(s) TBD)
Daily Bell Schedule
SUESD Elementary Academic Calendar
TK/ Kinder Academic Calendar
Greetings Santa Cruz Gardens Families!
This Dispatch is packed with Good stuff!
Thank you so much for offering us your input on the recent Kelvin Pulse Family Survey. It was truly a glow to see how much folks are appreciating the SCG community, teachers, and inclusive, student-centered culture at our school!
I look forward to sharing the results and discussing our next steps with our SCG School Site Council. If you are interested in helping us with school culture, mission, and action steps as a part of our school site council, we have a great team and would love to have you. Email me at calbano@suesd.org
We have been in full swing, all cylinders at SCG Elementary, and the community and culture has been shining! In the last 2 weeks, we have had a wonderful halloween parade/ dance off and community ofrenda. The SCG Community Garden Day (pictures below) was fantastic with a great turnout and an amazing compost sifting workshop facilitated by some of our very own student Green Team.
Our character assembly last Friday focused on Gratitude- please see Counselor Ms. Sue's message below on our month's focus on Gratitude. Be sure to also check out our new student-starred video on Gratitude by SUESD's very own media arts guru Marc Lewis with some of our Dolphin. We also have a video on Empathy : )
In Partnership,
Principal Carlo Albano
November: GRATITUDE
Gratitude is choosing to appreciate the people and things in our lives.
This month, students will learn about gratitude, an essential character trait. We will continue to prioritize the development of emotional awareness and regulation for our younger students, as these are crucial skills that will help them identify gratitude in various situations.
Older students will explore gratitude as a strategy for positive self-talk and stress management tools. I invite you to continue the conversation at home with your students; a family newsletter with ideas and suggestions is linked HERE and AQUÍ. As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you! ~ Ms. Sue, SCG School Counselor
- A short, fun SCG Halloween Video Recap
- A short article posted on the SCG Website about the Rich SCG Afterschool Enrichment Program
- A short update on what's been happening this Fall in our SAGE Program, Science and Gardening Emphasis SAGE Fall Update
- An SCG student all-star video on Gratitude by SUESD's very own media arts guru Marc Lewis with some of our Dolphin. We also have a wonderful student video on Empathy from last month! : )
Donate your used glasses and sunglasses and keep eyewear out of landfills!
The SCCOE Visual Impairments Program is partnering with the Capitola Coast Lions Club to collect your old eyewear. We help collect glasses which they give to people in need, locally and internationally.
If you have old glasses or sunglasses, please consider donating them today!
Look for a donation box in the front office. Learn more about the Lion’s Club HERE.
Measure P Master Facilities Plans- linked here.
- Don't forget to take a look at the Home and School Club Calendar of Events and reach out to our community about ways to get involved. We need you! You make our community better! : )
Calendars:
TK/ Kinder Calendar (keep a copy at the ready to refer to TK/ K Families- there are some differences to the other grades).
Whole School Elementary Calendar- new families, note that all Fridays are Minimum Days with release times by lunch.
SCPL Library Offerings: Awesome reading programs, homework help and more!
