Steindorf STEAM School

3001 Ross Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124

Main Office: (408) 377-3022

24-HOUR ATTENDANCE LINE: 408-377-3022 x7102

Health and Attendance Secretary: Sylvia Ta ext. 7103

email: tas@cambriansd.com

FX: (408) 377-3093

https://www.cambriansd.org/steindorf

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Twitter: @steindorfsteam

Instagram: @steindorfsteam

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2024.25 CAMBRIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR

See our Bell Schedule here

Oct. 4th - International Fair 5:30pm-7:30pm

Oct. 7th-15th - EARLY RELEASE K-5 ONLY Parent Conferences

Oct. 8th - Board Office Hours, 9:00 am after morning assembly at Bagby

Oct. 10th - Bike Rodeo

Oct. 11th - Picture Makeup Day

Oct. 14th - HSC Meeting in Design Hub 7pm

Oct. 14-25th - Walk N Roll Marathon

Oct. 19th - Steindorf Fall Festival 2-6pm

Oct. 24th - FDN: Rangoli Indian Restaurant

Nov. 1st - NO SCHOOL Professional Development Day

Nov. 11th - NO SCHOOL Veterans Day

The Board of Trustees has scheduled its Board Office Hours for the year. All staff, parents, and community members are welcome to attend regardless of what district site the meeting is held at. The Board moves around the district and chooses different days of the week and different times of day to provide as many opportunities as possible. Please stop by for a visit with our wonderful Board!

Oct. 8th, Tuesday - 8-9am @ Bagby

Nov. 12th, Tuesday - 6-7pm @ Price

Dec. 9th, Monday - 8-9am @ Fammatre

Jan. 21st, Tuesday - 8:30- 9:30am @ District Office

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

Apr. 14th, Monday - 6:00 - 7:00pm @ Steindorf

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

Steindorf Families,

We had a great week with a Firefighter visit, Walk and Roll Kickoff, and our much anticipated International Fair! Thank you to all of our parents, students, board members, and staff that make these wonderful events happen. We are so grateful for our community!

K-5 Goal Setting Conferences

Conferences start next week and are essential for building the school-family partnership for supporting students in all areas of education: academic, behavioral, and social emotional. During conferences, parents will learn how their child is progressing toward grade level standards based on anecdotal, formative, and summative assessment data. Students will also share their SMART goals--goals that are specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. Conferences support students in taking ownership of their education as a life-long skill. All week, our K-5 students will be dismissed on an early release schedule:

Kindergarten @ 1:15

1st-3rd Grades @ 1:30

4th-5th Grades @ 1:40

K-5 parents and guardians, please plan ahead if you need to coordinate student pick-up with this modified schedule. Middle School students have a regular schedule all week.

Multilingual Learner Parent Night

On September 26th, I had the opportunity to meet with parents and guardians of Steindorf’s multilingual learners. If you are a parent or guardian of a multilingual learner but was not able to attend, you can view my presentation. To summarize, we discussed Pathways to Biliteracy recognition, how we support multilingual learners at Steindorf, how students can reclassify as English fluent, and opportunities for parent and guardian leadership, advocacy, and voice.

Boys Basketball Update

Join us next week to cheer on our 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Boys Basketball Teams!

10/7/24 - 5:00 pm - 8th Grade Boys Basketball Round Robin @ Monroe Middle School

10/7/24 - 6:15 pm - 6th Grade Boys Basketball Round Robin @ Moreland Middle School

10/8/24 - 3:45 pm - 7th Grade Boys Basketball Semi-Finals @ Monroe Middle School

In community,

Dr. Lee

"Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness."

— Ola Joseph

Yearbooks are on sale now! Please go to yearbookordercenter.com and enter job #14864.

Price: $35 until November 30th. Please note, sales will ONLY be online this year!

Use discount code “NEWSLETTER” to get $5 off. Offer good through Friday, September 27th.

8th Grade Ads ($8) until November 30th. *Please note, yearbook ads are only for 8th grade families*

8th grade families, look for more info in the 8th grade newsletter.

eShare: Do you have sports, fieldtrip, or school event pictures that you want to share with the yearbook staff? Use this link to upload them to eShare! Alternatively, go to yearbookordercenter.com and click on “eshare”.

For Health, Attendance, or Independent Study questions please call or email our Health and Attendance Secretary, Sylvia Ta.

Phone: 408-377-3022 ext. 7103

Email: tas@cambriansd.com

Please check out our latest episode of STEAM TV!

EPISODE 6

Signups for the Steindorf Choir (5th-8th grades) and Steindorf Strings (4th-8th grades) will close on Friday, October 4th.

For information about the before and after school ensembles open to Steindorf musicians, check out the Steindorf Music Website.

The Steindorf Choir is open to 6th-8th graders at Steindorf, no experience necessary. 5th graders may join with experience/Mrs. Marriott's approval. Register for the Steindorf Choir here.

Choir rehearsals will be held on Monday mornings from 7:30-8:25 in room 16. Our first rehearsal will be on Monday, October 7th.

Steindorf Strings is open to 4th and 5th graders at Steindorf, no experience necessary. Register for Steindorf Strings here.

Starting in 4th grade, musicians at Steindorf are invited to begin playing a bowed string instrument (violin, viola, cello, or double bass) in beginning strings with Ms. Weber. It is never too late to begin playing a string instrument - beginning strings welcomes aspiring performers in grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8!

Experienced musicians in grades 4 and above may be permitted to join the intermediate strings group, also with Ms. Weber, and the Steindorf Chamber Orchestra, with Mrs. Marriott, based on an audition.

Strings rehearsals will be held from 7:30-8:25 on the following days:

Beginning Strings - Tuesdays and Thursdays in the cafeteria.

Intermediate Strings Rehearsals - Wednesdays in the cafeteria.

Steindorf Chamber Orchestra Rehearsals - Thursdays in room 16.

Our first week of rehearsals, starting on Tuesday, October 8th, will be used for placement into the correct class(es) and instrument rental. Please contact Mrs. Marriott or Ms. Weber with questions about your placement or instrument availability.

The first rehearsal for 4th and 5th graders in Beginning Band at Steindorf will be held at Sartorette in the music room on Thursday, October 17th. Please see page 9 of the beginning band slidedeck for information on this week's instrument start up classes. All musicians are encouraged to attend at least one rehearsal to learn about their new instrument.

The first rehearsal for each of the Cambrian Choir ensembles is next week!

The 3rd Grade Choir's first rehearsal will be on Monday, October 7th from 3:15-4:00 at Steindorf in room 16.

The 4th-5th Grade Choir's first rehearsal will be on Wednesday, October 9th from 2:00-3:00 at Steindorf in room 16.

The first rehearsal for Cadet Band is on Monday, October 7th from 4:15-5:30pm in the Ida Price Music Room, Room 53.

To all of our wonderful volunteers - Please make sure you have filled out and signed a Volunteer Code of Conduct Agreement. You are not able to volunteer in the classroom without it. It must be done at the beginning of every school year. If you aren't sure whether you have, go ahead and fill out another one! See link below.

VOLUNTEER CODE OF CONDUCT

Please consider signing up to help with lunch supervision! We need your help to supervise and support students. This is also a great way to see your kids in action and get to know the Steindorf Community! Just one day a week for a month could help in a huge way. See tabs at the bottom to select the month of your choice. *Please note this is for the 1st-8th Grade lunch areas, not for the Kindergarten playground

Yard Duty Sign Up Sheet

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!

School Menus Website

(Select brunch or lunch)

Please remember to turn in your sports donations at the beginning of your season. Donations help cover coaches, referees, equipment, uniforms, and more. If you are unable to donate the full amount please consider a partial donation. Requested donation amount is $150. We accept checks (made out to Steindorf) or cash in the front office. You may also pay online through our HSC store. Here is the link: SPORTS DONATIONS

Thank you for supporting our Afterschool Sports Program. We look forward to the 2024.2025 season!

CALENDAR FOR 2024-2025 SEASONS

BOYS’ BASKETBALL: AUG 26 – FINALS OCT 9

CROSS COUNTRY: SEPT 3 – LEAGUE FINALS OCT 9

GIRLS’ SOCCER / BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL OCT 14 – FINALS DEC 4

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: DEC 9 – FINALS FEB 5

*TENTATIVE FLAG FOOTBALL: DEC 9- FINALS FEB 5

GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL / BOYS’ SOCCER: FEB 10 – FINALS APR 2

TRACK AND FIELD: APRIL 14

Next HSC Member Meeting is Oct. 14th at 7pm in the Design Hub.

2024-2025 HSC Calendar

HSC Facebook Group - Join & stay connected

HSC Financial Updates

HSC Member Agendas and Notes

Volunteering and Parent/Guardian Leadership

At Steindorf, we have a variety of opportunities for parents and guardians to be involved in our students’ learning programs. Below are a few opportunities at this time:

Home and School Club (HSC) - Our HSC is a force to be reckoned with! Part of the fabric of Steindorf’s success is our HSC. Please consider contributing your skills, talents, influence, expertise, and passions! - https://steindorfhsc.com/

2024-2025 HSC Board Positions and Openings

Co-President - Jessica Bryant / Tentative Candidate

Treasurer - Deena Motiram / Liraz Oeschli

Secretary - Eunice Chi / Tentative Candidate

CEF Rep - Tentative Candidate

VP Middle School - Amy Hung / Open

VP Elementary - Supriya Molina Wunsh/ Shadin Saah

Auditor (non-voting) - Tentative Candidate

Room Parent Coordinator (non-voting)- Laura Patton

(You will be trained! The Board doesn’t do ALL the work - we have amazing parent volunteers who help us!)

Have a submission for the newsletter? Contact: steindorf.president@gmail.com

The Giving Campaign is the Home & School Club’s major fundraising program of the year — & it’s finally live! This year’s goal is $100K. The Giving Campaign funds so many amazing programs at Steindorf, such as the classroom libraries, assemblies & Maker Lab, to name a few . The suggested donation is $450 per student, but any donation is welcome & appreciated! Click HERE for more info. Click HERE to donate.

Join the GOTR Virtual Info Night on October 16th from 6:30-7:30 pm to learn more about the basics of coaching. Click HERE to RSVP. We have our Head Coach in place, but we’re looking for 1-2 more coaches to complete the team. We can’t run this program at Steindorf without at least one more coach! This is an empowering program for 3rd-5th grade girls runs for 10 weeks from March through May. Click HERE for more info. For questions, please contact Catherine Winfield at jcathwin@gmail.com.

This year’s Math Kangaroo competition is on March 20, 2025 & enrollment is currently

open! For the history of Math Kangaroo, click HERE. With questions, please feel free to

reach out to us at steindorfmk@gmail.com.

Steps to Register

1. Go to: MATH KANGAROO REGISTRATION PAGE

2. Log in with your login & password or establish your user account if you are new.

3. Click on the tab By Invitation.

4. Select the test session that is convenient for the student. Copy & paste the

corresponding code in the field Invitation Code:

• Mar 20, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM PST: CASAN_J0058918@2025MK

• Mar 20, 2025, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM PST: Steindorf_STEAM_2021@2025MK

Please, DO NOT share codes!

Deadline to sign up is Dec 31, 2024.

Our next FDN is on Thursday, October 24th at Rangoli Indian Restaurant. Come join us in honor of Diwali (the celebration of light) from 4:30-9:30 pm. Mention “Steindorf” to earn money for our HSC!

We celebrated the International Walk & Roll to School day on Oct 2nd! So many of you participated, Thank you!!

If you have a returning student who has lost their tag from last year, please email us at steindorf.walkandroll@gmail.com. Include their 6 digit student ID & we will generate a replacement tag for them.

Next,don’t forget to join us for our upcoming Bike Rodeo on October 10th. Click HERE to RSVP.

Finally, we will do another WNR MARATHON from Monday 10/14 until Friday 10/25. We are so excited!

October 10th after school is the SJDoT’s Bike Rodeo program. This is optional and requires parental/guardian presence/supervision. This event will take place from 3:05 - 5:05pm.

A bike rodeo is a bicycle skills event which provides an opportunity for bicyclists to practice and develop skills that will help them to become better bicyclists and avoid typical crashes.

No permission slip is needed, but we do require that a parent or guardian be present during the time that their child(ren) are participating. Students need to bring their own bike and helmet. If they do not have a helmet, we will have a limited supply on hand to provide for these students.

Please RSVP through this link: https://forms.gle/3m8kyDPebVNUaJEKA. You can also sign up your student on arrival at the bike rodeo. However, the RSVP list gives the program leads an idea of how many students will be participating.

Program Flier: English | Spanish | Vietnamese

Classes will be shifted to the early dismissal schedule from Monday, October 7- Tuesday, October 15. The class locations will also change for those dates — please see them HERE. As a reminder early dismissal is one hour earlier:

• Kinder - 1:15-2:15

• 1st-3rd - 1:30-2:30

• 4th-5th - 1:40-2:40

• 6th-8th - 3:00 (normal schedule). If you have a child in these grades please contact your enrichment vendor directly.

The Google Calendar has also been updated to reflect the new times and locations.

Feedback: How are the classes going? Please take a moment to fill out our survey. This will help us align the right classes for Winter and Spring sessions.

Our school is fundraising with Mabel’s Labels! They offer personalized, durable, waterproof labels & they are great for everything including shoes, clothing tags, water bottles & backpacks. You can customize them with your name & a design, & they are dishwasher, laundry & microwave safe. It is a great way to ensure your items don’t end up in the lost & found! To support our fundraiser, click HERE & select Steindorf STEAM School HSC (San Jose). Shipping is for free! Thank you for supporting us!

Let’s bring on the Steindorf spirit! Click HERE for ordering instructions & HERE to start shopping.

Please join us at the Cambrian Community Wellness Fair at Price on October 23rd! Among others, Ainak Glasses will be participating in our Wellness Fair and we are inviting parents to bring their gently used eyeglasses and sunglasses to donate. We will have a collection box at our booth, and we’d love to give these items a second life!

NOTE: The city has installed a "Right Turn Only During School Hours" sign at the exit of our parking lot. This is now enforceable by police. TURNING LEFT OR TRYING TO GO STRAIGHT is a danger to our students. Especially those crossing in the crosswalk across the street. Please only turn right.

Do’s

• Walk or ride your bike when possible. You can lock your bike at the small bike rack at the end of the middle school wings.

• Pull forward in the drop-off zone.

• Drive slowly through our parking lot and look for pedestrians crossing at any point.

• If transporting your child via car, park in a designated parking spot or in the neighborhood.

• Please ensure that your child is fully buckled when driving through our parking lot.

• Wear a helmet, it’s the law! Children under the age of 18 in California are required to wear a helmet when riding or operating a non-motorized scooter, bicycle, roller skates or skateboard.

• To reduce the risk of an accident, abide by the posted sign installed by the City of San Jose and only turn right out of our exit between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm.

Don'ts

• Don’t drive through our parking lot with distractions that could cause a student injury - In the first six days of school, Principal Lee has noted children scooting without a helmet, drivers with a phone in their hand, and dogs in drivers’ laps (which is not illegal, but a potential distraction).

• Don’t park in designated disabled spots without a disabled placard.

• Don’t bring your pet with you to campus.