Roadrunner Weekly

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Hello, Roadrunner Families!

It's hard to believe that we are right around the corner from Spring Break! Spring is in the air, and I've been enjoying the warmer weather! Remember that we will be on Spring Break from March 25th-March 29th. We will return to school on April 1st.

As we look ahead past Spring Break, we are starting to plan for state testing for our 3rd - 5th graders. State testing can often cause stress for students, and we are working to make sure that we are including lots of fun activities during our testing weeks to shift the focus to more of a celebration of the learning we have done throughout the year, rather than thinking about it as a big scary test.

State testing will start April 30th and go through May 10th. One of the most important things you can do to help your student be successful and relaxed during state testing is to help ensure they are at school every day so they don't have to complete make-up testing. Please be sure as you plan doctors and dentist appointments, that you avoid these weeks. If you cannot avoid these days, please ensure that appointments are scheduled for after 12:00pm.

If you have thoughts and ideas for how to support students with exciting activities during testing week, feel free to share your ideas with your student's teacher! Be on the look out in upcoming weeks for opportunities to volunteer during state testing to support your student in fun and relaxing ways!

Our next Roadrunner Weekly update will be a repeat of this newsletter on March 31st, and our next new newsletter will come out April 7th.

Have a wonderful Spring Break, Roadrunners!

Lyndsay Reynolds

Proud Principal

First Street School

School: 916 645-6330

Call/Text: 916 409-6808

lreynolds@wpusd.org

This week, Mrs. Perez's 5th Graders presented a lesson on Gossip at our whole school assembly.

They talked about what gossip is, how to prevent gossip, and how to stop gossip if you hear it happening.

Gossip is...

...information that one person says about another person that is unkind, said when the other person isn’t there, and may or may not be true.

How can I prevent gossip?

Before you starting talking about someone else, ask yourself:

• Is what I’m saying kind?
• Is the person I’m talking about here?
• Is what I’m saying true?
• Would I want someone to say this about me?

What if I hear other people gossip?

If you overhear someone else gossiping about another person, you could say:

• “Let’s not talk about them since they aren’t here.”
• “Please don’t say that, I wouldn’t want someone to say that about me.”
• “I don’t think that’s true, they’ve always been kind to me.”

Ask your student this week what they learned from our assembly!

March 19th - First Street School Hosts Western Placer Unified School District Board Meeting

March 22nd - Placer Food Bank Food Bag Delivery, Non-Perishables

March 25th-29th - Spring Break, No School

April 5th - College Wear Friday

April 11th - Spring Picture Day

April 11th - Coffee Chat with Ms. Reynolds, 8:15-9:15am, Cafeteria

April 19th - Food Bag Delivery, Produce

April 23rd - English Learner Advisory Committee, 6:00pm, Library

April 26th - No School

April 30th - School Site Council Meeting, 6:00pm, Library

Tuesday, March 19th, First Street School will have the pleasure of hosting the Western Placer Unified School District Board Meeting in our cafeteria. In addition to typical board business, we will be presenting data to the board on the progress and successes we're having here at First Street School!

Remember that March 25th - March 29th will be our spring break! There will be no school these days. We hope you have a lovely break with your Roadrunners!

As an AVID school, we work to ensure that your students are building the skills that will help them be college and career ready when they graduate from High School. We want students to have the choice to go down the path that they choose, whether that is going to college, attending a trade school, or finding the job of their dreams. As part of this preparation, we like to get students excited about colleges!

The first Friday of the month is college wear Friday. If your student has any college wear, please encourage them to wear it April 5th! If they do not have college wear, encourage them to wear their purple Roadrunner shirt, or any purple clothing to show their school spirit!

We are still looking for big donors to our PTO and Fun Run Fundraising goal of adding a digital marquee to the front of our school! The deadline to donate has been removed and we would love your support! Please click below to find a copy of a letter you can use to request donations from business owners you know in our area! Thank you for all of your support for our mighty school!

https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:d3a8bbfa-7aa7-35d9-a90e-c198e527914d

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open! Please spread the word to anyone you know who has a new student, an incoming TK student, or an incoming Kinder student. They can find the link to register here: https://www.wpusd.org/in-our-schools/enrollment/new-student-registration/next-year-2024-2025

If your student currently attends First Street School on an intra-district transfer, you will need to request to have their intra-district transfer renewed each year. This process will open on January 19th. The link to submit your intra-district transfer can be found here: https://www.wpusd.org/in-our-schools/enrollment/transfers/intra-district-transfers

Students who currently attend First Street School and live in the First Street School boundaries do not need to do anything with registration. GATE students also do not need to submit an intra-district transfer as their enrollment rolls forward year over year at First Street School.

Box Tops for Education

It's a new year, but some things stay the same...Box Tops are a SUPER EASY way to help fund your school with NO cost to you!

While replenishing your cabinets after all those holiday gatherings or equipping your family for some New Year's resolutions... please remember to scan your receipts (any & all) with the Box Tops app. Every dime counts!

First Street School gets $0.10 for each Box Top scanned for our school at NO COST TO YOU. The prices you pay for Participating Products don't change & neither does your shopping experience or favorite stores. With minimal effort to scan the receipts you're already getting with the Box Tops app, the school can earn enough funds to pay for software licenses, activity supplies, snacks, etc.

• Earn Box Tops for Participating Products by scanning receipts with the Box Tops app.
• When you shop online or use delivery services, you can earn Box Tops by forwarding your e-receipt to receipts@boxtops4education.com or by uploading it with the Box Tops app. Learn more about submitting e-receipts here.

We continue to offer breakfast and lunch free of charge to all students this year! Our food services department works hard each year to increase the variety of our dishes, with many of our meals now being cooked from scratch in our school kitchens!

Curious what is on the menu each week? Follow this link to find out what is on the menu!

https://www.wpusd.org/food-and-nutrition-services/on-the-menu

Check out our new Spiritwear designs this year!

We have twelve new designs to show off your school spirit in the 2023-2024 school year. Put any design on any shirt in the collection to make your own unique spirit shirt for our school. T-shirts, tank tops, sweatshirts and more in adult and children's sizes!

We can't wait to see the design you pick out and the unique spirit wear you create!

Follow the QR code by opening your photo app on your phone and clicking the link or go to www.firststreetspiritwear.com to get your gear!

Have you downloaded the Parentsquare app yet? This is the best way to get updates from your students teacher and the school. Parentsquare will automatically translate our messages into the language of your choice and allows you to communicate with your child's teacher in the language of your choice as well!

If you don't have the app on your phone, download it now! Need help? Our wonderful office staff are happy to help!

Internet connectivity is an important part of academic success in education today. Luckily, there are a lot of different options to ensure that your student has access to internet at home. If you do not have internet at home, you may qualify for discounts on internet and computers through the federal Affordable Connectivity Program.

Find out if you qualify by following the instructions at the link here: https://getmyinternet.org/?j=9063912&sfmc_sub=198464893&l=2048712_HTML&u=202253676&mid=6409703&jb=17020&utm_source=edu_acp_2022.09.12&utm_medium=email

Student Quarantine:

Effective this year, California Department of Public Health has replaced most of the requirements about student quarantine with recommendations. The one remaining requirement is that students who are ill must be fever-free for at least 24 hours without the aide of fever-reducing medications before they are able to return to school. Please see the documents below for more detailed information.

CDPH Memo

WPUSD FAQ Document

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns you might have, and follow us on social media!

Email: lreynolds@wpusd.org

Website: https://fses.wpusd.org

Location: 1400 1st Street, Lincoln, CA, USA

Phone: 916-645-6330

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstStreetElementary

Twitter: @WPUSD