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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2024.25 CAMBRIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR

See our Bell Schedule here

Oct. 2nd - Walk N Roll Kick Off

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

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

Oct. 10th - Bike Rodeo

Oct. 11th - Picture Makeup Day

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

Nov. 1st - NO SCHOOL Professional Development Day

Nov. 11th - NO SCHOOL Veterans Day

Steindorf Families,

What a glorious day it was to be a kindergartener! Today, our kindergarten scholars presented their community helper projects. Students shared their knowledge in full attire representing their chosen community helpers with pride and enthusiasm. We had firefighters, doctors, pilots, cleaners, parents, an electrical engineer, a marine biologist, even a geologist and a paleontologist. We also had a postal worker, classroom buddies, and of course so many of our parents and guardians! Monday, we will have a visit from Board of Trustee President and former fire chief (Station 9) Jared Middleton and our local firefighters.

In light of recent reports of threats to school campuses across the United States, I would like to take this moment to remind parents and guardians of the following:

• All adults need to exit our campus by 8:30. If your child arrives after 8:30, they need to pick up a tardy slip through the front office. They will then be able to walk onto campus into their classroom. If your child requires a staff member to walk them to kindergarten, the front office staff will support them.

• We continue to welcome volunteers on campus however, you must check in through the front office and obtain a visitor badge. Head to your volunteer location and then exit our campus by checking out through the front office immediately after your volunteer session is complete. Please do not visit other classrooms or staff members.

• If your child requires over-the-counter medication, prescription medications, eye drops, etc., you will be able to administer those medications in the front office rather than in the classroom.

• Parents are welcome to attend Thursday assembly, but in order for us to return to academic instruction as quickly as possible, parents should not disrupt the flow of students as they enter the amphitheater nor as they return to class. We also need parents to exit campus immediately after the assembly conclusion through the double gates.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

In community,

Dr. Lee

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

— Ola Joseph

Steindorf Parents,

We have noticed a significant increase in lunch drop-offs which is adversely impacting our ability to focus on student safety and maintaining an uninterrupted learning environment on campus. While we understand that accidents happen and students may forget their lunch once in a while, we need to limit the number of disruptions to our office and our students learning. Please follow these best practices to help us in this effort:

• Please do your best to send lunches in the morning.
• If forgotten, drop lunches BEFORE lunchtime has started. If lunchtime has started and a student does not have lunch, they will be directed to the cafeteria for a free lunch. Here is the bell schedule.
• Please communicate with your student in the morning if you plan to drop them lunch so that they know to come to the office at the beginning of their lunch time.
• Please save surprise treats and celebrations for after school. Although very thoughtful, lunchtime is a very busy time for the office and we are not always able to stop tasks to find students on the playground.

Thank you for your support.

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”.

The laws around independent studies have changed, thank you for your patience as we transition to new contracts and procedures.

Here are some of the notable changes that have been made:

-Independent studies can be between 1 and 15 days.

-Only 1 contract is permitted per year, regardless of the length. We've checked with the district and this also applies to families who have already completed independent studies.

-We will not grant any new independent studies after Memorial Day. (May 27th)

-A 10 school day notice is required from the start date of the first independent study day.

Thank you for your patience and understanding through this transition. We greatly appreciate your time and cooperation.

--

Sylvia Ta (She/Her)

Steindorf STEAM School

Health/ Attendance Secretary

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 5

Hello Wonderful Steindorf Families,

We are ONE week away from our second annual INTERNATIONAL FAIR 2.0 on Friday, October 4th. Please note that the new time is from 5:30-7:30 pm.

• Sign-ups have closed, and we now have 36 Food Booths from 25 nations and 26 Student Booths represented at our fair! Hooray!

• Tickets will be sold at the front gates - $ 1 per ticket. We will accept cash and credit card payments via Square.

We will also have special cultural performances from our students and community in the amphitheater at Thursday's morning assembly AND at the International Fair on Friday.

• On Thursday, we will have a Cultural Spirit Dress-Up Day, during which students can wear their traditional attire to school.

• Families can also wear their traditional clothing to our International Fair on Friday.

We can't wait to see you all there!

Sincerely,

The ASB Leadership Team 🌎

Steindorf Choir and Steindorf Strings Parent Information Meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 25th - 6:00PM - Steindorf Cafeteria

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

Beginning Band is open to 4th and 5th graders district wide, no experience necessary. Register for the Cambrian district band here.

Cambrian Choir is open to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders district wide, no experience necessary. Register for the Cambrian district choirs here.

Cadet Band is open to returning 5th Graders. Email Mr. Sanchez for more information, and/or attend the upcoming parent information meeting on Monday, September 23rd - 6:30PM - Ida Price Room 53 (Music Room). Register for the Cambrian district band here.

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.

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

Hello Steindorf families!

This is just a reminder that the parent information meetings for musicians wishing to participate in the district bands and/or choirs are next week. More information about the district ensembles are linked in the ensemble names:

Beginning Band Parent Information Meeting - open to 4th and 5th Graders at any Cambrian school

Monday, September 16th - 6:30PM - Farnham Cafeteria

Cambrian Choir Parent Information Meeting - open to 3rd-5th Graders at any Cambrian school

Tuesday, September 17th - 6:30PM - Steindorf Cafeteria

Cadet Band Parent Information Meeting - open to returning 5th Graders - email Mr. Sanchez for more information

Monday, September 23rd - 6:30PM - Ida Price Room 53 (Music Room)

The parent information meeting for Steindorf ensembles is as follows:

Steindorf Choir and Steindorf Strings Parent Information Meeting - open to all 4-8th graders at Steindorf (more information below)

Wednesday, September 25th - 6:00PM - Steindorf Cafeteria

Steindorf Choir:

Steindorf Musicians from grades 6-8 are invited to join the Steindorf Choir. No prior singing experience is necessary!

5th graders may be permitted to join the Steindorf Choir based on experience and availability - send Mrs. Marriott an email for more details.

Choir rehearsals will be held on Monday mornings from 7:30-8:25 in room 16.

Steindorf Strings:

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.

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

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

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.

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

(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.

Girls on the Run is a fun, evidence-based program that empowers 3rd-5th grade girls, while helping them train to complete a 5K! 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. The season runs for 10 weeks from March through May. Click HERE for more info. For questions, please contact Catherine Winfield at jcathwin@gmail.com.

We are excited to celebrate the International Walk & Roll to School day on Oct 2nd!

Similar to last year, we will use the Active4.me program to track Walk & Roll participation. All new students should have received their WnR QR tags today. Volunteers will scan these QR codes when your student arrives at school to mark their participation in the Walk & Roll Program.

Please register your student(s) by clicking HERE so we can accurately track the amount of distance we have collectively traveled. Optionally, when registering, parents can also sign up to receive notifications when their student walks/rolls to school & scans their tag at the gate. The notifications contain cool info such as cumulative distance traveled, amount of CO2 saved, etc.

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.

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

Click HERE for the Fall 2024 enrichment schedule.

Take our quick Interest Survey! Steindorf Enrichment wants your input so we can provide classes that our students want to take. Please take a moment to let us know what you’re interested in. Please email us at steindorf.enrichment@gmail.com with any ideas, contacts, feedback, etc.

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.