Podesta Ranch Newletter 02/23/2025
02/23/2025
Podesta Ranch Families,
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! As we head into another great week, I want to take a moment to celebrate the amazing talent we saw at our Talent Show this past Friday. Our students truly shined with their incredible performances, and it was wonderful to see their hard work and creativity on stage!
This week, we continue to reinforce our PBIS expectations—being Responsible, Kind, and Safe—both inside and outside the classroom. Thank you for your continued support in helping our students grow in these important areas!
A couple of important reminders: Report cards will be coming home this Friday, so please check your child’s backpack. And don’t forget to join us for our Tri-Tip Dinner this Saturday—it’s a great opportunity to come together as a school community while enjoying a delicious meal!
Looking forward to another fantastic week at Podesta Ranch!
Thank you for your continued support in making Podesta Ranch a wonderful place to learn and grow. Red-Tailed Hawks are Responsible, Kind and Safe! Red-Tailed Hawks, Our school RocKS!
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out. Let’s make it a great week!
Sincerely,
Alyssa Barban, Principal
🚸TK and Kindergarten Enrollment
- When: Starting Saturday, February 1st, 2025
- How: Online Enrollment (Lodiusd.net or scan the QR code on attached flyer)
- TK Eligibility: Children turning 4 years old by Monday, September 1, 2025
- Kindergarten Eligibility: Children turning 5 years old on or before Monday, September 1, 2025
- 1st grade Eligibility: Children turning 6 years old on or before Monday, September 1, 2025
Please click on the image on the right for the digital flyer for more information.
📚Read Across America Week
SAVE THE DATE! We are celebrating Read Across America in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday from Monday, March 3rd, 2025 to Friday, March 7th, 2025.
Monday, March 3rd, 2025:
Tie Dye Day (inspired by Liang and the Magic Paintbrush)
Tuesday, March 4th, 2025:
Hat Day (inspired by Three Hat Day)
Wednesday, March 5th, 2025:
Favorite Patterns Day (inspired by Patchwork Quilt)
Thursday, March 6th, 2025:
Favorite Band/Musical Artist (inspired by Hip Cat)
Friday, March 7th, 2025:
Black and Red Day (inspired by The Shadow)
Click on the image on the right for the digital flyer.
🎁Grade Level Raffle Baskets
Please click on the grade levels below to support by donating towards each grade level Raffle Basket for the Tri Tip Dinner Banquet. All monies fundraised goes back into our students!
🎲Traditional Kindergarten - Family Game Night
👨🏻❤️👨🏻Fifth Grade - Date Night
🍝SDC Intermediate - Taste of Italy
Please click on the image on the right for the digital flyer.
🐮Tri-Tip Dinner
Save the Date! Our annual Tri-Tip Dinner fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 1st, 2025. This is an ALL ADULT ONLY event and a great time to meet with other parents/staff members. If you would like to participate, please click on the image on the left for the digital flyer or scan the QR code to purchase tickets.
💵Making Payments
If you are in need to make library book payments or would like to purchase Chromebook Insurance through the District, please click on the image on the right or scan the QR code for access.
You may also click on the blue words PAYMENT below for the digital form to turn in to pay.
👪Family Resources in San Joaquin Area
Click on the image on the right for family resources avaliable in the San Joaquin area.
Please click on the BLUE words below to access the LUSD Counseling Website.
🚸District Advisory Committee (DAC) Meeting (K-12)
We invite all parents to join us for the rescheduled District Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting! Our DAC Meeting will be held on March 3, 2025 (Please note new date for DAC Meeting. Originally scheduled February 24, 2025). This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about our district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), hear about student progress, and share your valuable input to help shape our goals for the future.
DAC Meeting Details
📅 Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2025
🕠 Time: 5:30 PM
📍 Location: Lodi Unified School District Office, 1305 E. Vine St., Lodi, CA 95240
Your voice and involvement are important to us. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please reach out to lcapfeedback@lodiusd.net with any questions or feedback.
📝Lodi USD Community Input Needed – LCAP Thought Exchange
Lodi USD invites you to share your thoughts on the district’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)! Your input is essential in shaping our priorities and ensuring our students receive the support they need.
Please take a moment to participate in our Thought Exchange by clicking the link below:
🔗 https://tejoin.com/scroll/308859188
Your feedback will help guide the development of our LCAP moving forward. Thank you for being a valued part of our community!
Use the link below or QR code to access Thought Exchange survey.
🧣Dorothy L. Jones FRC February 2025 Newsletter
This is a monthly community resource newsletter for K-12 students and parents—the Dorothy L. Jones FRC Center, in partnership with San Joaquin County, provides free clothing giveaways to tax assistance. Please click on the image on the right for the digital flyer.
If you have any questions, contact Xena Ferrario at (209) 373-2488.
🌺Spring Intersession Bridge Program
The Bridge Program is now accepting registrations at select (5) Lodi USD school sites for their Spring Intersession Program over the Spring Break. See below for more info!
Locations:
- Nichols Elementary: (1301 S Crescent Ave, Lodi CA)
- Washington Elementary: (831 W. Lockeford St, Lodi CA)
- Clairmont Elementary: (8282 LeMans Ave, Stockton CA)
- Wagner-Holt Elementary (8778 Brattle Pl. , Stockton CA)
- *Oakwood Elementary (1315 Woodcreek Way, Stockton CA)
*Oakwood Elementary "Registrations" limited to Oakwood & Creekside students only
Dates & Times:
- Monday, March 17th to Friday, March 21st, 2025
- 8 AM - 5 PM.
Space is Limited and Enrollment will be based on a first-come basis for all sites.
Registration Deadline: March 10, 2025
REGISTER TODAY - Click below to learn more!
English: Spring Intersession Flyer
Spanish: Spring Intersession Flyer - Spanish
You may also click on the image on the right to see the flyer in English.
🥪 Trimester 3 Cafeteria Menu 2024/25
Join us for FREE nutritious breakfast each morning at 7:45 AM!
Please click on the image on the right to see a live view of the cafeteria menu for our school. Make sure to click on the drop down menu for Podesta Ranch Elementary School.
Click the BLUE WORDS MENU below for the digital pdf copy of the lunch menu.
For more information about lunches and nutrition on the LodiUSD website, please click on the BLUE words below.
🥞Free Breakfast Hours
Free breakfast is served every school day at 7:45 AM - 8:00 AM. If your child intends on eating free breakfast at school, they may arrive no earlier than 7:45 AM. If they are not eating breakfast, children should not arrive at school before 8:00 AM in lieu to safety concerns. No adults are supervising the students before 7:45 AM.
🚸Drop Off and Pick Up
Please remember to NOT pick up or drop off your child in the bus loop or parking lot area, especially by the DEAD END section of the parking lot. Bus loop is ONLY for our SPED students and busses, and families are highly advised to accompany their child when walking through the parking lot. We do not have adults supervising these areas. Please park your car in the parking lot if you are planning to pick up your students directly from their teachers. Please leave the drop off area ONLY for moving vehicles that are picking up/dropping off quickly, and refrain from double parking, as we need ease of car movement for student and driver safety. Lastly, please do not exit the entrance area into the parking lot during drop off/pick up times to avoid collision from oncoming traffic.
Thank you for partnering with us and modeling to our students the importance of following traffic and road safety rules. 👍
⏰ Attendance
One of our site goals, and our challenge from the Superintendent, is to improve attendance and curb truancy. The law states that students will attend every day, on time, and ready for school. With a new system in place, absences are carefully tracked, and notices are automatically sent to guardians. You have 10 days to clear an absence. On the 11th day it reverts to all unexcused and is considered truancy.
If you request IS, it must be requested 2 weeks prior and approved by IS administration. Please do not wait until the night before.
📖Student Handbook
Please click on the blue words student and family handbook for the pdf of school rules/policies for 2024-2025 school year, as it has important information about all school expectations.
You may also click on the image on the right for the same document.
👟 Student Dress Code & Safety Policy
As the weather becomes colder and as a safety reminder, please send your student to school in appropriate attire, including shoes. Our dress code can be found in the Student Handbook in your student's planner or online. Students are expected to wear closed toe/heeled shoes. Students with sandals, slides, or Crocs will be asked to sit out during recess and PE to ensure student safety on the playground, stairwell and in the bark box.
Please click on the image on the right for the digital Student Handbook regarding their dress code.