Greetings Lupine Families,

It was great to see so many of you come out to Back to School Night. If you missed it, please check in with your child's teacher and they will update you.

On September 1st, Lupine welcomed Superintendent, Dr. Hurst, Board Trustee Jamela Smith-Folds and the Mayor of Hercules, Mr. Bailey. We discussed a better way to move traffic through our parking lot, shading and safety. Additionally, we visited our 5th grade classrooms where students had an opportunity to ask our visitors questions about their leadership roles.

This month our 4th and 5th graders have an opportunity to run for Student Council. Mrs. Fernandez is our teacher supporting our young leaders. We look forward to elections.

All schools have committees that are required by the state. These committees are a crucial part of decision making, school resources and budgets. Committees consist of teachers, parents, community workers and support staff. It really does "Take a Village" to create a thriving school and we need your participation.

SSC (School Site Council - 2 parents): The common goal and focus of this elected body are to support student success. The SSC does this by developing and monitoring the implementation of the school’s plan known as the Single Plan for Student Achievement.

ELAC (English Language Advisory Committee -1 parent): The ELAC shall be responsible for the following tasks: Advising the principal and staff in the development of a site plan for English learners and submitting the plan to the School Site Council for consideration of inclusion in the School Plan for Student Achievement.

AAPAC (African American Parent Advisory Committee - 1 parent): Advise the SSC on programs and services for African American/Black students, including reviewing the SPSA.

Please email Ms. Sheldon psheldon@wccusd.net if you have questions or are interested in participating.

Parents we need your help:

1. Educational Benefits Form: (Contest ends 9/23)

• Login to your PowerSchool Account (Need help? Call our office)
• Choose 'Forms', then 'Educational Benefits'
• Answer a couple of short questions, then you're done!

2. Get connected on ParentSquare.

• All school communication will only be sent on this platform beginning 10/1.

3. Annual School Forms: (This is how we contact you for emergencies)

• Visit: wccusd.Powerschool.com
• Login to your PowerSchool Account (Need help? Call our office)
• Click the Annual School Forms icon and update your child's information.

It is so wonderful to be back at school and starting garden classes again! We are looking forward to what is hopefully a full year of garden programming at Lupine Hills. I'm Ms. Elizabeth and I will be starting garden classes on September 6th, with each class attending once per week. We passed out fliers for garden donations at Parent Night on September 1st, if you did not get one please ask your teacher for a copy. September in the garden will be getting students re-acquainted with the garden, amending the beds to get them ready for fall crops, planting fall crops and learning about our soil, seeds, and doing scavenger hunts. Lupine Hills was recently the recipient of a lovely donation of native wildflowers. Each class will get to plant milkweed, encelia, and yarrow native to our area. It is the hope that we will create a lush native plant garden to attract butterflies, pollinators and birds to our garden for our students to enjoy.

Donate to the Lupine Hills Garden Fund

Our PTA is working hard at planning events this year for our students. Please help support them by signing up. Your membership fee supports Lupine Hills events moving forward.

Join the PTA: http://bit.ly/JoinLupineHillsPTA

SWAG (Lupine Spirit Gear) Fundraiser: https://www.customink.com/fundraising/lupine-hills-elementary-spiritwear-3062

9/1 - Back to School Night 5:30-7pm

9/5 - Labor Day

9/14 - Kona Ice 1:30-3pm

9/15 - Hispanic Heritage Month Begins

9/21 - Student Council Elections

9/22 - Shelter in Place Drill 9:30am

9/28 - SSC (School Site Council)_Zoom Meeting

Email: psheldon@wccusd.net
Website: https://www.wccusd.net/lupinehills
Location: 1919 Lupine Road, Hercules, CA, USA
Phone: 510-231-1411
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LupineHillsElementary