February 19, 2023

School is closed on Monday in observance of Presidents’ Day.  Classes resume to a full day of instruction on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 (8:15-2:45)

Teaching your child about Acceptance and Respect

Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen an increase in students making hurtful comments. I ask that you have conversations with your child about acceptance and respect.

Our children will experience more change, see more places, learn more things, and be exposed to a greater variety of people and cultures than any other generation in the history of humankind. To succeed in this complex and diverse world, they’ll need to develop the capacity for acceptance and respect.

  • How to Promote Acceptance and Respect in Young Children
    • Make your child feel special, safe, and loved. Don’t be sparing with words of praise. A loved child learns to love.
    • Create learning opportunities about new places, people, and cultures. Expose your child to a variety of perspectives through books, songs, food, and cultural events and celebrations.
    • Intervene when you hear or see intolerant behavior. Don’t be punitive — help your child learn healthier ways to interact with others.
    • Use positive comments to shape and reinforce your child’s behavior. Avoid giving instruction using “no” (such as “Don’t do that”). Offering helpful alternatives (“Be gentle with your brother”) will be more productive.
    • Model respect. Your child will learn to reach out and be sensitive and respectful of others by watching how you discuss, relate to, and value other people.

YMCA Giving Campaign

If you were still looking to support a worthwhile organization, I would encourage you to help us meet our other giving goal- our local YMCA.  We are very fortunate that we have the YMCA connected to our school!  They are able to provided needed services to many of families.  We have raised $1,194 of our campus goal of $1,500.00, please click on the link and support our local Y that gives back to many of our Robo Griffins!

https://www.classy.org/fundraiser/4313664

Thanks to our PTA

Did you know that our PTA is giving every classroom $200 to updated their classroom libraries?  This will help to ensure that our students have diverse literature in every classroom on campus.  Thanks for always supporting PTA.

Calendar of Events:

19- Happy Birthday Ms. Mena

20- No School– President’s Day

21- Students return to a full day of school (8:15-2:45)

22- PTA General Meeting @Camarena MPR 6:00-7:00

23- Black Learners Advisory Council Meeting @Jeffers 6:00-7:30

24- Happy Birthday Ms. Do

24- Spirit Day

27- Spring/Promotion Picture Day

27- Happy Birthday Ms. Larson

27- ELAC Meeting 8:30-9:30

27- Sixth Grade Adolescent Growth Resource Parent Preview Night (Online) 6:00-7:30

Sixth GradeAGE Parent Flyer 2.27.23

28- Jr. Soccer Team game here @4:15

March

1- Upper Soccer Game here 4:15

1- Fourth Grade Girls Only Adolescent Growth Resource Parent Preview Night (Online) 6:00-7:30

Fourth Grade AGE Parent Flyer 03.01.23

2- Read Across America Day

2- Fifth Grade Adolescent Growth Resource Parent Preview Night (Online) 6:00-7:30

Fifth Grade AGE Parent Flyer 03.02.23

3- School Spirit Day

4- Happy Birthday Ms. Blas

6-10 Book Fair on Campus (Due to the fact that our book fair doesn’t always have a large selection of Spanish titles, we will have a special Spanish Book Truck here on March 10 from 7:30-9:30 selling more titles.)

7- DAC/DELAC Meeting 12:00-2:00 District Office

7- Jr. Soccer Game @Rogers 4:15

8- Upper Soccer Game @Arroyo 4:15

8- School Board Meeting 6:00

9-17 Minimum Days/Parent Teacher Conferences (Students dismissed daily at 1:15)

10- Spanish Book Truck 7:30-9:30

10- Red Carpet (TK-K @8:30, 1st-2nd @9:30)

10- Spirit Day

12- Daylight Saving- Spring forward one hour

14- Jr. Soccer Game here @4:15

15- Happy Birthday Ms. Marcy

15- Upper Soccer Game here 4:15

17- Red Carpet (3rd-4th @8:30, 5th-6th @9:30)

20-31- Spring Break (No School)

20- Happy Birthday Ms. Ranouta

24- Happy Birthday Ms. Balderas

31- Happy Birthday Ms. Scalera

April

3- Students return to school (Minimum Day- students are dismissed at 1:15)