SCC Weekly Newsletter: March 11 - 17, 2019
Upcoming Events
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Monday, March 11
Wednesday, March 13
Monday, March 18 - Friday March 22
Tuesday, March 19
Friday, March 22
Saturday, March 23
Highlights in this Issue

•  Volunteer : Garden, Book Fair, 5-8 Seminars & More
•  Educare : Conference Week, Spring Enrichments, April Special Days & Summer Dance Camp
•  Winter Skate Party: Details & Reservations
•  Parent Ed :  Importance of Family Dinner & More
•  Hot Lunch: New Entree & Snack Items
 •   SCSD/Community Events : 5th Grade Basketball, Middle School Spring Sports & More
REMINDER: No School TOMORROW Monday, March 11!
Volunteer Corner
Melissa May , Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteer Help Wanted : P lease contact Melissa May if you can help with the following or have questions. 
  • Charter Garden: We have the opportunity to start a school garden with possible funding & resources from the County, and need volunteers to help round out a team with some staff members.
  • Shed Assemblers: Educare has three 6'x3' cedar sheds that need assembling. This is a job for at least 2 people, estimate is 2 hours per shed. Can be done after school or on the weekends. 
  • Book Fair Volunteers Needed: The Scholastic Book Fair will be Mon, April 1 - Thurs, April 4. We need volunteers to set up, take down and staff the fair. Sign up here. Class visits are included if you'd like to work during your learner's visit. 
  • Cricket Seminar Grades 5-8: Parents leading this seminar grew up playing cricket, and need assistants & equipment to share this really fun sport with the 5-8 learners, and you! Sign up here. Drop off equipment to donate or share in the office by Melissa's space. Got questions? Contact Munazza Bukhari or Melissa May. Thank you!
  • Cooking Seminar Grades 5-8: We've added another class for this popular seminar! The leads and assistants have prep and shopping covered, but we need 1 more assistant each week and additional coverage on April 3rd and May 1st. Sign up here.
  • Hot Lunch Team (Thursdays): Hot Lunch needs volunteers to help on Thursdays from 11:50 am-1:05 pm. You'll earn double volunteer hours and ChoiceLunch credit. Contact Akash at acbijlani@icloud.com or (650) 248-9166.
Volunteer Jobs Still in Need
Anchoring Backpack Carts, Lunch Recess, Paint Striping Contractor, Chickens' Ball, and more volunteers needed. See here for more information.

SignUp.com : Please click the link below to log any hours not covered by a Signup.
Educare Happenings
Katie Hall , Desi Smith & Nathan Sweatt , Co-Directors of Educare
Conference Week
Educare is open for conference week! For times, cost & registration guidelines click here .

Reminder: Educare is not available for unexpected drop-ins during conferences. If you want your learner to join us for the adults-only segment of your conference, they need to be registered and enrolled for the appropriate time frame. 

Announcing Spring After-School Enrichments
A broad array of classes run from April 22nd to May 31st. For info on offerings/times and to register, click here . 

Educare Spring Break Special Days
Join us for a week of adventure April 15th through April 18th (CLOSED Friday, April 19th) . To learn more, click here . 

Summer Dance Camp June 17th to June 21st 
Educare's Katie and Je'Nelle have planned a week dedicated to Dance! Open to all levels, incoming Grades 1 through 8. Click here  for information.

Registration for all Special days will be through your EZChildtrack Flex Plan . To register for Dance Camp and Enrichments, visit the Educare Store . 
Winter Skating Party
It's time for the annual CLC Winter Skating Party at the charming Winter Lodge in Palo Alto. This private CLC event will take place on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm and everyone is welcome: extended family, friends, etc. Cost is $22 per skater; spectators are free.
 
To sign up and and get payment info, see this link.
SCEF Update
Thank You from our Starlight Gala team!
A BIG thank you to the attendees, donors and volunteers for
making the SCEF Starlight Gala such a special evening. The
children of San Carlos appreciate YOUR investment in their
education.
Teacher Auctions
Did you miss out on grabbing a spot for your child to go on their teacher’s outing?
The POST EVENT "auction" site has over 300 spots in 85 outings still available! All spots are for sale at Fixed, Buy-it-Now prices. Check them out at: https://scefkids2019.ggo.bid
Parent Education
Lorea Martinez , Parent Ed Liaison
According to parenting coach Dr. Laura Markham, dinner is the best predictor we have of how kids will do in adolescence. The more frequently kids eat dinner with their families, the better they do in school, and the less likely they are to get involved with drugs or alcohol, suffer depression, consider suicide, or become sexually active during high school. If you want to learn more about the importance of family dinners and how to make them happen regularly, read Laura’s article here. 

Coming up this week, you can learn about drug and alcohol prevention (Tue) and positive discipline (Thurs). And did you already sign up for the yoga and mindfulness class at SCC? Click here if you haven’t. Happy Parenting!
Click here for information about upcoming Special Ed Informational Nights held at the San Mateo County Office of Education. These trainings can also be attended virtually.
Yearbook Update
The 2018-2019 Charter Yearbook is now available for sale for $25. The deadline to purchase is March 31st.  

Please upload your photos from this school year to SmugMug ASAP. Click here for instructions and the list of yearbooks & ads purchased to date.
Hot Lunch Information
Akash Bijlani , Hot Lunch Coordinator
New additions to the hot lunch menu include King’s Hawaiian Sweet Cold Sliders (entree) and Angie’s Boomchickapop (snack).

To keep ChoiceLunch at SCC next year we must get our hot lunch volumes up. We’ve had a pretty substantial dip in volumes since returning from President's week and we’re in jeopardy of not having hot lunch at SCC next year. Please order ChoiceLunch!!  
Greater San Carlos Community Information
  • Click the Blue Button below to read about 5th Grade Basketball, Middle School Spring Sports and more
Appreciations
  • Thank you Nick Tanouye (father of Charter alum Joshua Tanouye)! Nick still comes every Tuesday morning to volunteer as Take-Apart seminar lead for the K-1. Many children have benefited by Nick's unwavering volunteerism! We appreciate all that you do. 
  • Thank you to Munazza Bukhari for all of her hard work and dedication to the 5-8 Seminar Program! We couldn't do it without you!  
  • Thank you Tomás González and Carla Philbrick for all your help during Spanish class every week. The Spanish program really appreciates your commitment and support!  
  • Thank you Melanie Tsonas for bringing interesting, flavor-filled recipes for the kids of Room 122 to make!  
Have a great week!
-The Newsletter Team at newsletter@scclc.net