SCC Weekly Newsletter: Mar. 18 - Mar. 24, 2019
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Upcoming Events
(click on event name for calendar details)
Mon. Mar 18 - Fri. Mar. 22
Monday, March 18
Tuesday, March 19
Friday, March 22
Saturday, March 23
Wednesday, March 27
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Highlights in this Issue
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Director's Spotlight
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Book Fair and Read-a-thon
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Board of Directors
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Please consider joining the BOD!
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Volunteer
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Help Wanted! Many Jobs Available
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Winter Skating Party: Join the fun THIS SATURDAY
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Educare
: Conference Week, Enrichments, Spring Break, & Dance Camp
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Parent Ed
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Yoga Event THIS TUESDAY, the Pressures Girls Face, & More
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Hot Lunch
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Volunteers Needed & Please Order
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Yearbook
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Two Weeks Left to Order Yearbook
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SCSD/Community Events
: Sports, Earth Day, Math Workshops, & More
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SCEF
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Revel at Devil's Tickets & Auction Items Available
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Conference Week Reminders: March 18-22
- 1st - 8th grades: Minimum days all week! Dismissal time 12:35 Mon through Fri
- Kindergarten learners keep their regular schedule (12:00 noon dismissal M, T, Th, and F; 12:35 dismissal on W)
- PLEASE be on time for your scheduled conference!
- Please park off-campus and walk in.
- Educare is open to learners who are registered and enrolled (see below for details).
- No after-school enrichments during conference week
- Crossing guards will be on duty, both in the morning and at our early dismissal times. If there are any concerns or if the crossing guards are missing, please notify Akash Bijlani at acbijlani@icloud.com or via cell/text at (650) 248-9166.
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Director's Spotlight On... Book Fair and Read-a-thon!
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This year, for the first time, we are hosting our Book Fair in our very own library! In today's Spotlight, I am pleased to share with all of you the details of our
2018-2019 Scholastic Book Fair, taking place April 1 – April 4. In celebration of our annual book fair, SCC’s Librarian Emma Moore and I are also hosting a school-wide Read-a-thon.
The Read-a-thon will kick off Monday, March 18 and conclude Monday, April 1.
IF learners break the school-wide challenge, Emma and I will spend Wednesday night, April 3 on the roof of the Community Hall. Please stay tuned for more details including the reading challenge and how to record minutes read.
Save the date(s) and times listed below. Every learner at SCC will visit the book fair with their class and will also be able to shop during their lunch break. As in past years, the book fair will be open for before- and after-school shopping. Adults are welcome to browse and shop any time of day. Wednesday night will be the “late” night family shopping night with the book fair being open from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m.
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Book Fair Dates: Monday, April 1 - Thursday, April 4, 2019
Shopping Hours:
- Monday, April 1 -- 7:45 - 3:30
- Tuesday, April 2 -- 7:45 - 3:30
- Wednesday, April 3 -- 7:45 - 1:10
- Thursday, April 4 -- 7:45 - 1:10
Special Event: Wednesday, April 3, 2019
- Family Shopping Night, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- Results of SCC Read-a-thon announced...
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Your child(ren) will bring home a packet of book fair materials next week that will include the dates and times above, complete Read-a-thon information, and more. Flyers and electronic communication will let you know how to sign up to volunteer for the Book Fair. Please direct any questions to
Kim Strickland,
Emma Moore, or
Melissa May I hope to see you and your family there!
Reminder that Tuesday, March 19th, we are hosting a workshop: Yoga and Mindfulness for Peaceful Parenting.
Please click here for the link to the event that will provide you with more details. No need to RSVP, just show up in comfortable clothes. I hope to see many of you there!
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Board of Directors Update
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Open Family Representative Seat on the San Carlos Charter Board of Directors (BOD)
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A Family Representative seat on the BOD will open at the end of June 2019. Please consider running.
Prior BOD experience is not required. The election will be held the first week of May.
Some of the key duties & responsibilities of the BOD are:
- Charter implementation and renewal
- Budget oversight, development, and approval
- Policy development and approval
- Manage Executive Director review and compensation process
Being on the BOD provides an opportunity to support our school, plan for its future, and ensure its financial stability.
Over the next several weeks, we will be scheduling informational sessions to share more details about what being a BOD member entails. In the meantime, please reach out to any
current or former board members for more information.
Thank you for considering being a part of the SCC BOD!
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Volunteer Help Wanted
If you can help with any of the following or have questions, please contact
Melissa May.
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- 3/4 Handy Person: We have a cupboard door that needs fixing and a bookshelf that needs to be anchored.
- Read-a-thon: We are looking for a volunteer that can tally up the Read-a-thon sheets on March 26th/27th and April 1st. This can be an on-campus or take-home job.
- Dinosaur Costume or Decoration: The Book Fair is going to be "Dino-Mite," but we need your help. We are looking to borrow an inflatable T-Rex costume or any other dinosaur costume/decorations that would fit an adult or 7/8th grader. We will need it the first week of April.
- Pizza Night Organizer: On the evening of Wednesday, April 3rd, we will have the Book Fair and Vendor Fair as well as the grand finale of the Read-a-thon. We thought it would be nice to offer pizza to families. We are looking for a volunteer to organize this.
- Take-Apart Items Needed: Keyboards, computers, typewriters, VCR or DVD players, scanners, stereo equipment, kitchen appliances, etc... Please drop off items in the Take-Apart box in the office.
- Weekly e-waste run to Recology for K/1 Take-Apart parts: Looking for a parent that can drop off a bin of parts weekly to Recology. There is no charge for dropping off parts.
- Newspaper for Chicken Coop: We need newspaper for the chicken coop. Please drop off papers in the box next to the front desk.
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Volunteer Jobs Still in Need
Book Fair, 5-8 Seminars, Hot Lunch & more volunteers still needed!
See
here
for more information.
SignUp.com
:
Please click the link below
to log any hours not covered by a Signup.
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Come one, come all to the annual CLC Winter Skating Party this Saturday, March 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm! This private SCC event takes place at the charming Winter Lodge in Palo Alto. Everyone is welcome: extended family, friends, etc. Cost is $22 per skater; spectators are free.
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Conference Week
Educare is open for conference week! For times, cost & registration guidelines click
here.
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.
Reminder: No After-School Enrichments During Conference Week
Spring After-School Enrichments
A broad array of classes run from April 22nd - May 31st.
Just added to the schedule on Wednesdays is Kidz Love Soccer for Kinder and First Grade only.
For info on offerings/times and to register, click
here
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Educare Spring Break Special Days
Join us for a week of adventure April 15th - April 18th (CLOSED Friday, April 19th). To learn more, click
here
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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.
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Girls are often influenced by subtle and not-so-subtle messages to believe that their role in life is to please others and to be “perfect” rather than take care of themselves and follow their own dreams. According to Dr. Lisa Damour, author of the new book
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls, our daughters have gotten the powerful message that they are expected to accommodate others’ requests. If you are raising girls, pay attention to how you pressure them to say yes, and support them to say no with confidence. For more tips and details about the book, read
this article from the Greater Good Science Center.
Coming on Tuesday,
SCC is hosting a yoga and mindfulness self-care session for the parent community. Sign up
here or just show up with comfortable clothes. For details on other events, click on the button below. Happy Parenting!
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Are you looking for a new volunteer opportunity, or are you looking for additional volunteer hours for this year?
The Hot Lunch Team is in desperate need of volunteers to help out on Thursdays. You’d start immediately, and volunteer hours are from 11:50 am-1:05 pm. If you’re interested in earning double volunteer hours
and ChoiceLunch credit, please contact Akash at
acbijlani@icloud.com or text/cell at (650) 248-9166.
Want to keep ChoiceLunch at SCC next year? If you do, then
we must get our hot lunch volumes up. Our volumes are still lower than expected, and
we’re in jeopardy of not having hot lunch at SCC next year. Please order ChoiceLunch!
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The 2018-2019 Charter Yearbook is now available for sale for $25.
The deadline to purchase is March 31st.
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Greater San Carlos Community Information
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- Click the BLUE button below for information about middle school sports, Earth Day, upcoming math workshops, & more.
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REVEL AT DEVIL’S!
On May 4, 2019 , join us at for the annual community event at Devil’s Canyon and enjoy live music by the Best of the 80s: Tainted Love! Ticket price is $75 per person and $35 per teacher/staff. Price includes entrance to Devil's Canyon and one drink ticket, as well as dinner from food trucks & dessert table. Buy your tickets now and pick one up for your favorite educator too!
Did You Miss Out?
Did you miss out on Gala online auction items, or grabbing a spot for your child to go on their teacher’s outing? The POST EVENT "auction" site has many items still available! All teacher outings are for sale at Fixed, Buy-it-Now prices.
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- The 3/4 Team appreciates Stephanie Fustar for some behind the scenes work in preparation for our upcoming Monterey overnight field trip.
- Thanks to Cindi Hunter for her assistance with multiple projects around campus and helping the school with important grant work.
- Thank you to Maggie Mendoza for taking the 8th grade "Most Likely To" photos last week and the entire Yearbook Team for all their hard work behind the scenes.
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