SCC Weekly Newsletter: February 10 - 17, 2020
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Upcoming Events
(click on event name for calendar details)
Monday, Feb. 10
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Thursday, Feb. 13
Friday, Feb. 14
Mon., Feb. 17 - Fri., Feb. 21
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Highlights in this Issue
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Director's Spotlight:
Learner Exhibitions
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Enrollment: Deadlines and Lottery This Week
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Board of Directors: Executive Director Search Update at BOD Meeting THIS WEDNESDAY
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Learner Services: Welcome Paula Bozicevic
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PRT:
Next Meeting Feb. 27
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Educare:
Spring Enrichments; February Break Special Days
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Dancing Under the Stars: Seeking Party Lead
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Yearbook: Purchase Ads by THIS FRIDAY
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Parent Ed:
Nurturing Truthfulness; Parenting Book Club Meeting March 3
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SCEF: Matching Program, Starlight Gala, & Auction Success
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Middle School Spring Sports: Interest Form
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Healthy Cities Tutoring: Math Tips Workshop; Perfect Pairings
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Enrollment and re-enrollment deadlines this week!
Learner Exhibition this Thursday, 2/13 at 6pm for all grade levels. See Director's Spotlight for more information.
Due to Presidents Week, this will be the last Newsletter
until Sunday, 2/22. Have a great break!
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Director's Spotlight On... Learner Exhibitions
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Learner Exhibitions are community-wide celebrations that are a wonderful opportunity to come together and celebrate the learners.
Our first Learner Exhibition this year is scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 6:00pm – 7:30pm.
For those who have not had the opportunity to experience a Learner Exhibition,
this is a kindergarten – 8th grade event, with all classrooms participating. Learner Exhibitions are not traditional open houses, which are primarily teacher-driven. Rather, they provide a chance for the learners to exhibit the projects they have been working on to an audience outside their classmates and educator. The exhibition looks different at each age level because the classrooms/grade levels may choose to exhibit different parts of their curriculum. There may be finished projects or products, or you may see works in progress. What you will see is a strong sense of learner effort and ownership in all classrooms.
Parents and families are welcome and encouraged to visit all the classrooms/grade levels. This is a great opportunity to see SCC learning across the grade levels and a unique opportunity to see our curriculum build over the 9-year span. You will have insight into what the learners are able to do at the different developmental stages and get a sense of how we build habits of mind, practices, and ideas in the different content areas. I really hope that you are able to block out your calendar so you can join us!
Please note: We ask that
children be accompanied/supervised by an adult throughout the entire event. With the increase in our school population, the number of bodies on site during the Learner Exhibitions has dramatically increased. This kind of attendance is awesome! However, we need to keep safety in mind. With the stairways and dark spaces away from the lit buildings, chances increase that kids can get hurt, spooked, or separated from their parents. Educators are focused on their classroom and interacting with families and cannot be monitoring children’s behavior. Please help us keep everyone safe and enjoying the event by keeping your child in your sights during the evening.
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Thank you!
The Enrollment Team thanks all our fantastic docents (learners and adults,) educators, administration and staff for supporting the Open House Tours! These tours play an important role in our enrollment process.
Last Chance for Sibling and New Family Applications for the 2020-2021 School Year
Monday, February 10th at 12:00pm (noon) is the deadline to submit both Kindergarten Sibling and New Family applications for the 2020-2021 school year.
Any New Family applications received after the deadline will NOT be included in the lottery and will be added to the bottom of the waitlist. The lottery to fill available positions (and waitlists) for all grades is at 9:00am on Friday, February 14th. More information is available on the
Enrollment page.
Re-Enrollment Due This Friday
Everyone should have received their re-enrollment emails by this time (for real!). Please do respond via SchoolMint before February 14th to hold your child’s spot at Charter.
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Board of Directors Update
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The next Board of Directors meeting is this Wednesday,
February 12th at 7:30pm. All are welcome to attend and participate in the open discussions. We will have an update at the beginning of the meeting from the Executive Director Search Committee regarding focus groups. We will also have an update from Edgility and answer any questions that have been anonymously submitted through
Survey Monkey.
The BOD will continue to update the community as this process continues. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email the
board@scclc.net.
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Learner Services News
Laura McNabb
, Director of Learner Services and Assistant Director
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A New Addition
I am excited to report that we hired
Paula Bozicevic part-time to work with our K-4 learners in Special Education; we have been searching for Paula for some time and I can, without hesitation, report that she is definitely worth the wait!
To read more about Paula and the exciting changes we are making in our Special Education programming, click
here. Please reach out if you have questions!
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Volunteer Help Wanted
A party lead is needed for the annual mid-September event, Dancing Under the Stars. Are you up for the fun?! See the Dancing Under the Stars section below for more information.
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Volunteer Jobs Still in Need
The Upper Garden and the Variety Show still need your help!
See
here
for more information.
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Join us for the next PRT meeting!
Date:
Thursday, February 27
Time:
7:00p - 9:00p
Location: TBD
Please RSVP at this
link to help us plan and to have volunteer hours automatically logged.
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Spring Enrichments
Mark your calendars... registration for the FINAL session of Enrichments for the 2019-2020 school year will go live in the next newsletter! On February 23, the Educare section of the Newsletter will contain everything you need to know about the Spring session of Enrichments. Classes begin the week of March 30 and go through the week of May 25. All of our Enrichments fill up
fast, so don't miss out on your last chance to sign up for your favorite after school activities for this year!
School is out of session next week, but Educare is open for fun on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! Registration available on your
EZChildTrack Flex Plan. $100/learner/day.
Registration ends on Friday, February 14th!
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NO MORE of "An Evening Dancing Under the Stars???"
I'm looking for a Party Lead to replace me -- or a couple of Party Leads who plan and organize and delegate. I'll hand you our "turnkey" party template and Google sheet that maps out all the inventory and volunteer needs for the mid-September Dancing Under the Stars Parent Party.
You won't be alone. There are LOTS of people who jump in, embrace roles, take on responsibilities and make the party happen. I'll be around to help out. But it helps to have ONE person leading the charge, coordinating the various parent volunteers & teammates. Are you up for that? Let me know :)
Thanks.
Christopher Kashap
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Last Chance to Purchase Recognition Ads
Recognition ads (formerly called shout-outs) are for sale for $10. These are 1/4 ads in the back of the yearbook. To design, you simply upload the photo or photos you want to include along with the text.
The deadline to order an ad is this Friday, February 14. You can purchase Yearbooks and Recognition Ads now using the button below.
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Many parents have caught their children telling lies: sometimes small ones, other times not so small. Kids may be untruthful to push boundaries, get something they want or avoid getting into trouble. While it is common, we want to make sure we are teaching children to be honest and tell the truth. In this
2-minute video from the Greater Good Science Center, you can learn 3 science-based tips to nurture truthfulness in your child.
Save the Date! Our
last parenting book club meeting is on Tuesday, March 3. We will be discussing
The Yes Brain by Dan Siegel.
Coming up this week, you can learn about 7th grade sexual health education and learning and attention differences (Wed), and why liberal arts rule the digital world (Thurs). For details and other parent ed events, click on the button below. Happy Parenting!
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Dwell Matching Program for First Time SCEF Donors
First time SCEF donors have the chance to double their donation thanks to exclusive real estate sponsor DWELL Realtors! Partners Laura Bertolacci, Bob Bredel, Alana Corso, Joyce Romeo and Tatum Clarke will match $1 for $1 any new donations between February 1 and March 31, 2020 up to $50,000! Find out more at
scefkids.org/dwellmatch and take advantage of this unique opportunity to double your impact.
scefkids.org/donate
Seeking Auction Items for Starlight Gala
We are finalizing our Gala auction and are looking for the donation of air miles and/or hotel points to round out a Trip to New York package. If you can donate these, other New York related items, fine wines or vacation homes items, please email
events@scefkids.org. Thank you!
Online Auction Success
Thank you for participating in the online auction! We are grateful to the teachers & staff who donate their time to raise money for our schools and ever appreciative of our generous and involved community of supporters. Special thanks to Debbie Blucher, Christopher Kashap, Annie Kennedy Ramirez, Scott Cleveland and Kathy Parmer-Lohan for creating and running this wonderful event.
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SCSD Middle School Spring Sports
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Middle School Spring Sports Interest Form Now Open
The 2020 Spring Sports season begins in mid-March and runs through the end of May.
Soccer, tennis, and track & field teams will include athletes in grades 6-8. There will also be an
intramural volleyball team for athletes in grades 5-8.
Please click
here to read more details and to fill out the interest form associated with the Spring Sport your learner wants to play. Please note: There is not a field for Intramural Volleyball on the Interest Form. More information about intramural sports will be coming soon.
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Math Tips Workshop This Tuesday, Feb. 11
Join Healthy Cities Tutoring for our Math Tips workshop on Feb. 11 at 7:00pm. Arrive early to hear about volunteer tutoring opportunities. Click
here for more information and to RSVP.
Perfect Pairings Benefit Wine Pairing Dinner: One Week Left to Buy Tickets!
Join Healthy Cities Tutoring for our 6th annual Perfect Pairings benefit wine pairing dinner on
Friday, February 28 from 5:30pm - 9:00pm at Domenico Winery, 1697 Industrial Road in San Carlos. The Perfect Pairings benefit will be a festive celebration with delicious food and wine pairings, special friends and inspiring stories. Our community of supporters will enjoy passed appetizers and prosecco followed by a delicious 3-course sit-down dinner prepared by Chef Gino Gramegna and perfectly paired wines from Domenico while helping to make a difference in the lives of children.
Please purchase your tickets by Feb.18 at
Perfect Pairings. Contact
Karen Molinari with questions. Thank you!
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Greater San Carlos Community Information
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- A BIG compost pile of thank you to Cindi Hunter, Ava Hristova, Lisa Nadiv, Paul Young, Allison and Carson Woo, Andrew McMahon and Patrick Viruel for spending your Saturdays building the Upper Garden. It's all coming together and we wouldn't be this far along without your dedication and support. And a big thank you to Cindi Hunter and Melissa May for heading the Upper Garden Team.
- I would like to appreciate Ajit Dansingani for coming in on the weekend to adjust the standing desk heights in the 5-6 classrooms. It was a tedious job and I so appreciate the effort that went into it. With Appreciation, Elysha.
- Team 3/4 would like to thank Kim Strickland for supplying our classrooms with library books for our reading unit.
- Team 3/4 would like to thank the parents who chaperoned our CODS trip. They did an amazing job, without complaint, through three long days, late nights, and strenuous hikes. We are so lucky to have their support and could not have done this trip without them.
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