SCC Weekly Newsletter: Apr. 22 - Apr. 28, 2019
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Upcoming Events
(click on event name for calendar details)
Tuesday, April 23
Saturday, April 27
Wednesday, May 1
Friday, May 3
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Highlights in this Issue
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Director's Spotlight
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Next Year's Calendar
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Board of Directors
: Important Election Dates
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Volunteer
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Help Wanted & Please Log Your Hours
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PRT
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Graduating Parent Appreciation Event & PRT Meeting in May
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PRT Social
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Picchetti Winery Event THIS SATURDAY
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Educare
: Spring Enrichments start THIS MONDAY
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Parent Ed
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Healthy Eating Habits & Parent Ed Survey
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SCEF
: Revel at Devil's, SF Giants, & More
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Hot Lunch
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ChoiceLunch Returning Next School Year
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SCSD/Community Events
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Summer Camps, Parent Support Group, & More
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Reminder
: School resumes and Spring Enrichments begin this Monday, April 22!
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Director's Spotlight On. . . Next Year's Calendar
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I appreciate the community’s patience with respect to getting a published copy of our 2019-2020 school year calendar. While the Board of Directors approved the dates at their March 2019 meeting, I was holding off putting out a “hard” copy until staff had an opportunity to debrief their thoughts on the advantages and challenges of the March conferences. I wanted to have agreement on the timing for next year so I could include that week on the calendar.
As you might expect, there were many perspectives on the benefits and challenges of the spring conferences. There was a strong consensus that the educators had a lot more substantive information and insights (academic and social/emotional) to share with families by having the conferences later in the year. As one educator put it, “Fall conferences seemed to be more for my benefit -- me getting to know the families. The Spring conference was definitely more about the learner.” The biggest challenge was not having more formal contact with parents until March.
The bottom line is that we need more time to discuss and problem-solve before we make the final decision on Conference Week. We will continue our discussion when we return from our Spring Break. So, still no published version of the calendar until the end of April (yes, more patience is required).
Until then, I thought it would be useful for families to have the key dates for their planning purposes. These are summarized below.
2019 – 2020 School Year Key Dates
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- First day of school: August 22, 2019
- Thanksgiving Break: November 25 – November 29, 2019
- Winter Break: December 23, 2019 – January 3, 2020
- February Break: February 17 – February 21, 2020
- Spring Break: April 13 – April 17, 2020
- Last day of school: June 11, 2020
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Board of Directors Update
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Important BOD Election Dates
- Candidate statement submission deadline: 9 AM Tuesday April 23. If you would like suggestions for contents of a candidate statement, email Olin Palmer.
- Town Hall Meeting to introduce candidates: April 23, 6:30-7:30 PM (Room 302)
- Voting details will be available at the Town Hall and circulated via email.
- Voting closes Friday May 3rd, 9 AM
- Results announced in the Newsletter: Sunday, May 5th.
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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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- Trail Weed Whacking: The end of the walking trail to school, where the trail meets staff parking, could use a little weed whacking. The grass is growing pretty high and it's becoming harder and harder for staff to see the younger learners as they drive around the corner.
SignUp.com
: We are getting towards the end of the school year, so
if you haven't already logged your hours to date, please do. Use the link below for directions on both logging your hours and/or checking how many hours you have to date.
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Please Join Us!
- Graduating Parent Appreciation: Thursday, May 16th at 6pm
- PRT General Meeting: Thursday, May 16th at 7:30pm
We look forward to seeing you there!
Any questions? Any agenda items? Please contact the PRT leadership team at
prt@scclc.net.
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Picchetti Winery Picnic & Hike - This Saturday, 4/27 @ 1pm!
Like wine? Enjoy picnics? Up for a short hike? Join us this Saturday! Parents can relax on blankets and at picnic tables on the front lawn, while kids run around & play. There is a hiking trail into the open space right from the winery. Please note that
Picchetti does not allow any outside alcohol. But do bring your own food. Hope to see you there!
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Spring Enrichments Begin TOMORROW Monday, April 22nd!
Mark your calendars to avoid confusion of days and times of the classes or add the Educare Calendar
HERE. Registration is still available for several classes. Check out details of our springs offerings
HERE and register in the
Educare Store.
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By teaching your children healthy eating habits, and modeling these behaviors in yourself, you can help your children maintain a healthy weight and normal growth. Also, the eating habits your children pick up when they are young will help them maintain a healthy lifestyle when they are adults. For tips on how to develop healthy eaters, check out this
article.
If you haven’t already,
please answer this
BRIEF survey to help us plan a great parent education series in 2019-2020.
Coming up this week, you can learn about teaching cooperation (Tue), and challenging behaviors and college admissions (Thurs). For details and other events, click on the button below. Happy Parenting!
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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! Event runs from 6-11PM with live music starting at 9 PM. Ticket price is $75 per person and $35 per teacher/staff.
Price includes entrance to Devil's Canyon, one drink ticket, as well as dinner from food trucks & dessert table.
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SCEF Spring Raffle!
Your chance to win a 7-night stay at a luxury beachfront resort in Mexico and other prizes! Tickets are $50 each or 6 for $250. Drawing will be at Revel @ Devil's on May 4th. You need not be present to win. Get your tickets at:
www.scefkids.org/2019-spring-raffle/
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June 14, 2019 is San Carlos Night at Oracle Park!
Join parents and community members for the 2019 San Carlos Night at SF Giants. Hear our students sing the National Anthem before the game & watch the Giants take on the Milwaukee Brewers (game time is 7:15 P.M.). Stay after the game for FIREWORKS!!! Tickets available at San Carlos Youth Center from April 8. Cash or Check only.
Make It Happen In May
We are on a campaign to reach our fundraising goal by May 31st in hopes of minimizing budget reductions. If the School Board has the estimated SCEF Grant for the 2019-20 school year in June, they can consider this estimate in their final budget deliberations. Please make your donation now:
www.scefkids.org/donate
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Great news! ChoiceLunch will officially be back at SCC for the 2019-2020 school year,
and there will be
no
increases to the meal prices!
This table summarizes next year’s meal prices, which include an entree, snack, and fruit. Please note that educators will continue to receive a $1 discount off of the meal prices. Finally, the prices for Jamba Juice and ChoiceLunch’s unlimited plan will be announced in August.
If you have any questions and/or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Akash Bijlani at
acbijlani@icloud.com or cell/text at (650) 248-9166.
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Greater San Carlos Community Information
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- Click the BLUE button below for information about upcoming Wizbots Camps at SCC, Sequoia High School Incoming Student Welcome Event THIS TUESDAY, SCSD Parent Support Group THIS THURSDAY, and more.
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- Thanks to all the parents who drove for and chaperoned the K-1 Hidden Villa Farm field trip!
- The 3/4 Monterey Bay Overnight Field Trip was a huge success. The learners had an amazing time. Thank you to all the drivers, chaperones and organizers who made this trip happen!! Thanks to the educators for all their hard work setting up this new 3/4 experience.
- Thank you to the parents who showed up to fill Emma's spot for the cooking seminar last Wednesday. It was reported that there were 7 adults! This community is awesome!!
- Irene would like to thank the Room 121 PRT reps, Kristina Levites Harvey and Lorea Martinez, for their tremendous support this year with monthly emails, coordinating events and supporting me.
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