• March 7, 2022 Newsletter • |
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Hello Tulita Families!
We have a busy month filled with lots of exciting programs and events. Be sure to check out the Tulita app and attached flyers for additional information.
MARCH 8 – Virtual Family Art Night at 6PM. If you’ve registered for this event, your child should have received the supply kit last Friday at school and the Zoom link will be sent by today. Please note that you will receive one supply bag per family. If you’ve registered for the event and did not receive a bag, please email Hayley Salus at haysal08@gmail.com.
MARCH 9 – 3rd Grade BOB Battle. Be on the lookout for more detailed information about this after-school event from the BOB committee if your 3rd grader is registered for it.
MARCH 15 & 16 – 5th Grade Culinary Kids. The 5th grade teachers will send additional information about this in-school event.
MARCH 16 – Honorary Service Award and Very Special Person Award Nominations due. Do you know someone that goes above and beyond for our school, our children, and our community? If so, please nominate them using this form. Please click here for more details about these awards. Please submit nominations to the front office. Contact Angela Reynolds at tulitapta.treasurer@gmail.com if you have any questions.
MARCH 18 – 2nd Grade field trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific. The 2nd grade teachers will send additional information about this field trip.
IMPORTANT YEARBOOK DUE DATES:
o MARCH 7 - Yearbook Cover Contest deadline for 5th grade students. Submit entries to your student’s 5th grade teacher or email them to tulita.yearbook@gmail.com.
o MARCH 14 – 5th grade toddler picture and quote due. It's time for your student to pick out his or her favorite quote and your favorite toddler picture! Refer to the flyer below for additional information.
o APRIL 4 – Yearbook ads due. Create a special message for your 5th grader with a yearbook ad. Refer to the flyer below for the cost of ads and other important information. Contact Katie Laughrey at laughreyfamily@gmail.com if you have any questions.
o APRIL 15 – LAST DAY TO PURCHASE yearbooks. Click HERE to go to the TreeRing website to purchase, and enter Tulita's code: 1015930312054053
Submit photos for the yearbook via email ( tulita.yearbook@gmail.com), the Tulita App or TreeRing website. Specifically, we are seeking photos from Twin Day, International Walk to School Day, Halloween, Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk, Holiday photos, Science Fair, and School Spirit Day photos. Thank you in advance for your photo contributions!
Looking to volunteer with the PTA? We are always looking for more volunteers to help with our initiatives. Click here to express your interest in joining a PTA committee.
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Warmly,
Cari Lesser
President, Tulita PTA
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MARCH 23 - 4th/5th GRADE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS BATTLE
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MARCH 23 - COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPAL
Join us at 8:15am on the Tulita valet lawn for a coffee with Mr. Estrada, and for your chance to ask him any questions you may have.
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APRIL 29 - FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT AT TULITA.
Join us for a movie evening at school! More info to follow.
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Thank you to Tijen Loubert for organizing the Walkthrough the American Revolution events held last Tuesday and Wednesday for the 5th graders. It was great to have this event back in person and everyone had a blast!
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Thank you to Jackie Miller and Diana Otto for organizing the Science Fair! We had over 80 projects and over 100 students registered. All of the projects were amazing and we surely have a talented bunch of scientists among us.
A special shout out to the winners!
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The Tulita PTA is 517 members strong!
How to join? Click here to join the PTA!
Why join? Your $12 membership not only helps pay for programs at Tulita, it strengthens the PTA’s ability to advocate for our children at the local, state and national levels.
Do I have to volunteer? No, you only have to volunteer if you want. There’s strength in numbers so sign up yourself, your student, grandparents, aunts, uncles – everyone who wants to make a positive impact on our children.
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K-5 ELA ADOPTION COMMITTEE UPDATE |
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RBUSD’s K-5th ELA Curriculum Adoption Committee is in the final phases of curriculum selection. The list is down to four high-quality curricula:
· Amplify Core Knowledge Language Arts (CKLA)
· Expeditionary Learning Education
· myView Literacy (Savvas)
· Great Minds Wit & Wisdom
At this stage, the Committee has split into three specialized groups, each group analyzing all four curricula under the lens of one of our three Non-negotiables:
Non-negotiable 1: Building knowledge through high-quality texts
Non-negotiable 2: Evidence-based questions, tasks, and assignments
Non-negotiable 3: Science of Reading/Reading Foundational Skills
Our specialized group meetings were held on Feb. 28, Mar. 1 and Mar. 3 bringing us down to the top two curricula. The final two curricula will then be presented to a wider audience at the elementary schools via a “Road Show” so that additional administrators, teachers and caregivers can provide review and feedback.
Click HERE for a link to the committee page on the RBUSD website.
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March is National Women's History Month. During the month of March, we give a little extra attention to all of the amazing accomplishments of strong, determined women. Since 1987, the United States has formally recognized March as National Women’s History Month. Every woman has a story to tell and gifts to share with the world. So get ready, because this month is about honoring magnificent ladies, and we are ready to celebrate it to the fullest.
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
- Developmental Disabilities Month
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March 1st -19th. This is a 19 day fast for those who follow the Baha'i religions path.
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March 1st - Maha Shivratri. Fast for the day.
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March 1st- International Wheelchair Day.
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March 1st - Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday.
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March 2nd - Ash Wednesday.
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March 7th - Clean Monday.
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March 8th - International Women’s Day
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March 16th - Greek Lent Starts
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March 16th - Magha Puja Buddhist
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March 16th & 17th - Purim
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March 17th - St. Patrick’s Day
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March 19th - Holi
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March 21st - International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
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March 21st - World Down Syndrome Day
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March 21st – 22nd - Nowruz -Zoroastrian (Zoroastrianism is an ancient Persian religion that may have originated as early as 4,000 years ago. Arguably the world’s first monotheistic faith)
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March 24th - World Tuberculosis Day
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March 26th - Purple Day for Epilepsy
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March 29th - Hola Mohalla
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March 31st - 31st Cesar Chavez Day
Click here to access the DEI Book Nook to find a list of elementary-age books that celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Click here to visit the Redondo Beach Council DEI home page.
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Village Runner St. Patrick’s Day Race. Registration is open for the Village Runner St. Patrick’s Day Race on March 13, 2022!
A portion of race proceeds are donated to RBEF.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS/ COMMUNITY EVENTS |
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BCHD Strategic Development Planning Session - Friday, March 11, 10am – 2pm.
- Please join Beach Cities Health District's (BCHD's) Board of Directors, Strategic Planning Committee and staff for our Strategic Planning Half Day on Friday, March 11.
- The Half Day brings together BCHD's committees, staff, board, volunteers and members of the public to improve decision making, enhance organizational responsiveness, improve performance and strengthen the organization.
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Click here to RSVP by Friday, March 4 to help us organize and plan for breakout groups during the session
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RUHS Game Day T-Shirt
RUHS Girls Lacrosse is launching a fundraiser and selling a Game Day Redondo t-shirt. All profits for this shirt will go to the Redondo Girls Lacrosse Program.
The shirt is $25 each (includes tax) and is available in unisex, women's, and youth and is in a Heather Navy color.
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LET'S SUPPORT OUR TULITA COMMUNITY |
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Tulita PTA is compiling a list of local, small businesses owned by Tulita families. We will share it with Tulita parents so people can seek out, and support, those businesses that are so crucial to our community.
Simply click here to fill out the FORM to be included. |
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RB Council Legislative Chair, Debra Koven’s, Condensed Legislative Report for January 2022
References are to the CA Budget Discussion with Kevin Gordon, West Coast fiscal experts in school funding. Watch the recording by clicking here.
Highlights from the discussion and PTA’s position on the Governor’s proposed budget:
Nutrition: The proposed budget provides all public school students with two free meals each day regardless of income eligibility, starting in the 2022-23 school year.
School Funding: A cost of living adjustment (COLA) of 5.33% for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) which is an investment of $3.3 billion, and many other education programs that are funded outside of the LCFF.
Early Learning and Child Care: Increase in funding for younger students: $823.7 million for 36,000 additional subsidized child care slots, and an investment of more than one billion dollars and the multi-year commitment to expand Universal Transitional Kindergarten.
Expanded learning opportunities: Investment in both additional funds and infrastructure to support school districts in this work. This includes after school and summer school programs for the goal to have children in school up to 9 hours a day.
Health and Safety: Funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic $2.7 billion COVID-19 relief package to bolster testing, accelerate vaccination and booster efforts, support frontline workers and the health care system and battle misinformation. The funding includes the distribution of tests to schools and county offices of education already underway, as well as ongoing testing site enhancement and availability for the general public.
There are also increased proposed investments in special education, mental health services, early literacy, arts, college and career pathways, facilities, and teacher retention and recruitment.
CAPTA POSITION: While this proposed budget significantly increases investments in California education, it does not address the inadequate base funding of our schools. The LCFF base funding is based on 2007-08 funding levels that are not adequate for the students of 2022. While acknowledging a modest investment, we would also like to see an increased investment and focus on special education funding and policies.
Note that for the upcoming February Legislative Report, there are updates on new legislation being proposed for which CAPTA has taken a position of support. These will be highlighted in the next report.
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DO YOU SHOP ON AMAZON?
Amazon is giving free money to Tulita!
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Amazon Smile is a program through Amazon where they donate 0.5% of the purchase price of all items to the charity of your choice: Tulita Elementary PTA.
Shopping at Amazon Smile is identical to shopping at Amazon with all the same items, so you use your existing Amazon account, and, if you are a Prime Member, your purchases are eligible for Prime just like before. Sound easy? It is!
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Tulita Elementary PTA
Cari Lesser
- President
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