• January 18, 2022 Newsletter • |
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Hello Tulita Families!
This year is not off to the start many of us had hoped for, but as previously communicated the PTA is working hard with Principal Estrada to do what we can to keep our Tulita community engaged yet safe. Unfortunately, we need to postpone some things, such as the Culinary Kids assembly for the 4th graders, the Yellow Ribbon Week assembly, and the Family Art event originally scheduled for January 29th. Other programs, such as Hands on Art, LiveWell Garden/Nutrition, and Running Club are currently on hold through the month of January. More information on when these events will take place will be available in the coming weeks so stay tuned!
Below is some important information as well as some changes to the schedule of events and programs in the next few months.
· Looking to volunteer with the PTA or join next year’s Executive Board? We still have a few open PTA Executive Board positions. Click here for more information about the roles and responsibilities of the various positions. Also, we are always looking for more volunteers to help with our programs. Click here to express your interest in joining a PTA committee and/or next year’s Board.
· LATE JANUARY – Virtual BOB book club sessions. Due to COVID, the BOB committee has had to cancel the in-person lunch time sessions with the 3rd – 5th graders hoping to participate in BOB. The committee is working to organize virtual sessions later this month to keep our students engaged and reading. Stay tuned for more info on when these will occur and how to join!
· THROUGH FEBRUARY 10th – Science Fair Registrations Due. We are excited to bring back the Science Fair for our students after a two-year hiatus. While the format of the fair is still being worked out based on safety regulations, we are committed to ensuring students have an opportunity to showcase their science knowledge in late February. Click here to register your child and click here for more details about the science fair and examples of projects.
· THROUGH MARCH 7TH - 5th Grade Yearbook Cover Contest. It’s time for the 5th graders to show their creativity and submit an entry for the 2021-22 yearbook cover contest. Send entries to your student's 5th grade teacher or email them to tulita.yearbook@gmail.com. The Yearbook committee is eager to see our students’ creative designs!
Thank you for your continued support and patience during this time. Stay safe and feel free to reach out to me at tulitaptapresident@gmail.com with any questions, comments or concerns.
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Warmly,
Cari Lesser
President, Tulita PTA
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Thank you to Mrs. Daly and Mindy Bjelde for making December’s Book Fair not only super fun for our students but also profitable. We raised over $3,000 which will go right back to funding various PTA programs and events. Also, thank you to the many volunteers who worked the registers and helped students navigate the fair.
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Thank you to Lacey Minzlaff for spearheading the year’s Project Unified program to help local families during the holidays. Thank you to everyone who generously donated gifts which made it possible for us to help nine families in need.
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Thank you to Stacey Sullivan for organizing our family photo fundraiser with Tom Bertolotti, and to the families who used him for their holiday pictures this past Fall. Because of you, we raised over $1,000. Way to go!
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Thank you to Annette Law, Diana Otto, Leslie Whitaker and Lilly Crick for organizing and helping out with Tulita’s first annual Holiday Boutique. It was a wonderful morning and we hope to bring it back next year. We truly appreciate everyone who came by and shopped!
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The Tulita PTA is 517 members strong and has earned a spot in the 100 Club for membership excellence! Way to go!
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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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Why should parents care about RBUSD’s adoption of a TK-5th Grade English Language Arts (ELA) Curriculum? Getting our students access to standards-aligned, rigorous learning opportunities, such as a high quality ELA curriculum, are more important than ever as our students readjust to classroom learning. Our kids are faced with significant learning loss after the personal and academic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The good news is teachers utilizing high-quality ELA curriculum can create 4-7 months of additional academic progress for their students, significantly reducing learning loss and closing opportunity gaps.
How do we, as the K-5 ELA Adoption Committee, achieve that goal? The Committee consists of stakeholders from every aspect of RBUSD: parents, teachers in the classroom, special education, and on special assignment, administrators and school board members, focused on a needs-based assessment of the qualities an excellent and rigorous ELA curriculum must have. We’re learning about the science of reading and best practices in literacy instruction, as well as how to evaluate curriculums in the coming months. For a deeper dive into the work of the Committee, click here. Our parent representatives, Jessica and Stacie, look forward to bringing you more information as the adoption process progresses.
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January 18th - Mahanyana New Year (Buddhist)
January 19th - Orthodox Epiphany: In the Orthodox Church, Epiphany celebrates the baptism of Jesus rather than the arrival of the Magi (three wise men) which is celebrated on January 6th as Epiphany in the Western Church.
January 27th - UN Holocaust Memorial Day: The United Nations General Assembly designated the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN and its member states honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.
Click here to visit the Redondo Beach Council DEI home page.
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There's still time to invest in RBEF! Text RBEFTULITA to 44-321
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UPCOMING WEBINARS/ COMMUNITY EVENTS |
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S.A.L.T. & S.E.A. Camp -
RUHS Alumni Jared Sayers (Class of '98) has created SALT & SEA Camp for students ages 6-18. This camp is designed to merge life in the ocean with life in the studio. Students will experience the joys of the ocean while learning valuable creative thinking, life skills, and much more!
Click here for more info.
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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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Employer Matching – Many employers will match your donations to Tulita. Please check with yours to see if you can double your donation. Click here for more information.
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Tulita Elementary PTA
Cari Lesser
- President
"Grab Your Captain,
the Tidal Waves are Back!"
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