IHMS Newsletter - May 31, 2022 |
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May 30 - No School, Memorial Day
June 1 - M/T/F bell schedule (8:15-2:45)
June 1 - 8th Grade Six Flags Field Trip
June 2 - Last Day of School - Minimum Day
June 2 - 8th Grade Promotion, 6pm
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Have a wonderful Summer Break!
August 10 - First Day of School - Minimum Day
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Note: Gmail clips the What's Up newsletter. Look at the bottom of the newsletter for this message, "click to view the entire message"
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COVID Test Kits Available
We have received another shipment of Covid Test kits. If you would like additional tests,
please have your student come to the front office to pick up a box for your family.
There are (2) tests in each kit.
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Remembering Student Passwords over Summer
We would like to encourage students to Enroll in the Password Portal with their cell phone number. This will allow them to reset their password in August if they happen to forget it. The more we can do now to make it easier in August the better. By adding a cell phone number, students will get a PIN code allowing them to set a new password.
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2022 8th Grade End of Year Event |
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Six Flags Field Trip
Wednesday, June 1st
8:30am-4:00pm
Includes: Park Admission, Lunch and Transportation
**If your student will not attend this field trip, they must still attend school.
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8th Grade Promotion
Thursday, June 2nd
Iron Horse Middle School back field
Practice: 8:15-11:15am
All 8th graders will be required to participate in practice. Students must arrive on time and be signed out by a parent or guardian at the front office if leaving earlier than11:15.
Promotion Ceremony
6-7:30pm
Tickets are NOT required but seating is limited and will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. Seats may not be saved ahead of time. Parents can bring their own chairs. No shade structures please, as they may obscure the view of other families.
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REFLECTIONS ART PROGRAM
2022-23 Theme - "Show Your Voice"
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The 2022-2023 Reflection theme has been selected -- "Show Your Voice" - let's plan ahead and give our students plenty of time to sort and organize their artistic thoughts so they can "show their voice". Updates and deadlines will be available soon on school PTA websites and on the Council Website.
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PTA Volunteers Needed
Iron Horse PTA is currently looking for volunteers to fill PTA Executive Board positions, as well as Committee Chair roles for the 2022-23 school year.
We could use your help! Are you good with numbers and finances? Are you organized and good with details? Do you like doing things to assist and show appreciation to our amazing staff?
We are still looking to fill the following positions for our PTA next year.
- Auditor
- Legislative Rep
- Membership
- Run for Education
- Webmaster
- 8th Grade Party
There are many ways to get involved with the Iron Horse PTA, and we would love to have some new volunteers join us to support our school and our staff. If you are interested or would like more information, please email IHMS.CA.PTA@gmail.com.
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The Iron Horse Education Fund would like to thank you for your support this year. Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to fund eight class sections this year, allowing our students to have more choices for electives and smaller class sizes.
Next year’s enrollment is expected to decrease, and SRVUSD will fund fewer class sections as a result. However, the Ed Fund is committing to fund an additional section, for a total of nine sections for the 2022-23 school year. We hope that this will allow class sizes to remain lower and a variety of electives to be offered again next year.
Online registration will open in late July or early August. We’ll send you an email before then with instructions on how to register. Please consider donating to the Ed Fund at that time so that we can fulfill our goal of keeping these 9 class sections in the master schedule for 2022-23.
In the meantime, we wish you and your family a safe and relaxing summer.
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Raise The Base! Call To Action |
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Every year our schools get a 'base' amount of per-pupil funding from the State. Unfortunately, its never quite enough to provide for all of our District's needs. It is time to Raise the Base. California ranks well below the national average in per-pupil funding and our kids deserve more. Now is the time to make your voice heard while the Governor considers the State budget for next year.
What can you do? LEARN More, WRITE to your Legislator or the Governor and ATTEND a CAPTA web discussion with Kevin Gordon on May 24, 2022 to hear more about the Governor's budget.
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VOTER REGISTRATION
Voters Will Soon Receive Official Ballots for the
June 7, 2022, Primary Election
All registered voters in Contra Costa County should have received their County Voter Information Guides and will their Official Ballots (or will in the next few days) for the upcoming June 7, 2022, California Primary Election.
If you do not receive your ballot by May 20, email ballot@vote.cccounty.us or call 925-335-7800. State Voter Information Guides are also either in the mail or soon to be mailed, from the Secretary of State’s office.
Register to Vote:
To ensure you receive a ballot in the mail, confirm that you are registered to vote and that your address is correct at cocovote.us/myvotinginfo. If you need to register or update your registration, visit registertovote.ca.gov.
After May 23, new voters will need to register and vote in person at the Elections Division in Martinez, at one of the County’s early voting sites, or at a polling place on Election Day.
Know where your ballot is every step of the way! Sign up at WheresMyBallot.
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The Run for Education
Register Now - October 8-9, 2022!
Best pricing through May 31!
The biggest family event of the year is returning to San Ramon Valley on October 8th & 9th, 2022! The Run for Education is a tradition in the San Ramon Valley spanning 39 years and is the primary fundraising activity for the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation (SRVEF), a non-profit organization that supports and promotes education in partnership with the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Once again, this year’s event will be featured in the heart of Bishop Ranch next to San Ramon’s City Center. Race day on Sunday includes a 5K Run/Walk and a 10K. The 5K Run/Walk starts at 2700 Camino Ramon in San Ramon. The 10K starts at Charlotte Wood Middle School (600 El Capitan Drive, Danville).
The Run for Education includes events for the youngest runners ages 2-6, The Mini Run! We also have the Friendship Run, for students with special needs and their supporters. These events take place on Saturday, October 8th during our Expo for Education at BR 2700, adjacent to City Center.
The Run for Education, as part of the San Ramon Valley Education Foundation, supports the education of all students in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. http://www.srvef.org/the-run
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Get the Bear Facts
This weekly newsletter is the central information point for PTSA, School, Boosters, Student Leadership, and SRVUSD.
You simpy need to update the subscription by going to the link and selecting California High School. You can also add any other school in SRVUSD that any of your students may be new to this year so you can receive communications from that school.
You will not receive the newsletter automatically, an activation is required.
Questions:calhighnews@gmail.com
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SRVUSD is Hiring!
The Kids Need You. We Need You!
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Do you have some extra time during the day?
Could you use additional income or benefits?
Are you looking for a job with hours that fit your family?
Consider coming to work at SRVUSD!
We have opportunities for:
- Part-time
- full time
- mornings
- afternoons
- evenings
- year round
- school year
- summer
We have openings:
- Classroom paras
- Child Nutrition
- Clerical
- Special Education
- Custodial
- Transportation
- Summer School
Srvusd.net/jobs is the place to find all the information you need. On this page you can show interest, get additional information, read job postings, learn more about the benefits we offer, and much, much more!
Please consider sharing your talents and time
to make our school community a better place for all our children.
They need you! We need you!
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SRVUSD Access to Excellence
San Ramon Valley Unified School District is excited to announce the launch of its new “Access to Excellence” Community Engagement initiative.
The initiative is focused on reconnecting our schools with the San Ramon Valley community after two challenging years in education. The purpose of the initiative is to re-engage with the community and reconnect with the sense of pride we all have in our schools. Our tagline for this initiative is “Success Reimagined,” which to us, means that both now and in the future, our students will:
- achieve in academics and gain social and emotional health;
- engage in opportunities to think, create, and solve real-life problems, and understand who they are and the importance of giving back
- be curious, confident and independent;
- appreciate being part of a community and understand the importance of relationships, empathy and compassion;
- set and achieve goals, possess a sense of purpose and service, and love the process of learning, becoming leaders who positively influence the world around them; and
- have access to the best education and brightest future possible.
Access to Excellence is about celebrating what our schools mean to our community, as well as providing opportunities for members of our community to support and partner with us.
The initiative includes visuals that will be seen on street banners, school banners, posters, social media posts, as well as a promotional video. The image above is an example of what our community will see around the San Ramon Valley as a reminder of what we are about, how the entire community benefits from great schools, and that “success reimagined” happens when communities are actively engaged.
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IHMS Attendance Line
(925) 790-2599
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