Superintendent's Friday Update
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From the Desk of Dr. Smith | |
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Superintendent's Community Cabinet
Dear ALSD Community,
As we are officially bringing the first half of the school year to an end, I wish to share my heartfelt gratitude for all of the tremendous support you provide to our students every day. Reflecting on this first half of the school year, I am encouraged by what we have accomplished together as a community. Remembering our mission, vision, and shared values, I am proud to state we are effectively working together so all our students can grow academically and social-emotionally. As partners and as a community, I remain hopeful that we can continue to address our challenges and make progress toward our goals, providing our learners with the relationships, nurturing climate and culture, and supports they deserve. In an effort to honor the Alta Loma School District mission statement and our shared values of effectively partnering with parents and the community, I am pleased to announce we are launching our inaugural Superintendent’s Community Cabinet in January, 2023. The Superintendent's Community Cabinet is open to the public and all educational partners, with the goal of bringing a diverse group of individuals together to support schools and build community involvement in education. The Community Cabinet will meet quarterly at the District Support Center, with meetings beginning at 6:00 pm. When deemed necessary, subcommittees may be formed and may meet more often. One of my first objectives is to partner with our educational community to take a deep dive into our mission, vision and value statements to determine if they are still relevant and applicable. I look forward to embarking on this work with all of you.
It is our desire that the Community Cabinet includes representatives from business, government, other educational entities, community, non-profit and faith-based organizations and parents, all recognizing that success for our students happens when we work together. As we embark on the second half of the 2022-2023 school year, it is our intent to focus the work of the Community Cabinet on continual improvement of school-community relations and participation, as well as discussion and formulation of recommendations relative to various aspects of educational planning for ALSD.
Save the Dates
January 19, 2023
March 16, 2023
May 18, 2023
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In the weeks to come, please watch for this recurring flyer, advertising our upcoming January, 2023 meeting: | |
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Upcoming District Events
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Friday, December 23 - Friday, January 6 - Winter Recess
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Monday, January 9 - Students Return
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Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Non- School Day)
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Wednesday, January 18 - Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:00 pm; District Support Center
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Thursday, January 19 - Superintendent's Community Cabinet, 6:00 pm; District Support Center
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Monday, January 23 - Staff Development Day (No School)
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Great Things Happening At Our Schools | |
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Our Grizzlies enjoyed celebrating the holiday season at our second annual Winter Wonderland. We started the evening with a performance from our cute TK class singing some fun holiday songs. It was followed by our 5th and 6th grade band students performing more holiday songs. Our PTA provided a complimentary dinner from Vince's Spaghetti, and kids were able to enjoy some snow, games, and even had the chance to write letters to Santa.
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It doesn’t get any better than having a room filled with talented students playing beautiful music in front of a smiling, foot-tapping audience! Our winter music concert did not disappoint. The following musicians performed for a packed house: Orchestra, Choir, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Band. A special thank you goes out to our music teacher, Mr. Evans, for preparing and directing an amazing performance. It was great to have Alta Loma School District Board President Brad Buller, and Board of Trustee Eric Chung join us along with Assistant Superintendent Donna Carlson. | |
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It’s been a busy month for our ASB leadership students and Mrs. Roberts, our ASB Director. They worked hard to plan our Renaissance Rally in which we recognized students for earning good grades and those who earned a Scholar Athlete Award. In addition to our rally, our students and families participated in our “Adopt-a-Child” outreach to support children in our community who are less fortunate during the holiday season. We are incredibly grateful to have a community that is so generous and supportive. With that being said, we would like to take this opportunity to wish our students, staff, and school community a wonderful holiday season full of laughter and special memories with family!
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It has been an eventful week at Banyan Elementary! Our Student Senate hosted dress up days all week to celebrate the holidays! They also sold hot cocoa on Tuesday to students at Banyan. Thank you to our PTA families who helped to support our Student Senate with preparing the hot cocoa and running the booths at recess time.
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Our Kindergarten students put on their winter performance for Banyan students, staff and parents. It was wonderful to see their smiling faces and hear their sweet voices in song! A big thank you to our amazing Kindergarten teachers for helping so many make memories that will last forever!
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From Principal Jenny Rice:
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What a wonderful and busy week we had here at Deer Canyon. We had dress up days to celebrate the holiday season. Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Rogers had the opportunity to read to several of our classrooms and spread some love and holiday joy. We culminated an amazing week of celebrations with our annual Winter Wonderland. Our TK and Kindergarten students shared some fabulous holiday tunes and our students enjoyed cookies and milk, pictures with Santa, and holiday crafts. It was an amazing week full of holiday cheer and the joy of the season. We want to thank our PTA for hosting our Winter Wonderland! We hope that everyone enjoys an amazing break and has time to rest and recharge with their families. #EaglePride
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This week was full of fun at Hermosa Elementary. We dressed up every day in holiday spirit wear. Cozy, festive, even some ugly sweaters were seen school wide. Ms. Rachielles read stories while students enjoyed candy canes, and TK and Kindergarten students sang beautifully to parents, Atria Del Rey residents, and the District Support Center staff! Our school community showed how very generous they were by donating over 100 toys to the Warrior for Children organization and by fulfilling every tag on our Hermosa Giving Tree. A huge thank you to all who participated and to Ms. Trotter for organizing the events. We wish everyone happy holidays and a wonderful new year!
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