Stanton Newsletter Oct 2012

STANTON
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL
Board of Education
John L. Barbieri
Janice Frisen
George Granger
Jo A.S. Loss
Kunio Okui
Superintendent
Jim Negri
Principal
Jennifer Tomita
510-727-9192
SPA Presidents
Sharene Acosta/Darcy Bull
stantonparentsassociation@gmail.com
STAR NEWSLETTER
A California Distinguished School
October 2012
October 1-5…………Walk to School week……………………..
October 5…………….Coffee with Principal……………………
October 11 & 24……..School Board Meeting 7 pm…………….
October 16……………ELAC 6-7 pm…………………………..
October 18……EARLY RELEASE DAY—NOON FOR ALL
…………………………..STUDENTS…………………………
October 19…………NO SCHOOL – conferences………………
October 22-26……..Red Ribbon Week………………………….
October 25………..Make Up Picture Day……………………….
October 26………..Sock Hop 5-7:30 pm………………………..
Dear Stanton Families,
Thank You
Thank you to our school board member, John Barbieri, for spending time visiting classrooms at Stanton.
Thank you to Ami Chrzanowska for volunteering to help Nurse Crans complete vision screening for our K
and 3rd grade students! Thank you to Jackie Vela, Deputy Vales and Aiyana Knowles for their help with
our Walk to School Week!
Parent Conferences
Parent Conferences are a few weeks away. Here are some tips for a positive Parent-Teacher
Conference:
- Plan for your conference by talking with your child, write down questions and think about your
child’s strengths and learning style.
- Have both parents attend if possible
- Ask questions and clarify anything that is not clear to you.
- Share any information that might help the teacher develop a better understanding of your child.
- Decide with the teacher what needs to be done to support your child’s education.
- Be sure to talk with your child about what was discussed at the conference.
Remember, communication throughout the school year is important! Don’t wait for conference time or
let conference time be the only time you connect with your child’s teacher.
Let’s Be Responsible!
Responsibility is our character trait of the month. Learning to be responsible includes: showing respect
and compassion for others; practicing honesty; showing courage to stand up for what we believe;
developing self-control out of consideration for others. Watch for the chance to teach your child to be
responsible through everyday situations. Read stories together that teach lessons. Talk about
complicated decisions and help your child understand how the choices they make will affect them and
others.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jennifer Tomita
“Responsibility finds a way. Irresponsibilty makes excuses!” Gene Bedley “Parents can only give good advice or put [their children] on the right path, but the final
forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”
Anne Frank
Please remember: School begins promptly at 8:10 am!
Children arriving past this time must go to the office to get a tardy
pass -- including Friday Flag mornings. Please make every effort
to get your child to school on time. Late arrivals miss the
important instructions for the beginning of the day. We want
everyone to get off to a good start each morning!
Also please remember that we do not have supervision until 7:55.
Students must report to the cafeteria if arriving before that time.
Breakfast is served beginning at 7:45. We encourage parents to
stay with students having breakfast.
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time – especially on Friday. We have had too many instances of
children having to wait too long in the office for someone to come
to pick them up. We understand that sometimes emergencies arise
but there is no structured supervision for your child after school
hours. Please call the office at 727-9192 ext 0 if you will be late
picking up your child.
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sign in at the main office. If you need to drop something off you your child
during the school day, please drop it off to the main office. Please do not go
directly to the classroom as it causes an unnecessary disruption. Thank you
for your cooperation.
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HAVE YOU MOVED, CHANGED JOBS, OR CHANGED A PHONE
NUMBER? Please let the main office know if you have moved, changed jobs, changed home phone numbers, or if the people listed as your emergency contacts have changed their phone numbers. It is extremely important that the school be able to contact you in the case of an emergency. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Are you planning on volunteering in the classroom? Going on a field trip? Helping out
in the garden or other activity?
All volunteers MUST have a current Megan’s Law form on file. Forms are available
from the CVUSD website or you can pick one up in the office.
CAUGHT BEING GOOD
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3 Luke H
4 Koen T
5 Angel J
6 Jacob C
7 Grady S
8 Michael B
9 Benjamin C
10 Julia C
11 Angel L
12 Madelyn Z
13 Gabe M
17 Kayla A
18 Kaleb A
19 Kassandra G
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21 Arya K
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4 Savannah S
5 Olivia S
6 Geovani P
7 Erika L
8 Mailyna M
9 Marie R
10 Vivian N
11 Hugo L
12 Elijah S
13 Ava A
17 Jason L
18 Matthew C
19 David H
20 Fernando M
21 Conrad A
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1 Kristina B
3 Alyssa G
4 Stelios G
5 Janice Z
6 Cassandra A
7 Edward L
8 Kamalani H
9 Nayeli S
10 Radah D
11 Jazlyn T
12 Sydney N
13 Rishi J
17 Anthony J
18 Paige T
19 Alex S
20 Aron G
MAKE-UP PICTURE DAY
TUESDAY,
October 25
If you forgot to order on picture
day, you will have the opportunity
on make-up day October 25th.
Reading Incentive Winners
Nicholas B, “The Silver Chair”
Peyton S,“Who’s the Fuzzy Bear?”
Ariel Y, “Barbie & the Magic of Pegasus”
Sophia Y, “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Giovnni L “Championship Paper Planes”
Brendan H, “David Mortimer Baxter”
Evelyn G, “Crime Files”
Phillip P, “The Killing Sea”
Gavin D,“Who Stole Halloween?”
Arnav M, “How do Dinosaurs Play All Day?”
Kavitha A,”Junie B, First Grader”
Kyle G, “Daring Drivers”
Vivian B, “Duck for President”
Alana A, “Girls Rock!”
David G, “767 Sports Questions”
Jennifer M, “Taylor Swift”
Tucker S, “Mega Monsters”
Ivan G, “The Young Man & the Sea”
David B, “Tiger”
Jillian E, “Just Like Dora”
Michael L, “Daring Drivers”
Brian W, “Deputy Dan and the Bank Robbers”
Malik S, “Yours, Anne”
Peter M, “The Golem’s Eye”
Demetrius K, “How Do Dinosaurs Play All Day?”
Subhi K, “Barbie & the Magic of Pegasus”
Eriyanna S, “First Grade, Here I Come!”
Marisol R, “Allie Finkler’s Rules for Girls”
Lauren T, “Predator Showdown”
Palace K, “Confessions of a Closet Catholic”
Kevin L, “The Kids in Ms. Coleman’s Class”
Crystal Z, “Russell & Elisa”
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1 Aliza D
3 Hamzah H
4 Verena E
5 Ramon S
6 Taylor S
7 DeAri T
8 Vivica E
9 Sonia A
10 Derrick K
11 Eddy H
12 Alex F
13 Naara J
17 Ria M
18 Kayla P
19 Betha Fe C
20 Estie H
21 Jake M
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3 Jacob L
4 Arine B
5 Kobe T
6 Trinity G
7 Analiya A
8 Milagros A
9 Joann N
10 Karla C
11 Sarah A
12 Chance S
13 Madison S
17 Elijah H
18 Lindsey D
19 Avril D
20 Logan B
21 Aryanna I
John G, “The Mistmantle Chronicles”
Mila K, “Poems for the Very Young”
Jahli S, “How I Became a Pirate”
Vivian N, “Snuggle Up Little One”
Emiliano R, “Toy Story 3”
Gabriel L, “Daring Drivers”
Jeffrey Z, “Yu-Gi-Oh”
Richard W, “The Reptile Room”
Francesca C, “Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls”
Haifa A, “Just Like Dora”
Waris S, “Duck for President”
Lauren S, “Barbie & the Magic Pegasus”
Leo H, “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Alina K, “Girls Rule!”
Barbara B, “Each Little Bird that Sings”
Jacob R, “Endless Grinds & Slides”
Brooke B, “Junie B, First Grader”
Brittany B, “The Tenth City”
Sofia M, “Diego’s Animal Friends”
Matthew M, “Toy Story 2”
Lukas W, “Hungry Monsters”
Bogdan S, “Every Dog Has His Day”
Mohammed A, “Meet the Robinsons”
Rudy D, “Street Skateboarding”
Aaron B, “Animorphs”
Noah B, “Go Diego Go”
Alex S, “Green Eggs & Ham”
Lillian S, “The Hundred Penny Box”
Mia S, “Beauty Pop”
Anthony B, “The Time Warp Trio”
Gavin M, “Harry Potter”
Rajan M, “Pokemon”
Sabrina F, “Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls”
Student Council: Kamalani H, David G, Francesca C, Parteek G, John G, Risha S
Halloween Parade
Our Halloween parade will be held on Wednesday, October 31 beginning
at 2 pm. Just a reminder that students may NOT wear costumes to school.
Students may wear costumes during the parade as long as they are
appropriate for school. There will be no weapons, masks, full face paint,
blood or gore allowed. Students will inappropriate costumes will not be
allowed to participate in the parade. If you have any questions, please ask.
Reminder:
Thursday, October 18 is an early release day. There is no school on Friday,
October 19 due to parent/teacher conferences.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher conferences will be held Oct 18 & 19. Below is information we hope will
be helpful:
Before you go:
* Think about what you want to tell the teacher about your child
* How does your child feel about school?
* What does your child like to do after school?
* What special interests does your child have (dinosaurs, cars, arts, sports, cooking)?
* Is there anything you would like to tell the teacher that would help him/her understand
your child?
* Ask your child what you might discuss with the teacher and look at in the room. If both
parents can’t attend, ask for your spouse’s ideas.
At the Conference:
* Arrive on time
* The teacher will be prepared to tell you about your child’s schoolwork.
Here are some questions you might want to ask:
* In what subject/subjects does my child do well?
* What needs improvement?
* Are there any special programs that could help my child?
* What can I do at home to help my child?
* Ask questions about any part of the school program that you have questions about
(homework, recess, test results, etc.)
* Be aware that other parents are waiting for their conferences. Leave promptly when
your conference time ends.
When you get home:
* Tell your child something good that the teacher said about him/her.
* Jot down any important points to share with your spouse.
* Keep communicating with the teacher throughout the year by telephone and notes.
Early Release Fridays
All students are released at 12:00 every Friday. We have had many students left in the
office after 12:30 on some Fridays. Please help us by remembering to pick up your
students early on Fridays.
All students are welcome to buy lunch on Friday. Please remember that parents may
not park in the loading/unloading zone while waiting for their child to buy lunch.
Please park properly and pick up your child by 12:15.
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Castro Valley Outreach is an organization of parents and educational
professionals established to assist local families who are in situations of crisis
or of temporary hardship. CV Outreach offers assistance year-round to the
Castro Valley community. Anonymity for the families is very important.
Assistance given in the past has included help with medical and dental needs,
clothing, furniture, food, plus referrals and support to a wide cross-section of
families. Any family needing assistance may contact their school principal.
Also anyone interested in volunteering time or donating to the program may
contact Mr. Ray Harris at 889-7743.
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Medications
According to California Education Code 49423, students are not allowed to carry their own medication and take
as needed. All medications, including medication available without a prescription, need to have both physician
and parents’ written permission. The medication is to be dispensed by health office/school secretary. The
medication form needs to clearly state the name of the student, the name of the medication, method, the
amount, and the time it is to be dispensed. It must be in the prescription container (not a zip lock bag). Please
use the medication
form available at all school sites. It is our goal to follow safe health practices at school in compliance with the
California Education Codes to ensure optimal health for all students and staff.
If your child uses an inhaler or epi-pen at school, please be sure that the Severe Asthma Allergy Plan is on file
in the school office.
If you have any questions, please contact the district nurse, Nora Crans at 537-3000 ext. 1254.
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can access this handbook at www.cv.k12.ca.us under the school tab for Stanton.
Stanton Community
Garden
Saturday Work
Party
Come help get our garden ready
for the new school year! We will
be mulching, weeding, cleaning
up and nurturing our current
crops.
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• October 6- 9am to Noon ( Stay only as long as
you can)
• Pleases wear gloves and a hat. Bring a reusable
water bottle.
** Our Next Work Party will be Sat., Nov 3rd – 9am to Noon **
STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
When the School Improvement Program (SIP) and the School-based coordinated Program (SBCP) were
established, they were envisioned as ways to increase school wide effectiveness, improve student
achievement, and over time, better prepare students to be productive workers and responsible citizens.
One of the principal tenets of these programs was that those individuals closest to the students should be
more involved in making significant decisions affecting the instructional program of the school. The
School Site Council (SSC) was selected to be the vehicle by which the school community would come
together to chart the school’s path to improvement.
The SSC is uniquely suited to carry out this function since it is representative of all segments of
the school community. Being composed of the principal, teachers, other school personnel and parents, it
provides a forum for all of the major players in the school to come together to identify common goals and
establish a plan to achieve these goals. The SSC’s success depends upon both the ability and the
willingness of all those involved in the process to work together in a cooperative manner to develop an
effective curricular and instructional program in which all students may attain higher levels of academic
competence.
As the SSC goes about allocating the supplemental resources, it should strive to keep its focus on
establishing and maintaining a comprehensive and ongoing strategy to improve curriculum and
instruction. The SSC should not limit its vision to using the supplemental resources as merely a source of
money to be used to meet the demands of the moment or to purchase a single fixed solution to be used in
perpetuity. Instead, it should establish and maintain a vision of the skills and knowledge students will
need to be competitive in a modern economy and then use the available supplemental resources, along
with the existing base resources of the school, the school, to make this vision possible for all students in
the school.
The school’s improvement effort should also be coordinated with the district’s effort to upgrade
its curriculum offerings and quality of instruction in order that both the school-through the SSC– and the
school board-the district office– become part of a single improvement effort.
Finally, as districts in California begin to experiment with new forms of site decision-making and
to rethink current governance as part of the movement in restructure their school, they should build on
what is already in place. In fact, the basic premise underlying the restructuring movement in California
and around the nation is the same as the guiding principle of school improvement; that is, that the
individuals closest to the students should be more involved in making decisions which affect the
instructional program of the school.
STANTON SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
School Site Council (SSC) Election-Stanton School is in the process of electing members to Stanton’s
School Site Council. SSC is composed of an equal number of voting staff members and parents who serve
multi-year terms. Please be aware, however, that SSC is a public meeting and all interested staff and
parents are welcome and are invited to attend and participate. Please fill out the ballot below and send it
in to the Stanton office.
STANTON SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
The following parents have stepped forward expressing willingness to represent Stanton students
and parents for our31 open vacancy. Please vote for 3 and return to the office by October 12.
Amy Green____
Matt Kass_____
Yolanda Sanders____
Wendy Tong____
Write in _______________________________________________________________
(write in votes must have consent of the write-in candidate)