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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME OCCURS THIS SATURDAY/SUNDAY MARCH 10
Turn your Clocks Forward before going to bed!
ROAR CARD
Congratulations to the following Roar Card Winners who were recognized at last week’s Friday Flag: Zamantha Gordinez, Ivan Flores, Emily Arcos, Alexandra Jimenez, Ashley Ramirez, Kelsey Larson, Cresencio Rubio, Matias Hernandez, Matteo Aguilar, Jonas Villasenor.
Thank you for making Responsible, Organized, Academic, and Respectful choices! Each week we will celebrate students and staff at Friday Flag and announce them here to parents.
NEW INFORMATION THIS WEEK
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME OCCURS THIS SATURDAY/SUNDAY MARCH 10 (at midnight on SATURDAY)
Don’t forget to turn your clocks forward before going to bed on Saturday night!
PARENT CONFERENCES ARE COMING UP
Please look for sign-ups for your individual student’s parent conference from your classroom teacher. We request to meet with every family during the dates of March 15 - 22 when we will have minimum days with school out at 12 noon for kinder/TK and 12:10 for all grades 1-6.
SPRING BREAK DATES
Plan ahead, there is no school from March 25 to 29 for spring break. All schools in Santa Barbara will be closed.
PANORAMA SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY
SBUSD is committed to using data to inform decisions, which includes seeking input for students, families and staff. The climate/culture survey is an opportunity for students, staff and families to share their experiences. So far, we have 17 responses but are hoping for 100%. Please provide us with your input today.
Family Survey: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/sbunified/3036652385/surveys
FAMILY READING NIGHT
What a successful event! We were thrilled to see so many families in attendance. It looked like over 100 students participated in the activities portion of the evening. Together with parents and siblings I am sure we had well over 250 in attendance. Thank you to Sara Chalmers, the literacy committee, support staff Kenya and Jessica, and all the volunteers, big and small, who made the night possible!
CALM CORNER
Hello Tiger Family!
As we enter the new month, let's take a look back and praise ourselves for all the hard work we are doing for our students and families. Around this time, students may feel overwhelmed or discouraged to do the school work. It is important that we remind our students of all the accomplishments and hard work they have done. Using positive self talk/positive affirmations can set the students up for success. As adults, we can also be hard on ourselves and have expectations for ourselves that may seem hard to fill. I wanted to share with you a video on positive self talk and remind all of us to be a little more gentle with ourselves.
Your Thoughts Matter: Growth Mindset by Esther Pia Cordova | A Story Of Negative Self-Talk
REMINDERS FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK
ELPAC (English Learner Proficiency Assessment for California)
The ELPAC is in progress. Get your child to bed on time and make sure they have a nutritious breakfast now through the next two weeks. The ELPAC Test is given only to our multilingual students. It is composed of 4 domains: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Here is a link for you to use so that your child can continue to practice. You’ll need to log in as a guest. All students take the speaking test individually but 3rd-6th graders take the Reading, Writing, and Listening tests as a whole group on their iPads. From March 11-15, all students in grade 3-6 will take the group tests. Please do not pick up students from 9:00-10:00AM next week so that they can take the test uninterrupted. This is an important test that helps us better understand your child’s English proficiency. If your child is in grades K-2, they will continue to take the ELPAC individually with a test examiner. Please contact the assistant principal at hcorral@sbunified.org or call extension 1041 if you have any questions.
LOST AND FOUND
Please stop by the Lost and Found to pick up your items! We have many jackets, sweatshirts, water bottles and lunch boxes. All remaining items will be donated on the last day of school before spring break, Friday, March 22.
March
13 - PTA Meeting
11-15 Group ELPAC testing for Grades 2-6 for EMLs only
15- End of trimester 12:10 Dismissal
15-22 Parent Conferences 12:10 Dismissal
25-29 No School Spring Break