April 7, 2018

Happy Spring!

This weekend was the first weekend that it really felt like Spring.  It was delightful to be able to get some vitamin D and enjoy the sunshine!  As we prepare for the last few weeks of school it is important to remember that the last days of the school year are equally as important as the first. We have some amazing events coming our way, Grandparents Day, Going Buggy and Mother's Day Team just to name a few these signature events are part of our culture and fiber of our school.  THANK YOU all for the time and effort that you are putting into them.  

Please remember to highlight fellow staff member with your lollipop moment.

It can be a small moment that means the world to you and let that person know!

Spring Break is JUST around the corner!  We got this!

-Kirsten

EASTER EGG AND BUNNY HUNT

There will be one stuffed rabbit and three eggs hidden in the Office Wing each day before Spring Break.  The rabbit will be moved each day and the eggs will stay until they are found.  Be sure to search high and low for the eggs.  If you find the by bunny please bring it to Kristy and you get your choice from a prize pool.  If you find one of the eggs you win what is inside!  Let's have some fun before Spring Break!

Open House

Thursday, April 11, 2019

5:30-7:00 pm

THERE WILL BE AN EARLY RELEASE DAY ON Thursday, APRIL 11 DUE TO OPEN HOUSE.  PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL KINDERGARTEN CLASSES WILL COME TO SCHOOL AT 8:45 AND LEAVE AT 1:45 AND ALL GRADE 1-5 STUDENTS WILL BE DISMISSED AT 1:49PM. 

 Open House on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, from 5:30-7:00 pm. 

 The schedule will be as follows:

5:30-6:00 OpenArt Gallery Walk/ Book Fair
6:00-6:45 Classroom Open

6:45-7:00 Ice Cream Social/Art Gallery Walk/ Book Fair

The following information was shared with families:

Please join us for an event that will showcase our STARS work in their classroom!  

There will be an AMAZING art gallery that will be open during the Open House.  Our Stars have created works of art that are SWEET!   Please join us in the MPR at our "SWEET SHOP" art show and gallery walk where you can "purchase" these great works of art for a donation to our art Docent Fund.

Our Book Fair will also be open during the event.  All proceeds from our book fairs are filtered back into our library and our classrooms!   You can also shop online!

We will conclude our evening coming together as a school community with ice cream sandwiches and popsicles.

Progress Report Reminder

A reminder that progress reports need to go home by next Friday, April 12th.  Brandon sent an email with more details, reminders, and how-to guides.

Student Articulation

As we conclude the school year, I would like us to explore revisiting Articulation Portfolios.  The articulation cards are very informative, yet as we transition students to the next grade there is vital assessment data that is being lost.  I know that I would greatly appreciate a copy of a BPST, the last Reading Inventory, and a writing sample to help guide my first few weeks of instruction.  Please discuss this with your grade-level teams and we will discuss this further at Leadership on Wednesday.

Score Reports in PowerSchool

The message below was sent to all parents in grades 3-8.
California Department of Education (CDE) is transitioning to a paperless system for 2019 CAASPP (California Assessments of Student Performance and Progress) tests. We are pleased to announce that our district is making specific score reports from Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) available for parents for testing years 2017 and 2018.
Here are a few key details:

• If your child took the 2017 and/or 2018 Math and ELA (English Language Arts) SBAC tests, you will be able to view, download, and print the score results.
• Moving forward, all score reports will be available using PowerSchool’s parent portal.
• The district will no longer receive paper copies from CDE.  Consequently, we will no longer mail score reports starting with the 2019 administration.

Please find attached a ‘how-to’ guide on how to access these results.

RCSD Staff can access the score reports this way:

PowerSchool Administrators: Once logged in, search for any student and click on their name to bring up the student screens. From the left navigation menu, click State/Province - CA, then select Score Reports from the list.

PowerSchool Teacher: Once logged in, from the Current Classes page, click on the backpack icon to the right of any section. Select any student from the list, and using the Student Screen drop-down menu to the right, select Score Reports from the list. 

April 22, 2019 

Professional Development

There will be Professional Development on April 22, 2019, at various sites.  Each grade level will be at a different location and we will gather back together at Thomas Jefferson at 12:30 to further our work focused on our RTI plan and the Essential Standards. 

Please see the PD Schedule Here: Professional Development April 22, 2019