Dear BCE Families,
Back to School Night ~ Please join us on Thursday evening for our annual Back to School Night. Remember this is an adult only evening.
5:20 – 5:50 = SDC Class
6:00 – 6:30 = Grades 4 & 5
6:40 - 6:55 = Welcome Families (Multi Purpose Room)
7:00 – 7:30 = Grades K, 1, 2 & 3
Your students' amazing teachers are working hard to create an informative presentation for you. I hope to see you all there!
CGI Parent Education Night ~ We are thrilled to be able to announce that Carolee Koehn Hurtado, with the UCLA Mathematics Project, will be conducting a parent information event. This free event will take place on Monday September 22nd at San Lorenzo Valley Elementary, 6:30 – 8:00. Come and learn more about Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) and learn strategies to support your student's growth and development in mathematics.
Survey Results ~ Our family survey from last Spring shows that 93% of people who responded agree or strongly agree that their child is emotionally safe at school. 92% of responders agreed or strongly agreed that their child is physically safe at school.
Site Council ~ Our Site Council plays an important role at BCE. The school site council is a group of teachers, parents, classified employees, that works with the principal to develop, review and evaluate school improvement programs and school budgets.
If you are interested in serving on the Site Council for the 2014-15 school year, please complete the attached application and return it to Margaret Zavaroni in our office no later than next Wednesday, September 17th.
A Message from Student Nutritional Services (SNS)
On our website www.slvusdcafe.com our monthly menus are posted along with all our nutritional information. Please check your students account online at www.myschoolbucks.com. You can set up automatic low balance reminders. Our policy for negative balances is once a student reaches three meal charges, he/she will no longer be allowed to charge until his/her account is paid in full. After the three meal charges and students still have not paid on their account we will provide them with a courtesy meal. The courtesy meal includes milk, fruit, vegetable and cheese sticks or yogurt. We do not give them the main entrée. When your student brings in money to add to their account, the negative balance will be cleared before any payment is recorded. Negative balance letters are sent home on a regular basis when your student owes money.
If you have any additional questions or concerns, please give me a call at 335-5384.
Catherine Frost, Manager
Student Nutrition Services
San Lorenzo Valley USD
Up Coming Dates to Remember
- Thursday 9/18 = Back to School Night
- Monday 2/22 = Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Parent Information Night, SLE Multi Purpose Room, 6:30 – 8:00
- Tuesday 9/23 = School Picture Day
- Friday 10/31 = No School (Teacher Work Day)
Attendance Facts:
Thank you so much for getting your students to school, and on time, every day! There is a high correlation between student achievement and attendance. Last year almost 20% of our students were absent for ten or more days and approximately 35% of our students were tardy ten or more days. Additionally, we have many students who lose important instructional time when they leave school early. As you can see, that adds up to a lot of missed instructional time. Good attendance is important for your student's success.
Thank you for supporting your student by getting them to school every day and on time!
Safety Tip of the Week:
Please make sure we have current contact information for you and for all the people authorized to pick up your student. Multiple times every week we try to get in touch with families for various reasons and find that phone numbers are disconnected or voice mailboxes are full. Having current contact information is critical for us to be able to get in touch with you quickly should the need arise.
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!
The BCE Way: BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY LINK
Please click on the following link to view a variety of opportunities for your child(ren) that are offered throughout the valley and Santa Cruz areas by various organizations, such as Boy/Girl Scouts, Sports, Arts-Drama-Theater, Local Events, Community Service, Quest/YMCA (before/after-school child care), etc. Link here: https://sites.google.com/a/slvusd.org/community-link/
This link is provided as a courtesy for parents & students, by the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, to receive information of current local events and opportunities. The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District does not sponsor or endorse any of the organizations or events that are located here.
The Flyer Process for San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District is posted on the "home" page of the District website at www.slvusd.org. The flyers and/or blurbs are no longer inserted into the school newsletters or distributed to the children. The District is making an effort to reduce the amount of paper that is sent home with your child(ren) and is working together to streamline the newsletter so that you read about the most important information regarding your child's school. The District has created a website where all of the approved flyers will be posted (Community Opportunity).
