Dear Friends and Families of Los Ranchos Elementary,
As you know we had a very successful fundraising event with our Walk-a-thon. As a result our PTA thought long and hard about finding the best ways to spend the extra dollars.
In December, our PTA reached out to the Los Ranchos staff. Every teacher was given the opportunity to submit a proposal for their grade level and they did! Everyone had great ideas to enrich and extend learning. Even our librarian, Mrs. Sabo, had some great ideas to update our library. Our art teacher, Mrs. Johnson, also provided some suggestions in order to maintain the richness of our visual arts program. The variety of proposals was impressive. They included: music lessons, a new kiln, science-focused field trips, ipad apps in primary classes and many more. The PTA examined and debated every proposal anxious to ensure that all students would benefit from your generosity. In the end almost every proposal was entirely, or partially funded.
I want to thank the PTA for the thoughtful process and thank you again for your contributions. I know teachers will be providing updates about the ways your children are benefitting.
Our PTA meets once a month at lunch. You can learn about upcoming meetings on the calendar on our website. I hope you can join us.
Sincerely,
Marlie Schmidt
Favorite quotes from the week . . .
“I have written so many books I can hardly put them in my folder!”
Corinne, Knder author
“I wrote two books in one day. I wrote about soccer because I love soccer!”
Tanner, Kinder author
“I like the 'Give and Take' strategy. It gets me to a number that is easier to add.”
Dylan, 4th grade mathematician
“Now that I know the 'Give and Take' strategy, it is one of the best ones. It really helps me because it really makes it easier to add really big numbers.”
Gavin, 4th grade mathematician
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Instructional Materials Review Committee Seeks Parent Input
San Luis Coastal Unified School District has formed an Instructional Materials Adoption Panel (IMAP) to review kindergarten – 5th grade English Language Arts materials for possible adoption. The committee is requesting community input in this process. Interested parents and community members are invited to visit our school during regular business hours to review English Language Arts textbooks and complete a School Community Evaluation forms. Textbooks and materials will be on display at the school from February 22 to March 4, 2016. We encourage you to participate and value your input. All completed School Community Evaluations will be reviewed by the IMAP prior to making a recommendation to our School Board.
The Los Ranchos Talent Show is ON.
Thanks to several parents who have graciously volunteered their time, we are able to once again offer your wonderful children the opportunity to showcase their talents. The date of the event will be the evening of Friday, March 18th, 2016.
Tryouts will be March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th during lunch periods. Children should be prepared to discuss what they will be doing, do a brief 1 minute audition, and submit the music they will be using during the show. Maximum time for every act should not exceed 2 ½ minutes. WE get it... there may be some time exceptions but let’s not get too carried away. More information will follow this week so look for that in the brown envelope.
The theme will be SUMMER SLAM. So parents start helping your kids think big. Let’s allow them to be bold, be audacious, and bring their best musical, instrument, comedy, athletic showcase to present. Think of this as a prelude to the best summer ever. “BE Epic” is our mantra.
