Newsletter, March 30, 2018

Principal’s Message

Dear Friends and Families of Los Ranchos,

Spring is in the air and everyone is looking forward to the break! We have squeezed a lot in the weeks leading up to break.

Our STEAM Team hosted an energetic STEAM Night last week.  Families had a blast exploring new engineering concepts and learning from the grade level projects on display.  The evening ended with families building an artistic robot. A special thanks to Ms. Baele, Mrs. Weber, Miss Wagner, and Mrs. Sabo for making this event a reality. 

On March 24th families joined together to beautify and upgrade our garden and playground during the Love SLO event.  It was great fun to have kindergarteners, parents, staff, spouses and even alumnus digging in the weeds and layering on the paint.  A very special thanks to parent Shannon Whisenand and our PTA for organizing this event.  

We celebrated ways to be kind, brave and strong at our last Roadrunner Assembly.  Miss Grossi shared some of the great ideas from students while Mr. Getten accompanied us on the guitar.  We linked a paper chain of ideas and beliefs that make us stronger together.  We wrapped it up by singing a beautiful rendition of Give a Little Love.

I wish you and your family a wonderful and restful spring break.

Sincerely,

Marlie Schmidt

STEAM Night

Celebrating all the ways we can be brave, kind and strong at our Roadrunner Assembly!

Love SLO at Los Ranchos!

For your Calendar

4/2-4/6       Spring Break. Students return to school Monday, April 9th

4/10            PTA Meeting - 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

4/13            Variety Show - 6:00 p.m.

4/24            6th grade Field Trip to Hearst Castle

4/27            1st and 2nd Graders to PAC for a Field Trip

4/27            Battle of the Books

Fun Events - Find out about fun events 
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Work with the nurse team at SLCUSD.  It’s a great team and a great schedule.  School hours, Monday through Friday. This means no weekends, nights, school vacations or holidays!

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Questions? Call Judith Gier, School Nurse Team Coordinator Leave a message

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549-1283   or 549-1218

 

Color vision screening for first grade boys 

     During the month of April, the school nurse will be screening first grade boys for color vision. This is a simple screening routinely done at this age to rule out color vision deficiencies. Please send a note addressed to the school nurse if you do not wish your child to be screened. A letter will be sent home to parents of students who fail the exam.

 Pruebas de color de la vista para niños del primer grado

    Durante el mes de abril la enfermera de la escuela estara haciendoles un examen a los niños del primer grado. Esta es una simple rutina que se les hace a los niños para saber se tienen problemas de la vista de color. Les mandaremos una nota de aviso para avisarles del examen. A los padres que sus hjos no pacen el examen se les mandara un aviso.

Newsletter, March 16, 2018

Third graders enjoyed another Los Ranchos Fiesta with dancing, singing and treats!

Principal's Message

Dear Friends and Families of Los Ranchos Elementary, 

This was a week of celebrations. Our 3rd graders celebrated their annual Fiesta and we hosted the 2017 - 18 Science Fair. At the Science Fair we had 99 scientists participating this year. Even the rain could not deter the enthusiasm and excitement. A special thanks to  Sylvia Gomes and Reilly Wagner for organizing the event,  and to parents Kristin Escalle and Tiffany Emry. Their support helped to make the event run smoothly.

Our second STEAM Night will be Thursday, March 22 from 6:00 to 7:00. There will be engaging Science/Engineering activities to investigate. Every grade will have examples of classroom explorations in engineering practices. PTA will be selling pizza by the slice. We hope you can join us.

Love SLO is happening on Saturday, March 24. Love SLO began in 2016 as an annual community wide day of service. Volunteers work on projects from 9:00 - 12:00. Los Ranchos Elementary  is hosting a couple projects thanks to PTA member Shannon Whisenand.  We will be working in our garden and snazzing - up our backboards on the playground. If you want to know more go to https://www.loveslo.com/communityservice. We hope you can participate. Bring your gardening gloves and shovels!

Have a restful weekend.

Sincerely,
Marlie Schmidt

For your Calendar

3/8-3/30     TK and Kindergarten Registration, Open Enrollment period
3/22            Family STEAM night. 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
4/2-4/6       Spring Break. 

Please stop by our Lost and Found before Spring Break. We will be donating any items that are still here on March 30th.

Newsletter, March 9, 2018

Principal's Message

Dear Friends and Families of Los Ranchos Elementary,

Our Los Ranchos Science Celebration is almost here! It is one of our favorite days of the year.  Scientists can choose from Life Science, Physical Science or Earth and Space Science, the choice is yours. Then, work through the Scientific Process, finding that question or problem that is most intriguing. Students can work individually or with a friend or sibling. Above all, make it fun!

Have a great weekend.

Sincerely,
Marlie Schmidt

For your Calendar

3/8-3/30     TK and Kindergarten Registration, Open Enrollment period
3/13            Science Fair - 1st-6th grades -  1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
3/13            PTA Meeting- 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

3/15            3rd Grade Fiesta 1:30 p.m- 2:50 p.m.4/2-4/6        No School - Spring Break

Los Ranchos Gear

If you're interested in purchasing Los Ranchos gear such as T-Shirts, hats or sweatshirts, go our link and start shopping!

 

https://www.jcarroll.com/collections/los-ranchos-elementary

Newsletter, March 2, 2018

Principal's Message

Dear Friends and Families of Los Ranchos Elementary,

This was a full five day week, the first in three weeks! It was great to get back into our  routines. We ended the week with reading celebrations, a Los Ranchos Landscape Design Open House and beautiful rain. We are back to minimum days next week during Spring Parent Conference Week. 

Thank you for your flexibility. Have a great weekend!

Sincerely, 

Marlie Schmidt

For your Calendar

3/5-3/9      Minimum Days, K-6 dismissed at 1:00 p.m. 

3/8-3/30    TK and Kindergarten Registration, Open Enrollment period
3/13             Science Fair - 1st-6th grades -  1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
3/13            PTA Meeting- 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
4/2-4/6      No School - Spring Break

If you have not done so already, please fill out our LCAP survey to help the district determine how to use state funds for our schools.

Local Control Accountability (LCAP) Survey:

All school districts in California are required to develop a three-year Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) that describes how state funds will be used to improve student academic achievement. The LCAP must incorporate how the district is spending its supplementary funds, 4.5 million dollars, to meet the needs of students with greater challenges, including English learners, socio-economically disadvantaged students, and foster/homeless youth. In San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD), we have constructed an LCAP that takes those supplementary funds along with general fund dollars (federal, state, and local) to implement five focus areas established by our Board of Trustees. The overall LCAP budget is approximately 6 million dollars out of our 92 million dollar budget. Engaging parents, students, community members, and school employees in developing, reviewing, and supporting implementation of the LCAP is critical to its success.

Please take a few minutes to complete the LCAP Survey. We value and appreciate the input from parents, staff, and community. The feedback will be used to revise our LCAP for 2018-2019. The LCAP Survey will be open until March 23rd.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SLCUSDLCAP

Encuesta de Plan de Responsabilidad de Control Local (LCAP):

Todos los distritos escolares de California están obligados a desarrollar un Plan de Responsabilidad de Control Local (LCAP por sus siglas en inglés) de tres años que describa cómo se utilizarán los fondos estatales para mejorar el logro académico del estudiante. El LCAP debe incorporar cómo el distrito está gastando sus fondos suplementarios, 4.500.000 dólares, para satisfacer las necesidades de los alumnos con mayores dificultades, incluyendo aprendices de inglés, estudiantes desfavorecidos socioeconómicamente, y jóvenes en hogares de acogida/sin hogar. En el Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Luis y Costa (SLCUSD por sus siglas en inglés), hemos construido un LCAP que toma los fondos complementarios, junto con dinero del fondo general (federal, estatal y local), para implementar cinco grandes áreas establecidas por nuestro Consejo Directivo. El presupuesto global del LCAP es aproximadamente $6,000,000 proveniente de nuestro presupuesto de $92,000,000. El involucramiento de los padres, estudiantes, miembros de la comunidad y empleados de la escuela en la elaboración, revisión y apoyo de implementación del LCAP es crítico para su éxito.

Por favor tómese unos minutos para completar la encuesta del LCAP. Valoramos y agradecemos el aporte de los padres, el personal y la comunidad. Los comentarios se utilizarán para revisar nuestro LCAP para 2018-2019.  La encuesta LCAP estará abierta hasta el 23 de marzo.