Category — School

We are looking for veteran Arundel parents to be partners to incoming kindergarten and new families for next year.  If you would be willing to be a resource to answer questions about all that is Arundel, please email me at apaulson@sancarlos.k12.ca.us and I will add you to our list.

The annual Home Town Days is this coming weekend and we still need some volunteers!  Please sign up for Hometown Days Arundel/Heather Booth – here’s how it works in 3 easy steps: 

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/4ERMMD

2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)

3. Sign up! Choose your spots – VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.

A reminder to parents to please not request specific teachers for next year with your child’s current teacher.  We do not take requests of this nature as we build classes for next year.

We are bringing back Arundel Spirit Days!  Every Wednesday will be a spirit day  at Arundel.  Students and staff are encouraged to wear the school colors which are blue and white.  PTA will have spirit wear available during the Arundel Open House next Wednesday 4/17.  T-shirts, sweatshirts and fleece vests will be available for purchase and order.  Let’s show our spirit tomorrow and wear our school colors!

Last week there was a posting about an Arundel art exhibit at the San Carlos library.  This was incorrect.  However, we do have an art exhibit planned for Open House on 4/17 in Arundel’s MUR

There are two opportunities to benefit the Arundel School Library. Arundel Student Alyse is collecting Children’s Books for A ROPES based service project. Children’s books can be dropped off THIS week at the Arundel Library.

In addition, now through May 17th Linda Townsend is collecting all types of books for the Home Town Days used book sale. Yes, it is that time of year again! The school libraries are gearing up for the Used Book Sale during Hometown Days. If you are doing some Spring cleaning, please consider donating your gently used books to the sale. We will take infant to adult, fiction or non fiction, paperback or hardcover. All books can be dropped off at the Arundel Library from now until May 15th. Thank you for your support and your donations!

A reminder to parents that we will be administering our STAR test to all 2-4 graders during the weeks of April 29 and May 6.  Testing will be completed during the morning session before recess.  It is imperative that students are present and on time.

The calendar for next school year has not been finalized but I wanted to assure parents that I will post this in our newsletter for a few weeks once it has been approved by our school board.

Only three weeks left to order and customize your 2012-2013 Arundel yearbook! This year we are excited to be working with a new vendor TreeRing. Not only will the book be 80 pages in FULL COLOR, but included in the price ($25+tax) is the option to customize two pages in the book, which will be printed especially for your child.

It’s very easy to customize the pages. You can even upload photos directly from your Facebook or Flickr accounts. The yearbook team has put together a short quick-start guide that gives you information on creating your account, purchasing a book, and customizing your pages.

The pre-order and custom pages deadline is April 19th. PLEASE login and try creating your pages as soon as possible. Don’t wait until the last minute so that if you have any questions or problems, the yearbook team has time to help you.

ATTENTION: LAST CALL FOR PHOTOS

Did you get some great shots of any Arundel events? If so, please logon to:
http://www.treering.com/createAccount?PassCode=1013379736272790 and
upload them to the TreeRing shared folders as soon as possible so we can include them in the yearbook. See our tip sheet on how to upload photos – http://www.arundelknights.org/yearbook/#how-do-i-upload-photos

The deadline for creating the yearbook is coming up and we are in need of the following photos: 100th day of school, talent show, heritage night, 1st grade candids, 3rd Grade candids, staff candids and friendship feasts. Remember, the yearbook will be as good as you make it!

Questions? Please contact:
Dana Caulder  (dana AT eatingsociety DOT com)
Cindy Young (leecjp AT aol DOT com)

I hope everyone in our community is planning on coming to Heritage Night next Wednesday March 13, 2013 from 5-7:30pm.  This is one of our major events where we celebrate our diversity with food, music and fun!  There will be so many wonderful foods from around the world to try.  Don’t miss it!

A reminder to parents that are playgrounds are not supervised after school. I have noticed many students who are not a part of our afterschool programs hanging out and waiting for rides well after school is out.  This is simply not safe for children.

Mrs. Larsen has found some great parent education opportunities.  Please browse the following links for upcoming events

http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/workshops/palo-alto/classes-parents-place-palo-alto-ps-elementary

http://www.parentsplaceonline.org/peninsula/parenting-workshops/classes/sanmateo

• Spring Fling – what a night! An amazing example of what a fantastic community we have here in San Carlos. The numbers are not in yet but fingers crossed that they make their goal. Congratulations and thank you to everyone who was involved.
• Heritage night at Arundel is looking exciting. Please email Kristen Martinez if you would like to be involved.
• Huge congratulations to Heather Mannion and Sarah Murphy for an amazing talent show!
• Are you interested in spirit wear? I still have t-shirts and a few hoodies. First come, first served. I am planning another order soon, including fleece vests – let me know if you are interested. There will be forms in the office soon.
• This month’s PTA meeting has been moved and will be on Thursday, March 14th at 7pm in the MU.

Take a few minutes to review the key points and recommendations from our last Parent Education seminar – “Raising Resilient Kids”.  Click here to view. It’s a quick read and full of helpful insights from the speaker and the parents who attended.

Check out the community section below for some other Parent Ed options available online.

Now on display at the San Carlos Library are selected pieces of Fourth Grade artwork inspired by Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso. The Fourth Graders have really come a long way and it really shows! This is the last month for Arundel Elementary’s display at the library so if you haven’t had the chance to view our artwork, go take a look! Also on display, are Second Grade AiA artwork in the Arundel office this month! Fruitbowls inspired by Cezanne, collages inspired by Klee, and tribal art! Enjoy!

Another reminder that Kindergarten registration ends on March 1^st.  If you have an incoming Kindergarten student or know of someone who does, please remind them of this very important date.

Please mark your calendars for some other upcoming dates.

• The annual STAR testing, which is our statewide testing for our 2^nd – 4^th grade students, is approaching  Our 4^th grade STAR writing examination will be on 3/5 this year.  All 4^th graders in the district take this portion of the STAR exam early.  The window for the remainder of STAR testing this year is 4/29-5/10.  Students will be tested on both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
• March 13 is our annual Heritage Night- Come join the fun at this multicultural festival of food, music and fun.  This is an event that should not be missed!
• March 14 is our 4^th grade instrument selection night at TL from 3:30-7.  Students interested in music for 5^th grade are invited to Tierra Linda to determine which instrument will be a good fit for them. More details to come.
• Lastly, Arundel’s Open House will be on 4/17 this year.