April 5, 2024
Dear Families,
Happy Friday!
We hope everyone enjoyed a wonderful spring break, but we are happy to have welcomed everyone back into the swing of things this week. In ELA, students are working on completing their final essay of the year. They wrote their first body paragraph this week – ask them to share it with you! In Math, students are studying equations and expressions and should be working on their coordinate plane test corrections. In Expedition, we started our study of world religions this week. We have firmly scheduled our visits to the Buddhist and Hindu temples (on May 13 and 14, respectively) and are still coordinating visits to other places of worship. We will have a sign-up genius to chaperone and drive sent out next week, so save the date!
Next Monday, April 8th, there is a partial solar eclipse. Since the peak of the eclipse (about 78% coverage) is at 3:15 pm, we will have a delayed start to carpool and will begin carpool at 3:30 pm at the middle school campus. 6th graders will go to the green space to view the eclipse, so if you’d like to arrive early to join us, please plan to meet us at the green space at 3:00! We will provide solar eclipse glasses for all students to view the eclipse safely, but please consider having a conversation with your student about the importance of not staring directly at the sun without protection!
There is no school next Tuesday, April 9th in observance of Eid, and for those who will be celebrating throughout the day on April 10th, know that any absences for religious holidays are always excused.
See you next week!
Your Team,
Casar, Emily, Hope, and Noah
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Weekly Overview:
Each Monday we post our “Weekly Overview”. This slideshow lists class topics, activities, homework assignments, and contact information. We review the week ahead with students during crew every Monday, and students always have access to the weekly overview in their Crew Google Classroom. Click here to view the weekly overview.
Don Lee Overnight, May 6-7:
The cost for this overnight field trip is $110 and includes lodging, 3 meals, and all activities. You can send in payment via cash or check to your crew teacher, or you can pay via PayPal using the link here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5ZCMEP8KG4LNL
The due date to pay for this trip is Monday, April 15th – thank you for helping us meet our deadline!
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES
| Tuesday, April 9 | Eid Holiday – No School |
| Friday, April 26 | Teacher Workday – No School for Students |
| Monday, April 29 | Teacher Workday – No School for Students |
| Mon May 6-Tues May 7 | Overnight Field Experience at Camp Don Lee |
| Monday, May 13 | Field Trip to Fo Guang Shan Temple, 1:00-2:30 pm |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Field Trip to Sri Venkateswara Temple, 11am-12pm |
| Thurs May 16 – Fri May 17 | Student-led Portfolios – No School for Students |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day Holiday – No School for Students |
| Friday, June 7 | LAST DAY OF SCHOOL – Early Release at 12:15pm |
OLDER NEWS AND EVERGREEN POLICIES
We want to make sure you always have access to these evergreen policies and announcements, but we also want to save you space. Click here to see our older news and evergreen policies on the following topics:
- Cell Phone/AirPods/Technology Policies
- Appropriate Restroom Behavior
- Student Pick-Up and Early Dismissal
- Substitute Teacher Trainings
- Carpool Safety Reminders
- COVID Policies
- Nut-Free School
- School Pass System and Attendance
- Attendance
- Morgan Street Food Hall
- School Communications and Exploris Call Line
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