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April 21 - Wear your Red for Junior Olympic Spirit Day!

April 22- Junior Olympics 4-6th Grade at Los Altos High School

April 28 - STEM Challenge at lunch

May 7 - LASD Community Festival at Covington - All schools participating - SR booth with Airplane STEM challenge

May 12 - Bobcat Bash Dinner & Auction

May 15 - Spring Music Concert for 4th-6th grade

I hope everyone had a great spring break. We have now begun our state CAASPP testing and our kids are working hard. Thank you for all your support.

Saturday is Junior Olympics at Los Altos High! Our students have been training hard and our relay teams are practicing before and after school too. I hope that everyone comes and cheers on our 4th-6th graders who will be trying their best to beat their own personal records. The motto is “do your personal best” and sportsmanship is on full display. It is a great day with such community enthusiasm. Hope to see you there!

And Sign up for a volunteer slot: A strong community is made up of engaged participants. And this is why our family loves Almond and the Los Altos School District -- our great community! Junior Olympics volunteers - High School students can help out too and get volunteer hours!

Lost and Found: Please check the front of the school for any items that have been lost this year. We now have 3 tables full of sweatshirts, jackets, pants, water bottles, hats and more!

LASD Community Festival--You’re Invited!

Mark your calendar and join us at the LASD Community Festival on Sunday, May 7th, at 4 pm on the Covington blacktop and play area. Enjoy food trucks, games, and activities – good food and fun things to do for your family, friends, and neighbors.

Watch this video from LASD Superintendent Sandra McGonagle to learn more about the festival, and visit LAEFonline.org/Festival.

Can you help our team coordinate festival volunteers? To learn more, email LAEF at admin@laefonline.org or call (650) 559-0445.

We still need to raise $235K to support LASD in providing key programs to every student this school year. Donate today. Your gift of any amount would be appreciated. Thank you to those who have already given this year!

Stay Bobcat Strong!

Kelly Rafferty

Principal

The 61st LASD Junior Olympics are being held this Saturday, from 8am-4pm at Los Altos High School and you are all invited to watch our 4th-6th graders compete in a district-wide track meet!

Junior Olympics is the one day of the year where all of our LASD community comes together to compete and cheer each other on. It is a day full of fun, friends, community, and great food!

You don’t want to miss the Opening Ceremonies and Parade of Schools at 9AM SHARP! Even if your student isn’t old enough to compete, be sure to stop by the Santa Rita tent and get decked out in school spirit! We have all sorts of fun things to represent Santa Rita this year!

And Sign up for a volunteer slot: A strong community is made up of engaged participants. And this is why our family loves Almond and the Los Altos School District -- our great community! Junior Olympics volunteers - High School students can help out too and get volunteer hours!

Important info:

• Please bike or walk if you can! It’s going to be busy!
• Wear RED!!!!
• Remember that you are representing Santa Rita!
• Good Sportsmanship is the most important part!

FOOD VENDORS

*A portion of all sales will be donated to the LASD Junior Olympics Fund

Kona Ice - Shaved Ice,

Wetzels Pretzels - Soft Pretzels

ZoomCaffe - Coffee & Pastries, Luv’s Brownies - Desserts

House Of Bagels - Assorted items (in Quad)

Grillzillas - Burgers

Umai Hot Dogs - Gourmet Hot Dogs BBQ Kalbi - Korean BBQ

Adams Grub Truck - Sandos, Mac & Cheese

Cazadores - Tacos

All of our food vendors accept nearly every form of payment available.

Can't wait to see you there!

We're excited to invite you to our upcoming Bobcat Bash! This event promises to be a fun-filled evening with great food, friends, and plenty of amazing auction items up for grabs!

By purchasing tickets to the auction, you'll not only be treating yourself to a night of entertainment, but also making a meaningful contribution to our school community that directly benefits our children's education.

Grab your friends and join us for an evening of excitement, all while supporting a great cause. We can't wait to see you there! Please note- tickets are limited and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

BUY TICKETS HERE

LASD 4th-6th Grade Spring Concert

Monday, May 15th

1:00pm in the Multi

4th Grade will perform playing their recorders for the first time! 5th and 6th Orchestras and Bands will be performing new songs. Also, the Music Exploration class will be singing and playing some fun songs!

Your donations to LAEF are funding TK-6th grade PE teachers.

Their hard work is making LASD Junior Olympics possible! Come and cheer for your school at JO this Saturday!

Help us raise the final $225K to fully fund teachers and staff this school year. If you have yet to give this year, donate to LAEF today!

LASD COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

Mark your calendar and join us at the LASD Community Festival on Sunday, May 7th, at 4 pm on the Covington blacktop and play area. Enjoy food trucks, games, and activities – good food and fun things to do for your family, friends, and neighbors.

Get the full scoop on the festival!

This year’s Pet Parade will take place on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in downtown Los Altos. This free event is open to kids, adults and their pets. For additional information or to register visit www.losaltoskiwanis.org/Page/21428. Entry forms are due by May 16, 2023.

In the event of a major earthquake or windstorm or even more rain..... we can assume that electricity and wifi may go down as it did a few weeks ago. Therefore, we will use our SMS system to communicate with the community. Essentially a text messaging system that goes directly to your cell phone, SMS requires parents to opt into it to receive texts from the school. We also use the SMS system to send occasional reminders (like on minimum-day dismissals).

You can participate in this free service (standard message and data rates may apply) just by sending a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number, 67587. You can also opt out of these messages at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with “Stop”.

Our new Universal Meals program will be available for a Grab and Go breakfast between 8:10-8:25, from our new Servery Window (By the lunch tables near the Multi) and eat at the tables. If they do not finish, they can save it until recess time.

• Monthly Menus will be published on the Santa Rita school website

If you have a special diet please email santaritasecretary@lasdschools.org and ask for a form to fill out. Please review the menu with your student. NUTRITION SERVICES FAQ - If you have questions, please add them to this document.

Email: krafferty@lasdschools.org
Website: https://www.santaritaschool.org
Location: 700 Los Altos Avenue, Los Altos, CA, USA
Phone: (650)559-1600
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Twitter: @BobcatsSR