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• 12/16 - Santa Rita Night at Linden Tree- 6-8pm
• 12/17- Parent Night at Linden Tree & Kids Night Out at Santa Rita
• 12/20-12/31 - No School - Winter Break
• 1/3 - On Campus Vaccination Clinic (see below for more details)

• Winter After School Activities- registration is now open! (see below for more details)

BOBCAT STRONG REGISTRATION: Please make sure to fill out your Bobcat Strong Registration Information (https://bit.ly/bobcatreg) so we have your most up-to-date information!

Happy Holidays from The UGLY SWEATER STAFF of SANTA RITA!

As we head off to our Winter Break, I hope that everyone stays safe and gets some time to relax and unwind. Just a few reminders:

• Santa Rita Community Food Drive ends tomorrow
• Santa Rita Linden Tree Book Fair Night tonight 6-8pm
• Pajama Spirit day tomorrow!

See Everyone in 2022!

Stay Bobcat Strong!

Mrs. Kelly Rafferty

Good News! Vaccination Clinics at LASD!

We are partnering with the County of Santa Clara Public Health Department to bring vaccine clinic right to our schools. COVID-19 vaccine is the best protection against COVID-19. When your child is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, it protects your child, your family, your friends, our school, and the whole community.

The COVID-19 vaccine clinics will offer shots FREE to all students ages 5 and older and their family members at:

Where: Santa Rita Multi

Date: Monday, January 3, 2022

Time: 3:00pm - 7:00 pm

Getting vaccinated at these clinics at the schools is optional, but we hope you take advantage of this convenient service.

Parents or guardians must give their consent for a child to get the vaccine, and must be present. All students and their families are welcome regardless of immigration status. You do not need health insurance. Nurses will be available to answer your questions. The County will have staff who can speak to you in both Spanish and English.

Please review these materials:

* What to Expect: COVID-19 Shots for Children Ages 5-11 (Spanish)

* Frequently Asked Questions for Parents (Spanish)

* Vaccine Registration Form (can be accessed here or completed at the clinic in person) (Spanish)

* How Fill Out Your Child's Forms: Step by Step (Spanish)

For questions about the vaccine clinic, contact (408) 970-2000. For more locations to get vaccinated, visit sccfreevax.org.

Here’s to the health and safety of all of our Santa Rita Bobcats!

• 12/13 - 12/17 - Linden Tree Book Fair Week
  

• 12/20-12/31 - No School - Winter Break
• 1/3 - On Campus Vaccination Clinic (see below for more details)

• 1/17- No School- MLK Jr. Day

• 1/18- No School- Staff Development

• 2/3 -Mission Be Mindfulness parent night, In person in Multi 5:30-6:30 pm

• STAY TUNED - Santa Rita's Read-a-thon

Mobile Vaccination Clinics

LASD has partnered with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center to provide a second clinic in January at Santa Rita and Almond:

Santa Rita Mobile Vaccination Clinic

When: January 3, 2021, 3:00-7:00pm

Where: Santa Rita Multipurpose Room

Who: Anyone age 5 and older

No appointment necessary

Almond Mobile Vaccination Clinic

When: January 6, 2021, 2:00-7:00pm

Where: Almond Multipurpose room

Who: Anyone age 5 and older

No appointment necessary

Outdoor Masking Update

As of December 6, outdoor masking is strongly recommended, but no longer required on junior high school campuses. Beginning January 10, elementary schools will also strongly recommend outdoor masking, but will no longer require universal masking outside. LASD will continue to follow all current and future changes to state and local public health guidelines.

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SANTA RITA COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE

'Tis the season for helping others! Santa Rita is hosting a local community food drive! We are accepting canned food and non-perishables that will go directly to community families that are in need. If you have food to donate, send it to school and place in your classroom food drive donation box. Donations will be accepted from December 13th-17th!

SUPPORT SANTA RITA WHILE YOU SHOP ON AMAZON!

Every time you shop on Amazon you can be giving back to Santa Rita! Simply make your Amazon purchases through @amazonsmile and a portion of EVERY SALE will be donated to the Santa Rita PTA (at no cost to you)! https://smile.amazon.com/ch/94-6174402

SHARING YOUR HOLIDAY JOY WITH OUR BOBCAT FAMILIES

In this joyful season of Thanksgiving and Christmas, let's remember some of our Bobcat families who are having a difficult time in the pandemic due to loss of jobs, reduction of working hours, health bills, and higher expenses driven by inflation. Please donate to our GoFundMe account or drop off your Target or Walmart gift cards at the office. We will use the funds to purchase gift cards for the families. Thank you for your generosity.

SAVE THE DATES for a week of fun with Linden Tree:

December 13-17th: Linden Tree will be bringing books on-site specific to each grade level.

December 16th: A special Santa Rita only night hosted at Linden Tree with read-a-louds from teachers and hot cocoa. It will be a perfect opportunity to do some last minute holiday shopping! 6-8pm

December 17th: Parent's Night Out! Linden Tree will be hosting a Parent's Night with wine and cheese so you can purchase all those books your kids asked for the night before!

AND

Kids Night Out! At the same time, we will be hosting a kids-only (drop off) PJ party (limited to 40 students) at Santa Rita with a movie, holiday crafts and pizza! 5:30-8:30. Click here for more information and to register!

Registration for winter after school activities is now available. Spots fill up fast so don't delay!

Hands-on Fun Science at Santa Rita

Mondays 3:05-4:05pm. Starts January 10

• High Touch High Tech enrichments provide students with unique, interactive experience that brings science concepts to life. Each session, students exercise scientific process skills such as observing, investigating, questioning, explaining and problem solving.

• Registration: Hands-On Fun Science at Santa Rita

Got math?! Mathletes

Starts January 3

• Mathlete’s proprietary curriculum is offered online. As a result, students have the opportunity to tackle fun challenges throughout the week.

• Various sessions offered Monday-Friday:

Mathletes-in-Training (Grades 2-3) (registration link)

Mathletes (Grades 4-5) (registration link)

Math Fun & Games (registration link)

Middle-School-Mathlete I (Grade 6) (registration link)

EasySpanish

Tuesdays 3:00-3:45pm. Starts January 4

• EasySpanish is a language program developed for children by Viviana Marchevsky, a native speaker with an extensive background in education and child development

• Through a variety of exciting games and interactive activities, the children develop vocabulary and grammar skills in Spanish.

• www.easyspanishisfun.com Register by contacting easyspanishisfun@gmail.com

Run for Fun Wednesdays

3:00-4:00 pm. Starts January 5

• Register After School - Run For Fun (runforfuncamps.com)

VOLUNTEER WITH LIVING CLASSROOM

Living Classroom is still in need of more volunteers to teach our fun, hands-on lessons and help care for our school gardens. No experience or green thumb necessary as we teach you everything you need to know! The suggested time commitment is only 6 hours a month and you get to participate in fun volunteer enrichment activities such as nature hikes, garden tours, educational workshops, talks, and more! Please join us for our Winter Docent Training!

Living Classroom Winter Docent Training

Date: 1/10

Time: 9AM-Noon

Location: LASD iLearn Studio (masks required)

201 Covington Road, Los Altos

Please RSVP to livingclassroom@lasdschools.org if you plan to attend.

Can’t make it to training on Monday mornings? You can still volunteer! Contact us to find out how! Contact us at (650) 947-1103 or email livingclassroom@lasdschools.org

MVLA PARENT EDUCATION SERIES

Join us for an evening with Jessica Lahey - Teacher, New York Times best-selling author, and columnist
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The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids In A Culture Of Dependence
Thursday, January 13, 2022 - 7:00 - 9:00pm | Live Online

In this supportive, life-saving resource, Jessica helps parents and educators understand the roots of substance abuse and identify who is most at risk for addiction, and offers practical steps for prevention.

The Addiction Inoculation is an empathetic, accessible resource for anyone who plays a vital role in children’s lives—parents, teachers, coaches, or pediatricians—to help them raise kids who will grow up healthy, happy, and addiction-free.

More information: ENGLISH SPANISH

Audience: Parents of elementary, middle school and high school students

Register: Register for this free event

Books: Purchase through Books, Inc.

JOIN OUR PARENT WELLNESS COMMITTEE

The Los Altos School District Wellness Committee (WC) comprises district administrators, school administrators, teachers, parents, and school nurses. The WC studies important wellness topics and issues for our schools, making recommendations to the School Board.

LASD is seeking new volunteers to join the team! In coming months, the WC will evaluate new comprehensive sexuality curriculum options to be compliant with California’s California Healthy Youth Act, also known as AB 329.

Members of the WC are expected to attend 5-6 meetings over the next several months.

Please email Erin Green, Director of Student and Staff Services, at egreen@lasdschools.org, for more information or if you are interested.

A description of the upcoming curriculum study is outlined below.

Tuesday, January 11, 3:30-5pm online

The WC will study AB 329, The California Healthy Youth Act, as well as existing curriculum options that comply with AB 329.

Tuesday, February 1 and February 15th 3:30-5pm online

The WC will participate in two in-depth reviews of available curriculum options and evaluate each against an established criteria.

Thank you for volunteering!

We have a Challenge Match!

Donate to LAEF today and your gift will be DOUBLED.

A generous group of LASD families has offered to match every dollar donated to LAEF before December 31st, up to a total of $54,000!

We've reached $2.4M ... $400K left to go! Help us finish the job!

Donate now to get your donation matched by this challenge!

If your company has a matching gift program, you can even TRIPLE Your Impact by donating this month.

LASD continues to be a leader in computer science, teaching every child to code.

Funded by donations to LAEF, our computer science team continues to innovate, striving to help our students use code to express their creativity and make projects that are relevant to them. Find out what your student is learning this school year.

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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