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Dear Sierra Families,

This week you are receiving lots of information about upcoming events in your child's folders. Please take a moment to look through each one, so that you are familiar with what we have planned for the next few weeks. We always LOVE seeing as many students and families as possible at these fun end-of-the-year activities. There are also opportunities to get involved and volunteer, so please make sure you are connected to TEAM Sierra for that, as well as your child's teacher.

Saturday, May 6th is our Campus Clean-Up Day, beginning at 9:00am. We are looking forward to having your help...bring your rakes, clippers, blowers, shovels, etc to help us clean and beautify our grounds. If you have any connections, we are looking for: planting soil, decomposed granite, bark, mulch, plants...we'd be happy to accept these donations. Thank you in advance!

Have a great weekend,

Reagan Phillips

Monday, 5/1

• Early Release Monday; 1:50pm Dismissal
• LAST DAY to Order a Yearbook!

Tuesday, 5/2

• 1st/2nd Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Dragon's Lair
• 3rd/4th Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Rm. 2
• 5th Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Rm. 3
• Kindergarten Musical 6:00-7:00 pm
  

Wednesday, 5/3

• 3rd/4th Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Rm. 2

Thursday, 5/4

• May the 4th be With You Spirit Day - Star Wars Attire
  
• 1st/2nd Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Dragon's Lair
• 5th Grade Spelling Bee Practice, 3:00-3:30, Rm. 3
• Team Sierra Meeting, 6pm @ Roundtable Pizza on Missouri Flat Road
  

Friday, 5/5

• Right Start 9:00am
  
• Spirit Day - Wear Sparky Gear and/or Green Attire
• Morning All School Stretch - 8:50 am
• 2nd Grade Sly Park Field Trip, 9:00am-2:30pm
  
• Fun Run, 2:00pm
• 1$ Otter Pop Sales by the garden, 3:00pm

• May 8-12: Staff Appreciation Week
• May 9: 3rd Grade - FARM DAY, 9am-2pm
• May 10: 5th Grade Band Concert, 5:30-6:30pm, MP Room
• May 11: Mrs. Moore's Dance Party, 2:00-2:45pm
• May 12: County Spelling Bee
• May 12: ALL Library Books Due
• May 12: 1$ Otter Pop Sales by the garden; 3:00pm
• May 12: Family Fun Festival, 5:30-7:00pm
• May 15: Grade Color Day

(TK&K=red, 1st=orange, 2nd=yellow, 3rd=green, 4th=blue, 5th=purple)

• May 17: Mrs. Maciel's 5th grade Mock Trial, 10:45am-1:30pm
• May 17: Board Meeting, 6:00-7:00pm
• May 18: Open House

(Room 11's Performance 5:00-5:30, Art Showcase, 5:30-6:00, Classrooms open 6:00-7:00)

• May 19: LAST Sparky Store
• May 19: Mrs. Ferrill's 5th grade Mock Trial, 10:45am-1:30pm
• May 19: Otter Pop Sales by the garden; 3:00pm
• May 23: 1st Grade - American River Conservancy (9:00am-1:15pm)
• May 24: Kinder Field Trip - Folsom Zoo, 9:15am - 2:15pm
• May 24: 4th/5th Grade Field Trip to CP Pool, 9:15-2:15
• May 24: Room 16 Performance, 2:00-3:00pm
• May 25: 2/3 Grade Field Trip to CP Pool, 9:15-2:15
• May 26: Dragon-Tastic Assembly Gr. TK-2: 2:30pm - 2:50pm, Gr. 3-5: 2pm - 2:20pm
• May 26: Otter Pop Sales by the garden; 3:00pm
• May 30: Crazy Hair & Crazy Sock Day
• May 30: Field Day Activities
• May 31: Twin Day
• May 31: 3rd Grade to Rotary Park, 9:15am-1:30pm
• May 31: RC Car Races, 2-3pm
• June 1: LAST DAY OF CLASSES/ Min Day - Hawaiian Day
• June 1: Kindergarten Performance 9:00-9:45am, MP Room
• June 1: 5th grade CLAP OUT

Please join us for a campus clean-up day on May 6th from 9am-1pm. We'll be doing yardwork and poster making for Staff Appreciation Week, so bring your yard tools and poster making supplies. Together, we can make our campus shine!

The Sierra School 2023 Yearbook is available for sale. Yearbooks are $20 each and will not be sold at school, so please make sure to order yours online today. The order form is located on our school website and can be found by following the link below. The deadline to order is Monday, May 1, 2023.

https://link.entourageyearbooks.com/YBStore/YearbookStoreMain.asp?yearbook_id=39890

Warmer weather has come and with it thirsty students. Please remember to send your child with a water bottle and closed toed shoes on PE days.

Transitional kindergarten to second grade students will be doing stations, baseball skills, and running activities. Students will be doing a variety of stretching and exercises during their station work. We then will use the scoops to complete under and overhand throws using a baseball size wiffle ball. Next is hitting a softball size baseball off of the tee and racing to the bases. Finally we will be animals, different types of motion, and tag games.

Third to fifth grade students will be doing stations, baseball skills, and running activities. Students will warm up by completing a variety of stretches and exercises. Next they will be using the scoops to toss and catch the ball from varying distances. Next they will be hitting softball sized wiffle balls pitched by me. Each team will get three outs and innings will be played to all students get a chance to bat. Score will not be kept with the focus on hitting, running the bases and throwing the ball to the correct base and student. Finally we will be playing bulldog, team tag, and freeze tag.

Any Questions Please Email or Call,

Coach Hammer

622-6244 ext. 6511 or rhammer@pusdk8.us

Interested in joining TEAM Sierra for the 2023/2024 school year? Can’t commit to joining the Board but would love to help? Have great ideas you’d love to share?

We would love for you to join us at our last meeting Thursday, May 4th, 6pm at Round Table on Missouri Flat.

See flyers below for more TEAM news...

We are fully stocked with Sparky Gear in youth and adult sizes!

 Check out our new snapback hats! $20

 Youth shirts now come in Black/Green as well as Green/white!

Order online and have orders delivered to the classroom.

Online Store: https://sierraschoolsparky.square.site/

Raffle ticket sales @ the TEAM shed Friday 4/28, 5/5 and 5/12 immediately after school. Tickets can be purchased via venmo, please note “raffle” and your phone number with your transaction.

Bring on the sunshine and join us for the FUN RUN, during school hours. We would LOVE to have parent volunteers at this event, fingerprints required. Rain or shine and be prepared to get wet! This is such a fun event for everyone involved, if interested in volunteering please click the link below or scan the QR barcode on the flyer. Reminder- all volunteers must be fingerprinted and cleared by the office.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4EA9A92AA0FA7-endofthe

We will be having Sierra School Staff Appreciation week soon.
Below is an itinerary of weekly events and suggestions of ways you can contribute to the fun of showering our staff with the appreciation they deserve! Please bring in individually wrapped snacks for the staff lounge no later than Tuesday, May 9th. There will be a collection box in the office. Do you make a yummy soup or salad? Please consider making something for our amazing staff for their special lunch on May 12th.
Email: teamsierra.sparky@gmail.com. Together we can make this week SUPER!

Team Sierra is combining their pizza raffle night with the Ice Cream Social this year. Ice Cream will be free and food will be available for purchase (Paco’s Tacos and Pizza). Plus, there will be a great selection of raffle prizes and Student Council will be hosting a rummage sale. Don's miss this event...it's sure to be a good time.

A big THANK YOU to our Sierra students & families!

Students who participated AND raised money also earned Rat Bucks which can be spent in the online store. All Rat Bucks need to be spent by 5/1!

After that date, all bucks will be gone.

Please let us know if you have any questions or need help.

Top Readers Per Grade received a $10 Gift Certificate from the Bookery on Main St.

Kaylee H.- 474 min, Paisley H.- 1,700 min, Lucas J.- 1,065 min, Shane D.- 1,379 min, Lucy R.- 2,465 min, Owen S.- 3,915 min, Heidi H.- 2,227 min.

Top $ Contributors Per Grade received a $25 Amazon Gift Card.

Kaylee H-$345, Bodhi C-$350, Kaetlyn M-$500, Emma M-$510, Cooper H-$400, Adalyne G-$510, James T-$420

Congratulations

to the top 4 classes with most minutes read and money raised.

Class with the most minutes read:

TK-2nd Mrs. Stoffan-9,024 minutes

3rd-5th Mrs. Popejoy & Mrs. Rhoads-16,958 minutes

Class with Top $ Raised:

TK-2nd Mrs. Moore-$1,645.00

3rd-5th Mrs. Maciel-$1,840.50

Thanks again for everyone's efforts and

congratulations

to all of our students for such a successful read-a-thon!

Grief Support Groups - Snowline supports grieving adults, children, teens, and families. There is no fee for services. Please call 530-621-7820 or 916-817-2338 for more information, or to register for a group.

https://snowlinehospice.org/grief-support/#grief-support-groups

Internet bill/laptop discounts!

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides eligible households up to $30 a month, or $75 a month for households toward their internet bills, as well as a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet. All families whose students attend Placerville Union School District are eligible since our schools participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. Click here to sign

https://www.whitehouse.gov/getinternet/?utm_source=getinternet.gov

ARE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN A TEMPORARY LIVING ARRANGEMENT? – If you had to move out of your home and move in with others, a hotel or other temporary residence due to something urgent, please contact me to see if your child qualifies for my program.

Kim Kahn, Family Resource Center/After School Enrichment Director

530-622-6244 ext. 6614

Free online training for families with children who have anxiety, depression, anger and other difficulties.

See attached flyer for more information.

Email: rphillips@pusdk8.us
Website: https://www.pusdk8.us/o/sierra
Location: 1100 Thompson Way, Placerville, CA, USA
Phone: (530) 622-0814
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlacervilleSierraSchool/