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• 12/2 - New Family/Kinder Night for '22-'23 school year 7 pm in Multi
  

• 12/7 - Last day to donate to Giving Tuesday Challenge: https://srpta.org/GT

• 12/10 - Kids Night Out at Santa Rita

• 12/13 - On Campus Vaccination Clinic (see below for more details)
• 12/13 - 12/17 - Linden Tree Book Fair Week
• 12/16 - Santa Rita Night at Linden Tree- 6-8pm
• 12/17- Parent Night at Linden Tree & Kids Night Out at Santa Rita

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!

Dear Santa Rita Families,

December is my favorite time of year. I love all the excitement and happiness that comes from being with friends and family, the lights on houses at night as I walk my dog and the joy of giving. As I have said many times, I love our community and how many people want to reach out and help others. Here are three ways to do just that this season.

#GivingTuesday

Giving Tuesday: This year Giving Tuesday at Santa Rita is Giving Week! From now until December 7th we will be asking families to help support our Bobcat Family by donating to the PTA to provide all the ways that they support us. Last year, our Giving Tuesday Challenge goal was $10,000 and we did it! This year we are once again setting $10,000 as our goal to raise over the next 7 days!

If we raise $10,000 by next Tuesday, December 7th, Mrs. Rafferty will take a pie in her face from the teacher whose class has the highest total donations!

Here is the link: https://srpta.org/GT

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.

Computer Collection:

My name is Ayaan and I am a 6th grader at Santa Rita. I hope you are doing well and had a great Thanksgiving. My brother and I have been collecting computers to donate to students in need. Last year, we were able to collect 5 computers and donated them to AJ Dorsa Elementary in San Jose. Our goal is to collect 15 computers to donate this year. We would not be able to do this without the support of people just like you. If you know anyone with spare computers in working condition, we can arrange pickup. If you would like to donate computers or money, learn more here. Even if you are not able to donate, you can help us by checking out our Facebook and Nextdoor accounts and sharing with friends and family. If you would like to contact us, you can email us at yuvahelpinfo@gmail.com. Thank you!

Stay Bobcat Strong!

Mrs. Kelly Rafferty

• 12/2 - New Family/Kinder Night for '22-'23 school year 7 pm in Multi
  

• 12/7 - Last day to donate to Giving Tuesday Challenge: https://srpta.org/GT

• 12/10 - Kids Night Out at Santa Rita

• 12/13 - On-Campus Vaccination Clinic

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

• 12/20-12/31 - No School - Winter Break

• 1/17- No School- MLK Jr. Day

• 1/18- No School- Staff Development

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

In partnership with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, LASD will be hosting vaccination clinics for children aged 5-11 at Almond and Santa Rita elementary schools. For more information please see below.

Almond Vaccination Clinic

Who: Children Aged 5-11

When: December 9, 2:00-7:00pm, Multipurpose Room

How: Please use complete the participation form in English, Spanish or Chinese

More information in English or Spanish

Santa Rita Vaccination Clinic

Who: Children Aged 5-11

When: December 13, 3:00-7:00pm, Multipurpose Room

How: Please use complete the participation form in English, Spanish or Chinese

More information in English or Spanish

GIVING TUESDAY CHALLENGE!

In 2012, Giving Tuesday was created as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Over the past nine years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. One of the best ways to get involved is to give directly to our own school community -- ensuring your generous gift stays right here at Santa Rita to help fund programs and equipment for your own student(s) and their classmates.

Did you know that Santa Rita PTA provides 100% of the funding for all music and art programs, STEM, classroom computers and technology, school supplies, library books, playground equipment, and many more enriching programs?

If we raise $10,000 by next Tuesday, December 7th, Principal Rafferty will take a pie in her face!

Donations to Santa Rita PTA can be made by:

• Paypal at santaritapta@gmail.com
• Online here https://santaritapta.formst...
• Dropping a check made out to Santa Rita PTA in the front office.
  
  

Don’t forget! Santa Rita PTA is a 501(C)3 non-profit and as such, all donations are tax-deductible and eligible for corporate matching! Our PTA’s Federal Tax ID number is 94-6174402.

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.

KINDER & NEW FAMILY INFO NIGHTS

Do you have an incoming Kindergarten, Transitional Kindergarten or upper grade student? Are your friends or neighbors looking for more information about our schools?

Santa Rita Elementary In-Person Parent Info Night

Where: Santa Rita, Multi

When: Thursday, December 2, 7:00pm

What: Meet our principal, parents, teachers and students and hear more about our excellent academic programs and amazing school community.

Santa Rita Tours: Meet outside of the Office

• December 6th: 9:00am
• December 7th: 1:30pm
• December 8th: 9:00am & 1:30pm
• December 13th: 9:00am
• December 14th: 1:30pm

Los Altos School District Virtual Info Night
Where: Zoom, Register Here
When: Wednesday, December 15, 7pm
What: If you’re unable to attend the in-person information night at your neighborhood school, Superintendent Jeffrey Baier will host a district wide event to share information about our schools, excellent educational model and academic programs.

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! 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! More details to come!

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

Dates: 12/6, 12/13 & 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

SPECIAL EDUCATION CONNECTION: STUDENTS GOT TALENT!

Let's celebrate the many talents of students with an IEP or 504 plan! Take a video of yourself or your group showing off your talent and be part of the Virtual Winter Talent Show for IEP or 504 plan students from Los Altos and Mountain View. All talents are welcome. Singing, dancing, skits, reading a story you wrote, or showing off your incredible artwork - and much more!

Upload your video to this drive: https://tinyurl.com/studentsgottalent or email to selpa1cac@gmail.com by December 11 to be included in the Virtual Talent Show

On December 14, get your popcorn and hot cocoa ready to watch the online premiere of our Talent Show together on Zoom!

CENG FREE ONLINE CODING CLASSES 4TH-6TH GRADE

Trained local high school students from the Computer Engineers of the Next Generation are hosting free coding classes on Zoom in Scratch, JavaScript, and Python. We offer Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced levels for each class. Students will build interactive games in each language and learn how to code in a fun and engaging environment.

Dates: Wednesdays, January 5 - February 16, 2022

Time: 4:15 - 5:45 pm PST

No. of Weeks: 7

Format: Zoom Online Classes

Cost: Free

Registration Links:

4th grade - Scratch

5th grade - JavaScript

6th grade - Python

Registration deadline: 11:59 pm on Friday, December 10, 2021, or when class is full.

For 27 years, our real estate community has helped to strengthen public education in the Los Altos School District (LASD) and the Mountain View - Los Altos High School District (MVLA). Because of strong local support, LASD and MVLA are among the top districts in the nation!

We are inviting realtors in our community to learn more and join the Honor Roll of Realty for 2022. This is your opportunity to act locally and support our schools.

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