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• 1/6 - Vaccination Clinic at Almond Elementary, 2-7pm
• 1/13 - Vaccination Clinic at Blach, 3-7pm
• 1/17 - No School- MLK Jr. Day
  
• 1/18 - No School- Staff Development

• 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!

Dear Bobcat Families,

Happy 2022!

I hope everyone had a peaceful and healthy holiday. As we move into 2022, please know that we staying diligent at school with all of our Covid safety protocols. Please keep your students home if they are having any symptoms and please get them tested. I know that tests are hard to make appointments for right now, MVLA district is offering extra testing hours, you can walk in any time they are open, no appointment needed, you just need to pre-register using the link.

Stay Bobcat Strong!

Mrs. Kelly Rafferty

• 1/6 - Vaccination Clinic at Almond Elementary, 2-7pm
• 1/13 - Vaccination Clinic at Blach, 3-7pm

• 1/17- No School- MLK Jr. Day

• 1/18 - No School- Staff Development

• 2/3 - Mindfulness Parent Workshop, virtual 5:30-6:30 pm
  
• 2/3 - Vaccination Clinic at Blach, 3-7pm
• 2/10 - Virtual Santa Rita to Egan articulation for parents of 6th graders, 9 am - link coming soon
• 2/14 - 3/2 - Santa Rita's Read-a-thon (stay tuned for more info!)

Mobile Vaccination Clinics

LASD has partnered with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Safeway/Albertsons to provide convenient and free vaccination clinics.

Almond Mobile Vaccination Clinic

When: January 6, 2021, 2- 7pm

Where: Almond Multipurpose room

Who: Anyone age 5 and older

No appointment necessary

Blach Mobile Vaccination Clinic

When: January 13, 3-7pm

Where: Blach Multipurpose Room

Who: Anyone age 5 and older

Appointments are encouraged by clicking here, but walk-ins are also welcome.

Blach Mobile Vaccination Clinic

When: February 3, 3-7pm

Where: Blach Multipurpose Room

Who: Anyone age 5 and older

Appointments are encouraged by clicking here, but walk-ins are also welcome.

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
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.

INCLUSIVE FUN FAIR

Summer Camp and Recreation opportunities for students with learning challenges.

Sponsored by SELPA 1 CAC (www.selpa1cac.org)

Tuesday, January 25 7-8:30 PM on Zoom

Learn more about local summer camp and recreational opportunities from our panel, including:
Via West and Camp Altitude, The Friendship Circle, Camp EDMO, Camp Tuolumne Trails, Learning Play with Chaia May, Special Olympics Nor. Cal., Animal Assisted Happiness. Camp Harmon, Quest Therapeutic Camps and more!

Register:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsdeCprDMoHNQmNm2AxCpcukE3IRu-YdIZ

We’re 93% of the way to our goal of $2.8M for this school year! Thank you! Your generosity is funding our creative, hardworking, talented teachers who are making a difference for our students every day!

Thanks to you, we met our end-of-year Challenge Match of $54K!

Just $200K left to go. Donate or Pledge to help finish the job.

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