Shark News

Are you interested in helping your child grow their math skills and conceptual understanding? Your sharks currently access ST Math during the school day, but did you know they can also do it at home? This is a sharktastic way to increase your child's mathematical prowess in a fun and engaging game-like, safe, educational manner. Click here to learn more about ST Math.

My biggest tip is to NOT give your child the answers - the productive struggle is a natural, desired part of solving the puzzles to help JiJi the Penguin make it through each puzzle - and that is where the magic happens! If you see your child struggling, that is a GOOD THING! To help your child get "unstuck," ask your child questions that help your child stick with the problem-solving process (see photo below).

Click on the links below to learn how your child can access ST Math at home.

Please contact your child's teacher if you have any further questions about ST Math.

Thank you for your support!

Logging into Clever- ST Math

Video- How to Login to ST Math at Home

RUSD Student Calendar for 2022-23

2/20-2/24: President's Week Break - No school

2/27: Minimum Day (Dismissal 12:45 for Kindergarten, 12:55 for 1st-6th Grades)

3/6-3/10: Spring Conference Week - Minimum Days all week (Dismissal 12:45 for Kindergarten, 12:55 for 1st-6th Grades)

4/3-4/10: Spring Break - No School

5/11: Minimum Day (Dismissal 12:45 for Kindergarten, 12:55 for 1st-6th Grades)

5/11: Open House Night

5/15: Minimum Day (Dismissal 12:45 for Kindergarten, 12:55 for 1st-6th Grades)

5/29: Memorial Day - No School

6/1: Last Day of School/Minimum Day (Dismissal 12:45 for Kindergarten, 12:55 for 1st-6th Grades)

Parent/Teacher conferences will be held from March 6 - March 10. Please watch your email and next week's Shark News closely for more details on how to sign up.

Sierra's Tier I PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) teacher team is the team partly responsible for the awesome positive culture at Sierra and ensuring we have ways to promote and acknowledge the positive learning and prosocial behavior (our S.W.I.M. expectations) that they need to succeed in school. Currently, your sharks get to save up Shark Shoutouts to earn rewards in class or in our "Shark Shop," and our team is looking to expand reward options. If you would like to help with this, we are seeking donations of gift certificates and/or $5 gift cards. Examples of gift certificates include free frozen yogurt, kids' meals, etc. $5 gift cards to Starbucks, Dutch Bros, Crumbl, Chik-fil-A, etc. would be appreciated, too! Donations can be turned in to the school office to the attention of the PBIS Team.

THANK YOU!

TICKETS ARE ON SALE – SIERRA AUCTION 3/25

Click here to purchase your tickets for the auction that will be on Saturday, March 25 at Quarry Park Adventures. You won’t want to miss this evening of good company, good food, good drinks, great baskets and vacations to bid on, teacher experiences to sign your kids up for, and more! Remember, this is the second of Sierra’s two large fundraisers that supports our amazing IB program.

The PTC Auction Committee has offered to put together class baskets this year. We simply request that you donate $10 per student, so we can build exciting baskets. This donation is tax deductible!

• Click to donate with a credit card online

• Venmo @SierraElementary (please add a comment re: auction basket donation).

• Drop off cash or a check donation at the front office or send it in with your child’s Friday folder.

And let us know if you have items to donate for the auction: ski tickets/lessons, getaways, golf outings, restaurant/winery gift cards, services, swag, experiences (Sunsplash, sport games, Great Wolf Lodge, etc.).

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

3/8: PTC general meeting, 6:00pm via Zoom (meeting id: 871 0135 9489, pw: sharks). Add to your calendar

3/25: Auction @ Quarry Park Adventures Add event to your calendar

Have a great weekend!

Your Sierra PTC

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To ensure compliance with RUSD and the state of California's volunteer policies, parents who wish to volunteer on campus during the school day must have:

RUSD Policy:

• Fingerprinting completed for RUSD specifically. Prior fingerprinting done for any agency or organization other than RUSD will not be accepted. Fingerprinting takes approximately 72 hours to clear.
• Current Tuberculosis Test (TB). TB tests expire every 4 years and must be renewed in order to volunteer. TB Tests take approximately 48-72 hours for results and results must be brought to the office.

To check your volunteer status, please call the office or email our Secretary, Kimberly Ervin, at kervin@rocklinusd.org.