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• 11/19 - Spirit Day- Rainbow Day!

• 11/19 - FRIDAY ASSEMBLY (join in person or on zoom: https://srpta.org/SRFriday)

• 11/19 - Bobcat Strong: PTA General Meeting: Multi and Zoom (8:45 am) https://srpta.org/PTAMeet

• 11/22-26 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

WE NEED YOU!! Looking for a way to volunteer and contribute to school fundraising? We are in URGENT NEED of someone to help with securing our Corporate Matching Program. It is a simple job but needs to be done in the next few weeks. Please contact Amber MacDonald (amber@santaritapta.org) if you can help!

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,

As November draws to a close, I am feeling so much gratitude. Gratitude to our teachers and aides who work tirelessly to make sure all of our students reach their potential. Gratitude to the office staff who smile everyday and make everyone feel welcome and loved and keep me afloat. Gratitude to our custodians who come so early and stay very late to keep our campus looking good and running well. Gratitude to our PTA and all the behind the scenes work they put in to make sure our school runs smoothly. Gratitude to all the families who take the extra time to say hello and chat with each other and our staff each day, you make our school feel special. And last but surely not least to all of our students who come every day with open hearts and kindness, ready to learn and a smile and a hello as I walk by.

I hope everyone has a relaxing and peaceful break!

Stay Bobcat Strong!

Kelly Rafferty

• 11/19 - Spirit Day - Rainbow Day!

• 11/19 - FRIDAY ASSEMBLY (join in person or on zoom: https://srpta.org/SRFriday)

• 11/19 - Bobcat Strong: PTA General Meeting: Multi and Zoom (8:45 am) https://srpta.org/PTAMeet

• 11/22-26 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
  

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

• 12/13 - 12/17 - Linden Tree Book Fair Week (more info coming!)

Safeway Pharmacy will be hosting a local vaccination clinic at Palo Alto High School for children ages 5-11 on Sunday, November 21, 2021. A second clinic will be hosted at the same location to administer the second dose of the vaccine. For more information, please review this flyer in English or Spanish.

What: Vaccines for children ages 5-11
When: Sunday, November 21, 2022 9:00am - 4:00pm

Where: Palo Alto High School: 50 Embarcadero Rd. Palo Alto, CA

SUPPORT SANTA RITA WHILE YOU SHOP ON AMAZON!

Everytime 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

BOBCAT STRONG PARENT MEET

Join us on Friday, November 19th for our Bobcat Strong Parent Meet. We will have coffee and donuts and it'll be great to celebrate a return of families to campus. Please note: masks are required except while eating or drinking. This month we will be highlighting some exciting upcoming events as well as hearing from Principal Rafferty. The meeting will conclude with a Q&A - we hope to see you there! If you need to join virtually, please use this link: https://srpta.org/PTAMeet

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.

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.

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.

WELCOME BOBCATS to our Grade Level Spotlight. Each month a different grade will have their time to be a star. November's Spotlight is 2nd Grade.

What we are doing:

Our Superstar Second Graders have been hard at work since school started. We are working on publishing hard cover nonfiction writing books. We have been learning about how to use two texts to become experts when reading nonfiction books. We had a wonderful time at the 29th annual 2nd grade Campout in October: putting up tents, making stew, and getting a visit from Smokey the Bear!

Meet the Teachers:

Ms. Won is celebrating 30 years of teaching! She is passionate about the enthusiasm of every child and value building a family of learners. Ms. Won enjoys the mountains, ocean sports and traveling - especially to tropical locations!

Mrs. Ho has been teaching for 20 years and love being a part of the learning experience each and every year. She has two children at Santa Rita and loves to spend time with her family and travel!

Miss Lassalle is in her 3rd year of teaching and has wanted to be a teacher since she was a little girl. She loves to spend time with family, try new restaurants and be out in nature.

WE NEED YOU!!

Looking for a way to volunteer and contribute to school fundraising? We are in URGENT NEED of someone to help with securing our Corporate Matching Program. It is a simple job but needs to be done in the next few weeks. Please contact Amber MacDonald (amber@santaritapta.org) if you can help!

CHAMPIONS IS HIRING

Champions Before and After School Program is looking for an after school teacher that brings warmth and patience to the classroom everyday while encouraging children to learn and grow. If you have a background in early childhood education, behavioral science, liberal studies, or similar, please consider applying for the position. Want more information? Contact Director Jackie at: ch000681@discoverchampions.com

SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED IN LOS ALTOS

Crossing guards are needed to help protect our students as they walk to and from school each day. Seniors welcome! Work a BRIEF AM and PM shift and earn $46/day. Click HERE for more details!

TAKING AN EXTENDED HOLIDAY BREAK?

Regular attendance at school is critical for both academic gains and social development. However, we do know there may be a time when a student has a prolonged absence. If your child will have a prolonged absence anytime over the course of the school year and you would like them to participate in Short Term Independent Study and be assigned school work from your child’s teacher(s), here are some important details for you to understand:

• Families can choose to participate in Short Term Independent Study during a necessary family trip or prolonged absence from school.

• Short term independent study is available for students who are absent for a minimum of 5 consecutive school days and no more than 15 school days. The maximum participation throughout a single school year is 15 school days.

• Families must give notice to the school office of at least 5 school days to ensure that teacher(s) have adequate time to prepare work.

• Independent study work is to be supervised by a family member. The principal has the right to deny a new short term independent study agreement when the student has a history of not completing work assignments.

• Please note that Independent Study work will only be assigned for Reading, Writing, and Math.

• The student must complete all assignments by the due date on the agreement and before the date they return to classroom instruction.

• Should students miss the bulk of a unit due to a prolonged absence, the teacher may not have enough data to provide a mastery score on the report card. A missing score may remain on the report card for the year. A report card note may be included.

Your donations to LAEF are funding great things — like your school’s librarian!

Find out what’s happening in our school libraries.

Thank you to those who have already given this year! Your support is making a big difference for our students every day. With $660K left to go, we are still welcoming gifts of any amount. If you have yet to give, Donate or Pledge to LAEF today! Help fully fund teachers for STEM, computer science, physical education (PE), art, music, library, junior high electives, and mental health counseling services 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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Twitter: @BobcatsSR