We finished our week of minimum days with Gratitude Assemblies for TK-2 and 3-5 grade spans. Each teacher recognized students who regularly show appreciation, positivity, and thankfulness. Please check out the photos of our award recipients below. Also, check out two videos where our Cougars share Gratitude: one with the Superintendent Melissa Bassinelli and one made for our assembly. With the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, it is a perfect time to put a daily practice of Gratitude into place!

As the Parent-Teacher conference week is coming to a close, your student's Report Card will be viewable on the Parent Portal on Monday, November 25th. If you missed your scheduled appointment or have further questions, please reach out to your student's teacher(s) directly. It was awesome to see so many families come in to partner with the teachers in support of your student!

As we keep our focus on CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, we are looking to add options for students during this second trimester. These additions include Student Senate (middle school), a LatinX Club (middle school), a Glee Club (4th-5th), and a Celebrating Diversity Club (3rd-5th and possibly middle school, too)! Look for more information about these options and more coming up on our return in December.

NOVEMBER

• Nov. 25-29 - THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

DECEMBER

• Fri. 12/6 - Spelling Bee, Middle School Trimester 1 Awards Assembly 1:45pm
• Mon. 12/9 - Lockdown Drill, SSC Meeting 3:30pm, Dine & Donate at Dos Coyotes in Citrus Heights
• Tues. 12/10 - PTO Meeting, 4:30pm in the Art Room/Design Lab. Zoom LINK HERE
• Fri. 12/13 - Woodside Visitation Day, 8:30am - meet and tour for prospective 2025-26 families
• Tues. 12/17 - Dental Screening
• Thus. 12/19 - Cocoa, Crafts & Community, 5:00-6:30pm in MPR
• Fri. 12/20 - Minimum Day, Dismissal at 11:25 for TK/K and 12:00 for 1st-8th
• Dec. 23 - Jan. 3 - WINTER BREAK - NO SCHOOL

JANUARY

• Mon. Jan. 6 - NO SCHOOL
• Fri, Jan. 17 - Empathy Assemblies, 8:30am 3rd-5th Grade, 9:00am TK-2nd
• Mon. Jan. 20 - Martin Luther King Jr HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL
• Tues. Jan. 21 - PTO Meeting, 4:30pm in Art Room/Design Lab or Zoom LINK HERE
• Thurs. Jan. 23 - Trimester 2 Progress Reports viewable on Parent Portal

November has flown by so fast. The PTO would like to thank everyone who has donated to our fundraisers. We are appreciative of our caring Cougar community!

We look forward to our next fundraiser, which is a Dine-and-Donate at Dos Coyotes, December 9th from 4:00 to close. The Dos Coyotes is located in Citrus Heights. We will receive 20% of the sales that night. Hope to see everyone there!

We have an upcoming PTO meeting Tuesday, December 12th. If anyone is interested in attending it is held in the design lab or you can join via Zoom. The meeting starts at 4:30 and goes until about 5:30. We will be discussing Cocoa, Crafts and Community event and more! If you have any ideas or suggestions on how we can improve or add to our events, feel free to email us at Woodsidekto8pto@gmail.com or contact us on Facebook at Woodsidekto8pto

Do you need spirit wear? You can purchase Woodside spirit wear through the link below. Items ordered will be delivered to your child. https://woodsidek8.futurefund.com/store

Happy Thanksgiving,

Nicole Goss, President

December updates coming soon....

• Belong

• Experience

• Connect

At Woodside, innovative thinking is at the heart of everything we do. As we plan our upcoming community event, Cocoa, Crafts, & Community, on December 19, we are embracing the design thinking process by starting with empathy. We’ve engaged students to reflect on their experiences from last year’s event by asking: What did you enjoy? What challenges did you face? What changes would you make?

This student-centered approach ensures their voices shape the event, making it more meaningful and inclusive. By gathering and applying their feedback, we are modeling how innovation thrives through collaboration and iteration. This process not only enriches our events but also reinforces our commitment to fostering a sense of belonging and community at Woodside.

If you would like to connect with me, share a bit of your story, or ask questions about the design work taking place at Woodside, I’d love to chat! Email me at dvictor@sanjuan.edu.

Seasons Greetings Neighbors!

Tis the season; jolly and bright, sharing is caring and help thy neighbors.

Your Neighborhood Areas 7-8-9 are gearing up for their annual Giving Tree Event in which local families in need are sponsored to ensure a memorable Christmas is provided.

Last year we helped provide for 15 local children, see photo above. We would like to increase that goal to help more families, funds permitting.

Your assistance is pivotal in the quality and quantity of those wishes we can fulfill. Whether the smallest amount or the greatest, any donation supplements our efforts. We are grateful to receive cash, checks, or gift cards toward toys, clothing and tangible essentials. No amount is too small to make a difference.

We are a non-profit organization and can provide a tax-deductible receipt to you.

If you’d like to help, please reach out by sending checks (payable to CHASEN) or gift cards in care of Bill

Shirley, or email us to make pick-up arrangements; www.citrusheightsarea789@gmail.com.

THANK YOU for your generous consideration.

Our open enrollment period begins on Monday, Dec. 9 at 8 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. During this time, you can submit an application to have your student attend a school other than his or her neighborhood school as long as there is space available and you are willing to provide transportation for your student.

When you log in to Parent Portal starting Nov. 23, you can view your child’s assigned school for the next school year to help you decide whether to participate in open enrollment. As soon as you log in to Parent Portal, you will see both your child’s school for this school year and their assigned school for the next school year (2025-26) listed just below. No further action is needed if you are satisfied with your child’s assigned school for the next school year. If you would like to apply to make a change, you can complete an open enrollment lottery application starting Dec. 9.

Because open enrollment is a computer-generated lottery and not approved on a first-come, first-served basis, you can submit your application at any time during the open enrollment period.

Applications will be available online at www.sanjuan.edu/openenrollment and you may stop at the San Juan Central office, located at 3700 Garfield Ave. in Carmichael, if you need support with completing your application. For more information, call (916) SAN-JUAN or email oel@sanjuan.edu.

Important Dates:

Open Enrollment – December 9,2024-January 24,2025

Inter-Transfer priority window – January 31,2025-February 28,2025

Enrollment begins K-12 – February 3, 2025

TK Lottery Window – February 10, 2025- March 14, 2025

TK Lottery Results/email – March 28, 2025

TK Lottery Enrollment Due – April 7, 2025

Intra District Transfer Window – March 3, 2025-April 25,2025

Woodside will be hosting a Visitation Day on December 13 at 8:30am. Show up for a tour and information!

Sunrise is proud to announce our new partnership with the Jr. NBA. Jr. NBA Leagues are the official recreational basketball leagues of the NBA and WNBA, which allow every youth athlete to develop fundamental basketball skills and learn the core values of the game in a fun, positive and inclusive environment. Players will receive a Sacramento Kings Jr. NBA Jersey with registration. Practice for the first week will be at your child's school after dismissal unless informed by coach or league coordinator. Specific practice times vary by location and are determined by each school's dismissal time and/or coach’s availability. Practice schedules for the entire season will be determined based on coach and facility availability. Practice schedules will be distributed at the end of the first week of practice. Your child's coach will verify the game schedule once all teams are finalized.

If you have any questions or are interested in coaching, please email Renzo at rbozzalla@sunriseparks.com or call 916-725-8843. Email is the preferred method of contact. Please allow 24-48 hours for a response to all voicemails and emails.

Game Locations: Rusch Park

Fee: $165

Season Dates 12/3 - 3/1

No practices or games from 12/21 - 1/6 (Winter Break)

The Middle School Girls Basketball League has begun. Practices are Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-7:30pm at Woodside MPR. Season Dates 10/29 - 2/1, No practice or games from 11/23 - 11/30 (Thanksgiving) and 12/21 - 1/6 (Winter Break)

We will once again have a Giving Tree in our school office to provide assistance during this winter season to families in our Woodside community. This year we have a number of families we would like to support with gifts for the children and food for the family.

If you would like to participate in this worthwhile effort, you may come into the office and pick one or more STARS from the Giving Tree. Each star will have information about the child's age and a specific gift that the parent thought the child would like.

The stars will be placed on the tree beginning Monday, November 18th. The gift should be returned to the office by Tuesday, December 17th. The gifts should be wrapped, and the star should be placed on top.

Thank you for your thoughtfulness and caring support of our community members!

As the holiday season approaches, our Counselor Mrs. Garboushian wanted to share some resources for staff, students, and families. The attached holiday resource guide includes free family events and activities, toy drives and holiday baskets, and ongoing food and meal resources.

Office phone - (916) 971-5216

Mrs. Taylor Gonzales-Moore, Secretary - taylor.gonzalesmoore@sanjuan.edu

Mrs. Ana Johnson, Clerk - ana.johnson@sanjuan.edu

Mrs. Deb Johnston, Vice Principal - debra.johnston@sanjuan.edu

Mrs. Beth Wahl, Principal - ewahl@sanjuan.edu

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SJUSD NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

The San Juan Unified School District Board of Education is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. District programs, activities and services shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment (including sexual harassment), intimidation, and/or bullying based on actual or perceived characteristics of race or ethnicity, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or genetic information, or on the basis of a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For questions or complaints, please contact Equity Compliance Officer: Linda C. T. Simlick, General Counsel, 3738 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608, (916) 971- 7110, LegalServices@sanjuan.edu; Title IX Coordinator: Katie Fabel, Legal Analyst/Title IX Coordinator, 3738 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608, (916) 971-7110, TitleIX@sanjuan.edu; Section 504 Coordinator: Dominic Covello, Director, Student Support Services, 3738 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA 95608, (916) 971-7220, DCovello@sanjuan.edu.