Cougar Community News

What a wonderful way to end the week! We would like to thank our PTO and the many volunteers who helped make this day a success!! We appreciate the coming together on campus to give our students this special connection event. It was wonderful to have so many volunteers on campus to see our Big Buddies being caring leaders for their Little Buddies. Smiles were everywhere! Enjoy just a few candid pictures of the Friendship Friday in action!

We are excited to announce our Caregiver School Site Council Members for the 2024-25 school year are: Christina Foskey, Carli Krebs, and Jamaal Price! These members will get started right away, as our first meeting is on Monday. Thank you to all nominees and to everyone who put in their ballots.

Congratulations to Jasmin Villa in Mrs. Slayton's 6th Grade homeroom class on submitting the winning cover for the 2024-2025 yearbook. There were a lot of great submissions and the choice was not easy. Thank you to everyone who submitted a cover! We look forward to seeing the finished product at the end of the school year.

OCTOBER

• Mon. 10/28 - SSC Meeting, 3:30pm
• Oct. 28-Nov.1 - Red Ribbon & Bully Prevention Spirit Week!
• Monday: Dress Like Your Teacher
• Tuesday: Hat Day
• Wednesday: Neon and Bright Colors Day
• Thursday: Character Day
• Friday: Red Ribbon Day

NOVEMBER

• Fri. 11/1 - Kids Can! Food Drive ends, 3rd Grade Dictionary gifts from Kiwanis
• Thurs. 11/7 - ELAC Meeting - 8am in Room A14, McTeacher Night at McDonalds
• Mon. 11/11 - Veteran's Day - NO SCHOOL
• Tues. 11/12 - PTO Meeting, 4:30pm in the Art Room/Design Lab. Zoom LINK HERE
• Wed. 11/13 - Last Day of Lego Robotics and Nature Watch Clubs
• Fri. 11/15 - Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL, End of Trimester 1
• Nov. 18-22 - Parent-Teacher Conferences, MINIMUM DAYS: TK/K Dismissal at 11:00am, 1st-8th Grade Dismissal at 11:20pm, Scholastic BOOK FAIR in the Library
• 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
• 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, 5:00-6:30pm
• 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

Red Ribbon and Bully Prevention Week is an annual motivator to show intolerance for drugs in our communities. Each year during the end of October, more than 80 million young people and adults show their commitment to a healthy, drug-free lifestyle by wearing or displaying a red ribbon. Many schools also take time to show spirit towards these goals, making the student voice celebratory! Our theme this year is Be Drug Free and Let Kindness Rule! Our Peer Mentor group has worked hard to organize this fun week and show their leadership skills!

Join us for the following Spirit Days:

Mon. Oct. 28: School Opposite Day - dress like your teacher!

Tues. Oct. 29: Use your head and don't do drugs - wear a hat!

Wed. Oct. 30: Keep your future BRIGHT - wear neon and bright colors!

* Thurs. Oct. 31: Character Day - dress as your favorite book character! (see below for more)

Fri. Nov. 1: Red Ribbon Day - wear red!

October 31st is a day many people celebrate as Halloween. At Woodside, we use this day as a time for our students to dress in costume if they would like, but rather than Halloween, we refer to it as Character Day. Many of our families do not celebrate Halloween, and in the spirit of inclusivity, we want ALL our students, staff, and families to feel seen. Join us for Character Day on 10/31 at 8:30am. Students may dress up and bring a book that matches the character (if your child is Spiderman, look for a Spiderman book). Teachers and our amazing librarian Mrs. Holverstott can help your child look for a book in our library. We will have a brief parade where students can see one another’s costumes and matching books.

Bring canned and non-perishable food items to your classroom to help those less fortunate in our community by next Friday, November 1st! Share your care for others!

The KCRA 3 Kids Can! Food Drive has been helping to feed hungry families in our community since 1987. Children, parents and teachers brought in more than 153,000 pounds of food in 2023. We need your help now more than ever and hope that you will be able to participate in the drive once again.

Income verification is essential to funding for ALL sites and must be collected by 10/31/2024.

This information is essential for securing both state and federal funding. Our goal is to achieve 100% completion (excluding those who opt out) by the final collection date of October 31, 2023.

Without correct information, district and site funding is at risk.

A variety of critical programs, grants, and funding, for ALL schools, is dependent on data related to income levels. School funding information is used to determine priority access to various programs that provide resources for all students, like on-line tutoring, summer programs, enrichment, intervention, additional staff, technology and supplemental materials.

It’s important for families to understand that this information is kept confidential.

Update via the Parent Portal.

San Juan Unified introduced a new student dress code at the start of this school year and we would like to take this opportunity to check in on how the rollout has been so far. Your feedback is important to us, and we would greatly appreciate hearing your thoughts. Please visit www.sanjuan.edu/dresscode for an overview of the new dress code and take the survey here.

Thank you for your continued support of San Juan Unified.

The PTO would like to thank all of the parents who helped on the 1st ever Friendship Friday. This was a huge success for the entire school bringing many smiling faces. We were able to provide a free hot dog lunch for everyone to enjoy. We look forward to having more events in the future for our school. The can food drive is still going with one week left. If you have any non-perishable items to donate, have your children bring it to their teachers by November 1st.

If you have social media, follow us on Facebook: WoodsideK8PTO

Families are invited to these upcoming workshops and events in October:

• The Family Leadership Academy series will take place on Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Winston Churchill Middle School. This four-week program, starting on Oct. 29 and ending on Nov. 19, empowers families to become leaders at the school and district level.

Learn more about all of these opportunities at www.sanjuan.edu/face.

Middle School Girls Basketball

The Middle School Girls Basketball League begins on 10/29.

Practices will be Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30pm at Woodside MPR.

Register online or turn in paper registration to the office at Rusch Park.

If anyone needs help registering for the league, please contact Davis Masters at 916-725-0185 or email at dmasters@sunriseparks.com. If you have any questions regarding the league please contact Renzo at 916-725-8843.

Game Locations: Rusch Park Gym, beginning 11/15 or 11/16. Game schedules will be available 11/7

Fee: $165

Season Dates 10/29 - 2/1

No practice or games from 11/23 - 11/30 (Thanksgiving) and 12/21 - 1/6 (Winter Break)

Greetings Neighbors,

Attached are the minutes from the October 15 CHASEN monthly meeting.

The next meeting is November 19. See you there!

CHASEN (Citrus Heights Areas 7-8-9) Board

As we are an Open Enrollment District, it is important to understand the offerings of each high school. Attending these High School Parent Information Nights can help inform important decisions! Mark your calendars for the following evenings:

• Bella Vista: 11/7 from 6-8pm
• Casa Roble: 11/6 from 5:30-8pm
• Mesa Verde 10/23 from 5:15-7:30pm
• San Juan: 11/13 at 6pm
• Choices Charter, Tuesdays at 3pm
• El Sereno, 11/20 at 6:00p,
• Del Campo, 11/7 from 6:30-8:00pm
• El Camino, 10/29 from 6-7:30pm
• Meraki, 11/21 at 6:00pm
• Mira Loma, 11/7 at 5:30pm
• Rio Americano, 11/6 at 6:00pm

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.