Steindorf STEAM Magnet School

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3001 Ross Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124

Main Office: (408) 377-3022

24-HOUR ATTENDANCE: (408) 377-3022, OPTION 2/EXT. 7103

https://www.cambriansd.org/steindorf

Follow us on:

Twitter: @steindorfsteam

Instagram: @steindorfsteam

ARRIVAL: All Students Enter through Double Gates

8:15 - Students & Families arrive and are allowed on campus

8:30 - Instructional Day begins. Families exit campus.

DISMISSAL: All Students Exit through Double Gates

12:00 - Kindergarten until 9/4

2:35 - 1st-3rd Grades

3:00 - 4th-8th Grades

For Kindergarten Families Picking up from Extended Day between 12:00 PM- 2:00 PM

Please enter through the Front Office. This will be in effect through Labor Day.

SEPTEMBER

7 - Labor Day- NO SCHOOL

7 - Fall Enrichment sign up deadline

8 - Start of Full Day Kindergarten Dismissal @ 2:15 PM

8 - 18 Kindergarten Color Days

8 - AfterSchool Enrichment Fall Trimester begins

8 - Math League sign up deadline

9 - Walk and Roll to School day

14 - International Fair Sign Ups due

15 - 4th Grade Walk through California "Field Trip"

17 - District Board Meeting @ 6:30 PM

18 - HSC Member Meeting 9:15am @Design Hub or zoom

21-25 - FDN @ Five Guys 11am-9pm

22- Picture Day

25 - Steindorf International Fair 5-7 PM

29-30 - Elementary Goal Setting Conferences- Early Dismissal K-5

Regular Dismissal 6th-8th Grade @ 3:00 PM

30 - Parent Class for TK, K, & 1st Grade @ District Office 5:30 PM Details HERE

OCTOBER

1-8 - Elementary Goal Setting Conferences- Early Dismissal K-5

Regular Dismissal 6th-8th Grades @ 3:00 PM

7 - Walk and Roll to School day

9 - Professional Development Day- NO SCHOOL for Students

12 - NO SCHOOL

Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor the contributions of workers.

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Warmly,

Debbie Stein

We have been specifically asked by Target's Security Manager NOT to drop off or pick up students in the Target back parking lot due to concern over safety risks. Let's be good neighbors and prevent injuries or vehicle damages. Steindorf families are welcome to use Target's front parking lot instead.

Show school spirit by wearing the assigned colors each day. Winning classes will earn a POPSICLE PARTY!

The "Wait Until 8th" pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until at least the END of 8th grade. Let’s protect the elementary and middle school years from the distractions and the dangers of a smartphone. Banding together helps decrease the pressure to have a phone at an early age. Read more about it here and see the CSD Board's Resolution below. (Wait Until 9th website) Wait Until 8th

Here at school, we enjoy seeing all of our students' smiling faces everyday and we know that children sometimes need to stay home from school because they are not feeling well.

In Cambrian, Children should STAY HOME if he/she is ill or if any of the following symptoms are present. If your child becomes ill while at school and exhibits any of the following symptoms your child will need to go home.

• FEVER – any temperature over 100 degrees. Your child must be fever-free for 24 hours without medication before returning to school.
• GREENISH NOSE DISCHARGE AND/OR CHRONIC COUGH – please take your child to your health care provider for treatment
• SORE THROAT – especially with fever, rash or swollen glands in the neck.
• DIARRHEA – 3 or more watery stools in a 24 hour period, especially if the child acts or looks ill.
• VOMITING – more than once in 24 hours.
• RASH – especially with fever or itching.
• EAR PAIN OR DISCOMFORT – especially with other symptoms
• BEHAVIOR AND/OR APPEARANCE - pale, lack of appetite, unusually tired, sleepy, confused or irritable
• EYES - thick white or yellow discharge from the eyes, matted eyelids, swelling or redness.

We encourage families to make school attendance a priority and to send students to school every day they are healthy and able to attend. Even a few missed days can add up over time, and frequent absences can make it harder for students to keep up academically and feel connected to their classroom community.

Thank you for partnering with us to make sure our students are here, learning, growing, and thriving every day!

Picture Day Envelopes should be coming home from Classroom Teachers this week.

See Flyer below for more infromation.

In addition to having breakfast at home before school and the food students bring to school for the day, Steindorf provides complimentary breakfast at snack time and lunch at lunch time. We will no longer accept food, drink, or water bottle deliveries for students during the school day, including those brought by delivery services or brought by friends or family members. This will help us follow the rule to prevent the sharing of food due to allergies and cultural practices while also preventing distractions during the instructional day. Thank you for helping us to foster the same life skills of planning, responsibility, problem solving, and independence that we instill in all other aspects of school to prepare students for life.

Open the Door to More Volunteers

Volunteers make our schools stronger. They support classrooms, field trips, student activities, and school programs—and students benefit when parents and community members can be involved.

The new volunteer clearance process includes a $77 fingerprinting cost, which can be a barrier for some families.

Help Remove the Barrier

Cambrian Educational Foundation (CEF) has launched the Volunteer Support Fund with an initial $3,000 investment to help provide financial assistance for required fingerprinting.

Your donation can help multiply that impact by helping more parents and community members become cleared volunteers.

To direct your donation to this fund, visit www.cambrianef.org/giving

Under “Please direct my support to:” select “Volunteer Support Fund” from the dropdown menu.

Classes will be held at the District Office. *Childcare available.*

Sign Up HERE

See Flyer below for details

Dear Community,

If you have submitted a request to volunteer but have not yet received the email with your Volunteer Clearance Checklist, you can still begin the clearance process. You do not need to wait for the checklist email.

To help make the fingerprinting process as quick and efficient as possible during a Cambrian Fingerprinting Opportunity, please complete the Request for Live Scan Service form in advance using the link in the Complete Your Fingerprinting section below.

Both appointments and walk-ins are available. To reduce your wait time and help The Verify Group plan for each event, we encourage you to schedule an appointment in advance using the links in the Fingerprinting Opportunities section below.

You Can Get Started Now

1. Complete Your Fingerprinting

Link to Request For Live Scan Service (Fingerprinting) Form

This form is specific to the Cambrian School District and should be presented when completing your fingerprinting. You may use the Cambrian fingerprinting opportunities listed below or another Live Scan provider.

2. Complete Mandated Reporter Training

Link to Mandated Reporter Training via Keenan SafeSchools

We are releasing the Volunteer Clearance Checklist in smaller groups to ensure the system works smoothly before sending it to more than 400 volunteers at once. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this process.

FingerprintingOpportunities

To make fingerprinting more convenient for our families, The Verify Group will be available at several Cambrian locations. You are welcome to visit any of the locations below, regardless of which school your child attends.

To help speed up the fingerprinting process, we encourage you to use the scheduling link to make an appointment in advance

• Bagby Friday, 09/11/2026, 2:00 - 4:00 PM Link to schedule in advance
• Fammatre Friday, 09/18/2026, 7:45 - 9:30 AM Link to schedule in advance
• Farnham Friday, 09/11/2026, 8:15 - 9:30 AM Link to schedule in advance

Or visit:

Verify Group, Inc.

262 East Hamilton Avenue, Suite A

Campbell, CA 95008

admin@verifygroup.com

(408) 761-2156

HaveQuestions?

We encourage you to check the FAQs first, as they address many common questions and situations. We will continue to update the FAQs as new questions arise and additional information becomes available. Volunteer webpage link.

🎻Are you interested in learning Violin, Viola or Cello?🎻

Steindorf Strings is a yearlong commitment open to 4th-8th graders All Levels Welcome!

Classes are morning sessions from 7:35-8:20 in cafeteria taught by Ms. Weber

Sign ups will begin September 24th

Classes will begin week of October 12th

For more information come to Parent Info night on September 23rd @ 6 pm

Please contact Mrs. Weber with questions: weberj@cambriansd.com

Food Booth Sign-Up

Parents, do you have a fantastic family/home recipe you'd like to showcase at your very own food booth? Please sign up here.

Student Shops Sign-Up

Students, do you have a special hobby, craft, or skill you'd like to showcase with your very own "shop" at the Open Market Bazaar? Please sign up here.

Sign-ups are due on Monday, September 14th.

Thank you especially to our Steindorf Art Volunteers

Every Steindorf family is a member of the HSC!

Steindorf is a public school. Funding is determined by government entities that focus on safety, academics, payroll, and facilities. The costs of what Steindorf provides students are not covered by the school budget alone.

That translates to $2.50 per school day! Every little bit helps to provide vital programs and events, such as those listed below, to maintain our thriving school community.

DONATE HERE OR USE QR CODE

Please join us Wednesday (Sept 9th) for our first Monthly Walk and Roll to School day as we prepare for the National walk/bike to school day next month!

Walking/Rolling to school has so many benefits:

• It's a low effort way to start the day on an active note

• Your student will arrive at school awake, relaxed and ready to learn

• Reduces CO2 emissions and improves air quality around the school

• Reduced traffic on the roads and in our parking lot .. and many more

If you live too far from the school to walk/bike, parking in the Target customer parking lot and walking to school also counts.

As usual, we will use https://www.scantoschool.com/ to track participation! All participants will be entered in a raffle for a couple of exciting gift cards. Raffle winners to be announced in the next assembly.

Your child should have received a tag with their QR code this week (Please reach out to your class teacher if you haven’t). For parents new to Steindorf, this is a safe website vetted by the School district and we use it to anonymously track participation using student numbers.

Parents have an option to register and receive notifications when your student is scanned upon arriving at the school. For any questions, feel free to reach out to steindorf.walkandroll@gmail.com.

Walk and Roll Webpage

Math League Sign Up deadline: Sept 8th.

Love Math? Crave a Challenge? Let’s Go Deeper Together!

We invite 4th–8th grade students who like math—and their awesome parents—to be part of the Steindorf Math League!

That’s right—we’re also looking for parent volunteers to join the journey! No experience needed; we provide books, digital resources and advice!

What is Math League

Steindorf Math League is a weekly, one-hour after-school program focused on advanced problem-solving. Classes are led by parent volunteers and intended to stretch students beyond the typical school math curriculum. All students participate in the five-contest Math Olympiad (MOEMS) elementary or middle school series.

More information, including schedule and testing dates is available here: Information Session (Parent Orientation) 2026-2027

We can't wait to kick off a brand-new year of math adventures and discoveries. Let’s grow our math minds—together!

Steindorf Math League Webpage

Steindorf Project Cornerstone is looking for parent/guardian volunteers to read to our classrooms once a month! No experience is needed—all books and lesson materials are provided.

YMCA Project Cornerstone is a community initiative with the mission to create an environment where adults support and value all youth so they grow up feeling valued, respected, and known.

If you're interested in reading for your child's class, please reach out to your classroom teacher or contact Kate Viernes, our Project Cornerstone Lead at Steindorf at steindorf.pc@gmail.com.

New this year, our Stock the Staff Lounge program is a school-wide effort designed to boost morale and show our gratitude to the incredible team that keeps our school running every single day, including classroom teachers and aides, office staff, special subject teachers, the special education team, custodial staff, and our hardworking substitutes!

Each month, families from a featured grade level come together to donate individual snacks and drinks. Families also have the optional opportunity to pool funds together to provide a catered breakfast or lunch for the staff during their designated month.

September is 5th grade’s chance to shine! Drop off all donations to the office.

ORDER HERE!

Pick up orders from the front office.

Questions? Steindorf.spiritwear@gmail.com

Five Guys (Lucky’s Camden/Union Shopping Center)

11am-9pm 2007 Camden Ave

Middle Schoolers participated in nature journaling in the school garden. They recorded what they noticed, what patterns they observed, and how what they saw relates to something else.

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