Cougar Community News

We are busy gearing up for our family engagement night, Cocoa, Crafts & Community. Next Thursday all our Woodside families are invited to take part in craft making, hot cocoa drinking, and connecting with other community members from 5:00-6:30pm in the Multipurpose Room. Make your way through our areas and activities that promote Belonging, Experience, and Connection! Entry and items are free of charge, but there will be a raffle for some of the amazing PTO Baskets! See the pictures below for an idea. Raffle tickets will be $1 each and you will be able to put them in the baskets that you are interested in winning. In honor of helping out during this winter season, we will be collecting nonperishable food items and pet food items, too! All students must be accompanied by an adult.

We can't wait to celebrate the winter season with the community!

AT LUNCH: Our 4th-5th Glee Club continued with meeting and singing on Wednesday at lunch. We look forward to adding a 4th-5th Celebrating Diversity Club at lunch on Thursdays in January! Check out the flyer to the right. Click on the picture to download your own copy of the flyer!

AFTER SCHOOL: Mrs. Bishop-Olivares and Mrs. Weber are preparing for a second session of Nature Watch! This is an innovative science club designed to foster STEM skills in young learners through hands-on, make-and-take projects. Session 2 will begin on Tuesday, January 14th, but permission slips are due this Friday, December 20th. Because space is limited, families will be notified on Friday, January 10th for confirmation of enrollment. Check out the flyer below for more details. You also may download a permission slip and by clicking the buttons or come by the office next week.

Our second session of Lego/Robotics Club for 3rd grade will be coming in February.

These clubs have been funded through the Extended Learning Opportunities Program. Our SJUSD leaders are looking for feedback. Please click this LINK. Thank you!

We are thrilled to have our first middle school Student Senate! Congratulations to

Keyen Jeanville, Ryder Ayers, Sarah Boddy, Abby Munsterman, Claire Hooper, and Mark Artyushevskiy.

Middle school is also working on a reboot the LatinX Club for this year, some 6th grade students have taken the lead and will work together to make invitations to share with others. We will begin announcing meetings on Tuesdays in the new year.

On Tuesday, Mrs. Victor also spoke with students about interest in Design Club. The second trimester Design Club then started on Thursday, with some new students joining and some students continuing their work. We thank them for their help with our Cocoa, Crafts, and Community decorations!

DECEMBER

• Tues. 12/17 - Dental Screening
• Thus. 12/19 - Cocoa, Crafts & Community, 5:00-6:30pm in MPR
• Fri. 12/20 - TK and K Winter Concert 9:30 in the MPR, 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
• Mon. Jan. 13 - Internet Safety Presentations for Middle School Classes
• Jan. 13-Feb. 14th - iReady Winter Diagnostic Assessment window
• 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
• Fri. Jan. 24 - Healing Heels Assembly, 9:00am TK-4th, 10:10 5th-8th

FEBRUARY

• Feb. 17-21 - Presidents' Week - NO SCHOOL

Thank you to everyone who supported our Dine-and-Donate at Dos Coyotes on Monday December 9th. We don't have a total yet, but are looking forward to see what we raised for the school.

December 19th at Cocoa, Crafts, and Community night you can meet the PTO board members and find out how you can help our PTO. We will be at the raffle table selling raffle tickets for some amazing baskets. All proceeds will go back to our school for future events and fun. We hope to see everyone there.

Make sure to follow us on social media Facebook WoodsideK8PTO

Thanks,

Nicole

The next Talleres Familiares workshop is on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Presented entirely in Spanish, this workshop will cover a range of topics such as navigating the Open Enrollment lottery process, supporting learning at home, school and community resources, and more

The Community Care Hub monthly pop-up events bring together district departments and local community partners to offer valuable resources and services to families and students. Join us at the next Community Care Hub from 2 – 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19 at Dyer-Kelly Elementary (3101 Bell Street, Sacramento) to connect and access essential tools to support student success. Registration is not required.

You can learn more details about these family engagement opportunities and access our digital family engagement video library at www.sanjuan.edu/familyed or by calling (916) 971-7929.

We’re so excited for our upcoming Cocoa, Crafts, & Community event on December 19 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Join us in the Woodside MP room as we come together as a community to share food, make crafts, and witness our school’s three pillars in action.

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.

San Juan Unified is seeking input on ways to improve communication with parents/guardians. Information gathered will guide efforts to improve communication practices. Now through Dec. 20, please take a few minutes to complete a short survey found at sanjuan.edu/communication regarding your experience with district and school communication

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

You can now log in to Parent Portal to 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. If you are satisfied with your child’s assigned school for the next school year, no further action is needed. 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 anytime during the open enrollment period.

Applications will be available online at www.sanjuan.edu/openenrollment and at the San Juan Central office at 3700 Garfield Ave. in Carmichael. 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

Our two Elementary Boys Basketball teams practice on Tuesdays/Fridays for one team and Thursdays for the other. If you have any questions, 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. Season Dates 12/3 - 3/1. No practices or games from 12/19, 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 12/19, 12/21 - 1/6 (Winter Break)

Our Giving Tree provides assistance 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 gift listed on the star 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

Facebook Woodside TK-8

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