The FACE Forum

Hooray! It's FINALLY February! Was it just us or did January feel like it took three years to finally end?!

February brings forth some exciting opportunities for families and staff, as well as additional ways to celebrate kindness, love, and appreciation for all that everyone is doing to help make each school day a little bit sweeter! Thank you for everything you continue to do for our students, families and colleagues. The HEART you put in each and every day doesn't go unnoticed! We appreciate you and wish you a fantastic February ahead! (And in case you need something else to sweeten your day... just a few more weeks until February Break!)

Inside this month's FACE Forum newsletter, you'll find information on February workshops for families and staff, our spring upcoming events, food distributions, community resources for families, morale boosters, partnership highlights, and more! While our FACE Forum monthly newsletter is an internal newsletter intended to only be shared with district staff, you are welcome to take any applicable parts of the newsletter that may support families and add to your own site/classroom newsletters and family messaging.

Thanks for all the LOVE you show your students, families and each other! Have a wonderful February!

~Your FACE Friends

Direct to Teacher Grants San Juan Education Foundation

Parent/Family Hub www.sanjuan.edu/parents

Student Hub www.sanjuan.edu/students

FACE Outreach requests (Face Mobile, mini clinics and more!) https://bit.ly/FACEoutreach

FACE Lending Library of Fun https://bit.ly/FACElendingfun

Staff Digital Resource Library (community/district flyers) https://bit.ly/FACEresource

San Juan Unified Volunteer information www.sanjuan.edu/volunteer

FACE department Intranet! (Field trip forms, volunteer flyers and more!) intranet.sanjuan.edu/face

Community Resources www.sanjuan.edu/communityresources

• Food

• Clothing

• Diapers

• Utilities & Housing

• Social & Recreational

• Academic

• Disability & Special Education

• Employment

• Mental Health

• Refugee, Immigrant & Newcomer Supports

• LGBTQIA+

• Domestic Violence

• and more!

Having a family engagement event? FACE offers items for checkout at no cost to support family engagement efforts! Staff and volunteer leaders (PTO/PTA, etc) are welcome to request items on behalf of school family engagement events. We will follow up and confirm in 2-3 business days. Pickup and return of items is at the San Juan Unified District Office during pre-scheduled hours.

For more information, visit our Lending Library of Fun Catalog!

It's been a busy start to the New Year and we can't thank you all enough for everything that you've been doing to help keep your schools and departments going! With Kindness Day, Valentine's Day, and February break coming, it's the perfect month to show your colleagues, students, and families some extra love, appreciation, and encouragement for all they've been doing and continue to do each and every day.

In this month's envelope to school site office teams, you'll find our February Morale Booster to help you all Show the Love! The envelope has a stack of mini Appreciation & Motivation Cards that you can display on a table or with magnets on your staff room whiteboard (like Del Dayo has done in the picture below!) and encourage your team to take one to give to a fellow colleague to show some love!

To help show some love to students and families, inside the envelope you'll also find master copies of Positive Notes/ Thank You Notes that are great to send home with students, parents and volunteers. It's a great time to help thank them for all they're doing during.

And, of course, no February Morale Booster would be complete with some extra love from our FACE Team to all of you, in the form of CHOCOLATE (which has become a much-needed survival food for all of us lately)!

In case any of you would like to order additional encouragement cards for your teams, below are the Amazon links.

Encouragement Cards:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0978DMQBL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Motivational Cards: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BHX12KT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You Are Awesome Cards: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VF8JYHV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Check out some kindness ideas below!

http://school.wcskids.net/carter/file/manual/Docs/Random%20Acts%20of%20Kindness%20List.pdf

https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/kindness-ideas

February is Black History Month! Black history is American history, but Black History Month provides the important and necessary opportunity to amplify the voices, perspectives, experiences, and important contributions of Black Americans. Below are some resources we can all use-- both this month and beyond--to support students as they learn more, discover cultural impacts, and follow movements through to the present day. These resources emphasize engaging students' communities and lived experiences, including how we can incorporate local stories in lessons and move Black history from the margins to our everyday curriculum. For additional resources, ideas and supports, please reach out to Nicole Kukral and her amazing team in Professional Learning and Innovation, as well as Omar Field-Ridley and his fantastic team in the Equity department!

Resources & Activities:

https://centerracialjustice.org/resources/black-history-month-resource-guide-for-educators-and-families/

https://www.learningforjustice.org/the-moment/february-24-2021-teaching-black-history-beyond-february

https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/teaching-black-history-beyond-slavery-and-black-history-month

https://www.weareteachers.com/7-fresh-ideas-for-black-history-month/

https://www.edutopia.org/article/teaching-black-history-culturally-responsive-ways

Annual District Climate Survey closes February 7! San Juan Unified would like to invite parents, students and staff to take the annual district climate survey. Your feedback is vital and informs school and district leaders of the changes needed in their communities.

Surveys are available online in several languages at:

• Parent Survey - www.sanjuan.edu/parentsurvey
• Student Survey - www.sanjuan.edu/studentsurvey
• Staff Survey - www.sanjuan.edu/staffsurvey

Kindergarten Enrollment begins February 3! Families with incoming kindergartners can visit www.sanjuan.edu/enrollment to complete their registration.

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Lottery begins February 10 and the priority window closes March 14. Enrollment is due by April 7. Families with incoming TK students can visit www.sanjuan.edu/TK for information.

Visit our Regional Community Care Hubs for free resources! www.sanjuan.edu/communityresources

• Thursday, Feb. 13, 3:00-4:30 pm - San Juan High (7551 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights)

• Thursday, Feb. 27, 3:00-4:30 pm - Encina High (1400 Bell Street, Sacramento)

FREE February FACE Family Workshops! www.sanjuan.edu/familyed

• Loving Solutions: A Parent Project Series, Wednesdays beginning Jan. 22, 5:45-7:45 pm at Thomas Kelly Elementary (6301 Moraga Dr., Carmichael)
• Feb. 25- Talleres Familiares (workshop for Spanish-speaking families), 6:00-7:30 pm on Zoom
• Fostering Conflict Resolution Skills- pre-recorded video in our NEW Family Engagement Video Library at www.sanjuan.edu/familyed under the "Family Engagement Video Library" tab

February's FREE IEP/504/Disability Support for families:

San Juan Unified Special Education Parent Information Nights

www.sanjuan.edu/SpecialEd

UC Davis MIND Institute:

https://health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institute/resources/family-resource-centers

Feb. 4 - Padres para Padres: sirviendo a la comunidad hispana

Feb. 7 - Family Navigator Virtual Parent Support Group

Feb. 21 - Family Navigator Support Group: Parents of Adult Children & Teens (PACT)

Feb. 26 - Sankofa Support for Black children with disabilities

WarmLine Family Resource Center:

https://warmlinefrc.org/news-events/

Feb. 3 - Life Balance & Self Care for Parents

Feb. 6 - Family Support Group

Feb. 12 - Understanding Services for People with Special Needs (IN RUSSIAN)

Feb. 18 - Grupo De Apoyo en Espanol (IN SPANISH)

Feb. 19 - Understanding Special Education & Your IEP

Feb. 26 - Comprendiendo La Educación Especial Y Su IEP (IN SPANISH)

Feb. 27 - Support Group for Dads

February Staff Professional Development Opportunities

On Zoom - Register through the Staff Portal portal.sanjuan.edu

• Feb. 12- Dealing with Difficult People, 3:30-4:30 pm

Mini-Clinics at sites by request (10-15 minutes at staff meetings) https://bit.ly/FACEoutreach

• Field Trip Process
• Volunteer Process & Recruitment
• Conflict Resolution Process
• FACE Resources

Find resources, including monthly parent newsletters, family workshops and volunteer information, as well as staff resources, such as our Lending Library of Fun, Outreach Requests, and Digital Resource Library, on our website at www.sanjuan.edu/familyed.

Find additional internal staff resources & forms on our Intranet at https://intranet.sanjuan.edu/familycommunityengagement

TK Lottery/Enrollment:

TK enrollment for the 2025-26 school year will be conducted as a lottery. Students will be given resident school priority and there will be no other priorities.

The 2025-26 TK lottery application process will be posted at www.sanjuan.edu/TK starting on Feb. 10 at 8 a.m. and will conclude on March 14. The lottery drawing results will be emailed to families that participated in late March and the email will come from a PowerSchool email account.

TK will be offered at all San Juan Unified elementary and K-8 schools next school year. Students enrolled in a school for TK will automatically remain at that school through the highest grade offered.

2025-26 is the final year of San Juan Unified’s TK expansion and the 2025-26 TK lottery is the district’s final TK lottery process.

For questions, visit www.sanjuan.edu/enrollment or email enrollment@sanjuan.edu

K-12 Enrollment

Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year begins on February 3, 2025. Children that turn five years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025, are eligible to enroll in kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year.

Full-Day Kindergarten School Sites for 2025-26

• Arlington Heights Elementary School

• Cameron Ranch Elementary School

• Gold River Discovery Center

• Grand Oaks Elementary School

• Kingswood K-8

• Lichen K-8

• Oakview Community Elementary School

• Ottomon Elementary School

• Pasadena Avenue Elementary School

• Pershing Elementary School

• Thomas Edison Language Institute

• Thomas Kelly Elementary School

• Twin Lakes Elementary School

Modified Kindergarten School Sites for 2025-26 (4 hours, lunch not included in school day)

• Albert Schweitzer Elementary School

• Carmichael Elementary School

• Carriage Drive Elementary School

• Del Dayo Elementary School

• Greer Elementary School

• Mariposa Avenue Elementary School

• Northridge Elementary School

• Skycrest Elementary School

• Starr King K-8

• Trajan Elementary School

• Whitney Avenue Elementary School

• Woodside K-8

Approximately 3-Hour and 20 Minute Kindergarten Classes (lunch not included in school day) for 2025-26

• Cambridge Heights Elementary School

• Charles Peck Elementary School

• Cottage Elementary School

• Coyle Avenue Elementary School

• Del Paso Manor Elementary School

• Dyer-Kelly Elementary School

• Earl LeGette Elementary School

• Green Oaks Fundamental Elementary School

• Harry Dewey Fundamental Elementary School

• Howe Avenue Elementary School

• James Cowan Elementary School

• Mariemont Elementary School

• Mary Deterding Elementary School

• Mission Avenue Open Elementary School

• Orangevale Open

Did you know San Juan Unified’s annual climate survey is available in multiple languages? We want to ensure ALL voices are heard!

Parents/guardians, students (grades 4-12) and staff have until Feb. 7 to complete this survey. Visit sanjuan.edu/annualsurvey to participate today!

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¿Sabías que la encuesta anual de clima del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Juan esta disponible en varios idiomas? ¡Queremos asegurarnos de que TODAS las voces sean escuchadas!

Todos los padres/tutores, estudiantes (grados 4° al 12°) y personal escolar tienen hasta el 7 de febrero para completar esta encuesta. ¡Visite sanjuan.edu/annualsurvey para participar hoy!

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آیا می‌دانستید که نظرسنجی سالانه حوزه تعلیمی سن هوان در مورد آب و هوا به چندین زبان موجود است؟ ما می‌خواهیم صدای همه شنیده شود!

والدین/سرپرستان، شاگردان (صنف‌های ۴ تا ۱۲) و کارمندان تا تاریخ ۷ فبروری فرصت دارند این نظرسنجی را تکمیل کنند. برای اشتراک امروز به وبسایت sanjuan.edu/annualsurvey مراجعه کنید!

Remember to nominate an individual or group providing an inclusive environment at our schools this year. The nomination form is available in multiple languages. Visit sanjuan.edu/spirit today!

Do you know someone who went above and beyond to make a difference for our special education students and families?

Nominations are open for the 36th annual You Light The Way Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to San Juan Unified’s special education programs. Nominations are due by Feb. 10.

Nominate someone today and let their light shine even brighter! Visit sanjuan.edu/youlighttheway for more information.

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¿Conoces a alguien que ha hecho todo lo posible para crear una diferencia para nuestros estudiantes y familias de educación especial?

Ha llegado el periodo de nominaciones para los premios anuales You Light The Way, que reconocen a personas destacadas que han hecho contribuciones significativas a los programas de educación especial del Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Juan. La fecha límite para entregar nominaciones es el 10 de febrero.

¡Nomina a alguien hoy y ayuda que su luz brille aún más! Visite sanjuan.edu/youlighttheway para obtener más información.

Copy and paste Family Workshop info direct from www.sanjuan.edu/familyed for Smore, Social Media, Class Dojo, Talking Points and email messaging! Digital content is translatable and accessible for families.

Talleres Familiares: Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 - 7:30 pm via Zoom

This workshop is presented in Spanish for families and community members. Explore tips and tools to support your student’s learning. Workshop topics include strategies for positive communication with school, college and career readiness, supporting student mental health, district and community resources, and more!

(SPANISH)

Este taller se presenta en español para familias y comunidad. Explore consejos y herramientas para apoyar el éxito escolar de su estudiante! Los temas del taller incluyen estrategias para comunicación con la escuela, la preparación para la universidad y carreras, apoyo a la salud mental de los estudiantes, recursos del distrito y la comunidad, ¡y más!

FACE Family Engagement Video Library: View pre-recorded presentations on a variety of topics to support family engagement, including our newest video addition: Fostering Conflict Resolution Skills. This month’s video library workshop focused on strategies to help parents and guardians guide their children in resolving conflict effectively and respectfully. This workshop can be found online at www.sanjuan.edu/familyed under the Family Engagement Video Library section.

FREE IEP/504/Disability Support for families

San Juan Unified Special Education Parent Information Nights

www.sanjuan.edu/SpecialEd

UC Davis MIND Institute:

https://health.ucdavis.edu/mind-institute/resources/family-resource-centers

Feb. 4 - Padres para Padres: sirviendo a la comunidad hispana

Feb. 7 - Family Navigator Virtual Parent Support Group

Feb. 21 - Family Navigator Support Group: Parents of Adult Children & Teens (PACT)

Feb. 26 - Sankofa Support for Black children with disabilities

WarmLine Family Resource Center:

https://warmlinefrc.org/news-events/

Feb. 3 - Life Balance & Self Care for Parents

Feb. 6 - Family Support Group

Feb. 12 - Understanding Services for People with Special Needs (IN RUSSIAN)

Feb. 18 - Grupo De Apoyo en Espanol (IN SPANISH)

Feb. 19 - Understanding Special Education & Your IEP

Feb. 26 - Comprendiendo La Educación Especial Y Su IEP (IN SPANISH)

Feb. 27 - Support Group for Dads

February's NEW Family Engagement Video- Fostering Conflict Resolution Skills

FACE launched a brand new Family Engagement Video Learning Library on our website where families, staff and community to access pre-recorded learning videos on a variety of topics! These videos are perfect for families who may not be able to attend our regular workshops, but would like to access the learning at a later time, or for colleagues and parent-teacher organizations who want to share the learning with families at their own site meeting or event.

February's video is "Fostering Conflict Resolution Skills"

• Learn about common causes of conflict and its impact on children and learning
• Improve strategies to support conflict resolution skills at home and school
• Navigate what steps to take if conflict occurs in the school system and ways that families and school staff can work together to support your student

You can view and share the video with your families by visiting our playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHYpvQ2D1fOA5K15Gu7kaTDJjnK6dV5Na

We'll release a new video each month on www.sanjuan.edu/familyed.

Whether you have a 7-year-old or a 17-year-old, research shows that students perform better academically and behaviorally if the student knows their parents are involved and have high expectations.

To support this effort, each month we will feature a new "Helping Children Learn" newsletter that is full of ideas to support learning at home. You can share this free newsletter with families directly from our website!

To access the newsletters in English and Spanish for Elementary, Middle School, and High School, visit www.sanjuan.edu/familyed and click on the "Parent Newsletter" tab.

Our FACE Spring Staff Professional Development has been released! Check out the flyer above for more details!

February's Staff Professional Development workshop is:

Dealing with Difficult People- Wednesday, Feb. 12, 3:30-4:30 pm, Zoom

Staff will learn strategies and skills in communicating with upset, and often difficult people. In this training, school staff will have the opportunity to reflect on situations in their line of work where communication was challenging or caused a conflict. This interactive presentation will share techniques on how to remain calm and solutions-based during these difficult interactions, while developing and maintaining positive relationships with families.

The FACE staff workshops take place on Zoom and are open to all certificated and classified staff members in our district. You can register directly on our FACE course page in the PL Tile (click “FACE” in the "Subjects" section on the Home page).

The FACE Mobile has been out and about in the community bringing at-home learning and community resources to families all across our San Juan Unified district and has launched its new Community Care Hubs, which you can learn about further below!

Our FACE outreach team can come out to help support you with the following:

• FACE Mobile visits

• 15 minute staff trainings on various processes:

(Problem Resolution, Volunteers, Field Trips, Partnerships, Community Resources, Family Ed, Staff Ed, general FACE overview, etc.)

• 15 minute family clinics (parent portal, preparing for parent-teacher conferences, effective school-to-home communication, exploring district and community resources, etc.)

• Volunteer recruitment (fingerprinting available evenings/weekend events only)

• Family resource center/space/bulletin board consultation

To request a FACE Mobile visit for one of your events or outreach item listed about, please click the link below:

https://bit.ly/FACEoutreach

To check out where the FACE Mobile is headed to next, visit our family education website at www.sanjuan.edu/familyed and click the FACE Mobile tab!

Check Out the upcoming regional Community Care Hubs!

February Community Care Hubs:

Thursday, January 13

3:00 - 4:30 pm

San Juan High (7551 Greenback Ln., Citrus Heights)

Thursday, February 27

3:00 - 4:30 pm

Encina High School (1400 Bell St., Sacramento)

Join us at the upcoming Community Care Hubs!

Community Care Hubs are free regional pop-up community resource fairs, hosted across the district to bring together district departments and local community partners to offer valuable information, resources, and services to families and students. It’s a great opportunity to connect, learn, and share essential tools to support student success.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

• Distribute/post the flyers above for families

• Share the Community Care Hub information with your staff and families via Talking Points, school newsletters, social media, etc. Below is a pre-made blurb to help you quickly share the info!

Talking Points Blurb: Receive support and resources at our regional Community Care Hubs! These pop-up events bring together district departments and local community partners to offer valuable resources and services to families and students. It’s a great opportunity to connect and access essential tools to support student success.

Mark your calendar for February Care Hubs on the Thursdays below from 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

• February 13 @ San Juan High

• February 27 @ Encina High School

More information can be found at sanjuan.edu/communityresources

San Juan Central Food Closet

The San Juan Unified food closet is located at the Central Enrollment Center (3700 Garfield Ave. in Carmichael) and serves families, staff and community who are in need of non-perishable food items.

Hours:

Open year round, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Closed on non-school days and holidays.

Need more information on food resources? Visit www.sanjuan.edu/resources/community-resources for more information about our district food closet and community food banks.

We know how challenging and time-consuming it is to search for resources for families, so our team has been building a Digital Resource Library for all sites and departments to have access to. In this library, you'll find flyers and links for district and community resources to assist with housing, clothing, food, health, special education, college and career, community service partners, and more. We'll be adding to this library regularly, so keep checking to see what's new! The link allows anyone in San Juan to view the resources, so please feel free to share the link with your site/ department team members!

In light of heightened interest regarding the rights of our students and school communities in the face of potential federal immigration enforcement, we have taken proactive steps to provide resources and support.

• For Families: We’ve launched an external webpage featuring helpful resources, support tools and answers to frequently asked questions. This page can be shared directly with families to help them understand their rights and access assistance. The page can be accessed directly at www.sanjuan.edu/immigration.

• For Staff: An internal intranet page offers additional resources, including a detailed protocol for addressing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions and inquiries at sites. Log in using your full district email and credentials to view the page.

As part of this protocol, school administrators are to report any inquiries or other activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials as soon as possible to Legal Services and Community Relations.

A one-page handout has been developed that includes protocols to follow should ICE activity occur on your campus. We also have a Serving All Students document that can be shared as a printed resource. Both can be found on our intranet page.

Please review these materials with your site staff and share the printed resources as needed. We encourage staff to check the intranet page regularly for updates as we continue to monitor the situation. Together, we can continue to uphold a safe and supportive environment for all members of our school community.

San Juan Unified is hosting a free, walk-in Fingerprint Clinic on Wednesday, February 19 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The clinic will be at our District Office, located at 3738 Walnut Ave, Carmichael. We recommend filling out the volunteer verification form prior to attending, but assistance with this will also be available on-site if needed. All applicants must bring a valid photo ID. If you are not cleared already, this is a great time to start the process for Spring volunteer opportunities!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at volunteer@sanjuan.edu or call (916) 971-7935.

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays are filling up quickly!

Check the 2024-2025 San Juan Field Trip School Bus Availability Calendar for school bus availability.

See the Field Trips to Consider page for information on popular, local & accessible destinations.

If you'd like to help us out by providing feedback on the Field Trips to Consider page, fill out our feedback survey for a chance to win a field trip transportation grant!

January’s winner is Kaitlyn Scott from Starr King! 🎉🎉🎉

Have you checked out the local Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum yet? Its mission is "to open minds and change lives through the exploration and celebration of African American history, experiences and culture through art education and outreach". Shonna McDaniels, a visual artist and community activist, envisioned an institution to preserve Black history and celebrate the accomplishments of African American people and their legacy. The museum offers resources to document, preserve and educate the public on the history, life and culture of African Americans.

The museum is named for Sojourner Truth who, although born a slave, worked tirelessly for abolition, women’s rights, non-violence, and civil and economic advancement of oppressed people. The museum gives homage to Mrs. Sojourner by expanding the historical & biographical knowledge of her life’s work and carrying on her mission by teaching, demonstrating and promoting projects that accentuate the ideals and principles for which she stood.

The museum offers docent-guided tours (max of 35 students) that include:

1.5-hour Museum & Mural Tour

30-minutes Art Activity

One Sojourner Truth keepsake bag filled with student activities & enrichment materials for up to 35 students.

+ Free family passes for up to 35 students.

Mural Tour & Museum Tour (classes can select up to 4 custom experiences below)

• African Masks
• Allensworth
• Beautiful Black Women
• Black Cowboys
• Door of No Return/Door of Return
• Dunlap's Dining Room

• Escaped Slavery to Become a Millionaire
• Golden Milk
• Good Trouble
• Harlem Renaissance
• Henry "Box" Brown
• Ida B, Wells

• Life in Africa Before Slavery
• Sarah Baartman
• Shackles
• The Great Migration
• Transatlantic Slave Trade
• Whipped Peter
• 
  

Tours are offered Fridays between 12:30 - 3:00 PM

Tour Only - $12/per student

Tour + Art Activity - $20/per student

FACE is offering a FREE CLASSROOM VISIT to one lucky school in March or April! Enter to win here!

Looking to incorporate a literacy initiative that your first or second grade students are sure to be excited about? In the coming month we will be launching our the Red Book Program from Raising a Reader thanks to our local Sacramento Maisons who will sponsor the entire program. Participating classes will receive a class set of numbered red bags with leveled family reading books, which will rotate throughout the remainder of the school year. Bags are taken home with the intent to increase families reading together at home. Students get the opportunity to explore new books with their family, including bilingual books, all throughout the year!

If you are a a first or second grade teacher interested in opting into this partnership or learning more, please contact Natalia Aguirre-Mazzi via email at Natalia.Aguirre@sanjuan.edu.

Encourage your students to reach for the stars! The San Juan Education Foundation offers over $57,000 in scholarships for 2025, designed exclusively for San Juan Unified students. Share these amazing opportunities with families to help students achieve their academic dreams. Scholarship applications are open now through April 11!

Learn more: SanJuanEducationFoundation.org/scholarships-1

Mark your calendars for the 44th Annual Fair Oaks Chicken Run! This exciting event supports the San Juan Education Foundation, bringing more resources to local classrooms.

Choose Your Race:

• 5-Mile Chicken Run: Test your competitive spirit.

• 2-Mile Rooster Ramble: Perfect for a relaxed run or walk.

• Chicken Chase Kids Race: A fun-filled event for children 12 and under, led by the famous Fair Oaks Chicken!

Get the whole school involved in this exciting community event. Start your own team and all the funds raised will be directed to your school or club! Register today at Fair Oaks Chicken Run | May 4, 2025.

There are so many wonderful student, family and community engagement highlights happening around the district! We'd love to spotlight any of those efforts that your site or department is doing! Send us an email at face@sanjuan.edu and we'll highlight your shoutout in the next FACE Forum newsletter!

Recess got a major league upgrade at Mariemont Elementary School last month when several players from the Athletics and fan-favorite mascot Stomper made a special visit! From taking over recess to signing autographs, the A's team created an experience the students and staff won’t ever forget! Huge thanks to the A's for their partnership and support for our schools!

Congratulations to Katherine Johnson Middle School, who celebrated the launch of their new campus with an out-of-this-world family and community event! Aside from touring the beautiful new campus, families and community members were treated to viewing an actual rocket launch from the campus and STEM-related activities, thanks to our amazing community partners from the Aerospace Museum of California and JP Aerospace! Such a stellar way to celebrate the new school campus!

Click the link below to access January's newsletter and see all the resources, information and supports for you and your school community!

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San Juan Unified Family & Community Engagement Department

Email: face@sanjuan.edu

Website: www.sanjuan.edu/face

Intranet: intranet.sanjuan.edu/face
Location: 3738 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA, USA
Phone: (916) 971-7929

Facebook & Instagram- @SanJuanUnifiedFACE