📝 Helping With Homework Without Doing the Homework 📝

Tiger Families -

As we settle into the school year, homework routines are beginning to take shape. One of the best things families can do is create a consistent time and place for homework while allowing children to take ownership of their work.

When your child gets stuck, try asking questions such as, “What have you tried?” “What do you already know?” or “Where could you look for help?” A little productive struggle is an important part of learning! Our goal isn't for every assignment to come back perfectly completed—it's for students to practice, think, make mistakes, and become increasingly independent learners.

And if homework is regularly taking much longer than expected or becoming a source of significant frustration, please reach out to your child's teacher. That information is helpful to us, too! And remember ... READING is the most important thing your child can do, whether it is you reading with your child, your child reading aloud to you, or independent reading!

Have a wonderful weekend,

Dr. Borgese, Principal

Calling all actors, singers, dancers, and anyone else interested in performing on stage! In coordination with Morse, Ruby Dr., and Tynes elementary schools, Kraemer Middle School will be producing and performing How to Train Your Dragon Jr., the musical. Auditions, which are open to all students (regardless of theatre experience), will be in the Kraemer MPR on Monday, October 5th, 2026 at 4:00pm and may go as late as 7:00pm. We will hold a parent information meeting on Monday, October 12th, 2026, from 6-7 in the Kraemer MPR. There will be an informational slideshow as well as an opportunity for Q&A and all parents are invited to attend.

Please review the Instructions and Audition Material thoroughly. The cast list will be released the following week (while specific roles are not guaranteed, every student who auditions will be at least in the ensemble) and rehearsals will be held in Kraemer MPR beginning on October 19th (rehearsal schedule). Performances will be in the Valencia High School auditorium on January 22nd and 23rd with tech days and dress rehearsals at the auditorium from the 17th to the 21st.

If you are interested in joining the tech crew (house manager, ushers, spotlight operators, prop master, prop table assistant, hair and makeup technicians, green room manager, etc.) you do not need to show up to auditions, just contact Mr. Shanahan, the Kraemer Theatre teacher and afterschool theatre program director, at kshannahan@pylusd.org for further details and instructions. If you have any additional questions contact kshannahan@pylusd.org. Thank you!

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