RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY
Our Semple family community along with other BUSD school sites joined thousands of schools around the country to commemorate and celebrate Ruby Bridges Walk To School Day on November 14th, 2024.
Ruby Bridges was one of the first African American children to attend an all white school in the segregated South. This was the 4th year our BUSD schools participated in this important event. It is important to note that Benicia Black Lives Matter (BBLM) partnered with our PTG and the administration at Robert Semple Elementary to hold the first walk and celebration in Benicia to honor this young American heroine and her family. The Bridges family made many sacrifices and bravely risked Ruby’s personal safety to help create a more equitable future for all American children.
We are so proud of our Dragon Community as they continue to lead by example and march in unity to honor Ruby and stand up for ALL of our children to feel a deep sense of belonging!
Thank you to Student Council and DEI committee for making this event happen!
WINTER WONDERLAND
This festive celebration honored various winter holidays and traditions celebrated by our very own Robert Semple families. Students visited stations learning about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Christmas, Las Posadas, Lunar New Year and Winter Solstice. Each student took home a goodie bag featuring items from each tradition.
DRAGON DOLLAR RAFFLE
September: Spirit Wear
October: Lego Set
November: Semple Water Bottle
December: Hot Cocoa for your class!
January: Desk Pets
February: Popcorn & Movie for your class!
SPELLING BEE
Shout out to the winner and runner-up of our Robert Semple Spelling Bee: Quinn Johnson and Nolan Dougherty. Both Quinn and Nolan will move on to represent our school at the Solano County Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 1, at 10 a.m. at the Solano Community College Gymnasium. Let’s send them lots of positive vibes and good luck!
GARDEN WORK DAY
March 8th, 2025 10am-12pm
Help us build and install two vegetable garden beds for our student gardening club! We need help building the frames for the beds and filling the beds with soil. There will be opportunities to weed, plant, and water, too.
Families and members of the community welcome. Children must be supervised at all times.
DRAGON DASH
Mark your calendars! Dragon Dash will be on March 21st!
The Dragon Dash isn’t just a fun event—it’s how we fund field trips, arts programs, student leadership, teacher supplies, and so much more that make a difference in the lives of our students. And we can’t do it without support from generous local businesses and families!
Sponsorship spots are filling up quickly, and we’d love to feature your business as a proud supporter of Robert Semple! Secure your donation for this year’s Dragon Dash by visiting our Venmo page and donating today with your sponsorship level in the comments. If paying by check is easier for you please reach out to treasurer@sempleptg.com .
ART DAY
It’s an entire day devoted to creativity! It’s a fun day of celebrating art and an opportunity to enrich creativity by introducing community artists to our students. The day will begin with students walking through the artist open house in the cafeteria. Students will get to see many artists at work. In the afternoon, each Robert Semple student will also get to participate in an artist lead classroom workshop. Over 30 parent and community volunteers will help to make the day a great success.
Art Day started in 1989. After taking a 5-year break during Covid, we are proud to bring this tradition back to Robert Semple Elementary!
VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP! https://www.sempleptg.com/art-day
CALMING CORNERS
Funds raised from the Harvest Festival Auction & Raffle will go directly back into classrooms. Teachers set up Calming Corners for students to take a break as needed. These spaces are equipped with comforting objects and soothing materials that can promote mindfulness, breathing and reflection.
