Cougar News

This is a friendly reminder when dropping-off or picking-up your students to please:

1. Do not drop-off or pick-up students along the side of the road on Auburn. Also we have been asked by the businesses in the Starbucks parking lot to please do not drop-off or pick-up your students there as well.

Thank you.

Math Club is open to students that want support with 6th-8th grade math. The front gate will open at 7:00am just for those students. Students will still be served breakfast starting at 7:25am and the campus will continue to fully open at 7:40am.

Thanks.

Due to a loss of critical Title 1 funding this past year, the front gate will not open until 7:25 am. Please DO NOT DROP OFF YOUR STUDENT(S) BEFORE 7:25 am. There will be no adult supervision for your child/children. This is new this year, due to a loss of funding that previously paid for supervision during early student drop-off. Students will be permitted on campus for breakfast service beginning at 7:25 am.

This is a reminder that if you were in 1st-4th period Art classes, that starting Tuesday you go next door to Industrial Tech. If you were in Industrial Tech 1st-4th period, you go to Art.

This is a reminder that your classes switch on Tuesday. Those in Industrial Tech go to piano, those in Piano go to Industrial Tech.

San Juan Unified School District has opened its annual open enrollment period for the 2026-27 school year. Families have until 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, to apply for their student to attend a school other than their neighborhood school.

Families can log in to the Parent Portal to view their child’s assigned school for the 2026-27 school year. Both the current school and the next year’s assignment will be listed.

• Families satisfied with their child’s assignment do not need to take any further action.

• Families wishing to request a different school may submit an open enrollment lottery application.

Open enrollment is not first-come, first-served. Applications are entered into a computer-generated lottery system and may be submitted anytime during the enrollment window.

Learn more at www.sanjuan.edu/openenrollment.

Media class is now broadcasting live on Media YouTube Channel. Please stay informed and check out the incredible work our student and Ms. Taylor do everyday at Sylvan!

Here is the link:

https://youtube.com/live/NroOJJ9HcGs

Live School information goes out every Thursday. This information includes weekly updates, merits/demerits, teacher comments, classroom information, including tardies, bathroom passes, and more, when provided by teachers.

Avid students were selected in October to participate in Tutor training. The four students from left to right are: Zavian Mathis, Jasneet Rana, Hana Robbins and Angelica Gonzales.

Helmets must be worn for bikes and scooters of all kinds.

E-Scooters are not allowed, and riders must have a driver's license regardless of speed.

Parents, you can report absences by calling 916-971-7875, or you can email at sylvanabsence@sanjuan.edu, or in the parent portal.

NOTE:NOTE: If you are withdrawing your student from Sylvan, please contact the school directly.

Thank you.

Parents, please review the district cell phone policy with your student. It is in the Sylvan Middle School student planner and will also be reviewed in class by teachers and administrators during the beginning of the school year. Cell phones use is not permitted during instructional time and specified events. Thank you.

As a general rule, cell phones may only be used:

• Before and After School
• During Passing Periods
• During Lunch

Parents, please review the district dress code policy with your student. It is in the Sylvan Middle School student planner and will also be reviewed in class by teachers and administrators during the beginning of the school year. Please click on the PDF link above to see the district poster of the dress code policy. Thank you.

Bridges is still accepting applications for the after-school program at Sylvan Middle School. Please go to the front office for applications and additional information.

• NO SCHOOL FOR WINTER BREAK, MONDAY 12/22/25 THROUGH MONDAY, 1/5/2026
• SCHOOL IS BACK IN SESSION ON TUESDAY, 1/6/2026
• 2ND QUARTER GRADES WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE ON THURSDAY, 1/8/2026

Every Friday Evening at 5:00pm you will receive the Cougar News. It will keep you in the know about what is happening at Sylvan.