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At Santa Rita Elementary School, we foster curious, motivated learners who reach their highest potential in a supportive community that appreciates diversity.

Saturday, April 18 - Junior Olympics at Mountain View High School

Monday, April 20- May 1- 3rd-6th Grade State Testing (please see individual teachers’ schedules)

Wednesday, April 22 - Santa Rita Community Meeting (5:30 – 6:30pm)

Monday, May 4 - May 8 - Staff Appreciation Week

Friday, May 8 - Sprint Concert (4th - 6th grade)

Friday, May 8 - May 10 - School Musical

Monday, May 11 - May 15 - International Week

Friday, May 15 - International Festival

Thursday, May 21– Santa Rita Student Art Show (5:00-7:00pm)

Friday, May 22 - Minimum Day

Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day Holiday (No school)

Friday, May 29 - Minimum Day

Wednesday, June 3 - Last Day of school

Wednesday, June 3 - 6th grade promotion

LASD 2025-2026 Calendar

Reporting Attendance: Santa Rita Student Attendance

Santa Rita Website: https://www.santaritaschool.org/

When Parents Understand Online Behavior, Kids Feel Safer Talking

We’re also offering bonus events this month covering important topics for families who want to better support their child’s emotional health, focus, and daily habits. These live, online events are designed to give parents practical tools, helpful insight, and more confidence in navigating the digital world with their kids.

April 22nd:

The Impact of Screen Time on Motivation, Health & Academics

On March 25, 2026, Almond, Covington, Gardner Bullis and Santa Rita 6th Grade bands performed at Egan Band Night at Egan Junior High School.

It was an evening filled with exciting music and a wonderful celebration of our students’ hard work. The elementary students at this event learned from junior high students about junior high music and general junior high expectations.

Music is truly flourishing in our district, and these performances highlight the creativity, dedication, and talent of our young musicians and music teachers - Mr. Gonzalez (Elementary), Mrs. Marcal (Elementary), and Ms. Spector (Egan).

Thank you to our families for supporting music in our schools and LAEF!

Thank you!

On behalf of the LASD band teachers

Santa Rita Read-a-Thon Results

Thank you to our community for your support of our Santa Rita PTA. Your donations help support our entire school.
Top Minutes Read: Mrs. Finley!!!!!

Top Donations Raised: Mr. Hazelton

Overall Minutes as a School: 288,551

Overall Donations as a School:$15,254.00

April is the Month of Courage

Congratulations to all the students who received a Courage Card this week. You were caught choosing what is helpful, right and kind, even when it’s hard or scary! We will call you up at the assembly tomorrow morning to honor you!

ParentSquare

We’re excited to share that we will soon adopt a new communication platform, ParentSquare, to better inform and connect you with your school community.

With ParentSquare, you’ll receive school communications (such as newsletters, early release notifications, and messages from the Principal) translated into your preferred language—via email, text, app, or web.

During our transition to ParentSquare, the district will be operating both communication platforms simultaneously to ensure the new system is fully functional before the final migration. Consequently, you may receive duplicate newsletters and notifications. We appreciate your cooperation and patience during this implementation period.

To get the most out of ParentSquare, we encourage you to download the free mobile app, available for iOS and Android. You can also access ParentSquare from your web browser at www.parentsquare.com.

Let’s Go, Bobcats!

Denise Khalid

dkhalid@lasdschools.org

(650) 559-1641

We look forward to seeing you this Saturday at LASD’s Junior Olympics, where students at our seven LASD elementary schools will compete in a variety of track and field events.

THANK YOU to our PE and Music teachers who’ve worked hard to prepare 4th-6th-grade students at each school to participate in this annual event! And thank you to those who’ve donated to LAEF to help fund teachers for TK-6th-grade PE, 4th-6th-grade music, and more. If you have yet to give this school year, donate to LAEF today and help keep our schools strong.

You are invited to attend the Stanford Graduate School of Education’s 2026 Cubberley Lecture with legendary storyteller, children’s literacy advocate, and beloved Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton. This free event is on Thursday, May 7, at 5pm. Find out more and reserve a spot.

Bring art to life in our classrooms by joining the Art Docent program! Our wonderful team of volunteers teaches engaging art lessons to elementary students across the district—no artistic experience required. All you need is a love of creativity and a desire to work with children. Art Docents enjoy ongoing training, inspiring field trips, fun social events, and a strong sense of community.

Curious to learn more? Join us for a Volunteer Open House on May 7th from 9:00–10:30 AM in the Art Docent Office at 201 Covington Road. We’d love to meet you and share how you can get involved!

On your marks! Get set! Go! Junior Olympics is Saturday April 18th at Mountain View High School! This incredibly fun day is a fantastic district-wide event! It’s a chance for our children 4th-6th grade to compete in the athletic events of their choice; to showcase the hard work they’ve put in training for their events. It’s a chance for our athletes to bond together as a team and show us all how strong their school spirit and Bobcat spirit is. And it’s a chance for us parents to come together to support our athletes and show how strong our Santa Rita Community is! And, we need YOUR help with the Santa Rita hospitality tent, opening ceremony, field access, and clean-up. Sign up here to help and be a part of this fantastic event!

For more information, please check out the LASD Junior Olympics website here. GO BOBCATS!

JOIN US FOR MAC/MARS Math Assessment Scoring Day - Saturday, May 16th!
Mark your calendars for our MAC/MARS scoring day on Saturday, May 16th, from 8:30AM-1:00PM. This event will bring together teachers, administrators, and parents as we score 5th & 6th grade tasks. Training will be provided on how to assess the tasks and navigate the online system. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain insight into the mathematical thinking of our students. If you're interested in scoring please complete the interest form and direct any questions to Grace Choi (gchoi@lasdschools.org).

Parents, mark your calendar for International week!! It will be during the week of May 11th with potluck and evening festival on Friday May 15th!

We would need YOUR help to make this event successful!!

• Dances. We have confirmed Mexican, Japanese, Taiwanese and Indian dances. If you would like to teach a dance, please contact Yang directly daisy_ly99@hotmail.com. Students will have the opportunity to sign up to learn a dance after spring break.

• Country booths. They were a huge success last year and we would love to see more booths during the potluck/evening festival. To host a country booth, please sign up here. If you see a country/region you are interested already in, please contact the host directly to help out! A country booth can include posters of various facts about the country, display of artifacts, currency, traditional clothes, food, and anything interesting you would like to share! Please refer to these photos for country booth ideas.

• Individual /small group cultural performances. (NEW this year!!) We invite all students and families to share a piece of their heritage. From singing a song, performing a dance to telling a story from their culture, to playing an instrument—every expression is welcome. We can’t wait to celebrate and discover all the amazing SR talents!. Please sign up here (2nd tab).

• No Presentations. We are taking a break from presentations this year to encourage more parents to sign up for country booths.

  
  

• Flags. We will hang all flags that are represented at Santa Rita around campus on Friday May 15th. 6th graders will pick the flags they like to carry during the flag parade. Here is a list of countries: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, Macedonia, Monaco , Moldova, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Switzerland, Sweden, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Taiwan, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, UK (Great Britain), Vietnam, USA.

If your country is missing from the list, please let us know!

If you have any questions, please contact Yang directly at daisy_ly99@hotmail.com

Peachjar Flyer

Please access the Peachjar flyer for Santa Rita Community here.

Email: dkhalid@lasdschools.org
Website: https://www.santaritaschool.org
Location: 700 Los Altos Avenue, Los Altos, CA, USA
Phone: (650)559-1600
Follow Mrs. Khalid on TikTok @principalkhalid