Blue Oak Elementary

Blue Oak Charter Montessori

February 2017

Principal’s Corner Blue Oak Elementary School Vision Statement Blue Oak is a school where all children and adults are engaged in learning all the time. One of our educational goals is to make learning engaging and exciting. Students will experience the joy of discovering new ideas and building skills that will develop a love of learning. This helps to create “lifelong learners” and great habits. We are more than halfway through the school year and your teaching staff has and continues to learn amazing teaching strategies which builds upon the stellar education we currently provide. Last year our Parent Survey showed 79% of parents that took the survey felt their child knew our Bulldog Vision. This year we are going for 85%! Not only do we want them to know it, but to understand what engagement looks and feels like. We just had two Anti-Bullying Assemblies for our K-5 students to always remind our students how important Bucket Filling is and standing up for what is right. Another big emphasis at Blue Oak is positive attitudes toward school and staff. The Blue Oak staff focuses on positive and effective approaches in building self-esteem by teaching children respect for others, Bucket Filling and Bulldog Core Values. Please ask your Bulldog about these teaching tools. Below are links for further information. Whole Body Listening Bulldog Core Values Bulldog Bucket Filling Here are a few Key Dates coming up: 2/3 - Parent/Student Dance 2/6 - Enrollment Packets Available for incoming Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students. 2/17 and 2/20 - No School 2/27 - PTA Meeting 6:30 in the Library Have a great February and Gooooooooooooooooooooooooo Bulldogs!!!

Mr. Stewart [email protected] Blue Oak is a school where all children and adults are engaged in learning all the time

Important Dates February 2017 2/3 Parent/Student Family Dance 2/6 Parent’s Coffee with Dr. Roth - 8am in the Library 2/6 TK/K Montessori Parent Information Night – 6 to 7:30 2/9 Respect Assembly 1:30 2/10 Respect Celebration 2/14 Valentine’s Day – wear RED 2/17 President’s Holiday – NO SCHOOL 2/20 President’s Day – NO SCHOOL 2/21 Dine Out – Los Pinos 4pm-9pm 2/24 Heritage Festival at Silva Valley Campus – 5:30 to 7:30 2/27 PTA Meeting – 6:30 in the Library

March 2017 3/2 Read Across America/Dr. Seuss Birthday – Wear Pajamas 3/3 Movie Night – 6pm to 8pm 3/3 Fun Run 3/9 Parent/Teacher Conferences - Minimum Day (12:02) 3/10 Parent/Teacher Conferences – Minimum Day (12:02) 3/20 Staff Development Day – NO SCHOOL 3/27 PTA Meeting – 6:30 in the Library 3/30 Citizenship/Kindness & Caring Awards – 8:10 3/31 Citizenship/Kindness & Caring Celebration

Save the Date 5/25/17 Open House 5:00-6:30  Garden of Learning Farmer's Market 4:30-7:00

Student Hours Grades 1st-5th 7:55am-2:07pm 7:55am-1:10pm (Wednesdays) 7:55-12:02 (Minimum Days) AM Kindergarten 7:40-11:10am 7:40-10:25am (Wednesdays) *NO schedule change on Minimum days

PM Kindergarten & PM Transitional K 11:11am–2:41pm 10:25am-1:10pm (Wednesdays) *NO schedule change on Minimum days Note: ALL Wednesdays are Early Release Days

Library Hours Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday:

8:15 am — 2:45 pm 7:45 am — 4:00 pm 7:45 am — 1:30 pm 7:45 am — 4:00 pm 7:45 am — 4:00 pm

All students MUST be accompanied by an adult during after school hours, there is NO adult supervision after school hours.

Contact Info Respect Citizenship Responsibility Trust Appreciation Kindness & Caring

2391 Merrychase Drive Cameron Park, CA 95682 ph(530) 676-0164 fax(530)676-0758 Office Hours: 7:00am-3:30pm Visit our Website!

SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICES Click here for: Lunch Menu’s and Nutritional Information

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT CALIFORNIA THURSDAYS, our new program for serving products that are California sourced? Click on the menu link above and then click on the “California Thursdays” logo from the BUSD website to learn more!

Free and Reduced Meals It’s Easy and Quick! Renew your child’s reduced price lunch application at http://buckeyecafe.org/?page=main. Click on the “Apply Online” Link.

Meal Account Balances If your student will be attending any of Buckeye Union School District Schools, transferring from elementary to middle school his/her positive/negative balance will travel with them. If your child will be leaving our district or moving on to high school, your can ask to have student's money transferred to a sibling or get a refund. Send an email with student information to: [email protected] we will take care of making transfers or refunds.

Make school payments online anytime, anywhere, from any device.

You can set up recurring payments, track and review meal history, create low balance alerts, pay for field trips, donate to the school, and more! You just need the student ID! Sign up at MySchoolBucks.com Parent Support Number (855) 832-5226

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The 7 Annual Heritage Festival will be held at Silva Valley Elementary School in El Dorado Hills this year. The festival is going to be held on Friday, February 24th from 5:30 – 7:30pm in the school multipurpose room. The Heritage Festival is an opportunity for our BUSD families to be introduced to a variety of countries and cultures from around the world through music, dance, art, and food. We encourage all families within our district to join us for what promises to be a free, fun-filled evening. Come join us!

Click here for the BUSD Website Click here to get details on past and future meetings Click here for the most current BUSD newsletter Additional enrollment information can be found here

Blue Oak Garden of Learning School gardens make a difference! Every seed planted sprouts a new opportunity for kids to learn about healthy choices and develop healthier eating habits. With the help of the Cameron Park Rotary, several Eagle Scout projects, business and parent donations, and countless parent and local volunteer hours, Blue Oak successfully launched the Garden of Learning program in 2015. Students and parent volunteers visit the garden weekly to participate in hands-on activities which integrate math, science, environmental studies, art, technology, and health. Thank you everyone for your continued support making the Blue Oak Garden of Learning a success for our Bulldogs! Click here if you would like to learn more about our history and accomplishments.

Ask your teacher about how you can help!

FEBRUARY LESSONS Check Out Time Like, Totally Tuberous, Dude (Part 2) I Still Never Metamorphosis I Didn’t Like (Part 2) X Marks the Spot Insect Inventory *lessons are subject to change

Blue Oak Garden Vision The Blue Oak Garden is a special hands-on educational place where children will learn about the importance of growing food for healthy living, the role of nature and our environment, and gain a better understanding of the natural world and our place within it.

Can you donate to the health office? -Clorox Wipes -Ziplock baggies (all sizes) -Pants and shorts with stretchy waistband *used is fine

Nurses Notes

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News from the Blue Oak PE Department

The 2016-2017 school year is the last year to collect and submit labels. The labels are found on popular food, drinks and products you buy such as V8 juices, BIC pens, and Campbell Soup. All you have to do is cut off the barcode with the Labels For Education logo and bring them to school!

SAVE THE DATE

Every Friday is School Spirit day! Wear your Bulldog gear or school colors… Sometimes, it’s a different theme (see schedule above) and check the Blue Oak Facebook page!

News from the Buckeye Education Foundation The foundation is expanding its Committees and Board of Directors. If you are interested in using your skills to make a difference in our district, we urge you to get involved with the Foundation. If you are interested, you are encouraged to inquire ASAP! Please email Superintendent David Roth [email protected] and he will get you in touch with the Foundation.

To find our more information about the foundation or to donate, visit their website!

Helpful Information

Click here for Classroom Supply Lists (OTHER IDEAS: Tissue, Clorox/Lysol Wipes, Hand Sanitizer, Bandaids)

Lost and Found is located in a shed on the first grade playground. Please make sure loose items (lunchboxes, backpacks, clothing, etc) sent to school have your students name AND classroom number on them. Anything that has a legible name will be returned to students. Putting the classroom number on all items, makes finding the correct student much easier. The Lost & Found Shed is open during school hours 7:30-2:30. If you need to access the shed, please sign in at the front office first. Click here for: EDCOE Resources for Parents

Click here BUSD Common Core Parent Support Click here for additional State Standard information on our website

IMPORTANT REMINDERS! SAFETY FIRST We wanted to remind you of a few safety precautions you can take to keep students safe. Please remember: 

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If alarms are going off at the school, whether it's a drill or a real emergency, please do not drop your child off. Please leave the school property and you may return when the alarm has been silenced. We appreciate your dedication to the safety of your child and all students of Blue Oak. Students should arrive no earlier than 7:40 a.m. If a student needs to arrive early, please make arrangements with the Extended Day Program as there is no supervision on campus before 7:40 a.m. Students should be picked up from school no later than 2:20 p.m. Ask your students to cross the streets in the crosswalks available around the Blue Oak campus. Do not drop off students to walk through the bus yard/transportation area. No parking: o in the back transportation parking lot area when dropping children off for Extended Day. Parking is available at Blue Oak, Camerado, and on Merrychase Drive. o in the school parking lot unless it is a designated parking spot. o in the parking lot pull-through area during school hours. Please note the “Hug and Go” signs. We need to keep the traffic moving. Also, please do not cut in the line of cars to drop off your student. Everyone has somewhere to be and by following the rules, we can ALL get there safely.

THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING OUR SAFETY PROCEDURES! Also, here are a few other procedure reminders: Forgotten Lunch Procedure: Please try to remember lunches in the morning. If a student has forgotten his/her lunch at home, parents may drop the lunch off in the office. Students need to check the office before going to lunch and may pick up his/her lunch then. Please be sure your child’s name is on the lunch. Telephone Usage: The telephone in the office is a business phone. Students may use it only for an emergency call. We do not interrupt instructional teaching time for calls to the classrooms. The office will take messages as needed or transfer calls to teacher’s voice mail. All teachers have voice mail and check messages daily. {References: Board Policy and Administrative Regulations 5144.1, 5144.2} After School Restroom Use: We ask that all children use the multipurpose room restrooms after school. The health clerk's office hours are from 8:45 to 1:45. Due to her not being on campus, and confidential material in the office, the bathrooms are unavailable to students.

*Please remember to use our front doors to access the office, Thank You.