BOULDER CREEK. Principally Speaking

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1 BULLDOG PRIDE BOULDER CREEK BOULDER CREEK NEWSLETTER/AUGUST 2013 Principally Speaking Dear Parents: Welcome back to fabulous year fourteen! I am so excited for another great school year. In reflecting about what this first article should be about I found a great article on tips about how parents can help out with schoolwork so I have included some ideas from the article: 1. When your child asks for help on an assignment (and sometimes as parents we end up doing the work) try pointing them to specific resources i.e. the specific chapter in the book or a particular site on the Internet. 2. If I am a little rusty on a particular subject (i.e. the common core state standards), the directions in the textbook are usually very helpful but if that doesn t do the trick web sites like homeworkspot.com and khanacademy.com can also help out. 3. If your child frequently surprises you with a major project on Sunday night that is due on Monday morning, begin now by teaching him or her how to prioritize by tearing apart a calendar and placing the months on his or her wall so it can be seen all at once. Teach your child to write the dates things are due on the calendar. 4. If your child hates doing homework, try to establish a consistent routine. Work together on a schedule that incorporates some down time (i.e. half hour) and then have your child estimate how long it will take to complete the night s homework. Working together will help him or her stay on track and build important time management skills. 5. How do you help all your kids in different grades at the same time? Coach the bigger ones separately. Younger kids might cooperate with older kids more readily than their parents. Set up a quiet area like the kitchen. When each child finishes, have him or her leave to play in a room out of earshot. Some studies suggest that giving students more than 10 minutes of homework per grade per night (starting in fourth) doesn t raise their grades. If your child is facing much more than that amount and seems frustrated or exhausted by the homework load, check if the teacher can modify the amount of work he/she assigns or offer resources you can tap. Continued on next page. Early Release 8/21 and 2:15pm SPIRIT DAY WEDNESDAY, AUG 28TH NEON DAY - WEAR YOUR FAVORITE NEON COLOR Gilbert Public Schools Our Mission: Ensure exemplary education that inspires excellence and success within every learner.

2 Principally Speaking continued Be careful with this one because I will sometimes hear that my child is doing many hours of homework a night. After further exploring I find that it isn t sit down, and do four hours of homework, it is often a focusing problem. The child will wok for ten minutes and then lose focus and do something else for 30 minutes so the parent thinks that the child has four hours of homework when it is actually a small amount of work but a lot of loss of focus. Learn when to seek outside help: Sincerely, - Your child has occasional trouble with tough subjects but benefits from taking a break or getting some help from you. Deal with this on your own. - Your child spends too much time on basic assignments or seems to be encountering concepts for the first time at home. Talk to the teacher. - The first chat with the principal is September 3 rd at 8:00 in the library. I hope to see a lot of you there. Karen K. Coleman WELCOME! We would like to welcome our new staff members: Ursula Fuery - ELL Denice King - ELL Amy Thatcher - ALP Boulder Creek T-Shirts on sale now! $12 Check out the new design...order forms available in the front office. ATTENDANCE When your child(ren) will be absent or tardy, please call and report their absence to Boulder Creek. Messages may be left 24 hours/day. The number to call if your child is absent is Please record the following information: Child s first and last name Child s teacher Reason for absence OFFICE HOURS Office Hours are 8:00-4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. Please remember that all visitors must register at the office before visiting any area in the building. Any parent picking their child up early or bringing them in late must sign their child in/out in the office. 2013/2014 FALL PICTURES Thursday, August 29th Be on the lookout for order forms, coming home with your student this week. BOULDER CREEK SUCCEEDS

3 Upcoming Events 8/21 Early 2:15pm Student Store 8/22 5th Gr Curriculum presentation - 3:30-4pm Student Store 8/26 6th Gr Curriculum presentation - 3:30-4pm 8/28 Early 2:15pm SPIRIT DAY - NEON DAY wear your favorite NEON clothing 8/29 FALL PICTURES 8/30 Pride Day Assembly Read-A-Thon kickoff 9/02 LABOR DAY - No school 9/03-9/06 Collect Reading pledges 9/04 Coffee & Chat w/principal 8am Early 2:15pm 9/06 Reading under the Stars - 6:30-8pm 9/06-9/12 Read-A-Thon 9/11 Early 2:15pm Little Caesar s Day 9/13 Read-A-Thon reading logs due 13/14 Teacher Assignments Preschool Kadi Rogers Julie Stockton Kindergarten Amanda Born Angela Valentino Liz Valenzuela 1st Grade Barbara Arroyo Diane Grenz Holly Harris 2nd Grade Shannon Dietz Pam Fields Melinda Magill MaryAdele Painter 3rd Grade Sally Harland Amy Howard Suzanne Rogers Marla Sloan 4th Grade Jennifer Brennan Craig Elliott Angela Sarlo Kristin Taylor 5th Grade Nathan Farrar Jami Hagen Amanda McPeak 6th Grade Tara Baker J.D. George WORLD-CLASS TEACHERS WORLD-CLASS EDUCATION WORLD-CLASS ARRIVAL/DISMISSAL TIMES Students who walk or are driven to school should not arrive before 8:05 am. No supervision is available prior to this time since staff are involved with meetings and preparation for the school day. If you will be driving your child to school or picking them up at the end of the school day, please drop your child off/ pick your child up at the Parent Pickup area. This is the loop area directly in front of the school. PARKING Our visitor parking lot will be closed to traffic daily. 8:00am 8:30am during arrival time 3:00pm 3:30pm during dismissal time If you will be visiting the school during these times, please park along the street avoiding crossing zones.

4 A Note from the Nurse s Office Welcome back Bulldogs to another fun and exciting year here at Boulder Creek. Here are a few things to keep in mind for this year. August 23rd is the final deadline for immunization records to be turn in to the health office for those who received letters of inadequate immunization. As required by state law, students who are not fully immunized will not be able to attend school starting the 23 rd.if you have not turned in updated records please do so as soon as possible. Tdap and Meningococcal are required or those in 6 th grade and 11 years old. If you have questions regarding shots please call the health office. These requirements are in place to help keep your children healthy. Parents, if your child has already had the vaccines please forward a copy of the verified record to the health office. If not, there are various clinics available or you can make an appointment with your family physician. A list of clinics was attached to the notices sent home. Gilbert Schools has a strict policy when it comes to medications. Students are not allowed to carry medications on their person, or in backpacks. All medications, prescribed and over the counter i.e. vitamins, Tylenol, and tums to name a few, need to come through the health office and brought in by a parent/responsible adult. If the medication is for life threatening conditions it still needs to be checked in with the health office. Please do not send medications with your child to school. If your child needs to take medication at school, please contact the health office. This policy is for the safety of all students. Safety is a priority for all students. With school starting in early August, students love to wear flip-flops to school. Please keep in mind that feet and ankles are vulnerable to injury through scrapes and twists while wearing flip-flops. Research also shows wearing flip flops can lead to foot problems later due to the lack of support. Do not let your child wear flip-flops to school. Flip flops, even new ones break very easily. Parents will be called to bring another pair of shoes for your child if their flip flop breaks. Through out the year students have accidents, find mud or need a change of clothes for any number of reasons. I try to have clothes available for these untimely accidents. If your child needs to borrow a change of clothes, please wash the items borrowed and return them as soon as possible. If you know your child is prone to accidents, it helps your child if you send a change in his/her. Vision and hearing screening will start by the end of August or beginning of September. Please make sure your student wears their glasses every day. Good vision is important for your child s success in school. Any one who fails the vision or hearing screen will be re-screened a second time before referrals are sent home. Please keep this in mind should you get a referral. A quick response to referrals addresses potential problems early in the school year. If you have any questions regarding immunizations, medications, screenings or have any updates on your child's medical or health needs please call the health office. Healthy kids are my business. Have a great year. Jane Xavier RN PTSO NEWS We are eagerly seeking parents and teachers to support our school and children for the school year. Join our page on Facebook. We use it as a communication tool to keep you posted on the PTSO school events & fundraisers. We appreciate any time you can give! If you have any comments, suggestions or would like to volunteer, please us at: boulderptso@yahoo.com PTSO upcoming events: Sept 6th - Reading under the stars - Bring a blanket and enjoy an evening reading with your children at our first Family Night. Come learn about AR and help us kick-off our Read-A-Thon fundraiser. Sept 6 - Sept 12 - Read-A-Thon

5 Parents Right-To-Know As a parent of a student at a Title I school, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child s teachers, and requires us to give you this information in a timely manner. Specifically, you have the right to ask for the following information: Whether the teacher has met State qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which State qualification or licensing criteria have been waived The baccalaureate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate certification or degree held by the teacher, and the field of discipline of the certificate or degree Whether your child is provided services by paraprofessionals, and, if so, their qualifications If you would like to receive any of this information, please call our office at El Derecho de los Padres a Saber Como padre de un estudiante en una Escuela Titulo I, usted tiene el derecho de saber las cualidades profesionales de los maestros que enseñan a su niño(a). La Ley Federal le permite a usted solicitar cierta información acerca de los maestros de su niño(a), y nos exige darle a usted esta información de manera oportuna. Específicamente, usted tiene derecho a solicitar la información siguiente: Si el maestro cumple con las cualidades que pide el Estado y con los criterios de la licencia para los niveles de los grados y las asignaturas o áreas de estudio en las que el maestro proporciona la enseñanza. Si el maestro esta enseñando por una emergencia o por otra situación provisional por la cual las cualidades que pide el Estado o los criterios de la licencia han sido omitidos. El área principal (o especialización) de la Licenciatura que posee el maestro o cualquier otro certificado de graduación o titulo que posea y el área de la disciplina del certificado o titulo. Si a su niño(a) se le están proporcionando los servicios por paraprofesionales y, de ser así, su cualidades. Si usted desea recibir cualquiera de esta información, por favor llame a nuestra oficina al teléfono:

6 Gilbert Unified School District Boulder Creek Elementary School-wide Parent Title 1 Involvement Policy The input and involvement of parents and community members are an important component of helping students reach their full potential. Every effort to invite and consider parent input must be made to ensure the success of our students. A team of parents, teachers and administrators from Boulder Creek Elementary developed the following school Parent Involvement Policy. Boulder Creek s School-wide Parent Title 1 Involvement Policy and Compact are distributed to parents and students throughout the year as students enter a Boulder Creek Title 1 Program. This plan is available in both English and Spanish. In addition, information about school policies, involvement opportunities and curriculum are communicated at Meet the Teacher/Curriculum Night, Title I Parent Night, parent/teacher conferences, and within monthly newsletters, school handouts and quarterly progress reports. A Gilbert District student handbook is available to families at Parents and community members are involved in the development and review of Title 1 s Involvement Policy, Compact and student programs/services. All parents of Title 1 students will be invited to serve on the Title 1 Parent Committee at Title I Parent Night and at a parent organization meeting (PTSO). (August-October). Written surveys will be sent home at the end of the school year requesting parent input on Title I programs/services. (March). The Title 1 Parent Committee will meet to review surveys, Involvement Policy, Compact and student programs/services (November and April). Information gathered from the surveys will be used to help change existing programs or develop new programs. Title 1 Parent Committee representative will report annually to the parent organization (PTSO) or site council. Strong parental involvement will continue to be built through a variety of opportunities. The district s web site provides Gilbert school s policy manual, district news and community education Boulder Creek s School-wide Parent Resource Center Principal s monthly newsletter and/or school website Flexible and publicized notification/invitations to attend the annual Title 1 parent information night and family learning nights

7 Distrito Escolar de Gilbert Boulder Creek Escuela Primaria Póliza para la Participación de los Padres de Titulo 1 Esta opinión y participación de los padres y miembros de la comunidad es un importante componente para que los estudiantes puedan alcanzar su potencia máxima. Todas las opiniones y esfuerzos de los padres son invitadas para asegurar el éxito de nuestros estudiantes. Un equipo de padres, maestros y administradores de la Escuela Boulder Creek han desarrollado la siguiente póliza para los padres participantes. La Póliza de Participación de Padres en el Programa Titulo 1 y Acuerdo son distribuidos a toda la escuela a los padres y estudiantes durante el año a medida que los estudiantes entran al Programa de Titulo 1 de Boulder Creek. Este plan esta disponible a usted en Español o Ingles. Además información acerca de la póliza de la escuela, oportunidades en participación y currículo son comunicadas durante la noche de Conferencias de padres/maestro, noticias del mes y en reportes de progreso. El manual del Distrito de Gilbert para estudiantes esta disponible a la familias en Padres y miembros de la comunidad han participado en el desarrollo y examen de la Póliza Participación de Titulo 1 y en el Acuerdo y programas/servicios del estudiante. Todos los padres de estudiantes de Titulo 1 estarán invitados a servir en el Comité de padres de Titulo 1 en la Noche para Padres y en la organización de junta de padres (PTSO) (agosto/octubre). Encuesta escrita se mandara a casa al final de año solicitando a los padres información acerca de los servicios/programas de Titulo 1. (Marzo). El comité de padres de titulo 1 se reunirá para examinar la encuesta, Participación de Póliza, Compacto y progreso del estudiante/servicio (noviembre y abril). La información que se reúna de la encuesta se usara para ayudar a cambiar programas que ya existen o desarrollar nuevos programas. Un Padre Representativo del Comité de Titulo 1 reportara anualmente a la organización de padres (PTSO) o ubicación de consejo. Una fuerte participación de padres continuara construyéndose sobre una variedad de oportunidades. El sitio Web del distrito provee el manual de póliza, noticias y educación comunitaria Centro de Recursos para los padres de Boulder Creek Carta de la directora mensualmente o en el sitio Web del distrito