Important Announcements

Hello Parents,

This Friday the class is scheduled to go to the Western Science Center field trip. Please return the SRA Field Trip Permission Slip no later than this Wednesday. The field trip time will be from 9:30am-12:30pm. Also, Legoland field trip payments are currently being accepted at the Student Affairs Office with Mrs. MacLean. The payment deadline for the Legoland field trip is APRIL 11, 2014. Please make sure to bring cash for your payment. Thank you!

Upcoming Week

Hello Parents,
I hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful and relaxing spring break! Here is a look at our week ahead:
Tuesday, April 1, 2014: OPEN HOUSE
         Come join us at our annual Open House to see what the 
         students have been working on. It will be a fun event for all 
         families!
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Character Assembly (Cancelled)
         Character Trait: Boldness
         Time: 8:20am
Friday, April 4, 2014 Western Science Center Field Trip
        Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
    

Friday, March 21, 2014

Our first ever, Alvarado's Anything and Everything Store, was a success! Thank you to all of the students for coming together to make this a great event. I hope all of my families have a fun and safe spring break!

Western Science Center

Hello Parents,
Please make sure you send your Western Science Center payments tomorrow with your child if you have not already done so. Thank you!

Ranger Store

Dear Parents,
Throughout the year the students have been working hard to earn "Alvarado Dollars." Our classroom economy has been very successful, where credits and debits are made based on behavior and classroom expectations. Next Friday, the students will have the opportunity to participate in our Ranger Store. The students are able to sell and buy items, and hopefully will be able to see how a business economy works. We have had discussions about pricing items, competition, supply and demand, etc. Some of the guidelines I have given the students are:

1. Think about placing a limit about the amount of items a customer can purchase
2. Create a STORE sign
3. Price items
4. Do not bring items to school that have not been approved by your parent/guardian
5. If food is brought in, it must be store bought.
6. Have fun!

If you have any questions about our Ranger Store, please feel free to contact me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you parents and have a great day!
Warmest Regards,
Mrs. Alvarado

Minimum Days

Hello Parents,

This is a reminder that we will have minimum days today and tomorrow (March 13 and 14) due to conferences. Early dismissal will be at 12:20pm. Thank you and have a great day!

Legoland Field Trip Information

Hello Parents,
Happy Friday! Today we had our Legoland informational meeting.

The payment deadline for the Legoland field trip is April 11. All payments will be made at the Student Activities office. It is important that we get an accurate count as to who will be attending the field trip.

In light of new policies, all parents who would like to chaperone other students will need to be fingerprinted through the school (SRA). This is for the safety and protection of the students. You may see Mrs. Revard in the office for detailed information on how to proceed with fingerprinting. If you are chaperoning and are already fingerprinted through the school, please let me know. We are hoping that chaperones are available to take other children, as we have many parents that work that will not be able to attend the field trip. I will keep you posted on whether or not we have available drivers to take other students to Legoland. If you will not be able to attend the field trip with your child, but would like them to attend, please let me know as soon as possible so we can try placing them with a parent chaperone who has been cleared through the school. You will not need to be fingerprinted to take your own child.

Please email me the following information by this Wednesday, March, 12, for students who will be attending the field trip:

Student Name:

Parent/Gaurdian Name:

Younger sibling (5 and under):

The cost for each student will be $12.

Parent (1 ticket per child) $22

We will have a limited number of $12 chaperone tickets. There will be a raffle held next Friday (March 14) to determine which chaperones will receive the $12 tickets. All other parent chaperones will have a $22 admission price. If you would like to be included in the raffle for a chance at a $12 chaperone ticket, please make sure you let me know by this Wednesday.

Mrs. MacLean will have a detailed list from every teacher as to who is attending and how much their total cost will be for the trip.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you parents and have a wonderful weekend!

Assembly

Hello Parents,

This is a reminder that tomorrow we will be having our Character Award and Honor Roll assembly. The assembly will take place on the basketball courts across from Cabrillo Hall(high school wing). Please make sure your child comes to school in formal dress. Also, we will have PE at the end of the day. If your child would like to bring a change of shoes and/or shirt, please feel free to have them do so. Thank you and have a great day!