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September 1, 2010
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Family and Friends of Reed School,
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT: Due to the huge number of parents who attend this event, we will again do this in two shifts:
* Parents of Kindergartners: FIRST meet in Multi-Purpose Room at 5:45 PM. Lexie will introduce K teachers & specialists. THEN go to K classrooms by 6:15 to meet with your child's teacher.
* 1st & 2nd Grades: FIRST meet in the Multi-Purpose Room at 6:30 PM then go to classrooms by 7:00. Lexie will introduce both 1st & 2nd grade teachers, plus our specialists!
This is a PARENTS ONLY event. There is no supervision on the playground, so please make sure your children are supervised.
Our
first days of school were filled with high excitement, smiles, and the
pleasure of seeing friends once again. Teachers celebrate New Year's
Day twice a year. We celebrate it first along side everyone else, with
paper hats, champagne and "Auld Lang Syne". The first day of school is
our second New Year's. It is our day to make resolutions, to look
backward to former lapses and triumphs and to look ahead, usually with
a mix of anxiety and hope to the year to come. We think back to our
own great teachers and vow to emulate them if we can. We pledge to do
for our students what our own best teachers did for us. So on behalf of
the entire Reed staff, I wish you all a Happy New Year! May it be our
best ever!
Special thanks go to the Kindergarten parents who all
deserve their own Super Days for remembering to wait by the wall in
front of Room 2 for their children at Pick Up time! Way to go! First
and second grade parents are doing a phenomenal job of waiting by the
lunch tables to pick up their older students.
Visitors Passes:
Every person on campus needs to check in at the office and get a
Visitor's Pass. This is our best way to know who is on campus and we
monitor this closely. You will be asked . . .gently. . but asked. . .
to get and to wear your visitor's pass if you are on campus.
A
word about Car Line. . . . it takes a bit of patience until all our new
and returning families learn the ropes so that the line moves as
quickly as we'd all like. I appreciate your help. Gentle hints:
- Please do NOT leave your car unattended as it just blocks the car line.
- Please do NOT park in the staff parking lot.
- Please DO use a placard
with your child's and teacher's name as it really does speed the
process.
I so
appreciate seeing so many familiar faces, as well as meeting all the
parents who have come up to introduce themselves to me. You are one of
the reasons this school is so outstanding - your care, commitment, time
and support are invaluable. Our school motto this year is "Team Reed"
- Together Everyone Achieves More! May it be so for our Reed families
too!
Lexie Sifford
Principal
International Day of Peace - Sept. 21st 
September 21st is the worldwide celebration of the International Day of Peace. To commemorate this day, Reed students will be participating in a global collaborative project entitled "Pinwheels for Peace." Each student is creating a pinwheel and writing about what peace means to them.
On Sept. 22nd, the school's pinwheels will be on display.
Reed's pinwheels will be among millions whirling throughout the world spreading thoughts and wishes for peace!
To learn more click here Pinwheels for Peace
FROM THE FOUNDATION
The Foundation raises critical funds to ensure the continuation of Art, Foreign Language, Music, Library Services, P.E. and Technology across our schools.
$1.4 Million Goal - Last year the parents, grandparents, neighbors and businesses in our community stepped up and helped us meet our $1.4 million goal - thank you! We need to do it again this year to continue to provide exceptional programs for our kids. Look for information throughout the year on how you can help, starting here:
First-Ever Golf Fundraiser on Oct. 11
- Join us at the Foundation Golf Par-Tee for a day of golf, games &
prizes (including a $15k dream vacation to Scotland!) at StoneTree Golf
Club. Guests are welcome. Space is limited and tickets are selling fast
so register today!
2010-2011 Directories Now on Sale
- We all know how important the Directory is, making it easy to find
classmates and parent names with class lists, phone numbers, email
addresses and teacher emails. Buy one for your home, your car and
office today! If your personal contact information has changed or if
you are a new family to the district, update your information by downloading the form on the Foundation web page.
Buy a Family or Business Ad in the Directory - Support our schools and place a family or business ad in the directory. Deadline is September 3. Get forms here on the Foundation web page.
Sign-up and RENEW with eScrip
- Register your credit and grocery cards and The Foundation receives a
percentage of all purchases at participating merchants like Paradise
Foods, Safeway, Mollie Stones and Round Table. You MUST RENEW YOUR
SAFEWAY CLUB CARD EVERY YEAR. This program costs nothing and
contributes over $30,000 to The Foundation each year. Make your
everyday purchases count and register or update your cards today!
FROM THE PTA
Welcome back to school! If you have any questions on PTA information that you have received, please email me at tozzifinnegan@yahoo.com. We have a busy month ahead of us.
Volunteer Coffee -
Wednesday, September 8th from 8:30 to 10:00AM, MPR. Please bring your calendars and sign
up for volunteer hours in your child's classroom, volunteer for special events,
or help with projects and activities. PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE
Kindergarten Picnic - September 12th from 3:30-5:30 at Reed School. This is a great opportunity to meet your classmates and their families. The whole family is welcome.
Picture Days- September 23rd and 24th. Volunteers will be needed to help the classes go through the process of lining up, straightening bows, and combing hair, etc. If you would like to help, please email Kristen Vasquez at k_geisler@yahoo.com
RUSD Book Fair- October 12th-15th at Del Mar. More details to come…
Walk and Roll- Friday, October 22nd. I invite you to start practicing safe riding and walking to school with your kids once a week, and get together with your friends and neighbors for this event. And yes - volunteers will be needed! If you have signed up already, thanks, and if you have not, it's a great way to get your morning run in chasing those kids on their bikes to school! Please contact Holly Seifer at hmseifer@yahoo.com
District PTA General Membership Meeting… September 23rd. The Reed School PTA is a
branch of the RUSD PTA that serves ALL our schools, and out General Membership
meeting is where all parents from all three schools come together twice a year.
Following the business meeting, RUSD PTA will have Superintendent, Dr. Steve
Herzog, as the guest speaker. Stay tuned for more information.
Paper or Email?...In order to eliminate all the paper coming home, we need parents to do their part and READ THE EMAILS. Please- your Principal, School Secretaries, the PTA Room Parent Schedulers, and PTA Site Chair want you to be informed.
Don't forget to support our PTA programs. Go online today to join the PTA and purchase yearbooks and birthday books.
Finally, THANK YOU to all our volunteers who have been working since before school started. All your time is so appreciated!
Courtney Finnegan
Reed PTA Site Chair
tozzifinnegan@yahoo.com
From The Office
Please put names in sweaters, lunch boxes, etc. All lost and found will be returned if this is done. If you lost something that did not have a name in it, we have a box outside of Multi Purpose Room where it is collected. The last day of the month all unclaimed items will be sent to a needy organization. Thank you for your cooperation in advance.
Parents:
If you arrive late to class, please do not go directly to the classroom
but sign in tardy in the main office. The teachers send their
attendance electronically and have marked your child absent. Also if
your child is going to be absent or tardy for whatever reasons, please
be sure you call and notify the office. The telephone number is
415-435-7840. Thank you!
