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SENDAK NEWSLETTER FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 2 – JUNE 6, 2025
Sports Day
Our 5th graders will be participating in our annual Sports Day activities this Monday morning at 8:30. Teachers and staff can participate and take on the students in softball, basketball, or volleyball. Just show up with your class and cheer everyone.
Tuesday Banked-Time PD (1:40 -2:40) and No Staff Meeting
This Week: End of the Year and Closing Activities – Report Cards and CUMs – Grade Level Meetings
1st Grade Opening
Welcome to the Act Magnet Center, Dalila. Mrs. Valenzuela will be moving from the home school to the magnet next school year.
This means that we will have a vacant position in the home school in 1st grade. The position has been posted as a vacancy. Applications have already been arriving.
5th Grade Activities and Culmination
As you already know (and heard) our 5th graders are already practicing for their culmination. They will be in the MPR most days practicing (outside of this week’s SOM Assembly). Here are some of the days to be aware of:
June 2 – Sports Day
June 4 – 5th Grade Luncheon and Dance
June 9 – Culmination starts at 8:30 (Minimum Day)
June 10 – Perfect Attendance Assembly / Autograph Day / Ice Cream Social
June 11 – Pupil Free Day Luncheon
Wednesday, June 11 is an optional pupil free day for teachers. It will be a day to finish closing your classroom and completing all closing procedures.
On that day, ALL staff are invited to our end of the year luncheon. I will be grilling beef, turkey, and veggie patties. We will a build your own burger style luncheon. Salad and dessert will also be available. Come and celebrate the end of the school year with your colleagues.
Reminder: Report Cards and CUMs are due on Wednesday for review.
Friday, June 6 is a minimum day with dismissal at 12:50 pm.
HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!
6/3 Leticia Panduro
6/5 Lorena Martinez
6/7 Maritza Ponce
6/8 Dalila Valenzuela
6/10 Emma Berreth
6/23 Kevin Ambriz
Monday, June 2
At Sendak: Laurie Bernhard, Kyung Lee-Kim (Music), Rose Jauregui Santillan (AP-EIS), Nurse Tina
7:55 First Bell
8:00-810 Morning Assembly
8:10-8:30 Breakfast in the Classroom
8:30 5th Grade Sports Day
2:25 Dismissal
Tuesday, June 3
At Sendak: Leticia Panduro, Laurie Bernhard (Alt. Tues.) Rose Jauregui Santillan (Alt. Tues.) Nurse Tina, Margaret Younan
7:55 First Bell
8:10-8:30 Breakfast in the Classroom
1:25 Dismissal
1:40 Grade Level Meetings – Report Cards and Closing of CUMs
Wednesday, June 4
At Sendak: Nurse Tina, PSW Rocio Kang
7:55 First Bell
8:00-8:15 Breakfast in the Classroom
11:30 5th Grade Luncheon and Dance
2:25 Dismissal
Thursday, June 5
At Sendak: Laurie Bernhard, Cintia De Laura (Art), Leticia Panduro (Alt. Thu.) Cindy Lemus (PSA)
7:55 First Bell
8:15 Breakfast in the Classroom
11:50 Fundraiser Top Seller Lunch in the MPR with Mr. K
2:25 Dismissal
Friday, June 6 Minimum Day
At Sendak: Laurie Bernhard, Nurse Tina, CFG, Rose Jauregui Santillan (AP-EIS)
7:55 First Bell
8:00-8:15 Breakfast in the Classroom
12:50 Dismissal
Monday, June 9 Minimum Day
At Sendak: Laurie Bernhard, Kyung Lee-Kim (Music), Rose Jauregui Santillan (AP-EIS), Nurse Tina
7:55 First Bell
8:00-810 Morning Assembly
8:10-8:30 Breakfast in the Classroom
8:30-9:45 5th Grade Culmination in the MPR
12:50 Dismissal
Tuesday, June 10
At Sendak: Leticia Panduro, Laurie Bernhard (Alt. Tues.) Rose Jauregui Santillan (Alt. Tues.) Nurse Tina, Margaret Younan
7:55 First Bell
8:00 Perfect Attendance Assembly
10:00 5th Grade Autograph Day
11:00 5th Grade Ice Cream Social at the Lunch Benches
1:25 Dismissal
Upcoming Important Dates:
June 2 Sports Day – 5th Grade
June 4 5th Grade Lunch and Dance / Report Cards and CUMs are due
June 6 Minimum Day
June 9 5th Grade Culmination – Minimum Day
June 10 Last Day of Instruction – Perfect Attendance / Autograph Day / Ice Cream Social
June 11 Pupil Free Day
6 Instructional Priorities:
- Literacy – reading, writing, and speaking across all subjects
- Numeracy – real world application of math concepts
- Science – Integrating Next Generation Science Standards
- Assessments informing instruction – DIBELs, DRDP, iReady, and SBA
- Professional and Leadership Development – ILTs
- Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Cycles
To ensure District-Wide coherence, the following 7 Teaching and Learning Framework elements will be the focus for professional development, PDSA, Instructional Rounds, and classroom observations.
1b1. Awareness of Students’ Skills, Knowledge, and Language Proficiency Uses information about students’ academic strengths and needs, language proficiency and social emotional wellness in planning.
2a3. Academic Climate The academic environment is safe and supportive; risk-taking is encouraged, students freely share their culture, language, and ideas, and student mistakes are treated as learning opportunities, never with ridicule.
3a4. Use of Academic Language Academic language is used to communicate and deepen understanding of the content and is inclusive of the culture and language of students.
3b2. Discussion Techniques and Student Participation Techniques are used to ensure that all students share their thinking around challenging questions including strategies that affirm students’ culture and language.
3c1. Standards-Based Projects, Activities and Assignments Standards-aligned learning activities cognitively engage students in the lesson.
3c2. Purposeful and Productive Instructional Groups Students are grouped in order to promote productive cognitive engagement in the lesson.
3d3. Feedback to Students Students receive specific, culturally sensitive and timely feedback that will move their learning forward.