Good Afternoon Bobcat Families,

 

I want to say thank you, again, to all of you who volunteered this year at Tularcitos.   We cannot do what we do without you.   Thank you to all of you who volunteered in the classrooms, on field trips, at the Fall Festival, Stampede, No Screens Week, Reading Week, Talent Show, Yearbook, Spirit Wear, Bucks for Bobcats, Veterans Day Fun Run, Movie Nights, Family Dance, hospitality, and to all of our Room Parents.  Thank you!   And I especially want to thank Gina Nucci, our PTO president for the hundreds of hours she put in this year behind the scenes to make multiple events happen, and Lauren Collins, our PTO treasurer for the past six years, for the thousands of hours and always being on top of everything and making sure our PTO runs smoothly.

 

 

In this email

• Important Events
• PTO Stampede – not too late to get tickets
• Open House
• Special Olympics
• Lost and Found Overflowing
• Spring Music Concerts
• PTO Message

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Upcoming events

 

 

Important Events:

• Tomorrow, Sat, 5/20 5:00-9:30: Tularcitos PTO Stampede at Hidden Valley
• Wed, 5/24 @ 6:30: Spring Music Concert for 4th and 5th graders
• Mon, 5/29: No School for Memorial Day

 

PTO Stampede – not too late to get tickets

We're looking forward to an amazing event tomorrow.  It's not too late to buy your tickets... you have until the end of the day today. Childcare openings are still available as well. Purchases can be made on the following site.

https://tularcitos-pto.square.site/

 

These events take a lot of time to set up and clean up and we would LOVE your help. Below is a SIGN UP GENIUS. If you can only make a 30 minute time slot, we would love it. If you cannot come to the event, but would like to volunteer to help AT THE EVENT for an hour or so, we would love to have you. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0D4CA9A82FA6F94-tularcitos

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

 

Open House

It was so much fun to see everyone at Open House. I hope you enjoyed the evening and that your children showed you some appreciation as well for all the support you provide them each day.  Thank you, parents, for all you do.  Education starts in the home.  Thank you for sending them to school ready to learn and supporting what they are learning at school at home as well. 

 

Special Olympics

Congratulations to the Bobcat students who participated in the Special Olympics today at Seaside High School. It would not have been possible without Mrs. Williams, one of our Special Education teachers, and our wonderful special education support staff.  Additionally, thank you to our students who went along to cheer on our team and assist the participating students.  Way to go Team Tular!

 

Lost and Found Overflowing

Are you missing a jacket or sweatshirt?  It is probably in the lost and found.  Make sure to check it before the last day of school.  Anything left after that will be donated to charity.

 

Spring Music Concerts

Next up will be our 4th and 5th grade music concert on Wed, May 24 @ 6:30 in Bobcat Hall.

 

PTO Message

Thank you to everyone who attended our last PTO meeting. At the meeting we elected next year’s executive board: President: Beth Henshaw, VP: Ryann Williams, Secretary: Luma Adamo, Treasurer: Lauren Heisinger, Room Parent Liaison: Kristin Rianda.

 

We want to especially thank our current outgoing executive board members, Gina Nucci and Lauren Collins, both of whom have given more hours than any of us even know to our PTO and school over their time on the board.  Thank you, Gina and Lauren, for all of your dedication, love, and time to making our school a better place for everyone.

 

 

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Upcoming Events

Sat, 5/20: Tularcitos PTO Stampede (Spring Fling) at Hidden Valley 5:00 pm

Wed, May 24 @ 6:30: 4th and 5th Grade Spring Music Concert

Mon, 5/29: No School for Memorial Day

Wed, 5/31 @ 1:30: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony

Fri, 6/2: Last Day of School and Minimum Day

 

 

 

Stay Bobcat Strong and Tular Proud

Ryan Peterson

Proud Principal, Tularcitos Elementary School

Nurturing Hearts, Expanding Minds, Inspiring Actions, Broadening Horizons

Happy Cinco de Mayo Bobcat Families,

 

It is hard to know how to respond to some of the things we are seeing on social media related to what happened recently.  As all of you know, our staff gives all they have on a daily basis and care for every one of our students like they are our own kids.  What happened recently shook us as well and we are just as concerned.   What happened was not the result of anything our staff did wrong, but did show us a hole in our system we need to fix.  That is something that is on me as the principal and I am sorry that hole existed.   We have already addressed this by adding in better accountability after recess times, and are continuing the discussion to improve our system and make sure there are no other holes.  If you have any questions about things or holes that you have seen in our system that you think we can improve, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

 

Next week is staff appreciation week.  Please make sure our staff knows how much you appreciate them.

 

In this email

• Important Events
• PTO Stampede/Spring Fling
• PTO Message
• The Tularcitos Art Show is Back

Repeat in this Email

Upcoming events

 

 

Important Events:

• 5/1-5/12 State Testing for 3rd-5th graders
• Wed, 5/10 @ 6:00: Kinder-3rd Grade Spring Concert in Bobcat Hall

 

PTO Stampede/Spring Fling 

Our Annual Tularcitos PTO Stampede will be Sat, May 20, from 5:00-9:00 at Hidden Valley.  It is sure to be a fun celebratory night with silent and live auctions, dinner, and music from the Dave Holodiloff Band.   Tickets are on sale for $75 which includes dinner and two drinks.  In addition to a fun night, all procedes go to our PTO and the amazing things they do to support our school.  See the attached fliers for more information on how to purchase tickets and get involved.   

 

PTO Message

Thank you to everyone who attended our last PTO meeting. At the meeting we elected next year’s executive board: President: Beth Henshaw, VP: Ryann Williams, Secretary: Luna Adamo, Treasurer: Lauren Heisinger, Room Parent Liaison: Kristin Rianda.

 

We want to especially thank our current outgoing executive board members, Gina Nucci and Lauren Collins, both of whom have given more hours than any of us even know to our PTO and school over their time on the board.  Thank you, Gina and Lauren, for all of your dedication, love, and time to making our school a better place for everyone.

 

The Tularcitos Art Show is back!  

We are excited to put on our Tularcitos Art Show during Open House again this year.  To get everything ready we are looking for at least one parent from each class to help with the matting and hanging of their classes work.  We are limited on days to work so please come anytime (even if it's just an hour) on Wednesday, May 10 and/or Thursday, May 11.  We will be working in Bobcat Hall from 9:00 to 3:00 on both days.

What does this involve you ask?  One does not have to be an artist.  The job is simply taking one child's art work at a time, pasting a mat to the back, adding a name tag, and pinning it to a display board on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 16.  That's it!  Many hands make light work so thank you in advance for your time and energy.  

Thank you,

Mrs. Woodward

Elementary Art Specialist

 

 

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State Testing for 3rd-5th Grade Students

3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be taking the state-wide Smarter Balanced Assessment on a few different days over the next two weeks of 5/1-5/12 in the morning.  While we do not make a big deal about this testing, we do want to make sure our students can do their best.  During these weeks, please do not schedule appointments during the morning and make sure the students get a good night’s sleep, eat a nutritious breakfast, and come with a healthy snack (as they should every day) so students’ brains are well fueled and ready to do their best.  While we want all of our students to take this test so they can show everything they know (and the state requires that we test at least 95% of our students), if there is a reason you would not like your student to take the state testing, please email Mr Peterson, and we can excuse them.  (For those students who do not take the test, they will sit in their classroom and work on silent activities while the other students take the test.)

 

 

Upcoming Events

5/1-5/12: State Testing for 3rd-5th grade

5/8-5/12: Staff Appreciation Week

Wed, May 10 @ 6:00: Kinder -3rd Grade Spring Sing Concert

Wed, May 17 @ 5:00-7:00: Open House – Dinner at 5:00, Classrooms Open 6:00-7:00

Sat, 5/20: Tularcitos PTO Stampede (Spring Fling) at Hidden Valley

Wed, May 24 @ 6:30: 4th and 5th Grade Spring Music Concert

Mon, 5/29: No School for Memorial Day

Wed, 5/31 @ 1:30: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony

Fri, 6/2: Last Day of School and Minimum Day

 

 

 

Stay Bobcat Strong and Tular Proud

Ryan Peterson

Proud Principal, Tularcitos Elementary School

Nurturing Hearts, Expanding Minds, Inspiring Actions, Broadening Horizons

Good Afternoon Bobcat Families,

 

 

In this email

• Important Events
• PTO Stampede/Spring Fling
• The Tularcitos Art Show is Back
• Zero Waste Week Recap
• State Testing for 3rd-5th grade
• Message from PTO

Repeat in this Email

• Parent Input Form for Next Year’s Class Placement
• New School Lunch Menu

Upcoming events

 

 

Important Events:

• Thurs, 5/6 @ 8:45 am: Last PTO Meeting in Bobcat Hall
• 5/1-5/12 State Testing for 3rd-5th graders

 

PTO Stampede/Spring Fling

Our Annual PTO Spring Fling, now the Tularcitos Stampede, is right around the corner.   Another communication about the Stampede is coming in a few minutes.

 

The Tularcitos Art Show is back!  

We are excited to put on our Tularcitos Art Show during Open House again this year.  To get everything ready we are looking for at least one parent from each class to help with the matting and hanging of their classes work.  We are limited on days to work so please come anytime (even if it's just an hour) on Wednesday, May 10 and/or Thursday, May 11.  We will be working in Bobcat Hall from 9:00 to 3:00 on both days.

What does this involve you ask?  One does not have to be an artist.  The job is simply taking one child's art work at a time, pasting a mat to the back, adding a name tag, and pinning it to a display board on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 16.  That's it!  Many hands make light work so thank you in advance for your time and energy.  

Thank you,

Mrs. Woodward

Elementary Art Specialist

 

Zero Waste Week recap

We had a great zero waste week capped off with a wonderful assembly by our 5th graders and Green Team (Student Environmental Leadership Team).  They were able to sing about being upstanding citizens and teach our students about the importance of reducing, reducing, and recycling at school and at home.  When we all do our small part, together we make a big difference.  Please ask your child about their biggest takeaway from the week and assembly.

 

State Testing for 3rd-5th Grade Students

3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be taking the state-wide Smarter Balanced Assessment on a few different days over the next two weeks of 5/1-5/12 in the morning.  While we do not make a big deal about this testing, we do want to make sure our students can do their best.  During these weeks, please do not schedule appointments during the morning and make sure the students get a good night’s sleep, eat a nutritious breakfast, and come with a healthy snack (as they should every day) so students’ brains are well fueled and ready to do their best.  While we want all of our students to take this test so they can show everything they know (and the state requires that we test at least 95% of our students), if there is a reason you would not like your student to take the state testing, please email Mr Peterson, and we can excuse them.  (For those students who do not take the test, they will sit in their classroom and work on silent activities while the other students take the test.)

 

Message from PTO

Our next and final meeting of the year will be Thursday, May 4 at 8:45 am in Bobcat Hall. We are starting to plan our Spring Fling fundraiser and need help.   If you are interested in helping, please contact Gina at ginanucci@gmail.com.   We are also needing to fill multiple positions for next year including: Secretary, Treasurer, and chairs for: Fall Festival, Reading Week, Bucks for Bobcats, Movies in the Park, Family Dance, Family Campout, and the Stampede (Spring Fling).  If you are wanting to take more of an active role in our PTO next year, please reach out to Gina as well.

 

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Parent Input form for Next Year’s Class Placement

At the end of each year, we work as a staff to establish classes that are balanced for next year.  When making class placement decisions, we take into account a variety of factors to achieve the best balance possible. The following factors are considered: 

• Each student’s academic status, special needs, interests, behavior, and motivation; 
• Boy/girl ratio; 
• Academic balance of high, medium and low achieving students; 
• Styles of individual teachers; 
• Class size balance among classes at each grade level.

Parents/Guardians who would like to give input about their child’s placement may write a request for a particular learning environment (e.g. learning style, personality attributes, classroom physical environment, educational needs, etc.) by completing the Electronic Class Placement Parent Input Form below.   All forms must be submitted by Friday, May 5th.  No late forms will be accepted.  Additionally, since some teachers change grade levels year to year, please do not write a request for a specific teacher. If a form is turned in with a teacher's name as a particular request, it will be discarded and not considered. Use the following link to submit your parent input form: https://forms.gle/LCWjU1aQfpVnkYgU8

 

New School Lunch Menu

Attached is the new snack and lunch menu for the rest of the year.  Make sure to check it out so you know when your child would want snack or lunch.  As a reminder, snack and lunch are offered free at school for whenever your child wants or needs it.

 

 

Upcoming Events

Thurs, 5/4: PTO Meeting at 8:45 am in Bobcat Hall

5/1-5/12: State Testing for 3rd-5th grade

5/8-5/12: Staff Appreciation Week

Wed, May 10 @ 6:00: Kinder -3rd Grade Spring Sing Concert

Wed, May 17 @ 5:00-7:00: Open House – Dinner at 5:00, Classrooms Open 6:00-7:00

Sat, 5/20: Tularcitos PTO Stampede (Spring Fling) at Hidden Valley

Wed, May 24 @ 6:30: 4th and 5th Grade Spring Music Concert

Mon, 5/29: No School for Memorial Day

Wed, 5/31 @ 1:30: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony

Fri, 6/2: Last Day of School and Minimum Day

 

 

 

Stay Bobcat Strong and Tular Proud

Ryan Peterson

Proud Principal, Tularcitos Elementary School

Nurturing Hearts, Expanding Minds, Inspiring Actions, Broadening Horizon

Good Afternoon Bobcat Families,

 

Happy Earth Day!

 

In this email

• Important Events
• Parent Input Form for Next Year’s Class Placement
• New School Lunch Menu
• Zero Waste Week 4/24-4/28
• Message from PTO

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• Returning Students Registration
• Love and Logic Parenting Course
• Kinder and TK Registration Open for Next Year

Upcoming events

 

 

Important Events:

• Apr 10-14: Spring Break
• Swimming PE Starts for 3rd-5th grade right when we get back from Spring Break.   Remember those bathing suits and towels.
• Friday, 4/21 –Earth Day Spirit Day – wear blue and green

 

Parent Input form for Next Year’s Class Placement

At the end of each year, we work as a staff to establish classes that are balanced for next year.  When making class placement decisions, we take into account a variety of factors to achieve the best balance possible. The following factors are considered: 

• Each student’s academic status, special needs, interests, behavior, and motivation; 
• Boy/girl ratio; 
• Academic balance of high, medium and low achieving students; 
• Styles of individual teachers; 
• Class size balance among classes at each grade level.

Parents/Guardians who would like to give input about their child’s placement may write a request for a particular learning environment (e.g. learning style, personality attributes, classroom physical environment, educational needs, etc.) by completing the Electronic Class Placement Parent Input Form below.  All forms must be submitted by Friday, May 5th.  No late forms will be accepted.  Additionally, since some teachers change grade levels year to year, please do not write a request for a specific teacher. If a form is turned in with a teacher's name as a particular request, it will be discarded and not considered. Use the following link to submit your parent input form: https://forms.gle/LCWjU1aQfpVnkYgU8

 

New School Lunch Menu

Attached is the new snack and lunch menu for the rest of the year.  Make sure to check it out so you know when your child would want snack or lunch.  As a reminder, snack and lunch are offered free at school for whenever your child wants or needs it.

 

Zero Waste Week 4/24-4/28

We will be holding a Zero Waste Week 4/24-4/28.  Over the weekend we are encouraging families to do a family clean-up time at a local park, beach, or around their neighborhood for Earth Day.   During the week, and every day, we want all students to pack lunches with reusable containers and reduce our waste as much as possible.  We will also be giving challenges to students for ways they can take care of our environment at school and home.  Then, on 4/28, we will be having an assembly about citizenship and caring for our environment.  Attached is a flier for how to get involved in the community cleanup over the weekend.

 

Message from PTO

Our next and final meeting of the year will be Thursday, May 4. Time TBD. We are starting to plan our Spring Fling fundraiser and need help.  If you are interested in helping, please contact Gina at ginanucci@gmail.com.   We are also needing to fill multiple positions for next year including: Secretary, Treasurer, and chairs for: Fall Festival, Reading Week, Bucks for Bobcats, Movies in the Park, Family Dance, Family Campout, and the Stampede (Spring Fling).  If you are wanting to take more of an active role in our PTO next year, please reach out to Gina as well.

 

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Returning Students Registration

Our district sent out information about residency verification for next year for returning students.  I wanted to make sure people knew that, if you are returning to Tular next year, you do not need to do anything right now.  You will need to do your residency verification in July when you complete your data confirmation. So be on the lookout for a communication in July from CUSD about data confirmation.

 

Love and Logic Parenting Course

The Love and Logic Parenting course will meet on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00 in the River School library. The class format is primarily video based with teaching and anecdotes from the curriculum founders, as well as workbook-based activities for reading and group discussion. The primary skills are: neutralizing arguments, responding with empathy, setting limits, avoiding power struggles, coaching our kids to be independent problem solvers, and handling chores/household contributions. If you have any questions, please contact Tular’s social worker, Ashley Robinson at arobinson@carmelunified.org. Love and Logic has 5 more sessions: April 19th, April 26th, May 3rd, May 10th, and May 17th.

More information can be found here: https://www.loveandlogic.com/

 

Kinder and TK Registration Open for Next Year

If you have a kinder or TK student for next year, it is time to register.  Also, if you know of anyone in our community who has a TK or Kinder student, please spread the word to register.  The sooner people register the better we can plan for next year.  So please register as soon as possible.  You can find registration information on our website.  If you are a TK parent, you must first contact Carmelo first at 624-8047 to learn about the TK options.

 

 

Upcoming Events

4/24-4/28: Zero Waste Week

Thurs, 5/4: PTO Meeting.  Time TBD.

5/1-5/12: State Testing for 3rd-5th grade

5/8-5/12: Staff Appreciation Week

Wed, May 10 @ 6:00: Kinder -3rd Grade Spring Sing Concert

Wed, May 17 @ 5:00-7:00: Open House – Dinner at 5:00, Classrooms Open 6:00-7:00

Sat, 5/20: Tularcitos PTO Stampede (Spring Fling) at Hidden Valley

Wed, May 24 @ 6:30: 4th and 5th Grade Spring Music Concert

Mon, 5/29: No School for Memorial Day

Wed, 5/31 @ 1:30: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony

Fri, 6/2: Last Day of School and Minimum Day