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Principal's Friday Email
Posted by Lindsey Terry on 3/19/2021
Good Afternoon Bobcat Families,
I hope that the first week of the new schedule went well. I know we had to work through a few online glitches, but by most accounts, everything went well.
As a reminder, moving forward, all school materials need to be dropped off and picked up on Fridays between 7:30 am – 7:00 pm. In urgent situations where materials are missing or Chromebooks need to be replaced, we can arrange special times during the week. However, general materials drop-off and pick-up must be done on Fridays because students are on campus Mon-Thurs.
In this email
Hybrid Family Message
Distance Learning Family Message
Information for Everyone
- Reading Week and No (extra) Screens Week
- Kindergarten, TK, and New Student Registration for Next Year Open
- Character Assembly
- Message from our PTO
- Counseling Check-ins with Ms. Amy
Repeat in this Email
- Material Pick-Up and Drop-Off
- Goodie Bag and Birthday Treats
- TRex for Next Year
- Parent Chat
Upcoming events
Important Dates:
- Mar 29-Apr 2: Reading Week
Hybrid Family Message
Thank you to everyone who downloaded and is using the ParentSquare app. That has really helped drop-off in the morning go more smoothly. If you have not downloaded the app yet, please follow the directions below. The signs in the windshield for pick-up have also been a huge help in the afternoons. However, we are noticing that sometimes the signs are hard to see on the dashboard. Therefore, next week we will be giving students special cards that you can hang on your rearview mirror with your child’s grade level(s) and name(s). We are hoping this will help us see the names easier and make pickup time go even faster and easier for you.
- Parent Square App. This works well as long as you have completed it at home and have your app open when you get to school and can show us the “Daily Self-Screening Form” page which you get to by clicking on the “Submit Daily Health Screening” bar on the app. If you are unable to bring up the app when you arrive, we will ask you the same two questions in person as part of your screening when you arrive. If you need to install Parent Square, here are the directions:
- Download the app for your phone from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
- On a computer, just go to parentsquare.com/signin to set up your account
- For detailed instructions, check out this link to a quick step-by-step installation guide, which includes a video.
- For help with the ParentSquare app, you can submit a help request at
- https://carmelunified.
incidentiq.com/guest/NVJFER9S/ parent-ticket
Distance Learning Family Message
Nothing specific to communicate this week
Information for Everyone
Reading Week and No (Extra) Screens Week 3/29-4/2
Reading Week and No (extra) Screens Week is coming 3/29-4/2. For Reading Week we will have videos posted each day of staff reading books so you can have a virtual story time each night from your previous teachers. We will also have live stories being read every night starting at 6:30 pm. We will be sharing a schedule of the readers in next week’s Friday email.
This week will also be No (extra) Screens Week. This will work similarly to the one we held in the fall:
From Monday, 3/29, to Friday, 4/2 families at home are encouraged to turn off any screens when not doing school work - Turn off the TV, computer (except for school work), ipads, tablets (except for reading), computer games, smartphones (except for phone calls), or anything else with a screen. In place of the screens families should read, play games, play outside, etc. together. We hope that you find this extra time away from screens has a positive impact on your family.
Kindergarten, TK, and New Student Registration Packets for Next Year are Available
If you have a child that will be attending Kindergarten or will be new to Tular next year please go to the Registration Tab/Box on our website to complete residency ASAP. If you have any friends or neighbors with children that will be attending Tular next year please spread the word and send them to our website. If you have a TK student, contact Carmelo at 624-8047. On-line registration for returning students will be sent out via email sometime in the future. If you have any questions please call the school office.
Character Assembly
We are planning for a live school wide character assembly in April and to help us prepare we are asking families to film their students demonstrating their grade level character pillar at home. Video production students from CHS will be helping us compile and edit these to share as a part of this assembly. If you would like your child to participate please submit a short 5 -10 second video (no longer) of your child demonstrating their grade level’s character pillar by March 29th to be included.
Grade Level Character Pillars
Kindergarteners will be demonstrating Fairness & Forgiveness
1st graders will be demonstrating Trustworthiness & Integrity
2nd graders will be demonstrating Caring & Kindness
3rd graders will be demonstrating Responsibility & Self Control
4th graders will be demonstrating Respect & Integrity
5th graders will be demonstrating Citizenship & Generosity
Please use this form to submit your child's video.
When submitting your video think about the following....
1. Aspect Ratio: If you are filming with your phone, film it horizontally (landscape).
2. Lighting: Usually the more light the better. Avoid light from behind the student
3. Audio: make sure we can hear the audio of the video and it is free of background noises
4. Resolution: Use the highest resolution. We want to see your student!
5. Formats: Use .mov or .mp4 Videos are limited to 1 GB & should be no more that 5 to 10 seconds in length.
If you have questions please contact Amy Bullas at abullas@carmelunified.org
Message from our PTO
Our next big event for our community is Reading Week on March 29-April 2. We have some exciting things planned even though it will be virtual, so put it on your calendars. If you are able to help, please contact Gina Nucci at gina.nucci@gmail.com. Our next PTO meeting will be Wed, April 7, at 6:30 pm.
Counseling Check-ins with Ms. Amy
School Counselor optional zoom check-ins times for students
Zoom Link: https://carmelunified.
Passcode: Bobcat
Kinder - Push-in support & by appointment
1st grade - Friday 10:40 - 11
2nd grade - Thursday 1:30 - 2 & Friday 11 - 11:30
*3rd grade - Thursday 1:30 - 2 & Friday 11 - 11:30
4th grade - Tuesday 12:30 - 1
5th grade - Friday 12 - 12:30
Repeat In This Email
Material Pickup and Dropoff
All classroom materials will need to be picked up on Fridays moving forward. I know some families were picking up materials on Monday mornings. Mondays will no longer work to pick up materials as that is when students are coming onto campus. Please make sure to pick up your materials on Fridays between 7:30 am - 7:00 pm. For this coming Monday, if you forgot to pick up materials, you need to pick them up by 8:00 am Monday.
Goodie Bags and Birthday Treats
We are still prevented from passing out any goodie bags or birthday treats from families to other students in the class whether in distance learning or in hybrid learning. So please do not bring anything to pass out to your class.
TRex for Next Year
We want to let you know that before and after school care for next year in TRex is now full. There is still room in the Kinder Hour from 2:00-3:00 each day. If you want to be added to the waiting list, please call Carmelo at 624-8047.
Parent Chat
Are you a parent needing support, wanting to share ideas or just connect with other parents? Join us for our weekly Parent Chat with Ms. Amy & Ms. Amber Fridays at 9:45 am. To join go to
https://carmelunified.zoom.us/
Passcode: Bobcat
Upcoming events
Mar 29 – Apr 2: New Week for Reading Week
April 12-16: Spring Break
Stay Bobcat Strong and Tular Proud.
Go Bobcats!
Ryan Peterson
Proud Principal, Tularcitos Elementary School
Nurturing Hearts, Expanding Minds, Inspiring Actions, Broadening Horizons.
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