James Monroe Elementary School

3750 Monterey Blvd, San Leandro, CA  94578

Office: (510) 618-4340, Attendance: (510) 618-4341, Food Services: (510) 618-4342

www.slusd.us/monroe

Jeannette McNeil, Principal

“Our community is inclusive, engaged, and collaborative; providing a safe, equitable, and rigorous learning environment, promoting resiliency and success for all.”

February Eagle Eye Newsletter

Greetings James Monroe Community,

February is a busy month at Monroe. We are celebrating and learning a lot. We are learning about Black History, Lunar New Year, and our former presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

We will be celebrating Lunar New Year with activities and snacks on February 13th.

We will have a Black History assembly put on by the students and staff on March 5th!

February 17th through February 21st we have President’s week off from school.

We also celebrate two teachers Ms. Saucedo and Mr. Sanders for being selected into the Educational Innovator Program through SLUSD. They will be receiving special tools such as training and new technology, as they fully embrace and implement the new Common Core State Standards!

This year is an exciting year for curriculum and assessment. We will be scaling way back the previous state STAR test, and piloting the new assessments which are based on the new Common Core State Standards. The new assessments will be done on computers, and incorporate more variety including short answer and essay questions. Our computer lab is currently getting configured so that we can do practice tests for the new assessments! This is our year to transition to the new Common Core State Standards and our new assessment! The Common Core State Standards emphasize going deeper in content areas, with a focus on concepts and deep thinking. There is more of an emphasis on non-fiction texts, and real world application to content. These are exciting times to be in school! Stay tuned for more information on the Common Core State Standards!

Many people are going to our school website! There is a lot of information and some pictures of recent schoolwork by Monroe students. Go to the San Leandro Unified School District Website and click on schools. Then go to Monroe on the drop down menu!

This may be a good time to check in with your child’s teacher regarding their progress. Check our website and get your teacher’s email, then send your teacher an email note!

Have a wonderful month, and don’t forget to stop by and say hi! 

Jeannette McNeil, Principal

James Monroe Elementary School

PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR NEW JAMES MONROE WEBSITE @ www.slusd.us/monroe

Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten Registration for the 2014-2015 school year will begin on March 19th from 2 to 4 p.m. You will be able to pick up registration packets from the office starting the first week of March. Children will have to turn 5 years old by September 1st of this year to be eligible for Kindergarten in the fall. If your child’s birthday falls between September 2nd and December 2nd he/she will be eligible for the Transitional Kindergarten program. Packets for Transitional Kindergarten can also be picked up from the office beginning the first week of March.

Yearbooks

Flyers went home to purchase yearbooks.  The pre-sale price is $20 before March 8^th and $25 after March 8^th. 

You can pick up more yearbook order forms in the office.

Tardies 

Helping your child learn responsibility and the importance of being in school on time is an important lesson for parents to teach.  If your child arrives late, it is disruptive to the classroom and causes your child to get off to a poor start.  Class begins at 8:10 am. The tardy bell rings at 8:15. Students arriving after that time will be marked tardy.

Student Council News

Our December canned food drive was a success.  We collected 343 items.  The January activity was warm hat day. It was fun to see so many different types of warm hats. Our February activity is a Candy Heart Counting Contest on February 13^th and 14^th. Happy Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day from Student Council.

School Store will be Wednesday, February 12^th and 26^th.

                                                                                                                   Submitted by Kayla Hidalgo

Yard Duty Supervisors Needed

James Monroe School is in need of paid yard duty supervisors to supervise students in the lunchroom and on the playground from 11:15am-12:45pm daily.  Yard supervision is a great way to help the school, stay in contact with your child(ren) and get paid at the same time! You will be required to have finger prints and a current TB immunization. Please contact the school office at (510) 618-4340 if you are interested.

With your help, PTO can help raise money for Monroe students!

*Monroe T-Shirts – Order forms are in the office and online.

*Sign up for E-Scrip, Safeway/Pak`N Save/Macy’s accounts to E-Script (escrip group ID 5264931) Forms are available in front of the office.

*Bring Box Tops and Campbell’s Soup Labels, Bring Old Cell Phones

Stay informed about school events and meetings. Visit www.gojamesmonroe.org or like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gojamesmonroe

San Leandro Education Foundation (SLED), Eat out for Education every 1^st Wednesday of every month, www.sledfund.org

TO DOWNLOAD COUPONS:http://www.sledfund.org/eatout_coupon.pdf

PAPA MURPHY’S – WIN A FREE PIZZA!

Drop off your 2/6/14 Papa Murphy’s receipt in the school office to enter the drawing for a FREE Papa Murphy’s pizza. Submission Deadline:    Wednesday 2/12/14