School News

This month your student will hear a book titled Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon in class as part of the ABC program. The goals of this lesson for our students are to identify caring adults in their lives, develop their personal power and believe that they have control over their lives, and increase self-esteem. 

Please click the link below for more information:

stand_tall_molly_lou_mellon.pdf

"The recent California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) scores reflect a ‘snapshot' in time of our progress towards mastering the Common Core State Standards, but they don’t tell the whole story,” said CUSD Superintendent Eric Andrew.  “We are disaggregating these results and reviewing our other assessment data to pinpoint where we need to bolster our instructional practice and ensure that all of our students succeed.” 

 He added that schools start this year with the newly adopted curriculum in our classrooms, 1-to-1 technology in nearly all grades, and students who are energized by the project-based learning we are able to provide through community partnerships. "We are going to leap ahead this year,” he said.

As of September 14th, the testing company is shipping the individual student reports to the district office. As soon as we receive them we will mail them to parents. More information about the State assessments and a link to the data is available on our assessment web page.

On September 8, the State Board of Education approved key elements of a new accountability system that evaluates schools and districts in 10 areas critical to student performance. Read the news release.

Friday, September 2nd at 8:30 in the staff lounge - First Principal Chat of the Year.  Come hear about what is happening at Marshall Lane from Principal Priscilla Spencer and have a chance to ask questions.

Monday, September 5th—NO SCHOOL forLabor Day

Tuesday, September 6th - Auditions for our school play “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.”  Please check the flyer from your Thursday envelope for details.

Wednesday, September 14th - Back to School Night for 1st to 5th grades from 6:00 to 7:30.

Thursday, September 15th - CUSD Board meeting @ 7:00 at the district office board room

Tuesday, September 20th - PTA Meeting in the staff lounge at 7:00 p.m.  Join us to find out about this important organization and upcoming events.Tuesday, September 27th - Teacher Appreciation Luncheon—11:30 to 1:00

Friday, September 30th - Family Movie Night from 6:30 to 9:00.  Hope to see you there!

Our opening of school was very smooth this year.  Thanks to the entire staff for their efforts to make this happen.  We were happy to welcome all of our families back for the 2016-2017 school year.  It is going to be a good one!