State-mandated reports, known as SARCs, provide information about each public school¹s demographic and academic data, class sizes, teacher and staff information, fiscal data and descriptions of curriculum and instruction.
Reports for schools in Campbell Union School District are available in school offices and online on our School Information page.
Friday, April 1st
Principal Chat at 8:30—Special guest is RHMS principal Cynthia Dodd
Dunk Squad Assembly for all at 1:15 on the basketball courts
Monday, April 4th to Friday, April 8th
SPRING BREAK—Enjoy!
Monday, April 11th
Farmer’s Market in the morning for all students
Tuesday, April 12th
PTA Board Meeting—7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 15th
Mustache Spirit Day
Dear Parents,
As we begin to look forward to the 2016-2017 school year, our staff will begin to form classes for next year. Various criteria that include, but are not limited to, gender, academic level, English Language Learner status, learning style, special needs, and behavior are all taken into consideration when placing students in classes. If there is any specific information that you believe that we need to know about your child in making placement decisions, a form is available in the office for that purpose. It needs to be turned in between now and Friday, April 29th. Since our goal is to have balanced classes, requests for specific teachers will not be accepted. Thank you in advance for respecting this process.
During the last week of school, our Marshall Lane yearbook will be coming out. This is always a happy and exciting day for our students. For the past two years, 5th grade parent Karen Coburn has done an amazing job producing a fabuous yearbook for our students. Since her son is moving on to middle school, we have a need for someone to step up and take charge of organizing the yearbook for the 2016-2017 yearbook. Karen has graciously agreed to be a consultant to anyone who is willing to do this task. The yearbook can be created by a single person or a team of people working together. If this is something you can help us with next year, please call our office at (408) 364-4259 for more information. Thank you on behalf of our students.
As always, we appreciate your help and support. Thank you for sharing your students with us.
Warm Regards,
Priscilla Spencer, Principal
What’s for lunch?
The new school lunch menus are online now in English and Spanish. If you receive our newsletter in your email box, just click the “E-Flyers” link on your e-news page. You can also view menus online from our school’s home page. If you do not receive our news via email, please check with the school office or your child’s backpack for a copy of the menu.
State Testing to Begin in April
This year, our students in grades 3–8 will participate in the statewide testing program called the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). The tests in the CAASPP System provide information to teachers, parents/guardians, and students about students’ progress and readiness for college and career.
Our school’s testing dates are Tuesday, April 18th to Friday May 20th.
A letter from our Superintendent about the tests is online at https://www.campbellusd.org/stateassessment.
The tests for English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics are:
Science assessments (students in grades 5 and 8 only) are:
For tips on how to help your child do well on tests, go to www.campbellusd.org/files/testpreptips.pdf or ask your child’s teacher.
If you would like more information about the CAASPP System, please visit the Parent/Student tab of the CDE’s CAASPP Web page at www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/index.asp?tabsection=3#ssr.
For more information or resources about alternate assessments, please visit the CDE’s CAASPP Alternate Assessments Web page at www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/altassessment.asp
If you have questions about your child’s participation in CAASPP, or your right to have your child opt out of testing, please contact the principal of your child’s school.
* Students with individualized education plans (IEP) are eligible to take the CAA and the CMA as indicated in the IEP.
The Campbell Union School District is on a mission to ensure each of our 12 schools is a “School of Choice” for our families and community. We want to know what influences your decision when choosing a school for your children.
The responses to our survey will help us refine our programs to meet the needs of our students and parents by providing an educational experience that is “beyond the expected” at each of our schools and supporting programs.
If you already participated in the survey in early March, thank you. Those responses will be added to those received this time.
The survey is online and will close on April 1, 2016.
(Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/schoolsofchoice2)
For a printed copy, please call your child’s school or the District’s Public Information office.
Our school uses an electronic news system to send weekly information home to families. This system allows parents and guardians to receive via email the kind of weekly information that used to be in student backpacks: school news, calendars, correspondence, and flyers about activities and programs. Now the information can go directly to parents and guardians who subscribe to the e-news service.
The company providing part of the distribution service is called Peachjar. You may have received a welcome email from Peachjar that contained login information. You do not need to login to receive or view school flyers. It is an option for those who wish to manage their own settings.
Our e-news system is used exclusively for distribution of school-approved information. Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purpose.
If you have questions about our new e-news distribution service, please contact the school office or email Marla Sanchez at msanchez [at] campbellusd.org.
Please click the link below to help us gather information on Technology Use. Thank you!
On Friday, March 25th, our staff will be having a Professional Development Day. There will be no school on that day. Once again, there will be no school this Friday. Have a wonderful weekend!
Project Cornerstone’s Take It Personally study group meets at Blackford Elementary School on 6 Friday mornings starting on April 15 at 8:45am-10:15am. Spanish translation will be provided. A $20. materials fee (donation) per person is requested at the first meeting. All materials available in both English and Spanish.
Please click on the link below for more information.
