A special guest will be joining us for the Principal Chat on Friday, April 1st. Rolling Hills Principal, Cynthia Dodd, will be at Marshall Lane to talk about middle school. Please join us! No matter what age your child is right now, at some point they will be in 6th grade, right? Hope to see you there!
This month’s ABC book: “Empty Pot” by Demi tells the story of Ping, a young Chinese boy with a green thumb who wins the emperor's competition. Ping stands by his values even when it is not easy to do.
Please click the link below to view the Project Cornerstone flyer:
Tuesday, March 22nd—PTA Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 25th—Professional Development Day for Teachers;
NO SCHOOL for STUDENTS
Wednesday, March 30th—District STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering , Arts and Math) and VAPA (Visual and Performing Arts) Showcase at Monroe Middle School from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.—Hope you can join us!
Thursday, March 31st—Campbell Union School District Board meeting @ 7:00 p.m. at the District Office
Friday, April 1st—Principal Chat from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.
April 4th to April 8th—Spring Break
Dear Marshall Lane Community Members,
What a fantastic event at La Riconada last weekend for our annual Spring Fling! It was a wonderful evening during which we raised a lot of money for our school. Thank you for attending and for your very generous support of Marshall Lane. Your participation and attendance is what makes this event so special. It is greatly appreciated!
A special thanks to the organizers of this event and all those who assisted—
Stacey Seibold, Allison Conta, Suzi Sutherland, Heather Boger, Jennifer Jodoin, Alex Allen, Lauren Froman, Marcia Kennedy, Cindy Marino, Kristin Ming-Tanaka, Grace Kong, Marcia Kennedy, Roya Abdollahi, Charisma Kitchener, Christy Schoos, and Jodie Topping.
Once again, our announcers and auctioneers did a fabulous job! Thanks to Jon Conta and Jim Gannon for their humorous and intelligent banter that helped make this event so successful!
It was fun to have so many of our teachers and staff members attend the Spring Fling. Thanks to all of them for taking time out of their weekend to join us and for their generous donation of the Teacher Adventures for our students. Events such as these are one of the things that makes our school so special.
Beginning on Monday, March 21st until Friday, April 1st, we are participating in the Bright Bytes technology survey to determine how our district is doing in terms of computer access. Students and staff members will take the survey at school. We are requesting that all parents also participate in this short 5-10 minute survey at home.
Starting on March 21st, you can access this survey at www.bbyt.es The parent access code for our school is KX7GP. Please take a few moments to log on and complete the survey to help us gauge our progress with technology this year. Thank you!
As always, thank you for sharing your children with us!
Regards,
Priscilla Spencer, principal
The District’s 2nd annual S.T.E.A.M. Showcase 2016, on March 30, is a community celebration of student innovation and creativity in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics. It will feature works from our students and others from CUSD elementary and middle school.
When: Wednesday, March 30, 2016, from 4 – 7 p.m.
Where: Monroe Middle School campus, 1055 S. Monroe, San Jose
Information: 408-364-4200 or ask_us [at] campbellusd.org
The State of California launched a new online survey to improve school districts’ Local Control and Accountability Plans (LCAPs). The LCAPs are key tools for establishing 3-year goals to improve student outcomes and align spending with the goals.
Anyone who is interested – students, parents, educators, community members and others –can participate in the survey and help to make the plans easier to use, understand, and review.
The survey is open until 5 p.m., March 25, at cdefoundation.org/lcap-survey.
Please click the link below to view the March 2016 Rhythm and Moves newsletter.
A Message from Superintendent Andrew
Federal Court Judge Kimberly Mueller held a hearing to amend her recent ruling pertaining to the protocol for releasing personally identifiable student information by the California Department of Education (CDE). She noted that the large number of objections the court has already received did indicate a high level of concern from the public.
The amended protocol calls for a court-appointed special master for discovery who will have to approve which data the plaintiffs can receive from the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CaLPADS) database. More details are on the district website. (www.campbellusd.org)
The District is identifying which new Math textbooks and instructional materials to recommend for next school year. Come to either of these two sessions to see the materials yourself and to offer input and suggestions.
Questions? Contact Lindsey Blass 408-364-4200 ext. 6224 or lblass [at] campbellusd.org.
Dear Parents,
On Wednesday, March 2nd, our PTA and teachers will be conducting a very special evening event for families. It is our STEAM Night which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math.
A variety of different displays and hands-on activities will be available for students to participate in from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This will include an opportunity to explore some tornado tubes, build a catapult, program some Blue Bots, play some math games, witness a dissection, and do some stargazing with the San Jose Astronomical Association! This group will be bringing back several high-powered telescopes to help us look at the stars.
This event is traditionally one of the best attended event of the year. Join us! A special thanks to Jodie Topping, Alex Allen, Bindi Gill and Jyh Wong for organizing the event and to all of the teachers and parents who will be helping run the booths and activities. It will be a fantastic evening!
Congratulations to the Mustang Chorale Choir and choir director Gosia Hoot for their outstanding performance at the Saratoga State of the City event. Our students sang three songs and sounded great. The audience and dignitaries who were present for the event gave them a standing ovation!! Well done!
As always, thank you for sharing your children with us.
Sincerely,
Priscilla Spencer, principal
