Board of Trustees Clay Ross Superintendent Penny Steiner, President Walter Albert, Clerk Linda Johnson James Luna Charles Van Hoosen 10140 Old Oregon Trail, Redding, California, 96003 530-223-1915 FAX 530-223-4168 March 28, 2014 Happy April Columbia Family, I know April is not officially here until next week so that was a weak attempt at an early April Fools. As April approaches, it signifies that this school year is almost over. Columbia is in its third trimester and Mountain View is in its final quarter to put it in fractional terms. We still have a lot of work remaining to ensure that your children are prepared to advance to the next grade level. Teachers at both sites have been working diligently on assessments to determine student growth. We have been and continue to have meaningful conversations about which assessments to administer, why, and what to do with the results to ensure that every student learns. For Columbia we have identified common assessments and timelines for administration by grade level. Mountain View is in the same process. With common assessments administered in the same time period for every grade level or department, teachers can have even more meaningful discussions about what we want students to learn, and what we are going to do if they don’t. Speaking of student learning, please do not forget to join us for Open House at either campus on April 10. This is a terrific opportunity to see what your students have been working on this year and it gives you a chance to see potential classrooms for next year as well. Contact either school office for exact times. Weather permitting, I will allow parking on the fields at Columbia so please do not park along Old Oregon Trail. At our Board meeting this week, the Board discussed the possibility of going out for a construction bond. We had originally decided we would explore the feasibility in 2016, but I have recently been told that Shasta Union High School District is going out for bond in 2016 instead of 2014. We did not want to be on the same ballot as the high school district as that may be seen as a substantial tax increase by property owners and may limit our chance of success. I am going to send a survey to all current parents via School Messenger (auto dialer) with a link to the address in the email. The results and opinions will be used to create a survey of all voters in our district. A company will then contact our constituents and determine what level of support there is for a bond based on your feedback. I will keep you posted and your feedback is going to be crucial to the process so be looking and listening for the survey soon. We continue to work on our Local Control Accountability Plan and are adding a link to the working document and goals for the next three years on the Columbia School District website. I will have the newest version updated each Friday so that you can track our progress and everyone is welcome to attend Site Council meetings if you would like to provide input. My goal is to have the LCAP approved by Site Council at the May meeting. From there, we will have a Public Hearing in June and then adopt it at our June Board meeting. Spring Break is approaching quickly and there will be no school from April 14-21. Teachers will be attending school on April 21st and we will be having our annual Kindergarten Round-Up on the 21st from 2-3pm. After we return from break, students in grades 3-8 will participate in the statewide assessments. This is a Field Test year meaning that the state is using a new system for assessments and all assessments will be administered via the computers. Even though we have increased our number of computers significantly, the testing will likely take more time than in the past so we will not be able to have all students assessed during the week of May 5-9 when we have minimum days. As this is a pilot year for the technology readiness of the state and district, no student results will be available to either the school or the parents. We are confident that our infrastructure to support this technology is adequate, but the Field Test will also be a good indicator of our preparedness. Students in grades 3-8 have either begun or soon will be taking practice tests and training tests in order to be more familiar with the new format. Road expansion update- Shasta County has been keeping me informed of progress for Old Oregon Trail in front of Columbia south to Viking. Current plans are for construction of the road widening, bike lane, turn lane, and straightening to begin June 9 which is the Monday after our last day of school. If everything goes according to plan, the project will be completed by the time school starts in the fall. Shasta County will also be paving the section of Jill Ln. along our southern property line for the eventual use as an exit for Columbia. Curriculum update- A teacher from every grade level or math department at Mountain View has been involved in a three day process hosted by Shasta County Office of Education. The process was to compare textbooks and to narrow the selection to possibly one curriculum used in Shasta County. To this point no final selection or local decision has been made. The same process will repeat next year for a possible Language Arts adoption and the year after that for science including the Next Generation Science Standards. With our increased capacity to provide access to technology, I am encouraging our teachers to look for curriculum that is accessible via the internet. Happy April! Clay Ross Counseling Corner Lisa Porter 223-4070 ext. 203 April 2014 lporter@columbiasd.com RERUNS: I find that repeating info never hurts and these are great resources for healthy family lifestyles Choose My Plate: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/index.html Second Step: www.secondstep.org Please access the Second Step site using the following info. This will get you into the Second Step website with all kinds of information about the program and all of the home links available. www.secondstep.org Sign in: Username: lporter@columbiasd.com Password: Gabriel16 (it is Gabriel, then the # 16) Choose the grade level of your child Go to the tab Families Look through this site and see what your child is learning then reinforce those skills at home. You will be pleasantly surprised at how much ‘user friendly’ information there is available. Don’t forget this is also helpful at home Questions? Call Lisa Porter. Triple P: Positive Parenting Program: http://www.triplepshasta.com Number 5 of the 5 Main Steps to Positive Parenting is: Take Care of Yourself as a Parent Raising children can often feel like a full time job and it’s easy to get into a pattern of putting off your own personal needs. But parenting can actually be easier when you take the time to seek out peer support, companionship, intimacy, recreation and even time alone! If your own needs as an adult are being met, it’s much easier to be patient, consistent and available to your child. Some tips to help you take care of yourself include, balance work and family by having realistic expectations of yourself at work, when you are upset with your child take time to identify what negative things you might be saying to yourself and try to change those thoughts to more helpful ones, and work as a team with your partner by finding ways to back each other up. The school year is winding up or down, depending upon your outlook. Enjoy the Spring Break coming up and stay healthy. Focus on the joys in life and remember to laugh. “Nacho” Average Bookfair This will be the biggest and best bookfair ever! Why you ask? This year if we reach our goal of 1513 books sold our whole school will be treated to Nacho’s! That’s right Nacho’s for the school and our very own Mr. Ross will be sportin a Serape, Sombrero and riding a burro (okay the burro part we may have to stretch a bit). If you need any new books for summer reading, birthday gifts etc., now is the time to get them. Come on out and support Columbia at “Nacho Average Bookfair”! *You can shop online http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/columbiaelementary *Volunteers still needed! Please email vsinger@columbiasd.com Hours: April 4th thru 11th 11:00-12:30 and 2:00 to 3:00pm April 10th Open House 4pm-7pm All proceeds benefit Columbia Library st CALENDAR OF EVENTS: April 1 -Mother & Son Skate Night 6-8pm @Viking Skate April 4th-Book Fair Starts April 5th –Father & Daughter Masquerade Ball 6-9pm @ MVMS April 8th-4th grade Parent Information Meeting for Sacramento trip April 9th-Preschool Performance 9:30am CES Café April 10th-Open House CES @ 5:30, MVMS @ 6:30 April 14th thru April 18th –SPRING BREAK April 21st-Staff Development Day/Kindergarten Round Up 2-3pm April 22nd-Students return April 25th-School Wide Panoramic Picture Columbia Breakfast and Lunch Menu Breakfast Prices: $1.00 K – 3rd Lunch Prices: $2.00 K – 3rd th th Breakfast Prices: $1.00 4 – 5 Lunch Prices: $2.25 4th Reduced Breakfast: 30¢ Reduced Lunch: 40¢ Milk and Juice 35¢ Adult Breakfast $2.15 Lunch $3.50 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 2 3 BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST Belgian Waffles & Biscuit & Cheesy Quesadilla Canadian Bacon Sausage Patty & Tasty Tater Gems LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH Fajita Chicken Salad Sloppy Joe Spanish Rice Sandwich & Chips Corn 7 8 9 10 BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST BREAKFAST Cold Cereal Whole-Grain Hot Breakfast Sausage Whole-Grain Bagel Canadian Bacon Cakes & Grilled Pizza & Tri-Taters & Sausage Patty Egg Patty Cream Cheese COOKS CHOICE Fish on a Bun or LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH Ribaque on a Bun Hotdog Spaghetti Beefy Tostada & Grilled Cheese P-K Tater Tots Garlic Breadstick Refried Beans 14 15 16 17 SPRING BREAK BEGINS 21 STAFF DEVELOPEMENT DAY Friday 4 BREAKFAST Cinnamon Swirl Toast & Cheesy Omelet LUNCH Domino’s 11 BREAKFAST Cinnamon Rolls & String Cheese LUNCH Domino’s Pizza 18 SPRING BREAK ENDS 22 BREAKFAST Belgian Waffles & Sausage Patty 23 BREAKFAST Egg & Cheese Wrap & Tasty Tator Gems 24 BREAKFAST Peachy Muffins & Grilled Egg Patty 25 LUNCH Hamburger Tater Tots LUNCH Mac & Cheese Green Beans LUNCH Sloppy Joe Corn LUNCH Domino’s Pizza 28 BREAKFAST Cold Cereal Variety & Sausage Links BREAKFAST Cinnamon Rolls & String Cheese Stick 29 30 BREAKFAST BREAKFAST Whole-Grain Hot Breakfast Burrito’s Cakes & Grilled Egg & Tri-Taters Patty BRUNCH LUNCH LUNCH French Toast , Ham Corndog Fajita Hashbrown Triangle Baked Beans Spanish Rice THIS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM If you have been discriminated against because of race, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap, write to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250 Served Daily Salad Bar Fruit 1% and Chocolate Milk
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