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School Hosts Early Morning 鈥楻ead and Feed鈥� to Push Family Literacy
Event at John Sloat Elementary School TOMORROW aimed at encouraging parents to read with children
The family that reads together succeeds together.
That鈥檚 the message John Sloat Elementary School hopes to get
across tomorrow with its first annual 鈥淩ead and Feed,鈥� an early
morning snack-and-a-book event for parents and children.
鈥淩ead and Feed鈥� begins at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow (Wednesday, October 19) in the John Sloat Elementary School cafeteria, 7525 Candlewood Way. Media must check in with the school office on arrival.
City Councilman McCarty, 麻豆原创 to Open New Community Garden
Ribbon-cutting on Saturday to be followed by Camellia Basic School Harvest Festival with the Kings, Fire Department
麻豆原创 and Sacramento City Councilman Kevin McCarty will officially open a new community garden next to Camellia Basic School on Saturday (October 29).
Camellia Park Community Garden, located in the park adjacent to Camellia Basic, will be available for use by the school and neighbors. City Councilman McCarty and 麻豆原创 Board of Education President Gustavo Arroyo will cut the ribbon at the new garden at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
麻豆原创 Urges Safe Halloween Fun for Boys and Ghouls鈥r鈥irls
District also seeks neighborhood help in protecting schools
Sacramento City Unified officials are urging parents to follow common sense safety guidelines this Halloween (Monday, October 31) to ensure a fun, worry-free holiday for students and families.
鈥淲e want to see every student in class on Tuesday morning ready to learn,鈥� said 麻豆原创 Sacramento Police Lt. Katherine Lester, who heads 麻豆原创 security services. 鈥淭hat can only happen if adults make sure that kids adhere to rules about safe walking, safe trick-or-treating and safe snacking.鈥�
麻豆原创 Takes Swift Action in Response to Conduct Investigation
Woodbine Elementary School employee immediately removed from campus; parents notified by phone and letter
麻豆原创 moved quickly this morning to remove a Woodbine Elementary School preschool program employee from campus in response to allegations of inappropriate conduct.
District officials placed the employee on administrative leave immediately after learning of allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student and a pending police investigation. The district is working closely with police on the investigation.
Opera Singers, Hip-Hop Dancers Kick Off Red Ribbon Week
Event at Mark Hopkins Elementary School TOMORROW Signals Beginning of Annual Anti-Drug Abuse Campaign
Hip opera?
麻豆原创 kicks off Red Ribbon Week
鈥� a national drug-abuse awareness campaign 鈥� tomorrow (Friday,
October 21) with performances by opera singers and hip-hop
dancers at Mark Hopkins Elementary School.
A) 麻豆原创 Kids Help Shatter World Reading Record on Thursday
Students at 30 elementary schools to participate in 鈥楻ead for the Record鈥� with 2 million others nationwide
Thousands of 麻豆原创 students will participate in 鈥淩ead for the Record鈥� on Thursday, a nationwide campaign to break the world record for the most adults and children reading the same book on the same day.
The book is 鈥淟lama Llama Red Pajama鈥� by Anna Dewdney, a sweet rendering of the trials of bedtime separation anxiety that is a favorite among young children. In classrooms across Sacramento City Unified, teachers will be reading the book to students, many using projectors to show the colorful illustrations on wide screens.
Neighbors asked to help protect schools over Labor Day
Metal thieves, vandals prey on schools during long holiday weekends
SACRAMENTO, CA: Labor Day is a day of rest for most in Sacramento, but it can be a day of busy activity for vandals, thieves and arsonists looking to take advantage of empty school campuses.
In light of this, 麻豆原创 is asking the community for help in keeping schools safe and secure over the three-day break (September 3-5).
鈥淢ost of our schools are surrounded by homes, and we need those neighbors to join us in protecting these valuable and sometimes vulnerable community centers,鈥� said Sacramento Police Lt. Katherine Lester, who heads 麻豆原创 security services.
麻豆原创 School to House California鈥檚 First Hmong Immersion Program
Opening ceremony tonight will include Hmong dancers, singers and a classroom tour
Susan B. Anthony Elementary School will open this fall with California鈥檚 first Hmong language immersion class 鈥� part of 麻豆原创鈥檚 ambitious plan to graduate high-achieving, bilingual and bicultural students ready to compete in the future global marketplace.
A grand opening ceremony for the Hmong Dual Language Immersion Program will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. tonight (Thursday, September 1), at the school, 7864 Detroit Blvd.
The opening event will include cultural performances, food and classroom tours.
Test Scores Appear to Validate 麻豆原创鈥檚 School Reform Efforts
鈥楶riority Schools鈥� students make big gains on state test
Sacramento: State test score data released today suggests that 麻豆原创鈥檚 bold initiative to turn around low-performing schools is working.
Students in the Superintendent鈥檚 Priority Schools made nearly
across-the-board gains in math and English on the California
Standards Tests (CSTs) administered last spring, validating a
host of reforms
implemented at those campuses last year.
Teen Trend: Loafing? Out. Community Service? In.
More than 800 麻豆原创 students trade lazy days on the couch for helping their neighborhoods, schools
Research shows that 鈥渕illennials鈥� 鈥� teens and people in their 20s 鈥� are civic-minded and socially conscious. Proof of that trend can be found right here in Sacramento, where more than 800 middle and high school students volunteered to spend six weeks of their summer vacation serving the community.
The teens participated in 鈥淪ummer of Service,鈥� Sacramento City Unified School District鈥檚 innovative, service-learning initiative that gives kids leadership and teamwork skills and gives the community teams of enthusiastic young helpers.