In This Issue:
~ Upcoming Events
~ February Holidays
~ Uniforms
~ Awards Assembly
~ 6th Grade Camp Payments:
~ Parent Conference Week
~ Winter Activities
~ Fund-raising Activities
~ From the Health Office
~ PTO Announcements

Upcoming Events
- 1st - 9:00 SPICE/Parent Meeting
- 3rd – Pasta for Pennies Begins
- 17th & 20th – President’s Day Holidays – No School
- 16th – Friendship Dance
- 29th – Spring Pictures

February Holidays
This next month we will be having two holidays. The school will be closed nn Friday, Feb. 17th for Abraham Lincoln's Birthday and Monday, Feb. 20th. for President's Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 21

Uniforms
At the request of many parents, the Governing Board of the National School District approved a mandatory uniform policy for all schools. Please help us by sending your student in uniform everyday.Shirts/Blouses (White)
Polo shirts and turtlenecks with no designs or logos. Tops must be tucked in and must be plain. Shirts must have collars. Long Pants/Skirts/Shorts (Navy Blue)Fit at the waist, hemmed with belt if loops on pants. Sweatpants are allowed for P.E. Sweaters, Jackets Sweatshirts should be navy blue or white only. No designs or logos (only school logos are allowed.)
If you have any gently used uniforms you would like to donate, please send them to the office. These will be given to families in need. Thank you for your help.

Awards Assembly
In order to reduce the time our students are out of the class and to maximize their education, we are reformatting our Awards Assembly schedule. Students will still be recognized for their achievement quarterly basis instead of monthly.
The next Awards Assembly will be on March 16th, 2012 at: PreK – 2 at 1:10 / 3 – 4 at 1:40 / 5 - 6 at 2:10. Please check your child’s notice for the appropriate time or call the office at 336-8800.

6th Grade Camp Payments:
Just a reminder that our 6th camp is will be from March 12 – 16, 2012. If you are interested in selling chocolates over the next few weeks to pay this off, check with your child’s teacher. We still have some boxes left. You should have received a letter with your child’s balance before the break. If you have any questions regarding your balance contact your teacher or the office.

Parent Conference Week
Parent conference week will be from January 20, 23, 24, 25 and 27th. Don’t miss this opportunity to get informed about your child’s progress. Students will be dismissed at 1:05 – please be prompt in picking up your child since the teachers need to begin conferencing immediately after school. It is not uncommon for the office to be full of students whose parents forgot it was a minimum day during parent conferences. Please don’t forget!

Winter Activities
We would like to thank all the parents who supported us in the Winter Dance, Pictures with Santa and the Winter Shop. These activities were a great success and our students enjoyed themselves very much. Next month we will be having our Friendship Store starting on Feb. 6 – 14 and the Friendship dance on Feb. 16th.

Fund-raising Activities
We want to thank our parents who have kept clipping the cereal Tops for the Box Tops for Education and giving them to their child’s teacher. We have received our first check for $104. This year we want to raise more. Once again - Thank You for all your support and keep on clipping!

Denny’s Restaurant - Take your family out for dinner at Denny’s Restaurant on 24th Street and 20% of your bill will be donated our school. Our next fundraiser will be in February 20th. See you there!

From the Health Office
KG and 1st grade need a Physical exam CHDP to be in California Schools. Keep your child's immunizations up to date. To help protect your child from whooping cough, a new California law now requires students to be vaccinated against whooping cough. Students who do not have proof of receiving a Tdap booster shot will not able to start school until proof is provided to the school.

Parents help keep your child healthy by reminding them to wash their hands often, cover their mouths and noise when coughing or sneezing and by getting plenty of sleep.

If your child gets sick, please call the office to report his/her absence at 336-8800. Please do not send your child to school if he/she has a fever. They need to be fever free for 24 hours before they may return to school.

PTO Announcements
In the month of December the parent nutrition class was a great success. We are in the process of setting up additional workshops and hope you will join us at the next parent workshop.