The Dolphin Echo
Helen Lehman Elementary School Newsletter
January 2020

Here are a few events this month to look forward to:
January 14: PFO meeting at 1:45 in MPR--new members always welcome
January 15: School Site Council at 2:30 in B-4
January 20: No school: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 21: ELAC meeting at 1:$5 in B-4
January 24: Quercus Quire Assembly
January 29: ALPS (previously known as GATE) testing in 3rd grade
January 31: Spirit Day and Best Assemblies
January 27-31: The Great Kindness Challenge Week
Enrollment for next year starts January 14, 2020

Staff in the Limelight--who is who and what they do
Mr. Efren Carrillo Congratulations are in order! Mr. Carrillo, our head custodian of 17 years, is officially retired. Thank you, Mr. Carrillo, for your dedication to our school. We hope you enjoy retirement! | Mr. Andie Ekube Mr. Ekube is our new head custodian. Mr. Ekube has worked in our district for many years, most recently at Hidden Valley Elementary School. We are very happy to have him join our team. Mr. Ekube will make sure that the campus is safe and clean throughout our school day so students can focus on their studies. | Mr. Walter Ortega Mr. Ortega is our night custodian who started this school year. Mr. Ortega comes to us with a strong background in custodial work. As a night custodian, he helps make sure our classrooms and campus are in good working order for when students arrive in the morning. |
Mr. Efren Carrillo
Mr. Andie Ekube
Life Skill and Tool Box Tools for January
English Learner Parent Leadership Institute: Tuesday, February 18, 2020 8:30am - 2:30pm
The Parent Leadership Institute is an annual workshop dedicated to empowering parents of English learners. This workshop is free for all parents of English Learners and will be conducted in Spanish. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served. Please note: Daycare is not provided.
Youth Truth Survey: How are we doing?
Santa Rosa City Schools has partnered with the national nonprofit, YouthTruth, to help us hear feedback from you about what we are doing well, and how we can improve. From 1/6/20 to 1/30/20, the YouthTruth Family survey will be open and we want to hear from you!
PLEASE TAKE THIS 15 MINUTE ONLINE SURVEY HERE: http://www.ytsurvey.org/SantaRosafamily20
Your response is anonymous and will be combined with responses from other parents/guardians throughout the district. Thank you for your feedback! It is a gift that helps us continually improve.