All are Invited to Attend the PTO Meeting this Week!
School Site Council is looking for members!
The Arcade School Site Council is in need of three parents to join this year. Site Council is responsible for creating a School Plan for Arcade, which determines our goals for our school and how we will spend our site’s Title and LCFF funds.
Meetings are held roughly every six (6) weeks after school at 3:00 P.M. on Mondays.
Nominations are being accepted by email to Ms. McManigal at lindsey.mcmanigal@sanjuan.edu. An election will be held in the following weeks and a link will be sent out in order to vote. Please consider submitting your name.
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A FEW REMINDERS:
- We want to remind families to NOT pick up students across the street from the school. Students are crossing and nearly getting hit by oncoming traffic, and clear "No Stopping" signs are posted by the crosswalks. Please pick up your student at the designated area BEHIND the school for their safety.
- We do have many students that walk home, and we want to remind them to use the crosswalks and to walk on the sidewalks.
- Lastly, students, please pick up after yourself while you are waiting for your ride, and place all trash in the garbage cans.
Information on Early Dismissals from School
We receive a lot of early dismissal requests in the last 15 minutes of school, which is very disruptive to individual classrooms and the office, as well.
If you must make an early dismissal request during lunch, please allot extra time, as it is very difficult to locate students at lunch. We are unable to make an all-call because other classes are still in session during both lunches.
If it is absolutely necessary to pull your student out of school early, please remember to CALL AHEAD (especially when you are pulling students during the lunch period), so that it will not take as long to bring your student to the office.
Volunteer Information for 2022-2023 School Year
The San Juan Unified School District has implemented new processes and regulations for the 2022-2023 school year. Even if you have volunteered at other schools, the district is still requiring that EVERYONE who has not filled out the online form last year sign up through the online process in order to volunteer at Arcade.
If you are not sure if you filled out the online link, please email Ms. Biggs at monica.biggs@sanjuan.edu and she can check to see if you completed the form last year.
If you have not already completed the form, please go to www.sanjuan.edu/Page/725 and click on the Volunteer Verification Blue box to sign up to volunteer.
Please read the PDF form below for more information.
Welcome to Brainfuse HelpNow!
You can access more information regarding that by clicking here.
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ELAC Meeting Wednesday, October 26th. This meeting will be an in-person meeting at the school at 6:00 P.M. | School Dance Friday, October 28th! 6:30 - 8:30 P.M. More information in next week's Shield! |
ELAC Meeting
School Dance
More information in next week's Shield!
El Camino Football Game!
Friday, October 21st at Abbot Field (El Camino's football field).
The JV game is at 5:00 P.M. and the Varsity game is at 7:00 P.M.
Many of our former students play on both teams and would love to have some Spartan support! Help to cheer them on.
Remember to bring your San Juan Student ID card.
Information About Head Lice
Arcade is looking for a Farsi/Dari-Speaking (Persian-Speaking) BIA
An AMAZING job opportunity is available at Arcade Middle School! We are in need of a Farsi/Dari-speaking (Persian) Bilingual Instructional Assistant (BIA).
Benefits for San Juan employees:
There is currently a hiring bonus for new candidates to the district. The pay range for BIAs is $15.00 - $18.72 an hour, medical benefits are paid 100% for employees and 75% for dependents, and there are CalPERS retirement benefits.
Attached below is the job description for these positions.
If you have any questions or are interested in one of the positions, please email Lindsey McManigal, Principal of Arcade at mailto:lindsey.mcmanigal@sanjuan.edu
The Underground Clothing Connection! FREE Clothing Exchange Store
Free clothing exchange store
-Name brands in stock: Adidas, Volcom, Converse, Vans, American Eagle, Hollister-
for San Juan Unified School District students and families that are in need.
Open Days (year round)
Wednesday 11AM to 4PM and Saturday 11AM to 3PM
Located inside Sunrises Mall: 6041 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights
Kaylon (916)952-9797 / Edith (Spanish) at (916)979-8877
or email: TheUnderground411@gmail.com
*Eligibility based on need:if you receive Free & Reduced Meal Plan, McKinney-Vento program, CalWORKS, SNAP, foster care, or other financial hardship
Eligible students and families interested in shopping can drop in at the store and sign-up. You can also sign-up from home by scanning the QR code in the flyer below then drop in at the store to shop.
Breakfast and Lunch Remain Free to All Students
Students must simply enter their Student ID numbers in order to get a free school breakfast or lunch.
Students are assigned 1st or 2nd Lunch based on their 4th period teacher. Students who have 1st Lunch go to lunch before attending their 4th period class, while students who have 2nd Lunch go to lunch after their 4th period class. The lunch assignments by teacher are available by clicking on the red button below.
For example, if a student has Mr. Androlowicz for 4th period, they will have 1st Lunch, and they will go to lunch before attending Mr. Androlowicz's class. If a student has Mr. Alvarez for 4th period, they are assigned 2nd Lunch, and they will go to lunch after attending Mr. Alvarez's class.
Covid Testing Available for Students at Arcade
Face coverings are still required in the Covid testing area.
Please make sure you pre-register your student before coming to test: www.sanjuan.edu/preregister
Please call to make an arrangement to have your student tested.
This testing is for San Juan Unified School District students and staff only.
FREE Online Resources for Students
San Juan Unified students now have access to the California State Library’s online research databases, and their student identification cards can be used as an “E-Card” to access online materials from the Sacramento Public Library.
A translated flier with more information on accessing the state library’s research portals can be downloaded here. Resources include Britannica School-Student, Proquest Databases, and TeachingBooks.net.
A flier with more information on the Sacramento Public Library’s E-Card and online resources can be downloaded here. This flier also includes information on how to opt out of the E-Card program, which offers ebooks and other digital content.
ONLINE RESEARCH DATABASES - Accessible in the SJUSD Portal
● Just click on the “library tile in Portal and then on the tile of the database you want to access.
● Or check with your school library/media center to see if the databases have been added to Destiny.
Notes:
● Tiles in the Student section of Portal are listed in alphabetical order.
● For Proquest, the tile is a folder. When you click on it, you will go to a page with a tile for each product available from Proquest Accessing the databases outside of SJUSD:
● Start in Portal or Destiny, as you normally would. Then follow the instructions below for the database you wish to use.
● Please note that the access codes listed below must be typed exactly as written.
Britannica School-Student and Escolar
Start in Portal and click on the tile for the Britannica or Escolar
Enter
● District access name: sanjuan
● District access code: sjusd!
Proquest
Start in Portal and click on the tile for the Proquest product you want.
Enter
● District access name: sjusd1
● District access code: SJUSD12!
Teachingbooks.net
Do NOT start in Portal if you are not at a district site. Instead, go to: TeachingBooks.net/home Enter
● District access name: sanjuan
● District access code: teachingbooksK12
Video overview: http://bit.ly/TBNET
CALENDAR ITEMS - Looking Ahead
- October 20 - PTO Meeting, in person, 6:30 P.M.
- October 26 - ELAC Meeting, in person, 6:00 P.M.
- October 28 - Dance, 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.
ARCADE MIDDLE SCHOOL OFFICE
- Monday - Friday from 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
- Please wear a mask and maintain social distancing
- Attendance Phone Number: 916-971-7300 ext. 1
