It's time to order this year's Sycamore Gear! This year's student design, created by Tyler Anthony, is proudly displayed on hats, t-shirts and sweatshirts. In addition, you can purchase products from the past two years (quantities are limited). Payments can be made using Cash, Check, Zelle or Credit Card. All payments must be received before receiving your items. Please note there is a 4% convenience fee for using a credit card. Simply fill out this form, you will receive an email confirmation with payment instructions.

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We enjoyed our first lunch time meeting for Publishing House this week. Organizer Joanna Lord introduced us to the very talented, Taylor Orci. Students were thrilled to hear about Taylor's experience as a writer on the Netflix series, Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. Taylor encouraged our writers to explore all their interests, write regularly, and always be uniquely themselves!

Taylor also shared advice she'd been given. "Nothing is ever wasted!" The process of writing has value and you can never be sure where any story might lead! I hope some of the stories our students have in their minds will lead them to Publishing House. Parents, visit the Publishing House website and learn more about this program. View the PH Archive (Password: sycamore225).Talk to your student and encourage them to sign up as an author this year. Adults can register to support our young authors as PH volunteers using this same link. https://www.sycamoreph.org/ph-2021

To begin, sign in at https://syclibrary.goalexandria.com. Students' seven-digit Student ID serves as the Username (the number starts with 15... and is listed in Parent Connect and on the student data sheet provided at the start of the year) and the student's last name as the Password. Students may search for books by author, title, subject, etc. An icon of a book with a hand on it is used for HOLD requests. The program will walk you through the steps of placing a hold. Students may borrow 2 books at a time for up to two weeks. Renewals are permitted if there are no pending holds or reservations. Replacement costs are the responsibility of the student and family if books are lost or damaged.

Watch this video for more information on borrowing books. https://www.youtube.com/embed/BLBpNd1NqHw?feature=youtu.be. Feel free to contact the school office or our Librarian, Lis DesCombes, at edescombes@cusd.claremont.edu as you have questions.