Taft Updates

February / March Updates

27th SSC @ 3:30

28th Super Minimum Day school ends at 11:45

March

2nd. Third Grade Pescadero Field Trip

3rd Student of the Month Award

8th Second Harvest Food Distribution @ 2:30

10th Principal Coffee

16th. Fire Drill

17th St. Patricks Day

20th-24th. Parent Conferences Dismissal is 1:15 all week

27th SSC @ 3:30

28th ELAC @ 8:30am

30th Family Math Night 6:00pm-7:30pm

Dear Families

I hope all students were able to get some rest this past week. As you all know the weather affected the Taft area once again as power was lost for about 2 days, so we were fortunate not to be in school. As we prepare to return on Monday it looks like we will continue with rain and cold, so please make sure to send your child in appropriate clothes for winter. All students should wear closed shoes daily as they are outside running at recess and for Physical Education.

Testing

Please make sure that your child is at school daily. We are starting Iready testing for our third- fifth graders this week and ELPAC testing already started for K-2 students. We will continue testing for ELPAC for 3rd-5th grade after IReady testing is completed. So please make sure to have your child in school.

Attendance

We continue to have many students absent. We realize that students are still getting ill and that they need to stay home. Once they are feeling better, please have send them to school. Everyday a student misses, is a day less of learning. Please make sure to call and leave a message at school for your child's absence. We continue to have unexcused absences due to parents not calling the school.

Thank you to all the families who continue to call in their child absence or filling out our google form.

Pancake Breakfast

Thank you to all the families who came to support the Pancake Breakfast on February 11th. Your patience for getting served was definitely appreciated as the IHop team was cooking as fast as they could. The fifth grade students are very appreciative for all of your support.

Great BIG SHOUT OUT to Boys and Girls Club for supporting the event and providing free activities for our students to participate in.

Reclassification

Congratulations to our 17 students who were recognized for making progress in their English skills. These students no longer will have to take the ELPAC test this winter. We are very proud of each student for this accomplishment.