Bard Bulldog Newsletter
April 2024
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Principal's Message
Welcome Back and Happy Earth Month! There are a lot of exciting things happening in April including dance classes for 1st & 2nd grade, art classes for 3rd through 5th grade and drumming classes for 4th and 5th grade. We will be hosting a military picnic to celebrate Month of The Military Child on April 24th. We are also preparing to start state testing, called CAASPP, on May 6th. Construction for new heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems continues and Phase 4., including rooms 17-20 will begin on April 17.
Earth Day 2024!
Earth Day will be celebrated by millions of people in the US, and around the world on Monday April 22. The global organizer of Earth Day and the largest recruiter of environmental movements worldwide, announced the theme for Earth Day 2024 – “Planet vs. Plastics.” calls to advocate for widespread awareness on the health risk of plastics, rapidly phase out all single use plastics, urgently push for a strong UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution, and demand an end to fast fashion.
Check out the link below to find information on Earth Day events, activities, and what individuals and organizations can do to make a difference: https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2024/
SPRING OPEN HOUSE!
Thank you for Joining us for our spring open house where we got to see our second grade dance performance, our 4th and 5th grade drum performance, art and writing displays from TK-1st grade. The Science Fair displays from our 4th and 5th grade students was impressive.
SCIENCE FAIR
2ND GRADE DANCE PERFORMANCE
4TH &5TH GRADE DRUM PERFORMANCE
Día Del Niño @CSI Channel Island
California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) is hosting a Children’s Day/Día de los Niños event this April 20th, 2024, from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
This is a FREE event at CSUCI, and FREE parking will be provided. This event is for all families, guardians, children, educators, and community members to join us for a day of activities, games, and reading. Our special guest is children’s book author James Luna. who will be reading his book. The first 150 guests will receive a free copy of the book!
The Runaway Piggy/El Cochinito Fugitivo
California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) tendrá un evento para el Día de los Niños este 20 de abril de 2024 de 9:00 a. m. a 12:00 p. m.
Este es un evento GRATUITO en CSUCI y se proporcionará estacionamiento GRATUITO. Este evento es para todas las familias, niños, educadores, y miembros de la comunidad participen en actividades, juegos y lectura. Nuestro invitado especial es el autor de libros infantiles James Luna quien leera su libro The Runaway Piggy/El Cochinito Fugitivo. ¡Los primeros 150 invitados recibirán una copia gratuita del libro!
https://artepublicopress.com/product/the-runaway-piggy-el-cochinito-fugitivo/
Important Dates
💐April :1-12 SPRING BREAK
💐April 18: Spring Pictures
💐 April 19: Flag Gathering
💐April 23: PTA Meeting @5pm Via Google Meet
💐April 24: Military Child Day/Military Family Picnic Day
🌸May 3: Progress Notices
🌸May 3: Flag Gathering
🌸May 6-May 17: CAASPP State Testing Grades 3-5
🌸May 6-10: Spring Teacher Conferences
🌸May 8: Cafe Con La Directora/Coffee With The Principal
🌸May 10: Latin American Mother's Day
🌸May 12: Mother's Day
🌸May 14: PTA Meeting @5pm Via Google Meet
🌸May 27: Memorial Day 7-No School
🌅June7: Flag Gathering
🌅June 11: PTA Meeting @5pm Via Google Meet
🌅June 12: Bard Annual Family Picnic
🌅June 13: 5th Grade Completion Ceremony @1pm
🌅June 16: Father's Day
🌅June 17: Jr. High School Promotion Day
🌅 June 18: Progress Reports Are Sent Home K-5th grade
🌅June 18: Last Day of School
Start The Day Off Right!
Student Safety 1st During Drop-Off and Pick-Up
When picking up and dropping off your students at school, ideally, we would ask that you park on a side street or in the school parking lot and walk your student to a school entrance.
Front Bus Zone: If you must drop off or pick up your student at the front of the school, please pull forward as far as possible to prevent a traffic jams. DO NOT park at the front curb as it is only for drop off and pick up and bus zone. You will be sited if you leave your car unattended.
Rear Parking Lot: If you drop off or pick up students at the side gate of the rear parking lot, please stay to the right, nearest the yellow line at the fence. Staying to the right will allow other vehicles to exit around those vehicles still waiting for their student(s).
Lillian Drive Gate: There is a gate at the rear of the Bard playground, which is available for student pick-up or drop-off. The gate at the Lillian Drive cul de sacs are staffed during pick-up and drop-off times and are significantly less crowded. The Lillian Drive gate is an excellent pick-up and drop-off area alternative.
Thank you for your cooperation!
TK AND KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT
It is time to enroll incoming Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten (K) students for the 2024-2025 school year!
Children born September 2, 2019-September 1, 2020 may enroll in transitional kindergarten.
Children born September 2, 2018-September 1, 2019 may enroll in kindergarten.
TK is offered at Bard, Haycox, Hueneme, Larsen and Williams Schools.
For further enrollment detail visit the Hueneme Registration Webpage
Registration Hours:
Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 3pm and Wednesday
CAASPP-California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress
State Testing - Spring 2024
Each spring, students in grades three through eight participate in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP).
This year, your child will take the following test(s) between May 6th- May 17th:
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment in English language arts/literacy
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment in mathematics
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment in science (grades 5&8 only)
The Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments are online tests that measure what students know and is able to do. The tests include many different types of questions that allow students to interact with the test questions. Results help identify gaps in knowledge or skills early on so your child can get the support he or she needs to be successful in school.
To learn more about either the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments or the CAST, go to the California Department of Education Parent Guides to Understanding Web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp.
You can look at sample test questions on the practice tests, which
can be found on the CAASPP Web Portal at http://www.caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html.
Bell Schedule
Please Report Your Absence
Jose Serrano( jserrano@hueneme.org). 805-488-3583 ext. 1095
Richard Bard Elementary School
Email: malcantar@hueneme.org
Website: bard.hueneme.org
Location: 622 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, CA, USA
Phone: 805-488-3588
Twitter: @bardbulldogs