LUCHA Ledger
Weekly Newsletter from L.U.C.H.A. Elementary School
September 8, 2021
Principal's Coffee
This will be an opportunity for parents to ask questions, share concerns or successes and get to know other LUCHA families!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87422576240
Meeting ID: 874 2257 6240
Passcode: lucha
Back to School Night
Thank you to our TK, Kinder, 1st and 2nd grade families for joining us for last night's Back to School Night sessions!
TONIGHT at 6pm, we hope to see all the parents of 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade LUCHA Leaders on Zoom! This is a very important way for our teachers to share important information with you so please make every effort to attend!!!
Back to School Night Zoom Links
3rd Grade - Mr. Almerido
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3078513940?pwd=a3lta1FJc1dTdGhhRG5HQ3ZoMXZnZz09
Meeting ID: 307 851 3940
Passcode: lucha
3rd Grade - Mrs. Urena
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3271960320?pwd=dkdxcU5ZMTRxb3pwMGJuaGc0NU1YQT09
Meeting ID: 327 196 0320
Passcode: b5time2
4th Grade - Mr. Dearing
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7077740185?pwd=b0d1RzNJZXhLMndLVnlZdmt5b0xsQT09
Meeting ID: 707 774 0185
Passcode: Lucha
4th/5th Grade - Ms. Estrada
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7091840266?pwd=VndCOVUxSzFpa3ZxNFEwSDducnpyUT09
Meeting ID: 709 184 0266
Passcode: a1
5th Grade - Ms. Maloney
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7694978374?pwd=Ym9RaHU2VSs0cDFkdEtEWVBvaXZMZz09
Meeting ID: 769 497 8374
Passcode: Maloney5
Kimochis - Meet Cloud
This week your child met Cloud. Cloud is our moody Kimochis character who can feel happy one minute and then sad or mad the next. Cloud helps everyone learn that it is okay to feel mad but it is never okay to be unkind or mean.
In the coming weeks Cloud will teach your child many helpful communication tools. Today we focused on the importance of inclusion as no one wants to feel left out. Students in our upper grades learned tools to find partners, as it can be very emotional when you feel like you can’t find a partner. We learned some helpful, “Kindness Partner Rules.” And even when we follow “Kindness Partner Rules,” kind kids from kind homes will both get left out and accidentally leave others out. Kind kids will also leave others out on purpose as they will sometimes forget to be kind.
Our school does not tolerate unkind or hurtful behavior, but we value these teachable moments where we can coach students on how to redo a moment when they have been unkind, and also support children in knowing what to do when unkindness is experienced or witnessed. This is a very long journey of learning that we invite you to join us as you are your child’s first and primary teacher. Together we are better!
Please help us keep all our children and families feeling safe by not discussing others unkind behaviors. Your concern is our concern and we invite you to bring any concerning behavior to the school’s attention as we can better teach children kinder ways of interacting if kids and families do not feel that others are labeling or speaking about them behind their back. We don’t speak about other students’ academic performance so we are hoping you will join us to not speak about others behavior unless of course you admire it!
Parent Leader Group
This group is in charge of organizing school events and keeping our school community connected! They meet once a month on the second Tuesday of the month on Zoom at 5:30pm.
Our next meeting is on Tuesday, September 14th.
We hope that you will join our Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87466211469?pwd=V1JhcDU0VjVLTlhKTDY1TVMvODByUT09
Meeting ID: 874 6621 1469
Passcode: PLG
4th & 5th Grade Instrumental Music
If this is something your child might be interested in, please review this presentation and complete this google form by Thursday, September 30th.
After School Program
If your child has still not been included in the YMCA program and you are still interested in securing a spot for your child, please reach out to our site director, Danery Cervantes at danery.cervantes@ymcasv.org or (408) 708-6124.
We are working hard to hire additional staff to accommodate our community need!
Let's Stay Connected!
In addition to the LUCHA Ledger and Parent Square, we encourage you to follow us on our social media outlets. This is a place for us to highlight what's happening on campus!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LUCHASchool
(Every Sunday night at 7:30pm Mrs. Burt and her sons do a Facebook Live Bedtime Story - all are invited to tune in with us!)
Instagram: @LUCHASchool
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2sMaDpQcypxFUvneMTXNig/videos
Please be sure to fill out our request for exclusion form (in parent handbook that went home today or request a copy in the office) if you prefer that images of your child not be shared!
Contact Us
Email: kristin.burt@arusd.org
Website: www.arusd.org/lucha
Location: 1711 East San Antonio Street, San Jose, CA, USA
Phone: (408) 928-8300
Facebook: facebook.com/LUCHASchool