Fammatre Newsletter
May 7, 2020
Upcoming Dates
Friday, May 29th: Fammatre Family Night - Student Distance Learning Showcase
Tuesday, June 2nd: Fammatre Talent Show 2020
Thursday, June 4th: Last Day of School
Principal Message
Our teachers and staff have truly enjoyed the delicious meals, beautiful flowers, adorable pictures, and thoughtful cards you and your children have showered us with. We deeply appreciate your kindness. Thank you.
This week we have ironed out some of the details on a couple of our year-end culminating events. Below in this newsletter, you will find information on our virtual Fammatre Talent Show 2020. We can't wait to see all of that Fammatre Falcon Talent!
On Friday, May 29 we will hold our first-ever digital Fammatre Family Night. This will be an online opportunity for students to showcase some of the masterpieces or work they have created during distance learning. Our teachers will work with their students on identifying a piece of work to submit via their Seesaw or Google Classrooms.
Additionally, our team is putting the finishing touches on our plans for honoring our 5th-grade students. We will be communicating details out to 5th-grade families next week.
Warmly,
Jackie Smith
Principal
FAMMATRE TALENT SHOW 2020
The show will go on! Thanks to Mr. Bovone, Mr. Carter, and Howard Young (parent volunteer) we will have a virtual Fammatre Talent Show. It will go live for online viewing on June 2nd, 2020. Viewing directions will be shared prior to that. Details on permission, video submission rules, and how to submit video files are below. This is an opportunity for students to share their talents, it is not a competitive event.
Permission to Participate:
Parents must submit this permission form: https://forms.gle/BEDXMBF4cund38ng9 letting us know we have approval for your child to participate.
Talent Show Video Submission Rules:
1. One video submission per student or group. (You may do one solo act and be in one group act as well.)
2. Video may not exceed 1 minute and 45 seconds in length. Please do not add any text or frames to your final video.
3. At the start of the video, performer(s) must say their first name ONLY, their grade, and what they're performing.
4. If possible, please film in horizontal format if using a smart device.
5. All videos files must be .mov or .mp4
6. All videos must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, May 25th.
NOTE: All videos will be reviewed for approval by Fammatre staff. This is a family-friendly event, and young students and their siblings will be watching, all content must be respectful and inclusive of all members of our community.
How to submit your video:
1. Preferred method: upload your video or record it on this Flipgrid: https://flipgrid.com/4f1e4355
2. Email your .mov or .mp4 file to: Fammatretalentshow2020@gmail.com
Please email any questions related to the talent show to:
Fammatretalentshow2020@gmail.com and one of our Talent Show team members will get back to you.
Spirit Day: Friday, May 15th
Fabulous Falcon Awards
Congratulations to our May 1st, Students of the Week. These students were awarded for Being Caring.
Kindergarten: Garrett D., Brett S., Mayleen O., & Joseph R.
First Grade: Harshil G., Valentina H., Tatiana L.V., Arabella M., Lucas U., & Harshil G.
Second Grade: Antonio L.D., Ben P., Paige K., & Bailey C.,
Third Grade: Whitney J., Aanya S. & James J.
Fourth Grade: Brisa O., Kareem A., & Sapna K.
Fifth Grade: Aiden V. & Ryan S.
The Fammatre Be's:
Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Caring
Distance Learning Survey
Dear Cambrian Families,
CSD Distance Learning Parent Survey
Thank you for your patience, participation, and support as we continue our transition to blended Remote Learning at Cambrian schools. The goal of the following survey is to gather information from parents on how their child's online learning is going so that we can learn and improve the experience for everyone. Please spend a few minutes taking the survey below. If you have multiple students please fill out one form for each student.
CSD Distance Learning Parent SurveyThank you!
Yearbook 2019-2020
We are re-opening online yearbook sales for all families who did not already pre-order a yearbook. Online sales will stay open until the remaining supply of books have all been purchased, so don’t wait. If there was ever a year to buy a school yearbook, it’s this one. Let your child re-live the memories from before the shelter-in-place, and give them a way to remember this historic year forever.
To order, go to yearbookforever.com and type in Fammatre for the school name. The cost is $25 per book plus a small service fee for the distributor. Books will be available at the end of the school year. Pick-up instructions are still TBD. Email heatherolah@gmail.com with questions.
CAMBRIAN EXTENDED CARE Registration for 2020-21
We are excited to announce that our registration site for Cambrian Extended Care is now live for the 2020-21 school year! Our district-run before and after-school care program will be provided at Steindorf STEAM Magnet School, Farnham Elementary, Fammatre Elementary, Sartorette Elementary and Price Middle School. To register and learn more about what our program has to offer, please visit our registration page!
Cambrian Extended Care Registration Website: https://cambriansd.ce.eleyo.com
We look forward to providing our Cambrian families with high quality extended care opportunities! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at your earliest convenience.
Christina Bingham, Coordinator of Extended Day Program
Email: binghamc@cambriansd.com
Support and Distance Learning Resources
- Digital Tools for Learning webpage: https://www.cambriansd.org/Page/1705
Need Support with Technology?- Help with CSD devices or tools? Please fill out this help request form and a member of the Cambrian technology staff will get back to you.
Video Conferencing: Cambrian is using Google Hangouts Meet to support video conferencing with our students and teachers. Please take a moment to review this notice regarding live video class session expectations and considerations. It is also important that you review these live video class session guidelines with your child.
- CSD Distance Learning at Home Resources website: https://www.cambriansd.org/Page/3578.
Social-Emotional and Physical Wellness Support webpage: https://www.cambriansd.org/Page/3580
Where Can I Pick Up Food?: Families may receive free breakfast and lunch daily Monday through Friday from 11- 1 PM. A drive-up food pickup service is available at Price Middle School, 2650 New Jersey Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124.
For additional resources please see: Cambrian School District Closure Update Issue #6: April 17, 2020 at https://www.smore.com/342tn-closure-update?ref=email