Mustang Eblast
January 20, 2023
Richland's new school rocks!
1. Traffic turning left into the lot not yielding to oncoming traffic.
2. Cars heading North past our drive way and then u-turning across the double yellow lines to get into the right turn lane
3. Cars dropping off students in the right turn lane or across the street in the Senior Complex or IN THE STREET and having students walk across the street
4. Cars going in the EXIT ONLY driveway or OUT the IN ONLY driveway. Please follow the one way arrows
5. Car wanting to park not waiting but going around people waiting in the left turn lane
We have timed our pick up each day and have pick up completed by 3:31 each day. One minute longer than our last school! PLEASE be patient and follow road rules for the sake of the safety of our children.
Phase II - What we can look forward to!
1. Traffic light at Broden and Richland Road to help with traffic flow.
2. A separate drive - thru for buses and handicap pick up.
3. Kindergarten is proposed to go to the SAME bell schedule as Grades 1-5, eliminating the separate Kinder pick up line
4. Access THROUGH campus for students to walk through the playground to a supervised gate on the corner of Borden and Rose Ranch for walkers, pocket park pick up or pick on southwest side of campus.
5. A large blacktop play area, multi-course Urban Ninja play structure, grass playing fields, running track, tetherball, basketball and more!
SMUSD LCAP Survey
The San Marcos Unified School District is seeking feedback from our families regarding our Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The LCAP is the District’s plan that is designed to improve student achievement through the development of goals based upon student needs.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey linked below. This information will be utilized to update our LCAP, and also to improve our programs and services to improve student achievement.
This survey will remain open from January 16, 2023 - February 12, 2023, and your information will remain confidential.
LINKS:
SMUSD LCAP Survey / Encuesta de LCAP del SMUSD
Announcing Richland’s Spring Play for 2023!.... Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids
Luminary Arts is back for another great show! Auditions will be held on Tuesday, January 31st for K, 1st, 2nd and Wednesday, February 1st for students in 3rd, 4th, & 5th in the Multipurpose Room. All interested students MUST sign-up on the google form below before being able to audition. Rehearsals will be on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays after school. Performers in the ensemble will most often rehearse on either Monday or Tuesday and students with speaking roles will rehearse mostly on Wednesdays. The performances will be held on June 1st and 2nd. We are limiting the cast to 60 performers. If we have more students than that interested, the director will make casting decisions based on performer scheduling availability and/or will draw names from a hat to fill the remaining spots.
From SMUSD
Inspire Diagnostics Onsite COVID-19 Testing has closed - At-home test kits available
Inspire Diagnostics, the onsite COVID testing provider for SMUSD, has closed the COVID-19 testing center at the District Office due to a decline in the demand for PCR testing. State and local health agencies recommend the use of over-the-counter (OTC) tests as the primary testing option in K-12 settings. Should you need any at-home test kits, please contact the school health office.
Updated information on COVID-19 testing can be found on our website.
Newly Launched—Let’s Face It. Together. A Mental Health Program
Let's Face It. Together. is a mental health awareness campaign supported by the San Marcos Unified School District and the City of San Marcos. The campaign aims to help youth and teens get support from the District to address mental health challenges.
Learn more about the program and accessing resources at smusd.org/mentalhealth
We Need Your Input - It’s Time to Take the LCAP Survey
It's Time! The Local Control Accountability Plan, or LCAP, survey provides SMUSD parents/guardians, staff, students, and community members the opportunity to share feedback on our programs and services. Your input is crucial in developing the goals, actions, and budget priorities for our district.
Please take a few minutes to complete this important survey. All responses will remain anonymous. The survey will close on February 12, 2023. Click here to take the LCAP survey
A Message from the FOR Club
FOR Club Meetings:
Our next meeting will be February 7th.
FOR Club meetings will be the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6:00 - 7:00 in the Professional Development room. Child care will be provided.
Valentine’s Grams
Spread some love this Valentine's Day with a brag tag and personalized message! You can send these to your Mustang, your Mustang's teacher, a staff member, or a Mustang friend! We will deliver purchases during school on Valentine's Day! Once you proceed to purchase your grams here you will be asked a series of questions; please follow the directions to ensure that your grams are delivered properly. We will be selling these Valentine's Grams in person at Mustang Market on January 27th as well as in front of the Parent Room at drop off the morning of February 3rd and 10th while supplies last.
******Please note that If you wish to send your student a Valentines-Gram, but you need some financial assistance, please reach out to either Gaby Dellamary, in the office, or Kristen Engler, the counselor, as we have a limited number of scholarships to make sure all our Mustangs receive one.
APEX
APEX will kick off January 31st and our fun run will be on February 9th! We are looking for 15 volunteers per grade level! We will be including a volunteer sign up in the eblast on the 27th, so please keep an eye out for that.
STEAM Program:
We are excited to announce that our after school STEM Enrichment program at iFly is back on this year! The classes will be Wednesday February 1st, 8th and 15th at 3:30. There will be a total of 24 slots open for students with an additional 12 slots available for parents to join in flight! Cost for student flights (2 per student) is $45 and FOR Club will sponsor half, so upon sign up you will need to submit payment of $22.50 per student. Adult chaperone flights are $55. There is an option to add a high flight for $15. Sign up here! Please submit payment to our Venmo @Richland-FORClub or submit cash or check to the front office.
Yearbooks:
Yearbooks are on sale for $25. Follow our link to order yours today
https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/product/yearbooks
Code: 17701
5th grade families ONLY:
- 5th grade sailing on ads are currently available for $10 until Spring break!
Once we are in our new school we will have photo opportunities with a fun backdrop for all our 5th graders to enjoy. More info on that to follow.
- We still have room for our special baby picture page for all 5th graders to be a part of.
Lastly, if you have any First day of School pictures of your 5th grader please share those too.
https://www.hjeshare.com/eShare/?code=mustangs22-23
Code: mustangs22-23
2023 Yearbook cover art contest
Building the future...One child at a time.
The Yearbook Cover Contest is officially open to all Third, Fourth and Fifth grade students.
As we look around at our campus, we see it a little different. We see the old and now the new. As we get ready to go into our new school, I realize, there are so many memories we’re leaving behind.
What will you miss most about the Original Richland?
What are your favorite memories from the Original Richland?
Artwork is due to the Yearbook Committee by Friday, January 27. All artwork submissions must be returned to the office to be considered. No electronic submissions will be accepted.
Directions and Guidelines:
Yearbook theme is – What will you miss most from the Original Richland
Vertical orientation of artwork only
Use color as you want
Please use plain white paper. No lined paper. Size 8.5 x 11
No graphite, only pencil drawings – please use ink pens,
crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint, etc.
Do not include the school’s name or school year (2022-2023) – this will
be printed on the cover .
Name, Grade AND Teacher MUST be included on the artwork to be included in the contest.
DO NOT put this information on the front of your artwork – print on the back or on a sticky note. Your namartwork will be included in the yearbook just for participating!
Volunteer Opportunities:
We are currently searching for two Committee Chairpersons! We need someone to help organize our Adult Only Bingo De Mayo event and someone to help run the Raffle during Bingo. This year Bingo will be on May 5th which guarantees an extra amount of fun to this already fantastic event! If you are interested please email forclubpresident@gmail.com or check out our online form here, which includes other opportunities as well.
Sponsorships:
We offer a variety of sponsorships and are pleased to have them available online this year. Sponsorships are a great way to get your name out to our Mustang Community while supporting the various programs FOR funds. This year, we are funding over $110,000 for our enrichment programs, including STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) in the form of both in-school assemblies and a STEAM coordinator to provide in-school instruction, VAPA (Visual Arts and Performing Arts), and our Holiday Chorus and Spring Play ran by Luminary Arts. These funds also subsidize our support programs including Reading Intervention, Counseling Support, Classroom Support in the form of mini-grants, Instructional supplies, and our Appreciation program. We hope you will partner with us throughout the year so that our Mustangs can continue to enjoy the enhancements they deserve to their educational experience! Click here for year round sponsorships.
Mustang Monitors:
This is a great opportunity for Dads to be involved in their Mustang’s day. Sign up and you can come on campus to help with drop off, recess, and to monitor the halls, and just say “hi” to the Mustangs. Click here to sign up.
Dineouts:
Our next dineout will be January 24th at The Old Spaghetti Factory in San Marcos. Mention Richland at checkout and 15% goes back to Richland Elementary! We hope to see you all there!
Mustang Market:
Our Mustang Market will be outside of the Parent Room, next to the Administration building, Friday the 27th of January from 8:00 - 8:45am. We will be selling spirit wear and gear, including new 2022-2023 shirts and zip up hoodies! We also have hats, spirit sticks, pencils, water bottles pencil bags and tote bags available. We accept cash, credit and Venmo. You can also check our online store at richlandmustangs.itemorder.com for additional options.
Hibernate
Our Hibernate fundraiser is ON! Just in time for the holidays and the cool winter months! Order by December 16th to get your order in time for holiday gifting.
This is a great passive income fundraiser for us and will run year long. 15% of your purchase goes back to Richland! Richland is already getting $75 from this fundraiser so far! So let’s keep it going!
Keep Hibernate in mind anytime you need to stock up on sheets! We will have sheets for you to feel for yourself at our next Mustang Market, December 16th. We will also have swatches of all 14 of the sheet colors for you to choose from, so you can see them for yourself!
To set up your child’s fundraising account check out the flyer here where you can find the QR code or:
1. Download the Raise365 app and create and account or login to your existing account.
2. Go to the “Fundraisers” tab, hit “Join Fundraiser” and type Richland into the fundraiser search bar.
3. Fill out your child’s info and use “Richland” as the fundraiser password.
*Note: If you see the fundraiser from last year, make sure to “exit fundraiser” before you can join the current year’s fundraiser. If you need help with this, email forclubtreasurer@gmail.com for trouble shooting.
Here’s a quick video showing you how to join the fundraiser on the app and share with family and friends:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RyIccMpMwMo&feature=share
Yearlong Fundraisers:
Amazon Smile:
Amazon smile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices and shopping features as Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of your purchase of eligible products to the charitable organization of your choice. Change yours to "Friends of Richland" and give back to the school when you shop! Set up now
Ralphs Rewards:
Link your phone number to Richland Elementary at Customer Service and a portion of all your proceeds comes back to our Mustangs!
Green Flash Pest and Termite
Brown Family Chem Dry
Lovely Leaps
Mention Richland during registration at any of the above and a portion of proceeds will come back to Richland! Also, Green Flash offers discounts for Richland Families.
Box Tops:
Earn cash for the school by saving box tops from participating companies. Click here to find out how to digitally submit or simply cut out the box top and give them to your Mustang's teacher. There are two collection times throughout the school year and we will be announcing incentives for highest earning classrooms!
Visit our website at richlandforclub.com and join our facebook page, Friends of Richland Elementary School for more information and to stay up to date.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Important Upcoming Dates to Remember
Friday, January 27, 2023
Friday Flag Salute and Student of the Month - recorded
Mustang Market and Rush Coffee
Friday, February 17th - Monday, February 20th
No School. President's Day Weekend
Tuesday, March 14th, 3:30 p.m.
School Site Council Meeting, location TBD
Thursday, March 16th 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Richland Open House
Tuesday, March 21st 3:15-4:15
ELAC Meeting, New PD Room
Email: julie.barbara@smusd.org
Website: richlandelementary.smusd.org
Location: 910 Borden Road, San Marcos, CA, USA
Phone: 760) 290-2400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richlandforclub