Principal's Weekly Howler: April 7, 2025

Campus Updates & Reminders:

We are excited to welcome you to campus this Thursday for Open House! This event is an opportunity to celebrate your student and all of the wonderful work that they have accomplished this year. The event will be open from 6:00-7:30, so please swing by at any time during that block to check out your child’s classroom.

State testing season is upon us for grades 3-6. Over the next several weeks, teachers will be working with students on practice tests to get them familiar with the online portal. Actual testing won’t begin until May.

PTO Message:

Ready for a chance to win $750 cash? Our cash raffle, presented by The Good Scoop and Korematsu Parent Teacher Organization (KPTO) is now open! Visit the KPTO website to learn more about your chance to win big!

Auction Update:

Our Auction “Meet me in Hawaii”- The evening of Saturday, April 26th SAVE THE DATE!

We are still busy working on procuring items in our community, collecting and organizing donations for class baskets, and we can use your help! 

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0A4DA9A82EA1FFC34-54603420-auction

Have not attended and want to know more? This is a very fun, 21 and older evening at Wildhorse Golf Club, for staff and families (current and graduated). There is dinner, and 2 alcoholic/nonalcoholic drink tickets included and more available for purchase. Online and live auction items available to bid on. Some of us come dressed in theme and some come in what makes them feel most comfortable. We end the night with bidding on desserts, sharing them among new, old friends, and staff.  As well as dancing and games!!

You have not volunteered and are just not sure how you can help a little to make a BIG impact?? If you aren't able to attend, we still need help with preparations and donations. There are so many ways to contribute, if you are on the fence on how to help, please email me or our fundraiser chair, Heather Theisen who's working really hard to make our auction a success ([email protected])

Social Justice Corner:

This month we learned about two environmentalist social justice icons who both happened to be kids when they started their work. Let’s learn about the first one: Greta Thunberg:

  • Swedish environmental activist working to limit climate change
  • Began protesting at 8 years old
  • Has Asperger syndrome
  • First strike at 15 “School Strike for Climate”; sat outside parliament
  • The next year, global strikes for climate began; 1.6 million people from 125 countries participated
  • Named “Time’s Person of the Year”, Swedish “Woman of the Year”, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

Important Dates:

4/8- Take Out Tuesday at Panera (All Day! Use code FUND4U)

4/10- Battle of the Books

4/10- Open House (6:00-7:30)