Principal's Weekly Howler: March 17, 2025

Campus Updates & Reminders:

Next week is conference week! Please make sure to note our adjusted schedule:

TK/Kindergarten will operate on their normal schedule (including “Wacky Wednesday”)

1st-6th grades will dismiss at 1:35pm every day

If your child is enrolled in SPARK or Catalyst after school programs, they will go to their program after school ends. All other students must be picked up at their appropriate dismissal time.

PTO Message:

Our annual Spring book fair is coming up on 3/17! We hope to see you there! 

Monday 3/17 is our Family Night from 5:30-7:30

  • Come for dinner! We'll have two food trucks!
  • Former Korematsu teacher Mrs. Smith will be here to do readings and to discuss her book Stranded!
    • 5:45-6pm - Picture book reading
    • 6-6:15pm - Stranded discussion and Q+A
    • 6:15-7:30 - Book signing

Our book fair is not possible without the help of our amazing Korematsu families. We are still in need of filling quite a few volunteer spots for the week, so we would appreciate any help you could give during the week. Sign up HERE.

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:

Let’s learn about some Women’s History Month social justice icons that have made an impact on society! Next, let’s learn about Ruth Bader Ginsburg:

  • Supreme Court Justice (2nd woman to serve at that time)
  • 1956: only one of 9 female students at Harvard Law School
  • No one would hire her as lawyer, so she began teaching at Rutgers
  • 1970s: worked for ACLU as lawyer fighting for equal rights for women
  • 1993-2020: was a Supreme Court Justice until her death; she was 87 years old

Important Dates:

3/17-3/21- Parent Teacher Conferences

3/17-3/21- Scholastic Book Fair

3/17- Book Fair Family Night (5:30-7:30; Library)

3/19- PTO Monthly Meeting (7:00 pm; Room C-20 due to the Book Fair in the Library)

3/24-3/28- Spring Break