Campus Updates & Reminders:
It is officially testing season at Korematsu for our 3rd-6th graders. Students in these grades will be taking their annual state standardized tests. If you have a student testing, please make sure they get a full nights sleep, a hearty breakfast, and arrives to school on time. Students who are not at school on time will be moved to a buddy class until the testing session is over and will have to make up the test at a later date.
PTO Message:
Frozen Fridays are back! Come purchase a frozen treat after school beginning this Friday and ending on June 5th. Treats will be for sale in Mace Ranch Park, just outside of the playground gate. All proceeds will go towards next year’s 6th grade science camp field trip.
Social Justice Corner:
For this month’s Speak Up Assembly series, we are celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month. Let’s learn about the first of our social justice icons this month, Mamie Phipps Clark:
- Social Psychologist from Hot Springs, Arkansas but faced challenges in her career because she was a Black woman
- Studied how segregating kids in schools negatively impacted Black students’ feelings
- Helped with Brown vs Board of Education decision to eliminate segregation in schools
- Worked helping homeless Black girls and gave counseling to help them
- Started or served many important organizations: Harlem Youth Unlimited Opportunities Project, National Headstart Planning Committee, US Armed Forces Institute
- Received many honors including Award for Humanitarianism, Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Psychology, Women Achievement Award
Important Dates:
May 4th: State testing begins for 3rd through 6th graders
May 6th: Speak Up Assemblies (Mental Health Awareness Month)
May 18th: Site Climate Committee Meeting (3:15; Online)
May 20th: Monthly PTO Meeting (7:00; Library or Online)