New Staff
Appointment at EGUSD
The Elk Grove Unified School District's Board of Education has appointed
Joseph Airoso principal of Calvine
High School.
Airoso will replace principal Dan Sofia, who
is retiring from the district. Airoso
previously served as vice-principal at William
Daylor High
School and as a Teacher-in-Charge at Sheldon High School.
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Florin High School to celebrate 20th Anniversary
The 2009-2010 school year will mark the 20th year Florin High School has been educating students.
The first event of their year-long 20th Anniversary celebration is a reunion of past and present staff members on Thursday, August 13th from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Commons area on the Florin High School campus.
All current and past staff members, district administrators and Board of Education members are invited to attend the event.
For more information, please contact Joanna Corrigan at (916) 689-8600, x6000. |
EGUSD students to participate in Elk Grove Optimist/Kohl's ChildSpree
More than 100 Elk Grove Unified students will enjoy a $100 back-to-school
shopping spree on Saturday, July 25, 2009 to shop for back to school clothing
at the Elk Grove Kohl's store.
Childspree is an event for select
students who are in need of school clothes, backpacks and school supplies. The
students range from kindergarten through 5th grade.
Students will shop with chaperones from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. at
the Kohl's store located at 9650
Bruceville Road.
In addition, Kohl's will provide each student with a 15 percent discount. Students participating in the event are
identified through Healthy Start, Project Act and Foster Youth Services.
The day includes a pancake breakfast in the parking lot,
prepared and served by Elk Grove Lions Club and their members. Great
Clips will offer free haircuts in the parking lot to the students. Each student will receive a backpack, compliments
of Project Act, filled with school supplies.
The Children's Safety Coalition will provide free booster seats and fire
alarm batteries to families participating in this event. In addition, the University of California,
Davis will
provide free bicycle helmets to the students and Strawberry Creek Dental will
provide oral dental supplies.
Healthy Start is still
in need of chaperones, sponsors and volunteers.
Please contact Sandy Waite or Isabel Reynoso at 916-392-9081, Joan
Estepa at 916-686-7764 or Diane Lampe or Carmen Flores at 916-422-1091 for
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9th Annual EGUSD Golf Tournament still accepting registration
The Elk
Grove Unified
School District will host its 9th
Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 8 at Bing Maloney Golf Course in Sacramento. The golf event is the main fundraiser for the
district's college scholarship fund and has successfully raised over $120,000 to
date.
The college fund was created
by EGUSD employees to support students pursuing post-secondary education.
Because of the continued success of the golf tournament, EGUSD employees have
been able to award over 100 $1,000 scholarships to EGUSD graduates and fund a
$10,000 Golden 50 Endowed Scholarship in honor of the district's 50th
Anniversary.
The tournament offers
participants 18 holes of golf (including golf cart), lunch, tee prizes, a
complementary team photo, and men's and women's longest drive, accuracy and
closest-to-the-pin contests. Participants
also can take part in a putting contest with EGUSD Superintendent Steven M.
Ladd, Ed.D.
The cost is $95 per player
with $20 going directly to the scholarship fund. Registration starts at 7 a.m. and the
tournament begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. at Bing Maloney Golf Course (6801 Freeport Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95822).
For more information on
registration or sponsorship, please visit www.egusd.net/golf
or call Greg Lindner at 916-686-7710 x2041.
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Welcome to eguNews, an EGUSD email newsletter published every two weeks. If you have questions about eguNews, you can email communication@egusd.net or call (916) 686-7732.
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EGUSD Breakfast Programs
The Elk Grove Unified School District's breakfast program continues to grow with the beginning of each school year.
On July 20, two more elementary schools joined 35 elementary schools and all middle and high schools in providing the district's breakfast program for their students.
The breakfast program begins a half hour before the first school bell. The cost for elementary school students is $1.25 and $1.50 for secondary school students. Families who qualify for free and reduced lunches also qualify for breakfast at no cost.
"We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but this is especially true for children," said Lisa Vorce, nutrition specialist for the district. "Research shows that kids who eat breakfast are more likely to have healthier diets, better test scores and consistent school attendance. Offering breakfast for students is an excellent way to start the day at our schools."
Students have an array of healthy selections to choose from, including bagels, muffins, cereals, fruits, breakfast pizza and burritos, turkey pancake wraps, lumberjack French toast and sunrise sandwiches.
Schools added this year to the breakfast program include Stone Lake Elementary School and Ellen Feickert Elementary School.
Click here to view the breakfast menu.
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Taiko drums resound across Fite Elementary
Each June, the steady sounds of drumming can be heard echoing from the Robert J. Fite Elementary School campus.
Since the school's opening in 2002, Taiko drums have been a familiar sound on Fite's campus. Fite fourth grade teacher Diana Sandoval was responsible for the program's creation.
The Taiko drum program coincides with the multiculturalism and character development aspects of the school. Although the program targets fourth grade students, fifth and sixth grade students can also try out. Every student participates and performs 4 songs on the drums as a group.
"Each year, we have about 75 fourth grade students that participate," said Jeff Anderson, a fourth grade teacher at Fite. "Generally, about 10-12 fifth and sixth grade 'veterans' continue to participate as well. We also have two former Fite students that currently attend Sheldon High School - Brooke Morgan and Lucille Mercader - who return to help each year."
This year, in addition to the Taiko drum performance, students performed an oral language piece - "The Crocodile's Toothache," by Shel Silverstein, a song - "Lean On Me" and a dance - the Hustle to the song "Car Wash."
At the end of the month students perform twice - at a morning assembly for the school and at an evening assembly for parents, family and friends.
According to Anderson, there is definitely interest to keep the drum program around for years to come.
"It really is a fun, end of the year activity and many of our fifth and sixth grade students remember the program and look forward to participating in it each year," said Anderson. "The parents also really enjoy it too and are very positive in supporting it. The students especially look forward to Mr. Coronado's dance moves."
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Prairie Elementary receives special recognition for Reading First program
Prairie Elementary School has been awarded a Certificate of Achievement for their exemplary efforts in completing the California Reading First Initiative. Prairie principal Fawzia Keval was presented with the award by Roxanne Higgins, a director for Reading First's Technical Assistance Center in Sacramento and Jerrilyn Ewing, director of instructional support for the district during a short ceremony in June.
Of the 813 schools participating in the Reading First program across California, only 48 were selected to receive a Certificate of Achievement for their efforts.
"Prairie Elementary greatly deserves this honorary recognition as they have truly demonstrated hard work and dedication as it pertains to reading instruction," said Ewing. "Prairie has also distinguished themselves as an exemplary school with increasing their students' reading achievement. The administrators, teachers and staff at Prairie are wholeheartedly committed to closing the achievement gap."
Reading First, a national initiative, was established under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In 2002, California received $900 million to use over a six-year period to improve classroom instruction in reading in grades K-3. The goal of the initiative is to make "substantial progress" toward the goal of ensuring that by the end of the third grade, all students are grade level proficient readers in English.
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Carroll Elementary School wins Wal-Mart Recycling Challenge
Carroll Elementary School bested all other participating schools in Northern California by winning the Wal-Mart Kids Recycling Challenge.
Carroll students recycled over one million plastic shopping bags during the 2008-2009 school year to win the top prize. The school collected nearly 1,000 large containers of shopping bags, earning a refund of $5 for each container filled. Carroll earned a total $4,700 from recycling bags and an additional $3,000 for winning the Northern California competition.
"The money will be used to enhance classroom budgets and fund our Accelerated Reader program," said Paul Hauder, principal at Carroll. "If we have additional funds left over, they will be used to provide teacher resources for differentiating instruction during their daily workshop time."
Carroll Elementary also won the challenge last year.
Established in 2004 by the Wal-Mart Foundation, the Wal-Mart Kids Recycling Challenge focuses on informing the community about environmental education and sustainable practices. The 2008-2009 school year marked the last time Wal-Mart will sponsor the contest.
In addition to Carroll, seven EGUSD elementary schools also participated in the Wal-Mart Kids Recycling Challenge. Anna Kirchgater earned $1,005 from recycling bags and an additional $2,000 for placing second in the Sacramento region. The remaining elementary schools participating included: Mary Tsukamoto, Ellen Feickert, Roy Herburger, Elitha Donner, Robert J. Fite and Edna Batey. | |
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