2021/2022 WELCOME BACK LETTER

GREEN OAKS FUNDAMENTAL SCHOOL

San Juan Unified School District

7145 Filbert Avenue, Orangevale, California 95662

Telephone (916) 986-2209; FAX (916) 986-2214; Voice Mail (916) 979-8370, Attendance (916) 979-8333

Kent Kern, Superintendent of Schools

Robert Reynolds, Principal

August 2021

Hello Everyone,

Welcome back as we begin the 2021-2022 school year! We are looking forward to an incredible year with all of you, where we can continue to partner together in providing our students with an excellent education.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION, DATES & TIMES TO NOTE AND REMEMBER:

COVID UPDATE

Unless policy changes, students will wear masks while inside classrooms/buildings and will not wear them while outside. At this time, parent volunteers will not be in classrooms, but parents are able to come on campus at drop off/pick up.

CLASS PLACEMENT

A great deal of time and consideration for your child’s success in the coming school year was given to your child’s class placement. Later this week (Aug. 6th) families can go onto the parent portal, reenroll (update emergency information) and view who their child’s teacher is for this year. Parents can visit www.sanjuan.edu/parents to access content previously accessible through the old portal.

STAFF CHANGES

Congratulations went out to Mrs. Waraas and Mrs. France upon their retirement. We would also like to welcome new teachers and inform you of our grade level changes:

Miss Sims will teach third grade.

Mrs. Campo will teach fourth grade (new to Green Oaks).

Mr. DaMarto will teach fourth/fifth combo.

Miss Shirhall will teach fifth grade (new to Green Oaks).

Mrs. Jun will teach music (new to Green Oaks).

Mrs. Tice will be our new Intervention Teacher.

Mrs. Penner will be our Speech Teacher (new to Green Oaks).

Also, this year we have added Instructional Assistants to our staff and would like to welcome Anna Kusz, Kimberly Reinking, Katie Shaw, Elizabeth Olmsted, Trisha Coleman, Bailey Zvolanek, and Michael Golden.

We continue to utilize all available resources to ensure your child receives the best learning opportunities.

NEW KINDERGARTENERS AND THEIR PARENTS: BACK TO SCHOOL/ ORIENTATION: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11th AT 9:00 A.M.

The kindergarten teachers and I will be welcoming parents during Kindergarten Orientation on Wednesday, August 11th at 9:00 a.m. We will be in the Multi-Purpose Room and masks will be required. All pertinent information for the school year will be provided at this meeting. Attendance is extremely important! Kindergarteners will start their “first day of school” on Thursday, August 12th. A.M kindergarten hours are 8:15-11:35 and P.M. hours are 11:05-2:45, with the exception of Thursday, when dismissed at 1:30.

IMPORTANT DATES & TIMES

The first day of school is: THURSDAY, AUGUST 12TH, 8:20-1:30

School hours, Grades 1-5: 8:20-2:45 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

8:20-1:30 Thursday. (PLEASE NOTE, YOUR CHILD WILL BE DISMISSED AT 1:30 EVERY THURSDAY)

Drop off time: Students are not allowed on campus prior to 8:05 A.M. (There is no campus supervision prior to 8:05 A.M.). Please do not drop your children off early.

Beginning class time is: A.M. KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS MUST BE IN CLASS AT 8:15 A.M., Grades 1-5 at 8:20 A.M.

Pick-up time: A.M. Kindergarten: 11:35 a.m.

P.M. Kindergarten & Grades 1-5 M, TU, W, F: 2:45p.m.

THURSDAY P.M. K & Grades 1-5: 1:30 p.m.

Attendance Hot Line: 916-979-8333 OUR 24-HOUR, 365 DAY A YEAR LINE!! Please write this number down. You will need it to call in all absences, tardies, & homework requests.

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: ATTENDANCE THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

If for some reason your child is unable to attend the first day of school, it is extremely important that you notify us prior to August 12th! We need to have this information as soon as possible for you to make special arrangements with the school and with your child’s teacher. Class seats cannot be held for “no shows” and will be assigned to those on our waiting lists.

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS FOR PARENTS

With the exception of the K Orientation, these are parent only evenings and are extremely important! Attendance is a necessary part of the communication process that makes the fundamental program so successful. The teachers spend many hours preparing information and materials that will help you to better understand the school’s program, what to expect for the coming year, and ways we can work together to help your child be successful.

GRADE K Orientation AUGUST 11th 9:00 AM

GRADES 4 & 5: AUGUST 17th 5:15 PM

GRADES 1, 2 & 3: AUGUST 25th 5:15 PM

PRINCIPAL’S ANNOUNCEMENTS

Be looking for a weekly Principal’s Announcement on Monday afternoons. This will come in the form of an email. Those parents with a current email in the system will automatically receive the newsletter. Please call the office (916-979-8209) to update/add your email address so you will receive these important messages each week.

DRIVEWAY SAFETY

Please carefully review the driveway procedures in your Parent Handbook which you will receive the first day of school. Be sure and share with anyone who will be picking up or dropping off your child. The three most important issues are:

1.) The yellow curb lane closest to the school is for drop-off/pick-up only! Drivers may not park and leave their cars. Unattended vehicles are regularly ticketed by the Highway Patrol.

2.) The driveway is a 5 MILE PER HOUR speed zone. Driving at a faster rate of speed endangers ALL of our students.

3.) Please remember to not talk on your cell phone while driving through our driveway.

DISCOVERY CLUB

Please be aware that the Discovery Club on campus does all of its own registration. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact them directly at 916-986-2288 or 916-971-5975.

GREEN OAKS PARENT HANDBOOK

Families can find the handbook on our web site at: HYPERLINK "https://www.sanjuan.edu/domain/2435" https://www.sanjuan.edu/domain/2435 .Please review the handbook with your child and sign the pledge that will be coming home on the first day of school.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you and your children on August 12th!

Sincerely,

Robert Reynolds,

Principal

class placement 2021/22