June 2021
MSJE Office Staff
Katy Carter, Principal
Shanthi Sukumar, Secretary
Kim Strack, Attendance Clerk
Office: 510-656-1200
Fax: 510 651-4211
Mission San Jose Elementary School
43545 Bryant St. Fremont, CA 94539 [MAP]
Hello Mission San Jose Elementary Families,
It is hard to believe that we have reached the end of the school year. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the entire MSJE community for your support, patience, and flexibility as we have navigated through the uncharted territories of distance learning. With all hands on deck, we have guided our students through a virtual learning adventure and now we can celebrate the successful completion of the 2020-2021 school year. WooHoo!
I am hopeful that this summer allows for all families to have some downtime away from screens. Whether you are traveling or staying close to home, I urge all of you to continue to keep safety a top priority. Personally, I look forward to a High Sierra backpacking trip with my family, and, of course, some downtime at home, too.
The first day of the 2021-2022 school year is Wednesday, August 18. As we gear up for this much anticipated full return to on-site learning, we will need the support of the entire MSJE community. Throughout the 2021-2022 school year, there will be several opportunities for parents/guardians to volunteer. We are asking that every family find a way to give back to the school that gives so much to all of our students. Currently, the PTC (Parent Teacher Club) is in dire need of volunteers; without the establishment of a new PTC board for the 2021-2022 school year, we run the risk of losing the support of the PTC. The PTC does SO MUCH for our school and students. Please read this PTC Recruitment letter from the current PTC board to learn about opportunities to support MSJE. Please read the newsletter below for other volunteer opportunities including School Site Council, noon duty supervision, and crosswalk monitors.
Throughout the summer, information regarding online MAZE day and reopening will be shared as it becomes available. Please do not hesitate to email me with questions and/or feedback. Enjoy the Summer!
For additional information in Chinese regarding this communication, please contact the school.
Mission San Jose Vision Statement
All students will be valued, encouraged, and challenged in a collaborative learning environment.
Mark Your Calendars
May 31: Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
June 7 & 8: Minumum Days (1:25/1:30 release)
June 7 & 8: Textbook/Materials Drive-Thru Drop off at Gym, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
June 8, 7:00 PM: PTC Meeting (join on Zoom)
June 9: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - Short Day (12:15/12:20 release)
June 9: 6th Grade Virtual Promotion, 9:00 - 11:00 AM
June 10 (1:00 - 4:00 PM) and June 11 (9:00 AM- 12:00 PM) - Chromebook/Hotspot Return, Office
Volunteer Recognition
MSJE is very fortunate to have volunteers to help with schoolwide and classroom activities. This school year has afforded very limited opportunities for volunteering, but we want to give a big THANK YOU to those who stepped up to volunteer this year:
Bindiya Desai: Chess Club
Cathy Liu: Chess Club
Chaitali Nadig: Yearbook, 6th Grade Promotion
Deepika Srinivas: Chess Club
Jasmine Kaur: School Site Council
Jyothi Krishnamurthi: PTC Board
Lekha Thomas: 6th Grade Promotion
Maheen Hamid: PTC Contribution Drive
Ming Sheng Hong: Chess Club
Pooja Sharma: School Site Council
Priscilla Yao: PTC Treasury
Rama Arutla: Chess Club
Rashida Jivraj: FAME
Rupi Vermette: PTC Board, School Site Council
Selvam Muthiah: Chess Club
Shane Vermette: PTC Board, PTC Treasury, PTC Contribution Drive
Shauna Rae Saroufim: Yearbook, 6th Grade Promotion, FAME
Shelley Chen: Chess Club
Sureshbabu Rajasekaran: Technology, School Site Council
Tejal Shah: School Site Council
Terry Liu: Chess Club
Vaidegi Satyamoorthi: PTC Co-Secretary
Veena Dong: Math Programs
Wen Yang: School Site Council
Textbook/Materials and Chromebook/Hotspots Return
On June 7 and 8 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM, we will be collecting all textbooks and school-borrowed materials. Teachers will be communicating to parents/guardians exactly what books/materials are expected to be returned. Materials will be dropped off at the gym (lower parking lot.) During this time, 6th-grade promotion packages can be picked up. Borrowed Chromebooks/hotspots may also be returned on these days or on Thursday, June 10 (1:00 - 4:00 PM) or Friday, June 11 (9:00 - 12:00 PM).
6th Grade Promotion
Families of grade six students - we are excited to ask you to save the date of June 9th - 9 AM -11 AM for the MSJE virtual promotion ceremony. All our grade six students, teachers, and staff have put in so much effort this year and it is almost time to celebrate this exciting milestone of moving on up to middle school. Teachers, staff, and the PTC have been working to prepare a promotion package for your student. It will be available for pick up on June 7th or 8th between 1-4 PM in advance of promotion day. A Zoom link will be sent to you at a later date along with any outstanding details. Meanwhile, give your students a big hug and hooray as they put in their final efforts crossing t's and dotting i's on their individual elementary adventures. We are all looking forward to this special day - see you then.
City of Fremont Children's Mental Health Awareness 2021 Virtual Student Art Contest
Earlier this year, FUSD students were invited to participate in the Children's Mental Health Awareness 2021 Virtual Student Art Contest. I am overwhelmed by the exceptional participation by MSJE students. Each and every submission was a wonderful expression of resiliency and fit the theme of "Coming Together with Hope." Congratulations to the following MSJE students who were recognized as finalists and winners:
Pavithra S. - finalist (K-1)
Alaina T. - finalist (6-8)
Pranavi P. - winner (2-3)
Vardaan I. - winner (6-8)
Please enjoy viewing all of the Children's Mental Health Awareness 2021 virtual Student Art Contest submissions.
Special Education Recognition Awards
Each year the FUSD Special Education Department gives parents the opportunity to recognize a "really awesome person" in the life of a child in the special education program. Nominees are special people who benefit the lives of our students and demonstrate a variety of qualities/characteristics such as positive attitude, patience, willingness to listen, sincerity, graciousness, and respect.
MSJE's own Mr. Peter Maina was nominated this year. Congratulations and thank you Mr. Maina, for supporting all students and families.
2021-2022 School Year/ MAZE Day
MSJE will be conducting an online MAZE process again this summer. More information will be forwarded as it becomes available.
If your plan is to NOT return to MSJE for the 2021-2022 school year, please notify the MSJE office. Email: ssukumar@fusdk12.net, Phone: (510) 656-1200
Elementary Virtual Learning Academy
During the month of May, FUSD held two informational sessions regarding the 2021-2022 Elementary Virtual Learning Academy. Please visit the FUSD Webpage for Elementary Virtual Learning Academy Information and Registration Link.
MSJE Chess Club
The 2021 National Online Scholastic Chess Championships were held this May. As a school team, we had 27 players who participated.
K-3 team
3rd place (out of 51 teams) in the 2021 National Online Scholastic Championship:
Team Leaders: Pranavi (6.5 points), Arthur (5 points), Nick (5 points), Ronit (4 points), Sammy (4 points)
Additional participants: Saambhavi, Nathan, Nikhil, Aditi, Krish
K-5 team
2nd place (out of 46 teams) in the 2021 National Online Scholastic Championship:
Team Leaders: Lucas (5 points), Luke (5.5 points), Aditya (5 points), Jason (5 points)
Additional Participants: Dev, Ashwin, Thomas, Keerthana, Sunay, Samarth, Darsh, Nitika, Aayush
K-6 Team
12th place (out of 27 teams) in the 2021 National Online Scholastic Championship.
Participants: Ashwin, Dhritee, Luya
We are so proud of our MSJE students and tremendously thankful for the parents who volunteered their time to make this happen.
GO MUSTANGS!
Noon supervisors and Crosswalk Monitors Needed
Are you looking for a way to donate your time and/or get paid for helping at MSJE? Consider becoming a paid noon supervisor (M-F 10:45-12:45) or help in the valet (M-F 8:00-8:30 and/or M-F 2:30-3:00). Each pays $15.00 an hour. Please contact Katy Carter kcarter@fusdk12.net if you are interested.
We are also looking for 3-4 volunteers to help with the morning crosswalks on Bryant Street. As our school continues to grow, we have more and more students being dropped off and picked up each day via a motor vehicle and can use additional adult support. Student safety is a high priority and we are reaching out to our Mission San Jose community for help. Please consider volunteering 30 minutes a day to keep our students safe. Contact Katy Carter at kcarter@fusdk12.net if you or someone you know (over 18) is interested.
MSJE's School Site Council
MSJE needs your support! It's that time of the year to nominate (or self-nominate) parent leaders for our 2021-2022 School Site Council. Elected members would agree to serve a 2-year term and attend virtual SSC meetings 5 times per year (3rd Wednesdays of September, October, February, March, and April, 3:00 to 4:00 PM). Parent members would agree to focus on and advance the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) goals of the school for the continued growth of student success in order to close the achievement gap and enhance and enrich the school experience for all students. There are currently 3 open seats that need to be filled. For those who are interested or those who would like to nominate someone else, please submit this MSJE School Site Council Nomination Form on or before June 9th (deadline extended.)
Grab and Go Meals
The current Grab and Go drive-through meal distribution for the 2020-2021 school year will have its last day on June 7th, and summer meal distribution will begin on June 16th.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the Seamless Summer Option waiver through summer to provide free meals for everyone 18 years old and younger. The waiver also continues the allowance of meals for weekends and holidays (ie July 4th) during the summer.
FUSD will be serving meals throughout the summer at 5 school sites, every Wednesday from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, beginning on June 16th. The 5 meal distribution school sites are Washington High School, Cabrillo Elementary, Kennedy High School, Irvington High School, and Leitch Elementary. A seven-day meal kit with breakfasts and lunches will be distributed once a week on Wednesday. An alternate pick-up time can be arranged for anyone unable to come to the Wednesday meal distribution.
Read-to-eat lunches will be provided to Extended School Year (ESY) summer students to eat during their brunch break.
Once weekly McKinney-Vento home delivery of 7 days worth of meals will continue throughout summer.
Adventure Time
We wanted to let you know that Adventure Time is looking forward to returning to campus in the Fall!
For your information, Adventure Time Fall registration information and enrollment applications are now available on our website: www.adventure-time.com.
Applications will be accepted online starting June 1st. Families may also drop off completed enrollment forms at Niles Adventure Time before June 1st. Here is a parent letter that has been posted on the website for your reference.
2021-2022 FUSD School Year Calendar
Please see the 2021-2022 FUSD School Year Calendar. Please note that the next school year starts on August 18, 2021, which is an earlier date than in previous years.
Instructional-Calendar-21-22.pdfSchool Health Requirements FAQs for Parents.pdfSchool Health Requirements
Here you will find a School Health Requirements FAQ. Please contact MSJE's school nurse, Ashley Greer (agreer@fusdk12.net) with any questions you may have.
Counselor's Corner
Hello Mustangs and families,
We made it to the end of the year! It's been quite a year and I am blown away by your resilience in navigating distance learning. Here are a few last resources I would like to share with you all:
Counselor Office Hours: I will be having two sessions of office hours for students during the last two weeks of school to drop in and talk/share with me individually. Keep in mind that this is not Lunch Bunch and I will not be hosting games and activities.
Tuesday, June 1 @ 11:30 - 12:30 (https://zoom.us/j/6844353576?pwd=TmFkU1dPeVFUZjIvK21PcUpRbXU5UT09 Meeting ID: 684 435 3576, Passcode: 468102)
Monday, June 7 @ 2:00 - 3:00 (https://zoom.us/j/6844353576?pwd=TmFkU1dPeVFUZjIvK21PcUpRbXU5UT09 Meeting ID: 684 435 3576, Passcode: 468102)
How To Talk To Your Kids - slides: I created this presentation earlier this year with collaboration of my other school's PTA. This slide deck goes over tips and strategies on how to talk to your kids about violence, crime, and current events. It can be a difficult task so I hope these resources are helpful.
HUME Center's South Asian Community Health Program: Many of you are aware of the heartbreaking news regarding the COVID-19 surge in India and many of our students, families, and community may identify as Indian. The HUME Center provides parent support groups, coping skills workshops, and therapy services for the South Asian community.
Recorded SEL lessons:
- Integrity (8 Great Trait)
Thank you,
Annie Kuang
PTC Connections
Hello Parents,
Currently, the PTC (Parent Teacher Club) is in dire need of volunteers; without the establishment of a new PTC board for the 2021-2022 school year, we run the risk of losing the support of the PTC. The PTC does SO MUCH for our school and students. Please read this PTC Recruitment letter from the current PTC board to learn about opportunities to support MSJE.
Cheers,
MSJE PTC Board in partnership with Mrs. Carter
Please email questions to msjeptcexecboard@gmail.com.
Next PTC Meeting:
Tuesday, June 8, 7:00 PM (join on Zoom)
MSJE Community
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Remember to also check MSJE's School Website for updates and information.
Mission San Jose Elementary
43545 Bryant St. Fremont, CA 94539 [MAP]
Office: 510-656-1200 ┃Fax: 510 651-4211
Office Hours: Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 4:00pm