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October 2026
Dear Families,
Happy Filipino American History Month! We have quite a few events for students and updates for this month. Below are the announcements.
COLD/FLU/COVID SEASON GUIDELINES
It is that time of the year when many of our students and staff may get sick. Below are the guidelines from our Nurse to help you move forward in deciding whether your student should attend school.
Cold, Flu & COVID-19 Season Guidelines.pdf
LANGUAGE
Last week we discussed with students about learning the skills to make sure their language is appropriate for the setting they’re in. We stressed the importance of making sure we prepare them for their future goals whether it’s going back to public school, going to college, or preparing for a job. Due to this, our team aims to make sure we are discussing and pointing out to students when their language isn’t appropriate especially in the classroom. In order for students to attend field trips we expect them to maintain appropriate language and behaviors through the week as well.
FAMILY HANDBOOK
Thank you all to those who were able to make it to our back to school night last month. We had one of the best turn outs in the last couple of years. During the event, we handed out the new school year’s handbook. Below you can find the link to both the English and Spanish version of our 2026-2027 Family Handbook.
STUDENT COUNCIL
We are currently holding student council elections for this school year. Each classroom will elect a president and vice president for their class. Student council members will help plan school activities and fieldtrips throughout the school year and will meet once a month with people on our administrative team.
SPIRIT WEEK
Spirit Week will be from 10/26-10/30. Our student council members will decide on what we will celebrate for those days to show our school spirit. We’ll further have our Halloween celebration on 10/30.
CAREGIVER/TEACHER CONFERENCES
The week of 10/26-10/30 is also a minimum week for students. Students will be dismissed at 1:45 everyday that week in order for teachers to have some time to meet with caregivers about their student’s progress. Teachers will be reaching out to you all soon to schedule some time together to discuss how your student is doing.
END OF THE QUARTER
The last day of the quarter is 10/30. Although conferences will be happening soon, it’s a good time to check your student’s grades and progress in the class. Each family can access their student’s grades through our Jupiter gradebook. If you need access to this, please reach out to your student’s teacher to retrieve access.
Thank you all for your continued collaboration with our team. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions and/or concerns about any of the announcements above.
Thank you,
Grace Alvarez
Principal/Director
(510) 362-3602
grace_alvarez@senecacenter.org
Daniel Varela
Assistant Director of Clinical Services
(510) 570-6500
daniel_varela@senecacneter.org
Alden Hiller
Assistant Director of Transitional Services
(510) 496-9618
Mark Balleza
Assistant Director of Milieu Services
(510) 914-1630
Steve Moreno
Assistant Director of Educational Services
(510) 362-4624
steve_moreno@senecacenter.org
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