Newsletter

Weekly newsletters will be posted here every Friday!

Friday, September 11th

Upcoming Dates:

September 18th: Scholastic Book Orders Due (code: YZ74C)
September 22nd: Life Long Ago On Campus Experience
September 25th: K-8 School Spirit Day (Sports Day)
September 25th: Olympic Triathlon Event Day
October 2nd: WAVE Coffee Talk (8:30 AM)
October 5th-9th: Fall Break (No School)

Classroom Content:

School Dismissal Manager/After School Clubs: With after school clubs getting underway, please make sure your child's School Dismissal Manager is up to date! You can update your child's dismissal preferences on the School Dismissal Manager website using this link: SDM website. I cannot release your child from our classroom at the end of the day, including to an after school club, if their dismissal has not been updated. If you have any questions or trouble updating your School Dismissal Manager, you can also email admin@westlakecharter.com for assistance!
Library: Our class checked out new books at the library last Monday! Please remind your child to bring their library book back to school by Monday so they can return it and check out a new book. If students do not return their library book, they are unable to check out a new book for the week.
Blue Responsibility Folders: Blue Responsibility Folders are sent home with students every Friday! Please review and remove the papers in the "Keep at Home" side of the folder and return the empty folder to school on Monday.
Nightly Reading: To support reading development in first grade, I encourage students to read for 15-20 minutes every night. This can be your child reading independently, reading to someone, someone reading to your child, or combination of these!

Coming Up Next Week- What are we learning?

Math: Unit 2- Addition and Subtraction Story Problems

Phonics: Unit 2- CVC Words

Comprehension: Compare and Contrast

Grammar: Statements

Writing: Narrative Writing

Thematic Study: Life Long Ago

Assessment Information:

Our Unit 1 Math Assessment was given this week.
Our Life Long Ago (SS 1.4) assessment will be given next week.

Schoolwork/Homework Resources:

Math: We have been surveying, looking at data, and answering questions about data in math this week. Students may log into Imagine Math at home to practice their math facts and skills (access Imagine Math through Clever). Click here for additional information to support your child throughout Unit 1 of math.
Writing: This trimester we are focusing on Personal Narrative Writing. Personal Narratives have a Topic Sentence, First, Next, Last, and a Closing Sentence. Please utilize this resource to help your writer at home. Click here to access the documents we will use to organize our writing this trimester.
Phonics: This week in phonics we focused on the letters z and qu. We learned about correct letter formation and which line to write a letter, how to grip our pencil, and how to extend the vowels. Please practice writing, saying, and using these letters in things you write, read, and see. We have been practicing how to tap to read words. Please practice tapping out each sound in a word (sad, sat, sap, sip, sit, mop, map, mad, mud). Click here for additional information and activities to support your child throughout Unit 1 of phonics.
Comprehension: We have been focusing on setting to help us understand and visualize what we read and what is read to us. Use this resource to help your reader at home.
Grammar: We have been focusing on the telling part of a sentence to help us make sentences interesting and precise. Please utilize this resource to help your child at home.

Social-Emotional:

This week we continued to learn about Respect through our Character Strong social-emotional learning curriculum. Students learned how to see the value in others, how to treat others with care, and understanding differences. We read the book Big by Vashti Harrison, and discussed how impactful our words are for ourselves and others.

Specialty Class Information:

See weekly email for information on what your children are learning in Specialty Classes, upcoming assessments, and resources to practice at home.
Click here for Specialty teachers' websites and contact information.

Westlake News:

Olympic Triathlon: The 19th Annual Olympic Triathlon, our one big fundraising campaign each year, is in full swing! CLICK HERE to watch the video with more information. CLICK HERE to set up your family donation page on the PledgeStar website. You can customize it with your student’s name, a photo, and a donation goal. It is easy to quickly request sponsors via email or text, explaining why Westlake is amazing and how they can help us meet our goal this year. The more students who hit the $150 goal, the bigger the celebration for our school community!

After School Live - Fall Explorer Enrichment: Our fall Explorer Enrichment starts soon! CLICK HERE to see the catalog of Explorer Enrichment course offerings and information about how to sign up. E-mail amayle@westlakecharter.com with scholarship inquiries.

Jibe Walk/Bike to School Challenge: The first Jibe Walk and Bike to School Challenge of the year is here. Just walk, bike, or scoot to school and have your Trip Card scanned as many times as you can between September 14th and September 25th for a chance to win. The three classes with the most participation will receive a prize for the entire class! CLICK HERE for the flyer. Don’t have a card yet? No problem, CLICK HERE to register today.

Friday, September 4th

Upcoming Dates:

September 4th: WAVE BINGO Night (6:00-8:00 PM)
September 7th: Labor Day (No School)
September 10th: WCS Board Meeting (6:30 PM)
September 18th: Scholastic Book Orders Due (code: YZ74C)
October 2nd: WAVE Coffee Talk (8:30 AM)
October 5th-9th: Fall Break (No School)

Classroom Content:

No School: There will be no school on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. I look forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday, September 8th!
Library: Our class had the opportunity to check out library books for the first time this week! Students were able to check out a book if all of their library books from last year had been returned. If you have any library books at home from last year, please return them ASAP! Students had the choice to keep their new book at school or bring it home. If your child brought their book home, please remind them to bring it back by (next) Monday so we can return our old books and check out new ones!
Blue Responsibility Folders: Blue Responsibility Folders are sent home with students every Friday! Please review and remove the papers in the "Keep at Home" side of the folder and return the empty folder to school on Monday.
Nightly Reading: To support reading development in first grade, I encourage students to read for 15-20 minutes every night. This can be your child reading independently, reading to someone, someone reading to your child, or combination of these!

Coming Up Next Week- What are we learning?

Math: Unit 1- Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data

Phonics: Unit 1- Letter Review

Comprehension: Story Elements (Characters)

Grammar: Sentences (Naming Part)

Writing: Narrative Writing

Thematic Study: Life Long Ago

Assessment Information:

Our Unit 1 Math Assessment will be given next week.
- Click here for a digital copy of the Unit 1 Study Guide sent home in responsibility folders this week.
BPST and Sight Words (Trick Words) are being assessed during the first few weeks of school to gather baseline data for students.
NWEA assessments were completed this week. Students did an awesome job on both their Math and Reading Assessments! Make up assessments will be completed next week.

Schoolwork/Homework Resources:

Math: We have been surveying and looking at data in math this week. Watch this video to learn more about the concepts covered in this unit. Students may log into Imagine Math at home to practice their math facts and skills (access Imagine Math through Clever). Click here for additional information to support your child throughout Unit 1 of math.
Writing: This trimester we are focusing on Personal Narrative Writing. Personal Narratives have a Topic Sentence, First, Next, Last, and a Closing Sentence. Please utilize this resource to help your writer at home. Click here to access the documents we will use to organize our writing this trimester.
Phonics: This week in phonics we focused on the letters e, r, p, j, l, h, k. We learned about correct letter formation and which line to write a letter, how to grip our pencil, and how to extend the vowels. Please practice writing, saying, and using these letters in things you write, read, and see. Click here for additional information and activities to support your child throughout Unit 1 of phonics.
Comprehension: We have been focusing on story elements to help us understand the different aspects of what we read and what is read to us. Use this resource to help your reader at home.
Grammar: We have been focusing on the naming part of a sentence to help us make sentences interesting and precise. Please utilize this resource to help your child at home.

Social-Emotional:

Friendships can have a major impact on your health and well-being. When each friend feels valued, accepted, and loved, they feel respected. Friendships that share Respect allow us to build trust, feelings of safety, and well-being. This month's focus for 1st grade is on practicing Respect with our friendships. Click here to download the Grade 1 Respect Newsletter

Specialty Class Information:

See weekly email for information on what your children are learning in Specialty Classes, upcoming assessments, and resources to practice at home.
Click here for Specialty teachers' websites and contact information.

Westlake News:

Olympic Triathlon: The 19th Annual Olympic Triathlon, our one big fundraising campaign each year, is in full swing! CLICK HERE to set up your family donation page on the PledgeStar website. You can customize it with your student’s name, a photo, and a donation goal. It is easy to quickly request sponsors via email or text, explaining why Westlake is amazing and how they can help us meet our goal this year. The more students who hit the $150 goal, the bigger the celebration for our school community!

Labor Day - NO SCHOOL: Westlake Charter School and our BASE program will be closed on Monday, September 7th for Labor Day.

After School Live - Fall Explorer Enrichment: Our fall Explorer Enrichment starts soon! CLICK HERE to see the catalog of Explorer Enrichment course offerings and information about how to sign up. E-mail amayle@westlakecharter.com with scholarship inquiries.

Friday, August 28th

Upcoming Dates:

September 1st: K-8 School Picture Day (Uniform Dress)
September 4th: WAVE Coffee Talk (8:30 AM)
September 4th: WAVE BINGO Night (6:00-8:00 PM)
September 7th: Labor Day (No School)
September 10th: WCS Board Meeting (6:30 PM)
September 18th: Scholastic Book Orders Due (code: YZ74C)
October 2nd: WAVE Coffee Talk (8:30 AM)

Classroom Content:

Back to School Night: It was wonderful seeing so many of you at Back to School Night! Click here to view the slide deck presentation. Feel free to look it over and let me know if you have any additional questions.
Fall Picture Day: Fall Picture Day is Tuesday, September 1st. All students will be photographed for the yearbook and student IDs. This will be a uniform picture day. Please see the "Westlake News" section below for more information on Fall Picture Day.
Blue Responsibility Folders: Blue Responsibility Folders are sent home with students every Friday! Please review and remove the papers in the "Keep at Home" side of the folder and return the empty folder to school on Monday.
Family Survey: Please click here to fill out a short family survey so I can learn a little more about your child and your family. I look forward to partnering with you throughout this school year to make your child's year a success!
Nightly Reading: To support reading development in first grade, I encourage students to read for 15-20 minutes every night. This can be your child reading independently, reading to someone, someone reading to your child, or combination of these! RazKids is a great online resource to find books at your child's level.

Coming Up Next Week- What are we learning?

Math: Unit 1- Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data

Phonics: Unit 1- Letter Review

Comprehension: Story Elements (Characters)

Grammar: Sentences (Naming Part)

Writing: Narrative Writing

Thematic Study: Friendship and Citizenship Wrap Up/Begin Life Long Ago

Assessment Information:

BPST and Sight Words (Trick Words) will be assessed during the first few weeks of school to gather baseline data for students.
Our Citizenship (SS 1.1) Assessment was given this week.
Over the next two weeks, students will be completing their fall NWEA MAP assessments in class on Chromebooks. The MAP Math Assessment will be given on Tuesday, September 1st and the MAP Math Assessment will be given on Thursday, September 3rd.

Schoolwork/Homework Resources:

Math: We recently began Unit 1 in our math curriculum. Watch this video to learn more about the concepts covered in this unit. We have been exploring addition and subtraction in math this week. Students may log into Imagine Math at home to practice their math facts and skills (access Imagine Math through Clever). Click here for additional information to support your child throughout Unit 1 of math.
Writing: This trimester we are focusing on Personal Narrative Writing. Personal Narratives have a Topic Sentence, First, Next, Last, and a Closing Sentence. Please utilize this resource to help your writer at home. Click here to access the documents we will use to organize our writing this trimester.
Phonics: This week in phonics we focused on the letters c, o, a, g, d, s. We learned about correct letter formation and which line to write a letter, how to grip our pencil, and how to extend the vowels. Please practice writing, saying, and using these letters in things you write, read, and see. Click here for additional information and activities to support your child throughout Unit 1 of phonics.
Comprehension: We have been focusing on asking questions to help us understand what we read and what is read to us. Use this link to support your reader at home.
Grammar: We have been focusing on the different parts of a sentence to help us make sentences interesting and precise. Please utilize this resource to help your child at home.

Social-Emotional:

This week we continued to learn about kindness through our Character Strong social-emotional learning curriculum. Students are having fun practicing kindness, learning new coping strategies, and discovering how even the smallest act of kindness can make a BIG difference. We read the book Enemy Pie and discussed how showing kindness can lead to an unexpected new friend.

Specialty Class Information:

See weekly email for information on what your children are learning in Specialty Classes, upcoming assessments, and resources to practice at home.
Click here for Specialty teachers' websites and contact information.

Westlake News:

Grade Level Field Lesson & School Supplies Donations Competition: First Grade families: In the first 30 days of school, we’d like to raise at least 50% of our Field Lessons and School Supplies fundraising goal! Every dollar raised goes to pay for our First Grade Explorers to travel to Field Lessons and pays for school supplies so you don’t have to run around Target looking for “just the right” glue stick!

Using the links below, you can,

Donate to our grade level using this link!
Fundraise by posting our grade level link on Social Media, or send the link to friends and family asking for contributions to your students’ grade level!
New Way to Contribute: CLICK HERE to refer a business that may be interested in sponsoring an Explorer! Our Explorer Partners team will reach out to every business that is referred by a family member and help the business to sponsor an Explorer! When they do, they will become a part of our Explorer Partners Program!

We’ve now reached 33.96% of our goal and our families have referred three businesses! Let’s go families, let’s make sure First Grade wins big by hitting 50% of our goal!

Fall Picture Day: K-8 picture day will be on Tuesday, September 1st. This is a uniform picture day for our K-8 campus. All students will have their picture taken for the yearbook and student IDs, even if they don’t purchase a picture package. CLICK HERE to pre-purchase your pictures online. Group pictures will be taken for Kindergarten through 5th grade classes only.

Free and Reduced Priced Meals: Good news! This year, we qualify to complete the SHORT form for Free and Reduced Priced Meals (FRPM). Each year it is incredibly important to our school that we are able to account for every student during this form collection process. We are authorized by the Natomas Unified School District and as a part of our partnership, we commit to collecting these forms from every family. This quick form plays an important role in determining how much funding our schools receive. Every completed form helps ensure Natomas Unified receives the full funding our students deserve. When forms are not submitted, schools can miss out on valuable resources. Even if you believe your family may not qualify, your response still makes a difference. CLICK HERE to complete the 2026-2027 Educational Benefit Form.

Friday, August 21st

Upcoming Dates:

August 26th: K-8 Back To School Night (6:00 PM- 6:30 PM OR 6:40 PM- 7:10 PM)
September 1st: K-8 School Picture Day (Uniform Dress)
September 4th: WAVE Coffee Talk (8:30 AM)
September 4th: WAVE BINGO Night (6:00-8:00 PM)
September 7th: Labor Day (No School)
September 10th: WCS Board Meeting (6:30 PM)
October 2nd: WAVE Coffee Talk (8:30 AM)

Classroom Content:

Blue Responsibility Folders: Blue Responsibility Folders (Friday Folders) went home with students today! Please review and remove the papers in the "Keep at Home" side of the folder and return the empty folder to school on Monday.
Fall Picture Day: Fall Picture Day is Tuesday, September 1st. All students will be photographed for the yearbook and student IDs. This will be a uniform picture day. Please see the "Westlake News" section below for more information on Fall Picture Day.
Back to School Night: I hope to see you at our Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 26th at either 6:00pm for Session One or 6:40pm for Session Two in our classroom, C-107! Please see the "Westlake News" section below for more information on Back to School Night.
Family Survey: Please click here to fill out a short family survey so I can learn a little more about your child and your family. I look forward to partnering with you throughout this school year to make your child's year a success!

Coming Up Next Week- What are we learning?

Math: Unit 1- Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data

Phonics: Unit 1- Letter Review

Comprehension: Ask and Answer Questions

Grammar: Sentences

Writing: Narrative Writing

Thematic Study: Friendship and Citizenship

Assessment Information:

BPST and Sight Words (Trick Words) will be assessed during the first few weeks of school to gather baseline data for students.
Our Citizenship (SS 1.1) Assessment will be given next week.

Schoolwork/Homework Resources:

Math: We recently began Unit 1 in our math curriculum. Watch this video to learn more about the concepts covered in this unit. We have been exploring expressions and sums in math this week. Students may log into Imagine Math at home to practice their math facts and skills (access Imagine Math through Clever). Click here for additional information to support your child throughout Unit 1 of math.
Writing: This trimester we are focusing on Personal Narrative Writing. Personal Narratives have a Topic Sentence, First, Next, Last, and a Closing Sentence. Please utilize this resource to help your writer at home. Click here to access the documents we will use to organize our writing this trimester.
Phonics: This week in phonics we focused on the letters t, b, f, m, n, i, u. We learned about correct letter formation and which line to write a letter, how to grip our pencil, and how to extend the vowels. Please practice writing, saying, and using these letters in things you write, read, and see. Click here for additional information and activities to support your child throughout Unit 1 of phonics.
Comprehension: We have been focusing on making predictions while reading. Good readers make predictions to help them better understand a text. Use this poster to help your reader at home.
Grammar: This week we focused on the components of complete sentences.

Social-Emotional:

We’re excited to kick off the new school year by talking about Kindness. Our definition of Kindness is acting with understanding, generosity, and care. We believe developing skills around Kindness will help us build a strong foundation for a great year of learning, connecting, and growing together. Check out our Family Letter for more information about PurposeFull People and some fun ways you can join us in kicking off our most Kind year yet!

Specialty Class Information:

See weekly email for information on what your children are learning in Specialty Classes, upcoming assessments, and resources to practice at home.
Click here for Specialty teachers' websites and contact information.

Westlake News:

Grade Level Field Lesson & School Supplies Donations Competition: First Grade families: In the first 30 days of school, we’d like to raise at least 50% of our Field Lessons and School Supplies fundraising goal! Every dollar raised goes to pay for our First Grade Explorers to travel to Field Lessons and pays for school supplies so you don’t have to run around Target looking for “just the right” glue stick!

Using the links below, you can,

Donate to our grade level using this link!
Fundraise by posting our grade level link on Social Media, or send the link to friends and family asking for contributions to your students’ grade level!
New Way to Contribute: CLICK HERE to refer a business that may be interested in sponsoring an Explorer! Our Explorer Partners team will reach out to every business that is referred by a family member and help the business to sponsor an Explorer! When they do, they will become a part of our Explorer Partners Program!

We’ve now reached 32.24% of our goal. This week the grade level with the most business referrals will win a prize! Let’s go families, let’s make sure First Grade wins big!

K-8 Back to School Night: Our K-8 Back to School Night is on Wednesday, August 26th. To the best of our ability, we would like to keep this event distraction free by encouraging families to make this a non-student event. This will allow for teachers and families to connect in a distraction-free environment. For families that need supervision, our BASE program will be available to help, however, space is potentially limited. If you know that you will need childcare to attend this event, please CLICK HERE to RSVP for BASE as soon as possible so that we can properly prepare.

Town Hall Sessions: We have three identical sessions, you only need to attend one. Session One is 5:30 - 5:50 PM, Session Two is 6:45 - 7:05 PM, Session Three is 7:15 - 7:35 PM. Dr. Eick will share our vision for the year and engage our community in some exciting announcements about our future.
Kindergarten through 5th Grade Families: We have two identical sessions, you only need to attend one. Session One is 6:00 - 6:30 PM, Session Two is 6:40 - 7:10 PM. A video from your child's specialty teacher(s) will be available.
6th-8th Grade Families: We have two identical sessions, you only need to attend one. Session One is 5:00 - 5:40 PM, Session Two is 6:00 - 6:40 PM. During these sessions, you will meet with your student’s core teachers and specialty teachers. Your students are creating your schedule for the evening.

Fall Picture Day: K-8 picture day will be on Tuesday, September 1st. This is a uniform picture day for our K-8 campus. All students will have their picture taken for the yearbook and student IDs, even if they don’t purchase a picture package. CLICK HERE to pre-purchase your pictures online. Group pictures will be taken for Kindergarten through 5th grade classes only.

Free and Reduced Priced Meals: Good news! This year, we qualify to complete the SHORT form for Free and Reduced Priced Meals (FRPM). Each year it is incredibly important to our school that we are able to account for every student during this form collection process. We are authorized by the Natomas Unified School District and as a part of our partnership, we commit to collecting these forms from every family. This quick form plays an important role in determining how much funding our schools receive. Every completed form helps ensure Natomas Unified receives the full funding our students deserve. When forms are not submitted, schools can miss out on valuable resources. Even if you believe your family may not qualify, your response still makes a difference. CLICK HERE to complete the 2026-2027 Educational Benefit Form.

Learning Lab: The Learning Lab is now open to Middle School Explorers after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 3:15 - 3:45 PM. The Learning Lab is staffed by an Instructional Aide to assist Middle School students with their classwork and homework. Families should sign up their Middle School student(s) using School Dismissal Manager.

Jibe Walk and Bike to School Program: The Jibe Walk and Bike to School Program is back! Students earn prizes and rewards for walking, biking, or scooting to school while parents skip the drop-off line and gain peace of mind knowing they will be notified when their student is scanned in at the school’s entrance. If your student already has a card, they can simply find an adult in an orange apron when arriving on campus to get scanned in. Need a card? Please CLICK HERE to register.

Friday, August 14th

Upcoming Dates:

August 26th: K-8 Back To School Night (6:00 PM- 6:30 PM OR 6:40 PM- 7:10 PM)
September 1st: K-8 School Picture Day (Uniform Dress)
September 4th: WAVE Coffee Talk (8:30 AM)
September 4th: WAVE BINGO Night (6:00-8:00 PM)
September 7th: Labor Day (No School)
September 10th: WCS Board Meeting (6:30 PM)

Classroom Content:

We had a wonderful first week of first grade! We spent time learning each other's names, building classroom community, and exploring spaces in our classroom and around campus. We reviewed our numbers to 20 in math and spent time familiarizing ourselves with our Fundations phonics curriculum. We will start reviewing our letters more in depth next week. It has been great getting to know you and your children this first week of school. I look forward to collaborating with you for a wonderful first grade year!
Family Survey: Please click here to fill out a short family survey so I can learn a little more about your child and your family. I look forward to partnering with you throughout this school year to make your child's year a success!
School Dismissal Manager: At Westlake, we use School Dismissal Manager to safely dismiss students to the appropriate location each day. If you haven't already, please update your child's School Dismissal Manager for this school year to indicate how your child will be getting home each day. If you need any support with updating your child's dismissal preferences, please email admin@westlakecharter.com.
- PLEASE NOTE: Every Thursday I will have carline duty. This means that I will be outside at the first grade area of the carline ensuring your students are safe as they wait for your car. On these days, if you will be picking your child up from the classroom, and you do not see me or your child, your child will be waiting for you outside of Ms. Myer’s room right next door at C106.
Specialty Classes: Our specialty classes began this week! Our class is very excited for Spanish, Art, and PE! Our class will be going to Art on Monday, PE on Tuesday and Thursday, then they will visit Spanish on Friday! You can also view that schedule here!

Coming Up Next Week- What are we learning?

Math: Unit 1- Adding, Subtracting, and Working with Data

Phonics: Unit 1- Letter Review

Comprehension: Making Predictions

Grammar: Sentences

Writing: Narrative Writing

Thematic Study: Friendship and Citizenship

Assessment Information:

BPST and Sight Words (Trick Words) will be assessed during the first few weeks of school to gather baseline data for students.

Schoolwork/Homework Resources:

Math: We have been focusing on number writing in math this week. Practice writing your numbers to 20 at home! Students may log into Imagine Math at home to practice their math facts and skills (access Imagine Math through Clever).
Phonics: This week in phonics we focused on letter review. Use this link to help your reader improve their letter sound knowledge.
Writing: This trimester we are focusing on Personal Narrative Writing. Personal Narratives have a Topic Sentence, Sequence of Events (First, Next, Last), and a Closing Sentence. Please utilize this resource to help your writer at home.

Social-Emotional:

This week, we focused on getting to know our classmates and learning their names. We will continue to work on building classroom community and learning about our classmates in the following weeks.

Specialty Class Information:

See weekly email for information on what your children are learning in Specialty Classes, upcoming assessments, and resources to practice at home.
Click here for Specialty teachers' websites and contact information.

Westlake News:

K-8 Back to School Night: Our K-8 Back to School Night is on Wednesday, August 26th. To the best of our ability, we would like to keep this event distraction free by encouraging families to make this a non-student event. This will allow for teachers and families to connect in a distraction-free environment. For families that need supervision, our BASE program will be available to help, however, space is potentially limited. If you know that you will need childcare to attend this event, please CLICK HERE to RSVP for BASE as soon as possible so that we can properly prepare.

Kindergarten through 5th Grade Families: We have two identical sessions, you only need to attend one. Session one is 6:00 - 6:30 PM, session two is 6:40 - 7:10 PM. A video from your child's specialty teacher(s) will be available.
6th-8th Grade Families: We have two identical sessions, you only need to attend one. Session one is 5:00 - 5:40 PM, session two is 6:00 - 6:40 PM. During these sessions, you will meet with your student’s core teachers and specialty teachers. Your students are creating your schedule for the evening.

Fall Picture Day: K-8 picture day will be on Tuesday, September 1st. This is a uniform picture day for our K-8 campus. All students will have their picture taken for the yearbook and student IDs, even if they don’t purchase a picture package. CLICK HERE to pre-purchase your pictures online. Group pictures will be taken for Kindergarten through 5th grade classes only.

Free and Reduced Priced Meals: Good news! This year, we qualify to complete the SHORT form for Free and Reduced Priced Meals (FRPM). Each year it is incredibly important to our school that we are able to account for every student during this form collection process. We are authorized by the Natomas Unified School District and as a part of our partnership, we commit to collecting these forms from every family. This quick form plays an important role in determining how much funding our schools receive. Every completed form helps ensure Natomas Unified receives the full funding our students deserve. When forms are not submitted, schools can miss out on valuable resources. Even if you believe your family may not qualify, your response still makes a difference. CLICK HERE to complete the 2026-2027 Educational Benefit Form.

Grade Level Field Lesson & School Supplies Donations Competition: First Grade families: In the first 30 days of school, we’d like to raise at least 50% of our Field Lessons and School Supplies fundraising goal! Every dollar raised goes to pay for our First Grade Explorers to travel to Field Lessons and pays for school supplies so you don’t have to run around Target looking for “just the right” glue stick!

Using the links below, you can,

Donate to our grade level using this link!
Fundraise by posting our grade level link on Social Media, or send the link to friends and family asking for contributions to your students’ grade level!
New Way to Contribute: CLICK HERE to refer a business that may be interested in sponsoring an Explorer! Our Explorer Partners team will reach out to every business that is referred by a family member and help the business to sponsor an Explorer! When they do, they will become a part of our Explorer Partners Program!

Our Grade Level is off to a great start! School just started and we are already at 23.96% of our goal. This week the grade level with the highest growth over last week will win a prize! Let’s go families, let’s make sure First Grade wins big!

Learning Lab: The Learning Lab will open to Middle School Explorers after school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 3:15 - 3:45 PM beginning Monday, August 17th. The Learning Lab is staffed by an Instructional Aide to assist Middle School students with their classwork and homework. Families should sign up their Middle School student(s) using School Dismissal Manager.

Jibe Walk and Bike to School Program: The Jibe Walk and Bike to School Program is back! Students earn prizes and rewards for walking, biking, or scooting to school while parents skip the drop-off line and gain peace of mind knowing they will be notified when their student is scanned in at the school’s entrance. If your student already has a card, they can simply find an adult in an orange apron when arriving on campus to get scanned in. Need a card? Please CLICK HERE to register.