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Randall World Languages School

Preparing students for success in a changing world

December Newsletter

Posted Date: 12/01/22 (6:00 PM)

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Randall Report
Success | Tenacity | Accomplishment | Respect
Kristan Prolo, Co-Principal Claudia Cadenas, Co-Principal | (408) 635.2662 randall.musd.org
Co-Principal's Message

Dear Randall Families and Community,
We hope you are having a great evening. We want to take a moment to express our gratitude for all the support and collaboration you provide us. A big shout to:
All the students that participated in the Running Club Mini Mermaids and Young Tritons, it was total success.
Mrs. Quintana, Coach V, Ms. Santiaguillo, and Mrs. Franklin for being such exemplary role models for our young runners.
All the parents and guardians that supported our runners during the program and at the final race.
Our ELAC committee met this past Tuesday.
Our PTA held a meeting on Nov. 15th.
Our Los Dichos and Cornerstone project that read in the different classrooms this week. If you want to become a volunteer please contact Mrs. Villalobos at rvillalobos@musd.org.


Fundraisers & Events

6th Grade Science Camp

Flapjack Fundraiser

Randall is having a breakfast fundraiser at Applebees on Saturday, December 3rd from 8 am-10 am. We will be delivering your tickets the week we come back from break and will also have a list of who bought tickets and how many you bought. ¡Muchas gracias!

Location: Applebee’s 51 Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA 95125      Whichever tickets they did not sell, need to be returned so that we know they did not sell any tickets. We are trusting your child, to be honest, and responsible in turning in their unused tickets.
*If you would like to volunteer your time serving the food on this day, please send me a message. We need at least 6 families to volunteer! 

Winter Festival Fundraiser

Thursday, December 15th: Winter Festival
Time: 4 PM-6 PM
What we need: we will be selling nachos, desserts, water, and hot chocolate (if you could donate any of the following please bring them that week of the festival and let me know) If your child would like to work for their community service, please let me know as well. This will be the last fundraiser that we will be doing for science camp.

Jack Emery Food Drive
We reached our first goal of 300 cans!! Students will be awarded a Free Dress Day on Friday 12/9!


Month of Gratitude/Announcements

Student Council Announcements

Student council videos will be shared weekly on Mondays via Parent Square be sure to look out for Spirit days and Superstar staff introductions! Or Watch it here!

Parent Resources

Aeries Portal
Did you know you can access your student's Aeries accounts online? You can view attendance, revise student authorizations, view progress reports, and much more!
Aeries Portal login 
Help Guide

Important Communication
Download the Parent Square App!
Our main source of communication with parents is via the app. Please make sure you verify your phone number and email address on your Aeries account to receive important texts and emails!
 
Parent Volunteers
We are looking for parents to volunteer! We are excited about having parents volunteer to help around school, in our classrooms, and on field trips. Please fill out a form online or in the office and attach your photo ID and TB test results. For volunteer questions please email cherrera@musd.org
Attendance & Absence
In California, all children are required by law to attend school between the ages of 6 and 18 and must have good attendance records as well. The state defines legally truant as a student who misses school with a combination of the following types of absences without a valid excuse:

three unexcused absences and/or
three tardies and/or
three absences of more than 30 minutes

You'll need to contact the school office within 24 hours of your child's absence or the absences will be recorded as unexcused.

Attendance Hotline:
Call Ms. Liz at (408) 635-2662 or email at esanchez@musd.org
Please leave your child's name and room number, and the reason for the absence.

Traveling?
Vacations are not considered excused absences, whether the school is notified ahead of time or not. Families can apply for one Independent study per school year, only if the school is notified at least 2 weeks in advance. The absences must be a minimum of 3 school days and no more than 14 (more than 15 days does not qualify). For more information, you can refer to the Parent/Student Handbook on Page 19

If you are traveling/ going out of town, email Ms.Liz at esanchez@musd.org with the following information 2 weeks in advance to determine if you are eligible for an Independent Study agreement.

  1.  Student Name
  2. Teacher
  3. Reason for traveling
  4. Exact Dates

Upcoming Events

11/30: Community testing clinic at Randall from 8:00 - 3:00 pm
11/30: Minimum Day TK-3 @ 12:25 & 4-6 @12:40
11/30: Randall Beginners Strings@ 12:15 (4th - 6th), Randall Advanced Strings@ 1pm (4th - 6th), Randall Beginners & Advanced Band@ 1pm (4th - 6th)  
11/30: Folclorico Intermediate Group @ 3:30 - 4:30 in the Old Multi-use Room
12/01: Little Heroes after-school program from 2:45 - 3:45.
12/01: Loaves and Fishes Food truck by the new MPR
12/01: Little Heroes After School program from 2:45 - 3:45 in room 123
12/01:  Kids Club from 2:20 - 4:00
12/01: Online SSC Meeting  from 4:00 - 5:00 
12/01: Community Input Session at Randall @6:30 in the new MPR
12/02: Community testing clinic at Randall from 8:00 - 3:00 pm
12/02: Last day of before & after school intervention 

12/09 STAR Assembly 8:15am-11:15am

12/06 &12/08 Musical Auditions 2:45-4:30 pm in the New Gym 
12/13 Musical Auditions 2:45-4:30 pm in the Oldy Gym
12/16 Minimum day Dismissal
12/19-12/31 Winter Break

Important Links
Monthly Lunch Menu
MUSD 22-23 School Calendar
Randall School Calendar
Parent Handbook
In the Community
Community Bulletin
New sports activities and local events are uploaded weekly be sure to check out the flyers! Visit our Community Bulletin Page and see them here!
A Look Ahead
December is the Month of Celebrations!
12/15 Winter Festival
12/16 Minimum day (Friday before break)
12/19-12/31 Winter Break
January-International Leaders Month
1/2/23 No School-New Years Day
1/3/23 Return to School
After School Activities
Folclorico Performance Dates
12/08 Randall Winter Festival Dancers Meet @5 pm Performance will begin @6pm in the new gym.
12/13 Christmas in the park @ Cesar Chavez Park Dancers Meet @6 pm Performace time will be shared via email
Mini Mermaids & Young Tritons
IMPORTANT DATES

Friday, December 2nd from 2:45-3:45 PM: Our Mini Mermaid and Young Triton Celebration! We will be having a potluck on this day to celebrate the end of our club. Your child may bring something to share with the group if they would like. Our celebration will be this Friday, December 2nd from 2:40 pm-4 pm. We will be having a potluck and celebrating their accomplishments. Here is the link to sign-up if you would like to bring something. They do not have to bring enough for every student but can bring something to share. 


Lion King Auditions
Auditions for a 3rd-6th grade will be held beginning next week on Tuesday, December 6th in the new gym. Rehearsals will begin January 4th and will continue every Tuesday/ Thursday from 2:45-4:30. Contact Ms. Leslie for any questions/concerns at lsingh@musd.org
PTA Corner

Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of Every Month This year we are hoping to increase the number of PTA members! It only costs $10 per adult to be a member of PTA!

Math Challenge
The Randall PTA is sponsoring the Math Challenge again this year. All grade levels are encouraged to participate. Math Challenge is an optional math enrichment opportunity offered at many other schools as well. A total of 15 math challenges will be published throughout the school year (every other week). Students are not expected to answer all the questions. They do not need to work on the problems by themselves - we encourage parents, siblings, and friends to get involved in discussing and solving them

Congrats to the 39 Superstars who participated in the last Math Challenge! Prizes have been provided for the teachers to distribute. The new Math Challenge is now available online at 
https://www.mathinaction.org/randall.htmlThe Spanish-translated version is attached hereIt is due next Thursday, December 8th.

Christmas Ornaments
PTA is donating ornaments for the kids to make again this year to hang on the tree! I put ornaments in all the teacher boxes this morning and will be bringing in more paintbrushes in the next couple of days along with paper tags to put the names and grades on so they can get them back. Tomorrow a few of us parents are going to set up the tree and after it is up feel free to hang it or have the students hang the ornaments they make. We are also trying to add more decorations from the many cultures represented on campus and if you have an idea or would like to add something please let Catrina Knickerbocker know.

Randall Garden

A big thank you to everyone that volunteered in the garden this weekend- we made a lot of progress! We planted 11 native flowering plants around the playhouses and 2 hazelnut plants next to the shed. Yes- Hazel helped plant the hazelnut plants :). We made a lot of progress spreading mulch in the berry section (the pile is almost gone again!). The Green Thumb Garden Club took a tour of the garden and made a donation to help support the garden- yay! Thank you! Our next volunteer time is December 3rd, 9 am-noon. We will prepare the planting beds so the kids can plant companion plants under fruit trees in row 3 during science class the week of December 5th. This means we’ll move the mulch in each bed to the side, remove drip irrigation, and dig planting holes for each of the plants. During class, the kids will remove the plant from the pot, backfill, and water. Hope to see you there.