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MATTOS MESSENGER Tammy Eglinton, Principal Office: (510) 793-1359
Georgia Graham, Secretary Absence Line: (510) 793-1359
37944 Farwell Drive Press “1”
Fremont, CA 94536 Fax: (510) 793-8642 Issue 1815 December 12, 2012
CALENDAR
DECEMBER 10 – 21 Student Council Sponsored Toys for Tots Collection12 1:15 Wednesday Early Dismissal for ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 – 6
Young Rembrandts Art Class, Room 7, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
13 Student Council Sponsored Pajama Day Spirit Day + Walk and Roll to SchoolSpelling Bee for 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders, Multi-Use Room, 1 p.m.
Jamba Juice Sales, Courtyard, $3 per Smoothie14 PTA Sponsored Assembly, Sword in the Stone Play, Multi-Use Rm.; Primary=9; Int.=10:30 a.m.
Success Chess Classes, 3 – 4 p.m., Multi-Use Room and Room 1017 Mad Science Classes, 3 – 4 p.m., Multi-Use Room and Room 1018 After School Band; Beginners=3:10 – 4:10; Intermediate=3:10 – 4:40 p.m., Multi-Use Room
Holiday Music Night, 7 p.m., Multi-Use Room19 1:15 Wednesday Early Dismissal for ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 – 6
Young Rembrandts Art Class, Room 7, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.20 Jamba Juice Sales, Courtyard, $3 per Smoothie
21 1:15 Early Dismissal for ALL STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 – 6NO CHESS CLASSES
12/24 – 1/4 WINTER BREAK – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION FOR 2013-2014
BEGINS JANUARY, 2013:Registration for ALL NEW Fremont Elementary Schoolstudents will begin in January for the school year 2013-
2014. Packets will be available in school offices districtwide on December 6. Please let friends and neighborswho may have upcoming school age students knowpackets will be ready.
x Science Magnet Student Applications due to
Mattos at time of Registration
x Sibling Priority Registration will be Tuesday,
January 15 through the following
Wednesday, January 23 for siblings of
current K-5 students.
x Open Registration begins Thursday, January
24 for all other Kindergarten students,
Transitional Kindergarten students, and new
students in grades 1 – 6.
x School Reservation Forms will be mailed
home to parents of continuing students K - 5
x Reservation Forms are due back to school
PAJAMA DAY AND WALK AND ROLL TO SCHOOL IS
TOMORROW!Tomorrow (Thursday) is our monthly Walk and Roll toschool day, as well as ASB sponsored PAJAMA DAY .
Make sure to wear appropriate shoes for school, noslippers. Students are encouraged to walk or ride their bikes to show their school spirit. Ms. Maddon will bewalking from the Elks lodge on Farwell with students andparents who want to meet up at 8 a.m. to start walking at8:10 a.m.ATTENTION SCIENCE MAGNET PARENTS:Registration for new students will begin again this year inJanuary, with siblings of current TK – 5
thgrade
students given sibling registration priority at their
home schools January 15th – 23rd. When you pick up aregistration packet at your home school (available now)let the office staff know that you have a sibling at Mattosfor the Science Magnet Program to ensure your registration during the sibling priority period.TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE- DECEMBER 10 – 21:Student Council will be collecting new unwrapped toys todonate to children who are less fortunate. Please dropoff toys in the bin in front of the school Questions:
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ASB SPONSORED ANIMAL HAT FUNDRAISER:Student Council will be selling these fun hats fromDecember 12 through January 9, 2013. Don’t miss outon your chance to order your Animal Hat. Order formsare going out today in the Wednesday folders. If youhave any questions, contact Ms. Maddon at
mmaddon@fremont.k12.ca.us HOLIDAY SING-A-LONG:We will be having our annual Holiday Sing-a-Long nextTuesday, Dec. 18th at 7 p.m. in our Multi-Use room. Mr.Trent, Mr. Sherrod, Music for Minors, and the After School Band will be performing. Bring cookies and treatsto share. Come join in on the holiday fun! Ms. Eglinton IF YOUR CHILD IS ATTENDING MATTOS ON A
TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER CITY!
If your student is attending Mattos on an inter-districttransfer, the transfer paperwork MUST be renewed eachyear. Priority for continuing inter-district students is
May 16 through May 31. Please visit your residentdistrict to complete the proper forms or your child(ren)will not be able to continue here.MATTOS NEEDS PAPER – PLEASE DONATE:Please donate more 8 ½ white copy paper if you areable! Due to the new Reading and Language Arts
adoption this year, we are in dire need of more copypaper. Reams or boxes of paper can be dropped off inthe office. We would like to thank all of the parents whohave already made donations to our school. We plan tocontinue this paper drive throughout the school year.Thank you so much for supporting our school.LIBRARY NEWS:Our Accelerated Reader program is now web-based,thanks to the generous support of our Mattos PTA! Atschool, students will have access to over 150,000 titlesto take quizzes; also, parents will be able to access their student’s progress from home as well as use ARBookfinder for locating books by reading level and genre.For more info please read the Dec. newsletter on thelibrary’s homepagehttp://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/Domain/1173 under thesupport services tab. Thank you, Mrs. BaezaS.H.A.R.E.S. CARDS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE –
PLEASE CONSIDER USING FOR YOUR HOLIDAY
SHOPPING! Mattos is signed up for the Lucky’sSHARES (Supporting Humanities, Arts, Recreation,Education and Sports in our Community) Program. Eachswipe of the SHARES card earns our school 3% of qualified purchases. This is a painless way to earnmoney for Mattos and our rising paper costs. Thecards are registered to Mattos, and only need to beswiped at the end of being rung up; before you pay justhand the checker the card. Please use the S.H.A.R.E.S.
FREE FLU SHOTS FOR BAY AREA KIDS:There are some very bad bugs among us. Fortunately,we have great news on how to keep them contained.Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Page FamilyFoundation, every child in the Bay Area, from ages 4through 18 can receive a free flu shot at participating
Target Pharmacy locations through the Shoo the Flu program. This will help protect not only our childrenagainst the ravages of influenza, but also everyone withwhom they come in contact. And having healthy kidsmeans higher rates of school attendance and lower ratesof the flu.TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN:On September 30, 2010, the Governor signed SB 1381establishing the Kindergarten Readiness Act which
changed the kindergarten entry age and established theTransitional Kindergarten Program. The new law wentinto effect for the current 2012-2013 school year andrequired students to be 5 years old by November 1,2012. Students must be 5 years old by October 1,
2013 for the 2013-2014 school year and by
September 1, 2014 for the 2014-2015 school year.In Fremont, we have established the “High Five”Transitional Kindergarten program that is currently
implemented in seven classrooms at four schools acrossthe district. These students are attending transitionalkindergarten this school year and will attend kindergartennext year at their home school. The curriculum is basedon the California Preschool Learning Foundations andaligned with the Kindergarten Standards.Enrollment packets will be available to parents for newtransitional kindergarten students at the home schoolbeginning December 6, 2012. Registration for
transitional kindergarten with siblings in grades K-5
is January 15 - 23, 2013 at the home school. Registration for all qualifying transitional kindergartenstudents begins January 24, 2013, also at the homeschool. Attendance in the Transitional KindergartenProgram is not required, but is encouraged to helpstudents succeed the following year in a traditionalkindergarten classroom. Please contact your schooloffice if you have questions.
PTA NEWS Holiday Sing-Along: Please join us for the AnnualMattos Holiday Sing-Along on Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. The firstgraders will be performing and then everyone will have achance to sing-a-long to some holiday favorites. This isfestive evening of music and holiday cheer here atMattos in the multi-purpose room with light refreshmentsafterwards.Spiritwear: Now that the weather is colder, Mattosbeanies and hoodies are on their way so stay tuned!
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