The yearbook order deadline has been moved up by our publishers, Jostens, in order to meet our delivery request.

If you want to order a YB you MUST ORDER BY THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012!!

Cost is $35.

WE DO NOT ORDER EXTRAS, for those who want to look at it first before you order.  YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED IF YOU ORDER ONE. This is not just for 6th graders, it is a great memory for ALL CAROLYN CLARK STUDENTS !
 

  http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01113600
 

If your child enjoys or has an interest in improving his or her technology skills, please sign up for the Tech Team Academy. Carolyn Clark's Tech Team will be offering several classes for 1st thru 6th grade students and will cover such topics as iMovie, Notebook, Excel and Garage Band.  Classes will be small with a focus on how to use these new skills in school.  Please see the attached flyer/sign up form sent home via Schoolloop and return the form to Mr. Armstrong in Rm C204 or the Office.  High interest classes will be filled by lottery.
 

When people think of bullying, they sometimes think only of kids being pushed around. But being called hurtful names is a kind of bullying too. Sometimes being called names can hurt almost as much as being hit or shoved. Maybe the name-caller thought the names were funny, but name-calling is not funny at all to the person who is being called those names.
To help make kids aware of how much name-calling can hurt, schools all over the U.S.
are planning to mark No Name-Calling Week January 23-27.

No Name-Calling Week started in 2004. The program was inspired by a novel for kids called The Misfits. The story is about four best friends who are teased at school about their height, their weight, what they say, and how they look. The friends run for the school’s student council
and say if they are elected, they will try to stop all name calling at school. They lose the election but convince their principal to have a No Name-Calling Day to try to stop teasing.

Many students in the U.S. report being teased at school. Last year during No Name-Calling Week, almost all of the sixth graders at one New Jersey school said they had been bullied. The goal of No Name-Calling Week is for students and teachers to talk about how calling people names can be hurtful.

THINK ABOUT THE NEWS
There is an old saying, “Sticks and stones may
break my bones, but names will never hurt me.”
Do you agree with that saying?

January is ELL Awareness Month
Let’s Celebrate!!
Evergreen School District Book Fair

Saturday, January 28th
Time:  9 AM - 2 PM
Location:  Milligan News Co.
150 N. Autumn St.
San Jose, CA  95110
 

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Everyone shops with a 30% discount
• Purchase books in Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese (to name a few)
• Books in all genres and for ages Pre K-12th and adults
• The first 65 to arrive will receive a surprise
• Author signings
• Deejay Donovan with great music from 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
• Lots of opportunities for prizes
• Yummy snacks

FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY/Plenty of free parking.

Author, Tita Rodriguez Parra
The Town I Live In
Book Signing

Don’t Miss This Event!!

A new California law, the Kindergarten Readiness Act of 2010, has gone into effect and it changes the age for starting kindergarten. While changing the law may seem small, it can mean a big difference during those early years when children are rapidly growing and developing. In 2012, children will need to be 5 on or before November 1, 2012 to be eligible to enroll in kindergarten. The law phases in the new age requirement by moving the cutoff date up one month per year for three years, beginning in the fall of 2012.

To enroll in kindergarten, students must be 5 years old on or by:
November 1, 2012 for the 2012-2013 school year
October 1, 2013 for the 2013-2014 school year
September 1, 2014 for the 2014-2015 school year

For the 2012-2013 school year, parents of students turning 5 between November 2 and December 2, 2012 will be able to register their children for a Transitional Kindergarten. This program will be the first year of a two-year kindergarten experience. After completing Transitional Kindergarten children will attend a traditional kindergarten in their home schools. The program is free and open to all children that are age-appropriate.

The Evergreen School District Transitional Kindergarten will be taught by credentialed teachers and is intended to give young learners a head start and provide them the opportunity to learn and grow in an environment that is tailored to meet their needs. The curriculum will provide lessons and experiences that will build social, emotional, and leadership qualities for the “young 5s” and give them the academic skills needed to be successful when they enter kindergarten and for years beyond. It is a wonderful gift of time to mature and gain confidence.

A Transitional Kindergarten Parent Information Night will be held on February 15, 2012 at Montgomery School at 6:30 P.M. Parents having children who turn five years old between November 2 and December 2, 2012 are encouraged to attend this meeting to learn more about the program.

Registration information will be available at all elementary school sites in February.
Please check the Evergreen School District website for periodic updates and information regarding Transitional Kindergarten at http://evergreen.ccsct.com/.

Parents of 6th graders - you will need to provide documentation that your child had a Tdap (whooping cough) booster shot given on or after 7 years old.  Our goal is to have ALL 6th grade students provide this documentation before the end of May.  If you haven’t done so already, check your child’s immunization record or call your physician to find out when they last had a Tdap vaccination. Once the shot is completed, bring in the immunization record to your child’s school they attend NOW so we can document that the requirement has been completed. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SUMMER TO COMPLETE THIS REQUIREMENT.
 

Fact:  A typical family consumes 182 gallons of soda, 29 gallons of juice, 104 gallons of milk and 26 gallons of bottled water a year.  That's a lot containers -- make sure they're recycled!

Tip:   We could limit the number of containers we use by using reusable containers.

Submitted by: Isaac Liu Room A105

Please check out the following website.  We are continuously collecting any empty drink pouches such as Capri Suns, Kool Aid, etc.  Just bring in your empty pouches (no straws please) and place them in the large blue container right outside the office.  The Go Green students count them out and for every 100 pouches sent in, our school receives $2.  So far we've collected over 700 pouches.  Remember, every pouch you save is every pouch not in a landfill, so please bring in your pouches for Terracycle and for Carolyn Clark.