BLUES’ NEWS

Richmond Street School and PTA Newsletter

April 2008

 

Volume 8, Issue 8
Richmond Street School
615 Richmond St.
El Segundo, CA 90245
310- 606-6831

Dickie Van Breene, Principal

Jack Plotkin, Assistant Principal

elsegundousd.com/richmond_school

Shari Gulian, Newsletter Editor

Tammy Long, PTA President

PTA El Segundo Council

Thirty-Third District

California State PTA, everychild.onevoice


  PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

 

Dear Richmond Street Families,

 

Thank you to all of you for completing our School Survey.  The results are available on our school website at http://elsegundousd.com/richmond_school.  Your responses were analyzed by the School Site Council and our staff.  We have set goals and will make changes based on your responses.

 

Jon Barber, 3rd grade parent, is working to add more depth and variety to our art program with the help of other parent volunteers.  Please complete the flyer that will be coming home today if you wish to participate in this program. 

 

We did very well on our Site Validation Visit for the Distinguished School Award. The visiting team recommended us to the California Department of Education to receive the award.  We will be hearing from the state in April for official recognition.  I would like to thank all the staff, students and parents who help us achieve this significant honor.

 

Thank you to all of you who participated in the Run for Education, too.  It was fun to see so many Richmond Street students and parents along the course.

 

Sincerely,

 

Dickie Van Breene

dvanbreene@esusd.k12.ca.us

 

 

 

PTA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

 

April is here and the year is speeding by!  Your PTA is busy, very busy.  First, a huge thank you to all who volunteered and/or ran the Run for Education.  What a great day!  The Teacher Appreciation Week Committee is well underway with plans for a very special Teacher Appreciation Week in May.  Thank you also to all who donated food for our Distinguished School visit.  It was a very successful day.  There still are positions open for our PTA Board for next year.  In particular, we are looking for a chairperson or co-chairpeople to head our Fall Festival.  This is a really fun event and there are a lot of people who volunteer to help.  We are looking for that special person or people to lead it.  Think about it!

Our Honorary Service Award Winners were announced at last month's PTA meeting.  They are Debra Jacobson, Brandy Smith, Eng Szetho, and Laura Nilsson.  Congratulations to each of our winners!  They will be awarded their pins at the Founder's Day Celebration on the 29th of this month. 

I would also like to say thank you to Dr. Yantz who came and spoke with us last month at our PTA meeting.  It was very informative to hear about the upcoming budget and proposed cuts.  Also, thank you to the huge turn-out of teachers at that meeting.  It was great to see you and I hope to see you again. Our April meeting is the first day back from break so don't forget, April 14th at 7:15 pm.  See you there!

 

Tammy Long

 

 

PTA reflections WINNERS

 

Dance Choreography

1st Stephanie Ruesler

 

Music Composition

1st Nicholas Mazuk

2nd James Tweedy

 

Film/Video Production

1st Timothy Martin

 

Photography K-2

1st Jana Anderson

2nd Oliver McFarlane

3rd Kaden Langlois

Honorable Mention Julia Nieto

 

Photography 3-5

1st Mia Cantu

2nd Evan Melanson

3rd Brendan O'Donoghue

Honorable Mention Elena Wagner-Bagues

 

 

Visual Arts K-2

1st Edwin Koffler

2nd Ryan Whitener

3rd Keely Dubberly

Honorable Mention Chloe Stonecipher

 

Visual Arts  3-5

1st Katherine Denman

2nd Lukas Ragus

3rd Amanda Gamboa

Honorable Mention Cayman Barber

 

Literature K-2

1st Edwin Koffler

2nd Jeffrey Smith

3rd Brian Carr

Honorable Mention Sophia Caravello 

 

Literature 3-5

1st Alex Nilsson

2nd Aalia Thomas

3rd Kevin McMullin

Honorable Mention Nicholas Mazuk


 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

 

 

Richmond Street had 112 entries this year; all were displayed at the Community Art Exhibit March 3.  Each participant will be honored at an assembly later this spring (winners will receive cash prizes at assembly).  Congratulations to all who participated!  Keep the creative juices flowing--the Reflections theme for 2008-2009 is "Wow!"

 

 

  ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

Congratulations to Mrs. Pickett: Mrs. Pickett and her husband welcomed their second son on March 22.  We wish the entire family all the very best.

 

Kindergarten Orientation:  Please tell your friends and neighbors who have students entering kindergarten for the 2008-2009 school year that Kindergarten Orientation will be held for parents only, on Thursday, April 24 in the RSS Auditorium at 6:00 p.m.  This is for parents only.

 

Richmond Street School Survey Results:  A summary of the results from the recent school survey is available on our school websites’ main page at http://www.elsegundousd.com/richmond_school

 

K – 2 Read-a-thon ends on Friday, April 4:  Our goal is to read 10,000 books.  Please help us reach that goal by reading with your child nightly.  Students who read 100 books are invited to the Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast on Tuesday, April 22.

 

Earth Day Activities:  Student Council and the Green team are spearheading “Earth Week Celebrations” during the week of April 21. Each day that week will have a special event, as follows:

-Monday – The Lorax screening in the auditorium at lunch – students receive a raffle ticket for attending and 5 raffle tickets for emailing the message behind the film to Mr. Plotkin

-Tuesday – Walk to School Day – earn 3 raffle tickets

                   No Trash Day – earn 1 raffle ticket

-Wednesday – Team Earth Trivia at lunch – winning team earns raffle tickets

-Thursday – Clean and Recycle Relay Challenge at Lunch – winners receive raffle tickets

-Friday – Earth Day/Media Contest and Raffle Drawing with prizes at lunch

*Prizes generously provided by Whole Foods El Segundo, Toyota Center & Cliff Bar

 

Library News: Books are now checked out for 3 weeks but students come to the library every 2 weeks.  Our librarians are making every effort to keep our students’ accounts on track. You may also track your child’s books and due dates by going to www.eslib.org.  Click on “Your Library Account” and type in your name or your child’s name, the barcode number and your password. You can also renew books this way. If you do not know your child’s barcode number you can call or visit the RSS Library (ext. 408) or the El Segundo Public Library (310-524-2722). Your child’s card is kept at the RSS Library through the 5th grade.

 

 

Volunteer Luncheon:  Richmond Street School wishes to thank its parent volunteers on Friday, April 18. Please make sure to RSVP to your child’s teacher and attend the luncheon at your child’s specified lunch time.

 

 

Please remember to sign-in at the office and get a visitors sticker when you come on school grounds.  Taking the time to help with school safety is important to everyone at the school.

 

 

 

 

 

 

April 2008 Calendar

 

 

 


Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

 

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3rd Grade Student Store

 

 

 

Minimum Day

K - 5

 

1

3rd Grade Student Store

 

2

3rd Grade Student Store

 

3

3rd Grade Student Store

 

4

3rd Grade Student Store

 

5th Grade Family Life

 

TEDDE/Kinder

8:20 – 1:45

Fieldtrip

5

 

6

 

7

 

SPRING BREAK

8

 

SPRING BREAK

9

 

SPRING BREAK

10

 

SPRING BREAK

11

 

SPRING BREAK

12

13

14

 

Minimum Day

Grades 1-5

 

 

PTA Meeting 7:15 PM

15

 

 

16

 

3:00 PM

 Girl Wise for girls in grades

 4 & 5

 

6:00 PM – International Dinner for ELL

7:00 Tech. Night

Parents Only

17

 

 

18

 

Volunteer Luncheon

19

 

20

 

21

 

 

 

 

Minimum Day

Grades 1-5

 

22

 

9:40 K – 2

Green Eggs/Ham Breakfast

100 books only

 

 

23

 

 

SPRING PICTURE

DAY

 

 

24

 

 

 

6:00

KINDER ORIENTATION

 

25

 

 

TEDDE/Kinder

9:20 – 2:00

Fieldtrip

26

27

 

 

 

28

 

 

Minimum Day

Grades 1-5

 

 

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