Character Trait for the Month of May and June is Problem Solving:  I cooperate to resolve conflicts fairly and peaceably.  

Mark Your Calendar

May 9 – May 22            STAR Testing

May 22                          Variety Show Tryouts 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

May 23                          Variety Show Tryouts 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

May 23                           Band Concert at Hopkins 7:00 PM

May 24                           Minimum Day 1-3 8:30 – 1:06 PM   4-6 8:20 – 1:11 PM

June 17 & 18                  Minimum Days

                                       All Kinders 8:30 – 11:50

                                       Grades 1- 3:  8:30 – 1:06

                                       Grades 4- 6:  8:20 – 1:11

Last Day of School:   June 19

                                        All Kinders – 8:30 – 11:50

                                        Grades 1-3:   8:30 – 12:30

                                       Grades 4- 6:   8:30 – 12:35

MSJE Chess Team Wins Big!

MSJE fresh off winning the National Chess Championships two weeks ago continued  their dominance by sweeping the Northern California State  Championships held on April 28 and 29 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. MSJE won all three of the elementary championship sections. There were close to 1,100 players participating in the two day event.

Placing in the top ten for MSJE were:

Drake L. (4^th place), Chris P. (6^th place), Amit S. (6^th place), David P. (2^nd place), Luke Z. (7^th place), Max W. (1^st place), Aryan S. (3^rd place), Marcus L. (3^rd place), Rishi S. (3^rd place), Kevin P. (7^th place), Nivedha M. (1^st place), Diya S. (6^th place), Arnav L. (2^nd place).

 First Place Writer:

A big Mustang congratulation goes out to Emily Y. and her writing skills. Emily submitted a response to the prompt, “If I Was President” as part of the Asian Pacific Fund Essay Contest. Way to go Emily!

Volunteers Needed for Traffic Control:

Safety Patrol is in need of adult volunteers to help out with traffic control in the morning. Mrs. Raha needs 3 additional parents to help and make sure our students are safe when crossing the street. We would appreciate any amount of time you can spare in helping out.  Thank you to the MANY parents who are already volunteering their time.

Order Your Yearbook

You can still order yearbooks at www.treering.com. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to remember your child’s school year in pictures. The MSJE yearbook is in color and is a wonderful memento of your child’s time here at MSJE.

First Day of School for 2013- 2014 School Year – Wednesday, August 28^th, 2013

All students are expected to report to school on the first day, Wednesday, August 28^th 2013. Students who have not attended the first two days of school will be dropped at the end of the third day of school. Students who are dropped will not be guaranteed a seat at the school and may have to be overloaded to other schools upon return.

The only exceptions will be students who are absent due to illness. If a student is absent the first three days due to illness, parents or guardians must notify the school every day the student is absent. Seats will not be held for students on extended vacations or other optional activities, whether or not the school is notified.

Change of Address/Residency:

Please be reminded that it is the responsibility of parents under Board Policy 5111 to notify the school office within five (5) days if they move in or out of the attendance area.  Any move within the attendance area still requires four (4) new proofs of residency to verify the new address.  Failure to do so will result in revocation of the student’s placement at the school.

Variety Show:

Great News!!  Ms. Nguyen, 1^st grade teacher and Ms. Brah, 5^th grade teacher, have volunteered to organize a Variety Show for students. If you would like to volunteer and help with this exciting event, please contact Ms. Nguyen, Ms. Brah, or Mr. Graves.  Auditions for the Variety Show will be held on Wednesday, May 22, and Thursday, May 23 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM.  This is a one day only opportunity.  If you can’t make this day and time, you will be unable to participate this year.  Students should come with their act prepared and ready to go. Selected performers will practice on Wednesday, May 29, Mon, June 3, Wednesday, June 5, and Mon. June 10. All practices will start at 3:00 PM and end at 4:30 PM. Wednesday, June 12^th is our dress rehearsal starting at 3:00 PM. A school wide performance assembly will be held on June 13^th for students and an evening performance for parents will be held on the same day.

PARKING LOT PASSES:

Kindergarten parents and Adventure Time parents will be required to return their parking lot passes the week of June 3^rd.

Attention Parents of 6^th Grade Students:

For the 2013 / 2014 school year, California Law (AB 354) requires an additional immunization called Tdap in order for your student to advance to or enter 7^th grade. The adolescent whooping cough/pertussis booster shot, (Tdap) must be given on or after age 7 to meet this requirement. Valid proof must show: 1) type of shot given, 2) date, 3) provider’s signature/stamp. You can provide proof to your Elementary School Site up until the last day of school.

If parents have not provided proof to their school by the first day of school, August 2013, your student will NOT be allowed to attend.

School Lunches

Checks for school lunches will be accepted till Friday, May 31. You may prepay lunches through the last day of school as long as you do so before May 31^st. After May 31^st, all lunches may be purchased with cash. No checks or charges will be accepted after May 31^st.^. Please pay off all current charges you may have.

6^th Grade Promotion Schedule- June 19th

Students arrive at 8:20 a.m.

Sign yearbooks 8:20 a.m.  – 9:30 a.m.

Promotion Ceremony 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.   

Pictures with friends & parents at 10:30 a.m.

Celebration in MPR 11:30 -12:30 p.m.

Return to classroom at 12:30 p.m.

DISMISSAL 12:35

DRESS CODE APPLIES FOR ALL 6^TH GRADE STUDENTS:

1. No strapless or spaghetti strap dresses or blouses.  Dress pants are acceptable for girls.
2. Shirt with collar required for boys.
3. No sweats, jeans, shorts, or T-shirts.
4. No platform shoes, high heels, flip-flops, or slippers.

Kids Day 2013 – Support Fremont Education Foundation:

Kids 5 to 12 years old make their own flower arrangement for Mother’s Day! Saturday, May 11^th, 10am-2pm

at Fremont Flowers, 36551 Fremont Blvd. Reserve your spot: 510-797-1136 or fremontflowers@pacbell.net. Please provide name and age of children and a contact phone number. CASH OR CHECK ONLY.  Your donation of $12.00 per child ($10.00 per additional child) benefits the Fremont Education Foundation. All materials donated by Fremont Flowers

Have Book, Will Travel – Summer Reading Program

Summer is coming soon!  Once again, the Alameda County Library is offering a special Summer Reading Game to encourage children to keep reading during summer vacation. This year’s game is HAVE BOOK, WILL TRAVEL.  In addition to the Summer Reading Game, all branches (Albany, Bookmobile, Castro Valley, Centerville, Dublin, Fremont Main, Irvington, Newark, Niles, San Lorenzo, and Union City) will be hosting special programs (storytellers, puppeteers, etc) throughout the summer. For more information on the special library programs, contact your local branch or check our summer Blog, http://summereadingame.wordpress.com/

IF YOU WANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN CHINESE REGARDING THIS COMMUNICATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL.