Sunday, February 12, 2012

Principal: dduncan@eurekausd.org

Secretary:  crenken@eurekausd.org

Absence Line:   780-4315

Dear Families,

Welcome to February and perhaps an early spring.  We have a lot of school and district events this month that I would like to share with you.  First, the Annual Art Auction is Friday, February 3rd.  This is also the kick-off for the ESF Annual Giving Campaign.  

Please consider attending this fun even and donating to ESF.  Because of your generosity, we were able to keep many important programs including libraries, band, music, technology and sports in our schools.  That said, education funding is at an all time low in California and your support is much needed as we traverse uncharted waters with educational funding.

To find out more about funding in our district, consider attending the Budget Workshop on February 1st or attending the board meeting on February 14th.  Both meetings are listed below and are open to the public

Finally, we have lots of fun activities planned for February including the annual 6th grade Outdoor Education Program, Author assemblies (thanks to PTC :-),a Coffee chat sponsored by ESF and a Parent Presentation/Tour for incoming 3rd grade parents.  We hope to see you at some of these events.

Activities for February:

  • District Budget Workshop - February 1st, 6:00 pm (District Office)
  • Site Council Meeting - February 3rd, 8:15 am (Excelsior Reading Lab)
  • ESF Annual Art Auction - February 3, 4:30 pm (Bayside Church - see flyer)
  • Author Assemblies - February 9th
  • Board of Trustees Meeting - February 14th, 7:30 pm (District Office)
  • PTC Meeting -  February 22, 11:00 am (Maidu School)
  • Family Bingo Night, February 23, 5:30 pm ( Maidu multipurpose room)
  • ESF Coffee Chat - February 28, 9:30 am (Excelsior multipurpose room)
  • Incoming 4th Grade Parent Tour - February 29. 9:30 am (Excelsior office)
I have attached our most recent newsletters to the website for your convenience as well as other flyers that might be helpful.  Please note that many of our school programs/events would never be possible without your generous support for ESF and our school PTC...so THANKS! for your help!
Warmest Regards,
Diane L. Duncan
P.S.  In our most recent survey, parents indicated an interest in finding out more about the California State Standards.  Please access this link to the California Department of Education (CDE) website for lots of fabulous information about the standards: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cc/


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Excelsior School Selected by California Business for

Education Excellence for Prestigious Honor Roll

 

California  Business for Education Excellence   

The mission of California Business for Education Excellence (www.cbee.org) is to raise student academic achievement and close achievement gaps in California public schools by ensuring every student reaches a minimum of grade level proficiency. This recognition program uses hard data, individual school and student subgroup performance data based on the California Standards Tests to evaluate school academic performance.

   

"I am both pleased and honored to receive this award on behalf of Excelsior School.  It is truly a tribute to the excellent teaching staff, dedicated classified employees and supportive families who work collaboratively to ensure that our students are successful," said Diane Duncan, principal of Excelsior School.