School News & Events
Progress Reports Mailed Home
The last progress reports of the year went home on Friday, May 5. If you have not yet received your child's progress report please contact the school office or your child's teacher.
South Bay Charter School
South Bay Charter School, a dependent charter of the South Bay Union School District is having an information night on Thursday, March 29 at 7 pm.
You and your 6th grade student are cordially invited to attend a presentation about South Bay Middle School, a new site-based, academically challenging program for 7th and 8th graders.
South Bay Middle School opened this year with 70 students and is now accepting students for the 2012-13 school year. Enrollment will be capped this year, so limited space is available.
Come and hear about the program, meet the teachers, and get your questions answered.
Information Night will be held in the gym. Registration packets will be available. Dessert will be served.
Click here to download a flyer for the Information Night.
Click here to download a brochure about the Charter School.
South Bay Scores Big At History Day
Congratulations to all the students and staff who participated in History Day at Humboldt State University on January 28, 2012. South Bay School showed very well, winning several awards (see below). Overall, South Bay School had 65 students who participated, more than any other school in Humboldt County. Our students represented 24% of the 271 total student participants in History Day. I am very pleased with the number of students who participated and very proud of their accomplishments for the day. Good work everyone!
Award winners:
Special Award
Humboldt County Historical Society
Alexandra Pena, Ms. Lenz, “Indian Island Massacre”
Northcoast Dance
Alexandra Pena, Ms. Lenz, “Indian Island Massacre”
Individual Posters
Alternate Award
Caitlyn Nolen, Mrs. Rains, “Trail of Tears”
Group Posters
Award Winner
Juliaeta Velazquez & Taniya Borden, Ms. Lenz, “Alcatraz Prison”
Award Winner
Nayelli Bravo & Ashley Jamarillo, Ms. Lenz, “The Gold Rush”
Alternate Award
Dylan Gross & Drew Blackwell, Mr. Grimmett, “Vietnam Napalm”
Performances
Alternate Award
Martina Shannon, Ms. Schinke, “Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World”
2012-2013 Kindergarten Registrations
South Bay Union School District is currently accepting registrations for the kindergarten class of 2012-2013. Registration packets are available at the school office. We have some important events planned for parents, guardians and other caregivers of prospective kindergarten students.
First, there will be a Kindergarten Panel Night on Wed., February 15. We will serve a dinner of soup and salad from 6:00–6:30, followed by
a panel discussion from 6:30-7:30. Childcare will be provided.
Kindergarten Orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, March 21 from 2-3 PM in Room 9 at Pine Hill School. Childcare for prospective kindergarten students will be provided free of charge in Room 10.
Our annual Open House will be held on Wednesday, March 28. You will be able to visit the classrooms and see the wonderful things the kindergarten students are doing this year.
You and your child are also invited to Pine Hill School‘s Kindergarten Visitation Day on Saturday, May 5 from 10:00 – 11:00 am. Starting in Mr. Lentz’s room (#9) at 10:00 am, there will be activities for prospective students. We will then move to Mrs. Blanchard’s room (#10) for more classroom experiences, concluding at 11:00 am.
Tours of the school will be given to parents during this time.
If you wish to visit classrooms at a different time, please call the school office to schedule an appointment.
Click here to visit the Kindergarten Registration page to see more information and download resources.
March Menus Now Available
Nutritional information about the school meals is now available in pdf format. You can download, view, or print the information from the following links: breakfast nutrients, or lunch nutrients.
New this year: Breakfast is free for all students, regardless of family income. The salad bar will only be available at South Bay School and will NOT be available at Pine Hill. At lunch, students will again have the option to order peanut butter and jelly sandwiches if they do not what the entree that day. The Junior High students at the charter school may choose the pbj, main entrée or alternate entrée Ttues-Thurs only). They will order hot or pbj in the morning. If they order hot lunch, they can choose between the two hot entrees at the cafeteria serving window, they do not need to choose which hot entrée they want before they arrive for lunch.
The menus for school breakfast and lunches are now available online. They are in the pdf format so that anyone with a connection to the Internet can download them onto their computer can use the free program Adobe Reader® to view and/or print them.
Download the Menus: Breakfast or Lunch
If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, you can download it for free by clicking on the link. Download Adobe Reader
The cost of a student breakfast is $1.00 for children and $1.25 for adults. Student lunches are now $1.85 per day and adult lunches cost $3.50.
Dear parents and guardians:
Last year we instituted a district wide policy limiting the amount of meal charges. As of October 1st, 2011, we will lower this limit to $50 per child. While we wish to continue the occasional charged meal, we must also keep an eye on our food service dollars. Your assistance in pre-paying, or promptly addressing, your child’s meal balance allows us to continue offering the best nutrition possible for all students. Beginning October 1st, students who exceed $50 in meal charges will not have full access to our meal program.
Your school secretary is available to work with any family that needs to establish a payment plan for past balances. They can also assist you in reapplying for the federally funded free and reduced meal program. Families that have had changes, even temporarily, to income or family size may qualify to begin receiving free or reduced price meals immediately. Families that receive state benefits, such as food stamps, TANF, CALWORKS, and those families with foster children may qualify regardless of income. Please see your secretary for more information.
Please note, this policy does not affect our school breakfast program, which this year is free for every student. We are excited to offer this pilot program, and about the potential benefits. Multiple studies have shown; increased test scores, decreased absences, tardiness and behavioral problems when students eat a balanced meal just before the beginning of each school day. I would highly encourage you to take advantage of this program. Your child can enjoy a free breakfast, every day, without adding to their meal balance! Because this is a pilot program, it is dependent on student participation. In order to continue the program, we need to serve breakfast to as many kids as possible. Please talk with your child and encourage them to eat breakfast at school.
Sincerely,
Mason Clark
Food Service Director
Mr. Trone's Class Website
Mr. Trone has redone his class web site and moved to a new server. You can visit and find out more about Mr. Trone, see pictures, get news about what is happening in the classrom and find out about homework.
Click here to go to Mr. Trone's class web site.
Mrs. Ross's Class Website
Mrs. Ross also has a class web site. Click here to go to Mrs. Ross's class web site.
Accelerated Reader Resources
Here are some resources to help families help support their children in using the Accelerated Reader program.
The Parent’s Guide to Accelerated Reader
This document gives parents a complete reference to Accelerated Reader, including common questions and answers about the software. Parents will receive a comprehensive overview explaining how you can help your students become stronger readers with AR™.
A Parent’s Guide to Accelerated Reader: Questions and Answers
A Parent’s Guide to Accelerated Reader - Spanish Version
The Parent’s Guide to AR BookFinder
If parents want to help their children choose books, or if they want to help their kids learn how to choose the right books for themselves—AR BookFinder™ is the answer. With a few clicks of a mouse, parents and children can search for titles at the appropriate level, so they will find books that are both interesting and enjoyable.
A Parent’s Guide to AR BookFinder
A Parent’s Guide to AR BookFinder - Spanish Version
AR BookFinder Quick Link
Encourage parents to help their child search for appropriate books based on their child’s interests and ZPD at: http://www.arbookfind.com/default.aspx.
The Parent’s Guide to Renaissance Home Connect
Research confirms that parental involvement in a child’s education is a strong predictor of student achievement. Encourage your students’ parents to log onto Renaissance Home Connect™ to get instant updates on their student’s reading progress!
A Parent’s Guide to Renaissance Home Connect
A Parent’s Guide to Renaissance Home Connect - Spanish Version
Click here to log on to South Bay School's Home Connect.
After using AR Bookfinder to find a book that your child would like to read and then take an Accelerated Reader test on you can use the link to the Pine Hill School library computer and search to see if the book is in our collection. If not, you can use the link below to go to Humboldt County Library website to see if it in their collection.
Humboldt County Library Online Library Catalog
Click here or on the graphic below to go the Humboldt County Public Library Online Library Catalog.
Parent/Student Handbook Online
August 21, 2009
South Bay School is pleased to announce that the Parent/Student Handbook has been revised for the 2009-2010 school year and is now available on line. You can use the HANDBOOK link to the left or in the Documents pull-down menu above.
Volunteer Handbook Now Available Online
Volunteers play an important and valuable role in education. The volunteer program provides you with an opportunity to increase your knowledge of the educational process. Regardless of the type of volunteer work you do, you will play a key role in helping our students. You will receive satisfaction for doing an important job and have an opportunity to meet other members of the community. Volunteering may help you acquire new skills and work experience for future jobs. Volunteers enable teachers to maximize their time. Our children benefit from more individualized attention and an enriched curriculum. Teachers, students, administrators, parents, and the community benefit from the work of people like you, who freely share their talents and resources. There is a place for every kind of volunteer talent.
Kids' TV time linked to school woes, bad habits
By Amanda Gardner, Health.com
Click here to download a pdf of this article.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- TV watching is associated with bullying and lowered overall math achievement
- Negative effects of TV could be symptoms of broader family and household dynamics
- Another theory is that the act of watching television can harm developing brains
- The best way for young children to watch TV is with a parent
(Health.com) -- Young children who watch a lot of TV aren't just missing out on more stimulating activities. They may also be destined for problems at school and unhealthier habits later in life, new research suggests.
Healthy Choices
New Wellness Policy Goes Into Effect
Last year South Bay Union School District adopted a Wellness Policy that is in line with state mandates. The following are the goals of this policy:
Standards & Frameworks
Information regarding standards and frameworks designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.
Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.
Frameworks are blueprints for implementing the content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education and are developed by the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission.
