🌟EMERSON WEEKLY UPDATE 9/5/23🌟

Happy September Emerson Families! 

Here are your updates for this week:

🌟Don't Forget🌟

Tomorrow is an early dismissal because it is TUESDAY. 

1-2 2:05pm

3-5 2:10pm

🌟Traffic Safety🌟

We have had several neighbors approach us about cars picking up students and blocking driveways. This cannot happen. You must stop and/or park in legal parking spaces. Please be especially mindful of this on Tuesdays.

Also, please refrain from crossing with your child in the middle of the block. It is dangerous. Please use crosswalks. 

We will be working with BPD to monitor these situations. Thanks for your cooperation.

🌟5th Grade OSS Meeting🌟

We will be holding a meeting for all 5th grade parents to discuss Outdoor Science School happening at the end of this month, TOMORROW at 6:00 pm in the auditorium. It is very important that families attend especially if you are still deciding on attendance.

🌟PBIS/StarBucks Goal🌟

We will be working this week to earn 1100 StarBucks by focusing on Safety and School Stewardship. We really want to make sure that we are working together to take care of our school and following guidelines on the playground to keep each other safe.

This is a good time to discuss at home how we take care of our environment and spaces we share with others.

We will announce our reward on Thursday.

🌟Morning Stars Program🌟

Our Morning Stars program will begin tomorrow. If you have registered you will recieve a separate email later this evening with all the details.

🌟Back to School Movie Night🌟

Our PTA Back-to-School Movie Night is FRIDAY! Woot! Woot! Join us will your beach blankets and chairs this Friday evening. Please note that this is a family event and students must be accompanied and supervised at all times by an adult family member. Gates open at 6:00pm. Food will be available for purchase.

Thanks so much STARS and families! We are having a continued awesome start to the school year! Thank you for all you do to be a meaningful partner in your children's educational success.

Mrs. AJ

🌟Emerson Weekly Update🌟

Good Evening Families,

Thanks for a wonderful week! We appreciated seeing you at Back to School Night and are looking forward to partnering with you throughout the year. Here are the updates for the week of August 28th.

🌟Morning Stars Program

We are trying very hard to be able to fund the morning care program for early arrivals and kinder Late Birds. Currently, we are shy of the amount of students needed to support the program. We are reaching out one more time to see if you would be interested in this program. 

The flyer is attached.

If you have submitted your interest form we will be reaching out next week with a hopeful start date of September 4th. However, we need at least 5 more families.

🌟After School Care

Both Burbank Parks and Rec and the Boys and Girls Club have additional openings for after school care here at Emerson for grade 1-5. Please visit our website for additional information or go to their websites directly.

🌟PBIS/StarBucks Goals

This week our Stars did a wonderful job meeting our PBIS/StarBucks goal. This week we will focus on RESPONSIBILITY. This is a good time to talk at home about what makes us responsible both at home and at school.

Part of school is learning how to gain independence through out the years as we move towards secondary school. Even TK students can move towards independence and understanding responsibility when expected to have responsibilities around the house. Examples of this may include staying on a schedule, helping with a pet, or having chores. 

Our goal is to earn 1100 StarBucks as a school. Our reward will be announced Thursday afternoon if we are successful!

🌟School Site Council

Please check your email from last week for information on our School Site Council happening on Wednesday evening. Another message will go out Tuesday evening.

🌟Traffic Safety

Please be courteous of neighbors when picking up and dropping of students. Please refrain from double parking and/or using driveways not belonging to the school. Also, please walk to the nearest crosswalk to walk students across the street. We have seen too many close calls and want to make sure that we are doing our best to keep our Stars safe.

Thanks so much and have a wonderful evening!

Mrs. AJ

✨ Emerson Weekly Update for The Week of 8/21✨

Hello Families!

This has been quite a thrilling weekend! I hope you are all staying safe. We are looking forward to a great week with weather predicted to clear by midday Monday. Here are our updates for the week:

🌟RAINY DAY ARRIVAL

During rainy days we will open three gates: Cypress, Lower San Jose, and the Auditorium. Students will either be directed to go straight to their classroom or to the auditorium depending on their arrival time. We will have lots of people available to help our little ones and those new to the school.

🌟RAINY DAY DISMISSAL

We do our best to predict when a rainy day dismissal is indicated. Tomorrow should not be require a rainy day dismissal. However, if we do, we will send messages through email and Dojo. 

Pick up spots only change for 1st grade and 4th Grade. 

1st grade will exit from the Auditorium DOOR and 4th grade will exit on Cypress from the LOWER CYPRESS gate.

🌟BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT

THURSDAY, August 24th

This is a night for adult family members to visit their Star’s classroom to find out about what to expect this year. We do not have childcare or supervision for this event. Please plan accordingly.

3rd-5th Grade will be held 6:00pm-6:45pm

TK-2nd Grade will be held 6:50pm-7:30pm

🌟BOOK FAIR

Come check out the Scholastic Book Fair next week! 

8/21 2:00-4:00pm

8/22 12:00-3:30pm

8/23 2:00-4:00pm

8/24 5:00-8:00pm

8/25 2:00-4:00pm

 🌟PBIS/STARBUCKS GOALS

We had a great week last week discussing how we make our school a place where we all enjoy learning and growing together. I have seen so much kindness and care of each other already! This week we will focus on perseverance and empathy. 

We use StarBucks to reinforce positive contributions to our community. This week we are working to collect 1000 StarBucks as a school. Our reward for this week will be announced on Thursday! We are excited to see our Stars grow and succeed. 

This is a great time to point out and discuss empathy and perseverance at home. How can these traits help us be successful and help others succeed as well?

Thanks everyone for a wonderful first week! We can’t wait to see all the wonderful things to come! 

Have a wonderful evening ♥️

Mrs. AJ

⭐️Good Evening Emerson Families!

We are so excited  to welcome you back to school tomorrow. School begins for all students at 8:30am. Please see your previous email for all the details regarding the first day of school.

For this of you who are new here, you can expect an email and phone call each week to let you know about all the activities going on at school for the week. This is the first one of the year and I am excited to get started.

STAR'S PLEDGE WEEK: PBIS GOALS AND FOCUS⭐️

This week all of our STARS will be working to learn and review our Star's Pledge. We will be focusing on teambuilding, creating community, and succeeding together. All of our teachers and staff have planned great activities to help build the type of community that supports all students with joy and kindness.

STAR SQUAD⭐️

At the end of last year our school started a group of peer mentors called Star Squad. Our Star Squad will be out on the yard helping to welcome you to Emerson. 

WATER and HEAT⭐️

Please make sure your children have plenty of water. It is best to send reusable water bottles to school. We have several placed to refill bottles. Please clearly label them. If you would like to donate water please do so directly to your child's classroom. 

PE for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades⭐️

We are excited to once again offer a full PE program with a credentialed PE teacher. PE begins tomorrow! Please make sure students are wearing athletic shoes.

PTA and Fundraising Committee Meetings⭐️

We will have our first meeting on Thursday at 6:30 in the Auditorium. This is a GREAT way to meet families and find out about what is happening at school. Translation and childcare are available.

START and RELEASE Times

Please note that we have slightly different release times from last year.

TK-5 will ALL begin at 8:30.

Release times are as follows:

K - 12:00

TK- 1:30

1-2 - 2:25

3-4 2:45

TUESDAY - Early outs 

K/TK NO CHANGE

1-2 2:05

3-5 2:10

So excited to see all of you!

Thanks so much and have a wonderful evening!

Jen Almer-Johnson

Principal