Santa Rita School

Los Altos Art Docents Student Art Show
During Open House on Thursday, May 17th, from 6:30-8 PM and Friday, May 18th, 8:30 AM-1 PM. Each student at Santa Rita has a piece of art hanging in the exhibit that they created this year.
PTA Meeting: Friday, May 18th, 8:45 AM, Art/Music Room
Agenda:
Approval of April minutes
Treasurer's Report
PTA Accomplishments and Next Year's Goals
2012-13 Preliminary Budget Approval
Presidents' Report
Principal's Report
65th Annual Los Altos Pet Parade - Saturday, May 19th, 9:30 AM
Wear your Santa Rita red and march with our Bobcat mascot and your friends in the Pet Parade! Bring a pet if you can, but stuffed animals are fine too. Watch for more info in the coming weeks about where to meet before the parade begins. The first 50 Santa Rita students to arrive will receive a red visor. Join the fun!
Upper Grade Spring Concert - Wednesday, May 23rd, 1-2 PM
Come hear your child perform! Please remind students to dress up for the day. 4th graders need their recorders, and 5th/6th graders need their instruments. There is music for everyone!
Santa Rita Family Night - Thursday, May 24th, 6-8 PM
Join us for some fun family time together - put play in your day! Starting Arts will provide activities for all ages to enjoy. Dance through the decades...Young and old will enjoy this blast to the past with iconic dances like the 70's Disco, the 80's Michael Jackson, and the 90's Electric slide. Go back in time and get your hands dirty with water colors, clipart and string art. Bring a picnic or buy dinner from a gourmet food truck on-site. Food truck menus will be available soon - keep an eye out in the Tracker! This is a fun way to celebrate the end of a fantastic year at Santa Rita!
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The Bobcat Tracker is Now Online in Mandarin!
Visit the Tracker page for a link to a Googledoc that has the Tracker translated into Mandarin Chinese.
This Month in Project Cornerstone:
Recess Queen, by Alexis O’Neill, is written entirely in rhyme with the text and illustrations capturing the energy of the playground. Each day at recess, Mean Jean blasts through the playground and her cowering classmates so that she can kick, swing and bounce before anyone else. No one dare cross her path. But then Katie Sue, a new student, arrives and all bets are off. Unaware of the playground hierarchy, the new girl enthusiastically kicks, swings and bounces before the Recess Queen gets the chance. Her role usurped, Mean Jean moves toward a meltdown, until Katie Sue makes her an offer she finds difficult to refuse: an invitation to play together.
End of Year Parent Checklist:
The end of the school year is nearly upon us! Use this End of the Year Parent Checklist to help you remember some important school events!

May 10, 2012

Can you remember a time when you had to work in a group at school to build something or solve a problem? In my experience, the most forceful person in the group usually ends up guiding what the outcome is. They negate suggestions, take control of supplies, and boss their way to finishing the “group” project. This is not a great example of collaboration. ...read more