ROBERT J. FITE ELEMENTARY

Principal: Melissa Chin Vice-Principal: Robert Aikman Phone: 689-2854

MChin@egusd.net Raikman@egusd.net Fax: 689-2917

November 2019

The Importance of Regular School Attendance

It’s a fact that students who attend school regularly

learn more and are more successful in school than

students who do not. Parents who make regular

school attendance a priority also are helping their

children learn to accept responsibility. And that’s an

important lesson for a successful life.

Attendance patterns are formed early in life.

Children who develop good attendance habits in the

early grades will be more likely to continue them

throughout their school career. That’s important,

because students who miss school miss out on

carefully planned sequences of instruction. They

miss out on active learning experiences and class

participation. They miss our on the opportunity to

ask questions. They are more likely to fall behind.

And they are more likely to drop out.

What Parents Can Do

1. Let your child know that you expect her to

attend school every day. Explain that, just as

you have a job, it’s her job to go to school and

learn.

2. Set a time for doing homework each evening and

a time for going to bed. Unfinished homework

and too little sleep are common reasons why

parents hear the words, “I don’t feel goo,” on

school mornings.

3. Get involved with your child’s school. When she

sees you in the halls or the classrooms she’ll

understand the school is important.

Copyright 2003 The Parent Institute, a division of NIS, Inc. Reprinted with Permission.

KCRA KIDS CAN FOOD DRIVE

The 2019 KCRA Kids Cans Food Drive has started.

Its is sponsored by KCRA Channel 3 and runs

through November 8th. Our donations go tot eh Elk

Grove Food Bank to help local families. It is im-

portant to remember that as our community grows,

so does the number of people who rely on the ser-

vices of the Elk Grove Food Bank. There are collec-

tions boxes in all of the classrooms. Please support

the can food drive by bringing in your extra canned

foods. It is a great way for your children to take an

active role in our community by helping to feed the

hungry families.

School Hours Morning Kinder 8:00-11:20

Afternoon Kinder 11:00-2:20

Grades 1-6 8:00-2:20

Early Out Wednesday Grades 1-6 8:00-1:25

Recess

1st & 2nd 9:40-9:55

3rd & 4th 10:00-10:15

5th & 6th 10:20-10:35

Lunch Recess ( Monday/Tuesday/Thursday/Friday)

1st Lunch 11:10-11:30 Recess 11:30-11:50

2nd Recess 11:10-11:30 Lunch 11:30 11:50

3rd Lunch 11:55-12:15 Recess 12:15-12:35

4th Recess 11:55-12:15 Lunch 12:15-12:35

5th Lunch 12:40-1:00 Recess 1:00-1:20

6th Recess 12:40-1:00 Lunch 1:00-1:20

SAFETY REMINDERS

The areas in front of the gates on Bothwell

Drive is fro dropping off and picking up

students. To ensure our students safety, here

are some important reminders:

Please do not leave your vehicle unless

you are in the parking lot or appropriately

parked away from the cones.

Please pull forward as far as you can

Please do not pick up students by the

grass area

Please do not double park

After picking up or dropping off your

child, please continue around Bothwell

instead of making an illegal and

dangerous U-turn

Observe crossing guard instructions and

all traffic rules

Thanks for keeping our students safe!

TRIMESTER 1 AWARDS ASSEMBLY

November 22nd

Grades 1-3 8:15 (MP Room) Most Improved Award Perfect Attendance Award Fab Falcon Award Grades 4-6 9:15 (MP Room) Most Improved Award Perfect Attendance Award District Honor Roll (3.5 GPA and above) Principal’s List (4.0 GPA—all As)

FALL HARVEST CARNIVAL

Another successful fall carnival! Many

thanks to the Harvest Carnival Committee,

PTO, and volunteers who made it the best

carnival ever with the SPOOKTACULAR

Haunted House! Hope you all had a good

time!

IMPORTANT DATES

Nov. 4 Coffee with the Principal

Nov. 6 Minimum Day—12:30

dismissal

Nov. 8 Fall Picture Day

Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day (no school)

Nov. 18—22 Minimum Days—Parent/

Teacher Conferences

Nov. 20 PTO sponsored Movie

Day

Nov. 25—29 Thanksgiving Holiday

No school

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1

Running Club 2:25-3:25 Band Meting

2

Young Rembrandts

4

Coffee with the Principal 8:15

5

Running Club 2:25-3:25 Band 2:30-3:15

6 Minimum Day Grades 1-6 8:00am—12:00pm Otis Spunkmyer orders Due

7

Running Club 2:25-3:25 Band 2:30-3:15

8 Young Rembrandts

11 No School

12

See’s Candy Fundraiser Starts Running Club 2:25-3:25 Band 2:30-3:15

13 Early Out Wednesday

19 Running Club 2:25-3:25 Band 2:30-3:15

20 Young Rembrandts

18

19 Running Club 12:35-1:35 Band 2:30-3:15

20 PTO sponsored Movie Day—Lyon King 12:30 –3:00 p.m. (MP)

21

Running Club 12:35-1:35 Band 2:30-3:15

22 Awards Grades 1-3 8:15 Grades 4-6 9:15

25 26 27 28

29

November Character Trait - Caring

NO SCHOOL-THANKSGIVING BREAK

Minimum Day Grades 1-6 8:00am—12:30pm

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2 Coffee with the Principal 8:15 See’s Candy Orders Due

3 Running Club 2:25-3:25 Band 2:30-3:15

4 Early Out Wednesday

5

Running Club 2:25-3:25 Band 2:30-3:15

6 Young Rembrandts 2:30-3:30

7 Mara Fun Run

9

See’s Candy &

Ottis Spunk-myer order

pick up

10 Band 2:30-3:15

11 Early Out Wednesday

12

Band 2:30-3:15

13

Minimum Day Grades 1-6 8:00am—12:00pm

16

17

18

19

20

23

24

25

26

27

30 31

1

2

3

December Character Trait - Loyalty

No School

Winter Break

December 16th—January 5th