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Thursday, February 28, 2019 | Volume IX, Issue XXVIII
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News, Announcements, & Success Stories
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Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary students share kindness messages
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The "Gallardo Loves Kindness" event took place on the elementary school campus on Valentine's Day, when students were encouraged to write acts of kindness on post it notes and create a giant kindness art design with the student messages.
The idea came about from the school's PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) team including second-grade teachers Christy DeGaugh, Debbie Herman and Jeanne Cramer. Gallardo's yard supervisors helped make their vision for students possible by helping students write their kindness notes during recess time.
Parent and PTA member Michelle Clayton was kind enough to create a kindness rainbow-colored heart with all of the students positive messages on display in the school's multipurpose room.
What a thoughtful and amazing way to spread kindness and promote a positive campus culture!
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Cordova Villa students share history lessons & cultural traditions at annual Black History Month program
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Mary Hawkins, a long time Cordova Villa Elementary second-grade teacher, coordinated her final Annual Black History Month Program for the school this week, which has provided students the chance to perform for their peers, school staff and families for the past 24 years.
Hawkins is retiring this year. She has taught for the Folsom Cordova Unified School District for 26 years, with a total of 40 years as a teacher in her career.
Hawkins said she created the annual program to instill a sense of pride in African American students at the school and to teach black history to all students at Cordova Villa Elementary.
During the performance, students read poetry about civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and sang a song written jazz legend Louis Armstrong. Students performed a dance inspired by the stepping traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. And they learned about many other influential African American leaders such as Thurgood Marshall, Dr. Ben Carson, Barack and Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and Langston Hughes to name some of the many people honored.
Hawkins also coordinates the school's Black Culture Club voluntarily on campus and invites all students to participate in its weekly meetings, as well as coordinates the Cordova Villa Choir in the district's Spring Chorale each year.
Take a look at some of the
photo highlights
of the school's Black History Month Program.
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Folsom High students win big at Lenaea High School Theatre Festival
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50 students from Folsom High's Theatre Department attended the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival hosted at the
Harris Center
in Folsom on February 1-13 where thousands of west coast high school students perform and compete in the festival.
Of the 50 students that attended, 25 competed against 70 other high schools in a variety of acting and technical theatre categories throughout the weekend of the event.
The following students won awards in the following categories:
Brooke Harris, Gold, Musical Theatre & Gold for Duo Scenes
Kyle Missman, Gold, Duo Scenes and Silver for Monologues
Emily Yi, Gold, Monologues & Respondent's Choice for Musical Theatre
August Galon, Gold, Best Costume Design
Gabe Rowland, Tech Olympics Winner for Props
Heather Hitchcock, Finalist Set Design
Congratulations to our theatre students on your achievements at the festival. Way to represent the Folsom High Theatre Department Program and showcase your talents.
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OPEN HOUSE: FCUSD homeschool program enrolling for 2019-20
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Our District's growing homeschool program is enrolling for the 2019-20 school year!
Come learn about our innovative homeschool options during our next open house at our Mather campus, 4420 Monhegan Way in Mather from 6-7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6.
The Folsom Cordova Community Charter School is a free, public homeschool program for families wishing to pursue an alternative form of education for grades Transitional Kindergarten through eighth grade. We believe the decision to homeschool your child offers you more choices and flexibility to chart your own educational course.
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Volunteers needed to judge at STEM Expo
Folsom Cordova and
Aerojet Rocketdyne
are hosting a STEM Expo on Tuesday, March 5 and a "Dinner With a Scientist" on March 20.
We are in need of volunteers to sign up to judge STEM projects on March 5th, and experts to sign up to mentor students at the dinner on March 20th.
The STEM Expo is on Tuesday, March 5 from 5-7 p.m. at Folsom High School School, in the A Wing. The Dinner With a Scientist event is on March 20 from 5-8 pm at the ESC, by invite only.
Students will be presenting projects to judges utilizing the scientific method and engineering investigative process.
If you are interested in volunteering for either event
click here
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For more information about the Aerojet Rocketdyne FCUSD STEM Expo, contact
Amy Kraft.
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FCUSD is hiring: Find open positions here!
Elementary Intervention Program Assistant (NVE)
frequently for the most up-to-date postings throughout the year!
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Board of Education: Feb. 28, 2019
The FCUSD Board of Education will hold
its regular meeting on Thursday, Feb. 28.
Agendas are posted online the Friday before each regularly scheduled meeting.
This week's agenda items include:
- Adopt Resolution No. 02-28-19-23: Change in Certificated Staff Due to Reduction or Elimination of Particular Kinds of Service
Special Presentation:
- Equity Advisory Committee Update
All agendas can be found
here
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