Castlemont Elementary School

School News

Updated Wed, May 15th

All CUSD families are invited to attend our mental health awareness night that features a screening of "Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety," a panel discussion, and other resources. 

"Angst" is appropriate for 5th -8th graders and all adults.

All families will be provided with a take-home dinner of pizza and salad at the conclusion of the evening.  We hope you will join us!

Updated Wed, May 15th

Ice cream will be sold on the last 3 Fridays of the year to support 5th grade science camp! Everything will be $1.00! Venmo or cash accepted, please bring small bills or coins :)

Thank you

5th grade

Updated Mon, May 13th

Hello Castlemont Families,

Last Spirit Week of the Year - Let's all Participate! 

Next week May 20th to 24th is Spirit Week. Please see attachment with Summer Spirit Week daily theme. 

Thank you

Updated Thu, Apr 11th

Hello Castlemont Families,

Next week April 1st to 5th is Spirit Week. Please see attachment with April Spirit Week daily theme. 

Thank you

Updated Mon, Apr 1st

Our joint Castlemont/Monroe Math Night is this Thursday, March 21st from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Monroe Middle School. It is a night of fun and exploration for the whole family and all math levels.

What to Expect:

  • Take-home math
  • Puzzles & Giveaways
  • Learn about online math programs available to use at home

Use the link below to register your family while we still have spots available. 

Math Festival Registration Link 

Updated Mon, Mar 25th

Hello Castlemont Parents,

Get your students smiles ready for our Spring Picture Day! It will be Monday, March 25th.

Generations School Photography will send your child's proof via email 2 weeks after picture day. All ordering is done online only and they will be shipped to your home address. See flyer below for details.

Thank you

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Hola padres de Castlemont,

¡Prepare las sonrisas de sus estudiantes para el día de la Fotografía de Primavera! Será el lunes 25 de marzo.

La fotografía escolar de Generations enviará la prueba de su hijo por correo electrónico 2 semanas después del día de la fotografía. Todos los pedidos se realizan en línea solamente y se enviarán a su domicilio. Consulte el folleto a continuación para ver más detalles.

Gracias

Updated Fri, Mar 15th

Math Night is coming up this month on Thursday, March 21st from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Monroe Middle School. It is a night of fun and exploration for the whole family and all math levels.

What to Expect:

  • Take-home math
  • Puzzles & Giveaways
  • Learn about online math programs available to use at home

We are able to accommodate 80 families for this interactive family event. Register using the link below or code on the attached flyer to reserve your spot!

Math Festival Registration Link 

Updated Tue, Feb 20th

Hello Castlemont Families,

Next week February 12th to 16th is Spirit Week. Please see attachment with February Spirit Week daily theme. 

Thank you

Updated Mon, Feb 5th

The Community Outreach Team is excited to launch our next project! We will be selling Sweet Grams in front of room 3 (by the MU gate) the week of February 5th. The grams will be $1 each and all proceeds will be used to create a scholarship fund for students who might be interested in summer theater or activity camps. 

Grams will be delivered to classrooms on Wednesday, February 14th. 

 

Updated Thu, Feb 1st

Hello Castlemont Families,

I hope you are all well and keeping warm. We are keeping busy here at Castlemont with many events that I would like to share with you.

Tonight you will be receiving a message via ParentSquare requesting that you take part in our parent survey. Your input is extremely valuable to us as a school and as a district. I hope you will take a few minutes to share your thoughts. 

Tomorrow is our annual new family tour day. We will be hosting two campus tours/informational presentations, one at 9:00am and one at 3:00pm. Tours will start in our multi-use room on Castlemont Avenue.  Please share this information with family and friends who have students who will be in TK or Kindergarten next year.

We are very fortunate to be working again this year with renowned Stanford math researchers Jo Boaler and Cathy Williams. This year, the Stanford team will be conducting research regarding math and flexible thinking through a six-week math intervention program. Students who participate in after school Campbell Care and who meet defined criteria have been invited to participate.   

An event for all of our students is our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair, February 5th-9th. Students will come to shop during their normal class visits that week. Every student will be able to choose one free book (for $5 or less) during their visit. The fair will also be open for an extra hour after school on Wednesday 2/7 and Friday 2/9. We are in need of adults to volunteer their time to help with this event. If you are available, please contact Mandy Henry ahenry [at] campbellusd.org

Enjoy a short stack for a tall cause!  Buy your tickets now for the Applebee’s Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast on Saturday, February 10th from 8-10 AM. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to get served by your very own teachers!  Pre-order Tickets are only $12.00 each and will not be sold the day of the event. This is a private Castlemont Family & Friends Event, and only 250 tickets will be sold, so get them early! Each ticket includes pancakes, bacon, and beverages.  100% of the proceeds from this event will go to the classroom! Please see this flyer for more information.

Coming up on March 21st, we will be holding our third annual Math Festival.  This year, we are partnering with Monroe Middle School and using their larger facility to host this family event. If you have come in past years, you know how interactive and fun this is for our students and their adults. More information will be coming out soon.

A bit further out, our annual fabulous Castlemont Talent Show will be on April 22nd. If your child would like to try-out, they must first get a permission slip from their teacher for you to fill out.  Permission slips are due by January 26th. Try-outs for Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grades will be on February 8th. Try-outs for 1st, 3rd, and 5th grade will be on February 9th.  

To round out this full list of plans, I would like to share how proud we are of our students who have taken ownership of their own lunch activities.  One of our 4th graders has started a Comic Club during lunch, where he is teaching his peers how to draw.  Also, a group of 5th graders are currently spending their lunchtimes preparing the re-introduction of soccer to 5th grade lunch recess, including a safety video they are creating.  Yet another 5th grader is helping lead a lunchtime chess club. We appreciate each of these students for exemplifying our Profile of a Graduate competencies of Innovation, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Self-Direction!

As always, I encourage you to reach out to me if you have any questions or ideas-- kprindle [at] campbellusd.org.  I look forward to see you at one or many of our upcoming events.

Yours sincerely,

Kristen