It’s not too late to register!! Join us for our Spanish class for 1st-3rd and 4th-5th grades. Learn the basics of Spanish in this fun filled and exciting class once per week November 14-January 27. Sign up today on the CUSD Extensions website at www.cusdextensions.org. For any further questions please call 364–4200 ext 6204.
School News
Updated Mon, Nov 14th
A tremendous thank you to all the volunteers who helped make our annual Fall Family Festival such a wonderful and memorable event! We would also like to thank the families and friends who attended the event. Your support helps bring field trips, enrichment assemblies, and many other activities for our students to enjoy and learn from. We would also like to thank the following businesses for their generous donations to our Silent Auction: OrangeTheory Fitness (Aimee Tomasso Edwards) Acti-Labs (Lauren Garcia and Amanda Urbina) and many more...Please see the Silent Auction Preview Catalog for a complete list.
Updated Wed, Oct 26th
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon: November 14th - November 18th. Reading for pleasure inside and outside of school has real and long-lasting benefits. It unlocks the power of information and imagination and helps children discover who they are. Supporting our school’s Book Fair is one way to give your child these benefits. Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be involved in shaping your child’s reading habits.
The Book Fair will be held in our school library from November 14th through November 18th. For fair hours and event information, you can visit:
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/cast...
Can’t visit the Fair? Online shopping will be available from November 5th through November 18th. Click the link on our fair website. Interested in volunteering for the Book Fair? Even just a couple of hours can make a BIG difference! We're using VolunteerSpot to organize our Sign-ups. Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our Sign-Up on VolunteerSpot: https://signup.com/group/675172770036
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on
VolunteerSpot.
Thank You!
Updated Fri, Oct 28th
Conference Week
For Oct. 31 – Nov. 4: Schools will dismiss students earlier to provide parents more opportunities for school progress discussions with teachers.
Please note the special release schedule shown below and plan accordingly.
For the week of Oct. 31–Nov. 4
Dismissal Times:
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Grades TK-3 at 12:30 p.m.
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Grades 4-5 at 12:35 p.m.
Updated Wed, Nov 2nd
Our annual Fall Family Festival will be held this Friday, October 28, from 5 to 8 pm. The Silent Auction opens at 4:00. We look forward to seeing all of our families and friends there. All proceeds from the event help fund field trips, the Playworks program and other student enrichment opportunities. If you have a particular interest or want to help with set-up or tear down, please contact the HSC office or email Kristin Gippetti at kristingippettihsc [at] gmail.com. Thank you, as always, for your support.
Updated Wed, Nov 2nd
Our Health Office is seeking donations of boy's and girl's pants (sizes 5-8). Pants with elastic waistbands are especially preferred. Please bring your donations to the office. Thank you.
Updated Wed, Oct 26th
Everyone loves a good scare on Halloween, but not when it comes to child safety. There are several easy and effective behaviors that parents can share with kids to help reduce their risk of injury while trick or treating.
- Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers, and if possible, choose light colors.
- Have kids carry glow sticks or flashlights to help them see and be seen by drivers.
- WALK and don't run from house to house.
- A parent or responsible adult should always accompany young children on their neighborhood rounds.
- Only go to homes with a porch light on and never enter a home or car for a treat.
- Don't assume cars can see you -- drivers may have trouble seeing Trick-or-Treaters. Just because one car stops, doesn't mean others will!
- Always walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the left as possible. Plan routes to cross as few intersections as possible.
- Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks when available.
On average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year. For more information, visit https://www.safekids.org/tip/halloween-safety-tips.
Updated Wed, Nov 2nd
At the September 20 Strategic Planning Special Session, Governing Board members and 30 participants representing the district’s stakeholders—from students and parents, to employees and community agencies— met to discuss progress and next steps toward achieving the District’s strategic goals.
In one activity, the group identified perceived strengths in the district since the last Strategic Planning Session. To see the list, click on the e-flyer link on this page. For more about the District's Strategic Plan, go to campbellusd.org/strategicplan.
Updated Wed, Oct 12th
Preparatations have begun for our annual Fall Book Fair to help motivate students to read more. Join our volunteer group and help us plan and conduct our school’s best reading event ever! Join us if you …
· like to organize and put things in place
· enjoy offering a helping hand, setting up, or packing up
· like to help serve food and refreshments
· want to help shoppers of all ages find the perfect book
Our volunteer sign up website will be active very soon. The Book Fair will be open November 14-18. Please contact Valerie at valerie.rountree [at] yahoo.com or text 408-849-5540 for more information or to volunteer. We appreciate your support in whatever form it takes.
Updated Wed, Oct 12th
The Yearbook Staff invites Castlemont families and staff to submit photos for the yearbook. If you've got great photos of recent school and community events such as: first day of school, family picnic, back to school night, Applebee's Faculty Fundraiser, we'd like to see them. You can continue to submit photos throughout the year. There are still many upcoming events: Fall Family Festival, Halloween Parade, Book Fairs, Field Trips, Jog-a-Thon, classroom activities, etc. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have. Here is how you can submit photos online:
• Go to: https://images.memoryebooks.com/login
• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 406213609
• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional
information.
• Click "Save Details".
It's that easy! Submit your photos today! The last day to submit photos is April 4, 2017. The Yearbook Staff will review all photos and determine final yearbook content. We cannot guarantee that all submissions can be used in the book.
Thank you, and enjoy your school year!
Laurie Saenz and Kimberly Davis
Yearbook Advisers