OMG--there hasn't been a newsletter update since after the Thanksgiving Potluck?! HOW!? I am SO sorry we've been slacking. There's transitions with job descriptions, and I think this website got lost in the mix. Read on for lots of updates.
*Summer Registration is Out!
Please click on this link, to access and print out the Registration Packets. Starr King Elementary School will be closed for reconstruction again this summer, which means our summer program will be housed at Cesar Chavez Elementary School (825 Shotwell St). Drop off will be located at the entrance off of Folsom/22nd. The GREAT news is that we will be the only summer program running out of Cesar Chavez!
*Enrichment Roster for Feb 20th through April 7th
The new enrichment roster for this second to last cycle of the year is here (click here). PLEASE make note of the timing for enrichments, so that you make sure your child is here to finish them. In addition to the enrichments from the roster above, students also partake in enrichments with their classes. These include the following:
-General Music on Mondays (Ks & 1st)
-Cooking/Nutrition class on Mondays
-Kicking STEM into Soccer on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday (2nd, 4th, Ks)
-Tech Bus/Tinkering on Wednesdays (4th & 5th)
-DJ Arts on Thursdays (4th & 5th)
In addition, we'd like to say THANK YOU to the families who had children in violin lessons on Wednesdays. We know that, for some, it's inconvenient that the violin lessons now occur on Fridays. Our new instructor, Azat, is trying to free up his schedule to be able to provide lessons on Wednesdays. You'll be notified when/if that switch occurs.
*MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Thursday, March 16th
We are hosting a basketball celebration for all the ASP teams from this school year. All players and their parents/guardians are invited. It will be in the cafeteria from 6pm-6:45pm. We will be celebrating the coaches and the players. This includes our Fall Boys Junior Warriors Team, as well as the 3 Park & Rec Winter Teams (1st, 2nd, 3rd/4th teams), and our Spring Girls Junior Warriors Team.
Wednesday, April 19th
STEAM NIGHT IS HERE! YAY! COME ONE COME ALL. Stay tuned for more specifics. If you're interested in volunteering--please email me at [email protected] For families who are new to Starr King, STEAM Night is one of the most fun evenings with the Rising Starrs After School Program--where the WHOLE SCHOOL is invited to a "carnival-like" evening, where activity booths of hands-on Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/Math are run by staff and parents.
Tuesday, April 25th
Our spring fundraising day at Goat Hill Pizza will be held on this day. We were able to generate a few hundred dollars with our Fall Goat Hill Pizza fundraiser. Goat Hill is committed to supporting our program and is allowing us to have a spring fundraising day. In the fall we saw lots of families eating there--we hope to see many of you there!
Friday, April 28th
We need to close program on April 28th for an annual YMCA Staff Training Day. We notified you of this date back in the fall. Historically, our annual YMCA Training Day occurred in the fall, but for this year it is happening in the spring. This is an important day of training for our staff, as we collaborate with almost 200 Urban Services YMCA staff--which helps to shape and generate new ideas for our program.
*Summer Registration is Out!
Please click on this link, to access and print out the Registration Packets. Starr King Elementary School will be closed for reconstruction again this summer, which means our summer program will be housed at Cesar Chavez Elementary School (825 Shotwell St). Drop off will be located at the entrance off of Folsom/22nd. The GREAT news is that we will be the only summer program running out of Cesar Chavez!
*Enrichment Roster for Feb 20th through April 7th
The new enrichment roster for this second to last cycle of the year is here (click here). PLEASE make note of the timing for enrichments, so that you make sure your child is here to finish them. In addition to the enrichments from the roster above, students also partake in enrichments with their classes. These include the following:
-General Music on Mondays (Ks & 1st)
-Cooking/Nutrition class on Mondays
-Kicking STEM into Soccer on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday (2nd, 4th, Ks)
-Tech Bus/Tinkering on Wednesdays (4th & 5th)
-DJ Arts on Thursdays (4th & 5th)
In addition, we'd like to say THANK YOU to the families who had children in violin lessons on Wednesdays. We know that, for some, it's inconvenient that the violin lessons now occur on Fridays. Our new instructor, Azat, is trying to free up his schedule to be able to provide lessons on Wednesdays. You'll be notified when/if that switch occurs.
*MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Thursday, March 16th
We are hosting a basketball celebration for all the ASP teams from this school year. All players and their parents/guardians are invited. It will be in the cafeteria from 6pm-6:45pm. We will be celebrating the coaches and the players. This includes our Fall Boys Junior Warriors Team, as well as the 3 Park & Rec Winter Teams (1st, 2nd, 3rd/4th teams), and our Spring Girls Junior Warriors Team.
Wednesday, April 19th
STEAM NIGHT IS HERE! YAY! COME ONE COME ALL. Stay tuned for more specifics. If you're interested in volunteering--please email me at [email protected] For families who are new to Starr King, STEAM Night is one of the most fun evenings with the Rising Starrs After School Program--where the WHOLE SCHOOL is invited to a "carnival-like" evening, where activity booths of hands-on Science/Technology/Engineering/Art/Math are run by staff and parents.
Tuesday, April 25th
Our spring fundraising day at Goat Hill Pizza will be held on this day. We were able to generate a few hundred dollars with our Fall Goat Hill Pizza fundraiser. Goat Hill is committed to supporting our program and is allowing us to have a spring fundraising day. In the fall we saw lots of families eating there--we hope to see many of you there!
Friday, April 28th
We need to close program on April 28th for an annual YMCA Staff Training Day. We notified you of this date back in the fall. Historically, our annual YMCA Training Day occurred in the fall, but for this year it is happening in the spring. This is an important day of training for our staff, as we collaborate with almost 200 Urban Services YMCA staff--which helps to shape and generate new ideas for our program.