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Walk & Roll + Day 2 of JEDI Challenge Wednesday, March 15 |
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Staff Development Day (NO SCHOOL) Monday, March 20 |
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SAVE THE DATE! Bel Aire Play (The Little Mermaid Jr.) March 22-26 |
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Reed School Scholastic Book Fair March 27-30 |
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Reed School Book Fair Family Night March 29 |
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Spirit Day: Pajama Day March 29 |
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PTA Meeting at 9:00am in Room 0 April 4 |
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Spring Recess (NO SCHOOL) April 10-14 |
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Foundation for Reed Schools Boutiques, Bites & Bubbles: April 28 Gala - Dinner, Dancing & Auction: May 6 |
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Online PreK & Kindergarten Registration (new families only) for 2023-2024 school year |
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Dear Reed Families & Caregivers, Becoming an independent reader is an amazing milestone in a child’s life. This stage of development is something we at Reed School get to witness on a daily basis. Our school library plays an important role in our students’ literacy journey and we are so grateful to Ms. Lindsey Smith for creating such an enriching library program. To learn more about our library, read the note below from Ms. Smith.
Seeing a book come to life further enhances reading development. Thanks to the generosity of the Reed PTA, our entire 2nd grade traveled by bus to the Bay Area Children’s Theatre in Berkeley for a live performance of The Day You Begin. This book is read in many classrooms here at Reed. It supports our social-emotional curriculum with its focus on inclusiveness, being unique, and celebrating our differences. If you haven’t done so already, be sure to ask your 2nd grader all about it and enjoy the photos below.
As always, please be sure to carve out a bit of time each day to read together! Warmly, Mary Niesyn & Staff
Reed School PreK Registration: Age-Eligibility Window Extension for 2023-24
After a careful review of projected enrollment, Reed School is able to extend our age-eligibility window through May 2nd. If you have a child turning 5 years old between September 2nd and May 2nd and you would like them to attend Reed School’s PreK program, please register HERE as soon as possible. |
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Library Note from Mrs. Smith March is here! Not only do we have several holidays and cultural celebrations being highlighted this month in library, as well as the arrival of the spring, there is the Reed Book Fair, too. January and February were filled with picture book studies as part of our annual mock Caldecott election; students enjoyed reading stories with Mrs. Smith, filling out ballots, and analyzing the illustrations using questions such as, "Imagine the text without pictures. Do the pictures make the story more interesting?" and thinking about the intended audience for the story. "Are the pictures meant to be funny, serious, interesting, exciting or a mix of different feelings?"
We honor Black History Month and Women's History Month with a vast collection of books, many part of our "One World, Many Stories" area. As part of our nonfiction unit for all grades we're celebrating many different people who have made incredible contributions to our world in some way. Second graders began their biography research project, while Kindergarteners and 1st graders started their "all about animals" research project. They will all be conducting research in the library using their iPads and library books, as well as taking notes and then publishing a book using some form of technology (Seesaw or Book Creator) with Mrs. Smith's support.
Kindergarten learning all about Eugenie Clark and sharks: |
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1st grade taking stop and jot notes for their animal research projects: |
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Last week's 2nd grade field trip to Berkeley's Bay Area Children’s Theatre: |
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Del Mar Artist Exhibition The new Belvedere Tiburon Library Art Gallery will feature 40 masterpieces created by Del Mar Art students. Please visit the library March 16th through April 13th. Artists are depicting their “Happy Place” and how nature in our local city and landscapes provides them with inspiration, enjoyment and peace. A reception will be held Thursday, March 16th , 5:00pm - 6:30pm. All families are welcome. |
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SAVE THE DATES FOR SPRING EVENTS!
Friday 4/28 - Boutiques, Bites, & Bubbles!
Saturday 5/6 - Gala - Sit Down Dinner, Dancing, Auction!
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We need lots of help making these events successful.
Throw a Sign Up Party! Become a Corporate Sponsor! Donte to our Silent or Live Auction!
More information on how to help and events details can be found on our website HERE.
Tickets will go on sale at the end of March.
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Book Fair Let’s get together and talk books because… well, #BooksBringUsTogether!
Scholastic Books and the Reed PTA is bringing the BOOK FAIR to Reed March 28-31 to bolster our libraries at home AND at school! Not only can we help our teachers out by shopping from the Teacher Wish Boxes but we will be raising funds to provide books for Adopt a Family Marin. Stop and shop after school, online, or during the most fun event: Book Fair Family Night, Wednesday March 29th 4:00-7:00 pm.
Check out our RUSD book fair website to check the shopping hours, to order books online (while still earning points for our school) and to set up an easy e-wallet for your child to buy books without handling cash.
Last but not least, we want to thank our Reed PTA community for continually coming together and donating your time to events like this!! We are so happy to have our in-person book fair back at Reed after so long as this is one of the students’ most beloved events, so if you’d like to help us come together for the sake of our students, staff and community, sign up to volunteer here… because after all, #BooksBringUsTogether
Yearbook The 2022-2023 yearbook promises another all color, fun filled book of school day memories. Reserve your child’s copy today! If you have any questions, please contact Molly Fleischman at mollyemichel@gmail.com or Laci Ravina at laciravina1@gmail.com
Please note: if you have multiple Reed students, you will need to do separate SchoolPay transactions to purchase each student’s yearbook. If you experience an issue with SchoolPay, please log out of SchoolPay and purchase each yearbook as a GUEST.
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Walk and Roll - Win a Custom Bike!!!! Back by popular demand, the JEDI Challenge! The JEDI Challenge is a series of Walk & Roll events hosted over two months to help build excitement for walking and biking to school. Students will be given a card and will earn a stamp for each day they participate. Once the card is complete, it will serve as a raffle ticket and will be entered in the drawing for the grand prize….a custom bike from Cleary Bikes and a helmet from Mike’s Bikes!!!! One bike and helmet will be given to the winner at each participating elementary school in Marin! Here are the dates for the JEDI Challenge. Please note you must participate on at least 4 of the dates to be entered in the raffle.
March 15 April 5 April 19 May 3 |
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Recess Volunteering Mr. Kaiser needs recess volunteer help on Fridays during the lunch hour (12:05-1:10). Volunteers will help coordinate and play games with the kids. Please be sure to read the Lunch Activities Parent Volunteer Policy, which is attached to the SignUp, before the shift. Thank you!
Lunch Volunteering Are you interested in becoming a sub for lunch shifts at Reed this Spring? You can fill in your name on the document below or email Dana Berhoff dberhoff@yahoo.com or Maren Jaffe Maren.iansmith@gmail.com to join the sub list.
REED SCHOOL LUNCH Jan-June 2023
Lost and Found Please be sure to check the lost and found for any favorite jacket, sweater, sweatshirt, or water bottle. The lost and found rack is stationed next to the gate by the MPR. Items left behind will be donated on April 7 and June 9.
Helpful hint: be sure your child’s first and at least last name is on anything your child brings to school (labels are best, Sharpie works in a pinch). Every effort is made to reunite lost items with their owners. Thank you!
Reed PTA Meeting Please join the PTA meeting on Tuesday, April 4 at 9:00 am in Room 0. If you have any questions, please contact Site Chair Julie Stewart at reedpta94920@gmail.com
Bel Aire Play |
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The Bel Aire play is almost here! It is truly spectacular, and the kids love it. Tickets ARE on sale NOW!
Performance Dates and Casts
Land Cast Wednesday, March 22nd at 6:30 pm Friday, March 24th at 6:30 pm Saturday, March 25th at 2:30 pm
Sea Cast Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30 pm Saturday, March 25th at 6:30 pm Sunday, March 26th at 2:30 pm |
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PTA Nominating Committee for 2023 Officers
The Nominating Committee is currently meeting to develop a slate of PTA officers for the following open positions, each with a two year term:
If you are interested in one of these leadership positions, or would like to nominate someone else, please contact any of the Nominating Committee members - Dana Berhoff, Rachel Berman, Jennifer Feldman, Rebecca Hermanski & Wendy Martin |
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Reporting a Reed School Absence All students are expected to attend school on a consistent and on-time basis. If your child is going to be tardy, absent, or leave school early for any reason, please be sure to email OR call and notify the office:
reedattendance@reedschools.org (415) 435-7840 extension #4
Please Provide the Following Information:
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RUSD Mission & Vision: Each student will be challenged and inspired to reach their fullest intellectual, social-emotional and creative potential to positively impact the world. |
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Mary Niesyn, Principal
Reed Elementary School |
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