Reed Newsletter • April 5, 2023 

Spring Recess (NO SCHOOL)

April 10-14

Book Drive for Global Book Exchange

April 17-28

Walk and Roll + Day 4 of JEDI Challenge

Wednesday, April 19

Reed Color Day 

Wednesday, April 19

Reed School Open House

Thursday, April 27

6:00-7:30pm

Foundation for Reed Schools

Boutiques, Bites & Bubbles: April 28

Gala - Dinner, Dancing & Auction: May 6

Staff Appreciation Week

May 1-5

PTA Meeting, 9:00am in Room 0

Wednesday, May 10

2nd Grade Music Performance

Friday, May 12 at 8:30am

Online PreK & Kindergarten Registration (new families only) for 2023-2024 school year

Dear Reed Families & Caregivers,

It is hard to believe that Spring recess is days away. On behalf of the entire Reed team we wish our students and families a wonderful week. Please take a moment to look through the many photos below of all the exciting events and activities that have already taken place this spring. And please help me give a warm Reed School welcome back to Dr. McGrath!

Warmly,

Mary Niesyn & Staff

Save the Date! Open House & 2nd Grade Choir Performance • April 27th  6:00-7:30pm 

We look forward to seeing all of our Reed families at Open House. The evening will begin at 6:00pm on the blacktop in front of the library with a brief musical performance by our 2nd grade choir. Following the performance, classrooms will open and families are invited to stop by at anytime. Your child will have the opportunity to share with you some of their many accomplishments from the year. We know this will be an exciting evening for the entire family!

*Reminder...to ensure a safe and successful evening, students and siblings should remain with caregivers at all times.

Read Across Reed

Last Wednesday, Reed School hosted our annual Read Across Reed event. We were joined by many important community members. Guest readers included representatives from our local fire and police departments, our interim Superintendent, Tiburon’s Mayor, our local children’s librarian, principals, RUSD Board members, our Reed crossing guard, and more. Several of our 2nd grade students welcomed and escorted our guests through classrooms as they read treasured stories to our students. Be sure to ask your child all about it.

Book Fair

The Book Fair was a big success thanks to the time and effort of our librarian, Ms. Smith, our amazing PTA volunteers, staff, and many parent volunteers. Thank you for your support!

Family Night popcorn and....

...tattoos (temporary, of course)!

Forts & Flashlights in the Library

A Note from our Foundation (FRS) Sponsored Music Teacher: Ms. Balfe

This month Reed students have been singing, dancing, playing games, and reading rhythms with instruments. Depending on the age of your child(ren), you may have been hearing some of the songs around your house in recent weeks, including: The Corner Grocery Store (a silly song), Mr. Rabbit (game), Seed In The Ground (about a flower growing in a garden), and Books Fall Open (about reading books). Our 2nd grade chorus, an 'opt-in' lunch-time club, started up again in March and we are looking forward to sharing a few songs with you at Open House on April 27th.

Nurse's Corner - Is that a louse in my child's hair?

The good news is that we are returning to a more “normal” way of life since the pandemic began. The bad news is that nuisances such as lice infestations increase when children spend more time together sharing hats, brushes, clothing, sleepovers and snuggly reading and play time together. This is a friendly reminder to please check your child’s head regularly for lice. Please note that RUSD policy is that children with live lice should not attend school until they have been treated at home or by a professional lice treatment service. Children who are found to have live lice while at school will be allowed to stay until the end of the school day, and their parents will be notified; they may return to school once lice removal treatment has begun. Please read “A Parent’s Guide to Head Lice” from the California Department of Public Health for more information about head lice and how to treat an infestation. Thank you for partnering with us to keep our schools free of lice!

-Nurse Alison

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.

Book Fair

Reed Book Fair 2023 is in the books! Thank you to ALL of the parents, teachers, and staff who volunteered their time to make this year’s Reed Book Fair an outstanding success! A special shout out to our librarian Ms. Smith for all her efforts! 

Lunch time sales showed off our 2nd graders’ math and money management skills, as well as their collaboration and generosity with friends. It was such a joy to see many Reed families on Family Night, strengthening our students' enthusiasm for books and the special bond of community! 

Not only did we sell more books than ever, we raised $1292 worth of books donated to Adopt A Family, an agency that works to prevent homelessness by supporting families in Marin County with financial assistance. We thank our generous Reed community of families & teachers for making Reed “a special place to be!”

Book Drive

Reed School is hosting a book drive! We will be collecting books for The Global Book Exchange. The Global Book Exchange sells gently-used books to fuel their mission of getting books free to under-resourced children.

When: April 17-28

Where: Labeled collection bins will be outside the front office 

What: Books in new or excellent condition for children ages 0-18, especially:

• Grades Pre-K through 12 fiction: children/teen reading & classical literature. This Includes early childhood board books, picture books and storybooks, beginning/easy readers, chapter books, early teen and teen novels.
• Grades Pre-K through 12 non-fiction – must be relevant and current
• Children’s dictionaries & children’s atlases 2010 or newer
• Pre-K to Grade 2 Reading and Science textbooks only, 2010 or newer.

Books NOT accepted:

• Books for which adults are the intended reading audience
• Textbooks other than those listed above
• Teacher resources, workbooks, binders, with or without learning resources inside
• Books in poor condition

If you would like more information, please visit https://www.bookexchangemarin.org/or you can email Kim Meek (kmeekfi@gmail.com) or Michelle Thomsen(mmsmith8@yahoo.com).

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. 

BUY YEARBOOKS HERE

Volunteer in the Library

Interested in volunteering in the Reed Library? You can volunteer during your child’s library time or shelve books during your free time. Please contact Danielle Lepe for more information and training (library training is required prior to signing up to volunteer):  danielle.a.lepe@gmail.com

Volunteer at Recess

We are looking for Friday lunch recess volunteers from 12:00-1:15 p.m. Help Mr. Kaiser during lunch recess by supervising games like Twister, cornhole, and jump rope. For consistency, we ask for volunteers to sign up for multiple shifts and to read the activities guidelines ahead of time. Sign up (and read the guidelines) HERE.

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!

Staff Appreciation

Reed PTA Meeting

Please join the PTA meeting on Wednesday, May 10 at 9:00 am in Room 0. If you have any questions, please contact Site Chair Julie Stewart at reedpta94920@gmail.com

PTA Executive Board Slate

The 2023 Nominating Committee has completed its work to develop a slate of nominees for the 2023-2025 PTA Executive Board. The slate will be presented to the PTA Membership for election into office during the District PTA meeting on May 17th. Congratulations to the following individuals for their nomination:

• District President - Mickey Hubbell
• District Secretary - Jessica Etchevers
• Del Mar Treasurer - Elaine Moore
• Bel Aire Site Chair - Tracey Paull
• Bel Aire Treasurer - Garrett Harden

Big thanks to our wonderful Nominating Committee: Dana Berhoff, Rachel Berman, Jennifer Feldman, Rebecca Hermanski, Wendy Martin and Principal-Advisor John DiCosmo for all of their hard work in bringing this to fruition.

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:

• First and last name of your child
• Your relationship to the child
• Teacher's name
• The reason for the absence or tardy

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.