This Week: Book Donation Drive for The Book Exchange
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Last Day to Order Yearbooks - Extended!
Wednesday, May 1
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Walk & Roll to School (Rainbow Quest!)
Wednesday, May 1
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Reed Open House
Thursday, May 2 from 5:30-7:00pm
2nd grade Chorus Performance on blacktop at 5:30pm - all invited!
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Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
May 6 - 10
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Walk & Roll to School (last day of Rainbow Quest!)
Wednesday, May 8
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Kindergarten Music Performance
Wednesday, May 8 at 8:30am
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Reed PTA Meeting
Wednesday, May 8 at 9:15am in Room 17
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2nd Grade Music Performance
Wednesday, May 22 at 8:30am
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Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL
Monday, May 27
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PreK Music Performance
Thursday, June 6 at 8:30am
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Field Day
Wednesday, June 12 at 9:00-11:15am
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2nd Grade Farewell
Wednesday, June 12 at 11:15-11:30ish
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Last Day of School
Friday, June 14 (12:00pm dismissal)
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Dear Reed Families & Caregivers,
Spring continues to be a busy time at Reed School. Last week’s Color Day brightened the campus and created smiles all around. Yesterday, our entire school enjoyed a fantastic music assembly with a joint performance given by the Bel Aire Chorus & Percussion Ensemble and our Reed School 2nd Grade Chorus. A HUGE thank you goes out to our amazing Foundation supported music educators, Mr. Jeb Gist and Ms. Carolyn Balfe, for creating this spectacular opportunity for our students.
Next week we look forward to welcoming all our Reed families for Open House. The event takes place on May 2nd between 5:30-7pm. This is your child’s night to shine and to share with you some of their many accomplishments. Teachers will have a family check-list to guide you through this special evening. Before heading to your child’s classroom, families are invited to the blacktop for a special Open House performance by the 2nd grade choir. The choir will sing a few songs they have been practicing in preparation for this big night! Classrooms will be open directly after the performance.*To ensure a safe and successful evening, students and siblings must remain with caregivers at all times.
Warmly,
Mary Niesyn & Staff
Color Day!
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Bel Aire Chorus & Percussion visits Reed School for Joint Performance
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Marin County Superintendent of Schools John Carroll Visits Reed School!
Reed School enjoyed a visit by John Carroll (below right photo) yesterday. He came to observe our Pseads Poetry guests leading a 2nd grade class in a poetry workshop. (The Pseads program was graciously sponsored by our district PTA). The students wrote their own poems with guidance from the three poets in the program.
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Specialist Corner: Art Note from Ms. Caldwell
We are finishing up another clay project! Working with clay is a wonderful way for students to develop their fine motor skills. PreK students made decorated hearts, kindergarteners made bears, 1st graders made fish, and 2nd graders made miniature food plates inspired by the work of Wayne Thiebaud. In addition to creating their grade-level projects, students were given extra time to play with the clay. Your student may pick up their class project during Open House in the Art Room 27. I am so proud of their work and progress in art this year.
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Reed School PreK Registration: Age-Eligibility Window Extension for 2024-25
Reed Elementary School online registration is open for incoming 2024-2025 PreK and kindergarten students. Reed School has extended the PreK enrollment window to include all 4-year-old children (residents) who will turn 5 years old on/between September 2, 2024 and September 1, 2025.
If you are considering enrolling your child for the 2024-25 school year, please do so as early as possible, as student numbers directly impact staffing. Also, please feel free to share this information with friends or neighbors who are not yet members of our Reed School Community.
To register, please click HERE.
PreK Eligibility: Child's 5th birthday falls on/between September 2, 2024 - September 1, 2025
Kindergarten Eligibility: Child's 5th birthday must be on/before September 1, 2024
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Book Donation Drive Happening Now!
Reed School is hosting a book drive for The Book Exchange of Marin! The Book Exchange aims to get books into the hands of children from underserved communities within Marin County. Throughout the school year, The Book Exchange funds and hosts Literacy Field Trips for students from some of Marin's Title I schools.
When: April 22-26
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: picture books; beginning/easy readers; chapter books; graphic novels
- Grades Pre-K through 12 Non-fiction: must be relevant and current
Books NOT accepted:
- Books for which adults are the intended reading audience
- Textbooks
- Books in poor condition
If you would like more information, please visit https://www.bookexchangemarin.org/ or email Shirley Young (shirleysyoung@gmail.com), Kim Meek (kmeekfi@gmail.com) or Michelle Thomsen (mmsmith8@yahoo.com).
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2023-2024 Yearbooks - Deadline Extended!
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Order your child’s yearbook today!
To confirm whether you have already purchased a 2023-2024 Reed Elementary yearbook, please search your email for the following keywords (with no quotation marks): SchoolPay E-Receipt Reed Yearbooks 2023-24
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Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
Below is a list of small ways for your children to show their appreciation for our wonderful Reed teachers and staff!
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Walk and Roll - Rainbow Quest!
The final two days of the Walk and Roll to School Rainbow Quest are Wednesdays, May 1st and 8th. Stop by the welcome table in front of the school to get your card stamped for a chance to win a new scooter! It's easy to participate - you can walk, bike, scoot, park and walk, carpool, or take the bus to school!
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Reed PTA Meeting
Please join our next PTA meeting on Wednesday, May 8 at 9:15am in Room 17 (slightly later than usual due to the Kindergarten Music Performance - please join us after the performance!) If you have any questions, please contact Site Chair Julie Stewart at reedpta94920@gmail.com
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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 #1
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
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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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