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| May 14, 2025 |
| Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL) |
| PreK Music Performance |
| PreK PTA Afterschool Playdate at Belvedere Park |
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Kindergarten PTA Afterschool Playdate at Belvedere Park |
| Field Day |
| 2nd Grade Farewell |
| 2nd Grade PTA Afterschool Playdate at Bel Aire Elementary School |
| 1st Grade After School PTA Playdate at Belvedere Park |
| Last Day of School |
| For planning purposes, please refer to next year's calendar so that any travels fall during school holidays: |
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Dear Reed Families and Caregivers, May is traditionally a very busy month in education, and this year is no exception. It was so lovely to start the month with our Reed School Open House. In classrooms across the campus, it was so joyful to see our Reed Raccoons sharing their learning and accomplishments with friends and family. Please help me give a shout out to our 2nd grade choir led by Ms. Balfe, for launching the evening with a beautiful musical performance. I hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did! Speaking of musical performances, last week our entire school enjoyed a special performance by the Bel Aire Choir and Band led by Mr. Jent—such talented musicians!
Our May calendar also is filled with an array of engaging field trips. Last week our PreK classes set off for a walking field trip to the Tiburon library and our kindergarten classes enjoyed a full day at the Bay Area Discovery Museum. Next week, our 1st grade is off to the Farmer’s Market and then to the Connolly Ranch in Napa at the end of the month. On Friday, our 2nd grade has a day planned at Bel Aire as well as a visit to the Exploratorium in early June. We are so appreciative to our district for supporting such important and enriching experiences and to our many parent volunteers for making time to chaperone.
Lastly, on behalf of our entire Reed Staff, I thank you for the amazing week of Staff Appreciation. We truly appreciate working with such a thoughtful and supportive community. Your many, many kindnesses and gestures of appreciation were warmly received. Warmly,
2nd Grade Choir & Bel Aire Choir
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| PreK Walking Trip to Library |
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| Kindergarten Trip to Bay Area Discover Museum |
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| Bus Passes Go on Sale May 27th at 9 AM Since 2016, the Yellow Bus Challenge has provided essential school bus service to Reed Union School District (RUSD) students—helping to ease traffic across the Tiburon Peninsula. What began as a small initiative has become a major success, with nearly half of all RUSD students now riding the bus.
As we approach our ten-year anniversary, we’re excited to share several updates for the upcoming school year:
We’re looking forward to another great year on board! Questions? Reach out anytime at info@tiburontraffic.org |
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| Specialist Corner: Spanish Note from Maestra Mayes Kindergartners and 1st graders continue practicing how to greet each other and welcome the day with a song. They are also learning how to say “me gusta” (I like) when talking about fruits, activities, and sports through fun games. Second graders have started learning how to make small sentences such as “yo puedo” (I can) and “yo tengo” (I have) by playing games and reading books related to these concepts.
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| June 11: Field Day Reed Field Day will be Wednesday, June 11th from 8:30-11:00am! This end-of-year tradition is always a student favorite – Mr. Kaiser and the PTA team appreciate your help to make this year’s the best one yet!
To sign up for a volunteer shift, check out the Sign-Up Genius. Sign-ups are limited to one per household, and please only sign up if you can attend for the entirety of the shift. Only registered volunteers will be allowed on campus during their shifts to keep the campus secure and organized.
Second grade parents are encouraged to sign up for the second shift (9:30-11:00am) so they can stay and watch a special 2nd Grade Farewell song right after Field Day!
Please join us at Belvedere Park to celebrate Reed’s PreK Class on Monday, June 9th at 3:00pm. Feel free to bring nut-free snacks and games to share. Siblings are welcome!
Please ensure there is at least one adult responsible for each child. This is not a drop off playdate. Hope to see you there!
Please feel free to contact your Pre-K room parent with any questions.
Please join us at Belvedere Park to celebrate Reed’s Kindergarten Class on Tuesday, June 10th at 3:00pm. Feel free to bring nut-free snacks and games to share. Siblings are welcome!
Please ensure there is at least one adult responsible for each child. This is not a drop off playdate. Hope to see you there!
Please feel free to contact your Kindergarten room parent with any questions.
Your 2nd Grade room parents & PTA would like to invite you to the Bel Aire campus for a 2nd Grade after school play date.
It will take place at the Bel Aire playground. Please join us to celebrate this next chapter before we head into summer!
An optional parent-led bike train is meeting near the dog park across from Reed School at 1:40pm. Every child must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Please plan to pick up your child on the blacktop after school. Be certain to let the teacher, The Ranch, and the office know if your child will not be attending regularly scheduled Ranch classes or riding the bus that day. As always, the Reed Staff needs to be sure all children are accounted for before they exit the campus.
Please join us at Belvedere Park to celebrate Reed’s First Grade Class on Thursday, June 12th at 3:00pm. Feel free to bring nut-free snacks and games to share. Siblings are welcome!
Please ensure there is at least one adult responsible for each child. This is not a drop off playdate. Hope to see you there!
Please feel free to contact your 1st grade room parent with any questions.
If you are missing a favorite jacket, sweatshirt or water bottle, please check the lost and found today or contact Alina Zyakun (alinazyakun.tca@gmail.com) before these items are donated at the end of the month.
Most bicycle crashes involving motorists can be avoided by riding visibly and predictably, following the rules of the road. Riding against traffic is dangerous because it dramatically increases the risk of collisions with oncoming vehicles and other cyclists; drivers do not anticipate a cyclist approaching from the wrong direction. Unpredictable behavior on an e-bike can increase the risk of impact at high speeds; the higher the speed, the less time the driver and cyclist have to react. Riding and driving predictably, following the laws, saves lives.
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| Remember: Eyes Up!
The Eyes Up, Marin campaign is part of the Street Smarts Program and Safe Routes to Schools, locally-funded programs of the Transportation Authority of Marin. |
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| A special PTYay and heartfelt appreciation goes out to Kim Meek, Julia Gellert, and Krupa Antani (Reed) and Shaida Aytay, Caryn Wu, and Shirley Young (Bel Aire) for leading the way and making this year’s Book Drive a tremendous success! A special shout out to Shirley as she served as the liaison with The Book Exchange and personally sorted all of the books! Thanks to their incredible efforts—and the support of our amazing Reed and Bel Aire communities—over 5,000 books were donated to The Book Exchange in San Rafael!
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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:
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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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