Attendance: Call 253-5250, Extension 6 Please report absences by 8:45am each morning that your child is absent. Please spell the child’s name beginning with last name, first name, include room number, reason for absence and your relation to the child. EVERY TUESDAY IS EARLY DISMISSAL — ALL Students are dismissed at 2:00pm. Pre-Pay for CUSD Lunches at Titan School Solutions (Titan) You can make payments and view your student’s account balance online by going to https://family.titank12.com/ Homework: Homework may be requested if your child has been absent a minimum of 2 days. Please call before 9:00am to request and pick up the homework after 3:00pm. Supervision begins at 8:15am. Children are not to arrive at school alone before 8:15am. To email Staff: lastname_firstname@cusdk8.org

REGNART REPORTER Principal: Thien Hua Regnart Elementary Superintendent: Dr. Craig Baker 1170 Yorkshire Drive Board of Education: Anjali Kausar Cupertino, CA 95014 Soma McCandless Phone: 408-253-5250 Kristen Lyn Fax: 408-253-2604 Phyllis Vogel Vacancy www.cusdk8.org/regnart Volume LVI January 18, 2019 Issue 9

DISTRICT NEWS

For the latest news from the Cupertino Union School District please click on District News or visit the District’s homepage at www.cusdk8.org.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE…

• Principal’sMessage• PTAAnnouncements• HomeSchoolConnection• YearbookCoverContest• ContributeYearbookPhotos• PTAReflectionsResults• DrivewaySafety

UPCOMING EVENTS January 21 No School – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday January 24 PTA Principal’s Coffee @ 8:15am – Flex Lab January 24 PTA Family Fun Bingo Night @ 6:30pm – GLC January 28 PTA Family Fun Night “Stand As One” @ 6:00pm - GLC February 1 Project Cornerstone ABC Reader @ 830am – Flex Lab February 6 PTA Reflections Awards @ 6:00pm – Flex Lab February 7 Open House @ 6:00pm *For up-to-the-minute info, please refer to the Regnart website: www.cusdk8.org/Regnart/

Dear Regnart Families, We are glad to have the rain and are reassured that California is happily past the severe drought we experienced in recent years. However, with rain comes challenges for schools and you are a big part of helping us ensure our students are prepared to learn and grow each day. Here are a few tips for making sure your morning starts well and your children are comfortable learners at school:

• Help your child select the right clothes the night before school. • Make sure your child’s name is on their jacket or coat. • Umbrellas may be used to get to and from school, but due to safety concerns, students cannot use them

while on campus. We have covered walkways and other strategies for avoiding the rain. • If someone else is dropping off your child, make sure they know the driveway protocols to ensure drop-off

and pick-up are more efficient for everyone’s benefit. True story: A mother noticed another child she did not know was without a coat during one of our storm days. She loaned this coat-less student one of her extra coats from her car to wear on the way home. The coat has since been returned and if you are that very generous parent, we have your coat in our office. You can also give us a call and we’ll make sure that coat goes home with the right child. Thank you! Our Girl Scouts have completed another year of supporting those in need with our annual One Warm Coat drive. Thank you to our Girl Scouts and to all of you who have donated so that those who are less fortunate in our community can be a little bit warmer. A new PTA club for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students is starting up next week. Consider signing up for the Biology Club which starts next Wednesday. The registration link can be found on our PTA website. I’m happy to report there have been some new preschool registrations for the new Regnart Preschool which is planned for the 2019-20 school year! Take advantage of this opportunity while there are still seats available. You do not need to be a Cupertino resident to enroll so share with your coworkers and friends. More information about our preschool may be found on the CUSD Preschool website. Happy New Year,

Thien Hua Regnart Principal

PTA Announcements

The Regnart PTA is here to support your children and your family throughout the school year. You can reach us anytime at regnartPTA@gmail.com or www.regnartpta.org.

• Registration for the 2019 session is now open for several clubs. Flyers are attached; you can also visit our website at https://www.regnartpta.org/programs to learn more!

• PTA Reflections Program – “Heroes Around Me”

Congratulations to the following entries that have advanced to the Council level for the 2018-2019 PTA Reflections Program:

Visual Arts – Primary Stephanie Ko – Nurses and Police

Visual Arts – Intermediate Joyce Chou – Many Thanks to Upstanders Around Me

Photography – Primary Devika Eby – War Heroes

Photography – Intermediate Jonathan Hom – My Hero Tennis Coach

Music Composition – Intermediate Audrey Yin – Walks with Heroes

Literature – Primary Devika Eby – My Mom, My Hero

Literature –Intermediate Aabha Vadapalli – Heroes Around Me

Dance – Primary Kevin Gu – Happy Hero Dance

Film – Intermediate Jonathan Hom – My School Heroes

Of the above, entries from Aabha Vadapalli, Audrey Yin, Joyce Chou and Jonathan Hom also placed top 3 at their categories in the Council level. Congratulations to Jonathan Hom whose film entry also won Award of Excellence at the District level.

Thank you to all of the participants who used their creativity and thinking skills for their entries! Thank you also to the judges. All of the participating Visual Arts and Photography entries will be displayed at the Regnart Art show in May.

• Any parent interested in participating in Regnart’s inaugural Anti-Bullying Committee please contact PTA President Yari Toleno at yari2566@mac.com. Also, save the date for first Parent/Family Education Event. It will be held on January 28th at 6:00pm and will include fun and education for the whole family. Details will be forthcoming in early January, so be on the lookout!

• The first session of Regnart Tech club was a lot of fun. Kids can still join the second session, which is starting Jan 10th. We're offering classes appropriate for all grades from TK through Grade 5 (Lego simple machines, Snap Circuits, Lego Mindstorm, Python, and Javascript). Classes meet weekly Thursday mornings at 7:30 AM in the GLC. The classes are taught by parent volunteers, and no tech experience is necessary to help teach any of the classes, so please consider volunteering when signing up. For new students, there is a $20 donation to the Regnart PTA for the whole year. This fee is waived for volunteers. If interested, please sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/dGJaGp9hfBl8CU4s1

• Join the Regnart Elementary PTA on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/287440771732304/

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Home&SchoolWorking Together for School Success CONNECTIONJanuary 2019

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A fresh startHelp your youngster

begin 2019 on a positive note. As she returns to school after winter break, have her ease back into familiar rou-tines. She may need gentle reminders to resume habits like setting an alarm before bed, packing a snack in the morning, or showing you papers from her backpack after school.

Everyday fi tnessTo inspire your child to lead an active lifestyle, look for ways to fit physical activity into his day. For instance, turn on upbeat music and dance while the two of you do chores. Or he could do jumping jacks while waiting for the microwave to beep.

Laughing releases feel-good hormones that relieve stress. Take

time each day to enjoy a good laugh with your youngster. Write a joke on a sticky note, and put it on her place-mat at the dinner table. Share a funny video you find, or play a game that will make everyone laugh, such as charades or Pictionary.

Worth quoting“Children are our most valuable resource.” Herbert Hoover

Q: What has one eye but can’t see?

A: A sewing needle!

Read to succeed Whether your child

is solving a word problem in math or following instruc-tions for a science experiment, strong reading skills play an important role. Here are activities to build his comprehension as he learns in three key subjects.

MathSuggest that your

youngster read a math story problem aloud and then retell it in his own words—leaving out the num-bers! This allows him to focus on what the problem is asking him to do before he tries to solve it. Example: “A panda had a lot of bamboo. Then he ate some. Now he has less. How much bamboo does he have left?” He’ll know that he needs to subtract.

ScienceDiagrams, charts, tables, and other

graphics help your child “see” science concepts. Encourage him to create his own visual aids. If he’s reading about the

layers of the Earth, maybe he will draw a diagram and label the crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.

History Your youngster will go back in time by

reading historical fiction about topics he studies. He’ll feel as if he’s walking the streets of ancient Greece, for instance, while also getting background informa-tion on people, places, and events. He might try a series like Magic Tree House (Mary Pope Osborne) or Blast to the Past (Stacia Deutsch and Rhody Cohon).♥

Stay in touch with teachers

Think of communication with your child’s teacher as an ongoing conversation. Consider these tips.

● Share the good. Let the teacher know that your youngster enjoyed work-ing on a project or that you liked the class play. Email her, or send a note to school with your child.

● Work through problems. If the teacher contacts you with a concern about your youngster, first listen to what she has to say. Respond calmly, and ask what you can do at home to help. Then, follow up with the teacher regularly to see how things are going.♥

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What does respect mean?

Showing respect will be easier for your youngster if she knows what respect sounds like and looks like in everyday life. Try these ideas.

Make a “quote board.” Have your child label a poster board or a bulletin board “The Sounds of Respect.” When a family member hears respectful language, she can write it on a sticky note and add it to the board. For instance, your youngster might

overhear a teller at the bank say, “Thank you for your service” to a customer in a military uniform. Or maybe you’ll notice that your child asks her brother respectfully, “Could you please sing more quietly while I finish my homework?”

Draw a comic strip. Brain-storm ways people show respect, such as by keeping commitments or respecting others’ wishes. Then, your youngster can create a comic strip that illustrates one of the examples. Perhaps she’ll draw one panel that shows her

arranging a get-together with a friend, a second panel where a different friend invites her to a movie she’s anxious to see, and a third with her sticking to her original plans.♥

Adventures by mailYour child can explore the world

without leaving home! This activity turns him into a “flat traveler”—like Flat Stanley in the popular book series.

First, let him mail a photo of himself and a letter to a rela-tive or friend who lives out of town. He could write questions that will help him learn about the place, perhaps about the weather, language, foods, geography, or landmarks.

The person should mail back answers, along with photos and even tourist bro-chures or postcards. For instance, his aunt may snap a picture of your child’s photo on a snowy mountain or in front of a famous skyscraper.

Suggest that your youngster put everything in a scrapbook that he can read to remind him of the places “he” has been. Then, he can send his photo on another adventure with a different long-distance relative or friend!♥

Participating in class My son, Sam, has always

been a quiet kid. This year, his teacher told me

that he rarely speaks up in class and

prefers to work alone. So together,

she and I came up with strategies

to help Sam participate more.

Now as part of Sam’s homework, he

decides on one question or comment about the

material to share in class the next day. Practicing what he plans to say prepares

him to speak up. Also, when the teacher assigns group projects, she tries to put

Sam on a team that includes at least one student he knows well.

The teacher reports that Sam is speaking up more often. And the other day,

he came home excited about a great idea his partner had for the diorama they’re

working on together.♥

Sharpen critical thinking Q: At a recent curriculum night, the principal talked about critical thinking. Are there fun ways to

work on this at home?

A: Absolutely! And the great thing about building thinking skills is that your child doesn’t need any materials—just her brain.

Try holding a family debate, with a twist. Ask a question like “Which is better, bas-ketball or baseball?” Let each person answer, then argue in favor of the sport she didn’t choose. Your

youngster will need to think critically to take a view that’s the opposite of her own. For instance, a baseball fan might say that basketball is more fast-paced and exciting.

Or encourage your daughter to look at familiar situations in new ways. Have her pick a situation or an event (say, a snowstorm). Now take turns looking at it from others’ perspectives. How would a truck driver, a toddler, or a squirrel feel about the snow?♥

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Regnart Yearbook 2018-2019

Student Art Cover Contest Information and Rules

The Yearbook Team is conducting a student contest to create the front cover art for the 2018-2019 Regnart Yearbook! The winning artwork will appear on this year's Yearbook cover.

Theme: REGNART ADVENTURES Regnart offers various activities both inside and outside of class time, such as interactive classroom activities, science project, field trip, arts, morning clubs, lunchtime running, after-school programs, sleep away camps, and family fun nights, etc. All these in-school and afterschool activities help us gain knowledge, deepen our friendship, improve our social skills, and give us so many fun memories. Let's share these adventures on our 2018-19 Yearbook Cover Page! Roadrunners love adventures!

Contest Deadline: All entries must be received in the Regnart Office by 3:30 PM on Monday, 2/25/2019.

Eligibility: The contest is open to all current Regnart students. You may work individually or in groups of any size. All kids are encouraged to participate. Last year, we were proud to receive entries from all grades. While one work will be chosen as the cover of the Yearbook, we will try to print as many submissions as we can inside the Yearbook, depending on how many we receive, and how much space we have (so far we have printed ALL submissions received that met all requirements).

Submission requirements:

All submissions must be original student work only. You MUST include a picture(s) of Road Runner(s) somewhere on your artwork. No parent or adult assistance is allowed beyond help in understanding these instructions. You may submit multiple artworks.

Artwork information:

1. Allowable media - any drawing, painting, computer-generated art, or a mixture of the above 2. Must be flat on the page. No materials may extend off the surface of the work. 3. No use of copyrighted materials, including collage elements 4. All submissions must be created on a standard letter size (8.5x11") page. White paper is OK.

However, construction paper is not acceptable (it is a larger size). 5. Portrait (tall, not wide) orientation only [see picture] 6. No signature or name on the face of the artwork. 7. You should include your name(s), grade, and classroom/teacher name on the BACK of the

artwork. 8. Titling space and location for School Name and YB year: The Yearbook staff will

superimpose the title information on top of your image, SO YOU SHOULD NOT INCLUDE

THE TITLE INFORMATION AS PART OF YOUR ARTWORK (DO NOT PUT SCHOOL NAME on the page

You must also leave an approximately 7”x3" EMPTY SPACE area for us to add the title. In this area, you want to exclude important details of your design, but you should continue the background image. [see picture of artwork before titles shown below]

9. "Trim area" required at edges: Details in your drawing should stay at least 3/8" from all edges of the artwork, but your background should extend to the edges of the 8.5x11 page. To produce the cover, the publisher needs to slightly magnify and trim the cover image so we require this trim area so your details are not cut off. You do NOT want to draw important details at the edges of the page. [see picture show below]

10. Finished cover size will be 8.5x11" Judging:

1. Judging is based on expression of theme, aesthetic value, and creativity for cover. 2. All decisions are final. 3. The Yearbook team reserves the right to make editorial modifications to the work for

publication which may include (but is not limited to) cropping, color balancing, and other adjustments

For More Information: Please contact the Yearbook team at regnart.yearbook@gmail.com with questions or for more information. The information will be posted on the Regnart website.

GET INVOLVED WITH THE 2018-19 REGNART YEARBOOK! Yearbook team is ready to start planning 2018-2019 yearbook. Your children will always treasure the memories of their years at Regnart. The Yearbook captures their fun, friends, and good times in a book that they will revisit again and again in the future. To build a great Yearbook, we need your help! How can you participate? 1) YEARBOOK COVER CONTEST (Please see a separate file for

more details)

2) CONTRIBUTE YOUR PICTURES! Send us your photos of Halloween, Fall Festival, a field trip, or classroom activity. Your pictures will help us capture a rich view of life at Regnart.

Here is how you can submit photos online: • Go to the link or scan the QR code https://images.schoolannualonline.com/410963674

• If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username: 410963674 • Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload. You can upload multiple pictures at one time. • Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information. Please write the room number in description if it is to be placed in a class page. • Click "Upload Chosen Images".

Deadline for photo contributions: Sunday, March 10, 2019 (This will be used to start the design of YB. Please continue to submit as you get more photos) 3) DESIGN A YEARBOOK PAGE! Sign up to design a page for your child’s classroom or for a school-wide event. To volunteer to do a page, just add your name to our online document: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15s-ZVSadM_4Mk2e4zuDZL9nWT5K4p8EcS1eaAgAsVYo/edit?usp=sharing Thank you in advance! 2018 Yearbook team regnart.yearbook@gmail.com

PTA Reflections Program – “Heroes Around Me”

Congratulations to the following entries that have advanced to the Council level for the 2018-2019 PTA Reflections Program:

Visual Arts – Primary Stephanie Ko – Nurses and Police

Visual Arts – Intermediate Joyce Chou – Many Thanks to Upstanders Around Me

Photography – Primary Devika Eby – War Heroes

Photography – Intermediate Jonathan Hom – My Hero Tennis Coach

Music Composition – Intermediate Audrey Yin – Walks with Heroes

Literature – Primary Devika Eby – My Mom, My Hero

Literature –Intermediate Aabha Vadapalli – Heroes Around Me

Dance – Primary Kevin Gu – Happy Hero Dance

Film – Intermediate Jonathan Hom – My School Heroes

Of the above, entries from Aabha Vadapalli, Audrey Yin, Joyce Chou and Jonathan Hom also placed top 3 at their categories in the Council level. Congratulations to Jonathan Hom whose film entry also won Award of Excellence at the District level.

Thank you to all of the participants who used their creativity and thinking skills for their entries! Thank you also to the judges. All of the participating Visual Arts and Photography entries will be displayed at the Regnart Art show in May.

 

REGNART DRIVEWAY SAFETY KEEP   OUR   ROADRUNNERS   SAFE! 

 Student   safety    is   always   our   highest   priority.   These   procedures   were   established   to   ensure   the   safety   of our   students.   Help   make   Regnart   a   safe   environment   for   all   of   our   students   and   families.   Please   see   that all   passengers   are   wearing   a   seat   belt.  

● Speed   limit   is   5   mph ● Use   right   hand   lane   for   CDC   parking   lot   or   to   the   loading   and   unloading   zone.  ● Use   left   hand   lane   for   Visitors   parking   or   to   exit. ● Driver   may   not   leave   the   car   at   any   time   while   in   the   loading/unloading   zone. ● If   your   child   needs   assistance   loading   or   unloading,   please   park   out   on   the   street   and   walk   onto 

campus. ● There   is   no   stopping,   no   loading   or   unloading   of   passengers   at   anytime   in   the   red   curb   zones. ● Please   pull   up   along   the   curb   as   far   as   possible.  ● Please   use   crosswalks   if   you   walk   to   school.  ● Do   not   use   the   handicapped   parking   spaces   for   stopping   or   unloading   of   passengers. ● Please   note   restriction   of   “ No   Left   Turn ”   when   leaving   the   parking   lot. ● Kids   Kab   will   use   the   designated   curb   on   Yorkshire   Drive.  

  Morning   Drop   Off: 

● Make   sure   all   students   have   their   backpacks   and   are   ready   to   exit   your   vehicle. ● Drive   forward   as   far   as   possible   in   the   unloading   lane   next   to   the   curb. ● Unload   all   of   your   children   from   the   right   hand   side   so   children   may   step   onto   the   sidewalk   and 

not   the   driveway   where   other   cars   pass   by. ● To   keep   traffic   moving,   please   do   not   wait   in   the   car   and   watch   your   child   walk   to   his/her 

classroom.   Dismissal   Time:  

● Please   be   on   time. ● Students   are   instructed   to   sit   by   the   tree   and   watch   for   their   vehicle.  ● When   you   enter   the   parking   lot,   drive   up   as   far   as   possible.  ● Your   child   may   enter   the   vehicle   when   you   have   pulled   up   as   far   possible.  ● Students   may   not   cross   into   the   street   to   get   into   a   car   that   is   in   a   lane   of   traffic.  ● Please   remind   your   children   to   face   the   parking   lot   and   look   for   the   car   picking   them   up.  

  Everyone   is   expected   to   exercise   patience   and   observe   the   District’s   Civility   Code   and   support   the parking   lot   volunteer   parents   and   staff.   

 Revised   8/2017