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Creekside Open House

Open House is an opportunity for our Creekside students to share their classroom, classroom work and their teacher with their family. What a great turnout we had Thursday night! I enjoyed seeing parents, siblings, and grandparents visiting classrooms, our piano keyboard lab, MIND Institute program in the computer lab and the Art Show. Our awesome PTA was recognized for their hard work and dedication to raising funds to purchase our MIND Institute program, buses for field trips, supplementary materials for classroom activities, and special activities for our staff.

April 28, 2008

Dear Parents,

On April 9^th, the Board of Trustees accepted my recommendation and approved charging a fee for school bus transportation starting in the 2008/09 school year. This was done reluctantly, but was a necessary action given the dismal outlook for education funding in the state budget.

School districts are not required to provide school bus transportation. The costs of transportation have risen so dramatically over the past few years that many school districts have eliminated transportation entirely as school funding has gotten more and more problematic. This year, the budget outlook for the next school year is catastrophic and charging a fee for transportation will allow us to maintain that service and keep other programs which are more directly related to children’s education.

Those families who qualify for the National School Lunch Free and Reduced Price Lunch program will not be charged a fee. To qualify for this program, parents must submit proof of income and various other documents required by the federal government.

You will be able to pay bus fees at your school office starting on August 18, 2008 when the offices open for the school year. You can also pay bus fees at the district office throughout the entire month of August. We will sell annual passes good for the entire school year, semi-annual passes, monthly passes, and daily tickets. If your child rides the bus only one-way, to or from school, the fee for a pass will be half the round trip fee.

The fees which have been approved are:

Daily tickets: $1.00 each way

Monthly: $40 average depending on the number of school days in the month.

Semester Pass: $170 ($.94 per ride)

Full Year: $325 ($.90 per ride)

Second child in a family and beyond

Semester Pass: $150 ($.83 per ride)

Full Year: $300 ($.83 per ride)

Charging fees is not something anyone wants to do, but it is the best alternative in these tight budget times. We thank you in advance for your cooperation. If you have any questions about this program, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Greg Ryan

Classrooms hold the Annual Creekside Rodeo Day!

Visit the Picture Gallery for a few pics of the fun day! 

Mrs. Brit Montalbano has been a teacher in the Alpine Union School District for 22 years. She is willing to do whatever it takes to help a student succeed and is prepared to step out of her comfort zone to try new instructional practices. Mrs. Montalbano volunteers to serve on district committees and inservices staff. Because Creekside shares students during “Pathway to “Success” (Excel Reading) her student focus for success goes beyond her classroom to include students she shares with other teachers. Mrs. Montalbano participates in weekly collaboration meetings with Creekside teachers which includes discussing student progress, sharing instructional strategies and materials and planning lessons. Mrs. Montalbano has a “Whatever it takes!” attitude and is willing to go above and beyond to be the best teacher she can be. Mrs. Montalbano’s patience, positive attitude and dedication to her students are evident. Her fun loving nature and great sense of humor causes people to gravitate to her: parents, students and staff love her!

Mrs. Maria Nungaray does an exemplary job working with students, teachers and administrators in our English language Development program. Her positive relationship with staff is evident through her making herself available to translate district forms, newsletters, and provide translation for parent conferences and district English Learner meetings. Mrs. Nungaray works with English Learner students during “Pathway to Success” and provides them additional support during Tier II reading. Regardless of how busy she is, her attitude and willingness to help has been accommodating and enthusiastic. She has an upbeat personality and is respected and well liked by all.

Dr. Seuss Day

"Think left and think right and

think low and think high.

Oh, the thinks you can think of

if only you try!"

- Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss)

from the book, "Oh The Thinks You Can Think!"

Mrs. Brit Montalbano

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"Teachers Are Heroes"

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