Monday, December 14th

Message from the Principal

Happy Monday Kaseberg Families!  This is one of my favorite times of the year with students as we are approaching the holidays.  They are all so happy with smiling faces (under masks) throughout our campus and filled with anticipation for the fun filled events this week.  Thank you again for your dedication to keeping our students and staff safe.  You have done a phenomenal job at keeping your children home when they are not feeling well, wearing masks, and giving grace when needed.  I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead and I look forward to seeing our students in their spirit wear all week!

Important Information

Placer County Food Bank

Placer County Food Bank will be bringing our bi-weekly food drop off on Tuesday, December 15th.  The food bags will be non-perishable again and we are giving them out first come, first serve.  Again they will be available for pick up in front of the school between 12:30-2:00.  The last time we gave them out they were gone within 20 minutes so please come early if you would like a bag.    

 

Kaseberg 5 Days of Holiday Fun

Next week is the start of our 5 Days of Holiday Fun here is Kaseberg.  Each day is a dress-up theme day and we can not wait to see all of your Holiday Spirit!  

Annual Household Eligibility Form-Last Call

Currently, we have 53 families who have filled out the Annual Household Eligibility form online.  That is amazing and thank you for doing this.  We have over 160 families who qualify, which means we still have room for more registrations.  Again, the number of families who register helps to fund very important resources here at Kaseberg, which we risk losing if we do not get the funding needed.  If you have not filled out the form it can be found HERE. 

It is due December 15th!    

 

Friday, December 4th

Important Information

ANNUAL Household Eligibility Form-VERY IMPORTANT 

The Annual Household Eligibility Form (or Free and Reduced Meal program) is more important than you might think. The Free Meal Program typically provides assistance to those who qualify, and even though meals are free for all students for this school year, we are asking you to please take a moment and fill out the Annual Household Eligibility Form online at https://www.rcsdk8.org/annual-household-eligibility-form. The application is due by December 15, 2020.

By taking time to fill out this form, it allows our District to potentially capture funds lost by the lack of forms filled out to date. If you have already completed a Meal Application for the 2020-2021 school year, please also complete this form.

Our students and school are at risk of losing 23% of the supplemental grant funding that supports those programs due to the lack of applications submitted to date. This would potentially displace our counselor, Reading Intervention teacher and Community Liason.  

Holiday Theme Week at Kaseberg

During the week of December 14th-December 18th, we will be celebrating the Holidays here at Kaseberg Elementary. Each day of the week we will have a dress-up theme day. We are hoping to see all of our students and staff dressed up in the Holiday spirit!🎄🎄

Music Corner

SAVE THE DATE! RCSD Caroling Night will be December 17th at 7PM. Get cozy with your family and tune in to our holiday sing-along on the RCSD Music Youtube channel. We'll teach you the songs ahead of time in the Community Song portion of your December lessons.

Video Message from Ms. G

Friday, November 20th

 Message from Principal Duncan

Happy Thanksgiving Break!  We have completed the first three weeks of in-person instruction and we are beyond thankful to see our student's sweet little faces again.  We miss our students that are in Champions Academy, but we know you are in great hands.  Thank you to our families for giving us grace during these times as we know it has not been easy with the ever-changing circumstances.  We have been so impressed with everyone's ability to follow our new protocols and keep our students as safe as possible.  Thank you again and we hope you have the BEST Thanksgiving Break!

Important Information

Absence Reporting during Thanksgiving Break

During the Thanksgiving break, if your child is experiencing any of the symptoms listed below, which may be consistent with the COVID-19 illness, and/or if your child is being tested for a COVID-19 or tests positive for COVID-19, please complete this absence form immediately.  Our district’s nursing staff will follow-up with your family before Monday, November 30th regarding illness.

Symptoms:

Fever / chills

Dry cough

Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing

New loss of taste or smell

Headache

Fatigue (tiredness)

Nausea or vomiting

Diarrhea

Sore throat

Muscle aches

Congestion or runny nose

Champions Academy Student Materials Pick Up:

For all of our Champions Academy students, the next materials pick up will be Thursday, December 10th. You can pick up your materials from our front office between 7:30 am -4:00 pm on this date. Please let us know if you have any questions and we miss seeing each of you!

Monday, November 16th

Message from Principal Duncan:

Happy Monday Kaseberg Families!  This is our final week of school before we head into Thanksgiving Break and enjoy some much needed relaxation and family time.  These past two weeks have been filled with so many unknowns and firsts for our students and staff.  What I am most proud of is our community's resilience during times of uncertainty.  Our students have done so well with mask-wearing, hand washing, and social distancing to ensure we keep everyone safe and keep our school open.  Keep up the great work Hawks and enjoy your week before break!

Important Information:

Rainy Day Pick Up/Dismissal

We are now heading into winter and we will have rainy days ahead.  Please send your child to school with an umbrella or hoodie to ensure they stay dry.  Also, when it is raining during dismissal we will have a different process to ensure students remain dry to the best of our ability.

• Walkers & Adventure Club:  These students will be released from their classroom at 1:15 from our Back Gate, per usual. 
• Driver-Thru Pick Up:  These students will be housed in the MPR until our staff member walkies that their car is out front, then they will be released.
• Parent Walk-Up Out Front:  These students will also be housed in the MPR.  Parents, please wear a mask and walk up to our side MPR door to pick up your child. 
• Kindergarten:  We will have the same release and Pick Up as a nonrainy day.     

FREE Food Pantry Delivery Every Month

Every other Tuesday we will have pallets of non-perishable or perishable food delivered to our front gate entrance for our families to take as needed.  This food is free for all Kaseberg Families to take and we encourage families to grab a bag of food during these days.  It is a first-come, first-serve basis and no sign up is required.  We plan to have approximately 50 bags of food this first go around for delivery.  Our first distribution date is this TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th from 12:45pm-2:00pm in front of the school.  We will have volunteers out in front of the school to help carry bags of food to cars as needed.  

Lunch Applications 

Even though all students are receiving free lunch at this time we are still asking families to fill out a Lunch Meals Application online.  The Free and Reduced Lunch application helps in providing Title 1 funding to our site and supports us in having a counselor, intervention teacher, and countless other resources here at Kaseberg.  If you have not filled out the Free and Reduced Lunch application yet this year, please do so by clicking this link below.  Free and Reduced Lunch Application     

Thanksgiving Break Next Week:  November, 23rd-November, 27th

 

Friday, November 6th

Message from the Principal

Happy Friday and welcome back to our first week of in-person instruction!  I am so proud of our students, staff, and families during this transition back to in-person instruction.  Students have been so positive, well-behaved, and following all safety protocols.  Thank you to our families for being so respectful of our social distancing protocols during drop off and pick up.  This has made our before school and after school procedures go very smoothly.  I can not express enough how much gratitude I have to this Kaseberg Community and our ability to work together to support our students!  Thank you for all that you do!

Important Information

Pick Up and Drop Off Reminders

Thank you for all that you have done to make this transition smooth for drop off and pick up.  We have had all students picked up and off-campus within 10 minutes of dismissal, which is amazing.  As a reminder, there are three entrance/exit gates on campus.  Please make sure your child has a meeting spot designated with you after they are released.  If your child is exiting out the back gate and meeting you somewhere, please make sure you are visible for us to see.  

• Kinder Gate:  Kinder pick up and drop off only.  
• Back Gate:  All students who are walking home, going to Adventure Club, or have a parent parking and walking up to the gate.  
• Front Gate:  Students who are getting picked up by cars in the drive-thru or cars parked in our front parking lot.  

Chromebooks

If your child has not returned their Chromebook to school and given it to their teacher, please do so ASAP.  We will be taking an inventory of our Chromebooks for future use in the classrooms.  Please make sure you send the Chromebook back with the assigned charger as well.  Thank you!  

New Attendance Procedure 

If your child is sick or just going to be absent from school, the school district now has a Google FORM for you to fill out so they can make sure there are no COVID connections with any illness.  Please fill out this form and notify the front office if your child is going to be absent due to an illness.

Illness Absence Form   

Meal Duty Supervisor Needed

Are you interested in being on campus and working with our students for pay?  We currently have a vacant Meal Duty Supervisor position here at Kaseberg Elementary.  The job would entail delivering bagged lunches to our classrooms and watching students during our afternoon recess.  The position would be from 10:45am-12:15 pm Monday-Friday.  We are hoping to fill this position ASAP.  If this is something you are interested in please fill out the job application at our Ed Join website and we will contact you.  We would love to see this position filled by one of our own.  Thank you!  MDS Job Application      

Week of November 9th Important Dates

• Wednesday, November 11th:
• NO SCHOOL for all students (Veterans Day)
• Friday, November 13th:
• Spirit Wear Friday. Show your school spirit with Kaseberg Red

Friday, October 30th

Message from Principal Duncan

Happy Friday...we have finally made it!  We are so excited to see so many of our Kaseberg families next Wednesday, November 4th for the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.💛  We will miss seeing all of our families continuing with Champions Academy, but we know you are in great hands.  Please watch this video with more details for our reopening plan and what to expect during the first weeks of school.  Have a Happy Halloween weekend and stay safe!  

Important Information

1st Trimester Report Cards 

First-trimester report cards will be getting emailed to you this afternoon.  If you have any questions please reach out to Mrs.Duncan or your child's Distance Learning teacher. 

Character Trait Award Recipients-EMPATHY

We are proud to share the winners of our October Character Traits Award for Empathy.  Congratulations to our recipients and Thank You for showing our PBIS behaviors of "Showing Respect, Making Good Decisions and Solving Problems" all while showing EMPATHY as well.   You ROCK!

Safety Video for our Kaseberg Students

We have been spending a lot of time prepping our staff and campus for our student's return and ensuring it is as safe as possible for all of our students.  We would like to encourage all of our families to watch these Safety Videos before returning to school to ensure we all have an understanding and an idea of what school will look like when kids return.  It is very important that we are all practicing these safety precautions to ensure we stay open for our Kaseberg Community.  

Grade Level Supply List Request/Donation

During our return to in-person instruction, students will be asked to have their own supplies since they will not be able to share supplies in the classroom setting.  This will decrease the risk of spreading germs.  Attached is our grade level supply list request.  If you are able to purchase these items for your child it would be greatly appreciated since students will not be able to share items in the classroom.  Thank you!

Kaseberg Supply List Donation  

Chromebook Return Requirements

All students will be required to bring their Chromebook and charger for the first day of school.  Teachers will be collecting the Chromebooks and chargers and these items will be staying at school for use.  In grades 3rd-5th, student Chromebooks will remain checked out to each student and will only be used by that student in the class.  In grades K-2nd,  once we receive the Chromebook we will remove the Chromebook from the student's account.  Chromebooks will then be shared amongst students in the class.  Please read this letter for specifics on replacement costs during collection.  Chromebook Collection Letter    

Music Corner 

Don’t forget to find your music lessons in the Lessons tab on Otus every Monday! There will be fun songs and new activities to complete every week, starting November 9th. We are counting on you to keep making music as we transition to 5-Day and Champions learning! Here is the video music lesson preview:

Week of November 2nd Important Dates

• Monday, November 2nd: NO SCHOOL for ALL Students
• Tuesday, November 3rd: NO SCHOOL for ALL Students
• Wednesday, November 4th: FIRST Day of School

 

Monday, October 26th

 Message from Principal Duncan:

One more week until we get to see our Kaseberg students!  The anticipation and excitement is hard to contain at this point.  Since we are Reopening campus in the very near future I wanted to share important information regarding our reopening plans here at Kaseberg Elementary.   Please watch the video and slide deck that gives detailed information regarding the following:  Pick up and drop off procedures, recess protocols, classroom procedures, etc.  There will be more information added and shared in our October 30th Kaseberg Community Blog as well.  As always, if you have any questions please reach out to Principal Duncan at mduncan@rcsdk8.org.   

Important Information

Class Assignments and Lists

The district and school sites are finalizing class assignments and list based on changes that were made to support the staffing of our Champions Academy.  We will be sharing class assignments and list at some point this week once we get the clearance to do so.  Also, our Kindergarten students will be placed into an Early/Late schedule as done in the past years.  We will share the placement of our Early/Late Kindergarteners at this time as well.  Class List coming soon!  

Grade Level Supply List Request/Donation

During our return to in-person instruction, students will be asked to have their own supplies since they will not be able to share supplies in the classroom setting.  This will decrease the risk of spreading germs.  Attached is our grade level supply list request.  If you are able to purchase these items for your child it would be greatly appreciated since students will not be able to share items in the classroom.  Thank you!

Kaseberg Supply List Donation  

Chromebook Return Requirements

All students will be required to bring their Chromebook and charger for the first day of school.  Teachers will be collecting the Chromebooks and chargers and these items will be staying at school for use.  In grades 3rd-5th, student Chromebooks will remain checked out to each student and will only be used by that student in the class.  In grades K-2nd,  once we receive the Chromebook we will remove the Chromebook from the student's account.  Chromebooks will then be shared amongst students in the class.  Please read this letter for specifics on replacement costs during collection.  Chromebook Collection Letter    

NEW Bell Schedule (Modified Traditional) 

Future Important Dates

• Friday, October 30th:  Last Day of Distance learning for returning In-Person students 
• Monday, November 2nd and Tuesday, November 3rd:  NO SCHOOL ALL students
• Wednesday, November 4th:  First Day of School (Traditional In-Person & Champions Academy) 

       

 

Friday, October 16th

 Message from Principal Duncan:

Happy Friday Kaseberg Community!  This past week was filled with so much anticipation of what will come for our reopening plan on November 4th.  I know I am happy to FINALLY have a plan for our students to return.  Thank you again Kaseberg Families and Community for all that you do to support our teachers, students, and site.  We could not do this without you!  Enjoy this weekend, get some fresh air, maybe carve some pumpkins and enjoy a little family time.   

Important Information:

Update for RCSD Reopening Plans:

At last night's board meeting it was approved to bypass the Hybrid model and move to a modified 5 day a week traditional model.  This new model will consist of 5 hours a day of in-person instruction.  The District will be sending out information for those that would like to make changes to their child's placement based on this board decision.  I will be sending out updated information for the reopening in the coming weeks.  Class list will now be sent out the week of October 26th due to these changes.  This new information to look for will include:

• Class list assignments
• Supply list Donations
• New Kaseberg bell schedule
• Campus entrance/exit procedures 
• New Saftey protocols, etc

School Site Council and ELAC Meeting:

Next week on Tuesday, October 20th we will be holding our next virtual School Site Council meeting that will be open to the public.  In addition, we will be holding our first ELAC (English Language Advisory Committee) meeting of the school year.  If you would like to attend any of these meetings please use the virtual zoom link information below.  We look forward to seeing you there!   

• School Site Council:  Tuesday, October 20th from 3:00-4:00
• Join Zoom Meeting
  ID: 83571987728
  Password: 119795
• ELAC Meeting:  Tuesday, October 20th from 4:00-5:00   
• Join Zoom Meeting
  ID: 83571987728
  Password: 119795

PTC Art Contest:

Our PTC is hosting an AWESOME Art contest to help promote a safe return to school on November 4th.  We can't wait to see all of your art submissions and a chance to win an ART KIT!  There will be one winner from each grade level.  Check out this flyer for all of the details.  KASEBERG PTC ART Contest Detail    

Friday, October 9th

 Message from Principal Duncan

Happy Friday Kaseberg Hawk Families.  This past week was our first full week back on campus with students from our ASD classes.  It has filled my bucket seeing students on campus and so excited to be here.  We can't wait to see the rest of you very soon.  This coming Thursday, October 15th is a very important board meeting that will discuss possible reopening plans for a traditional five days a week schedule.  I encourage you to listen in at 6:00pm if you have a chance.  In the coming weeks, we will have much more information coming your way for our in-person plans that start November 4th.  Stay tuned and have the best weekend with these cool fall temps!  

Important Information

New RCSD 2020/2021 Calendar

There have been changes made to the District Calendar.  Please refer to this calendar for our scheduled holidays and District training dates.

2020/2021 District Calendar

New Class Assignments

On October 19th we will be sending out the new class assignments for our tentative Hybrid Schedule for in-person instruction starting November 4th.  This class list will include the student's teacher assignment and placement in AM or PM.  For any student at Kaseberg that has chosen Champions Academy for the rest of the year, you will receive your class assignment at this time as well.  Our priority for student placement includes students with special services, keeping siblings on the same schedule, and trying our best to accommodate parent preference.

PTC Highlights and News to Come...

Our wonderful PTC Committee is eager to get students back on campus and potentially start hosting some fun events for our Kaseberg Families.  If you are not a member of our PTC Facebook group please join the group called Kaseberg Families.  This is where you can find the latest information on Kaseberg Elementary events and information. 

PTC Art Contest Coming your way soon...

Next week our PTC will be sending out information for a Kaseberg Art Contest. We hope to see all of your creative submissions in the coming weeks.  More information to come in next Friday's blog. 

  

 

Friday, October 2nd

 Message from our Principal

Welcome to October!  Not sure how we are already this far into the year.  We hope you have all had a wonderful week and please enjoy this weekend.  

Important Information

Update to Class List for Hybrid Plan:

We are currently reviewing and finalizing our class list for our In-Person AM/PM Hybrid model that will start on November 4th.  The new and updated class list will TENTATIVELY be shared out to families on October 19th.  Things are changing daily, so this date could change as RCSD makes changes to our return plan.    

PBIS Awards for September

Our students have been working so hard this month to demonstrate our PBIS Character Trait of RESPECT.   We wanted to acknowledge one student from every class that best represented showing the trait of RESPECT.  Please watch the video below to see who our award recipients are for the month of September.  For the month of October, we will be focusing on the Character Trait of EMPATHY.   Enjoy!

Way to go Kaseberg Hawks!!  PBIS AWARDS

Healthy and Safety Protocols

Here is a document that has been shared with us by Placer County Office of Education that discusses the protocols that families and staff will follow when we return to campus for COVID related illnesses.  This document will be updated again before we return on November 4th, but I felt it was important for parents to have access to view different scenarios now.  Please reach out to Principal Duncan if you have any questions.  Health and Safety Protocols LINK

Fun Game to Help Boost Self Esteem

Our Counselor Mrs.Hall is sharing a fun and "SWEET" game that you can play with your family this weekend to help boost self-esteem.  We would love to see our students playing this fun game, so share out pictures with Mrs.Duncan, Mrs.Hall, or on social media at our Kaseberg Families site on Facebook.   You can find the game on our Counselors blog at the top of this page.   Have fun and Enjoy