Principal’s Message:
Dear Imai Families,
We have had a great start so far. Yesterday we had our first fire drill and our students did very well walking out of their classroom quietly, in a single-file line and patiently waiting while we were all done. At the beginning of the school year we had our first assembly to go over the rules and expectations using our behavior matrix. Our matrix becomes part of the daily routine, so please familiarize yourself with it and remind your child of the expectations.
Kindergarteners started the i-ready assessment yesterday and will continue for the rest of the week. You will have access to the scores in a couple of weeks so be on the lookout for an email with that information.
Don’t forget Back to School Night is tomorrow. It is an opportunity for you to learn about what your child is learning in the classroom and to ask general questions. It is an event for parents only, please leave your children at home.
Have a wonderful rest of the week.
Sincerely,
Arline Siam
Principal
Upcoming Events
August
25- Back to school night at 6-8pm
September
5- Labor Day No School
12- Picture Day
13- ELAC at 5:30pm
16- Principal’s Coffee at 8:30am
22- SSC at 3:30pm
Reporting Absences
If you are reporting a student's absence, please email [email protected] or call the attendance line at (650)526-3490 ext 3080.
Reminder: Please include your student's name, your student's room or teacher, the reason for absence, the date of absence(s) and the relationship of the person leaving the message. Thank you from the office staff!
District News:
School meals are free, but fill out the EzSchool Meals application to help your school
MVWSD will continue to provide free meals to all students as part of California’s universal meal program. Breakfast and lunches are available daily.
We ask you to please Apply at EzSchool Meals to help MVWSD receive additional funding to support students who are in need, and may help your family.
This Free and Reduced Price Meals benefit is not limited to meals only. If your child is eligible for free and/or reduced-price meals, your family could get medical benefits, housing benefits, utilities benefits and more.
Students who qualify for free and/or reduced-price meals may be eligible for P-EBT cards. The more applications your school gathers at the start of each school year, the more additional funding it can receive for all kinds of programs that help children at your school.
If you are currently out of work, you may qualify and help your school, regardless of your financial situation. Apply at https://secure.ezmealapp.com/ or call your school office.
Please Support Our Students!
MVEF raises money to provide all MVWSD students with an educational experience beyond what is possible with public funding. Help us fund programming for your child and every child in the district! We hope you saw the MVEF brochure (which doubles as a donation envelope) or watched the video during Back to School. Please see the website at mvef.org for more information and to donate online using ACH (from your bank account) or credit card. You can sign up to pay in monthly installments. Please consider joining our team of volunteers. Email us with any questions at [email protected]. Thank you for your support!
August/September CAC Events
Happy Back to School! SELPA 1 CAC and the Learning Challenge Committee are your groups for special education and broader learning challenge needs. We are ALL having learning challenges right now, and CAC and LCC are here to help. If you have questions about learning challenges and special education needs, email [email protected] or check out www.selpa1cac.org
We encourage families to learn about the sensory needs all children: Try a Sensory Diet
August 29, 9 am- General Parent/Community Meeting with Special Ed. Directors & Staff, Zoom at 9:00 am for LCC and 9:30 am for CAC. We will be planning for the year, discussing upcoming programs and discussing distance learning and learning challenges. For our agenda, please join our Google group, https://groups.google.com/g/selpa1cac. Register here.
September 14, 10 am Morning Let’s Talk - IEP/504 support group. Have questions about the process to get help for your child? Have an IEP but are not sure how to make changes? Need to vent? This is your confidential group. Register here.
PTA NEWS
OUR PTA AUCTION PARTY RETURNS - SAVE THE DATE!
The Imai PTA Auction Party is our biggest fundraiser of the year and a fun night for all. After a 2-year pandemic hiatus, we’re bringing it back and are excited to introduce all our new Imai parents to this wonderful tradition.
The auction party (adults only) will be on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 6:30pm, outdoors at Levi’s stadium. It’s free to attend, and the night includes food and drink and an auction of many great events and experiences for all to enjoy throughout the year. We hope you’ll join us! More details coming very soon.
IMAI PTA SEEKS YOUR SUPPORT AND INVOLVEMENT
Imai PTA provides financial and practical support for programs and efforts benefitting our students, teachers, staff and the school campus. We can’t do it without your support! Stay tuned for our membership and donation drive coming up in September to help us continue our work.
KONSTELLA HELPS PARENTS & PTA COMMUNICATE
Have you joined or updated your Konstella account for the new year? To help with organizing and communications between classroom parents, please add your students and place them into their assigned classroom on Konstella. If you haven’t yet joined, visit konstella.com/p/imai and click on “Request to join.” If you have questions or need help with Konstella, email [email protected].