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Capri Elementary School

District News

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

Would you like your student to engage in a collaborative afterschool enrichment class?

The Expanded Learning Department would like to invite all CUSD families to register for the upcoming session. Enjoy the convenience and safety of classes held on your student’s school campus!

Visit the Expanded Learning website to see what classes are offered at your school! Classes begin the week of January 31st and end the week of March 25th. 

Register online*: cusdexpandedelearning.asapconnected.com 

* NOTE: Registration closes on January 14th. Classes must meet minimum enrollment to operate. Class offerings vary per site and are subject to staff availability.

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

Educating students is a big job. To remove some of the barriers to learning, we have built a strong team of community partners over the years.

These partners—parents, educators, business owners, civic leaders, service agencies and others—help families take care of students’ basic wellness needs so our teachers can focus on the academic ones. 

They provide vision and dental screening, mental health services, nutrition services, warm coats, flu and COVID-19 vaccines, and more. They volunteer on school and district committees, parent-teacher organizations, yard duty, and traffic safety at arrival and dismissal. They raise funds for classroom supplies, field trips, assemblies and school events that build community and enhance the educational experience.

As a school district, our goal is to provide high quality teaching and learning that promotes opportunities for applying knowledge. The effects of the pandemic have made that big job even more challenging for our teachers and staff. 

In the face of these impacts, we are even more thankful to have community partners who work with us to support student learning, promote students’ positive social/emotional development, and ensure that they develop the competencies they need for success now and into adulthood.

To see a list of our long-time community partners, please visit our webpage.

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

For families who like to plan well in advance, there’s good news: the 2022-23 school year calendar is already approved.

The link to the calendar can be found at www.campbellusd.org/calendar. We will send a printable version to families soon.

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

For families who wish to have their children receive the COVID-19 vaccine, we are providing the following information:

More COVID-19 vaccine information on the County's website.

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

Starting this week, parents can expect fewer “robo-calls” and multiple emails from our schools and district. We have switched to a new school-to-home communication service, called ParentSquare. With ParentSquare, families will be able to choose how to receive the information we send: phone, email, text, or by downloading the free App.

Those who have students in more than one of our schools will be able to consolidate the messages into one central account. If a child is in one of Campbell Union High School District’s schools, those messages can also be consolidated.

We will start with a few basic ParentSquare features, such as notices and attendance. Later, we plan to expand to things like permission forms, sign-ups for school events, chromebook loans, and more.  We also ask that you are patient during the transition as any change to a new service platform may have glitches to be worked through.

Please check out the Parents – Getting Started video for an overview.

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

We want to thank our families for your efforts to ensure that your child is healthy and symptom-free when you send them to school. With approaching holidays comes gathering and celebrating, and your efforts and choices will be even more important as we guard against spreading Flu and COVID-19. Please stay vigilant and follow the advice of public health officials.

For those families who wish to have their children vaccinated against the Flu and/or COVID-19, Safeway/Albertsons is sponsoring a community vaccine clinic this Saturday, November 13, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., at the Campbell School of Innovation, 295 Cherry Lane, in Campbell.  All eligible members of the community are welcome to sign up for a free COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 boosters and pediatric shots and flu shots will be available.

Sign up at www.mhealthsystem.com/CampbellSchoolofInnovationCOVID 

More information about vaccines and clinic locations is available at sccfreevax.org.

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

While some families are eager to have their children vaccinated, others prefer to wait. For the convenience of families wishing to vaccinate, our district is partnering with local providers to make free vaccine clinics available at some of our school sites. Flu and COVID-19 vaccines will be available, including COVID boosters and pediatric doses.

Nov. 13, 2021, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., at the Campbell School of Innovation, 295 Cherry Lane, Campbell.
Flu shots and COVID-19 vaccinations for ages 5 years and older will be provided by Safeway. See flyer for details.

NOTE: Volunteers also are needed to help direct traffic and assist people with scheduling if they need a second shot.
Sign up here to volunteer or email contact [at] campbellusd.org. (Community Service hours available.)

Information about more drop-in vaccine locations is available here.

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

​​​​Through our partnership with Healthier Kids Foundation (HKF), we are excited to be able to provide a Wellness Check for all of our current 5th graders. Now more than ever, children are worried, upset and struggling as their parents are hit with the many challenges from the COVID pandemic. These emotions and worries are preventing students from freely learning and even from attending school. It is time to ask them how they are feeling, what is upsetting them and then to listen deeply and respond to their needs in concert with their parents, school and larger community.

We will be hosting an informational meeting for all parents/guardians of current 5th grade students to understand more about this screening process. Please join us for a remote informational meeting on Tuesday, November 9, at 6:30 p.m., for an overview of the process. Healthier Kids Foundation staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Meeting link: https://campbellusd-org.zoom.us/j/87466494039

Updated Tue, Oct 10th

To support parents' understanding of the vaccine for children ages 5-12 and to provide an opportunity to ask questions, the Santa Clara County Office of Education, in collaboration with Stanford Children’s Health, is offering a virtual town hall on November 8 at 6:00 p.m. 

To attend the meeting, please visit:  https://sccoe.to/YouthVaxTH or call 1-669-900-6833.  Webinar ID:  960 6383 4333

Information on the COVID-19 vaccine and upcoming clinics can be found at www.sccfreevax.org

Updated Wed, Apr 6th

Compassion for students and passion for teaching and learning were on display at the district’s first Teacher Innovation Team Grant Pitchfest, Tuesday, October 26th.  Eight teams of CUSD educators vied for funding to implement innovative ideas in Shark Tank-style presentations before a panel of judges. The teams championed their ideas for addressing a critical challenge aligned to their specific school goals aimed at closing learning gaps for students. 

The result: all teams were awarded grants. 

“It was a tough decision for the judges,” said District Superintendent Shelly Viramontez. “They were so impressed with the plans, how they connected to our Profile of a Graduate competencies, identified what students missed during distance learning, and aimed to create connections for students and for faculty.”

Funds for the grants are part of the district’s Expanded Learning Opportunity Plan (ELOP), Criteria #2, which calls for “accelerating progress to close learning gaps through implementation, expansion, or enhancement of learning supports.”

The superintendent praised the teams for the investment they already give to students every day and their willingness to do something new and different despite the challenges of educating students during a pandemic.

“I look forward to seeing what you are able to accomplish this year for our students.”

The Innovation Team Grant projects are:

  1. “Comprehensive ELD to Support Writing - Castlemont Elementary 4 - 5” - Educators: Jennifer Bell, Michelle Biggs, Monique Balcazar, Andrea Chinbong, Jisung Chong, Marilyn Silva
  2. “Passion and Leadership Clubs - Lynhaven Elementary TK - 5” - Megan Delaye, Melissa Schonig, Oanh Pineda, Anupama Gupta
  3. “Espanol en Movimiento - Sherman Oaks 4 - 8” - Spanish Language Arts - Educators: Laura McAllister, Vanessa Zepeda, Lino Gutierrez 
  4. “Creating an Audio-Assisted Reading Library - Sherman Oaks K - 4” - SLA, Reading Interventions, RSP, and Library - Educators: Kristina Festa, Jeni Marty, and Rocio Valdovinos
  5. “We can succeed here! - Rosemary Elementary 3, 4” - STEAM - Educators: Kelly Rambarran, Yolanda Chang, Sarita Sundaram
  6. “Music Magic Makes People, People - Rolling Hills Middle School 6 - 8” - Music (Band/ Choir/ Ukulele) - Educators: Patrick Aguayo, Mike Rawlinson 
  7. “Middle School Innovation Hour - Campbell School of Innovation 5, 6, 7” - Innovation Hour / Electives - Educators: Steve Viegas, Lily Alberts, Erin Woll, Nicole Wallworth, Angela Duke, Cheryl Lee 
  8. “Stepping Up STEAM and Centennial Celebration Creation - Capri Elementary TK - 5” - STEAM - Educators: Gloria McGriff, Adam Tavakol, Janet Berliner

Each team was awarded up to $10,000 to implement their innovative ideas.  Data will be collected throughout the process to determine those strategies or programs that should be expanded to other grades and schools.  We are pleased to be applying our Profile of a Graduate competency of Innovation in such a deliberate way.