June 12 -
August 19 |
Summer Vacation! |
| Thu., Aug 13 |
Packet pick up day, 3-6pm |
| Thu., Aug 20 |
First Day of School - Full Day |
| Thu., Aug 27 |
Back to school night, 6-8pm
Minimum Day, all students dismissed at 12:30pm |
Middle School Welcome Programs
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Attention 5th grade parents: Each Middle School would like to welcome you and your incoming middle school student.
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The Rancho School enrollment lottery for the following school year is held in January. A school tour is required prior to attending. To find out more information about our enrollment process click here. |
Be Kind, Be Courteous! Follow the
Rancho Student Drop Off /Pick Up Policy
Character Word of the Month |
We have concluded displaying our Character Counts words for the school year. Once again, the words are: Responsibility, Respect, Caring, Courage, Fairness, Citizenship and Trustworthiness. Thank you for your attention to these words and their many meanings. Please continue to implement them in your OWN words and actions! Rancho students and their families are good examples of how MUCH Character Counts!!
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This national program emphasizes the importance of certain words in our lives so please take the opportunity to use them in your home and daily life.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
We are always looking for parent volunteers to contribute to the success of our school. Please contact Krista Peach, our PTA President at ktapeach@aol.com/883-5838 or Ellen Christensen-Denton, our PTA President-Elect at ellen_m_cd@yahoo.com to find out how you can help.
4th of July Parade
Come out and show your school pride at Novato's Seventeenth Annual 4th of July Parade! Our garden-themed float needs its budding students to make it a show stopper. Also, we will need older students to walk behind the float with our giant seed packets that highlight Rancho's green efforts. We will have prizes and games for students while waiting for our turn to march.
Want to join us? Please contact Tanis Tubach tanistubach@hotmail.com for all the details! SPACE ON THE FLOAT is LIMITED, so please RSVP TODAY!
The Rancho Round-Up Needs You!
Planning is under way for our Fall Family Fundraiser coming up on October 2, 2009! Volunteers are needed for many positions. Talk to your friends and sign-up together! Many hands make light work!
ALL volunteers that interact with children must have a current TB test on file in our office.
Osheroff Family Fund
For those of you in our caring Rancho community who would like to support the family so devastated by the tragic accident that took the life of San Ramon 4th grader, Melody Osheroff and left her father, Aaron, in the ICU we would like to pass along information about ways that you can support the Osheroff family
Find out how
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September 26, 2009 the B-52s are headlining at
Rock'n Blues by the Lake!
Early bird discount tickets are on sale now until July 5th (after July 5, tickets go up an extra $5).
Please contact MaryAnn Reilly to volunteer (and earn a $25 discount ticket), mereilly@verizon.net or phone, 519-8495.
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Rancho celebrates 8th Annual Multicultural Day
Our month long multicultural program culminated on March 12th with a special assembly. Students toured a multicultural display of countries, animals and cultures set up by volunteers in the multipurpose room.
Read more about it and see more photos here |
Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov/swineflu
You can obtain the latest local, state, national and international information by going to http://www.marinschools.org and clicking on "Swine Flu Update!"
Please call Sonia Tanner (415) 897-4259 or Carol Ludlow (415) 897-4211 at the District Office if you have any questions about what is happening in the Novato Unified School District. |
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HEADLINES
Rancho's Music Enrichment |
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Thank you to Miss Mary Jean De Benedict and NUSD
for providing our students with a
fabulous music program this year!
Want some good summer reading? Find out what Rancho students and
hundreds of thousands of other California students like to read by visiting the site for the
California Young Reader Medal. |
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Catch the Reading Bug!
Starting June 12, fly on over to the Novato Public Library for a list of fun day-time activities to beat the heat! It's a great way to motivate your child to begin the summer reading lists and he or she might even win a prize.
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Cartridges for Kids
Turn in your old electronics, printer and ink jet cartridges to the office and raise $ for Rancho PTA!
You can continue to drop off items with Office Manager Cindy Curtice through June 19 and starting again July 22. Questions? Please email Patty Maher at patriciajhoyt@hotmail.com. |
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NEED ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENT MEALS?
Have you applied for student meals at school? FANS (Food and Nutritional Services) accepts applications all year. You may reapply throughout the school year.
Assistance may be needed due to:
· Loss of Job
· Change in income
· Loss of housing
· Change of family size
If you have questions about eligibility for the meal program, please call FANS at 892-2115.
Low cost health insurance is available
Click here to find out how
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