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Preschool News by Cathie Shultz, Preschool Director
Dr. Seuss’s Birthday
We will celebrate Theodore Geisel’s birthday on Friday, March 2. It is “Read Across America Day.” We will read Dr. Seuss books and have fun eating
“Green Eggs and Ham” for lunch. Our Pre-K and Jr.-K librarians will have a special reading for us in the library.
VIP Day
Thursday, March 8 is VIP day at the preschool. Please join us for a fun filled experience with your child. Our VIP’s from our half day classes are invited
to come between 9:30 – 11:00 A.M. Special activities are planned for you to participate in. VIPs from the full day classes are invited to attend between
3:30 – 5:00 PM. A VIP could be a mommy, daddy, aunt, uncle, grandma or grandpa. We look forward to seeing you on the 8 th .
Spring Break Attendance
Spring Break for Elementary and Middle School children is from March 26-30, but Preschool will be in session. We will be taking a survey of preschool
children who will be attending that week to help determine staffing. Please let us know if your child will be here during elementary school spring break.
Trike-A-Thon for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
We have chosen to present a special Trike-A-Thon to support St. Jude Children’s Hospital and teach our children trike and bike
riding safety. We will teach a special unit on trike and bike safety and culminate the unit with a fund raiser trike-a-thon on
Wednesday, March 28. The children will collect pledges for laps ridden or a lump sum for participating in the event. We will
turn the west campus parking lot into a trike / bike track. The children are invited to bring their own trikes or bikes for the event.
Watch for more information to come.
April Fun at the Preschool
Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter Parade
We are looking forward to our annual “Alice in Wonderland and Mad Hatter Parade.” The preschool parade will begin promptly at 9:30
A.M. on Thursday, April 5th. Preschool and Pre-kindergarten children will make their special hats in class. If you would like to come and
take pictures, please arrive no later than 9:00 A.M. as we will close the gates at 9:15. Please park in the school parking lots along Oak
Road or on the East Campus (Shunk Road) or across the street near US Bank. The West Campus lot will be open for carpool or drop off
but CLOSED to parking from 8:45-11:00 AM.
A Day at the Phoenix
From 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 14 you are invited to bring your friends and family to experience a day at the Phoenix. Teachers and
staff will be here to show you their programs. Preschoolers might like to come to see what pre-k is like and pre-kindergartners might like to come and learn
about Little Ranch Summer Camp. Members of your family or friends are invited to come and learn all about The Phoenix Ranch. See you there!
Middle School News by Mrs. McAdam, School Coordinator
March and April are exciting months for Middle School. It begins on Wednesday, March 14 th , when students will observe Pi
Day. Pi Day is celebrated on Albert Einstein’s Birthday, 3/14 at 1:59. (Pi = 3.14159) Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to
its diameter. Students will be participating in a contest of the most digits of pi memorized, compete in teams to find diameters,
radii, and circumferences of various circles found around campus, and by eating yummy pies.
On Wednesday, March 21 st , twenty-eight of our 6 th –8 th graders will compete with other private and public schools
at the Ventura County Science Fair. We wish the best of luck to our 6 th graders – Emily Aguilar, Mariel Arreygue,
Derek Busch, Heather Diem, Cameron Hussey, Ethan Joe, James Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Jacob Lunbeck,
Riley McDonough, Riana Orf, Sarah Porche, Alec Roberts, Julian Ros, Austin Tenn, and Stephen Wolfe – 7 th
graders – Kyle Benton, Jack Fratianne, Rachel McAdam, and Alex Olarte – 8 th graders – Kyle Allen, Nicole Diem,
Sabrina Hussey, Paulina Mirabella, Francesca Sullivan, Cameron Tenn and Kenji Ushino.
Our 7 th and 8 th graders will fly their way to the east coast for a Williamsburg/ Washington D.C. adventure on Monday,
April 9 th . This five-day tour takes students to the Jamestown Settlement, Mt. Vernon, the Smithsonian Air &
Space and American History Museums, Fords Theatre, Arlington National Cemetery for the changing of the guard,
the National Archives, the Capital, White House and most, if not all, of the many memorials Washington D.C. has
to offer. Please wish us all safe travel.
Our 6 th graders will be enjoying a day at Santa Cruz Island on Wednesday, April 11 th . Students will be traveling by boat
with Island Packers. Their adventure takes them to the wonders of Scorpion Cove. There is always an opportunity to see
wildlife en-route to the islands. Student will take a guided hike with their naturalist. Naturalists are trained on the unique
natural and cultural resources found in Channel Islands National Park. This field trip aligns with our California State Standards
for our 6 th Grade Earth Science curriculum.