Upcoming Regnart Events

Feb 9	7:30 AM	Regnart Site Council Meeting, OCR
Feb 9	6:00 PM	CUSD Board of Education Informational Budget Meeting, Collins Elementary School GLC, 10300 N. Blaney Ave., Cupertino
Feb 9-12		5th Grade Science Camp
Feb 10		Regnart Yearbook Photo Submission Deadline
Feb 11		Deadline for General 2010-2011 Open Enrollment
Feb 15-19		Mid-Year Recess (no classes)
Feb 25		Class Picture Day
March 5		Discovery Day
See the full 2009-2010 School schedule here !

CUSD Board of Education to hold Budget Informational Discussion
posted 06Feb2010 by Regnart Webmaster

The Cupertino Union School District Board of Education as added an informational budget discussion item to the agenda of their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Feb 9. This informational session will include an update on the district budget situation along with an opportunity for concerned individuals to comment and ask questions. The Board of Education will be joined by the CUSD Superintendent and the administrative staff. No formal actions will be taken at the meeting on this topic.

To accomodate a larger audience, the meeting will be held at the LP Collins Elementary School GLC, at 10300 N. Blaney Ave in Cupertino. The board meeting will begin at 6:00 PM.

The full agenda of the Feb 9 CUSD Board meeting is viewable here.

The District Office has created a budget information website with information and updates including CUSD communications, press coverage, and a FAQ.

Yearbook Photo Contributions Open Now
posted 13Jan2010 by Regnart Webmaster

The Regnart Yearbook Team is now collecting your photos for consideration for the 2009-2010 Yearbook. Last year, over 15,000 photos were contributed by 105 parents and teachers. Over 1,300 of these pictures were selected for publication.

2008-2009 Cover [click to enlarge]

We're proud of the great breadth and coverage of the Yearbook, and we know that it's a treasured memento of your child's Regnart experience. Your photo contributions are a key part of making the Yearbook great.

Whether you have one picture to conribute or 1,000 we encourage you to send it in - many of our most memorable pictures are "happy accidents". We have easy instructions to submit your images by CD or e-mail, and more detailed instructions for submitting via selected online photo sharing services are available at the Yearbook Team website.

Photo contributions will be accepted through February 10, 2010.

If you have questions or need more information, please contact Yearbook chairperson Maria Tham at regnart.yearbook@gmail.com. We are also seeking people who are interested in designing pages for the yearbook.

Honorary Service Award (HSA) Nominations
posted 12Jan2010 by Regnart Webmaster

The generous contributions of volunteers help enrich the educational experience at Regnart. Each year, the Regnart PTA recognizes outstanding volunteer efforts via the Honorary Service Award (HSA) Program.

The HSA committee seeks your nominations of volunteers who have made a notable contribution to the school or community in general over the past year. You can learn more about the HSA program here.

To nominate somebody for consideration, fill out the 2009-2010 HSA Nomination Form, and turn it in at the Regnart Office by Friday, February 5. You may make as many nominations as you like. Printed copies of the form are also available at the Regnart Office

If you have questions about the HSA Program, contact committee chairpersons Robin Anderson and Mary Sauer at RegnartHSA1@gmail.com.

Please take a minute to recognize the extraordinary volunteer efforts at Regnart that help make it such a special place!

A "Whale" of an Assembly!
posted 25Jan2010 by Regnart Webmaster

	Did your kids seem to know an awful lot about whales last week? Regnart experienced an educational and entertaining presentation on whales, presented by The Ocean Adventure, a husband and wife team of Wayne and Karen Brown. Mr. Brown is a marine biologist; Mrs. Brown, a scuba diving instructor. They talked about the different types of whales, their unique characteristics, and showed actual whale artifacts including killer whale teeth, a 7' long narwhal tusk, and the baleen strainers of the bowhead whale which can grow up to 12' long. They also showed a multimedia presentation of underwater photography of the humpback whale, which they shot in the Domincan Republic and Massachusetts. They also showed a multimedia presentation of their own underwater photography of the humpback whale, shot in the Domincan Republic and Massachusetts. There was something new to learn for everybody! This assembly was sponsored by Regnart PTA.
[click to enlarge]

The Regnart Reading Program
posted 07Jan2010 by Regnart Webmaster

This year's Regnart Reading Program was launched with a school-wide assembly for students on their first day back from vacation.

The Reading Program fosters an interest in reading and encourages students to sample different types of literature. Over the five week program, all students are encouraged to devote some of their spare time to independently read a few minutes each day. Each student is given a personal logbook to record the books read and the minutes they spent reading that week. On Fridays, the Reading Program parent volunteers will record the minute read on a class-by-class basis. You can check back here to see the weekly progress on the Reading Program thermometer.

There's a different suggested theme for each week, to encourage exploration. These are this year's themes:

• Week 1: Favorite Series
• Week 2: Cultural/International
• Week 3: Biography
• Week 4: Award Winning Titles
• Week 5: Fiction

The individual reading targets vary by age.

• K & 1st Grade: 10 min/day (50 min/wk)
• 2nd & 3rd Grade : 15 min/day (75 min/wk)
• 4th & 5th Grade : 20 min/day (100 min/wk)

All together, the entire school has a target of 46,650 minutes/wk and 233,250 minutes for the entire program! That's almost 3900 hours! Although that sounds like a huge number, last year's grand total was 593,406 minutes, almost 2.5x the target!

Parens are asked to review and sign their child's log every week. Please remember to have your child bring their log in to school on Friday; the classroom parent volunteers will tally up their time and return the logs the same day. If you have questions, please contact your classroom Reading Program volunteer.

Have fun, learn something new, and READ, READ, READ!

The Reading Program is sponsored by the Regnart PTA. The project is organized by chairpersons Jane Norton and Tina Okawa with data tracking by Paula Yung. You can contact the committee at Regnart.Reading@gmail.com

Regnart PTA Membership Directory
posted 10Nov2009 by Regnart Webmaster

The 2009-2010 Regnart PTA Membership Directory was recently distributed to PTA members. This useful resource contains contact information for students, school staff, and the PTA organization.

If you didn't receive a Directory and would like to purchase one, you can do so by joining the Regnart PTA. PTA Membership costs only $5/year and includes a copy of the directory. To join, fill out this Membership Form, designating $5 for PTA Membership. Turn this form in to the Regnart Office with your payment.

Despite best efforts, errors do creep into the listings. Although we can’t correct problems in the Directory this year, reporting errors in your listing content or how it was displayed can help improve the accuracy of next year’s Directory. Please report errors to regnart.membership@gmail.com.

Thanks for supporting the Regnart Library with your participation in the
2010 Regnart Book Fair!

Regnart Reading Program Progress Meter- Final Report!

[click to enlarge]

We've reached the end of this year's Reading Program, and the results were incredible!

The schoolwide target for Week Three was 46,650 minutes. In the final week, Regnart Readers beat all previous weekly totals with a whopping 139,032 minutes (over 2,317 hours)! This is nearly 3X this week's target.

The final grand total of minutes was 605,207, an amazing 10,087 hours or 259% of the target.

How much reading is that? If you wanted to read this much on your own, it would take 420 days, reading 24 hours a day!

This year's Readers recorded 11,800 minutes more than the grand total last year. This is particularly amazing since Regnart has 35 LESS kids this year than last!

We passed the 5-week target in only the second week, and set a new record for total minutes. All classrooms exceeded their goals. There's no themometer than can record this heat!!

Congratulations to all the students who surpassed every target. And many thanks to Jane Norton, Tina Okawa, Paula Yung, and all the parent volunteers that helped make this year's Reading Program possible.

Regnart Library Birthday Book Club

Celebrate your child's birthday while helping to support the Regnart Library by participating in the Birthday Book Club.

With your donation, your child can make a book selection which includes a personalized bookplate inside the front cover. The books are displayed on a special shelf in the library and your child has the honor of being the first to check out the new book. A $20 donation will cover most children's hardback books.

A birthday book in the library is especially memorable and will be enjoyed by many during their Regnart years and beyond.

For more information on the Birthday Book Club, contact Louisa Roberts, Library Media Clerk at 253-5250 x150.