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November all school meeting

For those who were not able to attend the all school meeting in person and would enjoy a recap, please click on the picture!

Emerson 1st graders perform the song “Boundaries”, inspired by the Personal Space Tool from the Toolbox Program for social-emotional learning.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Social Studies Adoption – Curriculum Fair (K-5)

BUSD is conducting a K-5 Social Studies Curriculum adoption during the 2023-24 school year. As part of this process, BUSD will host a K-5 Social Studies Curriculum Fair on November 30th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at 2020 Bonar St. This curriculum fair is open to families, educators, and our wider Berkeley community. During this fair, there will be presentations from the curriculum providers that BUSD will be piloting during the Winter and Spring of 2024. There will also be tabling and Q&A opportunities. Click here to view the flier for this event.

Chronic Absenteeism Rate

We are happy to share with you that the district’s chronic absenteeism rate continues to decline. At the end of October, the district’s chronic absenteeism rate was 12.4%. At the end of September, the rate was 14.6%. Over the same time frame last year, the rate was 15% at the end of October 2022. At Emerson, we had 95% average daily attendance for the month of October 2023, with a low of 92% in TK and a high of 96% in 2nd Grade. However, we must continue to ride this momentum. Historically, the months of November and December have seen spikes in the chronic absenteeism rate increasing. So, let’s continue to encourage and support daily student attendance with students and their families. Together we can reach our district-wide goal of a 5% decrease from last school year.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND KEY DATES

Thursday, November 9: Hearing Test, Grades TK, K, 2nd, 5th, and new students

Friday, November 10: Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)

Friday-Sunday 10-12: Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore School Benefit Fundraiser

Saturday, November 11: Cal Football Parking Fundraiser (Emerson blacktop)

Wednesday, November 15: Spirit Day, “Dress Your Best!”

Thursday, November 16: TK/Kinder Tours Begin, 8:30am (sign up to be a tour guide HERE)

Thursday, November 16: Picture Retake Day

November 20- November 24: Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)

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NOVEMBER STUDENT SHOUT OUTS!

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Indigenous people’s heritage month reading list

The BUSD Library Services Department has updated our reading lists for Indigenous People's Heritage Month! These reading lists, organized by grade level, represent books published in the last 5 years that are devoted to celebrating, representing, and affirming Indigenous heritage, featuring Indigenous authors, characters and the North American Indigenous experience. All of these books are available through Berkeley school libraries as a physical and/or digital book. If an ebook is available through Sora, you can access it by clicking the cover of the book. Please contact Ms. Rachel if you have any questions: rachelbudge@berkeley.net

BUSD Ethnic Studies November newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RdBMMT9jlxabtnaiPO0sCmQT9tJ9uAtl/view

AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR VISIT

The author and illustrator Team of Tony Piedra and Mackenzie Joy are visiting Emerson on Wednesday, November 29 to present their book, One Tiny Treefrog: A Countdown to Survival! They will be reading to grades TK-3rd and families are welcome to purchase their book via Mrs. Dalloway's for 15% off!

Please see the flier below for the link and QR code, and look for a physical flier coming home!

PTA ANNOUNCEMENTS

HEART OF EMERSON FUNDRAISING

As of this week, we have received $95.5K and are nearly halfway to our $195,000 target! Donate here and continue to track our progress: https://emersonelementary.org/heart-of-emerson

Utilizing your employer’s corporate match is a great way to magnify your impact - some match 1:1 but some even match 1:2 or 1:3! Reach out to your HR department for details. All donations are fully tax deductible but if you do not plan to itemize your deductions (i.e. you do not require a receipt), please reach out to the fundraising team so we can pool your donation for matching opportunities that can double your dollar’s impact: fundraising@emersonelementary.org

Emerson K Tours begin next week 11/16/23!

Know someone that might be interested in coming to Emerson School? Encourage future Emerson families to register for a tour here: https://emersonelementary.org/kindergarten-tour-signup. School Tours will take place for prospective families at Emerson Thursdays from 8:15 am to ~ 9:45 am, November 16th - January 25th. Please email tours@emersonelementary.org with questions.

Just a few more Volunteer Tour Guides Needed - 1/18 and 1/25

Share your love of Emerson with prospective Kindergarten and TK families - be a tour guide! A huge thank you to those that have already volunteered. New tour guides are always welcome…Sign up to co-lead a tour here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080444ABAD2FA5F94-help

Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore School Benefit Fundraiser

The Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore 15th Annual School Benefit Fundraiser is coming up soon! It runs this weekend, from Friday, November 10 - Sunday, November 12. During this time, shop either online or in the store and Mrs. Dalloway's will donate 15% of the pre-tax sales to Emerson. This is a great opportunity to do some early holiday shopping for the readers in your life and help raise funds for our school at the same time!

Everything applies to the fundraiser: kids' books, cookbooks, travel guides, merchandise, gift certificates, EVERYTHING!

Spread the word to your family and friends, and their purchases will benefit Emerson as well. Anyone anywhere can participate--they just have to make it clear that they're shopping for Emerson BERKELEY either at in-store checkout or online in the Order Comments field. Gift certificates can be purchased in person and online.

NOTE: Emerson Oakland is also participating so it's CRITICAL that you indicate that you’re shopping for Emerson BERKELEY to be sure the donation funds go to the correct school.

If you cannot make it to Ms. Dalloway’s this weekend, consider contributing to our PTA’s ongoing Heart of Emerson fundraising campaign.

FIND EMERSON ONLINE

Website: https://emersonelementary.org/

Remind: Text @7f6hb to 81010; or go to www.remind.com/join/7f6hb

Facebook: www.facebook.com/emersonpta (or follow @emersonPTA)

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