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UPCOMING EVENTS AND KEY DATES
Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 8: Teacher Staff Appreciation Week - Show your love for Emerson Staff!
Thursday, May 7, 5:30pm - 7:00pm: Emerson Open House
Thursday, May 14: Bike to School Day
Friday, May 15: NO SCHOOL, Malcolm X Birthday Observed
Tuesday, May 19, 6:30pm: School Site Council Meeting
Monday, May 25: NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day Observed
Monday, June 1, 8:30am: Pride March and School Unity Picture
Tuesday, June 2: FUN Day
Thursday, June 4, 8:30am: 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony (Emerson Blacktop)
Thursday, June 4: Last Day of School, Minimum Day, 1:30 pm dismissal
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The SPRING FESTIVAL Was a Huge Success
A big thank you to everyone who volunteered to make this day a wonderful event for our community- Families enjoyed fun games, delicious food, the petting zoo, the dunk tank, and more!
An especially big shout-out to the event organizers Ms. Elise Kneram, Stephanie Yolish, and Daisy Holman- we appreciate you!
TEACHER & STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK
We are feeling the love!
Thank you, caregivers, for taking the time to show your support for the Emerson Staff! Big Smile to Carol Wang and Vanessa Leonardo for coordinating and organizing this special week!
Check out this Teacher’s Retirement Appreciation at the May All School Meeting: https://youtu.be/PogRpAE0VRQ
EMERSON OPEN HOUSE - THURSDAY, MAY 7, 5:30-7PM
Come see what your child has been working on and connect with the staff and community.
Don't forget to visit the Art Room and pick up your child's work.
Great opportunity to visit next year's classrooms too.
Bike to School Day Thursday, May 14
Join Emerson for #BikeToSchoolDay on Thursday, May 14, 2026! All active modes — including scooters, skateboards, roller skates, and walking — are encouraged.
Bike to School Day is an event organized by Alameda County’s Safe Routes to Schools (SR2S) Program, which is sponsored by the Alameda County Transportation Commission. For more information about the Alameda County Safe Routes to Schools Program, visit https://alamedacountysr2s.org/.
We'll have (small) prizes for students when they arrive at school in the morning. Volunteers are needed to help greet students and distribute prizes - please saferoutes@emersonelementary.org.
Natalie (4th grade parent) has offered to run a bike train from Grove Park (7:20am), with a stop at Sylvia Mendez on the way (7:45am), arriving at Emerson at 8:00am!
If you have questions or want to get involved, contact saferoutes@emersonelementary.org
SAVE OUR SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAM
Did you know that BUSD’s budget cuts are threatening a 30-50% reduction in funding for our school gardens? Starting next year, Soda Tax revenues will be the sole source of funding for Elementary School gardens!
The GOOD news is that there is something you can do to SAVE school gardens!
Advocates are proposing a 2 cent / ounce dedicated soda tax (double the current tax). Remember this is a tax on distributors - not consumers! The current Healthy Berkeley funding to BUSD is $450,000 / year - this new tax could mean twice as much funding starting in the 27-28 school year. This is an on-going source of funding for the gardens, unlike periodic grants and BUSD support.
You can support this by signing the petition to put this increased, dedicated soda tax on the ballot. Look for people with clipboards outside school gates at school drop-off, pick-up and before the open houses this week.
For more information: saveourgardens.org
check out our new EMERSON FAMILY DIRECTORY!
You can access the new ONLINE Family Directory at: https://emersonelementary.org/directory
Anyone who is in the directory can log in via Google or Yahoo to access. Note that anyone, not just Gmail users, can create a Google account with their existing email address to access.
Families can submit their information or updates via the "Update Your Information" link. Responses are manually reviewed by our webmaster before access is provided.
This is a new platform and a work in progress. Please email us with any questions or concerns at communications@emersonelementary.org
The Family Directory is organized by the Emerson Parent Teacher Association (PTA). The Emerson Elementary Family Directory is a tool for families to coordinate and communicate. For example, families have used the Family Directory to coordinate carpools and playdates outside of school hours.
The Family Directory is not used by Emerson Elementary School administration to contact families; School Administration communications are sent using the Remind Application
FIND EMERSON ONLINE
Website: https://emersonelementary.org/
Remind: Text @7f6hb to 81010; or go to www.remind.com/join/7f6hb
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