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school news 4S Ranch Schoolwide Update – 2010-2011 Dates of Interest: December 20 – 31 Winter Break January 28 - Professional Development Day NONSTUDENT DAY
Whooping Cough/Pertussis update Due to the very serious Pertussis (also known as Whooping Cough) epidemic in California, there is a new law that requires immunization prior to the start of the 2011-2012 school year. Every student entering 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades will need proof of a Tdap booster shot before starting school. The most common sign of Pertussis (whooping cough) among older children and adults is a mild to severe cough (often worse at night) that lasts for many weeks and can result in prolonged absences from school and work. While coughing during these weeks, infected people are also spreading this disease to others. Infants can get whooping cough from an infected adult or older child who often doesn’t even realize they have the disease. Infants who get whooping cough can get very ill and die. Sadly, in California, there have been more infant deaths from whooping cough this year than any other year ever!
Now is a good time for middle and high school students, as well as adults, to be vaccinated with Tdap. This will help to stop the Pertussis (whooping cough) epidemic, which is of great concern for the infants in our community. Children under age 10 years will have maximum protection if they were fully vaccinated (5 shots) with a vaccine called Tdap (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis) prior to age 6 years. Children 10 years of age and older and adults are best protected if they have a booster vaccine called Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis). The vaccine is safe and has been used for many years. There are several options for obtaining the vaccine. All primary doctors’ offices and community clinics offer the Tdap vaccine. In addition, County of San Diego, Health and Human Services Agency offers vaccine at their clinics which are held regularly throughout the county. Call 1-866-358-2966 or check out www.sdiz.org (click New Pertussis Information) for immunization clinic locations and more information. If your middle or high school student has already met this vaccine requirement (has had the Tdap booster at 10 years of age or older), please provide our Health Office with a copy of your child’s yellow immunization card or other written proof of immunization. Otherwise, please make arrangements for your child to have the Tdap booster vaccine as soon as possible to ensure compliance at the start of the new school year.
Monterey Ridge Elementary Recycle!
Volunteer!
Join Monterey Ridge Educational Foundation in keeping our planet clean by recycling your empty plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Recycle the first Thursday of every month - 8:20 to 9:20 am at the flagpole and earn butterfly catches! (Please no milk cartons!) 2 grocery store bags full of recyclables = 1 butterfly catch 1 regular trash bag full of recyclables = 2 butterfly catches 1 lawn size bag full of recyclables = 3 butterfly catches
Please consider volunteering this year! We offer many volunteering opportunities that suit working parents, as well as parents with little ones. Whether you have 30 minutes or hours, we have something for you! Sign up on our volunteer interest form on at www.mrespta.org or contact An Das at pragdas@yahoo.com. We will email you and will schedule according to your availability! Involved parents help make better schools!
Foundation Pledge Drive Update
Student Directory
Thank you to everybody who has already donated to “Make an IMPACT!” We have raised over $28,000 and Dr. Newman has already been able to hire one additional teacher! So far, we have 28% participation from our Monterey Ridge families! Our goal, of course, is 100% participation. Imagine if we even had 50% participation, we could hopefully meet our goal to have an IMPACT teacher for each grade by January!
It’s finally here! Do you ever wish you had a phone number or email address to set up a play date, plan class parties, or ask homework questions? How about numbers for the school and the attendance hotline at your fingertips? Well, look no further! The Monterey Ridge Student/School Directory is here! You can find the directory on sale for only $2 during Friday Flag or by filling out an order form from the PTA website and dropping it off to your child’s teacher. Don’t Delay! Limited supply.
Casino Royale Parents Night Fundraiser
Open Gyms (7 & over) Fri. 6:45-8:15pm Sat. 3:15-4:45pm Fun Zones (7 & under) Fri. 12:30-1:30 & 7-8pm Sat. 3:30-4:30pm
Multi-Cultural Fall Festival
Thank you to everybody who helped to make the fall festival such a huge success! We had a great turnout and the booths were incredible! Most importantly, the kids had a blast! Thanks again to all of the families, teachers, and staff for making this a great event! w w w.ba cka tth e ra n ch - o nli ne .co m
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The Monterey Ridge Educational Foundation is happily accepting donations of items and services to be included in our silent auction to be held during the Casino Royale Fundraiser happening on May 14, 2011. Do you own your own business, are you an interior designer or landscape guru, are you a wonderful chef or have a special skill that you would be willing to donate some of your time, talents and/or products to raise money for the Foundation? Do you have an inside connection with someone famous or an event that occurs here in San Diego? Please contact Sara Tseng at sgorinac@ hotmail.com. Thank you in advance for contributing! The fundraiser will be held at the Bernardo Heights Country Club. Tickets go on sale in January.
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