A Message from the Principal

Dear Sunrise Families,

We are so excited to have your students back at school!  The children arrived on Monday ready to share their vacation experiences.  The joy that they expressed about the time they spent with their family makes us smile.  As you read the following quotes imagine big smiles with their eyes twinkling:

•            A Kindergartener shared her fancy new outfit, “These (pink pants) are fleece! They are warm.”
•       A first grader reported showing her fingers, “I went to California to visit my grandma. We stayed one day and a day and Christmas and the day next and the day next. We stayed five days!”
•       A second grader shared, “It rained so hard at my grandma’s we thought we were going to ride in a boat!”
•       A third grader shared, “I am coding at home.  I am working on making a Menorah dance.”
•       A fourth grader announced, “I played soccer with my dad.  I scored against him three times!”
•       A fifth grader said, “Vacation was wonderful!  We stayed here.  We went to the park and had fun.  It was so much fun to be with my family.”  Another fifth grader said, “My friend came over to my house. We had so much fun!”

This week of rainy weather has been unusual.  We recognize that the wet weather disrupts drop-off and pick-up.  We thank you for your patience and commitment to student safety.  We would like to thank you for following our parking lot safety procedures:

• Parking and walking to the Sammy the Snake area to pick up your child or using the six loading spaces with care.
• Refraining from using cell phones in the parking lot while maneuvering your car.
• Yielding to pedestrians.
• Using the visitor/parent lot only.  The staff lot is designed for buses only during drop off and pick-up.

LOOKING FORWARD

We invite you to participate in our traditional Rodeo Lunch on Wednesday, February 24.  Our students love to share lunch with our families at this special event.  Students will celebrate with dances learned in PE. The menu will be turkey or veggie dog, carrots, watermelon, chips and milk/water. The cost for students is $3.00 and $3.25 for adults.  Please plan to attend our event and eat lunch with your child at the times listed below:

o   Kindergarten 11:30-12:00

o   First Grade 11:40-12:00

o   Second Grade 11:20-11:40

o   Third Grade 12:00-12:20

o   Fourth Grade 12:20-12:40

o   Fifth Grade 12:10-12:30

We look forward to seeing you on campus at an upcoming event:

• CFSD Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 21 at 4:00
• FFO General Meeting on Friday, January 22 and February 19 at 8:15
• Kindergarten Show and Tell for new students on Thursday, February 4 and February 18 at 2:00
• Science Day on February 5 from 8:00-1:30
• Chinese Immersion Information Meeting for new students on Thursday, February 11 and March 10 at 6:00
• Spring Chinese Festival, Friday, February 12 from 6:00-7:30
• Rodeo Lunch on Wednesday, February 24 from 11:20-1:00

I wish you all health and happiness for you and your family throughout 2016!

Sincerely,

Andrea Davidson

Principal