August 23rd Weekly News

Principal's News

We had a smooth opening to school. The highlight was to see a group of middle schoolers awaiting their first time back on the yard to play. There was laughter and joy as students came back and settled into learning new routines at school. We are practicing patience and it’s so great to back together again at school. To kick off the year and help unite our school community, we are going to do a read aloud in Advisory class. Our first novel is The Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling. We look forward to sharing more about this journey as we meet Aven, an 8^th grader who move to Arizona and is on a mission to make new friends and solve the mystery of her past.

After school sports are back and the deadline to sign up is Monday, Aug. 23. For more information, visit https://www.scsdsports.org/

Back to School Night is Wednesday, Sept.1 on campus at Tierra Linda from 6:00-7:35 p.m. Parents and guardians will be able to walk their child’s schedule and try out a day in the life of middle schooler. Here is the schedule.

Picture Day is Coming-Sept. 10

School Picture Day is September 10. Pictures will be taken in PE classes. Those students not in PE classes will have an alternate time to take pictures. All SCSD safety procedures will be in place. To order online, go to mylifetouch.com and use the code EVTVJF378

TLM PTA

Welcome Back Timberwolves. We will have our first PTA meeting on Sept. 13 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. on Zoom. Last year we had increased participation when meetings were held on Zoom and feedback we received stated it was helpful to be able to join from home. Agenda and Zoom link coming soon.

New Hours for Curative Van

Please take advantage of the no-cost surveillance COVID-19 testing provided by the San Mateo County Health Department.

Click on the link to sign up at one of the following locations to begin your regular weekly testing:
- Central Middle School (parking lot, under solar structure)
- Tuesdays/Wednesdays 9:00 am-3:00 pm
- Thursdays 1:00 pm-7:00 pm
- Fridays 11:00 am-5:00 pm (effective August 17, 2021)
- Other Community Based Testing sites in San Mateo County Here

San Carlos Education Foundation (SCEF)

This year’s SCEF grant will support social emotional programs and counselors, PE teachers, technology associates and devices for students, supplies and materials to implement new science curriculum, teachers for smaller class sizes grades K-3, music programs for all grade levels, libraries, middle school electives and a Principal’s Fund at every school. Learn more about how your donations benefit all students at every school at https://scefkids.org

Devil’s Canyon Back-to-School Night
All San Carlos School District and San Carlos Charter families, educators and staff are invited to stop by Devil’s Canyon Brewing Co. on Friday, August 27th for a no-host family back-to-school night during their weekly Beer Friday. This is an all-ages event and food trucks will be available. Visit the SCEF booth outside the Washington St. entrance to get your nametag and color sticker indicating your school(s) assignment. See you on the 27th!

Be a GEM: Give Every Month
Did you know that you can make your donation by setting up an ongoing, automated, recurring gift? When you Give Every Month, your support of SCEF is spread across the entire year. Learn more and join this campaign (at any dollar amount) at: https://scefkids.org/gem/.

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