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TWO ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
Volume 4
Upcoming Events
November 17
TRSEF Meeting
in Room 11 at 3:15 pm
November 19
BoxTops Due!
Football (Home Game) at 3:30
Two Rock vs. Meadow
November 23 - 27
Thanksgiving Break- No School
December 1 & 3
1st - Football (Home Game)
at 3:30: Two Rock vs. Dunham
3rd - Football (Away Game)
at 3:30: Cinnabar vs. Two Rock
December 4
Report Cards go home
December 11
ELAC Meeting
at 8:30 am in Room 13
December 18
Holiday Program
at 10:30 am in Multi
B O B CAT N E W S
November / December, 2015
Principal’s Message
As we make our way into November, there is a great deal of positive energy in
classrooms and around our school. November marks the end of the first Trimester
(November 13) and represents completion of the first third of the school year! In the
month of November, there are fourteen days of school before the Thanksgiving break
and fifteen school days between Thanksgiving and the Winter Break. This time of the
year can be very challenging for students with all the distractions of the holidays.
Despite it all, we strive to keep our students focused on learning. Now more than ever,
the partnership of school and home is crucial. Your assistance in providing a quiet place
for homework and project completion is greatly appreciated. Your efforts in this regard
will pay dividends in your children's academic learning and success. Please let us know
if you have any questions and concerns that we can address together.
We greatly appreciate your support in making sure your children are at school on time,
every day. Attending school every day is essential; children cannot learn if they are not
in class. Any school day missed is a day when your child cannot make progress towards
the grade level standards. Make-up work is provided only for excusable absences and
this does not replace the value and integrity of the classroom experience. Whenever
possible, please schedule medical appointments for after-school hours. If this is not
possible, please be sure to return your child to school after appointments. If your child
does need to leave school before regular dismissal, putting a note in their Student
Planner to notify their teacher is very helpful.
This year’s Spaghetti Dinner and Silent Auction was held on November 3 and was
another great event! The transformation of the multipurpose room by our team of
TRSEF parent volunteers was amazing! We had terrific donations for our silent auction
from local businesses and individuals. Both the pasta (prepared at the Coast Guard
base!) and the homemade pumpkin pie (made by our 6th grade class) was delicious!
This was a great evening of fun and entertainment. All proceeds help to fund our Art,
Music, and Library programs which enable us to provide every grade with these
valuable classes throughout the school year.
In closing, I wish each of you a safe and peaceful holiday season and thank you for your
continued support of our school.
Respectfully,
Noon Dismissal
Dec. 21 - Jan. 1
Winter Break - No School
Toni L. Beal
Superintendent/Principal
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ELAC News
At the Library
The next ELAC meeting will be held
December 11th at 8:30 A.M. in room
13. (Mrs. Beddow’s room). We will be
discussing the 6th Grade Tamale
Fundraiser.
All are welcome to attend!
Lost & Found
The pile of unclaimed clothing is
growing! Please check the clothes
rack for clothes that may belong to
your kids. Lost & Found items can
be found in the hallway near the
office.
We’ll be donating any unclaimed
clothes to Goodwill in a few weeks.
Please remind your students to take
care of their Library Books!
Recently, some brand new books
have been returned damaged or
moldy. These books are on loan and
any damage beyond repair will
result in the parent/guardian either
replacing the book or paying the
cost for a new book.
Thank you for your help with this
matter!
Happy Reading!
Lori Frost
Librarian
Student Recognition
Each month at Two Rock School
we hold a school-wide assembly
to recognize students for their
personal growth and academic
accomplishments. Students are
presented with Citizenship
Awards for being good school
citizens and each teacher selects
a student for the Student of the
Month Award. Students are also
awarded with “You Rock at Two
Rock Cards” for doing the right
thing for others without being
asked. Awards recipients have
their picture taken which are then
displayed outside of the Main
Office as a way of providing
special meaning and tribute to
those who have earned these
valued awards. Finally, the
students and their parents are
invited to attend that month’s
meeting of the School Board in
order to be congratulated by the
School Board Members.
The last Awards Assemblies was
held on Wednesday, November 4.
Our next assembly will be
Wednesday, December 2 at 12:45
p.m. in the multi purpose room.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Red Ribbon Week Celebration
Thanks to our amazing TRSEF
volunteers and the McDowell
Drug Task Force, Two Rock
School students participate in
the Red Ribbon Week activities
during the month of October.
Jesse Carpenter decorated the
school and handled out pins for
the students to show their
commitment to living lives free
from substance abuse. On October
21, Mr. Dick Sharke from the
McDowell Drug Task Force spoke
to the 4th - 6th graders about the
history of Red Ribbon Week and
the importance of making healthy
lifestyle choices. Mr. Sharke had
strong praise for the appearance of
our school and our highly-visible
Red Ribbon displays.
Based on these decorations, Two
Rock earned the award for best
decorations and was awarded the
$1000 GRAND PRIZE!
Woo-Hoo! Way to go Bobcats!!!
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Christmas Cheer
Dear Students and Parents,
It has been a tradition at Two Rock School to participate in
the season of giving, and once again, we will work with
Christmas Cheer. Christmas Cheer is a local organization
that collects food and toys for needy families in Petaluma. If
you’d like to participate, please send with your child canned
or wrapped food or new unwrapped toys. Each class will
collect the donations, and fifth grade will count the items and
graph our progress. We will accept donations until Friday,
December 18.
Happy Holidays, and thank you for helping us spread the
holiday cheer!
REMINDER
Your
Student(s)
Emergency
Kit is due by
December
18th!
Preparing for Emergencies
In the event of an emergency
such as a flood or earthquake
that requires that we keep
your child safe at school over
an extended period of time, we
are asking that parents
provide an emergency food
packet for your child. This
emergency packet will be kept
in a class container that will be
accessed at such a time that it
is needed. Should we find that
this emergency packet is not
needed during the current
school year, we will return it to
your student at the end of the
school year. Your student will
receive a separate letter from
me explaining the importance
of this emergency packet,
along with a suggested list of
items to be included in the
packet. We are asking that all
emergency packets be brought
to your student’s teacher
before the winter break, that is
before December 18. If you are
unable to prepare an emergency packet for your student,
please contact us in the school
office and we will make
arrangements for you.
On Thursday, October 15, 2014,
we held an Earthquake Evacuation Drill at school. This
exercise was part of the
statewide California Shakeout,
a drill held each year in midOctober. All students and staff
followed the Drop, Cover, and
Hold-on procedures prior to
being evacuated to the school
playground. Each class has a
designated space on the
playground where attendance
was taken by teachers.
We also held an Intruder on
Campus drill on November 4.
After hearing the signal over
the school intercom system,
teachers locked all doors and
closed all window openings.
Students assembled in a quiet
place in the classroom that
prevented anyone from seeing
them. All students remained
in this position until given the
“all clear” signal from the
office. It was very comforting
to find that all students took
the drill very seriously and
that our facilities are safe and
secure.
As you know, our greatest
priority at Two Rock School is
the safety of our students. We
will continue to hold practice
drills throughout the year in
order to be prepared for
emergencies.
October Box Tops Results
Our next BOXTOPS collection
(and top 3 collectors in each class)
will be on Thursday,
November 19th!
Get hooked on books! Two Rock School’s
Reading Buddies program is open to all ages
and takes place in the Multi from 8:00 am 8:15 am on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday’s.
7th Place
Mrs. Lewis’ Class 8
.33 per student
Sam Gustafson 8
6th Place
Mrs. Jones’ Class 39
1.77 per student
Lily Brewer 19, Gustavo Atliano 12, Kyleigh Burke 8
5th Place
Mrs. Brechbill's Class 37
2.3 per student
Ava Cendejas 37, Charles Gustafson 10, Ava Larson 8
4th Place
Mrs. Godoski’s Class 59 2.4 per student
Jeremy Billings 37, Davante Morton 22
3rd Place
Mr. Gray's Class
60
2.5 per student
Brianna Canning 25, Eliza Bunnell 23, Ava Peterson 9
2nd Place
Mrs. Dentoni's Class 53 2.65 per student
Wesley Gustafson 26, Genevieve Fernandez 13, Evelyn Rodriguez 5
1st Place
Mrs. Brogan's Class
158
7.9 per student
Kelsey Dooley 32, Kassidy Bianchi 25, Gage Pilkington 25
Congratulations!!
414 Box Tops= $41.40
Two Rock School is Awarded a PEF Impact Grant!
The Petaluma Education
Foundation (PEF) awarded
Two Rock Union School with
an Impact Grant Award of
$14,200.00!
Superintendent Toni Beal
and Teachers Mr. Gray, Mrs.
Dentoni, Mrs. Godoski and
Mrs. Brogan wrote this grant
and made a presentation to
the PEF Board. All their
hard work sure paid off!
This Impact Grant will complete the purchase of chrome
books for our students. Now
every student in grades 3rd 6th will have their own 1 to
1 device.
TRSEF (Two Rock School Education Foundation)
The 31st Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Auction was held on Tuesday, November 3rd, and we’d like to thank the following companies and individuals for their
donations, in no particular order. We would not have such a successful TRSEF
fundraiser without their generosity! (Final numbers are still being processed, so
stay tuned!!) Please show your gratitude by supporting these wonderful
local businesses whenever possible:
Starbucks Osh Shopping Center
Lifestyle Pilates
The Melting Pot
Petrified Forest
Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves
Oil Stop
Craig Davis Orthodontics
Children’s Museum of Sonoma County
Beyond the Glory Sports Bar
Starbucks East Washington
Vertex Climbing Center
Cinnabar Theatre
Jacuzzi Family Vineyards & The Olive Press
Petaluma Market
Montgomery Village
Washoe House Restaurant
Ledson Winery
Mostly Natives
ATA Petaluma Martial Arts
Sonoma Raceway
Petaluma Shoe Repair
Pump It Up
Super Sonic Smog and Auto
Peet’s Coffee & Tea Cotati
In-N-Out Burger
Colaizzi Chiropractic
Snoopy’s Home Ice
Plow Brewing Company/Devine Brewing Scandia Family Fun Center
Dempsey’s Restaurant
Brain Freeze Yoghurt
Mountain Mike’s Pizza
Velasco’s Restaurant
Costco Rohnert Park
Costco Santa Rosa
Rebounderz
John’s Dairy Supply
FoodMaxx
KaCee’s World of Water
Double Decker Lanes
Balistreri Pool Service
Hunt and Behren’s
Trader Joes
Fruta Ice Cream Parlor
Hector’s Pizza
Otterbox
Becky Kulberg Mary Kay
Redwood Chiropractic
Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds
Redwood Empire Gymnastics
Sonoma Marin Landscaping Supply
California Academy of Sciences
Driven Raceway
The Tides Warf Restaurant
Seals Watersports
Flavor Restaurant
SRJC Planetarium
SRJC Summer Repertory Theater
Sonoma County Fair
Marvin’s Restaurant
Calskate
Sprouts Market
Le Grue-Artist
Lucky Foods
Larson’s Feed
Ivy Donnelly
Mary Scafer
Mark Edwards
Kelly Considine
Taps Restaurant
Clover Dairy
Peter Pumpkin Patch
Walt Kehr- 49er Tickets
Full Circle Bakery
Alta Garcia Gutierrez
Blanca Marquez
Terry Hale
Kathy Hudson
Mary Davenport
Toni Beal
Karin Beddow
Louise @ L Salon
Susana Romo
AAS Auto Detailing
Art’s Place
Debra Shaw
Petaluma Music Festival
Debra Shaw, Karen Fosse and Teja Gilmour were the Co-Chairman of this year’s
Spaghetti Dinner and Auction, however they had amazing volunteers who helped in
a variety of ways. THANK YOU for your support! Your assistance and the time you
spent to help make this event happen, for the cause of Art, Music and Library, is so
appreciated:
Joni Thacher
Janel Humphrey
Jessie Carpenter
Julie Jacobsen
Kathy Wilson
Jennifer Figueredo
Christina Allmer
Dora Dooley
Brian Dooley
Patty Gustafson
Courtney Steward
Reya Grossmann
Eric Grossman
Pat Godoski
Jan Brogan
Helen Mainaris
Liz Wickersham
Jose Reyes
Toni Beal
Erin Stevens
Richard Faria
Jose Cermeno
David Hoover
Gina Dentoni
Karin Beddow
Perry Gray
Marilee Gatlin
Lori Frost
Susan Kelly
Sharla Brechbill
Lisa Bianchi
Ivy Donnelly
Mary Davenport
We would like to also say THANK YOU to Kip Rice, FSCM and the USCG Food
Service A School students for once again catering our Spaghetti Dinner; delicious
food and gracious service!
Mr. Gray, Ms. Beddow and Mrs. Godoski provided party experiences to auction and
Mrs. Jones presented an auction basket. The proceeds of these items will benefit
their classrooms and we appreciate their involvement this year! The 6th Grade
students sold desserts (including pumpkin pie they made) and the 5th Grade
students sold beverages to benefit their Outdoor Education funds.
And last, but certainly not least, a big thank you to ALL who attended! We hope you
had a great time while supporting TRSEF’s fundraising effort for the Art, Music and
Music Program at Two Rock
Hello, my name is Kelly Considine and I am the music teacher at Two Rock Elementary. Once
a week, students come into my class and spend most of their time singing songs and learning
basic music reading. All students get to participate in some instrumental music. Students are
encouraged to sing solo performances for their classmates during music class. We have a big
holiday concert where each class sings their own song and recites a poem. The 6th grade class
performs a couple songs at their own promotion ceremony every year. This year, the fifth and
sixth grade classes will perform selections from Schoolhouse Rock with choreography, singing
and acting. 4th-6th grade students also have the opportunity to join band in the After School
Enrichment Program. The students at Two Rock are creative and energetic and I really enjoy
sharing music with them!
Two Rock School’s Holiday Music Program will be on
Friday, December 18th at 10:30 a.m. in the Multi.
PUMPKINS
Two Rock School’s garden had such a
bountiful pumpkin harvest that each
student took home a pumpkin!
In addition, the 6th Grade Class used
some of the pumpkins to bake pies
for the Spaghetti Dinner & Auction.
Those pies were so Yummy! Great
job bakers!!
Big thanks Mrs. Godoski & Mrs.
Brogan for all their hard work in the
garden.