CHADBOURNE ELEMENTARY
Anette Raichbart, Principal
March 9, 2015
801 Plymouth Ave. Fremont, CA 94539
T: 510-656-5242 F: 510-656-6026
http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/Chadbourne
Trudy Wentworth, Secretary
Megan Parker, Attendance
Dear Parents/Guardians,
First of all, on behalf of our entire Chadbourne staff, let me extend our
warmest thank you to all of the many parent donors and volunteers for
treating us to an AMAZING staff luncheon in honor of Chinese New
Year. We all loved it and wanted you to know how much we
appreciated this beautiful and special event. Our Chadbourne students
also enjoyed the educational Chinese New Year exhibit that was on
recently display in our MUR. It is wonderful learning about all of our
different cultures and traditions.
Speaking of “appreciation”, in last month’s newsletter we somehow
missed the opportunity to thank our Science Fair Judges:
James Siacunco, Noel Salvador, Anthony Kam, Anne Perry, Vivian
Fletcher, and Dolores Wright. Our sincere thanks to each of you for
your hard work and commitment to the judging process.
The Fremont Unified School District has released our Parent
Satisfaction Survey 2015 to our school district families. This survey
is available online on our FUSD school website
http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/fusd. The link for the survey can
be found at the bottom right hand corner of the web page. Your
feedback will help us revise our current Local Control Accountability
Plan and contribute to Fremont Unified School District’s 2015-16 plan,
as well as provide us with other valuable information from you. Hard
copies of this survey can also be found in our school office
UPCOMING EVENTS…
Now – April 15th Parent Satisfaction Survey
available online
March 13th – Diabetes Assembly
March 20th – Honor Roll Assembly
March 25th – Diabetes Walk
March 27th – Yearbook Pre-order
Deadline
March 31st – Spring Pictures
April 3rd – 10th Spring Break
Congratulations to all of our talented performers in last week’s
Chadbourne Variety Show. We really enjoyed seeing all of you shine!
A special thank you to our many parent volunteers, especially Neelima
Vinnakota, Anamika Shah, and Jyothi Iyer, for making this event a
huge success.
March 20th is the 1st day of Spring this year. Although we need the
rain, Spring weather often brings forth a special level of enthusiasm
and energy both at school and home for our students.
We are
enjoying their cheerful and infectious smiles and laughter at recess
and lunch. If you walk past our Chadbourne campus during recess, I’m
sure the happy sounds will bring a smile to you as well.
Anette Raichbart
Principal
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OUR NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE ON-LINE
We are pleased to announce that you can find our newsletter on line:
www.fremont.k12.ca.us/chadbourne
Diabetes Walk
March 3, 2015
Dear Chadbourne Parents, Staff, and Students:
Each day, 40 children are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in the United States alone. That’s the
equivalent of an entire classroom full of students each and every day! While diagnosis frequently
occurs in childhood and adolescence, it can and does strike adults as well. Diabetes is one of the
most costly chronic diseases, and children who have T1D will never outgrow it. To stay alive, they
must take multiple insulin injections or use an insulin pump, and they test their blood sugar by
pricking their fingers about six times a day.
Insulin is not a cure! That is why our school is proud to participate in JDRF’s Kids Walk to Cure
Diabetes Program. With the slogan “Kids Helping Kids”, our students will be learning about type 1
and type 2 diabetes and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. At the same time, they will learn what
it means to make a difference by raising money for T1D research!
We will kick off our campaign on Friday, March 13th. At that time, we will distribute more information
and collection envelopes. With help from a parent, students can register online at kidswalk.jdrf.org.
Once registered, students can create a personal fundraising page to share their story and send
emails to friends and family members asking for their support.
We encourage children to turn in their donations on the day of the Kids Walk: March 25th. We will
enjoy a healthy, brisk walk and celebrate our success! Parents are welcome to join your child at the
Walk!
The funds collected will be given to JDRF, the leading global organization focused on T1D research.
The goal of JDRF research is to improve the lives of all people affected by T1D by accelerating
progress on the most promising opportunities for curing, better treating, and preventing T1D.
Please visit kidswalk.jdrf.org for more information. Thank you for your support of this worthy cause!
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Yearbook Order Forms are Available
PRE-ORDER YEARBOOK
The last day to pre-order your yearbook is Friday, March 27th.
The price is $25.00 for Yearbook & Zoom.
Here are 3 ways to place your order:
1) Pick up an order form in the office.
2) Write student's name, room number, grade and "YEARBOOK" on the envelope, enclose your check
made payable to CFFA, and bring it to the office.
3) Order online at YBPay.lifetouch.com with yearbook ID code 4597815.
For order inquiries, please email [email protected].
Volunteers at School
If you are interested in Volunteering in your child’s classroom or at the school, please log on to:
www.konstella.com for additional information. We really appreciate all of our volunteers! 
Parking in the Bus Zone and Staff Parking
Please do not park in the Yellow Zone in front of our school. This area is reserved for school
busses that transport Chadbourne student to and from school. The Fremont Police department
will be monitoring this area regularly.
Also, please do not park in parking slots that are labeled STAFF – even in the middle of the
school day. We have very limited parking here at Chadbourne and we need to make sure our
staff has a space to park. Often our teachers will leave for a meeting or lunch and return to find
no spaces available in our staff lots. The parking lots are for staff and disabled parking only.
Medicine for Students
If your student is required to take medications at school, you must complete the Medications At
School FORM D. You may find this form on the FUSD website. www.fremont.k12.ca.us Departments - Student Support Services - Misc. Forms - medication at school.
Chadbourne Basketball Results
What an amazing season! Congratulations to our 1st Place Boys Basketball Team and our 2nd
Place Girls Basketball Team! Players, we are so proud of all of your hard work. A special thank
you goes to our amazing, dedicated, coaches as well as to our parent helpers.
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Join the Chadbourne Yahoo! Group
In an effort to communicate with the Chadbourne community as efficiently as possible, you can
now join the Chadbourne Group at Yahoo. Please join! This is one of the best methods for our
parents to stay informed about what is happening at school. Membership is open to all and is
used by the Chadbourne Office and CFFA to communicate with parents. More information may
be found at the website which is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chadbourne/
Cell Phone Agreement Forms
If your child brings a cell phone to school, you will need to have a Cell Phone Agreement form
signed on file in the office. Forms are available in the office.
Please note: This agreement must be renewed every year.
Visitors on Campus
A volunteer on campus is an individual who is here to help a teacher or a program on
our campus. When you come on campus, ALL volunteers must check in at the office
and sign-in. There you will receive a sticker admitting you on campus. Our staff is
diligent about the safety of our students. If you see someone without a sticker, send
him or her to the office or contact a staff member immediately. This is for your
student’s safety!
No visitors are allowed on campus during the school day. Please drop students off in
the front of the school.
Attendance
Daily school attendance is very important to assure your child’s maximum progress in school.
If your child is absent, please call the school office at 510-656-5242 that morning. Megan, our
school attendance clerk, will clear your child’s absence. The office must verify all absences. Your
cooperation is greatly appreciated. All homework requests must be made before 10am.
Please remember that if your student is tardy it becomes a part of their attendance record. To
avoid having your child marked as Tardy – always make certain that your student arrives to
school in time to be sitting in his/her seat by the final bell. Tardy students are required to
obtain a Tardy Pass from the school office before they go to their classrooms.
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School Lunch
Checks for school lunches must be made out to Chadbourne CNS and contain the name of the
child and the child's room number. Lunches may be prepaid in the following amounts:
1 week: $15.00
2 weeks: $30.00
3 weeks: $45.00
4 weeks: $60.00
Cost: $3.00 (which includes milk) Milk only: 50¢
The check may be sent to the office in advance and placed in the Child Nutrition Services basket
on the front counter.
6th Grade Math Placement Test FAQ
In response to a number of questions and concerns we are getting regarding the 6th grade math placement
test, here is an FAQ for parents.
Will the 6th grade math placement test cover material that has not yet been taught? The 6th grade math
placement test will cover only material through unit 5. Unit 5 should have been covered by the testing
window. We are using last year’s placement test and there is only one question that goes beyond unit 5. We
will throw that question out. Only content up to and including unit 5 will be included on the placement test.
Why is the placement test earlier this year? We need to administer the placement test end of March/early
April in order to provide junior high schools with the results to begin building next year’s schedule. It will
take some time for us to analyze all the data to make the most accurate placement. In addition, we must
administer the placement test outside of the SBAC testing window. An end of March or early April placement
test allows us to accomplish both goals.
Will there be another opportunity for students to move to the accelerated pathway? There will be another
opportunity for students in the non-accelerated pathway to accelerate at the end of their ninth grade year.
How is the accelerated pathway different from the non-accelerated pathway?
The common core math standards are a much more rigorous set of math standards and require both
procedural fluency and a deeper conceptual understanding of math concepts. In addition, the math standards
are not repeated each year so students essentially have one chance each year to master each standard.
Because of this, the accelerated pathways must be a compaction of math courses rather than skipping of
courses as we have done in the past. The accelerated courses, then, are even more rigorous as they demand
conceptual understanding and procedural fluency at a faster pace in order to cover three years of math in two
years time. This is why accelerated courses cannot be compared to honors math classes of the past. Students
must be able to maintain a grade of A or B to remain in the accelerated math pathway.
What is the rationale for the math placement test?
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The goal for student placement in the secondary math pathways is for each student to be successful in
Common Core Algebra 1. It is very important to avoid placing students into an accelerated class too early,
where they will encounter frustration and where their interest and competency in math will be diminished.
There will be two chances for students to demonstrate their readiness for the accelerated pathway: at the end
of 6th grade and at the end of 9th grade. For 6thgrade placement this year, we will use 6th grade math grades and
placement test results to enroll students in the appropriate secondary math courses. Student data and
feedback from junior high math teachers indicates that the criteria used last year was a reliable predictor of
student success and proper placement.
Why can't students change to the accelerated pathway in 8th or 9th grade? The accelerated pathway is
a compaction of math courses. Students take three years of math classes in a two year period. Entering the
accelerated pathway at 8th or 9th would mean students would miss instruction in some of the math
standards. Because the common core math standards are much more rigorous and because math standards
are not repeated each year, we do not allow students to skip content. They can potentially enter the
accelerated pathway only in 6th or 10th grade.
Information Flyers and After School Activities
The office is continually receiving information on community activities and other
programs/information you may find useful.
Different organizations also provide us with printed information, and we are happy to make them
available to you. We do this as a public service, not as an endorsement of any program.
OUR CURRENT AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:
Bay Area Debate Club
Invent-a-bot Learning Center
Bricks 4 Kidz
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Euro School of Tennis
Math & Science Olympiad
Girl Scouts
Science Matters Foundation
Speak Debate
Success Chess School
Mad Science
Upcoming Activities:
The Mission Valley Swim Team Barracudas (MVST), is a summer recreational swim team affiliated
with the East Bay Swim League (EBSL). If your child loves to swim, consider joining the Barracudas!
EBSL Website: http://www.ebsl.org/
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~ March 2015 ~
◄ February
Sun
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April ►
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Variety Show - Evening
Variety Show Assembly
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Sat
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Diabetes Assembly
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Honor Roll Assembly
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25
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27
Diabetes Walk
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31
Notes:
Spring Pictures
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~ April 2015 ~
◄ March
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May ►
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Sat
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Spring Break
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Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
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