Ronald Reagan Elementary School

Principal

Mr. John Hannigan

Message from the Principal

“It’s one thing to say every child can learn, it’s another to make sure that they do.” I would like to welcome all of our new families to Reagan Elementary and the 2008-2009 school year. Our Reagan families are about to embark on our second year together. The opening of Ronald Reagan Elementary was a memorable one. We, the Reagan Red Hawk staff, will continue to be committed to making this second year even more successful then the first. On behalf of the Reagan staff I would like to extend a gracious and warm welcome to all of our new Reagan families and a welcome back to our second year families. Dates to keep in mind are always located on the side bar of the website. Please see our letter to families for the 2008-2009 title Journey Towards Improvement. This letter outlines what we are doing at Reagan to improve our school. See it located under the "forms" section.

LATEST NEWS

Reagan loses a loved staff member
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We are saddened to report that one of our noon aides, Nishma Aguilar, passed away today due to injuries and complications she sustained from an automobile accident last Friday, April 17th. Reagan is respecting a loved staff member, Nishma Aguilar, who passed away from an auto accident that occured on April 17, 2009. Nishma joined Reagan this year and was immediately loved and respected by both staff and students. As a valuable part of our lunchtime crew, Nishma was known by students to be contagiously sweet, always fair, and never without a smile. It was not uncommon to see her at recess playing with the students, joining in a basketball game, or starting a hula hoop contest! Our Reagan community will miss Nishma greatly, and with a heavy heart extend our condolences to her family and friends.

Grease Production on the way! We have 46 students cast in our 2nd annual drama production. This year Ms. Jen is producing the GREASE musical! The scheduled production dates are May 28, 29, & 30th.

Kindergarten Registration is coming!!

Kindergarten registration is closely approaching. Reagan's day is scheduled for April 2, 2009 from 8-1:00 p.m. Information will be posted in the Sanger Hearld and in OUR weekly update. You will need the following information to register your child; Proof of residency in Reagan (utility bill, rent receipt). Child's Social Security Card Birth Certificate or statement from attending physician stating age of child. Your child must be 5 years old on or before Dec. 2, 2009 to register. Completed physical exam dated after March 1, 2008. An appt. for an exam is not accepted. The following immunizations are required to register; Polio - (4 doses) 3 if dose on or after 4th birthday DPT- 5 doses ( 4th if ") MMR- 2 doses (1st dose after 1st birthday. Hepatitis B- 3 doses Varicella- 1 dose TB skin test on or after March 1, 2008. Dental assessment- dated after Aug. 15, 2008. All paperwork must be filled out during registration. YOU MAY DOWNLOAD OUR PHYSICAL/DENTAL FORM FROM THE "FORM" SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE.

Reagan sweeps science fair awards for 2009 Reagan Elementary submitted 10 science projects into this years science fair. 7 of the 10 projects won awards with one 2nd place overall to Ms. Westbury's class and two 3rd place overall to Ms. Tarver and Platt's classes. Reagan tied Quail Lake for the most awards for class science fair projects. Great job!!

PTO Reagan Elementary has a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). Sonia Gomez is our PTO president. Please feel free to contact her with any questions you might have. Please call the office for information on how to contact PTO representatives.

5th Graders Going Skiing!!/4th grade to Missions and Monterey Our 5th graders are going skiing on Feb. 25, 2009. This is their reward for working hard on the STAR test last year and continued progress this year. Keep it up 5th grade! Our 4th graders are preparing to visit the Carmel Missions and the Monterey Bay. Information will be coming home soon.

Campus Club taking enrollment The Reagan Campus Club has current openings. If you are interested in being part of the Reagan Campus Club please call the office and ask to speak to Becky Samolian.

Reagan Mission/vision/values/goals for Reagan Mission: We the Reagan Red Hawk community, are committed to reaching new heights as we soar to academic excellence. Vision: We envision that our school will take responsibility for the achievement of all students' academic and personal growth by working as a community to provide an engaging academic envrionment focused on student learning.

Values for Reagan Elementary

1. We will provide a safe classroom that is inviting and engaging, where students feel free to take risks. 2. We will make every effort available to involve parents in the education of their child 3. We will meet on a weekly basis to collaborate about the 4 principals of students learning; how we will teach, assess, remediate and accelerate student learning of state standards. 4. We will remediate behavior that will be positive and inspire students to have a "can do" attitude. 5. We will be a staff with an attitude that embraces change and who are not afraid of trying new things. 6. We will embrace the community of caring values by incorporating them into our daily routines. 7. We will use various strategies to make Reagan a powerful learning community.

Goals for Reagan Elementary! 1. Strategically align curriculum, instruction, assessment and staff development. 2. Orchestrate and promote a climate of achievement through incentives and celebrations. 3. Actively pursue strong parent and community partnerships. 4. Respond to each student's individual learning needs.

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