Reminder that we have a Rubio’s fundraiser tonight! See you there – before or after the band concert – and thank you for your support!
SPRING CONCERT
Multipurpose Room
March 20, 2019
6:30 p.m. Call time; 7:00 p.m. Start
Come on out and hear our fabulous musicians!
All Welcome!
OPEN HOUSE
Hard to believe it is already that time!
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Anyone interested in Korematsu is welcome!
Details will publish shortly
RESTAURANT NIGHT!
March 20, 2019
4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Rubios El Cerrito Plaza
You eat and we receive 20 % of the proceeds
Flier here!
We thank you for your support!!
Supply is Limited! Buy Your Yearbook Before They’re All Gone!
We have less than 50 yearbooks left, so if you haven’t already ordered yours, now is the time to reserve a copy. Buy your copy on our yearbook site for $40 at https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1003883/Fred-T.-Korematsu-Middle-School/
ALSO! If you have been saving photos to add to the yearbook, now is the time to send them. We need photos by next week! Add to them our Dropbox at https://www.dropbox.com/request/dmoKUQUIljZQ2Ov6yVKI
OUR YEARBOOK WITHOUT YOUR PHOTOS!
We have only two weeks left before the book must be turned in.
Photos of sporting events, band events, and other extra curricular activities are especially appreciated!
People can share photo albums with me on Google Photos at timsculptor@gmail.com
or
Use the Dropbox request link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/dmoKUQUIljZQ2Ov6yVKI
PARENT UNIVERSITY
Saturday, March 16, 2019
Breakfast: 8:15 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. – noon
This Week:
Becoming an effective communicator: The importance of
Childcare, Breakfast and Learning!
contact: tanise.smith@wccusd.net
PARENT NIGHT
E-CIGARETTE RESOURCES
GENERAL ARTICLES
VOX www.vox.com
Many articles and videos. Once on the site, use the “search” function and enter “Vape, Juul, e-cigarette”
NBC News
“Why Juuling has Become a Nightmare for School Administrators”
New York Times
Numerous articles. https://www.nytimes.com
Get on their site and use the “search” function. Search under Juul, vaping and e-cigarettes.
WEBSITES
Data, statistics, education, how to keep teens from starting, how to talk to them if you discover they are vaping, and how to quit ( e-cigarettes not well researched at this time). When you get on these sites, use the “search” function and enter “e-cigarettes, vaping, Juul.”
Stanford Medicine Tobacco PreventionToolkit, Unit 6
American Lung Association
Centers for Disease Control
Mayo Clinic
Surgeon General.gov
Penn State University – Vapingand Juuling
Catch.org
Drug Free.org
See everyone tonight!
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Band Parents 6:00 p.m in the Band Room
PTSA meeting. 7:00 p.m. MPR.
Two presentations:
“Vaping and Juuling – What parents need to know”
“The El Cerrito High School Student Panel”
Thinking about El Cerrito High?
We’ll have students on hand to answer your questions.
Classes, extracurriculars, college and career and everything in between.
See you there!
A NOTE FROM MR. U. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY NATIONAL HISTORY DAY
PARENT NIGHT
TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
BASEBALL TRYOUTS
on Castro Field
Friday March 8th at 3:00 PM.
Be there!
Korematsu Girl’s Softball Meeting
Hi Potential Korematsu Softball Parents-
I have just learned that the moons and the stars have aligned making it possible to have a Korematsu softball team. I am planning to have a meeting this coming Thursday, March 7th at 3:00 p.m. at Castro Field. If your daughter is interested in playing but cannot attend the first meeting, please email me at usflawboy@yahoo.com. If you know of anyone else who would want to play, please forward this email to them. For those of you who are playing softball with ABGSL, you can do this also as practice and games would typically occur before 5:30.
Thursday, March 7th @ 3:00 p.m.
Castro Field
Please have your player come if they are interested in playing. If you cannot come to this meeting, please email me (Guy Fong) at usflawboy@yahoo.com to let me know that you’re daughter is interested in playing.
YEARBOOK PHOTOS WANTED
Do you have photos from the science fair or STEM fair?.
Dances, events, DC trip, sports?
Photos can all be dropped in the Yearbook Dropbox folder :
https://www.dropbox.com/request/dmoKUQUIljZQ2Ov6yVKI
WCCUSD 2ND ANNUAL DANCE FESTIVAL
TEACHER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON
BASEBALL TRYOUTS
on
Castro Field
Friday March 8th at 3:00 PM.
Be there!
MIDDLE COLLEGE INFO NIGHT
Thursday, February 28, 2019
5:50 -6:30 p.m.
GE 225
Hear from staff members
Hear from current students
Take a tour of our campus
Get your questions answered
Get valuable information to help you decide if our program is right for you
IN-CLASS VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Ms. Pulley is looking for a couple of extra set of hands in her classes, particularly after lunch.
If you are available, and are interested in assisting in class, please reach out to her directly.
adriana.pulley@wccusd.net
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2019 WCCUSD STEM FAIR WINNERS!
Click on this link for a great article + videos on the fair!
Take the Youth Truth Family Survey
This is an opportunity to provide honest feedback to improve your school.
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS……TAKE THE SURVEY!
This survey should take no more than 15 minutes. The questions ask you to indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with statements on a scale of 1 to 5. There will also be an opportunity for you to share any open-ended comments.
If you write any comments, please don’t include your name or anything else that might identify you. Your responses are anonymous, and they will be combined with the responses of other parents and guardians before being shared with school and district leadership.
Take the Youth Truth Family Survey Here!
WE CAN’T RECOMMEND PARENT UNIVERSITY MORE!
Saturday, March 2, 2019
TOPIC: Understanding the Education System/The structure of California Schools/Academic Standards/Funding.
Breakfast starting 8:15-8:30 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Breakfast and Childcare provided
contact: tanise.smith@wccusd.net
Sign Up Here: https://tinyurl.com/Korematsu-PU
Parents and guardians, please join Tanise Smith for our Parent University classes. The curriculum is based upon the California State PTA’s wildly popular and research and data-driven “School Smarts.” This is an opportunity for you to learn how the school system works, and how you can best support your child. Even those of you that think you know will come away with new knowledge. And knowledge empowers us!
PTSA SEARCH
It’s that time of the year. We’re looking for new officers for next year.
We have plenty of opportunities to participate.
You’ll meet your child’s classmate and
make a real difference here on campus.
Please consider….:
President
Executive Vice President
Financial Secretary
Vice President Fundraising
– Yard Sale Chair
– Annual Giving Co-chairs
– Restaurant Fundraisers Coordinator
– Golden Gate Fields Coordinator
-Jenny K Fundraiser Coordinator
Volunteer Chair
Membership Chair
Teacher Luncheon Day Chair
Band Parents Association Chair
Fairmont Elem Comm Liaison
Kensington Elem Comm Liaison
Madera Elem Comm Liaison
Stege Elem Comm Liaison
ELAC Parent Liaison
Interested? Contact us!
korematsuptsa@gmail.com
THE ULTIMATE CRAB FEED!!!
El Cerrito High School/Korematsu Middle School Ultimate Frisbee Club presents its
Fourth Annual Ultimate Crab Feed!!
WHEN: Saturday, March 2nd, 5:30-9:30 pm
WHERE: El Cerrito Community Center
Unlimited crab with salad, pasta and bread, and fantastic raffle prizes!
$50/person
For tickets: ultimatecrabfeed2019.eventbrite.com
For information: ultimatecrabfeed@gmail.com
JAZZGIRLS DAY 2019
The 8th Annual Berkeley JazzGirls Day is on Saturday, March 2, 2019,
1-5 p.m. (registration opens at 12:30 p.m.) at Berkeley High’s
Community Theatre. Elementary and middle school girl musicians ages
10-14 who play or sing jazz—or are thinking about trying it out—are
invited to join professional female jazz musicians and educators for
the afternoon. Activities include master classes, and jam sessions.
Female high school jazzistas from the Berkeley High jazz program serve
as mentors and volunteers.
Berkeley JazzGirls Day is FREE and open to ALL girls who sing or play
an instrument. No pre-registration is required. Just come with your
instrument! (JazzGirls do not need to be enrolled in Berkeley
schools.)
NO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
We’re Closed
Monday February 18 – Friday, February 22.
We’ll see you Monday, February 25.
Enjoy your week off!
WE CAN’T RECOMMEND PARENT UNIVERSITY MORE!
Saturday, February 16, 2019
TOPIC: Preparing for a lifetime of learning/How children learn and the basics of college readiness.
Breakfast starting 8:15-8:30 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Breakfast and Childcare provided
GRIDDLE OR WAFFLE MAKER REQUESTED AS WELL…..
contact: tanise.smith@wccusd.net
Sign Up Here: https://tinyurl.com/Korematsu-PU
Parents and guardians, please join Tanise Smith for our Parent University classes. The curriculum is based upon the California State PTA’s wildly popular and research and data-driven “School Smarts.” This is an opportunity for you to learn how the school system works, and how you can best support your child. Even those of you that think you know will come away with new knowledge. And knowledge empowers us!
PTSA SEARCH
It’s that time of the year. We’re looking for new officers for next year.
We have plenty of opportunities to participate.
You’ll meet your child’s classmate and
make a real difference here on campus.
Please consider….:
President
Executive Vice President
Financial Secretary
Vice President Fundraising
– Yard Sale Chair
– Annual Giving Co-chairs
– Restaurant Fundraisers Coordinator
– Golden Gate Fields Coordinator
-Jenny K Fundraiser Coordinator
Volunteer Chair
Membership Chair
Teacher Luncheon Day Chair
Band Parents Association Chair
Fairmont Elem Comm Liaison
Kensington Elem Comm Liaison
Madera Elem Comm Liaison
Stege Elem Comm Liaison
ELAC Parent Liaison
Interested? Contact us!
korematsuptsa@gmail.com
SCIENCE FAIR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A big thank you goes to the Korematsu Science Fair judges for the many hours they spent evaluating projects: Amanda Ackerman, Lon Addison, Xavier Bryant, Michael Duncan, Ricardo Gonzalez, Jessica Jones, Jan Lovell, Steve Morioka, Ram Narayanamurthy, Jeff Rosenfeld, Sri Srinivasan, Faith Tanner, and Nick Umemoto.
Many thanks to Elaine Addison for recruiting several of the volunteer judges, including 5 scientists and engineers from the Contra Costa Health Services, Hazardous Materials Programs. We owe a special thank you to Mr. Kunz for running the fair every year, for providing his room and for much sound advice.
Finally, thank you to Mr. Burnham for his support of the Science Fair, including the logistics of Science Fair Night. We are looking for someone to be the PTSA Science Fair chair next year. If you are interested or have questions about this task, please email Marit at: moieroset@yahoo.com.
Crystal Nie and Marit Oieroset
Korematsu Science Fair co-chairs
TAKE THE YOUTH TRUTH FAMILY SURVEY
TELL US WHAT YOU THINK!
Families! Take the Youth Truth Survey, and please promote the survey with your friends, families, and colleagues that have students in the District.
http://bit.ly/YouthTruthWCC
ECHS SCHEDULING AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION!
2019-2020 ECHS Scheduling Information
2019-2020 ECHS Registration Information
MIDDLE COLLEGE INFO NIGHT
Thursday, February 28, 2019
5:50 -6:30 p.m.
GE 225
Hear from staff members
Hear from current students
Take a tour of our campus
Get your questions answered
Get valuable information to help you decide if our program is right for you
IN-CLASS VOLUNTEERS WANTED
Ms. Pulley is looking for a couple of extra set of hands in her classes, particularly after lunch.
If you are available, and are interested in assisting in class, please reach out to her directly.
adriana.pulley@wccusd.net
MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH NIGHT AT UC BERKELEY
JAZZGIRLS DAY 2019
The 8th Annual Berkeley JazzGirls Day is on Saturday, March 2, 2019,
1-5 p.m. (registration opens at 12:30 p.m.) at Berkeley High’s
Community Theatre. Elementary and middle school girl musicians ages
10-14 who play or sing jazz—or are thinking about trying it out—are
invited to join professional female jazz musicians and educators for
the afternoon. Activities include master classes, and jam sessions.
Female high school jazzistas from the Berkeley High jazz program serve
as mentors and volunteers.
Berkeley JazzGirls Day is FREE and open to ALL girls who sing or play
an instrument. No pre-registration is required. Just come with your
instrument! (JazzGirls do not need to be enrolled in Berkeley
schools.)
THANK YOU
It really does take a village!
Thank you to all that played a role in Celebrate Korematsu. Whether you set up, broke down, cooked, cleaned, donated an item, solicited an item, transported equipment, watched kids in between sets, sold tickets, listened to the kids while they practiced, and more, we thank you deeply. This truly is a community effort, and we deeply appreciate your efforts.
Right now, unofficial results put us at $20,000 gross. We’ll report again when we have it all accounted for. THANK YOU AGAIN!!
Take our Celebrate Korematsu Survey
Just a few quick questions will help us plan next year!
https://goo.gl/forms/P5f7KraKMTfrzkZ03
CELEBRATE KOREMATSU ITEM PICK-UP
The next pick up date for items is Friday, February 8th from 2:30-4:30pm at Korematsu Middle School in the Parent Room across from the office (Building A, First Floor). Walk through the orange gates and turn left.
PARENT UNIVERSITY
WE CAN’T RECOMMEND PARENT UNIVERSITY MORE!
First Class Saturday, February 9, 2019
Breakfast starting 8:15-8:30 a.m.
Class: 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Breakfast and Childcare provided
GRIDDLE OR WAFFLE MAKER REQUESTED AS WELL…..
contact: tanise.smith@wccusd.net
Sign Up Here: https://tinyurl.com/Korematsu-PU
Parents and guardians, please join Tanise Smith for our Parent University classes. The curriculum is based upon the California State PTA’s wildly popular and research and data-driven “School Smarts.” This is an opportunity for you to learn how the school system works, and how you can best support your child. Even those of you that think you know will come away with new knowledge. And knowledge empowers us!
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS!
Special Congratulations to those of you moving on to the WCCUSD Science Fair.
WCCUSD SCIENCE FAIR AT EL CERRITO
Judging February 12th
Awards February 14th, El Cerrito High
SCIENCE FAIR THANK YOU’S
Thanks to our science fair chairs Marit Oieroset and Crystal Nie and all the volunteers that collected, judged, set and cleaned up. But wait, there’s more! We now move on to the WCCUSD SCIENCE FAIR AT EL CERRITO HIGH. Judging February 12th and Awards February 14th. Good luck to our students moving on.
THANK YOU TO ACS!
Thanks to ACS and all from Chevron and CAL that came out to host our Science Night.
It was an amazing event, and we hope its the beginning of a collaborative partnership! Check out the pictures on our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/KorematsuMiddleSchoolPTSA/
KOREMATSU TEACHER LUNCHEON
All you need is love… and food.
Friday, February 8th Korematsu Teacher Luncheon
Show your appreciation for our teachers by sharing the food you love.
Bring your favorite foods: main courses, salads, sides, non-alcoholic drinks, desserts, and more all welcome. Homemade, store bought, take-out, hot or cold, omnivore/herbivore/locavore… ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING is gratefully received.
Cash or check made out to Korematsu PTSA (comment line for “Teacher Lunch”) at the front desk.
Drop food off in the front office or in teacher staff room (Bldg A annex), no later than 10am Friday, February 8. Be sure to pick up dishes/containers at the end of the day.
Want to volunteer? Click the sign-up link below:
SIGN UP FOR TEACHER TREAT DAY IN THIS LINK
Questions? Elaine Addison, (510)-612-5673 misspoppyuk@aol.com
A big thank you to all who volunteered food, funds, and time for our luncheon last month— our staff and teachers truly appreciate all the wonderful cooking!
ATTENDING ECHS?
TWO IMPORTANT LINKS
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO ATTEND ECHS
Please check these out!!
2019-2020 ECHS Scheduling Information
2019-2020 ECHS Registration Information
PIZZA TIME!!
The Deca Club will be selling Pizza every Wednesday in the month of February to fundraise for Cancer Awareness Month?
The sale will be from 1:25 to 1:45 every Wednesday in the month of February.
UC BERKELEY’S GIRL ENGINEERING SUMMER CAMPS
Girls from Korematsu are invited to apply to UC Berkeley’s Girls in Engineering summer camps! All Bay Area girls who are currently in 5th, 6th, or 7th grade can apply to our camps. (Flyer is attached.) For more information, please visit our website: http://girlsinengineering.berkeley.edu/
While there is a fee for our camps, camp is free for families who demonstrate financial need (by qualifying for free or reduced price lunch, CalFresh, or Medi-Cal). No scholarship application is required.
Contact: Lizzie Hager-Barnard, Ph.D.
Program Director, Girls in Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
510-643-0694
CREATING A PEACEFUL SCHOOL
6:30-8:00 p.m.
MPR
Do You Eat With Your Eyes? Does the Five Second Rule Exist? What about the effectiveness of different forms of hand sanitizers? Let’s find out together!
Join us on Tuesday at our family-friendly science fair and science night! Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Korematsu Middle School MPR. 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Free!
Come see our projects, and we’ll have real scientists from the American Chemical Society on hand for hands-on demonstrations, activities and science show!
Bring the kids!