Raymond-Knowles Performs Well at Mountain Area Track Meet

On Friday, May 3rd, about 40 Raymond-Knowles students attended the Mountain Area Track Meet at Yosemite High School.  It was a pretty hot day, but the students were able to stay hydrated with water from the school and some well-enjoyed Gatorade provided by Mrs. Stevenson.  Results from the meet are displayed below:

3000 M: Shane McCurry, 4th; MaryAnn Dudley, 1st; Vincent Richards, 3rd

4 X 400 M Relay: Gina Abrahams, Torie Abrahams, Hailey Bethel, and Isabella Brown-Maske, 3rd; Nicholas Luna, Shane McCurry, Joseph Dudley, and Hunter Holden, 2nd

800 M: Matthew Dudley, 4th; Malaya Brown-Maske, 3rd

200M: Celeste Tijero-Barriga, 1st; Kelsie Wasem, 2nd

1500 M: Isaac Townsend, 3rd; James McCurry, 6th; Kevin Radder, 1st; MaryAnn Dudley, 5th

100 M: Celeste Tijero-Barriga, 1st; Kelsie Wasem, 5th

400 M: Isabella Brown-Maske, 4th; Matthew Dudley, 5th; Catalina Richards, 4th; Olivia Nicacio, 5th; Nicholas Luna, 4th; Malaya Brown-Maske, 6th; Tyler Holden, 3rd

4 X 100 M: James McCurry, Isaac Townsend, Jeremy Della, Matthew Dudley, 4th; Lauren Moe, Catalina Richards, Celeste Tijero-Barriga, Kelsie Wasem, 4th; Kevin Radder, D.J. Wasem, Seth Upton, Nathan Richards, 4th; Malaya Brown-Maske, MaryAnn Dudley, Chloe Pieper-Wasem, Cibbie Silva, 5th

Shot Put: Isabella Brown-Maske, 2nd; Hailey Bethel, 5th; Torie Abrahams, 6th; Kaylan Dilbeck, 3rd; Alex Radder, 5th; Nickey Luna, 4th

Discus: Nicholas Luna, 6th; Braydon Dilbeck, 1st

Long Jump: Hailey Bethel, 6th; Kelsie Wasem, 6th; D.J. Wasem, 2nd; Kevin Radder, 3rd; Cibbie Silva, 3rd; Tyler Holden, 2nd

Triple Jump: Chase Piercy, 3rd

Congratulations to all of our athletes on a great day.  All of them represented our school well.

Upcoming April Events

We have now begun our fourth and final quarter of the school year.  This time of year tends to be really busy at the school. 

Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 9th, we will hold our 3rd quarter awards assemblies in the cafeteria.  The K-4 assembly will be at 1:30, and the 5-8 assembly will be at 2:00.  We hope you can join us. 

Also on April 9th, the School Site Council will hold a meeting at 3:00 in the library.  Items on the agenda include creating specific, measurable goals for our safe school plan update and using test data to measure the effectiveness of our current Single Plan for Student Achievement.  Anyone interested in contributing to this discussion is welcome to attend the meeting or to pass your ideas along to a school site council member. 

On April 17th, students may attend an incentive trip to Sierra Lanes in Oakhurst if they have earned enough Bronco Bucks. 

On the 19th, Mr. Goodale’s class will be heading to Mariposa to attend the Civil War Reenactment.  This annual event is a great opportunity for our students to live Civil War Era history. 

School Site Council Meeting 2/26

The Raymond-Knowles School Site Council held their first meeting of the year this Tuesday.  Mrs. Townsend was voted to be chairperson.  Mrs. Tune was elected vice-chairperson, and Mrs. Hutchings was voted Secretary.

The group analyzed the results of the Parent/Guardian surveys that were sent out in January.  The group has decided to focus attention on three specific areas that were identified by the results of the survey: developing critical thinking, developing respect for others, and communicating clear expectations for behavior that are consistently and fairly enforced.

In addition, the group was given a copy of our current Title I Parent Involvement Policy.  This policy will be reviewed and updated at the next meeting.

The next meeting of the school site council is scheduled for March 12th at 3:00 in the library.  If you have any comments or suggestions for either of these plans, please feel free to contact me or any other member of the school site council.  You are also welcome to attend this, or any, school site council meeting.

School Safety Plan Survey Results

Our families did a great job with providing feedback on our Safe School Plan Update Survey.  We received responses from sixty-five of our eighty-five students.  Thanks to all who responded to the survey.  The survey results are below.  I apologize for the strange formatting in section 2 below.  This happened when the information was moved from Microsoft Word to here.  If you have a comment about these results, you can submit a comment below, email me, or give us a call here at the school.

How well does our school:	very well		adequate		needs improvement	needs improvement and should be a high priority
Component 1: People and Programs
Involve parents, students, and staff in making decisions about school policies and programs?	9		14		3	3
Recognize and build on the cultural diversity of our school community?	9		13		6	0
Provide training so that the staff can meet the unique needs of students at our school?	13		5		3	3
Set high standards for academics?	12		13		3	1
Set high standards for behavior?	11		10		4	3
Improve curriculum and teaching practices?	14		10		3	2
Include character-building curriculum?	14		10		3	2
Promote caring, supportive relationships with students?	15		7		2	5
Provide opportunities for students to participate in school and community service?	11		9		7	2
Develop critical thinking?	8		12		8	1
Develop respect for others?	13		10		2	4
Communicate clear expectations for behavior that are consistently and fairly enforced?	10		11		5	3
Communicate procedures to report (anonymously) and deal with threats?	10		11		6	2
Empower students to take responsibility for safety?	9		12		6	1
Train staff and students on bullying prevention and tolerance?	9		9		7	4
Provide training for students and staff on the dangers of drug and alcohol use?	9		10		8	2
Address multiple learning styles?	8		11		9	1
Component 2: Place
Maintain classrooms and grounds as pleasant places to meet and learn?		17		11	1	0
Make sure that the school is an important part of the community?		15		9	5	0
Make the campus safe from criminal activity?		11		12	4	2
Limit places for loitering?		13		13	1	2
Monitor/supervise all areas?		11		11	6	1
Provide a pleasant eating area and healthy food?		14		11	2	2
Maintain clean and safe restrooms?		14		8	5	2
Provide adequate lighting in all areas?		15		10	3	1
Maintain a variety of sports facilities and equipment?		12		12	4	1
Provide a well-stocked library?		10		9	7	3
Deal with vandalism before students return to school?		16		11	1	1
Inventory, identify, and store valuable property?		13		14	2	0
Involve students and the community in campus beautification projects?		11		10	8	0

Second Step Curriculum Arrives

As of today, all of our teachers have received their new Second Step character-building curriculum.  We have high hopes that these grade-level specific curricula will enhance our ability to help mold our students into strong, caring individuals.  This curriculum will also be a critical part of our anti- bullying program here at the school.  Please feel free to give us any feedback you may have about this program or our anti- bullying efforts.