San Cayetano Elementary School held its annual Scripps Spelling Bee on Tuesday February 4th. Each 3rd, 4th and, 5th class held classroom spelling bees and submitted the top two candidates to participate in the School Spelling Bee in front of an audience of their peers.
The National Spelling Bee began in 1925 when nine newspapers joined together to host a spelling bee. Little did they know that 90 years later their literacy effort would reach 11 million students each year. Every year, students from all walks of life have the opportunity to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. They progress from classroom to cafeteria, from auditorium to civic center, just as millions of other students have done before them. The purpose of the spelling bee is to help students improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies, learn concepts and develop correct English usage that will help them all their lives.
San Cayetano is very proud of all our amazing students. We are pleased to announce that this year’s Champion Speller is 5th grade student Paul Pacheco, with 4th grade student Kaliah Sanchez placing as 2nd runner up. Both of these students will move on to the next spelling event held at California State University, Channel Islands.
San Cayetano Spelling Bee Chair, 5th grade teacher Ms. Kristen Dewy, and Principal Tricia Gradias, send our warmest congratulations and gratitude to all of our spelling bee student participants and their families for a job well done!
The Great Ball Giveaway
Today, the Fillmore Fire Department and Fillmore Sherriff’s Department together with Board Member Scott Beylik stopped by San Cayetano to meet with San Cayetano ASB Student Members for the “great ball giveaway.” Playground balls were donated to our school and to all FUSD elementary schools for our children to enjoy during recesses. Today also happens to be the kick off for San Cayetano’s “Be A Buddy-Kindness Matters Week,” hence the timing of this amazing gesture of Kindness was very fitting. The students and staff of San Cayetano thank our community leaders for serving as great role models of kindness and generosity and on behalf of our San Cayetano staff, students and families, we thank you from the bottom of our heart!
Post Office Visit
Recently the students of Special Education Teacher Mrs. Gabi Lopez, her outstanding paraprofessionals, and amazing students, all visited our local Post office. The goal is to provide community experiences for our students in our Mod to Sever Handicapped Program so that they learn about the community they live in and the goods and services we use in our daily lives.
Holiday Program
The students of San Cayetano provided the gift of performance for their families during this year’s holiday program. It’s a wonderful way to end 2019. On behalf of San Cayetano staff - we wish all our students and their families Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
A Growth Mindset
San Cayetano Counselor Mrs. Arevalo works with an upper grade group on developing a growth mindset. Awesome to see the enthusiasm and commitment of these wonderful students!
Shop With A Cop
Six very deserving San Cayetano students experienced Shop With A Cop at the Camarillo Target on Saturday morning. Students were given $100 gift cards to purchase holiday gifts for their family and something special for themselves. It was a memorable awesome day for our students! Pictured is 4th grader Susan Alvarez with one of our amazing Fillmore Sheriff Officers.
English Language Advisory Committee
At San Cayetano’s ELAC (English Language Advisory Committee) meeting, parents were provided with an awesome presentation courtesy of VCPH (Ventura County Public Health). Presenter Joanne Torres spoke to parents about dental hygiene and the importance of taking their children for regular dental check ups and cleanings.
"The World Around Us" Gallery Walk
The kindergarten students of San Cayetano completed a Gallery Walk as part of our SEAL Academic Learning Unit. The theme was "The World Around Us." At the end of each unit of study, teachers invite parents and family members to a Gallery Walk, giving students an opportunity to showcase their learning. It’s always a joyful event and it's great to see the smiles and pride of the teachers, students and their families.
Gallery Walk Play
Third grade students in Mrs. Gosslin’s class put on a play for parents during a recent gallery walk highlighting their SEAL Americana unit of study. Mrs Gosslin’s students’ performance focused on women’s voting rights.
Animal PowerPoints
Student from Mr. Craig’s 4th grade class worked on group PowerPoints as part of their learning about Ecosystems Unit/Stemscopes. STEMscopes curriculum lessons are part of the 4-5 Science Curriculum providing engaging activities for students which are highly effective. Research shows that students using STEMscopes on average outscore their peers who do not. This is based on numerous case studies conducted by Rice University.
September is Attendance Awareness Month (English & Spanish)
School Board Adopts Resolution Supporting “Full and Fair Funding of California’s Public Schools”
“On Tuesday, August 20, 2019 the Fillmore USD Board of Trustees adopted Resolution 19-20-03 in support of “Full and Fair Funding of California’s Public Schools”. Visit http://www.fullandfairfunding.org to learn more about how you can support this statewide effort to increase funding for California schools.”
First Day of School Smiles
San Cayetano’s first day of school was met with smiles and hugs from new and returning students and staff. 2019-2020 is going to be a great year!
New Shade Structure
The new shade structure is a welcomed addition to San Cayetano. Students will have a place to play and gather for events out of the sun’s heat.
Classroom Visits
Students at San Cayetano school stay focused on learning through the last week of school.
Red Nose Day
Mr. Craig’s students celebrated Red Nose Day. This day is one of many service projects at San Cayetano School whereby students learn about the plight of children who live in extreme poverty in the United States and Around the World.
Interactive Family Engagement Event
Interactive Family Engagement Event, This Thursday May 23rd from 6:30 to 8pm in the Fillmore Unified School District's Auditorium located at 627 Sespe Avenue. Learn to spot and nurture seeds of creative strengths in your children with guest speaker Kathryn Haydon.
Kids Heart Challenge Week
Each day, students and staff are participated in activities to remind us to be heart healthy and raise money for The American Heart Association research. Wednesday was Wear Red for your heart day!
Our awesome Fillmore Fire Department came out to take an arial picture of our staff and students who formed a heart in memory of those who have lost their lives to heart disease or heart defect.
Our goal was to raise $1500. All donations were greatly appreciated!
The Ojai Wild Experience at San Cayetano
As part of the 2nd grade unit of study on Animal Habitats students were treated with a great presentation from The Ojai Wild Experience. Students learned about various animals, their characteristics and their habitats and what they can do to keep animals from becoming endangered.
The presenter is Mrs. Beverly Critcher who is the founder of the Wild Life Experience in Ojai.
The Wildlife Experience is a wildlife conservation organization dedicated to wildlife & environmental conservation through community education and provides quality, lifelong care for the non-releasable animals in our charge. They achieve their educational goals by offering CA Life & Physical Science Standard based Outreach Programming in Ventura, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles County schools and participate in Special Environmental and Community Events.
The programs offer environments for people to see the animals they are learning about. This direct connection has an increase in cognitive learning ability and an increase in affective learning, which fosters a deeper appreciation for wildlife and the environment.
Mrs. Sherman's Open House
Mrs. Sherman held an Open House for the Parents of her amazing Room 25 students. Her hard working students have all made tremendous growth on their Individualized Education Plans. It was awesome to see the pride in her students as they hosted their parents around the room showing them samples of their work and art projects!
