Santa Rita Bobcat Tracker November 6, 2026

I hope you are having an awesome week!  This is such a busy time of the year for our teachers and students as they are in the middle of student-led conferences and finishing up report cards.  If you have not signed up for a conference yet, please connect with your child’s teacher as soon as possible.  We want to empower your child to share their learning and this is a fundamental piece of our Deeper Learning work at Santa Rita.

We need your help!!  Our Bobcat PTA provides so much support for teacher stipends, field trips, and community building events such as Witches’ Delight. All of these pieces help make Santa Rita the special school it is and you make it happen!  

We are currently at about 30% participation of families joining PTA and I know we can do better!  If you have not joined yet or would like to donate in other ways, please visit our PTA link.  Let us know if you have any questions.

Santa Rita’s 14th Annual Science Olympiad will be on Tuesday, November 10th! Please consider volunteering.  Use this volunteer form to sign up. 

Below are your assigned class colors.  

Don’t forget to register today to participate and submit an Intent Form by November 18th by visiting https://tinyurl.com/illuminateLASD. We invite you to share in this experience that connects student curiosity, creativity, and agency.

We understand that many students have smart watches and cell phones.  Just to clarify, these are the expectations in LASD:

Have a great weekend!

Kevin

Your generosity helped LAEF grant over $3M in the 2025-26 school year, enriching learning for all LASD students. Check out our 2025-26 Annual Report to see how your donations were spent, the teachers and programs you helped fund, and view our full list of donors and volunteers.

We hope to see you there!

This is the perfect time to check off those holiday shopping lists for kids, friends, and teachers, while supporting Santa Rita and a local business!

Dates: Nov 17 Tuesday - Nov 20 Friday, during lunch and after school

Place: Santa Rita Multipurpose Room

Come enjoy a hot chocolate and a treat at the evening event on Tuesday 11/17 with teacher read-alouds while you shop! 

We will also be hosting a special event with  Kat Ariyn, author/ illustrator of Cat Loaf Adventures Vol. 1 (newly released in August!) She will be doing a drawing demonstration with the kids. 

Instead of sending your child to the fair with cash or a credit card, you can buy a gift card for your child to use at the fair. You decide how much money to put on the card and we'll keep it at the register for them to use when they checkout. You can also buy a gift card for your child's teacher so they can use it to buy fantastic new books for their classroom!  https://form.jotform.com/262938903864168

Please sign up to volunteer for setup, sales, or the evening event: https://docs.google.com/spr...

If you have any questions, please ping Monique: monique@santaritapta.org

Looking for a fun way to bring our Santa Rita community together while raising money for our school? Community Parties are a great way to do both!

We’re looking for families, friends, and groups to host or co-host a party or fun experience that we can offer as a fundraiser for Santa Rita. You provide the fun, and the PTA will sell tickets to your party to fellow Santa Rita families and community members. The ticket proceeds go directly to supporting our school!

Your party can be anything you’d like — a themed celebration, a casual get-together, a kids’ activity, an adults-only night out, or a family-friendly event. It can be simple and easy to organize or as creative and involved as you’d like. You can host on your own or team up with friends to share the planning and fun.

Some ideas might include:

The goal is simple: create something people will be excited to attend, while helping raise funds for Santa Rita. The money raised through Community Parties helps the PTA continue funding programs, resources, and enrichment opportunities for our students and teachers.

You don’t need to have a big or elaborate idea — every party makes a difference! Gather some friends, come up with something fun, and help turn a great time into support for our school.

We’d love to have you participate! Submit your party idea through the Community Party form or reach out to the Community Party Committee with any questions.

The Art Docent training program gives new volunteers everything they need to feel confident bringing art into the classroom. Trainees explore all the art mediums we teach while learning classroom management skills, how to lead engaging discussions, and how to give effective demonstrations.

New Docent Training takes place on Thursday mornings from 8:45–11:30 a.m. starting September 3rd and includes technique, art content, and general program topics. Once training begins, new docents gradually gain classroom experience—assisting in September, co-leading in November and December, and moving into assisting, co-leading, and leading lessons from January through May.

Join us! It’s a wonderful way to learn something new, share your creativity, and make a lasting impact on our students!

Please access the Peachjar flyer for Santa Rita Community here.