This Week @ SR! | August 19, 2024
Weekly Newsletter
Upcoming Important Events
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8/21 - First Day of School
8/23 - Welcome Back Rally
8/27 - WeAreSR! Meet & Greet
8/28 - Athletic Information Night
8/27 - Picture Day
8/28 - Picture Day
9/2 - Labor Day - No School
9/4 - iReady Testing Schedule
9/4 - SELAC/Data Confirmation
9/6 - Ready Testing Schedule
9/10 - Music Booster Meeting
9/11 - iReady Testing Schedule
9/12 - Club Rush
9/12 - AVID Family Orientation (Tentative)
9/13 - iReady Testing Schedule
9/19 - Back to School Night
9/20 - A Minimum Day
9/20 - 1st Qtr Progress Report Period Ends
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| Included in this week's newsletter: Principal's Update, Picture Day Info, 24-25 Bell Schedule, Course Request Changes, Senior Parking Permit Applications, DAWG Shop Info, Counseling Updates, Fall Sport Info, WeAreSR! Meet & Greet Social, Athletic Info Night, and more...... |
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Good Evening Bulldogs!
This weekly bulletin is sent out every Friday evening and is full of information you need for the weeks ahead. Today’s issue has nearly all of the Back to School information you need to start the year strong!
We have lots of changes and updates to our regular routines due to construction so make sure to comb through these updates carefully.
In case you missed my message from last week I am including a few key reminders:
As we established last year:
Each and every day, all students will be “Bulldog Ready” to learn. This means we expect everyone to show up prepared and engaged in their classes.
To be “Bulldog Ready” means you are on time to class with each of the following items:
- Something to write with (pens/pencils)
- Something to write on (notebook/paper)
- Your chromebook & Charger &
- Phones on the wall
Students that are not “Bulldog Ready” will be considered tardy and will be given the supplies they are missing for the day. Repeated offenses to this policy may require a parent conference and loss of privileges. We will make a minor update to how students receive missing supplies but the expectation is still the same.
Updated Cell Phone Policy:
- Last year we introduced a new cell phone policy that expected all students to have their phones off and away during class time. We provided every classroom with a pocket carrier for students to store their phones so the temptation of checking it would be eliminated. While the updated policy worked for most of the year, we noticed a slip in consistency and an increase in phone use during hall pass breaks. To address the concerns shared by staff and to increase academic engagement we are updating our cell phone use policy:
- Students are now required to store their phones in the phone pockets in every class and will not be permitted to use their phones while on a hall pass. Students who refuse to place their phones in the pocket carriers will have their phone locked in the main office for the day.
- Student phone use will only be permitted during brunch, lunch and passing periods.
- Parents/families: since students will not have access to their phones during class, urgent matters should be communicated through the main office.
While no one on our staff, including the administration, are a fan of policing phone use, we do have a responsibility of eliminating the very real addiction our devices have become. We truly want to help our students break away from the temptation of using their phones so that essential learning can happen with little interruption. The staff and I really appreciate your support in this effort.
I hope you’re excited for the first day of school on 8/21.
Sincerely,
Joe Ryan Dominguez (he/him)
Principal | San Rafael High School
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Office & Campus Hours
Our official building hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm every day school is in session. This is when our front office is open as well. No one is permitted on campus outside of these hours unless they are attending a school sanctioned event or otherwise supervised by a San Rafael staff member.
*Office Hours for Monday, August 19th - open 8:00-9:30am ONLY! We have an all staff meeting scheduled from 10am-4pm and the office will be closed!
*Office Hours for Tuesday, August 20th - open late 10:00am-4:00pm due to a Staff Welcome Back event!
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Student Drop Off
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Please allow enough time to drop off your student each morning in the Main Lot off of Third Street. You will NOT be able to drop off your student on Mission due to the construction! Please use the lane in the photo below to drop-off/pick-up your students to not cause a traffic jam in the parking lot. Please follow the arrows that will be clearly painted. Dropping off on Mission is not recommended.
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Important 2024 Back-to-School Forms in the Aeries Parent Portal
Please Complete the Back-to-School Forms
Completing the Back-to-School Forms is required for each student in your family. We need your help to ensure that every student and emergency contact information is as accurate and current as possible.
- Login to your Aeries Parent Portal account (see the links below) to complete the Back-to-School forms - this is called the Data Confirmation Process.
- Once you’re logged in, a yellow banner will appear on the top of your screen prompting you to complete the steps. As you go through each section, look for the "Confirm and Continue" button in the sidebar.
- This process allows you to confirm or update your child’s information and allows you to acknowledge District policies and authorizations, such as the 2024-25 Annual Notice to Parents/Guardians.
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One of the steps is for you to enter your household income and the number of people in your household. We collect this important information to ensure our District and schools continue to be eligible for increased federal and state funding for areas such staffing, supplies, programs and more. Your responses are confidential. This information helps support all SRCS students with significant funding opportunities, and your support in completing it is crucial and appreciated.
- Please complete this process for each child who attends SRCS. There are different login portals for parents with children in grades TK-8 and 9-12.
- You can complete this on a computer, tablet or smartphone.
- You will have limited access to your student’s account until you have completed the Aeries Data Confirmation process.
Login Links
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Returning Aeries Parent Portal Users: If you accessed Aeries Parent Portal last year, login with the same email and password through these links:
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New Student Parent Portal Accounts: If you are newly enrolled to SRCS for the 2024-25 year, Parent Portal accounts are automatically generated and an email was recently sent from donotreply@aeries.com to the parent/guardian email(s). Please check your inbox or SPAM for this email and complete the steps. If your child is newly enrolled and you have not received an email from aeries.com, contact your school’s office. Once you have activated your Parent Portal account, you can login using the links below to complete the Data Confirmation Process.
Helpful Information
Please complete this for each student by Sept. 9. Thank you for your support for this important process.
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Picture Day August 27th & August 28th
All students except Seniors that have already taken their Senior Portrait will take a school picture on August 27th and 28th in their English class. Please see ordering info below.
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First day of school is Wednesday, August 21st at 8:30am.
It will be a T Day (Traditional Day)
Please review the first day of school schedule by clicking on the link below.
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24-25 Bell Schedule
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Course Schedules
Schedules: Students will be able to see their preliminary course schedules for the ‘24-’25 school year via the Aeries Student Portal on the afternoon of Monday, August 12th. Please note that this is the earliest that schedules have ever been released and that these are preliminary schedules which are subject to change. We recommend you check your schedule the afternoon/evening before the semester begins, to ensure that you are accessing the most up to date schedule.
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First Week of School Schedule
Wednesday August 21st - T Day
Thursday August 22nd - B Day
Friday August 23rd - A Rally Day
Student Parking - Seniors Only!! |
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Student Parking is first come first serve for Seniors only. Senior students may only park in the Stadium Lot and have their parking permit clearly displayed on the front windshield . Please do not park in staff spots or block entrances or you will risk being towed. Seniors may apply for a parking permit through the following link: 2024-25 Student Parking Permit Application.
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CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE DAWG SHOP
Course Schedules & Change Form Info
Welcome back Bulldogs - we are so excited to begin the 2024-25 school year!
Counseling Department Updates & Information:
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you back on campus soon!
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SRHS Fall Season Officially Started Monday August 12th
Many of our teams have been practicing during the Summer, but there’s still time to join! If you’re interested in helping our teams thrive on the court, track, pool, or field, please reach out to the varsity head coaches listed below:
To participate in athletics, all student-athletes must have a valid physical on file. Physicals must be signed and dated post June 1st 2024. Once you have your physical, please upload it to Home Campus. Print a copy of the Physical Form by clicking here: Physical Form
Home Campus clearance is required to participate in athletics and will not be approved without a physical submitted. If you cannot upload, please email physicals to sanrafaelathletics@srcs.org.
All other information, like contact information for coaches in other seasons, athletic handbooks, and more, can be found on our athletics site which will be continually updated throughout the year: SRHS Athletics Website
SRHS Athletics Info Night
Our athletic teams have been hard at work during the Summer and are excited to kick off in the Fall. Come join us on August 28th at 7:30pm to meet all of the San Rafael coaches, learn about the athletic year ahead of us, and get an update on the construction of our new facilities.
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08/19/2024 - 08/23/2024 Games of the Week
*Schedule is subject to change*
Monday 08/19
No Games This Date
Tuesday 08/20
Varsity Girls Volleyball @ Piner High School, 6:00pm
Wednesday 08/21 - T Day
No Games This Date
Thursday 08/22 - B Day
Varsity Girls Volleyball @ TLHS, 6:00pm
Friday 08/23 - A Day
Football Scrimmage v Analy/Alhambra/Pinole Valley @ SRHS, 4:30pm
Saturday 08/24 - Saturday
Varsity Girls Volleyball Tournament @ Novato, 10:00am - 5:00pm
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PTO Meet & Greet - August 27th - 6:30pm WeAreSR! Meet & Greet will be on August 27th at 6:30pm in the Student Commons! Come and find out about everything WeAreSR! does for SR and how you can volunteer! You will also have the opportunity to meet our 3 new administrators, Shannon Erby, Kent Morales, and Jose Irizarry.
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If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us.
- Main Office: 415-485-2330
- Attendance: 415-485-2335
- Counseling: 415-485-2336
- Athletics: 415-485-2333
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