Santa Maria-Bonita School District

In addition to meals for children age 18 and younger being provided at El Camino JH, Fairlawn, Miller, Rice and Sanchez schools, the SB County Food Bank is also offering meals for children. Please see the flyer for details.

PCPA, the incredible theater and fine arts program at Allan Hancock College, has several books read aloud by its actors and recorded for anyone to watch and listen to.   It's a great way to keep children engaged and excited over the summer. Maybe your family can listen to a book or chapter together each night! Here's the information: PCPA Reads@Home captures the excitement of reading, storytelling, and characters in videos that can be enjoyed by children and adults. PCPA acting students star in these picture book videos that bring language to life. PCPA has 27 picture books and the entirety of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, all 17 chapters, recorded. (The publishers' special permission for Harry Potter will expire on June 30. )  PCPA wants as many people as possible to enjoy these great books. So please share the fun collection with your students, family, and friends!  https://tinyurl. com/PCPA-Reads-at-Home Here are the titles of the picture books that are compiled in the PCPA Reads at Home Playlist. Please visit the PCPA YouTube link above or PCPA's YouTube page to find each video. Polly Firestone Walker reads Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (You'll feel like Aunt Polly is reading right to you and bringing all of the characters to life!)¡Oh, cuán lejos llegarás! (Oh, the Places You'll Go!)Mustache Baby Meets His MatchClick Clack MooTacky the PenguinDragons Love TacosI Love You, FredInterrupting ChickenIt Wasn't My FaultWhen No One is WatchingCorduroy FerdinandLove MonsterGiraffes Can't DanceSkippyJon JonesDon't Let the Pigeon Drive the BusThe Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the BulldogOh, the Places You'll Go!Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Because a Little Bug Went Ka-choo!Alexander and the Wind-Up MouseI Love You, Stinky FaceSnow BearPurple, Green, and YellowKing BabyThree Billy Goats Gruff Amy the Dancing BearRoxenboxen All of the books are read by different actors and have very different styles.   We hope you and lots of kids, big and little, enjoy them! Happy reading, everybody! Thank you, PCPA students and staff, for making this program available for all children!

Student report cards for spring will be available to view on the Parent Square website after Thursday, June 4th. Parents will receive a text message that their child's report card is visible in Parent Square with a link that will take them directly to their student's report card. Parents will receive a separate text with a separate link for each child's report card. In accordance with the California Department of Education’s guidance, SMBSD’s student report cards will hold students harmless for their 2020 spring grades as our school campuses were closed and students were distance learning. Student grades will not be lowered for any grading period during the closure. Junior high report card grades will be recorded as either “Credit” or “NA”, along with specific feedback for the mark. Junior high teachers will use “Credit” for students who showed academic progress prior to the closure, and who engaged, or attempted to engage, in work assigned throughout the distance learning period of the 2019-2020 school year. Those junior high students who did not engage or attempt to engage in the work assigned, or any part of distance learning, will be given a grade of NA, meaning Not Applicable. Parents should understand that a grade of “NA” given for lack of participation in distance learning will not require a student to repeat a grade or a subject. However this lack of participation will likely result in gaps in the student’s learning. Transitional Kindergarten through 6th grade report cards will note the students’ academic progress as of March 13, 2020, the last day in physical classrooms. For those students who have shown academic progress during distance learning, a report card may note improvement with a higher grade. Note: The Distance Learning Report Card Policy described above is only in effect for the 2019-2020 school year.  

SMBSD has created a guide to some summer distance learning opportunities for students. This is the link  HERE .   There are two pages in English and two pages in Spanish, so scroll to the end of the whole document to find the right information for your children and family. Families are encouraged to take advantage of these learning opportunities in order to help children prepare for the 2020-21 school year. Students and teachers will continue to have access to Clever during most of the summer. The technology help phone center for students and families will continue to be available through the summer. Help is available in English, Spanish and Mixteco. Students or families can call 805-361-8155 to get computer assistance over the phone. Students can keep their SMBSD-issued Chromebook computer throughout the summer, and we hope that they continue to use it for learning, exploration and communicating.  8th graders must return their Chromebooks to their school.

Starting Monday, June 8, meals for children age 18 years old and younger will be provided at five schools: Fairlawn, El Camino Junior High, Rice, Miller and Sanchez. Distribution times will continue to be 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. , Monday through Friday. These will be the only SMBSD meal distribution locations during the summer. Also starting June 8, the Santa Maria Food Bank will have additional food distribution locations for local families. More information will be provided soon. Thank you for your support during these changing and challenging times. Family support has made it possible for students to continue learning.  We hope that your children will keep reading and using their school study materials, Chromebook computers and available educational websites during the summer weeks.   We will continue to make sure they have access to healthy meals on weekdays throughout the summer.

Due to the most recent health order from the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department, starting May 26, through June 30, 2020, every adult and every child over the age of 13 must wear a face covering or mask when visiting a school or school district building to drop off or pick up items or any other business.   This face covering requirement includes situations when interacting with other people, including school personnel, while out doors on school campuses. It also includes picking up meals in vehicles at all Santa Maria-Bonita School District schools where meals are distributed. These requirements are at the order of the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department toreduce the likelihood of exposure to COVID-19, thereby slowing the spread of COVID-19 in our community and worldwide. Please help us keep our community safe by following the requirement at all schools and where necessary in the community.