Sequoia Announcements

If you have received an assignment letter from the Student Assignment Office
placing your child at Sequoia Elementary for Fall 2010, it is now time to schedule
an appointment to complete registration paperwork. Your child's spot is only
reserved, when you register your child at the school site. The registration window begins Monday, April 12th and ends Friday, May 7th.

To register your child, you must schedule an appointment with
school secretary, Loretta Collier. You may call now to schedule
your appointment for the month of April or first week of May.
Again, if you do not register by Friday, May 7th, your
child will lose his/her space at Sequoia Elementary.
Students currently attending Sequoia
DO NOT need to register during this time.

If you have any questions about the registration process,
please do not hesitate to call us at 531-6696 or send an email to
Interim Principal Nima Tahai at Nima.Tahai@ousd.k12.ca.us
or Secretary Loretta Collier at Loretta.Collier@ousd.k12.ca.us.

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There is an all alumni 100 year anniversary reunion dinner on May 14th from 6:30-9:30pm in the auditorium. Cost is $37.50 and must be paid by May 9th. Anyone that ever attended Sequoia is welcome. In addition, donations are welcome for the Garden Teacher program. FYI we have raised over $1350 so far!

Donations can be made by check or online to the Dads' Club. Tickets must be purchased by sending Zarka Popovic a check, and more information is available by emailing or calling Zarka - zarkapopovic@hotmail.com, or 530.517.2312.

Also, over a dozen former teachers are attending and their dinners are complimentary. Each dinner ticket bought subsidizes a teacher's dinner.

Need help saving money and planning for the future?

Come to the Sequoia Healthy Start-sponsored Family Finances Workshop, on Tues. March 23rd, from 6:00-8:00pm in the Cafeteria. Financial services experts from Mechanics Bank will be available to answer your questions.

Free dinner will be provided, and free childcare for ages 5+, and there will be raffle prizes as well.

Please RSVP by Monday, March 22 to Reka Lal, at reka@ebac.org or (510) 482-7213.

WANTED:
MULTICULTURAL PROGRAM PERFORMERS
AND COSTUME MODELS
Multicultural Potluck and Program is Friday, April 16 6:30 – 8:30 pm
COME BE A PART OF THIS GREAT EVENT!

Sequoia Elementary is looking for students or family members who can
perform traditional folk/ethnic dance, song or play musical instruments
from around the world (Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands, Latin America, European,
Native, etc.) during the Multicultural Program on Friday, April 16
at the auditorium.

We are also looking for students or families who can provide and/or wear
traditional folk or ethnic costumes (examples: kimono (Japan), kente
(Africa), Scottish kilts, martial arts uniforms, Mexican or Spanish lace
dresses) as part of the program’s costume show. This is a great project
that you can do with other students or with your family!

Multicultural Program Rehearsals will take place in Sequoia’s
auditorium on the following dates:
•Wednesday, March 31 at 7 pm (performers only)
•Wednesday, April 14 at 7 pm (all performers and models)

We also need volunteers for set-up and clean-up for the Potluck on
Friday, April 16th.

For more information regarding the Multicultural Potluck and Program,
please contact Joy Villafranca (Clarisse and Eleanor’s Mom)
at 510-531-4245 or joyvillafranca@sbcglobal.net