June 16, 2008

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We are at the close of the 2007-2008 school year and the time has passed very quickly. I want to thank our outstanding staff of teachers, specialists, support staff and instructional assistants for another excellent school year. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the entire Juan Cabrillo staff for their dedication, creativity and talent in guiding and supporting every student.

Many thanks go to our PTA and Executive Board. Tracy Weirick and her officers have provided leadership, support, wonderful family events and activities throughout the school year - we have many to thank for their time, talent and generous donations.

I also wish to recognize our parents who donate their time, financial support and volunteer in the classrooms, at lunch time and on field trips – we deeply appreciate your time, assistance and enthusiasm.

Our beloved school and community put their heart and soul in another successful Rock the Pod Campaign which provided the funding to support the office, our instructional assistants, SmartBoards in every classroom, upgrades in the computer lab, as well as the art, music, science, computer, PE and science specialists. We are pleased to announce that these specialists will be in place again for 2008-2009, and each classroom, K-5, will benefit from computer lab, art cottage, science lab, vocal music and physical education instruction.

Our recycling efforts will continue into the new school year and we plan to expand our partnership with Cornucopia in our ongoing efforts to make Juan Cabrillo as green and environmentally friendly as possible. We are proud of our progress so far.

As we approach our summer break, I want to remind parents that even though your children are not attending school each day, it is important to continue having them read and write every day. Children love to be read to because it allows them to use their imagination to create a picture of the story and provides you a time to discuss it.

Children grow very quickly. I encourage each of you to enjoy your children during this very important time in their lives. Listen to your child, hear what he/she has to say and talk to your children – they have wonderful minds, excellent thoughts and ideas and are our future.

We wish all the best to our departing fifth graders as they move to middle school. For everyone, we hope you have a wonderful summer. The first day of school will be Tuesday, September 2, 2008, and we look forward to seeing you then to begin another wonderful school year.

Sincerely,

Barry Yates

Principal