Principal Matters

Wow, what a wonderful year! I can’t believe I’m writing the final newsletter for the 2010-11 school year. I want to dedicate this issue to all the students who have achieved beyond anyone’s expectations. I want to dedicate this issue to the teachers who have preserved and continue to nurture their passion for teaching and helping students. I want to dedicate this issue to all the staff that help make our school function. To all the parents, we truly appreciate the support you give our school and we thank you for being your child’s first teacher. And finally to my amazing administration team, thank you, I couldn’t do it without you!

In this issue you will also find information related to end of the year activities including graduation and senior award nights. We are also reconnecting with our freshman families and invite you to a year-end social hosted by the Capuchino Administration team on May 3rd at 6:30pm. We just want to close the year on a positive note and provide an opportunity to celebrate our freshman and their families.
 
We trust that you have enjoyed your experience at Capuchino this year, we only look to get better!

Graduation

The Class of 2012 commencement ceremony will be held on Friday, June 1, 2012 on our football field. The ceremony will commence at 12 noon and conclude at 1:30pm, followed by a reception hosted by our Junior parents. This year’s graduation is going to be a wonderful experience and we are excited about allowing more family members to attend and celebrate their student’s high school graduation. Congratulations to the Class of 2012 and their families!  They made it!

Faculty and Staff Appreciation

One can never say thank you enough to all the people who make our school such a wonderful place to go and work. It is with this spirit of gratitude that our PTO annually puts on a Staff and Faculty Appreciation Brunch and this year's festivities will be held on Tuesday May 8 in the Community Conference Room. All are welcome to attend and enjoy one another’s company. Also in recognition of everyone’s efforts, the administration will have special gift for all employees.

Preview 2012-13

As quickly as the year ends, there is so much in place for the start of the new year, below captures some of the high points:

• 2012-13 will start with a slightly adjusted bell schedule that builds in an Academic Support Time into the school day once a week on Wednesdays. See schoolloop.com for exact bell schedule.
• We are happy to announce that we will offer Biotech again for 2012-13!
• In addition to our Freshman Team program, we will pilot a 10th Grade Team.
• Dress Code will still be in effect, so shop smart and do not purchase red, blue, over-sized clothes or black hoodies. We want to dress for success!
• Technology on the move! Strategic plan includes, Wi-Fi on the entire campus, new laptops for teachers, and bring your own device policies that allow students to integrate their tech tools into the classroom.
• We are excited to welcome back Phyllis Goldsmith, literacy coach, from UC Berkeley to continue to provide professional development to our faculty.
• Our new Humanities wing and Main Gym are set for a Fall opening.