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Jensen Ranch Round-Up: Volunteer Opportunities for Dia de los Muertos, Volunteer Requirements Update, Trashion Show Info

Posted Date: 10/16/26 (05:47 PM)
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Jensen Ranch Round-Up

Community Friday Flag & Golden Pawsitive Recognitions

October 16, 2026
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Principal's Greeting

Jensen Jaguar Families!

Thank you to our PTA for providing pumpkins for our Pumpkin Patch this year!  All students participated and will be bringing home a pumpkin today!   Thank you also to our 5th graders for their dance performance Payaso de Rodeo during Friday Flag.  The students have been practicing in PE for the past few weeks and their hard work certainly shows! They did amazing! 

We have some wonderful activities and opportunities coming up at Jensen Ranch, and we look forward to having our families involved so please look for ways to volunteer and get involved!

Volunteer Opportunities: Please begin completing the additional volunteer requirements linked above. Starting in January, families wishing to volunteer on campus or drive for field trips will need to complete Levels 2 and 3, as applicable.

We Need Volunteers for Our Dia de los Muertos Activities!
We have several schoolwide volunteer opportunities coming up in October and November! First up are our Día de los Muertos activities, with information and sign-ups shared below. Next week, we will also share opportunities to support our Diwali and Veterans Day celebrations. We welcome your participation, ideas, and support!

The Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill
On Thursday, October 15, our Jensen Ranch students and staff participated in the Great California ShakeOut, a statewide earthquake preparedness drill. Students will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On to stay safe during an earthquake. Our students did a wonderful job practicing this drill.  This is a great opportunity to review our school safety procedures and help students feel confident and prepared in an emergency. Families are encouraged to practice earthquake safety at home, too!

Halloween Costumes: Students are welcome to wear Halloween costumes to school on Friday, October 30! If your child plans to dress up, please take a few minutes to review our costume guidelines together so everyone understands what is and isn't permitted. We want this to be a fun, safe, and enjoyable day for all our Jaguars!

Thank you for your continued partnership and for helping make Jensen Ranch such a welcoming and connected school community!

The Trashion Show is Coming: Our 2nd Annual Green Ribbon Trashion Show is scheduled for Friday, November 13th.  All entries are due on Tuesday, November 10th.
 

Walkathon Spirit Week 10/21-10/23!

Walkathon Spirit Week

Help Our Jensen Ranch PTA Support Our School!

Our Walkathon is this Friday, Oct 23rd!
  • Permission Slips: DUE - Mon, Oct 19! Please turn these in so we can get lap cards ready. No permission slips will be accepted on Walkathon day.
  • Prize & Raffle Donations:
  • Sign up to donate prizes/gift cards
  • Drop off new or gently used toys, Legos, books, or craft sets in the bin outside the main office by Oct 21st.
  • Keep Fundraising: Share your link at jensenranch.pledgestar.com. Classes with 100% participation earn special activities, plus top fundraisers and top lap-runners win awesome prizes!
  • Volunteer: We still need helpers for check-out and grade tent teams! Sign Up to Volunteer Here
 

Dia de los Muertos Volunteers Needed! Oct. 26, 27, & 29: RSVP by Mon., Oct. 19

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Dia de los Muertos Volunteers

Jensen Ranch Volunteers for Dia de los Muertos Activities

RSVP by Mon., 10/19/26 at 7 p.m.
Click the button above to access the volunteer sign ups!

We are celebrating Día de los Muertos on October 26, 27, and October 29 at Jensen Ranch and are looking for volunteers who are interested and willing to support some schoolwide lunchtime activities to build student awareness and understanding around these special celebrations and periods of remembrance.  

Areas of support:
  • Setting up the Dia de los Muertos Ofrenda 
  • Running organized preplanned activities for students during their lunch recess times

Activities that we have supplies for and need supervision: Coloring Sugar Skulls
Activities that we have supplies for and need volunteers to guide the activity and supervise: Cutting paper to make Papel Picado 
  • Principal MacLean will provide training on how to make the papel picado.
  • If you have other ideas for activities, you can discuss with Principal MacLean.

 

2nd Annual Trashion Show: November 13

Sign-Up No Later Than Tues., Nov. 10, 6 p.m. - Use QR Code or Button

Sign-ups must be submitted no later than Tuesday, November 10th at 6 p.m. 
We can't wait to see what creative designs everyone comes up with!  There is a pdf flyer linked to this ParentSquare and hard copy will come home in the 10/23 Friday Folder.
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Trashion Show Sign-Up: Due 11/10
 

Our Jensen Ranch Inclusion Promise

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Community Friday Flag on Fri., 10/23

Golden Pawsitive Recognitions and Walkathon Kickoff!

Join us for a our final October Commuity Friday Flag on October 23rd.  Our next Community Friday Flag will be on Friday, November 6th.  We will be hosting a Principal's Coffee that day.  We promise!
 

New Volunteer Clearance Requirements

CVUSD Level 1-3 Volunteer Clearance Information

All Jensen Ranch volunteers 18 and older who have contact with students must complete new training and clearance requirements.

Three levels of volunteer clearance are now available


Many of you ahve completed Level 1 of the volunteer requirements.  All site and offsite volunteers will require the Level 2 clearance starting in December.  A Level 3 clearance will be required if you plan to drive on field trips.  

The full volunteer clearance requirements will be in place by December 2026.
If you have questions, please reach out to Mrs. Long.  

Please do not wait to begin your volunteer clearance process!

 
Attendance Matters
 

Drop-Off & Pick-Up

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Review Drop-Off Pick Up Safety Reminders!

  1. There is NO parent/ visitor parking in our staff parking lot.  If you must park your vehicle, please park along the street in designated areas only.  Do not park in our loading zones during pick-up or drop-off times (anywhere inside the drop-off circle).  Do not park or pick-up in red zones/cone zones.
  2. Always obey the 5 mph rule and be cell phone free when in the pick-up zone!
  3. Pull forward as far as possible in the car line and wait until the staff member or volunteer clears you to drop off/ pick up your child.  During pick-up, if you find yourself at the front of the line and your child is not visible, you must pull out of the lot and circle around by carefully turning left onto Carson Lane.  
  4. There is only ONE entrance to the lot at Carson and Kit.  Do not enter through the exit.  Do not exit through the entrance.     Do not block the crosswalk.
  5. Carpool whenever possible; this helps to alleviate congestion.
  6. Children are to exit the vehicle on the passenger side, nearest to the curb.  This ensures that children are not walking between/ behind cars. 
  7. Parents are not to get out of the car to assist. Have child safety locks turned off.  Do not pack items in the trunk; this significantly slows down the process.The teacher/volunteer stationed in the Pick-Up/ Drop-Off area will help your child exit/ enter your vehicle if needed.   
  8. Always use the crosswalk supported by the crossing guard. Do not motion for your child to run through traffic/cross the street to your parked car.  Hold onto your young child’s hand when walking across the crosswalks.  
  9. Be respectful of the teachers/ volunteers who serve as yard duty supervisors in the lot.  Accidents happen.  It is our collective responsibility to ensure everyone’s safety, including your child’s.  No compromise is worth the potential risks involved.

This information can be found in the Jensen Ranch Handbook and is part of the annual registration process. It is your responsibility to know the drop-off and pick-up rules & to discuss these rules with your children & anyone who drops your children off or picks them up.  


 

Jensen Ranch Office

School Year Hours: 7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Jensen Ranch Office Number: 510-537-6365
Principal - Lisa MacLean lmaclean@cv.k12.ca.us
Administrative Assistant - Rebecca Long rlong@cv.k12.ca.us
Attendance Assistant - Kacey Brett kacey.brett@cv.k12.ca.us
 
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Save the Date

2026-2027

  • October 21 School Site Council Mtg
  • October 23 PTA Walkathon (afterschool)
  • November 3 ELAC Mtg (new date)
  • November 3 Trimester 1 Ends
  • November 6 Make-Up Picture Day
  • November 10 & 12 Early Release K-5
  • November 11 No School -Veterans Day
  • November 13 - Trashion Show
  • November 20 Tri 1 Report Cards Go Home
  • November 23-27 No School-Thanksgiving Break
  • December 21-January 1 No School -Winter Break
  • January 1 Happy New Year!
  • January 18 No School -Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
  • February 15-19 No School -Presidents' Week
  • February 24 Jensen School Board Presentation
  • February 25 Trimester 2 Ends
Our school calendar is constantly being updated. Please join our Google Calendar to stay up to date on all site events. Use the link below to subscribe to our Google School Calendar.
 
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Resources for Immigrant Families

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