Santa Maria-Bonita School District

Ontiveros School staff members, students and their families recently held a Food Drive and donated 550 pounds of food to the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. Office Clerk Mary Jimenez, Outreach Mentor Joel Diaz , Principal Gayle Vyenielo and Counselor Gail Burgess show off the loaded vehicles getting ready to deliver the much-needed donation to the Foodbank.

One more fun photo of the awesome El Camino Junior High Food Service staff. They know how to ride in style!

Robert Bruce School partnered with Grocery Outlet on South Broadway again this year to help support local families. Grocery Outlet collected money from November 27th through December 13th to help Robert Bruce students. Thanks to Grocery Outlet's donations, 41 Robert Bruce families each received a $55 gift card that can be used for food, clothing or Christmas gifts from Grocery Outlet. ... "Timmie and Dino, the local owners of Grocery Outlet, have continued to support Robert Bruce School and we are so thankful for them and their business in our community!" said Monica Nuno, a Kindergarten teacher at Robert Bruce who helped organize the event. "It's times like these that we need to continue to support one another."

Many families received this handout last week when they picked up meals at the schools. If you didn't get a copy, it's good information to have. The handout is provided in English and Spanish from the Family Engagement Department.

To watch tonight's SMBSD Board Meeting, please click here and wait for the December 16, 2020, meeting video to begin. https://www.youtube.com/cha/UCR9p2f5G02wCqCTTbxPRkKA/videos Please make sure that you do not click on an archived prior meeting video. Wait for the December 16 video to start shortly after 6:00 p.m.

Last week, Libbon School held a drive thru Trunk or Treat event for students. Staff members and their families decorated their cars, trucks and trunks and handed out candy and treats. Santa Maria police officers and fire fighters helped hand out goodies, too. Students showed off their costumes from their parents' cars.... Have a safe and healthy Halloween, everyone.

Photos of a few more Food Service crews. Robert Bruce School's staff is Cece Adams, Jean Anaya, Yadira Ramirez, Sylvia Valdez and Neyffi Noriega. El Camino Junior High's kitchen crew is Debbie Baro, Michael Gutierrez, Azucena Herrera, Yvonne Rubio, Maria Alvarez, Julieta Ramirez, Malia Salcido, Maria Gonzalez, Berenice Orozco and Bart Bottrell.... Thank you to all of our school Food Service and Souza Center kitchen employees for keeping students fed while school campuses are closed. There will not be meals distributed during Winter Vacation (December 21 through January 11). However, when students return to distance learning on Tuesday, January 12, meals will start being available on Fridays. Instead of getting double meals on Thursdays, families will be able to pick up food five days a week at the current locations.

Taylor School held a Boo Book Drive-Thru event on Friday to hand out 900 goodie bags with books and treats inside to students. The books, which were divided by grade level, were provided by the Taylor PTO. Some of the staff members, students and parents dressed up to add to the fun.

More photos of Red Ribbon Week fun. Super Hero Day at Alvin School. Book Character Day at Ontiveros School.... Goodie bags made by Tunnell School Outreach Mentors Doris Guerrero Gutierrez and Gabby Seda and handed out when families came to Tunnell to pick up meals.

A huge shout out to the members of the Arellanes Junior High Builders Club for making 73 Halloween goodie bags, each filled with a coffee mug, candy and a fun pencil, for the SMBSD school custodians. "The expressions on our custodial team's faces were priceless," said James Michaelis, the custodial supervisor who delivered the treats to all the schools. "The kids really enjoyed doing this," said Tiffany Fife, Builders Club advisor and AJH counselor. "It really was all their idea and work that made it happen."

Trunk or Treat event for local children sponsored by the Santa Maria Police Department. See fliers below for more information.

To watch tonight's SMBSD Board Meeting, click the link below at 6 p.m. Keep refreshing or wait until the October 28 meeting goes live. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR9p2f5G02wCqCTTbxPRkKA Please be aware that recordings of previous Board Meetings are archived on that YouTube page. Make sure you are watching the October 28, 2020, meeting and not an older one.

A few photos from Red Ribbon Week activities. Bright Futures Day and Crazy Hair Day at Alvin School. Pajama Day at Ontiveros School.... Goodie bags for students picking up meals at Arellanes Elementary and Junior High. Most schools have a fun theme for each day this week that reminds students about making good life choices.

There is a lot of red out there today for Red Ribbon Week - both with students and staff. Today, many of the schools are holding "wear red day" and students are showing up in their Zoom classrooms and at lunch pick-ups in their best red gear. Some schools, like Arellanes Elementary, Arellanes Junior High, Ontiveros and Alvin, are handing out Red Ribbons, stickers, pencils and other anti-drug/alcohol/tobacco incentives to the children this week.

This is Libbon Elementary School's first Red Ribbon Week celebration!

SMBSD schools are getting ready to celebrate Red Ribbon Week to encourage students to avoid drugs, alcohol and tobacco/vaping. Red Ribbon Week starts Monday. Many students will be dressing up for a daily theme or doing on-line activities with their teachers and classmates. Teaching skills for positive life choices is something SMBSD schools and teachers do all year long. Red Ribbon Week is an opportunity to make those lessons unique, memorable and visible to the community.

Information about the upcoming SMBSD Special Study Session of the Board of Education. Información sobre la próxima sesión de estudio especial de SMBSD de la Junta de Educación. Agenda in English: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/SB_Mee/ViewMeeting.aspx...Continue reading

Libbon Elementary School is very, very close to being 100% finished.