The upper drop off circle is a NO PARKING ZONE.
Stay in your car to drop off or pickup students.
If you need to park, there is a parking area adjacent to the pickup area.
Drop off or load students along the curb only. It is unsafe to load or unload in the second lane.
Be patient. We all have places to be so smile, breathe and work together.
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Don't go at it alone! Parenting is a tough job.
Join the Love and Logic Parenting Group.
We meet on Tuesdays at Alta Sierra, 5:30-7:30 PM
child care provided and a light meal is served at each session.
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Students cannot be dropped off prior to 7:35AM when staff report for playground supervision. This includes the upper and lower parking lots.
Thank you for adjusting your schedules!
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We all love to share and look at puppies, kitties and lizards..ok maybe not lizards. However, we must insist that you leave all of your cute family pets at home. Whether its before, during or after school, animals must remain off campus.

Thank you for your understanding.
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Our student council is leading the Kids Can Food Drive Nov. 9-16.
Send canned or other non perishable food with your student. We will collect from homerooms on Friday. Food is donated to local food banks.
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As part of our crusade to promote kindness, our students are taking part in a shoe drive with the Think Kindness organization. All shoes will be delivered to Africa. If you have any gently used tennis shoes of any size, please send them in with your student. The drive will go through November 1.
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The Great Pumpkin Raffle is on!!! We had these gourds and HUGE pumpkin donated by Dusty Beahm. You can buy tickets in the library through October 5th. The winner will be announced Friday October 5th after the Jog-a-Thon. If you want your child to buy gourds or raffle tickets at school please send them with a note. We wouldn’t want anyone to end up with a 100-lb. pumpkin they didn’t want 😜🎃
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This fun assembly is sponsored by the City of Grass Valley (and Nevada County .
The show will reinforce/create a sustainable culture at your school and reduce litter while increasing recycling

We include real-world examples such as performer's trips sailing from Bermuda to Iceland studying plastic pollution
Teachers and students alike will be empowered and dance.
The music is great, our creator is a GRAMMY voting member and balloted artist
Students take the learning home through videos performed during the show which have 1.7 Million + YouTube views
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Bear River Parks & Rec after school enrichment forms go home this week. Please check your child's folder and backpack. Registration forms and payment are due Wednesday, Sept. 19.
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Have you purchased an Alta Sierra T-shirt or sweatshirt?
Get your orders in this week!
Click on the title to be linked to the order site
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Our 4th grade students from Mrs. Cornejo and Mrs. Hollister's classes went on a field trip to Coloma Ca. This is the site of Sutter's Mill and the origin of the California Gold Rush.
Thank you to all of the parent chaperones!
Thank you to our PTC for raising the funds for the bus.
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