Time is a very important factor for learning.  Now is the time of the year when students begin learning by leaps and bounds.  We have very important state testing coming up at the beginning of May, so we need to take advantage of every minute of instruction.  Please do not have children miss any school at this critical time.  If you cannot make a doctor or dentist appointment after school, then use one of the days on which we have no school.

January 25th: Teacher In Service

February 20th-24th :  February Break

April 9th-13th:  Spring Break

Please do not plan any vacations that result in your child missing school.  Also, take advantage of any extra support offered by teachers and the school.  Time is ticking!

Last year we were nowhere near our goal of 3,333 cans for the Jack Emery Food Drive.  Because of this, I was not too worried when the student council officers said the Principal would dress up and sing and dance to Justin Bieber’s song  “Baby” if we reached our target this year.   Boy do I regret that!  However, I am proud of our students’ effort since they exceeded our goal!  Curtner donated 3,778 cans and $418 to provide food for the Milpitas Food Pantry.  Students will also get a week of free dress beginning January 23^rdwhen Lunar New Year begins.  Thank you to Curtner students for supporting families in need!

Wow!  What a beautiful and educational event!  It was so inspiring having this cultural celebration the Wednesday before we left for Winter Vacation with the Milpitas Mayor, Jose Esteves as our special guest.  The Milpitas Post did a nice story covering this event (the December 30^thedition).  Thank you to all of the parents who worked to make the event such a success, especially Ms. Kang, Lutex & Eric Patague, Juneff Venenciano, and Marni Olaivar for their work on the Museum, as well as professional photographer Jason Foy.   A huge congratulations to all of our student performers who had such poise, grace, and energy!

Click here for several video clips of the performance.

Lunar New Year begins on Monday, January 23^rd.  As always, Curtner will celebrate Lunar New Yearwith the support of our Chinese and Vietnamese families.  Please stay tuned to our website for details of how we are celebrating this year.

· Jan 11th - Character Counts Graduation     9 am MU room for 5th graders

· Jan 11th - PTA Meeting 6:30 pm Room P-2

· Jan 12th - SSC meeting Staff Lounge 4 pm

· Jan16th - NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Holiday

· Jan 25th  -NO SCHOOL Teacher In Service

· Feb 3rd - ELAC Meeting 8 am Room P-2

· Feb 9th - SSC meeting Staff Lounge 4 pm

· Feb 20th-24th - NO SCHOOL - FEBRUARY BREAK

Computers that you wish to donate must meet the following criteria:

1, They must have Windows XP or later. They cannot have Windows 2000 or earlier.

2. They must have at least 1 GB of RAM.

3. The Windows licensing must be correct - no violations.

Curtner is especially asking for the donation of good quality computer monitors, keyboards, and mice.

If you have a computer or monitor to donate, email Steven at scaringe@musd.org.

Click on the link below for a list of staff at Curtner that can help assist with language translation.

Language Specialists