​By Kristan Prolo, Sinnott Elementary School Assistant Principal

Sinnott held its Fall Festival October 26. Many teachers had booths to challenge our students' minds, coordination, skill, and even dance moves. There were many laughs and high fives, especially when a sixth grader or teacher was the recipient of a well aimed pie. While we enjoyed having fun completing various games, our history was on full display in the multi-use room to celebrate 50 years. Laughs were also had here as students found some of their parents old elementary school pictures in the yearbooks on display. While we were dressed in 50s wear for the 50th day of school, it reinforced Sinnott's storied history of the previous years.

By Myrna Alayan, Randall fifth grade teacher

Randall Elementary fifth grade students and their families got to take pizza with a Hispanic Heritage book to go home with them on Monday, October 15. Diana Lara, Supervising Librarian at Milpitas Library, organized a Hispanic Heritage Event with Mariachis and Arts and Crafts like making Ojos de Dios and playing Loteria. 

From 6:30-7 p.m., families sat to listen to a library orientation. Students got their library cards and browsed the cart and tables that Lara set up for them with books of Tito Puente, Isabel Allende, Frida Kahlo, Sonia Sotomayor, Lionel Messi, Roberto Clemente, Alex Rodriguez, Cesar Chavez, Sandra Cisneros, and many others.  At 7 p.m., as kids ate their pizza and read their books, Mariachis played songs like Cielito Lindo. 

Padres Unidos helped make this event a success. 

Allison Guerrero, a fifth grade student at Randall, created a piece of art work for her teacher Mrs. Alayan  She hopes to be like Frida Kahlo one day. 

By Spangler Assistant Principal Kristina Ravo

All of the students at Spangler Elementary School participated in the Spartan Sprint on October 12, completing as many laps as they could in a 20 minute window. Together, students raised more $5,000 and with the money that still needs to be turned in, we believe we'll make our goal of $6,000. This event was put on by our PTA and all the students had fun running, cheering each other on, and completing enough laps to earn prizes such as pizza for their whole class from Principal Luis Lopez.

By Burnett Principal Hanna Asrat

The Try it Truck is a brand new mobile engineering lab out of the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito. They visited Burnett's first through third graders graders on October 2.

Students were able to explore, build, and invent with classmates using a variety of tools and materials. One teacher told me, "My only complaint is that I didn't get to go inside the truck to build, too!" The students were so excited (I heard more than a few students gasp and exclaim, "Oh my gosh!" as they walked onto the blacktop!) and had a great time engineering. Our STEM teacher was impressed with the program, too! So much so that we're going to try to get them to come back for our fourth through sixth grade students later in the year!

Knights of Columbus Fundraising is inviting you to PWID Family Days on Oct 24 and Oct 25, 2018.
Come hang out and enjoy a meal with friends!

Date: 10/24/18 & 10/25/18
Location: New Pho Saigon, 1770 Clear Lake Ave, Milpitas, CA 95035

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A SCHOOL FACILITIES NEEDS ANALYSIS AND CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FACILITY FEES IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65995.5, 65995.6, 65995.7 AND MAKING RELATED FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS

​Please be advised that the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Milpitas Unified School District (“District”) at a Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2018, will review and consider approval of the “FACILITIES NEEDS ANALYSIS FOR THE MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT” and consider adoption of a resolution entitled “RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MILPITAS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A SCHOOL FACILITIES NEEDS ANALYSIS, CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION OF ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL FACILITY FEES IN COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65995.5, 65995.6, 65995.7 AND MAKING RELATED FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS.
 
Pursuant to Section 65995.5(b) of the Government Code, the District must conduct and adopt a School Facilities needs Analysis (“SFNA”) as one of the prerequisites to levying alternative school facility fees on new construction of residences within the District in excess of those established in amounts specified in Section 65995 of Government Code (“Alternative School Facility Fees”). The existing statutory school facility fees established by Section 65995 of the Government Code are presently in the amount of $3.79 per square foot of assessable space for residential construction and $0.61 per square foot of chargeable covered and enclosed space for commercial construction.
 
In compliance with Section 65995.6(a) of the Government Code, the SFNA of the District includes information regarding the projection of the number of unhoused elementary, middle, and high school pupils generated by various types of new residential units, in each category of pupils enrolled in the District. The projection of unhoused pupils is based on the historical generation rates on new residential units constructed during the previous five years that are of a similar type of unit to those anticipated to be constructed either in the District or the city or county in which the District is located, and relevant planning agency information, such as multi-phased development projects that may modify the historical figures. In accordance with Section 65995.6 of the Government Code, the SFNA also contains a calculation of existing school building capacity, calculated pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 17071.10 of Chapter 12.5 of Part 10 of the Education Code).
 
The SFNA is on file and available for public review at the District’s offices located at 1331 East Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035 and is herein incorporated by reference. Any person may obtain a copy of the SFNA at the district office. To receive a copy of the SFNA by mail, please contact Naomi Agraz, at (408) 635-2600 ext. 6003 or [email protected].
 
The Public Hearing of the District, to be held Tuesday, November 13, 2018, will begin following the Board meeting at 7:00PM, shortly thereafter, in the District’s Board Room, located at 1331 East Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. These matters will be considered at such time as this agenda item is considered by the Board of the District.
 
Questions and/or comments should be directed to Naomi Agraz, at (408) 635-2600 ext. 6003 or [email protected].