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IC Message: 03.22.2020

Good morning Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara. I hope all of you are doing well and staying healthy during these extraordinary circumstances. 

Our district leaders and SCTA are working hard to come up with a distance learning plan that will meet the needs of all students. Within the next few days, you will be contacted by a Sutter staff member who will be checking in with our students and families so we can evaluate the needs of our students in order to provide an effective distance learning plan during the closure. In the meantime, I know many of you have been checking out the enrichment ideas that teachers and the district have sent out as resources. 

I will keep you apprised of any additional updates I have as soon as I have them.  Please continue to stay healthy and safe.  Thank you and have a great day.

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IC Message: 03.17.2020

Good morning Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  I wanted to check in with all of you to let you know that our district leaders are still working hard on a plan that will help to support student learning during the school closure.  I know there is anxiety over what the future may hold, but we will get through this together.  

Families have been inquiring about learning opportunities that may be available during this time.  Students in Sacramento have access to educational programming that supports standards-based learning while schools are closed. As of yesterday, KVIE, the region’s PBS station is now offering CA standards aligned content for students in grades Pre-K through 12 on its KVIE 2 channel from 6:00 am-6:00 pm. 

https://www.kvie.org/2020/pbs-kvie-supports-home-learning/station/

I know many of our Sutter teachers are working on their own suggested activities for their students as well and waiting for further guidance on what we are able to assign.  Students are encouraged to work at home on currently assigned school work and projects, read, or login to practice skills on websites they may already be familiar with such as Khan Academy if they have access to the internet. 

Our teachers that had field trips planned are communicating with the travel companies and trying to figure out what options are available to us.  Those teachers will be in communication with their families with any information.

As a reminder, during the school closure period, school nutrition programs will continue to serve student meals at specific locations listed on our website.

I will keep you apprised of any additional updates I have as soon as I have them.  In the meantime, please stay healthy and safe.  Thank you and have a great day.

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IC Message: 03.12.2020

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  

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IC Message: 02.28.2020

Good afternoon Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Next week, golf tryouts will be on Wednesday, March 4th.  Meet in room 119 immediately after school.  Contact Mr. Gomez if you have any questions.

Friday, March 6th is a dress up day and dance.  Join us in dressing up in your favorite THROWBACK attire from any decade (50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s)! The Decades Dance will be after school on Friday from 2:35 - 4:35 pm.  Tickets are $5 pre-sale and $6 at the door.

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IC Message: 02.23.2020

​Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Applications for Sutter’s Got Talent are due to Mrs. Noguchi’s box by this Tuesday.

Students wanting to change the world with our exciting Do One Thing challenge and any other ideas are encouraged to join the new DOT club meeting this Wednesday from 2:30-3:30 in room 104.

Come check out our 8th grade basketball teams take on the Sutter Staff this Thursday at 1:45 pm in the gym.

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IC Message: 02.20.2020

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Boys volleyball tryouts will be on Monday and Tuesday from 2:45-4:30. 

There will be a golf informational meeting on Tuesday, February 25th at lunch in the gym. Golf tryouts will be on March 4th at McKinley Park. All students must have their spring sports packet turned in prior to tryouts.

There was information that went out about Saturday school this Saturday, February 22nd. That is cancelled and you will be notified if it is rescheduled to another date.

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IC Message: 02.18.2020

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  We are pleased to announce that Boys Volleyball is here and there is a pilot program this year to get this going! There will be a mandatory informational meeting at lunch tomorrow in the gym!

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IC Message: 02.12.20

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Our Valentine’s dress up day and dance will be this Friday. Students should come to school dressed in Valentine’s colors and gear.  The dance is from 2:35 – 4:35 pm, pre-sale tickets are $5 and $6 at the door. 

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IC Message: 02.07.20

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  This Monday, February 10th, there is no school in observance of Lincoln’s birthday, and there is no school next Monday, the 17th, in observance of President’s Day. 

Our Valentine’s dress up day and dance will be on Friday, February 14th. The dance is from 2:35 – 4:35 pm, pre-sale tickets are $5 and $6 at the door. 

At this year’s spring rally, we will be showcasing Sutter Middle School’s top talent. Come to an informational meeting in Room 111 on Friday, February 21st at lunch to learn more!

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IC Message: 02.03.20

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Congratulations to our basketball teams who competed on Saturday in the championship games.  I’m proud of how hard you played all season long and thank you to the coaches and parents for all of their dedication and support.  Our 7th grade girls and 8th grade girls brought home the championship this year. Great job!

Track tryouts start this week, details can be found in the track window case located near the gym entrance. Please see Coach Moreno if you have questions.

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IC Message: 01.30.20

Good afternoon Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Congratulations to all of our basketball teams on a great season!  Three of our teams will be playing for the championship on Saturday at Hiram Johnson High School. Our 7th girls will play Didion at 12:30 pm, our 7th grade boys will play Cal at 1:45 pm, and our 8th girls will play Sam Brannan at 3:00 pm.  Come cheer on our teams this weekend.  Good luck teams!

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IC Message: 01.27.20

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Our Superhero Spirit Day and Dot Challenge kick-off is this Friday!  Dress up as your favorite superhero, or make up one of your own!  There will be a costume contest at lunch in the quad and sign up for the Do One Thing challenge, our school wide effort to be superheroes for the planet and our future! 

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IC Message: 01.21.20

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  As a reminder, tomorrow there is a mandatory boys soccer meeting at lunch in the gym and Thursday there is a mandatory girls soccer meeting at lunch in the gym. 

Girls softball tryouts are on Thursday from 2:30-4:00 for all players, then pitchers and catchers from 4-4:45.  Second tryout is on Thursday, January 30th.  Both tryout dates are at East Portal Park.  Players can bring their equipment if they have it, otherwise, there will be equipment there to use.

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IC Message: 01.16.20

​​Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  As a reminder, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., there is no school on Monday. 

8th grade students, Kennedy high school counselors had to reschedule their visit to meet with their neighborhood students. They will be here on Tuesday, January 21st during periods 4-6 to go over course selections.  

Wednesday, January 22nd there is a mandatory boys soccer meeting at lunch in the gym.  Thursday, January 23rd there is a mandatory girls soccer meeting at lunch in the gym. 

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IC Message: 01.12.20

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  For students that are interested in trying out for any spring sports, you must have your sports participation paperwork on file in the office prior to tryouts.  We have a few mandatory meetings coming up that students must attend if they plan to try out for these teams.  All meetings will be held in the gym at the beginning of lunch. There will be a mandatory track meeting on Thursday, January 16th. There will be a mandatory softball meeting on Friday, January 17th. 

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IC Message: 01.06.20

Happy New Year Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Students are invited to join us in the cafeteria at lunch this Thursday for Teacher Air Rock to see an amazing show put on by some of the staff.  Students, if you want to star in Air Rock 2020, there is an informational meeting this Friday at lunch in room 111.

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IC Message: 12.19.19

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Sutter’s winter rally is tomorrow.  There will be a modified schedule due to the rally, but students will still be dismissed at the regular time at 2:32 pm. Students are encouraged to wear their favorite ugly sweater to school tomorrow. 

As a reminder, there will be no school December 23rd-January 3rd. We will return to school on Monday, January 6th to start the new year. Thank you and Happy Holidays to you and your family.

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IC Message: 12.16.19

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  The community service class is collecting travel size/small hygiene goods to donate to Wellspring Women’s Center in Sacramento for one more day. We are collecting items such as: shampoo/conditioner, lotion/hand sanitizer, toothbrush/toothpaste/floss, soap/body wash, tissue packets, etc. Donations can be made through tomorrow. Students will be out in front of school collecting these donated goods, or you can send them to room 302.

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IC Message: 12.10.19

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara.  Tomorrow is the West Campus test session for 8th graders who are interested in applying to West Campus High School.  By lunchtime tomorrow, there will be a list posted on the 2nd floor near the main office with room assignments. The test session will start at 2:50 pm. We anticipate the test to take approximately 2 hours to complete.  Please bring your student ID card.  Thank you and have a great evening.

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IC Message: 12.09.19

Good evening Sutter families, this is Cristin Tahara. Great job to all of our basketball teams for competing hard this weekend in our Winter Classic.  Congratulations to our 7th grade girls, 7th grade boys, and 8th grade girls basketball teams who won the championship in our tournament yesterday.  A giant thank you goes out to all of our basketball parents who volunteered throughout the weekend to help make the tournament a success. 

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