• All After-School Programs will END on Thursday, April 17, 2008
• In-coming 6th grade students Orientation Meeting for Parents/Guardians in the Lakeside School auditorium on Tuesday, May 6, 2008
• Open House, Tuesday, May 6, 2008 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Your student will be participating in the (STAR) Program from April 21st - May 2nd. It is important that students do their best to increase the accuracy of the results. You are a vital partner in the testing process and can help by:

• making sure your child has plenty of rest on the nights before testing
• provide a good breakfast on testing days
• helping your child see the test as an opportunity to show what he/she has learned and encourage your child to do his/her best
• avoid scheduling appointments or activities that will take your child away from school during testing time
• be sure your child arrives to school on time

The Lakeside School Booster Club 66th Annual Deep Pit Barbeque
Deep Pit Beef, Beans, Salad, Bread and more. The Lakeside Deep Pit BBQ is coming to Lakeside School...Don't miss out.

Sunday, May 4, 2008 
11:00am - 3:00pm
Adults $8.00 / Children $4.00

Purchase your tickets from a Lakeside School student or in the office at Lakeside School, Suburu School or the Lakeside District Office. Tickets will also be sold at the door.

Lakeside Union School District
14535 Old River Road, Bakersfield, CA 93313
(661)836-6658 FAX (661)836-8059

Lakeside School - 14535 Old River Road, 831-3503 FAX 831-7709
Suburu School -7315 Harris Road, 665-8190 FAX 665-8282

We will be accepting kindergarten registrations March 24, 2008 through April 4, 2008 for the 2008/2009 school year. Kindergarten students must be born on or before Decemeber 2, 2003.

Requested before the first day of school:

• Proof of Address (utility bill, home agreement, court papers, etc.)
• Birth Certificate
• Physical Form (in registration packet)
• Current immunization record (not from Physical Form)
• Social Security Number (number only)
• Dental Examination

If your child will be beginning schoool in the 2008/2009 school year, please call your school office and/or stop by to pick up a registration packet. The new school year begins Monday, August 18, 2008.

California's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program

Your student will be participating in the 4th and 7th Grade Writing Test component of the STAR program on March 4, 2008. Scores for this component are combined with students' scores on the multiple-choice component on the test to produce California English-Language test scores.

It is important that students do their best to increase the accuracy of the results. You are a vital partner in the testing process and can help by:

• making sure your child has plenty of rest on the nights before testing
• provide a good breakfast on testing days
• helping your child see the test as an opportunity to show what he/she has learned and encourage your child to do his/her best
• avoid scheduling appointments or activities that will take your child away from school during testing time
• be sure your child arrives to school on time

Thank you for your teamwork!

April 21 - May 2 - STAR Testing Week

Please try to give students a full night of rest, a good breakfast and be on time arriving at school; please schedule appointments around testing week.