Dear Semitropic Community,
I consider it a true privilege to have been appointed Superintendent of the Semitropic School District. I would like to express my gratitude to our Board of Trustees and share that my commitment to our community is to work on behalf of all of our students and staff.
The Semitropic School District strives for academic excellence as we reflect the community dream that all students will graduate from Semitropic with options for future endeavors. We follow our guiding principles of having high expectations and rigorous curriculums, creating positive and nurturing school environments, and having schools where families are welcomed and respected. I am eager to foster and cultivate relationships with our teachers and staff, students, families, and educational partners to ensure the continued success of our students, schools, and community.
I am extremely excited about the work ahead of us and believe that we all play an important role in the education of our children.
While serving as your Superintendent, I will maintain open lines of communication with all our partners. I encourage and welcome any questions, comments, and/or concerns about our school or departments. I can be reached at (661) 758-6412 (O), (559)-759-6127 (C) or wcastanedaleal@semitropicschool.org
This is an exciting time for the Semitropic School community. I look forward to meeting staff, students, families, and community partners in the weeks ahead.
Sincerely,
Dr. Wendy Castaneda Leal
Superintendent
Semitropic Summer School program has tons of fun activities for students. Sign up today. #gowildcats
It was wonderful having our families out for our PBIS parent night. #gowildcats
What a wonderful day for our Career Day event. All of our students had the chance to meet and talk with different community organizations to discuss possible careers in the future. #gowildcats
It was wonderful to see all our families for our Family Picnic today.
Our students and families enjoying the beautiful day for our Annual Color Run. #gowildcats
Friday, March 22nd is an early release. All students will be dismissed at 1:15. Spring Break starts Monday March 25th and goes through April 1st. We will see all of our Wildcats back on Tuesday, April 2nd. Enjoy your time with family and friends.
Our kiddos had so much fun during our annual Egg Hunt today. Thank you to the parents who came out to help hide the eggs between lunches. #gowildcats
Last week our Board honored our Classified Employee of the Year, Ms. Romero. Congratulations!
Our 4th graders are having a blast on their Mission trip.
Our students had an assembly this morning to learn how to become an EcoHero. #gowildcats
Congratulations to all of our students who competed in the District Spelling Bee. They all did an amazing job. #gowildcats
Last week our board honored this year's Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Sabala. Congratulations!! #gowildcats
Our 4th grade is working on comparing equivalent fractions today.
Our AVID students sang for KC Sheriff Dept. our new Wasco Police Dept., Wasco High, Omni, Hall Ambulance, Wasco Firefighters, Walmart shoppers, and Strata Bank. This is AVID! Wildcats ROAR!
Congratulations to our ROAR students of the month of October. Keep on ROARing.
We will be having our Harvest Festival October 28th 3:00-6:00. We hope everyone can attend. We have lots of fun activities planned for the whole family.
Our book fair opens next week starting October 16th. Please check out the possibilities at this website.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/semitropicelementaryschool
We are starting our After-School program in partnership with Youth 2 Leaders. After-school will be focused on enrichment and STEM activities. It will run 2:30-5:30 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Packets will be coming home today to enroll. Space is limited. If you have questions, please call the office.
Some of our 8th grade AVID students are at Bakersfield College today attending the Leadership Conference. #gowildcats
