Good afternoon Castle View families and friends, The work continues on the exterior buildings. They have cut away the damaged boards and fascia and are now replacing them with new boards. The new fascia is currently primer but will be re-painted. We continue to gain new students every day. Please let your neighbors know if they have students beginning school that they need to go to the Central Registration Center on Arlington Ave. (352-1200) All student registration is completed there for Elementary and Middle school. I am sorry to report that someone has vandalized our campus. If you see any suspicious behavior on or around our campus, you can reach RUSD security at 788-7496 24 hours a day. I am off to Arizona this weekend to visit the grand babies. :) I hope your July 4th weekend is filled with family fun as well. Sincerely, Mrs. Calhoun

Good evening. I am happy to report that the new student entrance door is installed! Mrs. Zolfaghari and I have enjoyed the natural light and great view of the hill. It will be nice for students and staff to have access directly into the front office and the conference room can once again be used as a conference room without the constant opening and closing of the side door. I'd like to thank the district maintenance department for their work in demolition and installation of the new door and Mr. Fine and Mr. Mueller for seeing the need and providing the door. When you have a chance, drive by and take a look. Sincerely, Mrs. Calhoun

Welcome new Castle View Staff member

Good afternoon Castle View Families. I am writing to provide an update to what's happening at the Castle. First I would like to welcome a new staff member, Mrs. Julie Bow! She has 19 years experience in RUSD. She comes to us from Woodcrest where she was most recently teaching first grade. She is energetic and positively wonderful! She will be teaching with our Kindergarten team next year. We are very excited to have her join us.
The work continues on repairs to the eaves and roof as well as fiber optic wiring of the campus. The new wiring should improve our internet speed. We sure hope so! Additionally, work on the new student entrance begins this week. This project should be completed by the end of next week.
The office is currently closed for summer, but Mrs. Zolfaghari and myself are working till July 10, so feel free to give us a call if you have any questions.
sincerely,
Mrs. Calhoun

Summer is here!

Hello Castle View Families! I hope you will enjoy keeping updated through our new school blogging site! I hope it will facilitate communication, especially when you are unable to make to campus.
We finished the year well with a wonderful celebration on the blacktop for our promoting 6th grade students. It was a beautiful day to celebrate. The weather could not have been better. Mrs. Sperry, her assistant, Mrs. Gina Cocca-Read, and the sixth grade students did an excellent job performing for one last time. I wish them all well as they move into Middle School and beyond. Many, many thanks to Mr. Leivas for donating his time and all the sound equipment for the day!
The office will be closed for summer beginning Monday, June 22nd. We will however, be available by phone through July 10th if you have any questions. As you may have noticed, many trucks have been parked outside Castle View. The campus is undergoing some renovations. The buildings are being re-wired to accomodate VOIP with fiber optic wiring, a new hot water heater is being installed, a new student entrance door is being put in, some repairs to the roofs are being completed, and they may begin to build a new parking lot utilizing some of the lower playground. We anticipate all work will be completed before the students return.
Check back weekly to see what is new on the blog. I will do my best to keep everyone up to date on the work being completed and any other changes at the Castle. :)
Please enjoy your summer break! The new school year will be here before you know it!