The Wildcat Way Jan. Feb. 27-Mar. 3, 2023 (Week #27)

Loma Verde is Celebrating Read Across America 2/27-3/3

Loma Verde Elementary will celebrate National Read Across America Day on March 3rd. Here are some tips for parents for reading to your children. Reading to and with your children throughout elementary school is one of the best ways to support them as readers.

YMCA COIN DRIVE – YOUR SPARE CHANGE IS NEEDED!

Hello Families,

https://give.classy.org/LomaVerdeSchool

We are raising money for the SouthBay YMCA. Please consider donating to this worthwhile program that benefits our students and community.

The top 3 classes that raise the most money for our COIN DRIVE/ONLINE GIVING will get a 45-minute water-themed Field Day put on by the YMCA staff.

Each classroom will have an envelope for money collection. ALL MONEY IS DUE BY FRIDAY, 3/10. Families can also donate online with the link below or use the QR code. Please include your child’s name and room number in the comments if you are donating online.

Please help us reach our goal of $500 to help support the YMCA. Every little bit helps, even a few dollars! Donations go toward the STRETCH program, camps, scholarships, and other beneficial YMCA programs for our community. You can share the link or picture with family and friends. Use the QR code to easily access the donation page. We greatly appreciate all the YMCA does to support Loma Verde families and the community. Thank you!

Click here to donate: https://give.classy.org/LomaVerdeSchool

CVESD ThoughtExchange Survey is Now Open!

Our annual ThoughtExchange for community input on the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) is now open! Please see the flyer (in English and Spanish) for more information. This year, we are asking the question: What are some things we are doing well, and what could improve the educational experience we provide students through the LCAP? 

The LCAP shapes our District’s goals and guides our budgeting priorities at both the district and school levels. Please join in on the conversation from Feb. 1 through April 1, 2023. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Thank you!

Link to survey: https://my.thoughtexchange.com/scroll/629912727

• Monday, 2/27-Friday, 3/3 Read Across America Week
• Monday, 2/27 6:00 p.m. 6th Grade Adolescent Growth Education Parent Preview Night (virtual)
• Wednesday, 3/1 6:00 p.m. 5th Grade Adolescent Growth Education Parent Preview Night (virtual)
• Thursday, 3/2 8:15 Coffee With The Principal & ELAC Meeting
• Thursday, 3/2 2:30-3:30 Loma Verde Art Club Room 306
• Thursday, 3/2 6:00 p.m. 4th Grade (Girls-Only) Adolescent Growth Education Parent Preview Night (virtual)
• Thursday, 3/9-Thursday, 3/16 Parent Teacher Conferences (Minimum Days)
• Friday, 3/10 5:00-7:00 p.m. Loma Verde Family Dance
• Monday, 3/13 8:30 TK & Kinder ACE Awards
• Tuesday, 3/14 8:30 1st & 2nd Grade ACE Awards
• Thursday, 3/16 8:30 3rd & 4th Grade ACE Awards
• Friday, 3/17 8:30 5th & 6th Grade ACE Awards
• Monday, 3/20-Friday, 3/31 SPRING BREAK
• Monday, 4/3 Quarter 4 Begins-Students Return Minimum Day (1:00 dismissal)
• Click Here for the 2022-2023 Calendar
• Click Here for the 2023-2024 CVESD School Calendar

Loma Verde Parent Teacher Conferences March 9-March 16:

Our Spring Parent-Teacher conferences begin on Thursday, March 9^th, and end on Thursday, March 16th. All students will have minimum days during parent-teacher conferences with dismissal at 1:00 pm for TK-6^th grade. This is a wonderful opportunity to discuss your child’s progress. Every family is expected to participate in a conference so please reach out to your classroom teacher if you haven’t scheduled a conference time yet.

LOMA VERDE FAMILY DANCE-March 10

Please mark your calendar for our Loma Verde PTO Spring Fling Family Dance on Friday, March 10 from 5:00-7:30. Loma Verde students and their parents/guardians are invited. We will have a DJ, dancing, a photo booth, and food/drinks for sale. Join us for the fun! Students must come with a parent/guardian. It’s going to be a great family event!

Zone Transfers and Registration Information

It’s that time again! Everyone attending Loma Verde Elementary on a CVESD Zone Transfer received an email during the last week of January with a specific link to renew the Zone Transfer for their child for the 2023-2024 school year.  Please complete this Zone Transfer (or ZT) process ASAP to keep your child at our school, or families risk losing their child’s spot at our school if a new family moves into the neighborhood. Please also remember that a Zone Transfer or Intradistrict Transfer may be denied if a child’s behavior or attendance needs improvement.

NEW STUDENT registration began on February 15 online for the following:

• Kindergartners who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2023.
• NEW students in grades 1^st through 6^th 
• All registrations will take place online. There will be no paper packets. To register please visit our district website beginning on February 15: www.cvesd.org

Loma Verde Elementary has plenty of space in our Preschool, TK, and Kindergarten classes for next year, but has limited openings in our upper grades. Please contact our office for questions about space availability at (619) 420-3940.

Loma Verde Elementary offers a free preschool program for qualifying families that live in San Diego County. Learn more and enroll your child today at http://cvesd.org/preschool.

• Please note:
  • TK students will not need a renewal zone transfer link as they will need to register at their neighborhood school for Kindergarten. Our district’s Early Childhood Education department supports Preschool and TK enrollment. Please contact them directly at (619) 425-9600 Ext.181725.
  • The Renewal Zone Transfer Form is independent of the “New Zone Transfer Form.”
  • Students who will be transitioning to Sweetwater Union High School District for seventh grade (middle school) do not need to notify CVESD about this, but will need to complete registration processes with that district via https://www.sweetwaterschools.org/.

Loma Verde Elementary offers both the Dual Immersion (English & Spanish 50/50) program and English-only classes in kindergarten through 6th grade. Call 619-420-3940 for more information or click here to register.

Congratulation to our Wildcat Students of the Week #26!

Kinder: Charlie, Ana, Eva, Jayden, Eli, Violet

1st: Nicole, Genesis, Lucas, Noa, Ian, Julio

2nd: Natalie, Leonardo, Paulette, Milani, Leonardo

3rd: Melissa, Caleb, Khloe, Isabella, Dereck, Kassidy, Maurico

4th: Daniela, Cendrix, Asghar, Samantha

5th: Renata, Sebastian, Audian, Sebastian

6th: Christopher, Anais

Adolescent Growth Education Parent Information Nights

Join district staff online to learn more about our district’s Adolescent Growth Education resources that will be shared with our 4th, 5th, and 6th-grade students. Teachers will be sending home information about this opt-out program in the coming weeks. Under CA state law, parents have the right to opt out of this program. However, our district encourages participation in AGE as this program provides scientifically and medically accurate information. Please speak to your child’s teacher or contact the school office at (619) 420-3940 if you have questions about this program.

• Sixth Grade – February 27, 2023, from 6 to 7:30 pm Sixth GradeAGE Parent Flyer 2.27.23.  Sixth Grade AGE Parent Flyer 02.27.23 SPANISH     
• Fifth Grade – March 2, 2023, from 6 to 7:30 pm Fifth Grade AGE Parent Flyer 03.02.23  Fifth Grade AGE Parent Flyer 03.02.23 SPANISH
• Fourth Grade (girls only) – March 1, 2023, from 6 to 7:30 pm Fifth Grade AGE Parent Flyer 03.02.23  Fifth Grade AGE Parent Flyer 03.02.23 SPANISH

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

Did you know that if your child is out of school for three or more days, you can request an independent study contract? If an independent study contract is completed, your child receives attendance credit. For more information, you can contact Ivonne Jimenez (619-420-3940)

Week #26 TK-6th grade attendance average: 90.9% (Goal is 98% or higher)

Top Class with Highest Attendance in Week #26 (2/21-2/24):

• 98.3% Room 203 Ms. Rincon 2nd grade

Our school’s average daily attendance is 92.4% so far this year. Our goal is 98% We are improving each week!

REMINDER: Students need to be at school every day, arrive on time (before 8:00 a.m.), and stay in school for the entire day.

• LET’S CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OUR ATTENDANCE AT LOMA VERDE!
• Students should only miss school if they are sick. Those with symptoms can return with a negative Covid test, no fever for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication, and symptoms improving. STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO BE SYMPTOM-FREE to attend school. We have plenty of rapid tests at school–just ask in the office. If you have a special circumstance and need an independent study, please let us know.
• Please make sure your child is here by 7:55 a.m. and lined up on the blacktop (1st-6th grade) or by the classroom (TK-kinder). If they arrive after 8:00, they will be marked tardy.
• We begin a secure campus at 8:00 a.m. Parents/guardians must exit promptly at 8:00. Thank you.
• Students can arrive as early as 7:15 a.m.
• FREE breakfast is served from 7:15 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.
• If your child/children are absent it is very important to call the office to report the reason for the absence (619-420-3940). Please leave a voicemail or send an email to lomaverdeschool@cvesd.org.
• Absences that are not reported will be considered UNEXCUSED. After 3 unexcused absences and/or tardies you will receive a truancy letter.
• If you pick up your child/children early and/or they are tardy for personal reasons this is considered unexcused.
• Remember to bring a doctor’s note. Vacations, dentist, and doctor visits should be scheduled during our breaks whenever possible.
• If your child misses school, they are missing out on important learning! 
• Our school staff will be scheduling SART (School Attendance Review Team) meetings with parents/guardians, calling home, and doing home visits for students who are chronically absent (missing 10% of school or excessive tardies).
• Thank you for helping to get your child to school every day and one time!

LOMA VERDE SPIRIT GEAR IS FOR SALE!

We are selling Loma Verde spirit shirts and hoodies at school. The t-shirts are $12, grey sweatshirt hoodies are $24, and green zip hoodies are $30. (Cash only at this time.) Students can wear the spirit t-shirts and sweatshirt any day of the week OR the uniform shirt. Order forms can be picked up in the office. Let’s show our school spirit, Wildcats! Please make sure to write your child’s first and last name inside their hoodie.

REMINDERS

• Click here to access our 22-23 School Handbook
• Students must have a Cell Phone Waiver on File before bringing cell phones onto campus. Click on LV Cell Phone Waiver 22-23 to access the file.
• Please screen your child for Covid-19 symptoms each day before school. Anyone with symptoms must test negative and fever-free and improving symptoms to return to school. We have a FREE COVID test for anyone who needs one.
• If your child has any pre-existing conditions, including those with Covid-like symptoms (e.g. allergies, asthma), please provide documentation from the doctor so that we can have it on file. This will help prevent your child from being sent home if they have symptoms of a chronic condition.
• Please send a water bottle with your child. Water bottles can be filled at the classroom sink or outside drinking fountains.
• Do not send candy, sports drinks, or soda to school with your child.
• Label lunch boxes, water bottles, and sweaters with your child’s name.
• No toys, trading cards, fidgets, or sports equipment from home are allowed at school.

COVID-19 Information

• Positive individuals are considered infectious 2 days before symptom onset or the date of positive test collection if not symptomatic.
• A minimum of 5 days of isolation starting from the date of onset of symptoms day zero, or a positive test if asymptomatic
• Proof of a negative test is required to return to school or work after day 5 and before day 11
• If an individual continues to test positive after day 5, they can continue to try to test out every day. They can return to school without a test on day 11.
• If you are feeling sick or have COVID-like symptoms, please visit the Campus Clinic Kiosks.
• Campus clinic is now offering flu and COVID testing at their kiosk locations.
• If your child tests positive and you need guidance, please email all questions to covtest4@cvesd.org. Please report positive home Covid test results here.
• Families may come to the school office, Monday- Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to receive a free antigen test. The testing is not required. Please report any positive cases to our school office at (619) 420-3940 or lomaverdeschool@cvesd.org.
• Weekly, voluntary COVID-19 testing will continue on our school campus via Campus Clinic each week. Parents and legal guardians must opt-in to the program and no child will be tested without proper consent. If families would like to watch a video on the registration process, they can visit: https://campusclinic.org/how-to/ . For this free testing support, please email: support@campusclinic.org.

LOST AND FOUND

Please note that the lost and found rack will be at the front of the school.   Remember to use a permanent marker to put your child’s name on jackets, sweaters, lunch bags, and water bottles. 

Breakfast & Lunch Menu

CONTACT US!

• EMAIL: lomaverdeschool@cvesd.org
• PHONE: 619-420-3940
• Loma Verde CVESD Website: https://lomaverde.cvesd.org/
• Principal Mrs. Bree Watson bree.watson@cvesd.org

Our school/District utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more.  You can participate in this free service* just by sending a text message of “Y” or “Yes” to our school’s short code number, 67587.  Click here for more information.

FOLLOW UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA!

• Loma Verde Twitter – @lomaverdeschool    Our hashtag is #lomalearns
• Loma Verde Instagram – lomaverdewildcats Install the app to follow our photos and videos. https://www.instagram.com/invites/contact/?i=1ip9wfy7lwpmu&utm_content=otsqk0b
• Loma Verde Facebook – Follow us on the Loma Verde Facebook page.