The Wildcat Way August 21-25, 2023 (Week #6)

Featured Mrs. Bree Watson

Please read this letter from our Superintendent, dated 8/20/2023 about the tropical storm.

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Please read this letter from our Superintendent, dated 8/17/2023.

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Picture Day is Thursday, August 24

Remember, students need to wear school uniforms for the fall pictures. Spring pictures will be free dress. A flyer will be sent home with your child on Monday, August 21 with prices and details.

  • Monday, 8/21-Friday, 8/25 VAPA Week
  • Thursday, 8/24 School Picture Day (wear school uniform)
  • Friday, 8/25 8:15 PTO General Meeting
  • Friday, 8/25 12:30-1:30 Food Distribution @ Loma Verde
  • Monday, 8/28 8:00 1st-6th grade Wildcat Blacktop Assembly (staff and students only)
  • Monday, 9/4 NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY
  • Tuesday, 9/5-Friday, 9/8 VAPA Week
  • Tuesday, 9/5 3:00 SSC Meeting
  • Friday, 9/8 8:15 PTO Meeting
  • Monday, 9/11 Kids Heart Challenge Kick-Off
  • Wednesday, 9/13 6:00 CVESD Board Meeting
  • Thursday, 9/14 8:15 AM Coffee with the Principal & ELAC Meeting
  • Thursday, 9/14-Thursday, 9/21 Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:00 dismissal)
  • Friday, 9/15 5:00-7:30 Loma Verde PTO Family Fiesta Dance
  • Monday, 9/18-Friday, 9/22 VAPA Week
  • Friday, 9/22 Kids Heart Challenge Event
  • Friday, 9/22 Last Day of 1st Quarter
  • Monday, 9/25-Monday, 10/9 Fall Break
  • Tuesday, 10/10 Start of 2nd Quarter (1:00 dismissal)

Loma Verde was on ABC 10 News last week!

Loma Verde was on ABC 10 News on Thursday, 8/17 for our partnership with Campus Clinic! Click here to watch the video.

Loma Verde Before & After School Clubs Are Here!

Below is a list of the amazing FREE clubs and activities that are being offered at Loma Verde this quarter! Please click on the link to sign your child up for one or more of our clubs. The YMCA STRETCH students can also attend the clubs and activities. They will begin the week of 8/7 or 8/15 and you can sign your child up for one or more days of the clubs/activities. You will receive a notification if your child has a spot and a waiver will be sent home that must be signed and returned. We will also have a wait list if all the spots fill up for the classes. Additional clubs and tutoring are coming soon! If you would like to coach a sport or teach a class, please contact the principal, Mrs. Watson, at bree.watson@cvesd.org.

Club/ActivityDaysTime & LocationSign-Up/Registration
Loma Verde Choir
(1st-6th grade – limit 20)		Monday2:45-3:45
Room 301		https://forms.office.com/r/ngXbtY0x8J
Soccer (1st-6th grade)
Coaches: Mr. Lopez & Mr. Ramon		Tuesday & Thursday2:45-3:45
Soccer Field		 https://forms.office.com/r/GEgUHBeSpz
Primary Music-Learn to play the recorder instrument (1st-3rd grade – limit 30)
Teacher: Ms. Holmes, & Mr. Lopez FULL CLASS		Monday & Wednesday2:45-3:45
Room 601		 https://forms.office.com/r/rBesLUK0Fu
Karate Club (2nd-6th grade – limit 20) FULL CLASS
Coach: PE Teacher Mrs. Baeza		Tuesday & Thursday2:45-3:45
Blacktop		 https://forms.office.com/r/RCGY6i2bK0
Karate Club “Little Ninjas”
(TK-1st grade – limit 15) FULL CLASS FULL CLASS		Tuesday OR Thursday4:00-4:45
Blacktop & 206		https://forms.office.com/r/XDENpq6THw
Art Therapy (1st-6th – limit 40) Relaxing art projects FULL CLASS
Teacher: Mrs. Lopez, librarian		Friday1:00-2:00
library		 https://forms.office.com/r/NdrfExtapL
Paper Craft Fun (1st-6th – limit 20) Create puppets and projects with paper
Teacher: Mrs. Ana Proa		Monday & Tuesday2:45-3:45 https://forms.office.com/r/3wUcVZVKGW
Arts & Crafts (1st-6th grade – limit 20)
Teacher: Mrs. Olga Lozada		Monday & Wednesday4:00-5:00 p.m. https://forms.office.com/r/MaC5FZrwkP
Art & Engineering (4th& 5th grade – limit 20) FULL CLASS
Teacher: Mrs. Youssofi		Friday7:00-7:45 a.m. Room 405 https://forms.office.com/r/Fpv73aQd1m
Kids Acting Drama Club (3rd – 6th grade – limit 20)
Teacher: Mrs. Snell		Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday2:45-4:00
Room 305		 https://forms.office.com/r/MszecdAXrR
Loma Verde Holiday Musical “Rudolf”
(More information provided during VAPA)
Teacher: Ms. Fisher		Various Days August-December2:45-3:30
Room 301		 (More information & sign-up provided during VAPA)
Basic First Aid & Health (4th-6th grade – limit 20)
Teacher: Nurse Linda Mostel		Wednesday2:45-3:45
library		 https://forms.office.com/r/JsUdwPfnRu
Math 24 Club (3rd-6th grade – limit 30) FULL CLASS
Teacher: Mr. Robert Hemmingway		Tuesday & Wednesday2:45-3:45 https://forms.office.com/r/y3uap1yh54
Gardening Club (1st-6th grade – limit 40)
Teachers: Ms. McGill & Mr. Ramon		Monday & Wednesday2:45-3:45
Room 403 & garden		https://forms.office.com/r/9RhvN3g5JG 
Spanish Homework Help for Dual Immersion (1st-6th grade)
Teacher: Mrs. Melissa Paez		Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday2:30-3:30
Room 205		 https://forms.office.com/r/uTSHgjVEx2
English & Math Homework Help (1st-3rd grade)
Teacher: Ms. Jenna Lloyd		Wednesday & Thursday2:45-3:45 Room 204 https://forms.office.com/r/ikzq7qnYkN

REMINDERS

  • EVERY MINUTE COUNTS! School starts at 8:00 a.m. Students need to be on the blacktop at this time and teachers will walk them to class. We ask all parents to exit promptly by 8:00 a.m. so that we can lock the gate after the bell.
  • Please send a water bottle with your child. Water bottles can be filled at the classroom sink or outside drinking fountains.
  • Label lunch boxes, water bottles, and sweaters with your child’s name!
  • Click here to access our 2023-2024 Loma Verde Parent/Student Handbook.

PARKING, DROP-OFF, AND PICK-UP

All of us at Loma Verde want to thank our families and community members in advance for their patience and understanding as we try to accommodate the many vehicles that arrive each morning and afternoon at our school. We strongly recommend that families use the drop-off and pick-up areas we have established at school. Drop off students only in the drop-off zone.

  • If you must leave your car, park in the parking lot, not the bus loop.
  • NO dogs during arrival and dismissal.
  • Please do not park in RESERVED spaces or the staff parking lot.
  • Students must walk bikes on the sidewalk.
  • The drop-off window is between 7:15-7:50 AM for students that are eating breakfast on campus and 7:30-8:00 AM for students that are not having breakfast at school. Students will line up on the blacktop in the morning between 7:30-8:00 AM where they will be supervised by Loma Verde staff. Each class has a designated place to line up. Teachers will pick their classes up on the blacktop at 8:00 AM. Instruction begins at 8:00 every day. Your child will be considered tardy if they are not on campus by 8:00 AM.
  • Kinder, TK, SDC preschool, and preschool parents: please follow your teacher’s instructions regarding drop-off.
  • Students who are not picked up by 2:45 pm (1:15 pm on minimum days) will be escorted to the office and must sign in.  The person picking up the child must come to the office to sign him/her out.
  • Parents may come onto campus from 2:30-2:45 PM (1:00-1:15 minimum days) to pick up their child(ren). Please pick up your child outside the classroom and leave campus promptly. Gates will be locked at 2:45 PM and 1:15 PM on minimum days.
  • For everyone’s safety BE PATIENT, KIND, and CONSIDERATE.

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

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 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 7:50 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!

Donations Needed!

DONATION NEEDED for cases of water for our classrooms.  If you are able to donate a case of water please drop it off at the school office between 8:00 am – 4:00 pm.  Thank you!

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Join our PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) Group!

We need your help to make this year fantastic! Please join our PTO group to help out at school events. We are also looking for parents to join with membership dues of $5 per student or $10 per family. Forms and money can be turned in to the office. Membership dues help to fund field trips, school events, classroom supplies, guest speakers, assemblies, and much more! All the money collected is spent on OUR LOMA VERDE STUDENTS! Please contact PTO Chairperson, Giselle Aguirre, to volunteer or ask questions at giselleaguirrerazo@gmail.com. Thank you! 

Dress Code: School Uniforms

Loma Verde students are required to wear school uniforms. Shirts are blue, white or grey and pants/shorts/skirts are navy or black. Spirit t-shirts can be worn any day. Please wear closed-toe shoes daily. If you choose to not have your child wear a uniform, please note, the dress code must be followed. The Uniform Exemption Waiver form this year is available in the office.

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.

Gently Used Uniforms Needed

Has your child outgrown their school uniform from last year? The Loma Verde Health Office needs donations of clean uniform clothes to have on hand for children who need to change clothes. If you have any clean children’s uniform shirts, shorts, pants, or skirts that you no longer need, please bring them to the health office. We are also accepting donations of new, packaged underwear for this purpose.

FREE PARENTING CLASSES! Positive Parenting Program

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Thank you, Office Depot – Amazing School Partnership!

The Office Depot store in National City is raising money for Loma Verde Elementary! If you need office supplies or school supplies, please mention Loma Verde and Office Depot will give 5% back of qualifying purchases to Loma Verde when teachers, students, staff, friends, and family. Mention our school ID (70006781) at checkout.   We are so excited that they chose us to sponsor for the year! All of the donations will go directly to Loma Verde School for classroom supplies for the 2023-2024 school year. Thank you, Office Depot team, for your generosity! We received our first donation of $6400 at the store on July 31.

LOST AND FOUND

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. 

CVESD Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Click here for the preschool breakfast and lunch menu. See the menu below for K-6 students.

Do you receive emails and communication from our district?

Opt-in to CVESD text messages (including emergencies by texting “Y” to 67587. Be sure to check www.cvesd.org and bookmark our district’s website and follow its social media:

CONTACT US!

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.

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Published by Mrs. Bree Watson

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