The Wildcat Way August 28-September 1, 2023 (Week #7)

Mrs. Bree Watson

“Achieving Excellence for ALL – Juntos Alcanzando Excelencia”

Hello Loma Verde Families,

We are looking forward to a great 7th week of school. Please read below for all the important information you need to know. We appreciate your support in talking with your child about following our three Wildcat personal standards at school: show respect, make good decisions, and solve problems. Thank you!

  • Monday, 8/28 8:00 1st-6th grade Wildcat Blacktop Assembly (staff and students only)
  • Tuesday, 8/29 8:15 PTO General Meeting NEW DATE
  • Wednesday, 8/30 2:15 Kona Ice
  • 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)
WNP Parent/Teacher Conferences - West Noble Primary School

Parent/Teacher Conference Coming Up!

Teachers will be sending home information within the next two weeks regarding our upcoming Parent-Teacher Conferences. We would like to meet with every parent/legal guardian during this time.

September-Attendance Awareness Month

The month of September is Attendance Awareness Month. We know that when students miss school, they miss out! Read below how you can help your child with attendance.

Please visit this page for helpful resources on improving your child’s attendance: https://www.cvesd.org/parents/attendance-information.

  • 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 7:50 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!

Fall Break Opportunity

The Chula Vista Elementary School District Junior Academy Program has partnered with the YMCA of San Diego County to offer students in TK-6th grade FREE full-day program during school breaks. The Junior Academy Program is funded through the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP). 

All families are welcome to apply for this amazing opportunity with first priority being given to unduplicated students. After the highest priority students have been registered, students will be enrolled on a first-come, first served basis. 

If selected, families will receive an email by Friday, September 1st. They will then need to complete the online registration form by Friday, September 8th in order to secure their spot.

Fall 2023 Junior Academy Program

  • Date: September 25th-October 6th 
  • Location: Chula Vista Hills, Cook, Jeffers, and Rice
  • Hours of Operation: 7:30am-4:30pm. 

Enrollment Information

  • Dates for Interest forms submission: Friday, August 25th
  • Families notified if selected by: Friday, September 1st
  • Selected families’ complete registration by: Friday, September 8th
  • Interest form: link to interest form
  • FAQ: Link to FAQ

Multilingual English Learner Services

Loma Verde Elementary and the Chula Vista Elementary School District support Multilingual English Learners (formerly known as English Language Learners). All students classified by the state of California as MEL status participate in daily designated and integrated ELD, or English Language Development. This often looks like extra small group or one-on-one support. Please see the information below and contact your child’s teacher with any questions. 

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 who are eating breakfast on campus and 7:30-8:00 AM for students who 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.

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! 

NEW DATE: Join us for our next PTO meeting on Tuesday, 8/29 at 8:15 in the auditorium

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.

Kona Ice will be at Loma Verde on Wednesday, 8/30 at 2:15 pm

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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