The Wildcat Way Nov. 13-17, 2023 (Week #16)

Featured Mrs. Bree Watson
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“Achieving Excellence for ALL – Juntos Alcanzando Excelencia”

Dear Loma Verde Families,

We trust you had a wonderful Veterans Day weekend. As a friendly reminder, there will be no school next week for Thanksgiving Break, from November 20 to 24, 2023. Classes will resume on Monday, November 27, 2023, with regular dismissal at 2:30 pm for all students in grades TK-6.

Wishing you a joyful and restful Thanksgiving Break!

Best regards, Mrs. Watson

Thanksgiving Break Information and Dining Hours | #UARKHome

Looking ahead…There will be no school on November 20-24, 2023

  • Monday, 11/13-Friday, 11/17 VAPA Week
  • Tuesday, 11/14 3:00 SSC Meeting LV SSC_Agenda 11-14-23   LV SSC_Minutes 10-17-23
  • Wednesday, 11/15 6:00 CVESD Board Meeting
  • Thursday, 11/16 8:15 Coffee with the Principal ELAC Meeting
  • Saturday, 11/18 8:30-1:00 Saturday Scholars field trip to Navy SWMI in Balboa Park
  • Monday, 11/20-Friday, 11/24 NO SCHOOL – THANKSGIVING BREAK
  • Monday, 11/27 8:00 APEX Fundraiser Kick-off Assembly
  • Tuesday, 11/28 12:00-2:00 CVESD DAC/DELAC Meeting @ CVESD District Office
  • Wednesday, 11/29 6:00-7:00 p.m. CVESD Budget Advisory Committee Meeting (BAC) @CVESD District Office
  • Thursday, 11/30 1:00 Loma Verde Food Distribution (FREE)
  • Thursday, 11/30 2:30 3:00 Kona Ice
  • Friday, 12/1 8:15 PTO Meeting (in-person & virtual)
  • Sunday, 12/3 Chula Vista Starlight Festival & Parade
  • Monday, 12/4-Friday, 12/15 Loma Verde PTO Holiday Shop
  • Tuesday, 12/5 3:00 SSC Meeting
  • Thursday, 12/7 APEX FUN RUN (Biggest School Fundraiser!)
  • Monday, 12/11 8:15 1st & 2nd grade ACE Awards
  • Tuesday, 12/12 8:15 3rd & 4th grade ACE Awards
  • Tuesday, 12/12 5:00 p.m. Kinder Holiday Performance
  • Wednesday, 12/13 6:00 CVESD Board Meeting
  • Thursday, 12/14 8:15 TK & Kinder ACE Awards
  • Thursday, 12/14 2:30 Loma Verde Food Distribution (FREE)
  • Thursday, 12/14 2:30 Kona Ice
  • Thursday, 12/14 6:00 p.m. Rudolf Musical
  • Friday, 12/15 8:15 5th & 6th grade ACE Awards
  • Click Here for the 2023-2024 CVESD School Calendar

Federal Impact Survey Forms

Federal funds are provided to the school district based on the number of students enrolled in our schools whose parents/guardians reside or work on Federal Property or are on active duty in the military. Forms were sent home last week. Please return the completed form by email to lomaverdeschool@cvesd.org or drop it off at the school office Monday-Friday between 7:30-4:00. See below for more information about the forms. Thank you!

Federal Survey Form Instructions

NATIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST WEEK 11/13-11/17, 2023
Thank you to our amazing school psychologist, Angela Cerda!

To support your child’s learning, it is important to provide structured time for them to practice what they are learning in school. The more your child practices what they are learning, the better they will learn. Be sure to include time every day for READING BOOKS, Smarty Ants, Achieve 3000, or RazKids.

WeTip

The Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) is proud to introduce a new anonymous reporting program called WeTip which launched on November 1, 2023. WeTip will enhance safety at CVESD while actively empowering students, staff, and community members to maintain a safe and secure environment. The WeTip link to the anonymous report can be found here.

Key Points About WeTip:

  • CVESD encourages all students, staff, and community members to be vigilant and report concerns – if you see something, say something.
  • Whether it’s a safety concern or any situation that raises suspicion, it can be reported quickly and easily online or through a phone call or text message.
  • Reporting a tip is easy, anonymous, and confidential.

Volunteers Needed!

Our school loves Family Volunteers!

  • Loma Verde’s PTO needs volunteers to help run its events. Please contact the school office at (619) 420-3940 or our PTO Vice Chair Mr. Faustino Lopez at top.lopez@gmail.com with the days/times you are available.
  • We need parent and community volunteers to help monitor student safety in the parking lot around our school at drop-off and dismissal time! Our Wildcat volunteers work with school staff to serve as an extra set of eyes to keep kids safe outside of our school gates. Any interested volunteers should contact Mrs. Watson or Mrs. Elsa Turner in the office or call (619) 420-3940.

If you are able to volunteer for any of the events below, please let us know!

  • Parking Lot Safety 7:40-8:00 a.m. or 2:30-2:40 p.m.
  • Morning Running/Walking Club 7:30-7:55 a.m. Monday-Friday (club supervision needed to monitor students who run laps)
  • Holiday Gift Shop – December 4-15 Volunteer for an hour or two between 10:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
  • APEX Fun Run – Thursday, December 7 (times coming soon)

ATTENDANCE MATTERS!

Students need to be at school every day and on time. 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). Let’s continue to improve our attendance! If your child must be out sick, please contact the office at 619-420-3940 or lomaverdeschool@cvesd.org to excuse the absence. 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 meeting with parents/guardians, calling home, and doing home visits for students who are chronically absent.

Week #15 TK-6th grade attendance average: 92% (Goal is 98% or higher)
Yearly to date (7/19/23-11/9/23) average attendance: 96% (Goal is 98%)

WAY TO GO!!!! Look at all the classes with attendance at 97% or better for week #15 (11/6-11/9):

  • 100% Room 305 – Mrs. Snell – 2nd grade
  • 100% Room 406 – Mrs. Murdoch – 6th grade
  • 100% Room 405 – Mrs. Youssofi – 6th grade
  • 100% Room 501 – Mrs. Pulido – kinder
  • 98.7% Room 204 – Ms. Sadler – 2nd grade
  • 97.8% Room 304 – Mrs. Kolbe – 1st grade
  • 97.8% Room 404 – Mrs. Johnson – 6th grade
  • 97.2% Room 202 – Mrs. Kang – 3rd grade
  • 972% Room 203 – Ms. Rincon – 2nd grade

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.
  • 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.
  • 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!

We wanted to acknowledge that American Indian Heritage Month is celebrated in the United States during the month of November.

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!
  • No toys, trading cards, fidgets, or sports equipment from home are allowed at school.
  • Click here to access our 2023-2024 Loma Verde Parent/Student Handbook.
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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! 

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.

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. 

BREAKFAST & SNACKS: FREE breakfast is available for all students from 7:15-7:50. Students are encouraged to bring a healthy snack from home to eat at morning recess. Students may NOT share food at school.

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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