The Wildcat Way May 27-31, 2024 (Week #38)

Mrs. Bree Watson
No school on Monday, May 27, 2024, in honor of Memorial Day.

Thank You, Volunteers!

Thank you to our AMAZING Loma Verde volunteers! We are so grateful for your help and support to make this school year special for our students and staff! We honored our volunteers at a breakfast on Thursday, May 23 with a performance from our kindergarten dual immersion students, 5th & 6th-grade students, and 2nd-grade dual immersion classes. We look forward to a wonderful school year in 2024-2025 with your continued support. Your partnership is necessary and appreciated! Please contact your child’s teacher or the principal, Bree Watson, bree.watson@cvesd.org to volunteer.

  • Monday, 5/27 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day Holiday
  • Tuesday, 5/28 – Friday, 5/31 VAPA Week
  • Tuesday, 5/28-Friday, 5/31 Last Week of LEAD Programs
  • Tuesday 5/28 8:15 1st & 2nd Grade ACE Awards
  • Tuesday, 5/28 3:00 p.m. SSC Meeting (virtual & in-person)
  • Tuesday, 5/28 5:30 Loma Verde Variety Show
  • Wednesday, 5/29 8:15 3rd Grade ACE Awards
  • Wednesday, 5/29 9:00-10:00 Saturday Scholar Showcase @ MPR
  • Wednesday, 5/29 10:00-11:30 & 4:00-5:30 All About Transitional Kindergarten: Our Wonder Years All About Transitional Kindergarten: Our Wonder Years Flyer – English PDF All About Transitional Kindergarten: Our Wonder Years – Spanish PDF
  • Wednesday, 5/29 12:45-1:30 Kinder-3rd grade Variety Show @ MPR
  • Wednesday, 5/29 1:45-2:25 4th-6th grade Variety Show @ MPR
  • Wednesday, 5/29 6:00 Budget Advisory Council (BAC) @ ESSC
  • Thursday, 5/30 8:15 TK & Kinder ACE Awards
  • Thursday, 5/30 2:30 Kona Ice
  • Friday, 5/31 8:15 4th & 5th Grade ACE Awards
  • Monday, 6/3 1:15-2:30 International Peace Run Assembly
  • Wednesday, 6/5 8:30 6th Grade Promotion
  • Wednesday 6/5 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL (1:00 dismissal – minimum day)
  • Friday, 6/7 9:00-2:00 CVESD Job Fair CVESD Job Fair Flyer – English PDF CVESD Job Fair Flyer – Spanish PDF
  • Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar

We Need You! 2024-2025 School Site Council Parent & Community Member Elections

We are looking for parents and community members that are interested in being part of our Loma Verde School Site Council. There are 5 parents/community members on this committee that serve a 2-year term. If you are interested in running for our Loma Verde School Site Council, please click here to put your name on the ballot. SSC elections will be held the week of 5/27/24. The meetings are once a month, on a Tuesday, from 3-4:00 pm. SSC helps make decisions on school safety and how to spend our LCAP and Title 1 funds. Contact bree.watson@cvesd.org if you have questions. SSC Parent/Community Member Nomination Form

Loma Verde Is Officially a Community School!

Medication Pick Up

Please pick up your child’s medication in the Health Office by the close of the last day of school (June 5, 2024). Medications not picked up will be discarded as per the directive of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. A new medication form, completed by the physician and signed by the parent/guardian, is needed for the coming school year. Bring the completed form and the medication as packaged by the pharmacy to school at the beginning of the next school year. Please check the expiration date to be sure the medication is current for the next school year. Administer Medication Parent Request Form

Yearbooks Are Here!

Great News! Our yearbooks have arrived and were delivered to your child’s classroom last week. If you did not get a chance to preorder your yearbook we have extra yearbooks for sale in the office for $20 (cash only). Get your yearbook before they sell out! A big applause to our teacher, Sheri Johnson, and the Yearbook Club, for the countless hours they spent capturing our Wildcat memories and creating the yearbook! It looks amazing!

Return Loma Verde Library Books

Drop off library books at the front of the school as soon as possible. Many students still have books checked out from this school year. All books must be returned to the library by the end of the school year. Thank you!

2024-2025 Important School Dates:

As summer is fast approaching, don’t forget to review the return dates for our students in July. Please take a moment to review the upcoming school calendar for the 2024-25 school year. It is important to plan your vacations, family reunions, and other travel during school breaks. Click Here for the 2024-2025 School Year Calendar.

Important Dates for quick reference:

  • Student Starting Date: July 24, 2024
  • Student Ending Date: June 6, 2025

Key breaks include

  • Fall Break: September 23 – October 7, 2024
  • Thanksgiving Break: November 25 – November 29, 2024
  • Winter Break: December 23, 2024 – January 13, 2025
  • Spring Break: March 24 – April 4, 2025

Reminders:

  • Students are still required to wear their school uniform every day unless a Uniform Waiver has been turned into the office.
  • Students should not bring toys, cards, unnecessary gadgets, or electronics to school unless approved by the classroom teacher.
  • Please send only plain water in student water bottles.
  • Please NO Gatorade, Prime, juice, etc., as this stains our carpets and attracts pests.
  • No sharing of food is allowed.
  • NO GUM AND NO CANDY, please.
  • Label lunch boxes, water bottles, and sweaters with your child’s name.
  • 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.
  • To limit interruptions during instructional time in class, the only items being accepted at the front office will be items that are medically necessary for your child’s education (i.e. glasses, hearing aids, etc.). Lunches, water bottles, library books, and homework will no longer be accepted. We appreciate your understanding of our new policy. Thank you!
  • Click here to access our 2023-2024 Loma Verde Parent/Student Handbook.
LEAD is a program that offers enrichment programs, including tutoring, music, sports, and much more! Students participating in the program learn new skills and gain the valuable opportunity to interact with peers in a physically and emotionally safe environment. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jackie @ Email: jacquel.gonzalezsand@cvesd.org or 619-997-3278.

NEW Student Registration Information

  • Kindergartners who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2024.
  • NEW students in grades 1st through 6th 
  • All registrations will take place online. There will be no paper packets. To register please visit our district website beginning on February 14: www.cvesd.org

Loma Verde Elementary currently has 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) 479-3662.

  • 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 Transitional Kindergarten through 6th grade. Call 619-420-3940 for more information or click here to register.

Have You Changed Your Address, Email, or Phone Number?

Have you changed your address, email address, or phone number since the start of the school year? Please notify the office at lomaverdeschool@cvesd.org in case we need to contact you in an emergency. Not returning to Loma Verde Next Year? Please let us know as soon as possible by sending an email to lomaverdeschool@cvesd.org.

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 Maggie Rivera (619-420-3940)

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 #37 TK-6th grade attendance average: 93.4% (Goal is 98% or higher)
Yearly to date (7/19/23-5/23/24) average attendance: 94.7% (Goal is 98%)

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.
  • 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.

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. All students eat free lunch. Click here to see the breakfast and lunch menus and nutritional information.

Click on the link for more information: https://app.peachjar.com/flyers/2642036/schools/52448

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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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