The Wildcat Way Aug. 5-9, 2024 (Week #3)

Mrs. Bree Watson

Hello Loma Verde Families!

We are beginning our third week of instruction and are so proud of all the hard work and amazing learning! Our Loma Verde Wildcats have been discussing what it means to be a Wildcat for the past two weeks. Our 3 Personal Standards help make Loma Verde a wonderful place for our students to learn and grow. Please review the traits with your children. We are always looking for Wildcats that go above and beyond demonstrating the 3 Personal Standards: Show Respect, Mark Good Decisions, and Solve Problems! We look forward to recognizing our Wildcats of the Week on Monday at our Blacktop Character Assembly! Please keep encouraging our Wildcats to be their best selves each day! Have a great week, Wildcat families.

  • Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
  • Monday, 8/5 8:00 Student Wildcat Blacktop Assembly
  • Tuesday, 8/6 3:00 SSC Meeting
  • Friday, 8/9 8:15 Coffee with the Principal (Community School Parent Forum)
  • Friday, 8/9 Feeding San Diego Food Distribution
  • Monday, 8/12 School Picture Day (wear uniform)
  • Tuesday, 8/13 3:00 SSC Meeting
  • Wednesday, 8/14 6:00 PM CVESD Board Meeting
  • Thursday, 8/15 5:30-6:15 Session 1, 6:15-7:00 Session 2 Meet the Teacher/Curriculum Night
  • Thursday, 8/22 2:45 p.m. PTO Meeting
  • Friday, 8/23 8:00-8:15 a.m. Loma Verde Community School Launch Assembly! (Parents welcome!)
  • Thursday, 8/29 8:15 ELAC Meeting
  • Monday, 9/2 NO SCHOOL – LABOR DAY
  • Tuesday, 9/3 3:00 SSC Meeting
  • Wednesday, 9/4 5:30 Family Reading Games Night
  • Thursday, 9/5 2:45 PTO Meeting
  • Wednesday, 9/11 6:00 CVESD Board Meeting
  • Thursday, 9/12 8:15 Coffee with the Principal
  • Thursday, 9/12-Thursday, 9/19 Parent/Teacher Conferences (1:00 dismissal – minimum days)
  • Friday, 9/13 5:00-7:30 Family Fiesta Night
  • Friday, 9/20 8:30-9:20 Kinder-3rd, 9:30-10:20 4th-6th Wildcat Olympic Field Day
  • Friday, 9/20 Last Day of 1st Quarter
  • Monday, 9/23-Monday, 10/7 FALL BREAK – NO SCHOOL
  • Tuesday, 10/8 Students Return, 2nd Quarter Starts (1:00 dismissal – minimum day)

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.

LEAD Club Sign-Up

Just a friendly reminder to register your students for after-school activities! LEAD Clubs registration is now open. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity for enrichment and fun! https://leadlomaverdeelementary.jumbula.com/

PARENT LEADERS NEEDED

Are you interested in getting more involved at Loma Verde?  We need parents to serve on our School Site Council and English Learner Advisory Committee. If you are interested in making decisions about our school budget and School Plan for Student Achievement, please consider getting involved.  Please let Principal Bree Watson (bree.watson@cvesd.org) know if you would like to join the committees. Our PTO is also looking for parent leaders; let us know if you want to join!

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. Fundraisers and 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! The membership drive will begin soon. Thank you!

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 this week. 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 SPIRIT GEAR IS FOR SALE!

We are selling Loma Verde spirit shirts and hoodies at school. The T-shirts are $13 and the sweatshirts cost $33. (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 or click here. Let’s show our school spirit, Wildcats! Please make sure to write your child’s first and last name inside their hoodie.

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. Please send only plain water in student water bottles.
  • NO Gatorade, Prime, juice, etc., as this stains our carpets and attracts pests.
  • Label lunch boxes, water bottles, and sweaters with your child’s name.
  • Students are required to wear their school uniform every day unless a Uniform Waiver has been turned in to the office.
  • Students should not bring toys, cards, unnecessary gadgets, or electronics to school unless approved by the classroom teacher.
  • No sharing of food is allowed.
  • NO GUM AND NO CANDY, please.

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.

Week #2 TK-6th grade attendance average: 95% (Goal is 98% or higher)
Yearly to date (7/24/24-8/2/24) average attendance: 95.1% (Goal is 98%)

Week #2 Highest Attendance

  • 100% Room 204 Ms. Sadler – 2nd grade
  • 99% Room 601 Mr. Lopez – Kinder
  • 98.6% Room 602 Ms. Holmes – Kinder
  • 98.5% Room 402 Mrs. Ball & Mrs. Lozano – 4th grade
  • 98.1% Room 504 Mrs. Castro – 5th grade

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

  • 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!

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.

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