The Wildcat Way November 11-15, 2024 (Week #15)

Featured Mrs. Bree Watson

Dear Loma Verde Families,

As Veterans Day approaches, we want to take a moment to honor and thank all veterans in our school community for their service, dedication, and sacrifice. This day is a time for us to reflect on the bravery of those who have served in the armed forces to protect our freedoms and ensure a safe future for us all.

We encourage families to use this day as an opportunity to talk with children about the importance of service, gratitude, and respect for those who have served. To all veterans and active-duty members in our community, we extend our deepest gratitude and appreciation.

Warm regards,

Loma Verde Elementary Staff

  • Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
  • Monday, 11/11 – NO SCHOOL – VETERANS DAY
  • Tuesday, 11/12 9:15 6th Grade Camp Presentation for Students
  • Tuesday, 11/12 12:00-2:00 p.m. DAC/DELAC Meeting @ ESSC 84 East J Street
  • Wednesday, 11/13 6:00 p.m. CVESD Board Meeting
  • Saturday, 11/16 8:30-1:00 Saturday Scholars #4
  • Monday, 11/18-Friday, 11/22 6th Grade Camp @ Camp Cuyamaca
  • Monday, 11/18 8:00 Apex Fundraiser Kick-Off @ Blacktop Assembly
  • Tuesday, 11/19 3:00 SSC Meeting
  • Wednesday, 11/20 8:15 Parent Workshop on Cyberbullying by SD District Attorney @Community Schools parent Room 403
  • Thursday, 11/21 2:30 Kona Ice
  • Friday, 11/22 8:15 ELAC Meeting
  • Monday, 11/25-Friday, 11/29 NO SCHOOL – Thanksgiving Break
  • Thursday, 12/5 8:15 PTO/PTA Meeting @Room 403 Parent Room
  • Friday, 12/6 APEX Fun Run – Parents Welcome! Please sign in at the office
  • Friday, 12/6 1:00 Loma Verde Food Distribution (FREE)
  • Monday, 12/9-Friday, 12/20 Loma Verde PTO Holiday Shop
  • Tuesday, 12/10 3:00 SSC Meeting
  • Wednesday, 12/11 6:00 p.m. CVESD Board Meeting
  • Thursday, 12/12 8:15 TK/Kinder ACE Awards @ MPR
  • Thursday, 12/12 5:00 Kinder Holiday Performance @ MPR
  • Friday, 12/13 8:15 1st & 2nd ACE Awards @ MPR
  • Tuesday, 12/17 8:15 3rd & 4th ACE Awards @ MPR
  • Thursday, 12/19 “Jack” Musical Performance
  • Thursday, 12/19 2:30 Loma Verde Food Distribution (FREE)
  • Thursday, 12/19 2:30 Kona Ice
  • Friday, 12/20 8:15 5th & 6th ACE Awards @ MPR
  • Monday, 12/23-1/13 Winter Break
  • Tuesday 1/14 Student Return to 3rd Quarter (Minimum Day)

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 will be sent home on Monday, November 4, 2024. Please send 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!

TOYS FOR JOY

YOU’RE INVITED TO THE 28th TOYS FOR JOY!
Who: Loma Verde students (age 0-11) and a parent or guardian only
When: Saturday, 12/14/2024 (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)
Where: Southwest High School 1685 Hollister St. San Diego
What: FREE toys, lunch, activities, haircuts, 20 lb box of groceries, & entertainment
*Families must preregister: https://brushfire.com/sdrock/events/585511
**A ticket is required to attend the event

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. Icela 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 9-20 Volunteer for an hour or two between 10:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
  • APEX Fun Run – Friday, December 6  (times coming soon)

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.

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 #14 TK-6th grade attendance average: 95.1% (Goal is 98% or higher)
Yearly to date (8/19/24-11/8/24) average attendance: 94.5% (Goal is 98%)

Week #14 Highest Attendance

  • 98.9% Room 302 Mrs. deAnda – 1st grade
  • 98.2% Room 503 Ms. Jones – 4th grade
  • 98% Room 204 Ms. Sadler – 2nd grade
  • 98% Room 205 Ms. Munoz – 3rd grade

Week #14 Most Improved Attendance

  • Room 602 Ms. Lloyd – TK
  • Room 304 Mrs. Kolbe – 1st & 2nd 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!

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.

Donations Needed!

DONATION IS NEEDED for cases of water in 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!

Lost and Found

LOST AND FOUND

Please note that the lost and found rack will be at the front of the school by the office.   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 7:15-7:55. 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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