The Wildcat Way January 27-31, 2025 (Week #22)

Featured Mrs. Bree Watson

Loma Verde Scholastic Book Fair 1/27-1/31

Dear Loma Verde Families,

Get ready—the Scholastic Book Fair is almost here! Starting this week, students will have the exciting opportunity to choose their own books, inspiring them to become even stronger, more confident readers. Plus, as always, every book they purchase helps earn rewards for our school!

Here’s everything you need to know:

When:

  • In-person Book Fair: January 27th – 30th, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • Extended Hours: January 31st, from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM and 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Where: The School Library

This year, we’re making things easier with eWallet, a secure, cash-free way for your child to shop. Simply set up an eWallet account, and your child can use it to make purchases without needing to carry cash. Every purchase benefits our school! Click here to set up your eWallet.

Can’t make it to the Book Fair in person? No worries! You can still shop online at our School’s Online Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for orders over $25. Plus, online purchases will also support our school.

Thank you for supporting our students and encouraging their love of reading! Happy reading to all!

Family Bingo Night Coming Soon!

Mark your calendars for our second annual Loma Verde Family Bingo Night and Book Fair on Friday, 1/31 from 5:00-7:00 in the auditorium and library.

  • Free bingo, prizes, bike raffle, and more!
  • Please let us know who is coming to the event by registering here. Fill out one form for the family. https://forms.office.com/r/iS2YREdTiE
  • Food for sale: pizza, nachos, drinks, chips
  • Loma Verde students and their parents/guardians only.
  • Students must attend with an adult.
  • Sponsored by the Loma Verde PTO
  • Book Fair will be open from 5:00-7:00 in the library
  • Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
  • Monday, 1/27-Friday, 1/31 Loma Verde Book Fair
  • Monday, 1/27-Friday, 1/31 VAPA
  • Wednesday, 1/29 7:30-7:55 AM Hot Chocolate Sale
  • Thursday, 1/30 1:00 Loma Verde Speech Contest @Loma Verde Auditorium
  • Thursday, 1/30 4:30 TK Town Hall Meeting (Online Team Meeting)
  • Friday, 1/31 7:30-7:55 AM Hot Chocolate Sale
  • Friday, 1/31 5:00-7:00 PTO Family Bingo Night @Loma Verde Auditorium Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/iS2YREdTiE
  • Wednesday, 2/5 Spring Picture Day (free dress)
  • Tuesday, 2/11 12:00-2:00 DAC/DELAC Meeting @ 84 East J Street
  • Wednesday, 2/12 9:00 AM 2024-2025 Open Enrollment Begins
  • Wednesday, 2/12 5:00-6:30 Loma Verde Family Math Night @Loma Verde Auditorium
  • Wednesday, 2/12 6:00 CVESD Board Meeting @ 84 East J Street
  • Thursday, 2/13 2:30 Food Distribution
  • Friday, 2/14 NO SCHOOL – Legal Holiday – Lincoln’s Day
  • Monday, 2/17  NO SCHOOL – Legal Holiday – Washington’s Day
  • Tuesday, 2/18 Loma Verde SSc Meeting 3:00 @Room 403
  • Tuesday, 2/18 4:00-5:00 PM – CVESD Parent Workshop: Ask Away @ District office at 84 East J Street (Families will learn tips and tricks for preparing for parent-teacher conferences)
  • Thursday, 2/20 2:30 Kona Ice
  • Monday, 2/24 CVESD Speech Contest
  • Thursday, 2/27 Big Smiles Dental @ Loma Verde
  • Friday, 2/28 8:15 Loma Verde ELAC Meeting @Room 403
  • Friday, 2/28 1:00 Food Distribution
  • Monday, 3/3-Friday, 3/7 Read Across America Week
  • Tuesday, 3/4 4:00-5:00 CVESD Parent Workshop: Conversations that Count @District offices at 84 East J Street (Families will learn all about emergency preparedness and safety)
  • Friday, 3/7 5:00 Loma Verde Spring Family Dance
  • Thursday, 3/13-Thursday, 3/20 Parent Teacher Conferences (Minimum Day 1:00 Dismissal)
  • Friday, 3/21 End of 3rd Quarter
  • Monday, 3/24-4/4 SPRING BREAK – NO SCHOOL
  • Click Here for the 2025-2026 CVESD School Calendar

CVESD LCAP Information

The Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) wants to hear from you! As part of our Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) process, we are hosting an in-person and online forum for families, students, and community members to participate in our annual LCAP survey. The LCAP survey is part of CVESD’s annual efforts to ensure that our resources are being allocated to meet the needs of our diverse student population.

2024-25 LCAP Survey Links

LCAP Survey (English)

LCAP Survey (Spanish)

For more information, please visit our LCAP district page or look below at the LCAP Parent Guide for more information. We look forward to hearing from you!

2025-2026 TK and Kindergarten Townhall

Don’t miss this! Save the date for our district online Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten Town Hall on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. Learn all about our programs, including dual immersion, visual and performing arts, special education services, and more! Click here for more information.

JOIN ONLINE HERE

Whether your student is in transitional kindergarten through 6th grade or a returning student, you can register them for the upcoming year. Select district charter schools also accept grades 7th through 12th grade registrations.

Open Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year will open on February 12, 2025, at 9 a.m. and Continuing Enrollment for the 2025-26 school year will open on May 27, 2025, at 9 a.m. Click here for the CVESD enrollment links.

Enrollments for the 2024-25 school year are still open and will be available until the end of the 2024-25 school year.

2025-26 School Year-Round Calendar

Click here for the 2025-2026 school calendar is now available! You can find it posted on both the district and our website. We’ve included all the key dates for the upcoming school year. Please be sure to plan family events around our scheduled school breaks so that students can attend school every day. Remember, we are on a modified year-round calendar, and school will start on July 23, 2025! Click Here for the 2025-2026 CVESD School Calendar

  • Student Start Date: July 23, 2025
  • Student End Date: June 5, 2026

Key breaks include:

  • Fall Break: September 22– October 3, 2025
  • Thanksgiving Break: November 24 – November 28, 2025
  • Winter Break: December 22, 2025 – January 12, 2026
  • Spring Break: March 23 – April 3, 2026

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!

  • Loma Verde Book Fair 1/27-1/31 Sign up on Class Dojo to volunteer!
  • PTO Family Bingo Night 1/31/25 5:00-7:00
  • 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)

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.

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 #21 TK-6th grade attendance average: 93.2% (Goal is 98% or higher)
Yearly to date (8/19/24-1/24/24) average attendance: 94.4% (Goal is 98%)

Week #21 Highest Attendance

  • 98.7% Room 302 Mrs. deAnda – 1st grade
  • 97.8% Room 503 Ms. Jones – 4th grade
  • 96.9% Room 304 Mrs. Kolbe – 1st & 2nd grade

Week #21 Most Improved Attendance

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

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

Punctuality is Important

Did you know that being just 5 minutes late each day can add up to a significant loss of learning time over the school year? Every minute matters! Please take a moment to talk with your child about the importance of arriving at school on time every day.

Here’s what you need to know:

  • Line-up Time: Students should be lined up on the blacktop by 7:55 am.
  • Start Time: Classes begin promptly at 8:00 am.
  • Gates Close: For the safety and security of our campus, all gates will close at 8:00 am.
  • After this time, students will need to enter through the office and will be marked tardy.

Help your child build strong habits and maximize their learning time. Being on time sets the tone for a successful day!

DID YOU KNOW?

  • 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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