Monday, April 22-May 3 – 4th-grade swim class
Tuesday, April 23 – 11:00-11:45 Parent Class: Supporting Your English Learner and Long-Term English Learner @ ESSC
Tuesday, April 23 – 12:00-2:00 DAC/DELAC Meeting @ ESSC
Wednesday, April 24
Thursday, April 25
Friday, April 26 – Family Fun Night 3:00-5:30
Saturday, April 27 – Saturday Scholars day #2 at Loma Verde Elementary
LOCAL MEASURES TESTING – GRADES K-2
This week marks the start of Local Measures testing for our Kindergarten through Second Grade students. Over the next few weeks, our students will be tested in reading, writing, and math. All students will begin with the writing assessment which will be administered throughout the next two weeks – testing in Spanish during the week of April 22 and testing in English during the week of April 29. Please ensure your children to get plenty of rest and enjoy a healthy breakfast before testing so they are able to do their very best on each assessment!
- CELL Phones and Smart Watches will be collected by teachers during testing.
- BE ON TIME each day! Students who are late will have to do makeups.
- Visitors and/or Volunteers are not allowed in the classroom during testing.
- Classrooms will not be interrupted during testing. Students may not leave the classroom once testing has started. (Check doctor and dentist appointments)
- Send a Snack Bag for your child during the testing week: Granola Bars, Crackers, Pretzels but NO CANDY, Cheetos, Taki’s (refrain from things that are messy or sticky).
Smarter Balanced Assessment Parent Resources:
A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment
Guía de Padres Pare Comprender Las Pruebas Sumativas Smarter Balanced
LOMA VERDE FAMILY FUN NIGHT 4/26
Join us for a fun family event on Friday, April 26 from 3:00-5:30. The San Ysidro High School Mariachi and Baile Folklorico will be here from 4:00-5:30 on the blacktop. Each student will have art on display from our VAPA program. We will have food and drinks for sale and many community resources on campus. Bring your chairs/blankets. Outside food/drinks are allowed. We hope to see all of you!
ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DAY
Wednesday, April 24 is Administrative Professionals Day. We are extremely fortunate to have an amazing office staff who go above and beyond for our students, staff, and families. Let’s all give an extra “thank you” to Elsa Estrada and Gloria Ibarra.
Morning Mileage Club has Begun!
We started our Morning Mileage Club last week. In one week, we had 249 Kinder-6 students participate at least one day with a group total of 336 miles walked/run! Here’s the breakdown by grade: K-18 miles, 1st-50 miles, 2nd-42 miles, 3rd-49 miles, 4th-55 miles, 5th-55 miles, 6th-68 miles. Top Classes: Murduch-31 miles, Polanco Campos-27 miles, Youssofi-27 miles, Valdivia-24 miles, Johnson-23 miles. Parents and guardians, if you can help out one or more mornings a week, please join us from 7:30 to 7:55. Stop by on the track in the morning or visit the office to volunteer. Thank you!
Congratulations to Ms. Lee’s and Mrs. Lozano’s class for having 100% attendance last week! Way to go! Loma Verde’s overall attendance was 95% last week. Our goal is 98%. Be sure to bring your child to school every day and on time. Every minute of every day counts!
STRETCH REGISTRATION!
The 2019-2020 STRETCH registration takes place April 15-26, 2019. Applications for the program are available in the school office. Parents must turn in the completed application directly to the STRETCH supervisor only during program hours. A signed receipt will be issued confirming submission of their child’s application. Receipts do not guarantee enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year. The acceptance Lists will be posted in the school office and the STRETCH program area on May 17th.
Mandatory STRETCH Parent Meeting
Please join us for a mandatory parent meeting on May, 2nd at 5:00 at Loma Verde Elementary. If you have questions or concerns, please see the Site Supervisor, Tonia Lopez, stretch-lomaverde@ymca.org.
Attention Safety Patrol Members and families!
The San Diego Padres will be playing the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 4th. Our Safety Patrol Colonel and Lt Colonels will be invited to go on the field on a pre-game ceremony event. Everyone is invited to order tickets and attend the game. It is going to be a fun event!
2019-2020 & 2020-2021 SCHOOL CALENDARS AVAILABLE
The District Approved calendars for the next two school years are out. Please consider dates when planning family vacations. It is imperative that our school brings down our rate of Chronic absenteeism. 2019-20 Calendar 2020-21 Calendar .
2019 SUHSD PARENT SYMPOSIUM
Sweetwater Union High School District is offering a free symposium for parents on Saturday, April 27 from 7:30 am to 12 pm at Montgomery High School. Workshop topics include: Cyber Bullying, Success in College, Teen Depression and more. Space is limited. Click here to Register.
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SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IS THIS WEEK!
It is hard to believe our next break is right around the corner! Spring Break begins on March 25 and continues through April 5. Students will return to school on April 8. It will be a minimum day. We hope you enjoy the time off with your children. We encourage all our students to continue reading and practicing math over the break. Also, you may want to have your child practice a few sample test items to help prepare for CAASPP testing in May: 
We will hold our next English Learner Advisory Committee Meeting on Monday, March 11 at 8:15 am in the auditorium. We will share information about the ThoughExchange share process. In addition, we will discuss parent conferences and answer any questions you may have. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Our Spring Parent Teacher Conferences begin this week! Our parent-teacher conferences begin Thursday, March 14 and end Thursday, March 21. Please make every effort to attend the scheduled conference to discuss your child’s progress. Our teachers and students will share very important information and you will have an opportunity to ask questions about your child’s progress this school year.
HAS YOUR CHILD OUTGROWN HIS or HER SCHOOL UNIFORM?
Congratulations to Mrs. Johnson’s class for having 100% attendance last week! Way to go! Loma Verde’s overall attendance was 94.3% last week. Our goal is 98%. Be sure to bring your child to school every day and on time. Every minute of every day counts!
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