Hello Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School Community!
We are on track to open for our first day of school on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 and are making preparations for our Grand Opening Ceremonies in July as well! As construction moves forward, we will be sharing more photos and updates here, as well as on our district’s official website at www.cvesd.org.
Help Choose Our School’s Mascot!
This is the final week to offer your input on our school’s colors and mascot.
We would love input on our school’s mascot and school colors. If you have not already done so, kindly complete this form: https://forms.office.com/r/wkuirhC0Ff
You may also scan the QR code below using your cell phone. Note that this form will close at the end of April 2024.
Help Our School Thrive!
We would love parent and legal guardian support in helping our school community thrive! There are many ways to get involved more in your child’s education. To access information for our parents and legal guardians: https://sotomayorelementary.org/information-for-parents/
We need parents to serve on our School Site Council (SSC), English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC), and Parent Teacher Association (PTA). More information about these groups is below. If you have not already done so, kindly complete this form:
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC) is an elected 10 member group: the Principal, 3 classroom teachers, 1 non-classroom staff member, and 5 parents. The SSC meets monthly to ensure that all supplemental resources are focused on providing a strong academic program that ensures student success and achievement. This includes reviewing student progress, test scores, school budgets, school safety, district updates, and the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). School Site Council meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month from 2:45 to 3:45 PM. SSC meetings are open to all parents; however only elected representatives are voting members. We currently have four parent seats open (each a two-year term) and elections for SSC will take place during Curriculum Night.
ENGLISH LEARNER ADVIOSRY COMMITTEE (ELAC) is a school-based committee that meets bimonthly whose role is to advise the principal and the SSC on programs and services for English Learner students and other school issues. This is an opportunity for families to learn about the program’s legal requirements, review overall EL progress, and discuss interventions/supports needed for student success and achievement.
Additionally, this committee provides parent trainings to ensure students are successful in school. Some topics that will be covered this year will be the importance of attendance, supporting your child with homework, increasing literacy in the home, and social/emotional growth.
The Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION promotes the growth of a strong, all-inclusive school-wide community and supports the supplemental programs for Sotomayor Elementary School students.
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School empowers students, staff, and parents to become active members of our learning community. The PTA organizes several fun events during the school year that truly bring the school’s community together, such as our Fall Festival and Family Dance!
The Month of April
Arab American Heritage Month is celebrated in April to recognize Arab American histories and cultures, and to pay tribute to Arabic cultures & the many contributions of Arab Americans to the United States. Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School (SSES) and the Chula Vista Elementary School District celebrate and honor the diversity in our community!
April is also Autism Awareness Month. The recognition raises awareness about autism acceptance and promotes inclusion and connectedness for people with autism. April is also the Month of the Military Child! Every April, all month long, we celebrate the courage, perseverance and tenacity demonstrated by our military-connected children, youth and teens and what they mean to our community.
Do you receive School Messenger emails and communication from our district? Be sure to check www.cvesd.org and bookmark our district’s website and follow its social media:
Optional YMCA Summer Camp
The Chula Vista Elementary School District provides this information as a community service. The South Bay Family YMCA offers an optional summer camp experience to families of CVESD for a nominal fee. More information is below: We encourage you to reach out directly to South Bay Family YMCA at (619) 421-9622 should you have additional questions.
Continuing Students
If your child is continuing to attend a school in the Chula Vista Elementary School District next year, you will receive a link by email starting on May 20, 2024. If you are zoned to attend Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School, you will complete that link for your child (or children) to attend Sonia Sotomayor. If you are zoned to attend Saburo Muraoka Elementary School, then you will complete that link for your child (or children) to attend Saburo Muraoka. Please note that you will receive a link unique to your child, so please do not forward that email to another family. If you have multiple children attending schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District next year, you will receive an email for each child in your family.
If your child is not attending a Chula Vista Elementary School District school next year, please contact the school office of your home school to inform them.
- Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School Office: (619) 216-6511
- Saburo Muraoka Elementary School Office: (619) 216-5599
Students who will be transitioning to Sweetwater Union High School District for seventh grade (middle school) next year do not need to notify CVESD about this, but will need to complete registration processes with that district via https://www.sweetwaterschools.org/.
Please contact the school office at either Sonia Sotomayor or Saburo Muraoka with questions and our friendly office teams will be happy to support you. If you would like to request a Zone Transfer (or ZT) to a school other than your home school, you may contact your home school’s front office for this information.
Calendar for 2024-2025
Our Board of Education has approved our 2024-2025 School Calendar.
Please also use this document to plan and schedule family outings, vacations, and other important appointments in preparation for the upcoming school year. Find that document here: https://sotomayorelementary.org/calendar-and-schedule/
Until Next Week…
Our friendly office staff is available to answer other questions you may have about our school. Kindly contact us by phone at our temporary school office phone number at (619) 216-6511. Make it a great week!
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