As we wrap up the first week of Quarter 3, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your cooperation and enthusiasm. It was wonderful to have our Snowy Owls back and see their excitement and engagement within the classroom this past week. Quarter 3 is packed with important teaching and learning opportunities as we begin to prepare our students for upcoming California State Assessments in English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) and California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Please ensure that students are at school on time everyday. Every day counts, and your commitment to ensuring that students are present and on time makes a significant difference!
Keep checking our school blog, our weekly happenings are updated every Sunday. You can also opt into following our blog and receive any new posts delivered directly to your email inbox. Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you for your continued support!
Be sure to stay up to date on school expectations and guidelines, by checking out our 2024-25 Family Handbook.
The countdown to The Great Kindness Challenge has begun! In just one week, our students will come together to celebrate kindness, demonstrate compassion, express gratitude, and actively showcase their LOVE in various uplifting ways. We’re eagerly anticipating it!
Kids Heart Challenge
Kids Heart Challenge kicked off! We are excited to learn how to keep our hearts healthy & happy while raising lifesaving donations for the American Heart Association to fight America’s #1 and #4 killers, heart disease and stroke! Check out our VIRTUAL ENVELOPE to learn more. Thank you for being a Heart Hero!
- Sign up TODAY at http://www2.heart.org/goto/SoniaSotomayor or by downloading the free AHA Schools AppforApple or Android
- Give or Get a Donation! SEND 10 emails/texts to friends & family asking for a donation
- Start Finn’s Mission in your HQ to learn Hands-Only CPR.
KHC GOALS & CELEBRATIONS:
Our goal is to raise $4,500 in lifesaving donations!
- If 50% of our students register, the principal will get SILLY STRINGED!
- If we raise $4,500, the principal will get SLIMED!!!
- Top participating class gets a PJ day!
Meet Phil and hear how he SAVED A LIFE after completing Finn’s Mission. Don’t wait, sign up TODAY!
Snowy Owl Expectation Focus
Our goal at Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School is to create and maintain a positive and safe learning environment for all and hold students accountable for being positive forces within our school community. The Snowy Owl Expectations are taught, modeled, and practiced throughout all grade levels and locations around campus. For the next week, we will continue to focus and reinforce the expected behaviors for recess. We appreciate your support in asking your Snowy Owls at home what specific behaviors allow them to be safe, respectful, responsible, and kind at recess.
Traffic Reminders
Traffic before and after school can be extremely busy. To help facilitate the process, we ask all vehicles to move as far forward as possible in the drop off and pick up areas before stopping. This allows more vehicles into the area, expediting the drop off and pick up process. If you need to enter campus, please use our parking lot to park your car and visit campus. Do not leave your car unattended in the designated drop-off and pick-up zone at the front of the school. We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation, as our children learn from the behaviors that we model.
IMPORTANT:
- Do not block or park in the private driveways of our neighbors.
- Please do not park in any of the red, coned areas, or double park behind vehicles.
- Unless you park in designated parking spots, use the DROP OFF zone to leave your children and pick them up.
- Please do not park in reserved parking spots from 7:15 AM – 3:45 PM.
- Bicycles, scooters, skateboards, roller-skates/in-line skates or motorized units of any kind are NOT allowed on school grounds at any time. Anyone riding a bike to school MUST wear a helmet. All bikes must be stored in the bike racks in front of the school. Bikes must be locked and students/parents/visitors must walk their bike where pedestrian traffic takes place.
YMCA 2024-25 Annual Fundraising Campaign
Embrace the spirit of generosity this month by joining hands with the Sotomayor YMCA. Together, we can unlock the power of positive change and support an organization that breathes life into our community.
Your generosity can be the spark that lights up the path to a brighter, stronger community. Give joy, hope, and the gift of making a difference with the Sotomayor YMCA!
Sotomayor YMCA 2024-25 Annual Fundraiser Donation Link
LCAP
Each year, school districts are required to develop and update their Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)—a three-year roadmap outlining goals, actions, and expenditures designed to enhance student outcomes. At CVESD, community involvement is essential to ensuring our resources align with the diverse needs of students.
As part of this process, we invite you to join us for in-person informational sessions and
participate in our annual LCAP survey. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping the future of the district. Our first session will occur on January 23, 2025, at 2:45 PM at Castle Park
Elementary. Additional sessions will be held at various times and locations over the coming months. If you cannot attend in person, I encourage you to complete the community survey online here.
Please visit our LCAP district page or contact your school site for further details.
LEAD
All our Quarter 3 LEAD Club sessions begin this Tuesday January 21st!
The clubs running on Tuesday will be:
Mini Music Club from 2:45-3:45
Mini Arts & Crafts from 2:45-4:15
Math Club from 2:45-3:45
If your student was accepted into these clubs, please remind them to meet at the lunch tables after school. Please only send your student to clubs if you received a confirmation email.
I would also like to mention there are still openings in some clubs like:
Female empowerment Club
Homework Support Clubs (1st-3rd & 4th-6th)
Mini Yoga Club
If you’d like to sign up, you can do so through this link: https://leadsotomayor.jumbula.com/
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at amanda.wallace@cvesd.org
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