Snowy Owl Sunday Update – February 9th, 2025 – Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School

We are looking forward to a great week of learning and sending our 6th graders off to camp! Please make sure your child is here every day and on time. Don’t forget there is no school on Friday, February 14th and Monday, February 17th in celebration of Presidents’ Day. School resumes on Tuesday, 2/18 with a regular 2:30 PM dismissal for 1st through 6th graders and 2:15 PM dismissal for TK/Kinder students. Be sure to read about all of the important school information for the upcoming weeks. Thank you for your support!

English Learner Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) Summative Testing Begins

ELPAC Testing (English Language Proficiency Assessment for California) starts this week for students who are identified that English is not their primary language. Please be sure to send your child to school with an encouraging message as you drop them off to school on test days. Ask your child’s teacher about their specific testing dates. Click on the links below for parent resources and links to the ELPAC Practice Tests.

PTA Upcoming Events

Dear Snowy Owl Families,

We hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing holiday break! January has been busy as we’ve been planning an exciting spring calendar, and we can’t wait to share it with you. We hope you’ll join us and lend your support!

Upcoming Events & Important Announcements

PTA Association Meeting & Internet Safety Workshop – Wednesday, February 19
Join us for our first PTA Association Meeting of the year, followed by an Internet Safety Workshop presented by the San Diego Police Foundation. This is a great opportunity to learn how to keep our children safe online. The association meeting agenda is available here. The meeting will be held in the MPR and offered virtually as well.

Swank Movie License Approval
Please note that we need your support on a key agenda item—approving the Swank movie license, which will allow us to host movie nights and provide our faculty and staff access to a wide selection of films.

Nominating Committee & Executive Board Elections
Looking to get more involved? Our final association meeting of the year is in April and will include PTA Executive Board elections. We’re currently forming the Nominating Committee to vet potential candidates. If you’re interested in running or learning more, please reach out! We also have open positions available now, so this is a great opportunity to finish the term and consider running for a full position next year.

Spirit Wear is Now Available!
We’re excited to offer Snowy Owl spirit wear through MVP Ink! Orders can be placed here. Any order placed by Friday, February 21 will be available for pick-up after school on March 7. Limited quantities will also be available for purchase at the association meeting. For any questions, please contact Vida at ceo@mvpink.com.

February Events Overview & RSVP
Attached is a detailed breakdown of our February events—please RSVP here!

Looking Ahead
Here’s what we have planned for Spring! Additional details are forthcoming.

March 10-14: Scholastic Book Fair
March 13: The Kebab Shop | Dine Out
April 18: Spring Multicultural Fair
April 21-25: Military Child Spirit Week
May 5-9: Scholastic BOGO Book Fair
May: BINGO Night

As always, we appreciate your commitment to our Snowy Owls. Thank you for your support, and we hope to see you soon!

Working together,

Sonia Sotomayor PTA Executive Board

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 arrival. We appreciate your support in asking your Snowy Owls at home what specific behaviors allow them to be safe, respectful, responsible, and kind at arrival.

Open Enrollment Begins February 12th

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.

Share the Love Campaign

This February, the district is launching a special campaign celebrating outstanding staff members who have positively impacted our community. If you have an inspiring story about one of our staff members, click on the link below and click “Share the Love” at the bottom of the page to submit your story. All submissions will have the chance to be featured on district communication channels. We look forward to sharing the love with our CVESD community.

CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY

Lead Academy for Spring Break

The LEAD Academy Program is offered during intersession (fall, spring, and summer) at no cost to CVESD students in transitional kindergarten through sixth grade. Funded through the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, LEAD Academy offers various academic and fun enrichment activities, field trips, and meals (breakfast, lunch, and snacks).

*Spaces are limited. The highest priority is given to students identified as “unduplicated” (foster youth, unsheltered, students living in motels/hotels, temporarily doubled up, students in temporary shelters, English language learners, and socioeconomically disadvantaged students). After the highest priority students are registered, additional students will be registered on a first-come, first-serve basis.*

Where is the LEAD Academy Program located? The LEAD Academy Program will be offered at six school sites: Castle Park, Clear View, Cook, Hilltop, Loma Verde, and Sotomayor.

Spring Registration Dates: Friday, February 7- Friday, February 14 ( *Registration opens at 6 p.m.)
Accepted and Waitlist Notification: Friday, March 7, 2025 *Email notification by 6 p.m.
Spring Program Dates :Monday, March 24- Friday, April 4, 2025 (*Closed Friday, March 28 and Monday, March 31, 2025 )
Spring Program Hours 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3Qivem5

Complimentary breakfast, lunch, and light snacks are provided daily.

Sonia Sotomayor Elementary School