We hope everyone had a wonderful two weeks off and enjoyed the time with family and friends. Our staff has missed our Snowy Owls and look forward to having all our students return on Monday, April 7th. Please remember Monday, April 7th is a Minimum Day for all students, with our TK/Kindergarten students being dismissed at 12:50 PM and our 1st-6th grade students dismissed at 1:05 PM.
Arrival/Dismissal Traffic
Recently there has been an increase in the number of unattended vehicles in our red fire lanes and unloading zone. Please remember you may only park in the designated parking areas in the front of the school or around the school.
Also, ensuring you pull all the way forward in the drop-off and pick-up zones, also helps maintain the flow of traffic. We ask for your patience and kindness when being reminded of traffic expectations. It is important to plan for a few extra minutes to accommodate the over 500 students participating in arrival and dismissal. Thank you to all our families who regularly follow our traffic patterns and for keeping all our Snowy Owls safe!
Month of the Military Child
April is the month of the Military Child! At Sotomayor, we have over 90 military connected families. We salute them all! We are so grateful for their service and sacrifice. We will have a week of spirit days to honor and celebrate all our Military Families the week of April 21st. Thank for your service to our country!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 24th @ 12:45 PM. We will be hosting a parade and picnic for all our military families. We will have garden games and paletas for families to enjoy! Use the link below to RSVP for the event.
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School Librarian Appreciation Day
National School Librarian Day is celebrated annually on April 4th to recognize the vital contributions of school librarians and their role in fostering a love of reading and learning. Please join me in celebrating and recognizing all the work and effort of our Innovation and Library Technician, Ms. Gritts!
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 two weeks, we will focus and reinforce the expected behaviors for dismissal. We appreciate your support in asking your Snowy Owls at home what specific behaviors allow them to be safe, respectful, responsible, and kind at dismissal.
LEAD
Our after-school LEAD classes will continue in Quarter 4. If you have registered for a LEAD class in Quarter 4, an email notification will be sent out on Monday, April 7th and you will receive updates on Class Dojo. All LEAD classes will begin the week of April 14th, unless otherwise noted. We are elated to be able to continue to provide these opportunities to our students!
Registration for our LEAD Clubs is still open! You are still able to register for LEAD Clubs using the link: https://leadsotomayor.jumbula.com/.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email amanda.wallace@cvesd.org.
2024-25 Yearbook Pre-Sale
The time has come! Sonia Sotomayor’s 2024-2025 yearbook is now on sale! Purchase a yearbook for $42. All sales will officially close on April 17th so make sure you order ahead of time. If you have a 6th grader, you can purchase a dedication blurb as well. Click the link below to order!
YMCA Annual Fundraiser
Our YMCA Penny Battle concluded on March 19th and we want to congratulate Ms. Lopez-Solis 4th grade class for collecting the most funds schoolwide! They will be getting the opportunity to silly string Mrs. Garza and have a Pizza Party courtesy of the YMCA upon our return from spring break!
2025-26 SPSA Input
We need your input on our Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) which organizes funds received by the school in order to most efficiently serve the needs of the students and increase their achievement. Through your input we can learn what’s most important in meeting our goals and achieving our annual measurable outcomes.
We will be using your thoughts to assist us in the development of our SPSA for the 2025-26 school year. Please see attachment below to view our SPSA Goals for the 2024-25 school year.
We are using ThoughtExchange so everyone has a chance to share their perspectives and understand what’s most important to the increasing our students’ academic achievement. Please share your thoughts and then rate at least 10-20 of the thoughts that others have shared. Your participation is confidential, so no one will know who shared or rated which thoughts. Come back often until Friday, April 25th to rate new ideas.
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