It was fabulous to have all our Snowy Owls back on campus last week! We hope everyone had a fantastic first week of Quarter 4 and are settling back into the rhythm of school life. As we continue this final stretch of the school year, we have many exciting activities and updates to share with you. Let’s make this quarter the best one yet!
Multicultural Fair
🌍✨ You’re invited to our Multicultural Fair at Sotomayor on Friday, April 18th!
Each class has picked a country to explore and share with our community—get ready to travel the world without leaving campus! 🌎✈️
🎟️ Families will receive a special passport book (created by our amazing PTA!) and collect stickers as they complete learning activities at each stop.
🎭 Plus, enjoy VAPA performances, food trucks, local vendors, and community resources!
🕒 Event Schedule:
3:00–4:30 PM: Classroom Country Exhibits 🌐📚
4:30–6:00 PM: Blacktop fun with food, performances, and vendors 🎶🍔🛍️
Come celebrate culture, creativity, and community—see you there! 💃🌏🎉
Kids Heart Challenge Assembly
On Tuesday, April 8th, held a schoolwide assembly to congratulate our Snowy Owls for meeting our goal of raising raise $4,500 in lifesaving donations in the Kids Heart Challenge! There was smiles, laughter, and fun as we celebrated our achievements in helping those with special hearts!
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.
https://forms.gle/VNFD6DTLwbxS8fXd6
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 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.
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!
Breakfast and Lunch with the Chef
Our Breakfast and Lunch with the Chef is back this week! Our district chef will prepare a fresh, made from scratch breakfast and lunch item to serve to our Snowy Owls during their regular breakfast and lunch period. He will be at Sotomayor on Thursday, April 15th. He will be preparing a Breakfast Bowl (tater tots, chicken sausage, & cheese) for breakfast and BBQ Chicken Sandwich with creamy coleslaw for lunch for students.
We will still offer the other normal choices that are on our lunch menu. We look forward to this fun and delicious opportunity again for our Snowy Owls!
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.
Otay Water District Student Poster Contest
The Otay Water District has launched its “Being Water Wise is…” Student Poster Contest! All K-12 students attending schools within our service area are invited to design a poster that illustrates what being water-wise means to them. Contest rules, prizes, and other details are at otaywater.gov/poster-contest.
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