A heartfelt THANK YOU to our incredible Snowy Owl community that supported our Apex Fun event this past week! We cannot express how grateful we are for your immense support and active participation in the APEX Fun Run this year! The Apex Fun Run not only allowed us to raise funds for our school but also brought our community together. It provided an opportunity for our school to celebrate our collective achievements. Our Snowy Owls truly enjoyed the week of lessons, friendly competition, and the opportunity to have fun running with their peers.
Our deepest gratitude to our PTA, the volunteers, and families who came out to support our students. Whether you were cheering from the sidelines, helping send pledges to family and friends throughout the week, or assisting with logistics, your unwavering support played a crucial role in helping our school accomplish its goal. We are fortunate to have such an incredible community supporting our students and our school. We would like to extend our sincerest appreciation for making this endeavor a resounding success!
We are looking forward to continuing the memories through our events happening this week such as our Red Ribbon Week, our Trunk or Treat, and our Literature Character Parade. Starting tomorrow, we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week at school. Please join us in promoting drug prevention and awareness by dressing up for our Spirit Week.
On October 30th, our PTA will host our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat event from 4-5PM in our school parking lot. Please consider donating a bag of candy to the bin in the main office to facilitate this fun event for our Snowy Owl community. All students must be accompanied by an adult in order to participate and all costumes must be school appropriate. Only costumes that abide by the following guidelines will be allowed to participate in event: no scary costumes, heels, face-painting, masks, or weapons will be allowed.
On Friday, October 31st, students are invited to participate in the Literature Character Parade. Students may dress-up as a character from a favorite children’s book and participate in our parade on our soccer field. For those participating, all costumes must be school appropriate. Only costumes that abide by the following guidelines will be allowed on campus: no scary costumes, heels, face-painting, masks, or weapons will be
allowed. Students will be allowed to carry a book or book image that features their intended character. No other items may be brought to school. Students must obtain approval from their classroom teacher on the costume and character they will represent.
Parents who are interested in participating in the event must check-in through the main office and stand behind their designated classroom. Students will be asked to change out of their costume immediately following the parade as to continue the rest of the academic day free of distractions.
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 conflict resolution. We appreciate your support in asking your Snowy Owls at home what specific behaviors allow them to be safe, respectful, responsible, and kind when resolving conflicts that may arise.
Canned Food Drive
The Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD), in collaboration with the Chula Vista Welfare Council, is organizing a district-wide canned food drive from October 20th through November 7th. To help support needy families across Chula Vista, we have placed a donation bin in our front office. Non-perishable food items that are not in glass containers or in oversized cans will be accepted for donation.
Suggested Donation Items:
- Proteins: Peanut butter, chicken, tuna, spam, chili with meat, dried beans.
- Healthy Carbs: Mixed vegetables, carrots, sweet potatoes, soup, canned tomatoes, green beans.
- Fruits: Any canned fruit.
- Milk: Canned or powdered.
- Sauces: Tomato, pasta, gravy, broth.
- Pasta/Carbs: Bagged rice, pasta, mac and cheese, stuffing, rice mix, mashed potatoes, canned pasta, peas.
The Chula Vista Welfare Council is an all-volunteer group, that collaborates with CVESD schools annually for a canned food drive. With the food donated each year, their goal is to pack 500 boxes to serve Chula Vista families. The boxes are typically distributed prior to winter break to families who are referred by CVESD schools. For more information about this year’s canned food drive, contact the CVESD Communications Office at commsoffice@cvesd.org.
Attendance Matters
Remember students need to be at school every day and on time. Please make sure your child is here by 8:00 AM and lined up on the grass field. Let’s continue to improve our attendance! If your child must be out sick, please contact the office at (619) 216-6511 or email sotomayor.school@cvesd.org to excuse the absence.
Did you know that if your child is out of school for 1 or more days, you can request an independent study contract? If an independent study contract is completed, your child will receive credit for their attendance. For more information contact our Attendance Health Secretary, Ivonne Jimenez (sotomayor.school@cvesd.org).
Chula Vista Pledge Competition
From October 7th to November 1st, 2025, students across Chula Vista are invited to take the Student Safety Pledge to keep safety a priority while walking, biking, and rolling to school.
- The school with the highest percentage of pledges will win a Pizza Party!
- Pledge opens October 7th and closes November 1st.
Scan the QR code below and pledge today!
YOU, ME, AND YOUR STUDENT’S IEP
This is a parent event to meet with Pupil Services Staff to review your child’s IEP. This event is an opportunity for parents to ask questions, gain valuable insight, and discover helpful resources.
- When: November 6th, 2025 from 5:30 – 7:00PM
- Where: Greg Rogers Elementary
CVESD University: Anxiety
1 in 3 people experience anxiety at some point in their lives, and it is the most common psychiatric condition in youth. Understand what’s really happening in the brain to cause low frustration tolerance, emotional dysregulation, rigidity, aggression, and excessive worry and fear, and practice ways to manage.
- CVESD U: Anxiety workshop will take place at the district office located at 84 East J Street in Chula Vista. from 4-5 PM on Thursday, October 30th.
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