Weekly Wildcat
January 22, 2021
Dear Sundance Families,
Thank you for joining our parent coffee this morning. At our parent coffee, I shared exciting news that we plan to bring engineering hands-on workshops to our students after school via zoom. More information will be shared with you next week. I also took a sneak peek at our preliminary iReady and Lexia results and was very impressed with the growth our school has made. Don't miss our Chipotle Fundraiser on January 30th!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Upcoming Dates:
Next Week:
- 1/30: Chipotle Fundraiser from 4pm-8pm (see flyer below)
- 1/25-2/1: Pre-registration for our Get Movin' Fundraiser (see flyer below)
- 2/1-3/31: Transfer Request Window
- 2/4: School Site Council
- 2/15 & 2/19: No School
- 4/1: School Site Council
- 5/20: School Site Council
Important Information:
2. Please join me in welcoming our new impact aide, Nicole Miles, to the Sundance family.
3. Attention 5th Grade Families: Meadowbrook Middle School is providing an informational night to discuss their Academy (click here for the youtube live link)
3. K-5th i-Ready/Lexia Challenge: Our last week of our iReady challenge is approaching! Please continue to have your child complete 40 minutes per subject area. For grades K-1st, lexia minutes count towards this challenge!
4. Library Books: Reserve library books online. Click here to find out more info! Students can reserve up to 3 books
5. PUSD Transfer Window:
- Transfer requests for students who live in the Poway Unified School District boundaries and who would like to attend a school other than their school of residence will be accepted starting on February 1 at 8 am.
- This includes incoming siblings of current students. Transfer requests can be made on the Poway Unified School District website at www.powayusd.com. The transfer window closes on March 31 at 5 pm.
- If you have an incoming transitional kindergarten, kindergarten or new student, please submit a transfer during the open window, even if your child is not yet enrolled. However, when enrollment opens in May, parents need to enroll their student in their school of residence before the district office will consider the transfer.
A note from our health office...
Safety is our number one priority at Sundance. If your child has exhibited one or more of the following symptoms that may be related to COVID-19 please notify our Health Tech, Mary Brister at mbrister@powayusd.com or 858-484-2950 x3203.
❏ Temperature (above 100.0 degrees Fahrenheit) ❏ Nasal congestion/runny nose
❏ Shortness of Breath ❏ Cough ❏ Sore Throat ❏ Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea
❏ Fatigue ❏ New loss of taste/smell ❏ Headache ❏ Muscle/body aches ❏ Poor appetite
Returning to School:
- Your child may return to school 10 days after symptom onset or positive test date AND fever-free for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication) AND symptoms have significantly improved
- OR 72 hours after symptoms have resolved and a NEGATIVE TEST or 10 days after symptom onset and symptoms have significantly improved
- OR with a signed note from a licensed MD confirming a CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION ; include provider’s contact information; explain how symptoms are unrelated to COVID-19; and be accompanied by signed consent for school to interact with MD/DO/NP/PA. See Certification of Chronic Medical Condition form.
Foundation/PAC News
Next Foundation President - Are you passionate about providing the best education to our students? Would you like to lead discussions on how we fund requests to supplement classroom materials, school activities, and staff? Would you like to make sure we have funds to continue to support our great teachers and give our students extra educational opportunities? No experience required and only a few hours of involvement a week is all it takes! Email Robin at robindpeters@gmail.com about the opportunity to be involved as our next Foundation President and make an impactful difference in our kids education and learning experience.
Get Movin’ Fundraiser - Raise money, donate, and get movin’ for 30 mins a day for 2 weeks! Feb 1 - Feb 12. Sign up now - www.getmovinfundhub.com For School Identifier use: 5e386457f0c16
Come to our next board meeting on Monday, Feb 8 or email Sundance-Foundation@GoogleGroups.com to see how you can get involved!