Pacific Sky Family Update
Principal's Weekly Message 5/8-5/12
Dear Pacific Sky Families,
Thank you, thank you, thank you to our PTA and the entire school community for a wonderful staff appreciation week. Each member of our school staff felt loved and cared for this week. Our hearts and bellies are full! All the flowers, cards, and treats made the week so special.
Gratefully,
Alison Fieberg, Principal
Important Dates
May 1st- 19th - CAASPP Assessment Grades 3-6
May 15th- Field Day
May 18th- PTA Association Meeting & Principal Chat
May 31st- Full Day- 2:30 pm Dismissal
June 2nd- 6th Grade Promotion 8:30 am
June 2nd - Last Day of School Minimum Day 12:30 pm
CAASPP Testing May 1st-19th
Beginning Monday state standardized testing will begin. Students in third through sixth grade will take assessments in English language arts and mathematics. Fifth grade students will also participate in the California Science Test (CAST). Del Mar Union School District will be testing beginning May 1 through May 19. To learn about the types of questions on the computer-based test, you and your child can view the practice test online at the California Department of Education (CDE) CAASPP web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/practicetest.asp.
You are an important part of your child's education. To help your child prepare for the test, you can:
- Talk to your child about the test and address test anxiety if helpful. Remind your child that you and their teacher want them to they their best and you both are to help them every step of the way.
- Make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and a nutritious breakfast.
- Make sure your child arrives to school on time
Student score reports will be provided to parents near the start of the 2023-2024 school year. Reports will include an overall score and description of the student’s achievement level for each content area assessed, as well as other information related to the test.
Our students have been working hard throughout the school year and the Smarter Balanced assessments are an important academic check-up and one measure teachers use to inform instruction. The tests measure critical thinking, analytical writing, problem-solving, and subject area knowledge. I am confident that the learning opportunities and experiences at Pacific Sky have prepared our team of Pilots well and that they will shine.
If you would like more information, please visit the Parent Resource Page of the CDE website at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp.
PTA General Association Meeting and Principal Chat
Strategic Planning Update
History-Social Science: Curriculum Pilot
During the 2022-23 school year, a team of K-6 teacher representatives from each school site engaged in a History-Social Science curriculum pilot. The team selected to review the California History-Social Science: myWorld Interactive (K-6) curriculum from Savvas and the Social Studies Alive! (K-5) and History Alive! (6th) curriculum from the Teacher's Curriculum Institute (TCI).
In order to assist us with bringing a recommendation to our DMUSD Board of Trustees in June, our team would like to extend an invitation to our parents to review the program materials provided by the two publishers and share feedback through this survey by May 31, 2023.
School Yearbooks
Get your Yearbook now! Yearbooks are only available to order on line. They will NOT be available for sale through the school office at the end of the year. Click on this link to learn how to order.
Child Nutritional Services
Counselor's Corner
The Power of Grit
Do you want your child to reach their full potential? Start nurturing their grit and perseverance!
It’s tempting to jump in and solve our children’s problems. Although it seems counterintuitive, giving your child a chance to fail and bounce back or just allowing them to struggle and feel discomfort, can be natural ways to foster grit. This spring revisit SMART goals previously set and focus on skills for building GRIT in your child!
Children’s read-alouds:
Here is this week's STEAM+ Spotlight on Innovation Technology.
STEAM+ Spotlight: Growing Global Learners
Our STEAM+ programs promote global competence as students explore the world around them and understand how we are connected with, and learn from the world's people and cultures.
PTA events in the rest of the school year:
Apr 30-May 14: Spirit Wear Logo Design Contest Voting
Big thank you to all the students submitting to this contest and Principal Fieberg, our Art Teacher Mrs. Saw and our PTA President-Elect Ritu Singla being the judges! Three finalists are now selected and you can start voting for the final winner using this Google form https://bit.ly/3AqNlxQ. The voting is open from Apr 30 Sun through May 14 Sun. The final winner will get the grand prize of $50 Amazon gift card and the design will be used on some of our spirit wear/swag in the next school year!
May 15 Mon: Field Day
8:30-9:45am for K-2 grades
10:00-11:15am for 3-6 grades
The PTA is very happy to sponsor the first Field Day at Pacific Sky School. Master Sports will provide and set up 9 fun and exciting sports game stations for all Pacific Sky pilots to participate on the Field Day. Volunteers are needed to help run the games and monitor the students; please sign up at http://bit.ly/3nfxmPJ.
May 18 Thu 8:00–9:30am: Last Principal Chat+PTA Association Meeting for 2022-23
Thank you!
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