EMPRESA ELEMENTARY

May 19, 2023

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Daughter Date Knight Tomorrow!

Tickets must have already been purchased. If you sent in your envelope already, they will have your name listed at the door. NO tickets will be sold at the event.
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Congratulations Mrs. Boka

One of our amazing Empresa 2nd grade teachers, Mrs. Boka, was honored last week by the Helpful Honda Random Acts of Helpfulness for Teacher Appreciation Week. The Helpful Honda people surprised Janeen with $5000 in items from her Amazon Wishlist and a new Promethean Board. It was such a fantastic surprise!


Make sure to watch the Zevely Zone news coverage for this special event. Congratulations Mrs. Boka!

Our Lost and Found is Overflowing!

Are you missing a jacket or water bottle? Our lost and found is overflowing. Please ask students to check the lost and found for any missing items. Any unclaimed items will be donated on June 2nd.

Calling all Volunteers!

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EPAF After School Classes- coming to an end

We hope your child enjoyed the after school programs. We look forward to continuing these opportunities for the next school year.


If you would like to share your feedback and experience or know of a company we can bring to Empresa that will benefit the students and EPAF, send an email to empresarocks@gmail.com.


Last Day Of Classes

May 22- May 26: All Music, Art, Volleyball, Cheerleading, Sports, French, Spanish Level 1a and Level 1ab

May 30: Mrs. Scott's Craft Class

June 2: Spanish Level 1b (2nd-5th Graders)

Join Mrs. Hoyo at the Vista Strawberry Run May 28, 2023

Join Empresa's amazing PE teacher, Mrs. Hoyo, and her son Dennis for the 1 mile kids run on May 28th at 7:30am. Sign up using the discount code 23BERRYVUSD FOR $10 OFF.


Strawberry Run Flyer


Sign up link

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Time to return Chromebooks, power cords, ipads, Library Books and Ukeleles


All students need to return their Chromebooks, chargers, ipads, Library books and Ukeleles. Please make sure to send all items on your assigned day.


Friday June 2nd- 4th & 5th Grade

Monday, June 5 - TK- 1 Grade

Tuesday June 6- 2nd & 3rd Grade

We are hiring! Join the Empresa team.

Do you love working with kids? Do you want to have the same work calendar as your kids?


We are hiring! We are looking for:

  • Noon Duty Assistants (1.5-3.5 hours per day) - People in this position help supervise our students during their recess and lunch and also help with crossing guard.
  • Instructional Assistants (6.5 hours) - People in this position support our students with special needs. There are different levels for this position. Call the office to learn more!


Call (760) 940-8454

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Join EPAF's Leadership Team

Do you want to help shape Empresa into the amazing place that it is? Do you have ideas to share? EPAF is looking for some new team members for 2023-2024 to help with social media, events, marketing and more! All levels of participation are available. Details are at www.empresarocks.com. If you're interested in learning more, you could attend EPAF's final meeting of the 2022-23 school year on Wednesday, 5/17 at 6 pm in the Empresa MPR. EPAF is a fun group of parent volunteers who organize fundraisers and events to support our music program. Send any questions to empresarocks@gmail.com.

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Kimochi Corner--Proud Feeling - Know When To Be Silly And When To Be Serious

Why this skill is important: When students have the ability to share pride without bragging, everyone feels encouraged to do their best, rather than having to be the best. The Kimochis® Way helps children feel proud of their accomplishments and celebrate successes for others. Children will understand how important it is to use self-regulation tools to manage expressions of pride without bragging.


In these lessons, children learned about Proud feelings and the Kimochis® Kotowaza: I am Happy for You and Happy for Me. This saying can inspire and encourage your child to feel pride in themselves in addition to feeling proud of others. Young people, and even most adults, appreciate being recognized and acknowledged for their effort and accomplishments. Classes studied pride and helped students reflect on reasons to feel proud of the way they are rather than for what they own or have. The discussions we are having at school and the ones you can have at home can help your child move away from sharing pride for a material object to the pride they begin to experience when being a good friend or trustworthy student. We also talked about the distinction between pride and bragging to help your child deliver pride in a way that might encourage others to celebrate with them.


Kimochis® Family Challenge: Look for ways to admire and congratulate others for their best effort, growth, and successes. Practice sharing pride in humble ways. Loop back at family mealtime to share your observations and experiences.

Friday Flag 5/19/23

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