Linda Vista ES Weekly Update #17
January 23rd, 2023
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Drop-off & Pick-up
We want to thank all of our families who are exhibiting enormous caution when dropping-off and picking-up our students.
As a safety reminder, please refrain from double-parking when dropping-off and picking-up your child. Double-parking is prohibited by the City of San Diego and has the potential to be extremely dangerous for not only surrounding cars, but students as well.
Additionally, please continue to not park in our neighbors driveways and instead please continue to allot additional time to find parking on our surrounding streets.
Lastly, please do not let children out of your car and have them run across the street. They should always cross at a crosswalk.
The Great Kindness Challenge Week - Jan.23rd to Jan.27th
The Great Kindness Challenge Week happens this week and students are encouraged to participate.
Here's what's planned:
- Monday "Kick Kindness into Gear" - Crazy Socks Day
- Tuesday "Say Aloha to Kindness" - Dress in Hawaiian print clothes
- Wednesday "Accept and Celebrate Differences" - Wear mismatched clothing
- Thursday "Color the World with Kindness" - Wear tie-dye or colorful clothing
- Friday "Be a Ray of Sunshine" - Wear yellow and orange
A huge thank you to our Counselor Mrs. Nauton for spearheading these activities for our students and staff.
Special Education - Parent Training Opportunity
This in-person training will happen on January 31 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Ballard Center (2375 Congress St, San Diego, CA 92110). Childcare & Spanish translation available. To register and for more information please go here.
Best Classroom Attendance - December 2022
Congratulations to the students in the following classrooms for having the best attendance in December:
UTK Ms. Jackson/Ms. O'Neal
K Ms. Popp
1 Ms. Flores
2 Ms. Moreno
3 Ms. Porotesano
4 Mr. Cacho
5 Ms. Alota-Smith
VAPA Spotlight Awards
The Visual and Performing Arts Department (VAPA) are calling for nominations for their VAPA Spotlight Awards. Anyone may nominate a student, parent, teacher, school leader or community art organization. Deadline for nominations : Monday, January 30th .
Update to COVID-19 Testing @ school
- Effective January 28th COVID testing will shift from weekly site testing to an all home test kit model.
- The Ed Center testing facility will close effective Monday, Jan. 30.
- Home test kits will also be available at the Ed Center front desk M-F 8am - 4pm
- Students and staff that test positive are still encouraged to utilize this self-reporting tool.
- The COVID-19 Dashboard will still be available for families to check the case-rates at our school.
- District contact tracing and case management for students and staff will continue until further notice
- All positive home test results should be reported to our school Health Technician @ rinchaurreguicordova@sandi.net and the self reporting tool .The district contact tracing team will report those positive results to the County Department of Public Health.
School Counseling Advisory Council Meeting 1/30
Parents as Partners Workshops
San Diego Unified School District's Family Engagement office is holding virtual Parents as Partners Workshops that will focus on How to Help Support Your Child's Reading and Writing . Interpretation will be available in Spanish, Vietnamese, Somali and Tagalog. English Flyer and Spanish Flyer.
Supporting Your Child's Reading from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- March 1, 2023
- May 3, 2023
Supporting Your Chid's Writing from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- March 8, 2023
- May 10, 2023
Meeting ID: 810 3382 5809
January '23 Farm to School Newsletter
This newsletter shares important information and events from our district's Food and Nutrition Services Department.
Breakfast Available @ 8:30 a.m.
Counseling Corner - Heather Nauton
Last year our School Site Council funded a five day-a-week Counselor. This monthly newsletter is part of a series that Mrs. Nauton will share with families keeping you abreast of what is happening in the Counseling Department this year.
Healthy Choices At School
Please continue to select healthy snacks for your child when sending them to school! We appreciate this so much as it helps our students stay alert and ready to learn through the school day.
Here are some additional resources for healthy snack ideas in both English and Spanish.
Here, too is a link to our Wellness Policy in English and Spanish that shares that we will not be using food
Flu shot information
Multiple high schools have experienced high illness rates due to probable Influenza. So far COVID tests have been negative.
Typical signs and symptoms include cough, sore throat, runny nose, fever, and other upper respiratory infection symptoms.
Below are recommendations to help prevent the spread
Stay home if you are sick
Wash hands frequently
Cover cough and sneeze
Rule out COVID - Take a COVID test!
Avoid close contact with ill persons
Masks can prevent many respiratory infections aside from COVID, like flu
Volunteer Information
We are looking for volunteers in every arena here at Linda Vista and would love for you to join! Please click on this link for more information and to sign up.
If your child is sick...
SDUSD Facts For Parents '22-'23
As we work towards cutting-down on paper copies, San Diego Unified has provided their Facts for Parents online. Here are the versions of this booklet in a variety of languages.
Academic Calendar '22--23
Families, please bookmark this calendar as a reference for the 2022-2023 academic year. It shares what national holidays and District observed breaks we adhere to at Linda Vista.
Recently, the Board of Education passed the instructional calendars for '23-'24 and '24-'25.
You'll note that for the '23-'24 academic year the first day of school is Monday, August 21st and for the '24-'25 the first day of school is Monday, August 12th.
This academic year teachers we will continue to utilize ClassDojo as a means of communication. Here's a link that will connect you with your child's teacher.
Minimum Days - Wednesdays for UTK through 5th Grade
- Thursday, October 13th - Early Intervention Conferences
- Friday, October 14th - Early Intervention Conferences
- Monday, November 14th through Friday, November 18th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Friday, December 16th - Cluster Collaboration Day
- Thursday, March 23rd & Friday, March 24th - Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Wednesday, June 14th - Last Day of School
Additional Modified Days for UTK through 5th Grade
- Wednesday 10/12 - already a modified day, but set-aside for Early Intervention Conferences
- Thursday 10/13
- Friday 10/14
Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Monday, 11/14 through Friday, 11/18
Cluster Collaborative Day
- Friday, December 16
Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Wednesday, 03/22 - already a modified day, but set-aside for Spring Conferences
- Thursday, 03/23
- Friday, 03/24
Last Day of School
- Wednesday, 06/14