Loma & CTE Wednesday Newsletter
November 9, 2022
Loma Prieta Joint Union School District
Email: a.ramsay@lpjusd.us
Website: https://www.loma.k12.ca.us/Domain/4
Location: 23800 Summit Road, Los Gatos, CA, USA
Phone: 408 353-1101
Principal's Message
Dear Loma and CT Families-
My top 3 highlights from last week:
watching the perseverance and grit of our CTE wrestling team at last Friday's meet
all K-8 students following the procedures and expectations to pick up their breakfast and lunch--I am grateful for the patience displayed by students and staff as we fine-tuned our process
the courageous and excited 5th graders presenting their student council speeches
Please check our new and improved website
CTE Drop Off Reminder:
CTE Drop off and pick up lane is the lane on the far right. It is dangerous for CTE student to get out of cars on the driveway hill. Please drop all students off after going around the corner and when you are in front of or past the flag pole in front of the CTE Office.
Thanks in advance for keeping all of our students safe.
Important Dates:
November 11: No School (Veteran's Day)
November 18: CTE Turkey Trot
November 21-25 No School
Thanks for your partnership
Amy Ramsay
Principal
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Lakeside Community COVID Vaccination Clinic
Post-School Break Testing for COVID-19
California encourages all school children to access at-home COVID-19 testing as they return to school following breaks, therefore LPJUSD will be distributing at-home test kits to all students on Wednesday, November 16. Please test your child(ren) on Sunday, November 27. If your child tests positive, please contact Julie at CTE and Lisa at Loma.
LPJUSD Board Chat this Thursday at 8:30
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87641640287
CTE Volleyball News
COME HELP OUR FABULOUS STUDENTS
We need help serving breakfast and lunch to our 434 students at Loma & CT who are eligible for a free breakfast and lunch daily.
Please contact our food service coordinator, Craig Ponkey @ c.ponkey@lpjusd.us for volunteer opportunities to speed up the distribution process.
Loma and CT Breakfast and Lunch Program
Community Information, LPEF & HSC
Theatre in the Mountains Information
Theatre in the Mountains is participating in the LG Holiday Parade on December 3 and we want to invite alumni, current performers and anyone interested in participating in a future show to join our group. We have the first rehearsal this Thursday (11/10) after school from 3-4:30 in the Forum. There will be one more rehearsal on December 1.
There is more information and a link to sign up on the TIM Facebook page and on the website (www.theatreinthemountains.org).
Volunteer Vaccination Status Update
With the September 19, 2022 decision from CDPH regarding lifting the requirement for unvaccinated employees to submit to weekly Covid testing, our District, in collaboration with our union leadership teams, have agreed to lift the Covid testing requirement for unvaccinated volunteers effective October 5, 2022. As always, safety remains our top priority and we will continue to have test kits available for staff, students, and volunteers to use as necessary. In addition, we would continue to stress that should a student, staff member, or volunteer feel ill or have symptoms, please remain away from the school site so that others would not be exposed to any illnesses.
NO Summit Store On Fridays
Parents and Students-
The Summit Store has notified the district that effective today, NO students are allowed to be at the store unsupervised (without a parent), especially on Fridays.
The store will revisit this decision in December. In the meantime, please talk with your child (and their friends) about what the expected behavior is when interacting with summit store staff and patrons.
Thanks for your partnership.
Please remind your child that they MUST cross using the bridge and not to run across Summit Road.
Short-Term Independent Study Reminder
Short-term Independent Study Application requests need to made at least two weeks prior to the date of the first absence. Please complete the independent study application if your child(ren) will be absent five or more consecutive school days for purposes of a family event or outside learning opportunities. Vacations do not qualify for independent study. To complete the application process, please enter information on the application form, print the application, and submit a copy of the application to your child(ren)'s teacher (if attending Loma Prieta Elementary) or the school secretary (if attending CT English).
Loma: l.sullivan@loma.k12.ca.us CT: j.bourque@loma.k12.ca.us
Bike and Skateboarding Helmet Safety
CYBERBULLYING ASSEMBLY
BUSES
We encourage you to consider using our school buses to transport your child to and from school to reduce the campus traffic and increase our parking lot safety. Bus pass information is available in both school offices.
Peanut Free School District
We are a PEANUT FREE school district. Please do not send your child to school with peanuts or other peanut products including peanut butter.
We do have some classrooms with students who have life threatening allergies to other nuts. If your child has peers in their classroom with allergies to other nuts, your child’s teacher will inform you that your child’s classroom is a nut free space.
Loma Dismissal Reminders
Kindergarten dismisses each day at 1:30pm, except on minimum days where students are dismissed at 12:30pm. We will communicate with you when a minimum day occurs.
1st-8th graders are dismissed at 2:45pm, except for Wednesdays where students are dismissed at 1:30pm.