TES Anuncios!
Tierrasanta Elementary Anuncios- January 24, 2021
All important school information is sent out through the weekly Anuncios! Please read all the way through to stay informed.
News From the Principal
Dear TES Families,
It's time for the Great Kindness Challenge! This is one of my favorite weeks of the year because we are reminded to practice random acts of kindness. It is such a joy to watch the students completing tasks on the checklist and spreading happiness throughout the day. It is a week of smiles, compliments and appreciation which is good for everyone! Each student who completes (or attempts to complete) the challenge will receive a school sticker.
Also, the Fun Run is coming! Our kick off is this Thursday, January 27th. Please look for the fun run Packet that will come home on Thursday. This is our biggest and most important fundraiser of the year so we appreciate your help and participation. We have a lot of fun planned for the kids over the next few weeks to make it a positive experience for everyone. The theme this year is UNITED and will be tied to the Leader in Me 7 Habits!
Important Upcoming dates:
Jan. 24-28 The Great Kindness Challenge!
Jan. 27- Fun Run Kickoff
Feb. 1- Black History Month Begins
Feb. 1- Dragon dance Assembly- Lunar New Year Celebration
Feb. 2- NAEP Assessment for randomly selected 4th grade students
Feb. 10- Fun Run
COVID PROTOCOLS:
The most updated K-12 covid decision tree can be found here: UPDATED DECISION TREE
1. Students and staff who test positive for COVID may now return on Day 6 IF they get a negative rapid test AND symptoms are gone (or improving and no fever). Day zero is the day of the positive test or the first day of symptoms- whichever is first. They also must be able to self-monitor for symptoms, properly wear a face covering over their nose and mouth as required, use good hand hygiene practices, and use good cough and sneeze etiquette. These conditions may be difficult to meet for many of our younger students. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD BACK ON DAY 6 WITHOUT APPROVAL FROM THE SCHOOL FIRST and submission of the negative test results.
2. For Staff and Students who have any covid symptoms:
-A negative Rapid Antigen is all that is needed on Day 5 of symptoms or later to return on Day 6. Proof is required.
-To return before day 5, a negative PCR would be needed
Close Contact policies:
If your children are close contacts outside of school to anyone who tested positive (and they are not fully vaccinated) they must quarantine away from the positive individual. If they can do that, and they have no symptoms, and they get a negative test on Day 5 or later (PCR or rapid), and no one else in the household tests positive, they can return to school on Day 6. Day 0 is last day of exposure and Day 1 is the first day they are able to isolate away from the close contact. If anyone else in the household tests positive then Day 1 starts all over again from the last day of exposure to the latest person to test positive. If they can't isolate from the positive case then they stay home for a minimum of 12 days. The close contact stays home during the quarantine time for the positive case and may then return 6 days AFTER the last family members quarantine ends (assuming the close contact gets a negative rapid on day 5).
If your child was a close contact IN school (and qualifies for Modified IN-School Quarantine) they may stay in school regardless of vaccination status. They should test on day 3,4 or 5 (from last exposure).
If your children fall into any of these above categories please report this and their absence to the front office. Once reported, teachers will be in contact about providing student work during their absence.
You can also use the San Diego County live decision tree to assess your personal situations by clicking on this link: UPDATED DECISION TREE
Stay connected to other TES families on our private PTO Facebook page. Join here if you are not a member already and please remember to keep it positive! https://www.facebook.com/groups/600110760171486/
In Partnership,
Sally Viavada, Principal
Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Ready to Learn!
PTO NEWS!
The FUN RUN is coming!!! This is our largest and most important fundraiser of the year! The kick off is this Thursday and students will be coming home with a packet of information that will help you get started. Please keep an eye out for this. Families have two weeks to fundraise and help our school raise money for Makerspace, Art Residencies, Assemblies, Science lab and more. The actual Fun Run will be held on February 10th!
January "Dine Out"
Our fundraiser for this month is with See's Candies. Get some sweet treats for your valentine and support TES at the same time! Order through our online shop (link below) and have your items shipped directly to you. Our storefront is open from now until January 28.
See's Yum-Raising - Tierrasanta Elementary PTO Foundation - TES January Dine-Out (yumraising.com)
Yearbook!
Hello TES Community! If you have pictures to share of your students to be included in our yearbook, please either upload them to the yearbook site: www.TreeRing.com or email them at full resolution/actual size to: Tierrasanta.yearbook@gmail.com We would love to see your photos from back to school, Halloween spirit week & ABC Bootcamp (Mrs. Carbonne and Mrs.Salazar). Keep the pics coming! Thank you from your Yearbook team!
Our friendly Friday spirit day competitions are back! the class(es) that have the most spirit (meaning most kids wearing a school shirt OR red or yellow) over the loud speaker will win extra recess!
Spirit Gear!
NEW TES WATER BOTTLE
Hello Roadrunner Families! We have a new water bottle for 2022! Thank you Elise Dirksing for designing this bottle. Order now as there are limited quantities. The distribution of the water bottles will be in the first week of February...just in time for the FUN RUN! Thank you for supporting school spirit and TES!!!
Use the correct link below for easy access to purchase on Konstella:
For parents and staff members in the school community:
https://www.konstella.com/app/school/57ba2ca5e4b0e226e419cbc7/sales-sheets/61dbc7d9091aeb8fd951d579
For people not in the school community, e.g. grandparents and neighbors:
https://www.konstella.com/open/sales/61dbc7d9091aeb8fd951d579
Don’t forget to wear TES’s school colors red & yellow or your spirit gear every Friday to show your school spirit!
Counselor's Corner! By Elvie Plaskota, School Counselor
Hello TES Families,
Here is the Counselor’s Corner link
Please check it out!
Respectfully,
Elvie Plaskota
School Counselor
619-663-6020 voice and text
M, W, e/o F
RESOURCES
School Calendar here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y-RdcvNMgPa7toLna_aVHtSFdrl5__aJpyFK17eZaNs/edit?usp=sharing
DISTRICT COVID TESTING SITE:
Students and staff may now test for free at the Ed Center (4100 Normal Street 92103- inside the SanDi Coast Cafe) on the following times and dates:
Monday: 7am-7pm
Tuesday: 7am-7pm
Wednesday: 7am-7pm
Thursday: 7am-7pm
Friday: 7am-7pm
Saturday: 8am-5pm
Sunday: 8am-5pm
Holiday hours may vary
School Lunches
FOOD SERVICES - NEW MENU ITEMS ALERT AND SUPPLY CHAIN NOTIFICATION
Lunch menus are getting a few new features:
Elementary Menu:
Tuesdays - Chicken Smackers(whole grain breaded popcorn chicken)
Thursdays - Sliced Cheese Pizza or Pizza Nada
Due to nationwide supply chain issues, menu substitutions should be expected.
Menu Found here: https://sdusd.yumyummi.com/webapp/tierrasanta/weekly/lunch
Breakfast, Supper and Weekend Lunch Take-Home Meal Bag Items
ON Campus testing:
Optional student covid testing will take place at TES every Monday between 9-3.
Please fill out the testing forms in the Powerschool Parent/Student Portal. LINK to SDUSD Covid Page
LINK to Instructions. Spanish LINK to instructions.
LINK to Screencastify explaining instructions. Spanish LINK to Screencastify
LINK for Parent Portal Support (English and Spanish)
Covid testing at Canyon Hills High School NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR NON-CANYON HILLS STUDENTS.
Weekly Recycling at TES!
Each Friday from 7:10-7:30, please feel free to drop off your aluminum cans and plastic bottles to Mr. Murphy and the recycling team! They will be stationed out in front of the school office each week. You can just pull up and we will unload your recyclables for you! All proceeds benefit our students directly in the form of playground equipment and other special items!
Reporting an Absence: Please contact Ms. Angela to report your child's absence (and the reason for it) by 8:30 each morning. Email, text or leave a voicemail 619-605-2500. aherrera@sandi.net. If your child is a close contact of someone who tested positive for Covid please keep them home and contact the nurse's office right away. They will inform you of the process that will need to be followed based on your individual situation.
Health & Safety Standards- The updated Health and Safety Guidelines we will be following are here for you to review: Student Site Access Guide
Please remember:
Each day before coming to school, families need to check for COVID symptoms using the Daily Student Symptoms Checklist - we trust that you will self screen and keep sick children home).
Student Computers
All students should have their devices at home with them over the summer (even exiting 5th graders) as devices now follow the student (to whatever district school they attend).
The Instructional Technology Department created the following resources for parents (links below)
Please view this information on laptop care and digital citizenship with your children
English | Spanish | Swahili | Arabic | Tagalog | Vietnamese
TECH SUPPORT
View this presentation for more info on how to use your child's school issued Chromebook!
If you need assistance with your computer and or wifi/connectivity, there will be support for this. The district will continue to provide a parent hotline for technology. The HOTLINE operates Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm (619-732-1400).
Family calls the Family Technology Support Line 619-732-1400
Support technician troubleshoots the student Chromebook
If the support tech is unable to fix the issue over the phone and determines a replacement Chromebook is required, directs the family to the school for an exchange
Resources for Military families!
Dear military families of Tierrasanta Elementary,
Listed below are several resources that provide a broad range of support to the Military community.
Resources:
San Diego Military Collaborative
SDmilitaryfamily.org
(858) 496-0044
Military OneSource
http://militaryonesource.mil/
(800) 342-9647
Fleet and Family Support Center
https://sandiego.navylifesw.com
(619) 556-7404
Additional Resources for military Families:
Respectfully,
Mr. Lars - Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) for Kumeyaay and Tierrasanta Elementary
Lars Nielsen, LCSW
Magellan Health
(619) 315-9141
DADS CORPS
Open House
WHAT: Virtual Open House for parents above 18 years old who have children younger than 25 years old/ expecting a child.
WHEN: January 20, 2022
TIME: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (PST)
Zoom Credentials
Link: https://zoom.us/j/94683964924
Meeting ID: 946 8396 4924
Passcode: DADSCORPS2
Register HERE!
For more information contact Caroline Nunez at caroline.nunez@saysandiego.org or +1 (858) 496-0044
Father's Legal Clinic
WHAT: Dads Corps provides a Free educational resource open to all San Diego Parents.
Topics Discussed Include:
- Child Support
- Paying Arrears
- Custody
- Paternity & More
WHEN: January 27, 2022
TIME: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM (PST)
LOCATION: Virtual
Parent Portal
Parent Portal Account (enables you to view your child's attendance, report cards etc.)
- Instructions to Create a Parent Portal Account: English or Español
- Parent/Student Portal information and support website
Video for Parents
Parent/Student Portal Resource website
- This website is a resource for parents and students who use the portal: https://www.sandi.net/itd/powerschoolportal
Link to San Diego Unified's PowerSchool Parent/Student Portal: https://powerschool.sandi.net
Support Tierrasanta Elementary!
Tierrasanta Elementary
Email: sviavada@sandi.net
Website: sandiegounified.org/tierrasanta
Phone: (858)496-8255
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/600110760171486/