Weekly Wildcat
January 7, 2022
Happy New Year, Sundance Families! It was so wonderful to welcome our Wildcats back to school this week.
Thank you to everyone for continuing to keep our community safe. Additional community and school-based cases will be shared with you early next week. Based on the updated decision tree, we are accepting at home testing through 1/27/22. We appreciate you keeping your children home if they are experiencing any covid-related symptoms.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Katz, principal
Important Information:
- January Lunch Menu: Click here
Toy Drive: The Westview High School National Honors Society, in conjunction with Toys2Care will be collecting those gently used toys that your children are no longer using. They are excited about this opportunity to strengthen the importance of giving while brightening the lives of other children. A donation box will be in front of school to collect the donations through January 31. You may check them out on Instagram: @toys2care
Intradistrict Window: For families who live in the Poway Unified School District (PUSD) boundaries and would like to request their student attend a PUSD school other than their school of residence, the transfer request window will open February 1, 2022 for the 2022-2023 school year. This includes incoming siblings of current students. Transfer requests can be made on the Poway Unified School District website. Per PUSD Board Policy 5116.1(b), the window is open each year from February 1 through March 31 for the following school year. No exceptions will be made.
Please note: Decisions on transfers are made by the Student Attendance and Discipline Office, not the schools.
Community Conversations on Racial Equity & Inclusion: Our feeder pattern will engage in community conversations via zoom on 1/18/22 and 3/31/22. Click here to register!
iReady Testing Window: Our wildcats in Kindergarten -5th grade will take their midyear iReady math test the week of January 24th.
Upcoming Events:
- 1/10: Foundation Meeting at 7pm via zoom
- 1/17: MLK Day - no school
- 1/28: Friday Flag @8:20am (parents can join!)
- 1/31- Non student day (staff professional development day)
- Mondays: Band (5th Grade)
- Wednesdays: Music TK-3rd Grade (4th & 5th begin in March)
- Thursdays: Early release day
- Running Club (Grades 1st-5th) Monday, Wednesday, Friday during recess
- PE Weekly Schedule: Mondays (2nd-3rd), Tuesday (TK, K, 1st), Wednesday (2nd, 3rd, 4th), Thursday (5th, 1st)
A Note from Our Counselor, Ms. Park
Welcome back! With the return to school, I'm sharing one more call for counseling small groups. In the next couple of weeks, I will be putting the groups together and sending out permission slips with more information. The new groups will start in early February. If you have questions or would like your child to participate, please email me at empark@powayusd.com. Here is the list of groups currently offered:
- TK/K: Social Skills
- TK/K: Emotional Regulation
- 1st: Social Skills/ Impulse Control
- 1st/2nd: Friendship/ Self-Confidence
- 2nd: Friendship
- 3rd/4th: Growth Mindset/ Flexible Thinking
- 3rd: Friendship
Counseling is not limited to these groups or topics. If you're interested in learning more about counseling services, you can take a look at my website or send me an email. I'd be happy to discuss more with you!
Foundation/PAC Memo
Foundation Monthly Meeting - Monday, January 10 at 7 pm via Zoom
Join us for the 1st Twin Trails Education Foundation meeting of the year! Learn more about upcoming school activities, events and fundraising opportunities to support our Wildcats and the Sundance community! Zoom link here.
Sundance Talent Show
The Sundance PAC is looking for parents to run the Talent Show this March. Please email Lori Faydo - Lfaydo@att.net if you are interested. We need volunteers in order to have a Talent Show this year!
Helpful Info/Links
- January Lunch Menu: Click here
- Phamatech Appointments: You can make appointments at this link 7 days a week if your child is exhibiting any COVID-related symptoms. Phamatech is conveniently located in Carmel Mountain at: 15175 Innovation Dr, San Diego, CA 92128.
- Counseling Referral Form linked here. Our counselor will hold group sessions on the following topics: Coping With Anxiety, Friendships, Social Skills, and Self-Control.