Juergens' Journal
Important Information Regarding the First Week of School
8/6/2020
Dear Families and Staff,
There are many emotions going through all of us right now and many unknowns. As you start the school year, I want you to remember VISTA GRANDE FALCONS SOAR HIGHER!
I want you all to hold our school motto close to your hearts because WE make Vista Grande soar higher. Right now, our staff is preparing to take on this year. They are a hard working, experienced team committed to learning and your children. Our school is also known for our dedicated, highly engaged parent community. Our staff needs family engagement now more than ever. Together, we will make this year successful.
I am honored to begin my second year as your principal and I am committed to supporting our students, parents, teachers, and staff. Please know that with all the uncertainty, my email inbox is very full and I will get back to everyone as quickly as possible. There is a lot of important information below. Please print this newsletter for your reference. Welcome to the 2020/2021 school year!
When life gives you lemons....WE make Lemonade!
Warmly,
:) Osi Juergens
FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL - IMPORTANT DATES
Monday August 10 or Tuesday August 11:
- Curbside pick-up from 1-3 pm for families that requested a district Google Chromebook. All families that made a formal request will receive an email confirming their computer is ready for pick-up. Please have a piece of paper on your dashboard with your child's LAST NAME, FIRST NAME and Grade Level.
- Class assignments will be available at noon through the Parent Portal. You must complete SRVUSD's Annual Update to access this information.
- Your child's classroom teacher will send you an email with detailed instructions on logging in for the first day of school.
Thursday August 13:
First Day of School for all students.
Minimum day schedule:- TK/Kinder: Instruction from 8:00-10:30
- 1st-5th Grade: Instruction from 8:00-11:00
- Common Learning Day Schedule for student assessments.
Your child's teacher will email you a specific assessment time for your child.
TK/Kinder: Instruction between 8:00-11:30 (Assessments between 12:00-1:00)
Grades 1-5: Instruction between 8:00-11:00 (Assessments between 11:30-2:25)
Please note: August 17 is a Common Learning Day 8:00-11:00, Student Support 11:30-12:30 Teacher Professional Development & Collaboration 12:30-2:25
Virtual Back to School Night: Dates & Details Coming Soon
Find all the latest information on Vista Grande's website
Student CHROMEBOOK Pickup
Vista Grande will have a curbside pick-up for families that filled out the district declaration, formally requesting a Google Chromebook. All families that made this request will receive an email confirming their computer is ready for pick-up. Choose from one of the dates below and pick up your device.
MONDAY August 10 or TUESDAY August 11
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Please have a piece of paper on your dashboard with your child's LAST NAME, FIRST NAME and Grade Level (optional: PLEASE PRINT & FILL OUT). If you cannot make your time below, please arrange for someone to pick up the device(s) for you.
Student Materials - Curbside Pick-up Dates
We have student materials ready for pick-up! Meet your teacher(s) in our "Wave Thru" pick-up! Locate your pick-up time below. Please have a piece of paper on your dashboard with your child's LAST NAME, FIRST NAME and GRADE LEVEL (optional: PLEASE PRINT & FILL OUT). If you cannot make the time below, please arrange to have materials picked up for you.
MAKE SURE YOUR KIDDOS ARE IN THE CAR as most of our teachers will be there to WAVE HELLO to their students :)
Wednesday August 12
- Transitional Kindergarten (TK) 2:30-3:00 pm
Thursday August 13
- Kindergarten 10:30-11:30 am
- 1st Grade: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
- 2nd Grade: 12:30 - 1:30 pm
- 3rd Grade: 1:30 - 2:30 pm
- 4th Grade: 12:30-1:30
- 5th Grade: 1:30-2:30
REVISED Bell Schedules
Easy to Print Off :)
Welcome New Staff!
Janelle Pegram joins us after many years of elementary teaching in both Texas and Utah and most recently as a 5th grade teacher at Alamo Elementary and 2nd grade at John Baldwin and will be working 80%.
Nicole Berglund joins us after many years of teaching 6th grade CORE at Diablo Vista Middle School along with Leadership. She is one of our district Professional Development Teachers and has strong educational technology background and will be working 20%.
We are excited they are joining our 5th Grade team and welcome them to the VG Falcon Family.
**Please note we have not added a 5th grade class.
Please complete Vista Grande's Fall Registration. Click the link below to begin and THANK YOU.
Together, Vista Grande families and staff create an exceptional learning foundation for our children. Please see Vista Grande's Fall Registration Overview for page by page guidelines.
CPAP FAMILIES: See Vista Grande's Fall Registration Overview for CPAP Families for page by page guidelines.
THANK YOU!
All families will receive more information in the days and weeks to come from myself, teachers, specialists, and the school district. As we embark on this new year, let’s remember it will be what we make of it. We set the tone for our students and we are a TEAM - Together Everyone Achieves More!!!
SRVUSD Ready to Reopen News
Access Reopening Together: A Family Guide to Remote Learning for the latest information on:
- Bell Schedules
- Remote Learning
- Special Education
- Support and Help
- Child Nutrition
View the entire August 4 Ready to Reopen SRVUSD Governing Board Presentation and the final August 6 Question and Answer Session on SRVUSD's YouTube channel.
Need a Google Chromebook or Hotspot?
Submit a request today: https://parentithelp.srvusd.net
Do you need to have your child's password reset?
Please email: VGpassword@srvusd.net
Principal - Osi Juergens
Vista Grande Elementary School
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