School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. DelaGarza’s class for earning 20 Robo class tickets!  They will receive a popsicle party.
• Congratulations to Ms. Lynd’s class for earning the Golden Cleat Award from our PE department!
• Congratulations to Ms. Vidal’s and Ms. Trinidad’s classes for having perfect attendance all week!
• Full House Friday- Congratulations to the following classes for having perfect attendance for full house Friday: Ms. Lamas, Ms. Vidal, Ms. Muro, Ms. Colin, Ms. Larson, Ms. Bromley, Ms. Marcial, Ms. Sanchez, Ms. Benson, Ms. Trinidad, Ms. Pimienta, Ms. Blakely, Ms. Barrett, Ms. Escamilla, Ms. Lopez, and Ms. Esparza.

General Reminders/Updates

• Did you know that Fridays during December and January is when we see the largest drop in attendance?  Because of this we are participating in Full House Fridays for some fun school prizes.  If you child isn’t sick, please make sure they are at school each and every day.
• Registration for our quarter 3 LEAD afterschool clubs has closed.  Parents will be emailed if their child was selected or put on a wait list by December 15, 2023.
• Winter Wonderland is this Friday, December 8, 2023 from 3:00-6:00.  Please come out to this community event.  We will have a photo booth, DJ with a dance floor, games, food, local vendors, and more!  You will need to have filled out the PTA wavier that was sent home earlier in the year.  We will have blank forms available to fill out but there may be a line.  All guest must have a wavier filled out for insurance purposes dictated by the national PTA.

YMCA- Fundraising

The YMCA has kicked off their annual fundraising campaign.  As you know we have the YMCA here on campus that supports our students before/after school, and I have the personal opportunity to see how the Y is making a difference in our local community.
You can make a donation to our school fundraising page in just seconds by clicking this link: https://www.classy.org/fundraiser/5119973

Every gift makes an incredible difference! Please feel free to share with any of your friends or family as well.

Go ROBO!

Calendar of Events

5- Happy Birthday Ms. Colin

8- Red Carpet Awards- Grades 3 and 4 @8:30 Grades 5 and 6 @9:30

8- Winter Wonderland School Community Event 3:00-6:00

11- Happy Birthday Ms. Benson

11- SSC 3:00-4:00

13- Kindergarten Winter Performance

14- TK Winter Performance

15- Read Carpet Awards- Grades TK and K @8:30, Grades 1 and 2 @9:30

18- Jan 9 Winter Break

January 

10- Students return to school (minimum day)

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Castellon/Pickett’s and Mr. Morales’s classes for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive an extra recess.
• Congratulations to Ms. Demchuk’s class for earning 30 Robo class tickets!  They will receive a popcorn party.

General Reminders/Updates

• Thanks for a GREAT FUN RUN!  A special shout out to all the parents/volunteers that helped organized the prizes and set up the day of the event.  We couldn’t do it without our parent volunteers and PTA!
• We are seeking volunteers to help coach a Co-Ed Soccer Team for the 2^nd and 3^rd graders. Please email Tiffany.Isbell@cvesd.org if you are interested.

Calendar of Events

27- Students Return- Full Day of Instruction

28- DAC/DELAC Meeting 12:00-2:00 District Office

December

1- Cam Krewe Buddy Day

5- Happy Birthday Ms. Colin

8- Red Carpet Awards- Grades 3 and 4 @8:30 Grades 5 and 6 @9:30

8- Winter Wonderland School Community Event 3:00-6:00

11- Happy Birthday Ms. Benson

11- SSC 3:00-4:00

13- Kindergarten Winter Performance

14- TK Winter Performance

15- Read Carpet Awards- Grades TK and K @8:30, Grades 1 and 2 @9:30

18- Jan 9 Winter Break

January 

10- Students return to school (minimum day)

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Swafford’s class for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive an extra recess.
• Congratulations to Ms. Lidstone’s, Ms. Greenzweig’s, Ms. Larson’s, and Ms. Bromley’s classes for earning 20 Robo class tickets!  They will receive a popsicle party.

General Reminders/Updates

• Thanks to our PTA for sponsoring our antibullying assembly.  Our hope is that we can continue to teach our students that being kind will make this world a better place.
• Our largest fundraiser has started.  Please register your child so we can track their laps for the Jog A Thon.  We have over 570 students registered and have raised over $17,000.

Ultra Fun Run

If you have not already, please register here: www.ultrafunrun.com

Enter the Student Access Code: ROBOGRIFFINS23

We look forward to an incredible turnout and thank you for making a difference in the daily lives of our students.

Impact Aid Parent-Pupil Survey

Please make sure to return the yellow form that was sent out earlier in the week.

What is Impact Aid?
Impact Aid is a Federal education program that reimburses school districts for the lost revenue and additional costs associated with the presence of nontaxable Federal property, including military installations; Indian Trust or Treaty lands; Federal low-rent housing facilities; and national laboratories, Federal dams, national parks and other Federal buildings or lands. School districts containing such property are known as “federally impacted school districts.”

Why is Impact Aid important?
Most public school districts are funded in large part by local revenue, primarily local property taxes on homes and businesses and other local fees. Funding is limited for federally impacted school districts because Federal property – and the housing, businesses and other facilities located on that property – are tax-exempt. This means the Federal government’s land does not contribute to the costs of running a school district, including the cost of educating students associated with the land. Impact Aid is “Uncle Sam” paying his taxes – if it did not exist, local taxpayers would be burdened to make up the difference or students would have to go without the resources and opportunities the funding provides. Federal Survey Cards – FAQs for parents

LEAD After School Clubs

We’re excited to share with you that starting January 2024, Camarena will have more school clubs offered through LEAD for students in grades 1-6. We will have reading, math logic, Spanish, coding, graphic design, art, Ballet Folklorico, bracelet making, technology, homework club, Filipino Club, theatre, Robo Runners, D&D (Dungeon and Dragons) and more. Clubs are on various days of the week at specific times. The clubs that are by “invitation only” will remain as they are. Registration for the clubs will open November 10th and close November 16th at 6pm. Families will be notified via email. Not all students who register are guaranteed a spot, so register early. For any questions email Ms. Veronica at veronica.rawman@cvesd.org. 

LEAD Club Sign Up- Starts January 2024

Calendar of Events

15- School Board Meeting 6:00

16- School Fun Run

16- Happy Birthday Ms. Lamas

17- Kona Ice after school

19-24 Thanksgiving Break

27- Students Return- Full Day of Instruction

28- DAC/DELAC Meeting 12:00-2:00 District Office

December

1- Cam Krewe Buddy Day

5- Happy birthday Ms. Colin

8- Winter Wonderland School Community Event 3:00-6:00

11- Happy Birthday Ms. Benson

11- SSC 3:00-4:00

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Esparza’s class for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive an extra recess.
• Congratulations to Ms. Jones’s class for earning 20 Robo class tickets!  They will receive a popsicle party.
• Congratulations to Ms. Swafford’s class for winning the Golden Cleat Award!
• Congratulations to Ms. Barrett’s, Ms. Trinidad’s, and Ms. Lopez’s classes for having 100% perfect attendance all week!

General Reminders/Updates

• Thanks for a great costume parade!  The students had so much fun.
• Fiesta Mexicana was amazing!  Thanks to everyone that came out for our DI community event.
• We are still having traffic issues with parents dropping off and/or parking in the back parking lot.  Please follow the traffic rules to help keep our students safe.
• Our largest fundraiser has started.  Please register your child so we can track their laps for the Jog A Thon.  We have over 300 students registered!

Ultra Fun Run

Wow! We had so many students and families complete their first night’s assignment to register and send out 5 pledge requests! Those students earned ZeeBeez Popper + Spy Pen + Sticky Pig Splat Ball! Let’s keep up the momentum!

Play The Game: Send out 5 Emails or Texts a day! Today all you need to do is…Send out a total of 10 Pledge Emails or Texts by 11:59PM Monday Nov 6, 2023 and receive: Squeeze Axolotl

While you have until the end of our fundraiser to raise money and qualify for the various prizes, this week we will continue to give out fun BONUS PRIZES for merely sending out pledge emails/texts.

If you have not already, please register here: www.ultrafunrun.com

Enter the Student Access Code: ROBOGRIFFINS23

We look forward to an incredible turnout and thank you for making a difference in the daily lives of our students.

Calendar of Events

6- Happy Birthday Ms. Stentiford

6- Anti Bullying Presentation for students (Sponsored by PTA)

7- ELAC Meeting- 8:30-9:15 All are invited.  Come and learn about what a school counselor offers.

10- Veteran’s Day Holiday (No School)

13- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

15- School Board Meeting 6:00

16- School Fun Run

16- Happy Birthday Ms. Lamas

17- Kona Ice after school

19-24 Thanksgiving Break

27- Students Return- Full Day of Instruction

28- DAC/DELAC Meeting 12:00-2:00 District Office

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Abuyo’s class for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive an extra recess.
• Congratulations to Ms. Elsmore’s, Ms. Barrett’s, and Ms. Muro’s classes for earning 20 Robo class tickets!  They will receive a popsicle party.
• Congratulations to Ms. LopezSolis’s, Ms. Abuyo’s, and Ms. Barrett’s classes for having 100% perfect attendance all week!

General Reminders/Updates

• Thanks for a great Red Ribbon Week!
• Thanks to every family that came out to El Pollo Grill on Thursday. I will post how much was raised for student council when I hear back from the restaurant.
• When dropping off and picking up, please pull all the way forward so that multiple students can exit/load.
• The back parking lot is for staff only.  Please do not drop off or pick up in the bus loop.
• Our school costume parade will be Tuesday at 8:30.

Who was Kiki Camarena

Enrique “Kiki” Camarena was a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Agent working in Guadalajara, Mexico in the 1980s. On Feb. 7, 1985, Camarena, a former Marine on the trail of a multibillion-dollar drug trafficking operation, was abducted by five armed men who forced him into a car as he left his office to meet his wife for lunch.

Camarena’s body was discovered a month later in the Mexican state of Michoacan. At 37, he was survived by his wife Mika and their three children.

Shocked and heartbroken, friends and neighbors mourned the violent slaying by wearing red satin badges, and “Camarena Clubs” popped up at schools in Kiki’s hometown of Calexico. Meanwhile, parents formed coalitions to stand against drug and alcohol abuse, and some of them adopted the red ribbon as a symbol of the DEA agent’s sacrifice and a pledge to pursue drug-free lives. The movement gained national attention when club members presented the “Camarena Club Proclamation” to first lady Nancy Reagan.

Communities in California, Illinois and Virginia started encouraging students to wear red ribbons in late October, and by 1988 the National Family Partnership had organized the first national Red Ribbon Week. The eight-day event was formally chaired by President Ronald Reagan and the first lady.

Calendar of Events

31- School Costume Parade 8:30-9:15

November

1-2 Sixth grade field trips- Various classes

2- Fun Run Kick Off (This is our biggest and only school wide fundraiser)

3- Cam Krewe- Buddy Day

3- Fiesta! 3:00-6:00 All are invited to come have fun and experience the Mexican Culture.

6- Happy Birthday Ms. Stentiford

6- Anti Bullying Presentation for students (Sponsored by PTA)

7- ELAC Meeting- 8:30-9:15 All are invited.  Come and learn about what a school counselor offers.

10- Veteran’s Day Holiday (No School)

13- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

15- School Board Meeting 6:00

16- School Fun Run

16- Happy Birthday Ms. Lamas

17- Kona Ice after school

19-24 Thanksgiving Break

27- Students Return- Full Day of Instruction

28- DAC/DELAC Meeting 12:00-2:00 District Office

Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American ethnic group in the U.S. and the first documented Asian people to arrive in the country. In October, celebrate the rich cultural legacy of Filipino Americans during Filipino American History Month.

Attendance Matters!

• When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating.
• When children are absent from school, they miss out on consistent instruction that is needed to develop basic skills.
• Children in early grades are particularly susceptible to falling behind in fundamental reading skills, which can have a snowball effect that impacts future learning.

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Lynd’s and Ms. Blas’s classes for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive an extra recess.
• Congratulations to Ms. Lamas’s class for earning 20 Robo class tickets!  They will receive a popsicle party.
• Congratulations to Ms. Sanchez’s class for earning 30 Robo class tickets!  They will receive a popcorn party.
• Congratulations to Ms. Muro’s and Ms. Tsutsumi’s  classes for have 100% perfect attendance all week!
• Congratulations to Ms. Blakely’s class for winning the Golden Cleat Award from VAPA PE this week!

General Reminders/Updates

• Please be mindful and respectful to our Safety Patrol.  They are here to help keep everyone safe!
• Volunteers must check in with the office before staying on campus.  To maintain the instructional environment, volunteers can stay up to 1.5 hours.  Reach out to your child’s teacher if you would like to volunteer.  We can always use help working with small groups in the class or preparing materials in the workrooms.

LEAD after school Clubs

• Clubs started last week and the students have been very excited!
• Thanks for being patient as we work to implement this brand new program.
• We have added a running club on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays from 3:00-4:00.  It will start on October 31.  If this is something your child is interested in, please click on the link and fill out the interest form.  You will be notified if your child is selected. Running Club Interest
• After school students will go to the lunch harbor. There they will receive a snack provided by LEAD. At 3pm students will be picked up by their teacher. If they have another club afterwards they can walk to that room. If a student is getting picked up or walking home, they will be dismissed through the front gates located next to the office only. Any questions contact Ms. Veronica at veronica.rawman@cvesd.org

PTA

The PTA is in need of a new treasurer. The treasurer is one of three required roles for our PTA. Without a new treasurer PTA will no longer be able to continue. Listed below are some of the duties of the treasurer. A link is also provided below that gives further details. If you are interested in the role of treasurer please let our PTA know. president@camarenapta.org

Key Role of Treasurer:

• Maintains permanent records to track unit funds and financial transactions
• Chairs budget committee and prepares annual budget for adoption by the association
• Pays all PTA bills as authorized by board or association
• Prepares reports for every board and association meeting and an annual financial report
• Ensures taxes and reports required by PTA bylaws, insurance or federal and state governments are completed and submitted by the due dates

For additional information:

http://toolkit.capta.org/job-descriptions/treasurer/

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week is very special to Camarena Elementary.  It is because of our school namesake that Red Ribbon Week is celebrated across our country!  In response to the murder of DEA  Agent Enrique Camarena, angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction cause by drugs in America. In 1988, NFP sponsored the first National Red Ribbon Celebration. Today, the Red Ribbon serves as a catalyst to mobilize communities to educate youth and encourage participation in drug prevention activities.  Over the next couple of newsletters, I will share more information about Enrique Camarena.

Calendar of Events

23-31 Red Ribbon Week

23- TK Field Trip

23- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

24- DAC/DELAC district meeting 12:00-2:00

25- Red Ribbon Week School Event

25- PTA General Meeting 6:00-7:00 in the MPR

27- Kona Ice after school

28- Happy Birthday Ms. Esparza

31- School Halloween Parade 8:30-9:15

November

2- Fun Run Kick Off (This is our biggest and only school wide fundraiser)

3- Cam Krewe- Buddy Day

3- Fiesta! 3:00-6:00 All are invited to come have fun and experience the Mexican Culture.

6- Happy Birthday Ms. Stentiford

6- Anti Bullying Presentation for students (Sponsored by PTA)

7- ELAC Meeting- 8:30-9:15 All are invited.

10- Veteran’s Day Holiday (No School)

13- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

Attendance Matters!

• Poor attendance can influence whether children read proficiently by the end of third grade.
• By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school.
• Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence.

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Do’s, Ms. Pimienta’s and Ms. Benson’s classes for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive an extra recess.
• Congratulations to Ms. Blakely’s and Ms. Demchuck’s classes for earning 20 Robo class tickets!  They will receive a popsicle party.
• Congratulations to Ms. Romaneli’s, Ms. Bromley’s, Ms. Demchuk’s, and Ms. Barrett’s classes for have 100% perfect attendance all week!

Extended Learning Opportunities (LEAD)

After school clubs start this week!  If your child was selected, you should have received information from Ms. Rawman.  Please be patient as we work through the bumps of creating a brand new afterschool program.

If your child is in a LEAD club, have them go to the kindergarten area after school on the day of their club. Here they will have a school provided snack while they wait to be picked up by their teacher at 3pm. Remember to please fill out the Release to Participate form in order for your child to participate. I have provided the link below.

https://forms.office.com/r/52Hd2kwWJM?origin=lprLink

General Reminders/Updates

• Ms. Cardenas and I enjoy being on the blacktop each morning so that we can interact with students.  We ask that parents continue to follow the posted signs when dropping students off in the morning.  Pull all the way forward so that multiple cars can all drop off and traffic can stay moving.
• One way to have positive interactions about school with your child is to ask them to tell you about 2-3 great things that happened at school.  Ask open ended questions so that your child has to say more than “yes” or “no”.  Think positive!
• Last day to purchase Boo Grams for $1 will be Monday.  Boo Grams will be delivered on Oct 31.

CVESD Canned Food Drive

The Chula Vista Elementary School District is sponsoring a district-wide food drive
in collaboration with the Chula Vista Welfare Council from October 16-26.

The food collected will be boxed and provided to families in Chula Vista.  Students may drop items off in the office or classrooms.

Suggestions for donations:
Proteins: Peanut butter, meat (chicken, tuna, spam,
chili w/meat), and bagged dried beans.
Healthy carbs: Mixed vegetables, carrots, sweet
potatoes, soup, canned tomatoes, and green beans.
Fruits: Any canned fruit.
Milk: Canned or powdered.
Sauces: Tomato, pasta, gravy, and broth.
Pasta/carbs: Bagged rice, pasta, mac and cheese,
stuffing, rice mix, mashed potatoes, canned pasta,
and peas.

Calendar of Events

15- Happy Birthday Ms. Trinidad

16- Happy Birthday Ms. Jarvis and Ms. Corrales

16- After school clubs start for selected students

16- Last Day to purchase Boo Grams Before/After School

16-23 Fourth Grade Field Trips

16-26 Canned Food Drive

17- Happy Birthday Ms. Garcia and Ms. Shawna

17- Kinder Field Trip

18- Fifth Grade Field Trip

18- School Board Meeting 6:00

19- Second Grade Field Trip

21- Happy Birthday Ms. Heidi

23-31 Red Ribbon Week

23- TK Field Trip

23- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

24- DAC/DELAC district meeting 12:00-2:00

25- Red Ribbon Week School Event

25- PTA General Meeting 6:00-7:00 in the MPR

27- CHP/PTA Halloween Movie Night

27- Kona Ice after school

28- Happy Birthday Ms. Esparza

31- School Halloween Parade 8:30-9:15

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Romaneli’s and  Ms. Mena’s classes for earning 20 Robo class tickets!  They will receive popsicles.
• Congratulations to  Ms. Greenzweig’s, Ms. Abuyo’s, and Ms. Esparza’s classes for having 100% perfect attendance this past week!
• Congratulations to Ms. Escamilla’s class for earning the Golden Cleat Award from PE.

Extended Learning Opportunities (LEAD)

After school clubs will start on Oct. 16, 2023.  If you child was selected for one of the clubs, you will receive email communication about dates and times.  If you child wasn’t selected this round, we will start adding more clubs throughout the year.

General Reminders/Updates

•  Students return to a minimum day on October 10.
• Thanks for a great book fair.  All money raised from the book fair goes directly back to our students in the form of more books for the classroom libraries, school library, and student incentives.
• If you child has a cell phone, I would encourage parents to actively monitor the content.  Over the past two weeks, numerous inappropriate topics have been brought to our attention.  Upon investigating, we are finding most of the issues are starting off campus through the use of cell phones.

Calendar of Events

9- Happy Birthday Ms. Cardenas

10- Happy Birthday Ms. Ingco

10- Students return to school                                                                                   (Minimum Day- TK/K dismiss @1:10, Grades 1-6 dismiss @1:15)

10-13 Boo Grams for Sale Before/After School

13- Cam Krewe (Buddy Day)

15- Happy Birthday Ms. Trinidad

16- Happy Birthday Ms. Jarvis and Ms. Corrales

16- After school clubs start for selected students

16- Last Day to purchase Boo Grams Before/After School

16-23 Fourth Grade Field Trips

17- Happy Birthday Ms. Garcia and Ms. Shawna

17- Kinder Field Trip

18- Fifth Grade Field Trip

18- School Board Meeting 6:00

19- Second Grade Field Trip

21- Happy Birthday Ms. Heidi

September is Attendance Awareness Month

• Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school.
• Chronic absence appears to have doubled by the end of the 2021-22 school year. We estimate that it now affects nearly one out of three students (or 16 million vs. 8 million students in the 2018-19 school year).
• Absenteeism and its ill effects start early.

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Tsutsumi’s, Ms. Romaneli’s and Ms. Muro’s classes for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive extra recess.
• Congratulations to Ms. Blakely’s class for having 100% perfect attendance this past week!

Extended Learning Opportunities

I am excited to share with you that starting next quarter, Camarena will start offering FREE after school clubs for students in grades 1-6. We will have reading, math logic, Spanish, coding, graphic design, art, Ballet Folklorico, bracelet making, technology, and homework clubs. Clubs are various days of the week at various times. Please open the attachment and register using the link or QR code. Registration will close on Sept. 20 and families will be notified. Not all students that register may have a space this round. We hope to grow this program throughout the year.

Camarena Elementary Extended Learning Opportunities

General Reminders/Updates

• We have early dismissal ALL week due to parent/teacher conferences!
• Book fair starts next week! It will be open before/after school. We are still in need of volunteers to help.
  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AAAF2AA0FBCE9-44346114-camarena#/

Calendar of Events

18-22 Early release due to parent/teacher conferences. TK/K @ 1:10, Grades 1-6 @1:15

18-21 Scholastic Book Fair

19- Happy Birthday Ms. Pickett

19- Spanish Book Truck on  campus- Scholastic carries a wide variety of books but we will also have the Spanish Book Truck here on the 19th with an even large selection of Spanish titles for purchase.

20- Happy Birthday Ms. Lopez-Solis

22- Red Carpet 3rd/4th @8:30, 5th/6th @9:30

22- Kona Ice after school

23-Oct 9 Fall Break (No School)

28- Happy Birthday Ms. Marroquin

29- Happy Birthday Ms. Antilz and Ms. Lynd

30- Happy Birthday Mr. Abellar

October

1- Happy Birthday Mr. Soileau and Ms. Demchuk

3- Happy Birthday Ms. Tsutsumi

4- Happy Birthday Ms. Rutledge and Ms. Nestor

8- Happy Birthday Ms. Cleator

9- Happy Birthday Ms. Cardenas

10- Happy Birthday Ms. Ingco

10- Students return to school                                                                                   (Minimum Day- TK/K dismiss @1:10, Grades 1-6 dismiss @1:15)

September is Hispanic Heritage Month

September is Attendance Awareness Month

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

• Congratulations to Ms. Flores’s, Ms. Cosio’s and Ms. Greenzweig’s classes for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive extra recess.
• Congratulations to Ms. Bromley’s, Ms. Abuyo’s, and Ms. Isbell’s class for having 100% perfect attendance this past week!

General Reminders/Updates

• All play structures are closed during our morning arrival.  If you are walking your child to school and waiting around in the morning, we ask that all students are lined up either by their TK classes or on the blacktop.
• Student success is directly impacted by student attendance.  If you child isn’t sick, please make sure they are at school on time everyday.
• Conferences are quickly approaching.  You should have received information from your child’s teacher about setting up time to conference on how everyone can work together to support your child.  September 14-22 are ALL early dismissal days so that teacher can conference with all families.
• Anyone have an interested in money?  We are looking for one person to be part of the District Budget Advisory Committee.  The parent representative will learn about school and District budget processes and provide valuable input on District budget priorities.  The parent is your site’s voice on the District’s budget planning and will report information back to your School Site Council.  Meetings are held monthly at the district office.  The first meeting is October 25 from 6:00-7:00.  If interested please email jason.soileau@cvesd.org

Camarena earned the PBIS Bronze Award

California PBIS initiated our first statewide effort in 2015 to implement a recognition system to acknowledge schools for implementing PBIS with fidelity to the national framework. Schools may apply to be recognized as Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum PBIS schools. California PBIS would like to thank each and every schools that have submitted an application.   Your dedication and commitment to the students, families, and communities of your respective districts is a major contributing factor to the excellence in education in the state of California.

Our goal for the 2023-2024 school year will be to earn the silver award!  We can continue the work of being Safe, Respectful, and Responsible as a community.

Calendar of Events

5-15 Student Council Service Project-  All classes are accepting donations to help support the relief efforts in Maui.  All money collected will be donated to the American Read Cross Maui Relief Fund in the name of Camarena Elementary.

12- DAC/DELAC District Meeting 12:00-2:00

12- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

13- School Board Meeting 6:00

14-21 Parent/Teacher Conferences- Minimum Days 1:15

14- Kinder Field Trip- Ms. Swafford

15- International DOT Day- wear polka dots

15- Red Carpet Assemblies grades TK-K @8:30, 1st/2nd @9:30

18-22 Scholastic Book Fair

19- Happy Birthday Ms. Pickett

20- Happy Birthday Ms. Lopez-Solis

22- Red Carpet 3rd/4th @8:30, 5th/6th @9:30

22- Kona Ice after school

23-Oct 9 Fall Break (No School)

28- Happy Birthday Ms. Marroquin

29- Happy Birthday Ms. Antilz

October

1- Happy Birthday Mr. Soileau and Ms. Demchuk

3- Happy Birthday Ms. Tsutsumi

4- Happy Birthday Ms. Rutledge

8- Happy Birthday Ms. Cleator

9- Happy Birthday Ms. Cardenas

10- Happy Birthday Ms. Ingco

10- Students return to school                                                                                   (Minimum Day- TK/K dismiss @1:10, Grades 1-6 dismiss @1:15)