September 17, 2023

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

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 10, 2023

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)

September 3, 2023

September is Attendance Awareness Month

Attendance is one of the major factors when predicting future success in school!  If children don’t show up for school regularly, they miss out on fundamental reading and math skills and the chance to build a habit of good attendance that will carry them into college and careers.  Data from a California study found that children who were chronically absent (missing 2 or more days a month) were far less likely to read proficiently at the end of third grade.  Please make sure that your child is at school on time unless he/she is sick.

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

  • Congratulations to Ms. Isbell’s class for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They will receive extra recess!
  • Congratulations to Ms. Sanchez’s class for earning 20 Robo class tickets!  They will receive popsicles!

General Reminders/Updates

  • We are looking for parent volunteers to coach our school kickball and flag football teams.  We will play against other schools on Fridays starting in October.  If you are interested please email gerardo.morales@cvesd.org
  • Thursday, September 7 PTA will be having a planning meeting for our Winter Wonderland event at 5:00 in the library.  If you would like to help with this event, please plan on attending.
  • 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.
  • Please do not pickup/drop off/ or park in the back parking lot/bus loop.  This is a staff only area.  When you park or drop off in the back parking lot or bus loop area, you are having to cross multiple crosswalks making it unsafe for our students.
  • When picking up and dropping off at the YMCA, please park in an unassigned parking space.  The front of the YMCA is surrounded by a fire lane.  Cars are not permitted to stop in a fire lane.

Calendar of Events

4- Holiday- No School

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.

5- ELAC Meeting 3:00-4:00 MPR (All families are invited to come learn- What is ELAC?)  We will discuss what we are doing to support all English learners on campus.

 

7- Kinder (Bromley) field trip to the public library

7- Winter Wonderland planning meeting 5:00 library

8- Spirit Day- Wear Sunglasses

8- Happy Birthday Ms. Isbell and Ms. Ponce

9- Happy Birthday Ms. Abuyo

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

12- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

13- Chick Fil-A Spirit Night

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

17-22 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

August 27, 2023

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

  • Congratulations to Ms. Trinidad’s, Ms. Bromley’s, Ms. Larson’s, Ms. LopezSolis’s, Ms. Lidstone’s, Ms. Sanchez’s, and Ms. Elsmore’s classes for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They have earned an extra recess.
  • Congratulations to all of the students who were elected to our student council!  Also a huge shout out to everyone who had the courage to run for a position.  Just remember even if you weren’t elected, there is always a place for you to help on campus.

General Reminders/Updates

  • We are looking for parent volunteers to coach our school kickball and flag football teams.  We will play against other schools on Fridays starting in October.  If you are interested please email gerardo.morales@cvesd.org
  • Please pull all the way up when dropping students off in front of the school.  When you stop at the very front, others are not able to drop off.  Let’s work together to make pick up/drop off a smooth, pleasant experience for everyone.

Calendar of Events

31- Happy Birthday Ms. Noriko

31- Picture retakes for absent students only

31- Kinder (Moran) field trip to the public library

September

1- Kinder (Gutierrez) field trip to the library

1- Happy Birthday Ms. Lidstone and Ms. Torres

2- Happy Birthday Ms. Elaine Lopez and Ms. Lucas

4- Holiday- No School

5- ELAC Meeting 3:00-4:00 MPR

7- Kinder (Bromley) field trip to the public library

8- Happy Birthday Ms. Isbell and Ms. Ponce

9- Happy Birthday Ms. Abuyo

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

12- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

13- Chick Fil-A Spirit Night

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

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

17-22 Scholastic Book Fair

19- Happy Birthday Ms. Pickett

20- Happy Birthday Ms. Lopez-Solis

22- Kona Ice after school

23-Oct 9 Fall Break (No School)

August 20, 2023

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Congratulations to Ms. Stentiford’s, Ms. DelaGarza’s, Ms. Ingco’s, Ms. Jones’s, Ms. Lamas’s, and Ms. Barrett’s classes for earning 10 ROBO class tickets!  They will receive an extra recess.

General Reminders/Updates

  • Thanks to everyone who attended movie night!  PTA put on a great event for our community.  Please take time to join the PTA and volunteer if you have time.  https://www.camarenapta.org/ 
  • Follow PTA on Instagram @camarenarobopta
  • School starts at 8:15.  Please arrive on time.  If you arrive at 8:15 or after, students will need to stop for the office for a green slip.
  • If it is raining on Monday, we will follow our rainy day schedule.  In the morning students that arrive early will start their day in the MPR.  At 8:00, students transition to the covered areas right outside of the classrooms.  Recess will be indoors and lunch will be in the MPR.
  • When it rains, traffic becomes even worse than a regular day- be prepared.

News from PTA

You are personally invited to come out to our next General Body Meeting on Wednesday August 23rd at 6 P.M. in the Multipurpose room or virtually (link below). We will be discussing how to spend the money from our budget that was passed at our last meeting. We will also be discussing upcoming events. We would love to hear your thoughts! Hope to see you there!

Looking forward to seeing you all,

Christina Marin

PTA President 2023-2024

Meeting Details

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 570-500-5864 PIN: ‪701 510 661#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/rbi-egqu-otm?pin=2621705441554

Attendance Matters

School attendance is required by law. Parents/guardians of children between the ages of six and eighteen years of age are responsible for sending their children to school every day and on time. When students attend class regularly and on time, opportunities for successful learning increase; consequently, the importance of regular on-time attendance cannot be overemphasized.

Chronic Absence

Students are identified as chronically absent when they have missed 10% or more days for both excused and unexcused absences in relation to the total days enrolled for any given school year.

To partner with parent(s)/guardian(s) regarding chronically absent students, schools may request information as to why students are missing so many days of excused and/or unexcused absences. School nurses may ask parent(s)/guardian(s) to sign a release of information for the students’ attending physician to best support the students’ medical needs at school to the extent possible.

Additionally, parent(s)/guardian(s) and students may be placed on a Student Attendance Review Team (SART) contract as a means of intervention to support positive attendance.

Fall Junior Academy

The Chula Vista Elementary School District has partnered with the YMCA of San Diego County to offer students in TK-6th grade a FREE Expanded Learning Opportunity Program. The Junior Academy Program will offer a wide variety of academic and engaging enrichment activities, meals, and field trips. Please fill out the interest form to be considered for the Junior Academy Program.

Fall 2023 Junior Academy Program

  • Date: September 25th-October 6th
  • Location: Chula Vista Hills, Cook, Jeffers, and Rice
  • Hours of Operation: 7:30am-4:30pm.

Enrollment Information

  • Dates for Interest forms submission: Friday, August 25th
  • Families notified if selected by: Friday, September 1st
  • Selected family’s complete registration by: Friday, September 8th
  • Interest form: link to interest form
  • FAQ: Link to FAQ

Calendar of Events

23- General Body PTA Meeting 6:00-7:00

24- Fall Pictures

25- Happy Birthday Ms. Rawman

25- Kona Ice after school

31- Happy Birthday Ms. Noriko

31- Picture retakes for absent students only

31- Kinder (Moran) field trip to the public library

September

1- Kinder (Gutierrez) field trip to the library

1- Happy Birthday Ms. Lidstone and Ms. Torres

2- Happy Birthday Ms. Elaine Lopez and Ms. Lucas

4- Holiday- No School

5- ELAC Meeting 3:00-4:00 MPR

7- Kinder (Bromley) field trip to the public library

8- Happy Birthday Ms. Isbell and Ms. Ponce

9- Happy Birthday Ms. Abuyo

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

12- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

13- Chick Fil-A Spirit Night

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

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

17-22 Scholastic Book Fair

19- Happy Birthday Ms. Pickett

20- Happy Birthday Ms. Lopez-Solis

22- Kona Ice after school

23-Oct 9 Fall Break (No School)

August 13, 2023

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

  • Congratulations to Ms. Mena’s, Ms. Blakely’s, Ms. Perez’s, and Ms. Pickett’s classes for earning 10 Robo class tickets.  They will receive an extra recess.

General Reminders/Updates

  • Please do not drop off or pick up in the bus loop.
  • Do not block crosswalks.
  • Our safety patrol will be starting soon.  We ask that everyone follow the directions given by the students.
  • If students are riding scooters or bikes, they should practice safety by wearing helmets.  All scooters and bikes should be walked while on campus ground.

DAC/DELAC Representatives Needed

We are looking for parents to represent our school at our DAC/DELAC meetings.

DAC is the District Advisory Council- As an elected DAC representative for Camarena, you will be attending monthly meetings with other DAC parent reps from
all Chula Vista Elementary School District schools to advise the District on state and
federally funded programs, share this information with other parents at your
school site, and promote parent participation and leadership.

DELAC- District English Learner Advisory Committee- As an elected DELAC representative for Camarena, you represent parents of students in our
District who are Multilingual English Language Learners. You will also be attending monthly meetings with other DELAC parent reps from all Chula Vista Elementary School District schools to advise the District’s Governing Board on English Learner Services and Supports, and share this information with parents at your school site.

The meetings are held monthly on a Tuesday from 12:00-2:00 with lunch provided!  The first meeting is on Tuesday, August 15.  I have attached a short presentation for more information. If interested, please email krista.cardenas@cvesd.org  

The ABC’s of Being a DAC DELAC Rep ENGLISH

Calendar of Events

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

160 Happy Birthday Ms. Bromley

17- Kinder (Larson) field trip to the public library

18- Kinder (Muro) field trip to the public library

18- Happy Birthday Ms. Swafford

18- PTA Movie Night- Food/Snack 6:30, Movie 7:30

24- Fall Pictures

25- Happy Birthday Ms. Rawman

25- 31- Happy Birthday Ms. Noriko

31- Picture retakes for absent students only

31- Kinder (Moran) field trip to the public library

September

1- Kinder (Gutierrez) field trip to the library

1- Happy Birthday Ms. Lidstone and Ms. Torres

2- Happy Birthday Ms. Elaine Lopez and Ms. Lucas

4- Holiday- No School

7- Kinder (Bromley) field trip to the public library

8- Happy Birthday Ms. Isbell and Ms. Ponce

9- Happy Birthday Ms. Abuyo

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

12- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

13- Chick fila Spirit Night

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

15- Red Carpet Assemblies grades TK-2

August 6, 2023

School Wide Expectations

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Congratulations to Ms. Sanchez’s and Ms. Demchuk’s classes for earning 10 Robo class tickets!  They have earned extra recess!

General Reminders

  • If you have some time on Friday mornings to help with the prize cart please email krista.cardenas@cvesd.org
  • Please pull all the way up when dropping off and picking up.  When you stop at the front it keeps others from being able to load and unload.
  • For the safety of our students, it is a RIGHT turn only when exiting the parking lot

Family Handbook

Please take some time to review the family handbook.

Camarena Parent and Student Handbook 2023-2024

PTA

Please click on the link and visit the PTA website.  From the website you can join the PTA, volunteer for events or purchase spirit wear.  We ask that everyone join even if you can’t attend meetings or volunteer at this time.

https://www.camarenapta.org/

You can also follow the PTA Instagram   @camarenarobopta

SSC

Congratulations to Shari Gomez and Alexis Gates for representing our community along with Erika Battaglia, Elisama Chaves, and Adolfo Galdamez on our school site council!  I look forward to working with you to make Camarena an even better place for our students.

Calendar of Events

7-16 6th Grade field trips to Imagination/Sound/Energy Stations

7-9 5th Grade field trips to the Hydro Station

7- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

9- School Board Meeting 6:00

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

17- Kinder (Larson) field trip to the public library

18- Kinder (Muro) field trip to the public library

18- Happy Birthday Ms. Swafford

18- PTA Movie Night

24- Fall Pictures

25- Happy Birthday Ms. Rawman

31- Happy Birthday Ms. Noriko

31- Picture retakes for absent students only

31- Kinder (Moran) field trip to the public library

September

1- Kinder (Gutierrez) field trip to the library

1- Happy Birthday Ms. Lidstone and Ms. Torres

2- Happy Birthday Ms. Elaine Lopez and Ms. Lucas

4- Holiday- No School

7- Kinder (Bromley) field trip to the public library

8- Happy Birthday Ms. Isbell and Ms. Ponce

9- Happy Birthday Ms. Abuyo

July 30, 2023

School Wide Expectations

  • Be Safe
  • Be Respectful
  • Be Responsible

When students are demonstrating our school wide expectations, they have the opportunity to earn individual and class ROBO Rockstar Passes.  If your child comes home and says they earned a ROBO ticket, it is a BIG deal!  Make sure to celebrate the success with your child.

General Reminders

  • Thanks to all who attended the PTA kickoff and Back to School Night.
  • Traffic will increase now that kindergarten and TK are on a regular schedule.
  • Thank you for following the traffic procedures.  Please pull all the way forward and drop off next to the yellow curb.  Students dropped off, need to be independent when getting in and out of the car.
  • Afternoon pick up- please do NOT leave your car if you are next to the yellow curb.
  • It is a right turn only when exiting the main parking lot.
  • Please do not park and yell at your child to cross the three lanes of traffic in our parking lot.  You will need to walk to the safety of the curb and walk with your child.
  • Please do not enter the back bus loop.  This is not a drop off for students.
  • Do not park illegally in the parking lot (Double parking, parking behind others, parking next the red curb, etc.) Police will be out next week issuing citations.
  • Grades K-6 start the day on the blacktop.  Please do not bring your child to the classroom door.
  • The office does not have the staff available to deliver items to students, and we will not interrupt the learning environment to deliver items.  If you bring an item after the start of the day, we will place the item in the teacher’s mailbox and email the teacher however, they do not check emails during instructional time.
  • Students are not allowed to have cell phones out upon entering the campus.

Family Handbook

Please take some time to review the family handbook.

Camarena Parent and Student Handbook 2023-2024

School Site Council- Members Needed

We need to elect TWO parent representatives to Camarena’s School Site Council (SSC) for the 2023 – 2024 school year. The purpose of this council is to monitor the progress of our school plan, which includes the budgets to accompany it. Parent representatives provide valuable input concerning the curriculum and activities that expand the core curriculum assured by district categorical funding.

The School Site Council is an elected decision-making body for the school.

If you have the time and the interest to serve on the School Site Council (SSC), please email krista.cardenas@cvesd.org. It is a wonderful opportunity to become very familiar with our school and help provide input into school-wide decision-making. This is a 2-year term. Sixth grade parents can serve only one year but may run in this election. If you are interested in having your name placed on the ballot, please fill out and return the information form below to Ms. Cardenas.  SSC meetings are held monthly; 3:00-4:00 pm and they will be in person with a virtual option.

SSC-Interest-Form 23

(ELAC) English Language Advisory Committee and (DELAC) District English Language Advisory Committee

ELAC is a school level elected committee of parents, staff, and community members designated to advise school officials on English Learner programs and services.  If you are interested in being part of the committee please email krista.cardendas@cvesd.org 

PTA

Please click on the link and visit the PTA website.  From the website you can join the PTA, volunteer for events or purchase spirit wear.  Please plan to join us for the first PTA meeting on Thursday at 5:00.

https://www.camarenapta.org/

Color Days

All students are invited to participate in our “Annual Color Days”.  Each day we wear a special color to help our TK/Kinder students focus on learning all the colors.

Calendar of Events

July 31- Happy Birthday Ms. Greenzweig

August

1-9 5th Grade field trips to the Hydro Station

7-16 6th Grade field trips to Imagination/Sound/Energy Stations

7- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

9- School Board Meeting 6:00

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

18- Happy Birthday Ms. Swafford

18- PTA Movie Night

24- Fall Pictures

25- Happy Birthday Ms. Rawman

31- Happy Birthday Ms. Noriko

31- Picture retakes for absent students only

July 23, 2023

Traffic and Safety

  • Thank you for following the flow of traffic
  • Just a few reminders:
    •  When pulling into the parking lot you will need to make a decision.  Stay to the left and park OR stay to the right- pull all the way up and allow your child to independently exit the vehicle.
    • When leaving the parking lot, it is a RIGHT turn only.
    • When dropping off/picking up- PULL ALL THE WAY UP.  This allows us to drop off over 15 cars at one time.  If you stop at the front, it stops all other students from entering school.

Family Handbook

Camarena Parent and Student Handbook 2023-2024

School Site Council- Members Needed

We need to elect TWO parent representatives to Camarena’s School Site Council (SSC) for the 2023 – 2024 school year. The purpose of this council is to monitor the progress of our school plan, which includes the budgets to accompany it. Parent representatives provide valuable input concerning the curriculum and activities that expand the core curriculum assured by district categorical funding.

The School Site Council is an elected decision-making body for the school.

If you have the time and the interest to serve on the School Site Council (SSC), please email krista.cardenas@cvesd.org. It is a wonderful opportunity to become very familiar with our school and help provide input into school-wide decision-making. This is a 2-year term. Sixth grade parents can serve only one year but may run in this election. If you are interested in having your name placed on the ballot, please fill out and return the information form below to Ms. Cardenas.  SSC meetings are held monthly; 3:00-4:00 pm and they will be in person with a virtual option.

SSC-Interest-Form 23

(ELAC) English Language Advisory Committee and (DELAC) District English Language Advisory Committee

ELAC is a school level elected committee of parents, staff, and community members designated to advise school officials on English Learner programs and services.  If you are interested in being part of the committee please email krista.cardendas@cvesd.org 

Safety Concern-Dogs on Campus

We understand that most dogs do an amazing job around others, however, schools are a place with lots of smells, different people, and unique items that can all cause an animal to act unpredictably.

We wanted to send along a friendly reminder that all schools in CVESD follow the state and federal guidelines for animals on campus that allows for only certified service animals to be on school grounds at any time.

AR 6163.2

SERVICE ANIMALS IN SCHOOLS
This regulation is designed to provide guidance regarding the use of service animals by students with disabilities enrolled in schools within the Chula Vista Elementary School District, as well as the use of such animals by school staff and visitors on District property and at school-sponsored programs and activities.

1.     Definitions
a. Individual with a disability: As defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and the ADA Amendments of 2008. (29 U.S.C. Section 705 (20), 42 U.S.C. Section 12101) b. Service animal: Any dog that is individually trained to do work or
perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. (28 C.F.R. Sections 35.104, 35.136)

Below is the link to the full five pages of Board Policy and Administrative Regulations outlining this topic.

CHULA VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT (sharpschool.com)

PTA

Please click on the link and visit the PTA website.  From the website you can join the PTA, volunteer for events or purchase spirit wear.  Please plan to join us for the first PTA meeting on Thursday at 5:00.

https://www.camarenapta.org/

Kinder/TK Schedule reminder

All week our TK and Kindergarten students are released at 1:10.

Color Days

All students are invited to participate in our “Annual Color Days”.  Each day we wear a special color to help our TK/Kinder students focus on learning all the colors.

Calendar of Events

July 27- PTA Meeting/Back to School Orientation

  • 5:00-5:30 PTA Kickoff in the MPR
  • 5:40-6:10 Session 1
  • 6:15-6:45 Session 2 (Repeat of Session 1)

July 28- KONA Ice after school

July 29- Community Expo

July 31- Happy Birthday Ms. Greenzweig

August

1-9 5th Grade field trips to the Hydro Station

7-16 6th Grade field trips to Imagination/Sound/Energy Stations

7- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

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

18- Happy Birthday Ms. Swafford

24- Fall Pictures

July 18, 2023

Students will report directly to the classrooms on the first day of school.

First Day of School- Wednesday, July 29, 2023

  • First Day School Hours 1st-6th 8:15-1:15
  • First Day School Hours TK-Kinder 8:30-10:00

Class Placement

You should receive an email today with your child’s teacher and room number.  If you didn’t, you may obtain the information through the Home Access Center after 5:00. (HAC) is a browser-based student information system that allows you to view student information such as registration, attendance, discipline, and scheduling.

You must register for HAC with the email that you provided to the school during registration. Please contact the school if you forgot or recently changed your email or home address.

Please click on the following link: https://www.cvesd.org/parents/home-access-center

If you already have an account, click on login link at the bottom of this page. Otherwise, please register first. Guardians can create their own account by clicking on the icon or on “Click Here to Register for HAC” from the Home Access Center home page.

Once you have logged into your account, click on the icon that states registration, on the demographics page you will see HOMEROOM which is the room number and you will see HOMEROOM TEACHER which is your child’s teacher for the 2023-2024 school year.

At Camarena, we follow a placement process that maximizes both positive academic and social experiences within the classroom.  It is our commitment to place all children in an optimized learning environment where they will thrive and reach their fullest potential.  Our goal is to create an equitable and balanced classroom environment that ensures the success of all students.  The assignment of students to classes is a collective effort made by a placement team made up of teachers and school administration.  Decisions for class placement are student-based using the following criteria:  gender ratio, range of academic levels, language proficiency, past interactions, teacher’s knowledge, and special needs of students.   Due to the delicate nature of creating equitable classes, we will not make any classroom adjustments at this time.

Staff will be available throughout the campus to help you find you class in the morning.

Traffic and Safety

  • Traffic will be extremely heavy this week.
  • When you enter the front parking lot, you will stay to the left if you want to park.  If you want to drop off stay to the right.
  • When dropping off, please stay to the right and pull all the way up to the second two story building.  Students will need to independently exit the vehicle.  Students will need to exit the vehicle on the yellow curbs.
  • Please do not stop at the front flag pole area.  This is a RED curb an there is NO parking or stopping next to the red curb.

Military Families

Did you know we have Military and Family Life counseling services are available on campus?

Ms. Sienna, our Military and Family Life Counselor, is serving our military families again this year! The military counselors provide short-term, non-medical counseling to support military students through difficult adjustments, such as deployments, and improve your child’s emotional well being by engaging in fun, interactive activities in individual, group, and parent group sessions. Please ask your teacher for a permission slip today or call for more information at 619-214-2143.

Family Handbook

Camarena Parent and Student Handbook 2023-2024

School Site Council- Members Needed

We need to elect TWO parent representatives to Camarena’s School Site Council (SSC) for the 2023 – 2024 school year. The purpose of this council is to monitor the progress of our school plan, which includes the budgets to accompany it. Parent representatives provide valuable input concerning the curriculum and activities that expand the core curriculum assured by district categorical funding.

The School Site Council is an elected decision-making body for the school.

If you have the time and the interest to serve on the School Site Council (SSC), please email krista.cardenas@cvesd.org. It is a wonderful opportunity to become very familiar with our school and help provide input into school-wide decision-making. This is a 2-year term. Sixth grade parents can serve only one year but may run in this election. If you are interested in having your name placed on the ballot, please fill out and return the information form below to Ms. Cardenas.  SSC meetings are held monthly; 3:00-4:00 pm and they will be in person with a virtual option.

SSC-Interest-Form 23

(ELAC) English Language Advisory Committee and (DELAC) District English Language Advisory Committee

ELAC is a school level elected committee of parents, staff, and community members designated to advise school officials on English Learner programs and services.  If you are interested in being part of the committee please email krista.cardendas@cvesd.org 

Front Office Deliveries

We are unable to deliver items to classrooms.  If a child forgets something at home we will not interrupt the learning of students and bring items to the classes.  We can place it in the teacher’s box, but there is no guarantee that the item will be picked up.

Schedule

Calendar of Events

July 19- First Day of School (1st-6th dismiss @1:15)

July 21- Just a reminder that ALL Fridays are minimum days with TK/K dismissal @1:10 and 1st-6th @1:15

July 24- Happy Birthday Ms. Marcial

July 27- PTA Meeting/Back to School Orientation

  • 5:00-5:30 PTA Kickoff in the MPR
  • 5:40-6:10 Session 1
  • 6:15-6:45 Session 2 (Repeat of Session 1)

July 29- Community Expo

July 31- Happy Birthday Ms. Greenzweig

August

1-9 5th Grade field trips to the Hydro Station

7-16 6th Grade field trips to Imagination/Sound/Energy Stations

7- SSC Meeting 3:00-4:00

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

18- Happy Birthday Ms. Swafford

24- Fall Pictures