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)

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

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)

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

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)

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

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