Alamosa Park Family Letter - 03/04/2021

03/04/2021

Dear Alamosa Park Families,

Thank you to all virtual- and classic-enrolled families, teachers, and support staff for your continuous support of Alamosa Park students! In this Family Letter is the following:
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• Alamosa Park - Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Parent Information Meeting – Tuesday, March 9, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Zoom
• Reminder to Families about following the designated date for students returning to Classic (in-person) learning after being absent with symptoms
• Women’s History Month
• Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-22 School Year
• Thank you for your support of students arriving to school on time
• Community Update (02/23/21) from our VUSD Superintendent, Dr. Doyle – including the Consolidation Task Force Survey (Survey is open through Friday, March 12, 2021)

Alamosa Park - Dual Language Immersion (DLI) Parent Information Meeting -- Tuesday, March 9, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Attention all families who are interested in their child enrolling in DLI (Grades K, 1, or 2) at Alamosa Park for the 2021 – 22 school year:

• Please join Mr. Olavide (Principal of Grapevine Elementary School / VUSD Principal Director Multilingual Education Department), AP Teachers Mrs. Morales-Anistro, Mrs. Contreras, and me for a virtual DLI informational presentation.
• We will be discussing the Alamosa Park DLI Program, the 90 / 10 Spanish one-way, DLI model, and questions / answer period. This meeting is designed to provide information to our new DLI families. However, current DLI parents are more than welcome to attend.

​If you will be attending this virtual DLI Information Parent Meeting, please click on the link below at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9.

• Join Zoom Meeting:  https://vistausd.zoom.us/j/96045603823?pwd=QzNLL1loUlN0RnpJSkxoQjNtOUtlZz09

Reminder to families regarding students returning to Classic (in-person) learning after being absent from school due to COVID-related symptoms:
I would like to share a friendly reminder from our Health Office & School Nurse staff:

• If you child has been home from school with COVID-19 related symptom(s) it is very important to keep your child home until the designated return date provided to you by our health office staff.
• If you would like to have your child receive the COVID-19 test for a possible earlier return, please provide to our staff the negative COVID-19 result, including your child’s name on the result form. A child without COVID-19 symptoms can return after negative results have been provided and the student has been symptom-free for a minimum of 24 hours.
• Please remain mindful that the “rapid” COVID-19 tests result will not be accepted. 
• If you receive negative test results after school hours and/or over the weekend, please come into the office with a copy of the results on the next school day or prior to your students return.
• If negative results are received during school hours or during the week you can email the results to our school nurses, Amy McGuire or Maryn Eslinger (amymcguire@vistausd.org or maryneslinger@vistausd.org). We will follow up to confirm the results have been received and your student is cleared to return.
• We continue to follow the COVID-19 Decision Tree for the latest information and guidance.

The Alamosa Park nurses and health office team continues to work diligently to ensure the health and safety of our Hawk family of students, staff, and families. Thank you for your continued support.

Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized President Reagan to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week.” Since 1995, when congress passed additional resolutions, we proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month (From https://womenshistorymonth.gov/about/).
During the month of March, I ask that we celebrate the contributions women have made to the United States and recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history in a variety of fields. At Alamosa Park, during Women’s History Month, as part of curriculum and lessons, many students will be learning more about women leaders in American history. Different grade levels may be exploring how America was influenced by women leaders such as, Eleanor Roosevelt, Maya Angelou, Ellen Ochoa, Sally Ride, Hellen Keller, Dolores Huerta, and Georgia O’Keeffe.
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, my hope is that we continue to celebrate and learn more about the contributions of all women from our past and present who have made and continue to make a positive difference across America.

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-22 School Year
TK & Kindergarten Registration is now open for students at their elementary school of residency. English FLYER / Spanish FLYER

• HERE is the Alamosa Park TK / K Registration Flyer

It is important to register early to ensure proper placement at your school of residence. Click here for School Locator.
The age requirements are as follows:

• Kindergarten: child must be born on or before September 1, 2016
• Transitional Kindergarten: child must be born between September 2, 2016 - December 2, 2016
• To register for TK or Kindergarten at Alamosa Park, please call (760) 940-0700 to set up an appointment for registration.
• Please click HERE for the Alamosa Park Registration Webpage for additional information.
• Please click HERE for the Alamosa Park Home webpage.

Thank You to parents for helping students arrive to school on time:
Thank You to all families for working with your students to arrive to school on time and walking through the gate area before the 8:00 a.m. bell rings. Students arriving after the 8:00 a.m. will need to receive a tardy from the front office. Your support in making sure your students are ready to learn and on time at Alamosa Park is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your support!

Please see the latest Community Update (02/23/21) from our VUSD Superintendent, Dr. Doyle:
We have prepared another Community Update that provides information in the following areas:

• Governing Board Joint Statement Promoting Civil Discourse and Following Our District Values
• High School Vista Classic Return to In-Person Learning Set for March 8th
• Health and Safety
• Vista Works for You Video - Measure LL Facility Bond Progress Update
• Student Athletics Update
• Nursing Staff Update
• Counties to Allocate Vaccine Doses for School Employees

Click here for the Community Update.

Please consider completing the Consolidation Task Force SURVEY, (Link closes this Friday, March 12, 2021).
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Please feel free to contact me at any time for any questions (760-940-0700 x49001).
Thank you for your continued support of your student at Alamosa Park Elementary School. Students, please continue "Going for the Gold" and Go Hawks!

Sincerely,
Principal Ruggles
(760) 940-0700 x49001

Upcoming Dates and Events to Know:

• Tuesday, March 9, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – DLI Parent Information Meeting
• March 22 – 26 - Healthy Hawk Week – Information coming soon
• Alamosa’s Got Talent (Virtual Student Talent Show) – Information coming soon
• Please submit Alamosa Park student photos to the Alamosa Park Yearbook Email Address. Please include student name, teacher name, grade level.  APHawksYearbook@gmail.com

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