Alamosa Park Family Letter - 11/25/2020

11/25/20

Dear Alamosa Park Families,

I hope you and your family are doing well and enjoying the start of Thanksgiving Break!

The purpose of this email is to notify parents and families about:

• The most recent Community Update from VUSD Superintendent, Dr. Doyle, dated 11/24/20
• New COVID-19 Testing Center in Vista – Open 7 Days per week, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Student Picture Days: Thursday, 12/03 for Classic-enrolled students & Friday, 12/04 for Virtual-enrolled students.
• Virtual Parent Conferences, which will be scheduled by your child’s teacher, during a dedicated time on Tuesday, December 8 – Friday, December 11 (Early Dismissal Days will be in place for the entire week of December 7).

Community Update from VUSD Superintendent, Dr. Doyle (11/24/20):
Esteemed Parents and Staff,
We have prepared another Community Update that provides information in the following areas:

• Vista Classic for Secondary Schools Will Pause until after the Winter Break
• Health and Safety
• School Reopening Learning Model Mid-Year Review
• Family and Community Engagement Network

Click here for the Community Update.

From this Community Update, you will see that all VUSD secondary schools (middle and high schools) are pivoting to virtual instruction after the winter break, starting Monday, November 30. I would like to remind our community that Alamosa Park and all elementary schools will continue with Classic students on campus on Monday, November 30. Alamosa Park Virtual-enrolled students will continue with Virtual learning on Monday, November 30 as well. I just wanted to make sure that our community knows that instruction and student learning will continue as it has been since October 20 at Alamosa Park. Thank you very much for your continuous support of our Alamosa Park students.

New COVID-19 testing center in Vista – Linda Rhoades Recreation Center - 600 North Santa Fe Avenue – Open Seven Days per week, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
VUSD has successfully launched the opening of a new COVID-19 testing center in Vista at the Linda Rhoades Recreation Center located at 600 North Santa Fe Avenue. The testing center is open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., free, and no appointment necessary. They have a great team of security staff to ensure your safety while at the center. As Dr. Doyle has communicated in the 11/17/20 Community Update, our community leaders have demonstrated their commitment to robust collaboration to make this happen; it is now our responsibility as members of the community to do our part to collaborate on the use of the testing center. I would like to encourage our community to visit the Vista COVID-19 testing center at Linda Rhoades Recreation Center to receive testing for your family. I appreciate your consideration.

Student Picture Days: Thursday, 12/03 for Classic-enrolled students & Friday, 12/04 for Virtual-enrolled students.

• Picture Day Schedule: Click HERE for the date and time for student pictures for your child's class - please .
• Parking Note for Virtual Families (Click HERE): In an effort to keep our social distancing measures in place, we kindly ask that you arrive at your scheduled class time. Please park in a guest parking and wait in your vehicle until your class scheduled time is open. We will check temperatures prior to entering the side gate, closest to the park. Only one parent per student will be allowed on campus during their scheduled time. Thank you in advance for your support!

Virtual and Classic Parents and families can order and purchase pictures in two ways:
Option (1): Use the envelope that will be sent home with your child to order and purchase pictures with check made out to "Mike Shriver Photography". This envelope is also available for pick up in our front office.
Option (2): Parents may order online following the steps below: 

• 1. Go to www.mikeshriverphotography.com
• 2. Click on "order/proofs" 
• 3. Follow online instructions 
• 4. Save order # for future reference
• Parents may come to front office during the week of November 30, or when they are on campus on Friday, December 4th, to pick up an order form and fill it out with photographers. 
• Write order # provided online on the order form 

Unfortunately, this school year we will not be having group pictures - composite and individual pictures only. Thank you for your consideration of your child attending school pictures at the scheduled day and time. 

Alamosa Park Virtual Parent Conferences; Tuesday – Friday, December 8 – 11

• Early Dismissal days will be in place for the week of December 7 to allow for Parent Conference meetings.
• We would appreciate your every effort to share this conference opportunity with your child’s teacher. Parent-teacher conferencing is a time to share information and to exchange ideas and values important to child, parent and teacher.
• How will I receive my child's Trimester 1 Progress Report?: Parents will receive the Trimester 1 Progress Report either in the regular U.S. mail, the Progress Report will be sent home with their child, or the teacher will share the progress report during the scheduled parent conference and send home in the mail after the conference.
• Thank you for your support and attendance at the Parent Conference.
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I am thankful to all of our students for their hard work and dedication to learning in both the Classic and Virtual learning models. Again, I would also like to express gratitude to the Alamosa Park Community for the support we are all providing our students. The teamwork and two-way communication between Alamosa staff and families is so important for everyone’s safety and health. Thank you for your support of your child’s education at Alamosa Park.

I wish the entire Alamosa Park Community a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday and wonderful Thanksgiving Break!

​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, keep "Going for the Gold" and Go Hawks!

Sincerely,
Principal Ruggles
(760) 940-0700 x49001

Upcoming Dates to Know:

• Wednesday – Friday, 11/25 – 11/27 – Fall Break (No School)
• Thursday & Friday: 12/03 & 12/04 - Student Picture Days – Thursday, 12/03 (Classic students) & Friday, 12/04 (Virtual students)
• Friday, 12/04 – Final Day for families to submit new Learning Model (Classic or Virtual) for their students 
• 12/08 – 12/11: Parent Conferences (Minimum Day Schedule)
• 12/14 – 12/18: AP Education Foundation Sponsored Winter Spirit Days & Winter Wonderland Gratitude Wall 
  • MONDAY, 12/14: It’s Cold Outside: Holiday Sweater & Cozy Fun Socks Day
  • TUESDAY, 12/15: Alamosa Park is Frozen: Blue & White Day! Represent your favorite Frozen character or dress in blue and white
  • WEDNESDAY, 12/16: Going for the Gold - in the Winter!: Winter Olympic & Sports Day! Wear your favorite winter team sport jersey or represent your favorite winter sport/athlete.
  • THURSDAY, 12/17: Candy Cane Day: Dress in Red and White!
  • FRIDAY, 12/18: Long Winter’s Nap: Wear your favorite Winter Pajamas!
• Winter Break: 12/19/20 - 01/03/21 (School Resumes Monday, January 4)

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