Alamosa Park Family Letter - 12/18/2020

​12/18/20

Dear Alamosa Park Families,

I hope you and your family are doing well. Thank you to the AP Education Foundation for the fantastic holiday decorations around parking lot and for sponsoring Winter Spirit days and the great Gratitude Wall. Students and staff did a nice job of putting their Hawk Pride on display and documenting their gratitude for others. Go Hawks!
The purpose of this email is to:

• Provide a reminder to complete / submit the City of Oceanside Safe Routes to School survey
• VUSD Holiday Meal Distribution Day – Monday, December 21 (Please click HERE for locations, times, and details)
• Magnet Middle School Information for our Grade 5 Parents and Students
• Winter Break – Classic students return to in-person on Monday, January 11, 2021 -  (All students in virtual for the week of Monday, January 4, 2021)

The City of Oceanside is interested in hearing from you about Oceanside Safe Routes to School. Please consider filling out the survey linked below by Thursday, December 31, 2020. Thank you for your consideration.
Did you and your child walk / bike to school when in-person education was taking place and / or do you plan to walk / bike with your child to school when in-person learning begins again? Let us know about your concerns, and what would make you feel safer and more comfortable when walking and biking with your child.
Go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OceansideSRTS

¿Usted y su hijo caminaban o iban en bicicleta a la escuela cuando había clases presenciales o planean caminar o ir en bicicleta cuando las clases en persona vuelvan a reanudarse? Háganos saber sus inquietudes y lo que lo hará sentirse más seguro y cómodo al caminar y andar en bicicleta con su hijo.

Vaya a: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OceansideSRTS
Por favor complete la encuesta antes del 31 de Diciembre de 2020.

VUSD Holiday Meal Distribution – Monday, December 21 – Please see THIS communication for locations, times, and details.

Magnet Middle School Information for our Grade 5 Parents and Students
Dear Alamosa Park Grade 5 Students and Parents,
All VUSD 5th grade families will be receiving letters in the mail from Vista Magnet Middle School (VMMS) and Vista Innovation & Design Academy (VIDA) very soon. Please click HERE for VMMS information and HERE for VIDA information.
Please visit the VMMS and VIDA websites for videos that describe their schools and for any additional information.

Winter Break is 12/19/20 – 01/03/21 (School Resumes on Monday, January 4, 2021)
At the VUSD Board Meeting last night (Thursday, 12/17/20), our school board elected to have all students in VUSD elementary schools start on Monday, January 4, in virtual learning. After much discussion about how to address the community spread of the virus, our School Board took action to implement a one week pause on all in-person learning at the elementary schools after the winter break and pivot to virtual learning. All elementary schools will reconvene for Vista Classic in-person instruction on January 11, 2021. All district supplemental programs (including Dual Language Immersion) are included in this one week pause and will reconvene, in-person, on January 11, 2021. As a result, all Alamosa Park students will be learning from home, virtually during the week of Monday, January 4. On Monday, January 11, Classic students will return to in-person learning at Alamosa Park, and Vista Virtual students will continue learning virtually. Your child’s teacher will be in touch with you about guidance for student work when we return in 2021!!

I wish everyone a fabulous winter break, a great Holiday Season, and Happy New Year!

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 to Know:

• Winter Break: 12/19/20 - 01/03/21 (School Resumes Monday, January 4 - all students will be in Virtual during the week of January 4, 2021)
• Student School Calendar 2020-21 – click HERE
• Friday, January 15, 2021  - Make-Up Picture (Classic-Enrolled students: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. & Virtual-Enrolled students 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.) – Please click HERE for the map and schedule.

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