Dear Tiffany Elementary School Families,
As we approach the opening of the 2025-2026 school year, I hope this message finds you and your family well. My name is Dr. Crystal Sutton and I am excited to serve this community for a fifth year as your principal! If you would like to know a little more about me, please click HERE, which will take you to my page on our school blog. I look forward to reconnecting with our current families and welcoming our new families.
I know our entire team is ready to welcome our students on July 23rd. Below you will find information about the start of school.
Office is Now Open
Our school main office is now open from 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Our office team is processing continuing enrollment forms, enrolling new families and getting ready to open the school year. We are available to support our families with questions you may have. Please also be sure to subscribe to our Tiffany Elementary School Blog by visiting https://tiffanyelementary.edublogs.org/.
Continuing Student Registration for Returning Students
All returning families should have received an email notification from PowerSchool to complete the “CONTINUING STUDENT REGISTRATION” process back in late May and reminders if we have not received your information back yet. If you already completed this process, no need to do anything more.
We still have about 100 students who we do not have completed continuing enrollment yet, so please search your inbox by searching “PowerSchool” to locate the student specific link and complete the process. Completion of the Continuing Student Registration process is required for 2025-26 school year enrollment. Students who do not have this completed will not be able to start the school year.
If your plans have changed and your student(s) are not returning to Tiffany Elementary for the upcoming school year, please call the office as soon as possible to let us know.
As a reminder, this process is only for returning students – not new students.
Teacher Assignments and First Day Schedule
By the evening of July 21st, parents will receive email notification of teacher and classroom assignments for the 2025-2026 school year. The first day of school will be July 23rd and follow the schedule below:
- Grade TK: 8:45 AM-1:40 PM
- Grade K: 8:45 AM-1:40 PM
- Grades 1-6: 8:45 AM-1:55 PM
- Preschool AM: 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM
- Preschool PM: 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Schedule for Thursday and Friday of the First Week
Thursday, July 24th:
- Grades TK and K: 8:45AM – 1:40PM
- Grades 1-6: 8:45 AM – 3:10 PM
- Preschool AM: 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM
- Preschool PM: 12:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Friday, July 25th:
- Grades TK and K: 8:45AM – 1:40PM
- Grades 1-6: 8:45 AM-1:55 PM
- Preschool is closed on Fridays
*Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten will be on MINIMUM DAY SCHEDULE through Friday, August 1st. Please plan accordingly.
2025-2026 School Year Calendar
Absence Guidelines
Here are some of the absence requirements for this school year. Please keep these items in mind:
- Please call the office to report any absences and the reason for the absence.
- Excused Absences: illness, doctor appointments for the student, military engagements (ex. ceremony, return from deployment), death of an immediate family member, etc.
- Unexcused Absences: appointments for other family members, out of town, vacations, etc.
- Independent Study: If you know ahead that your child might need to miss school (ex. family reunion), please contact your child’s teacher and our office to set up an independent study contract. Independent Study contracts are available for 1 or more consecutive days, but not more than 14 cumulative days in a school year. Independent Study Contracts should be requested at least one week in advance.
- Tardy: Students are considered tardy if they are not in class by 8:45am.
General Information
- Students are encouraged to come with their own water bottle to school to stay hydrated
- Volunteers are always welcome on campus. Stay tuned for more information on how to become a volunteer.
- We will continue to have parents/families outside at arrival each morning.
- At dismissal, Preschool, TK and K will all dismiss from the Kindergarten area to an adult. Kindergarten bus riders will be escorted to the bus.
- 1st will all dismiss from the Kindergarten area.
- Second through Sixth Grade students will walk through gates on the West side of campus at dismissal.
Supplies
There is nothing that a student is required to have to start school on July 23rd. Items that are helpful are a backpack, lunch box (if bringing food) and a water bottle. Basic school supplies will be provided here at Tiffany. Stay tuned for more information from your child’s teacher in the coming weeks.
Transportation
Some of the students in our school zoned-area are eligible for transportation. If you want to see if your student(s) are eligible, please visit the link below for more information:
https://www.cvesd.org/departments/transportation-services
*Please note that TK students are not eligible to ride the neighborhood bus. TK students in SDC follow a different requirement and guidelines for bus transportation are part of the student’s IEP.
Traffic and Safety
For your review, here are the traffic and parking lot expectations:
- Red Curbs – “as required under California Vehicle Code Section 21458(a)(1), a curb painted red shall indicate no stopping, standing, or parking whether the vehicle is attended or unattended.”
- Yellow curbs are for loading and unloading only – cars should not be parked and left unattended. If you are on a yellow curb, you should be in your vehicle to move as the traffic is moving.
- The left lane in the parking lot is for traffic to move through. Parking/stopping in the left lane blocks cars from being able to exit. Students should not exit or enter vehicles that are in the left lane.
- Use crosswalks for crossing the street and parking lot. When dropping students off, please be sure that they exit the vehicle on the right so that they get out directly onto the sidewalk closest to the school building.
- Follow traffic patterns and do not double park along parking spaces.
A detailed description of all parking lot expectations with photos was shared last year. Our families may find it helpful to see the information with photographs – please CLICK HERE to read a detailed description of our parking lot expectations.
Thank you, in advance, for following these expectations and for keeping our students safe.
Meals for Breakfast and Lunch this Year
Breakfast (before school) and Lunch will be provided for students free of charge again this year for those who would like it. Students can also bring their own lunch and/snacks. For menu information, please visit: https://www.cvesd.org/parents/child-nutrition-services
Breakfast service is from 8:10-8:40 every school day to all students. If your child would like breakfast, please enter the gates at the West end of campus and eat at the lunch tables outside on the main playground.
Save the Dates – Read Carefully!
Kindergarten will be holding their Curriculum Night and Kinder Orientation for parents only on Monday, July 21st from 5-6:30pm in the MPR.
Transitional Kindergarten will be holding their TK Orientation for parents and students on Monday, July 21st at 1:00pm starting in the MPR.
We will be having a Back to School Picnic/Meet and Greet from 2-3:30pm on Friday, July 25th at Tiffany Park next door to our school. This will be an opportunity to meet your child’s teacher and other staff, buy spirit gear, see what volunteer opportunities are available and visit with other families. More information to come, but I wanted to make sure that you have the date!
Finally, Curriculum Night for Grades 1-6 will be on Thursday, July 31st beginning at 5pm. The schedule will be as follows below:
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Session #1: 5:00pm – 5:30pm
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Principal Welcome Video and Title 1 Parent Notification After Session #1: 5:30-5:45
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Transition Time: 5:45pm – 5:50pm
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Session #2: 5:50pm – 6:20pm
*Identical presentations, offered at two times for families to have more flexibility.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact our main office at (619) 421-6300, via phone or email me at crystal.sutton@cvesd.org. Our school team is excited to see our students and families soon!
Sincerely,
Dr. Sutton
Principal
