Dear Tiffany Elementary School Families,
I hope this email finds you well and that you all are having a great weekend! A HUGE Shoutout to our PTA Executive Board, Glow Party Planning Committee, all of the volunteers and families for making our first Glow Party a success! The smiles on everyone’s faces told it all and I am confident that those who attended had the best time! Thank you to everyone who made it happen!
Here is the information for the week:
School Schedule This Week
Monday, September 8th through Wednesday, September 10th:
- Grades TK and K: 8:45AM – 2:55PM
- 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
Thursday, September 11th:
- Grades TK and K: 8:45AM – 1:40PM
- 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
Friday, September 12th:
- Grades TK and K: 8:45AM – 1:40PM
- Grades 1-6: 8:45 AM-1:55 PM
- Preschool is closed on Fridays
School Site Council Meeting – Tuesday, September 9th at 3:30pm
Our next SSC meeting will be on Tuesday, September 9th at 3:30pm. Below are the links to the agenda as well as the minutes of the previous meeting. The SSC Meeting will be held in the Staff Lounge and online. The link to join online is located at the top of the agenda.
Agenda:
TIFFANY SSC Agenda September 9 2025
Minutes from the Previous Meeting:
TIFFANY SSC – 8-12-25-Final
PTA Scholastic Book Fair This Week – Volunteers Needed!
We need volunteers – use the link to sign up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448ACAB2DA5FC1-58103811-fall
Parent Teachers Conferences Minimum Days – Thursday, September 11th – Thursday, September 18th
Parent Teacher Conferences for Quarter 1 will take place from Thursday, September 11th through Thursday, September 18th and our school will be on a Minimum Day Schedule during that time for our TK-6th Grade students. Preschool will follow their regular schedule. Please be sure to sign up with your child’s teacher!
Please be sure to plan ahead for the adjusted dismissal time through the end of this quarter. Thank you!
Looking Ahead – Fall Break
The last day of Quarter 1 will be on Friday, September 19th. Our school will be on Fall Break from Monday, September 22nd through Monday, October 6th. School will resume for students on Tuesday, October 7th and it will be a Minimum Day.
CVESD Attendance Challenge – Squishmallow Attendance Hunt!
This month, CVESD will have a traveling Squishmallow who will be visiting a different school everyday this month. Do not miss your chance to spot it here at Tiffany!
Everyday Counts – Attendance Reminders
Just a reminder that our gates open for breakfast and the track at 8:10am – we encourage our families to take advantage of this opportunity, as you beat the parking lot rush! School starts promptly at 8:45am and students should be in line by 8:40am.
If a student is sick with a fever, bowel issues, vomiting, COVID, flu, etc., they should not attend school. Also keep in mind that students who have a 100+ degree temperature may not come to school and can return after they have been fever free for 24 hours without medication.
Here are tips for attendance to know what is excused and what is not:
- 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 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.
To report and absence, you can leave a message 24 hours a day by calling our office at 619-421-6300, you can email deborah.chapman@cvesd.org, or you can stop by our office. All excused absences must be cleared as soon as possible, preferably within 24 hours of the student returning to campus. We cannot go back to previous months to clear absences, as our reports are sent to the district and state at the end of each month.
If you any questions, please reach out to deborah.chapman@cvesd.org or crystal.sutton@cvesd.org. Thank you.
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.
PTA Membership Campaign 2025
We are so fortunate to have an INCREDIBLE PTA here at Tiffany! They do so much for our students, staff and community. Please consider joining – the cost for membership is $11. Memberships fees will be 100% online this year. The link is below:
Let’s try to hit 100% membership in PTA this year here at Tiffany Elementary!
Here’s to a great week – we’ve got this, Tigers!
Take Care,
Dr. Sutton
