Dear Tiffany Families,
I hope this message finds you well and believe it or not, this upcoming week is our final week of the first half of the year! Friday will be our last day before our 3-week Winter Break. Our school will be closed from Monday, December 19th through Monday, January 9th. School will resume for students on Tuesday, January 10th and it will be a minimum day. Here is the information for the week here at Tiffany:
New Report Cards for 2022/23
For students in First Grade and older, you will see a different report card compared to previous years. Kindergarten students, since this is your first report card, it might be all new to you! There are some key changes that I want all of our families to be aware of. The first is that it has been simplified to overall categories instead of broken down to individual standards as it had been in previous years. A separate document should accompany the report card to explain the key end of year standards that students will be working on.
The second noticeable change is the scoring rubric. While the rubric 1-4 numbers are still being used, what they represent is different. Here is the breakdown:
The biggest difference our families will notice is the “3” and “4.” The “3” now represents approaching proficiency of meeting the standard and the “4” represents meeting or exceeding the standard. Remember that all standards reflect what a student needs to master by the end of the school year, so it is expected at this point for students to be making progress, as it is half way through the year. Report cards will be going home on Friday, December 16th with students. If you have any questions, please reach out to me (Dr. Sutton) or your child’s teacher.
PTA Winter Gift Shoppe
We need volunteers to make this experience for our students. If you are able to volunteer, please check out the sign up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D44ABA623A6FA7-tiffany1
Spirit Week – December 12th – 16th
YMCA Winter Break Camp at Tiffany
Lost and Found Cart
Is your child cold in the morning and cannot find their jacket? It is probably because it is at school in the lost and found cart! Please be sure to take a peek at our cart to see if any of your child’s items are in there. We will be packing it up on the last day before break and donating the items to a local shelter. Thank you!
Family Focus Series Hosted by CVESD
CVESD is holding five more parent education opportunities for families. The topics, dates and more information are included in the flyer below:
Student Absences, Tardies and Illness Protocols
Cold and flu season is here and if your child is sick, please keep them home. Report the absence either by email to deborah.chapman@cvesd.org or by calling our office at 619-421-6300. This was the case before COVID and continues to be the expectation.
Testing a child after having COVID like symptoms is still required to return, but results do not need to be submitted to the office any longer, unless they are positive.
If your child is exposed at school, please read those notifications carefully, as they contain all of the information that is needed related to the exposure. Any COVID specific related questions can be asked at covtest4@cvesd.org.
Just a reminder that the late bell rings at 8:45am. Students are welcome on campus as early at 8:15am to enjoy breakfast, walk laps, etc. By leaving a little earlier and allowing extra time in the mornings, it helps with the flow of traffic and allows students to get to school on time. Thank you for your support!
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.
Upcoming Dates
December 19th – January 9th – No School for Winter Break
January 10th – Students Return for Quarter 3 – Minimum Day
January 16th – No School – Observance of MLK Day
Finally, below is the community exposure notification for COVID cases reported last week:
TIFFANY_Community Notification ENG.SPA_120922
Here’s to a great week!
Take Care,
Dr. Sutton