| Calendar of Events |
October
19 Kindergarten Tour
20 Family Dinner Night
22 Monster Bash (updated date)
26 Kindergarten Tour
28 Parent Coffee w/principal
31 Book Fair begins
November
1-4 Book Fair
8 Foundation Meeting
9 Kindergarten Tour
10 Take A Vet To School Day
11 Veterans Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL
14-18 Parent/Teacher Conferences (minimum days)
21-25 Thanksgiving Break
28 Holiday Food Drive begins
December
1-14 Holiday Food Drive
5-9 Holiday Gift Shop
14 Foundation Meeting
12-16 Spirit Week
15 Family Dinner Night
16 Minimum Day
19 Winter Break begins
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| Bell Schedule |
M, T, W, F:
8:15 am First bell (students line up on their class number)
8:20 am Tardy bell (students are in class and ready to learn)
2:40 pm Dismissal
Thursdays (minimum days):
8:15 am First bell (students line up on their class number)
8:20 am Tardy bell (students are in class and ready to learn)
12:35 pm Dismissal
Office Hours: 8:00am - 3:30pm
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| Earn Money For Loma Portal |
There are lots of easy ways you can earn money for our school. Please visit our website
HERE for more information on Escrip Online Mall, Box Tops, Schoola, Ralphs Rewards and AmazonSmile.
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Loma Lines Newsletter
October 16, 2016 |
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Upcoming Events
October 19 - Kindergarten Tour
October 20 - Family Dinner Night
October 22 - Monster Bash
October 26 - Kindergarten Tour
October 28 - Parent Coffee w/principal
October 31 - Book Fair begins
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 Volunteer Needs at Loma Portal
We need your help with Monster Bash and other volunteer opportunities!
Please check the signup genius here:
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COSTUME DONATIONS & SALE
The Costume Sale had a GREAT start, and there are still lots of amazing costumes left! We are having another sale after school (by the flagpole) on
Tuesday, October 18th
AND on
Thursday, October 20th.
Don't miss out on $5 Halloween costumes!!!!
If you still have gently used costumes you would like to donate, the purple collection boxes will be on the upper and Kindergarten playgrounds until Thursday.
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Original Works Fundraiser - Orders Due Wednesday October 19th
Hello Loma Portal Families! Original Works Order forms have gone home and all orders are due this Wednesday October 19th!
All items will be produced and sent home with your child in the middle of December - just in time for the holidays.
So get some of your holiday shopping done today!
New and improved items added this year include snowflake ornament, calendar, and travel mug, reusable tote or grocery bag and more!
Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit technology improvements in the classroom.
Tiles can be purchases as gifts for friends and family or donated to the school to be placed on our beautiful "tile wall" outside the auditorium and on the office wall. You may want to order several
tiles - one or more as gifts plus one to donate to the school for our fabulous wall. (Please note that only tiles with our "sea life" theme will be installed on the school wall.)
When returning your order, please include the copy of artwork, order form and your payment. Checks should be made payable to LOMA PORTAL FOUNDATION. All orders are due Wednesday October 19, 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Rebekah Hollister (rebekah.hollister@gmail.com).
Thank you!
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 Kindergarten Tour Oct. 19th
Our first kindergarten/Transitional Kindergarten Tour is this Wednesday from 8:30am to 10:00am in the auditorium. We will also have tours on Oct. 26th & Nov. 9th. Find out all about our great classrooms and programs for the 2017-2018 school year. Flyer HERE. Sign up to attend a tour here:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0444aaa823a64-fall
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 Donation Station
Thursday's DS theme: Pumpkin Patch. We need treat donations
! Keep the Donation Station stocked with delicious items, such as cupcakes, chips, brownies, store bought bakery items, Ring Pops, Fruit By The Foot, juice boxes, etc. Donations can be dropped off on the desk in room 10 (next to the main office). �� Sign up HERE:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0444aaa823a64-donation
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FOURTH GRADE FUNDRAISER: BAKE SALE AT THE MONSTER BASH
Calling all 4th grade parents!
The bake sale at the Monster Bash will raise money for 4th grade activities such as the USS Midway field trip, field day, our yearbook signing party and 4th grade promotion ceremony. Please sign up HERE to bring treats to sell at the bake sale, run the bake sale or both!
Thank you for making this year great for our awesome 4th graders!
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Loma Portal Garden Club
It is not to late to sign up for The Loma Portal Garden Club!
We are so excited to welcome Good Neighbor Gardens to our campus to run an after school garden club on Thursdays from 12:45-2:00pm.
The Garden Club will run from October 13-December 15. Cost is $100/student for the Fall Session ($11/class). Prorated
amount
is available for late comers.
All grades are welcome. Parents do NOT need to be present at the club.
Garden lessons are thoughtfully planned and connect to the common core...all while the kids play in the dirt, learn how to grow and harvest vegetable
and spend time outside!
Check out this wonderful video of other Good Neighbor Garden Clubs in San Diego.
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Federal Survey Cards
Federal Survey Cards were sent home last week. Your help and support with securing federal funding for our school would be greatly appreciated. Each year our district receives over 8 million in Impact Aid funding. This is not automatic. We must apply for it each year. The U.S. Department of Education requires that a survey be conducted on a common day every year and a claim be filed based upon the cards received. We are not allowed to use enrollment cards for this purpose. In order to apply, we need information from you. Your response helps increase the dollar value of the district's claim. Please fill out the card and return it to us soon. The information should be for the date of October 5. These cards are kept confidential and are used for the purpose of filing this claim only. Thank you very much for your time and for helping us to obtain this valuable funding for our students.
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 BOX TOPS ARE DUE MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016
Have you been collecting BOX TOPS? It's time to turn them in and earn money for our school!
Please send your BOX TOPS to school in a Ziplock bag or sealed envelope with your child's name and teacher/room number written on the outside.
The class that collects the most BOX TOPS will win a Popsicle Party!
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 TAKE A VET TO SCHOOL DAY - NOVEMBER 10, 2016
IF YOU ARE A VETERAN, LOVE YOUR COUNTRY & LOVE LOMA PORTAL WE NEED YOU!
This year Take a Vet to School Day is Thursday, November 10. This event is a meaningful and educational day for our children with the opportunity to learn about military service directly from the men and women who serve, or have served our country.
If you are a veteran, active duty or retired, parent, grandparent or friend of our students and are willing to share what service to our country means to you, please volunteer to join us for a brief introduction of your role in the military followed by a student question and answer session. We would be honored if you would join us to make our event a success! The celebration will begin with a student assembly at 8:15 a.m., and classroom presentations shall conclude by 9:45 a.m. If you are willing to be a classroom volunteer, please sign up HERE, by November 4, 2016.
If you have any questions, please contact Dominique Mimno at
dominique.m@cox.net
or 858-337-6451
Thank you for your support of this event and for your service to this country!
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2016 State of the District- October 18th at Mission Bay HS
The annual State of the District Address will take place on October 18th at Mission Bay High School (auditorium). The district will report on its accomplishments, share its vision for public education in San Diego and outline goals for 2016-17. Board President Michael McQuary and Superintendent Cindy Marten will deliver the address. Mission Bay High's award-winning musical group, the Preservationists, will perform at the reception while the Mambo Orchestra will be featured during the event.
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Empowering Parent: Parent Advocacy Workshop
Date: October 22nd
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Ballard Parent Center (2375 Congress Street)
Topics: navigating the school system, effective home-school communication, and bullying
Childcare and lunch will be provided. See flyer HERE.
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Grad Nation Summit at Kearny High School
You and your family are cordially invited to attend Grad Nation 2016, a special summit that engages students, families, staff and community members in a citywide discussion to ensure that at least 90% of our Class of 2020 English Learners graduate on time. Light refreshments will be served at 2:00 p.m.
This event will take place on Thursday, October 20th, from 2:30 - 7:30 p.m. at:
Kearny H.S.
1954 Comet Way
San Diego 92111
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 New Choice Application Window
This is a reminder that the Choice application window for 2017-18 will begin on October 3, 2016 and close on November 14, 2016. This is a change from prior years. For more information, contact Neighborhood Schools and Enrollment Options at (619) 260-2410.
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Ecological Schoolyard Updates
We had an amazing workday last Saturday. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who came to help including Girl Scout Group 4407 and Good Neighbor Gardens. Also thanks to the LOWE'S Tool Box for Education Grant we were able to do the following:
- Install a new garden shed
- Install new raised beds with new organic soil
- Install Garden Irrigation
- Work on the Living Lab - Install weather station, art
- Prep Rain tanks for rainy season
Make sure to make your way down to the lower yard to see all the wonderful new happenings!
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 Family Dinner Night
Pizza Port
1956 Bacon Street
Ocean Beach, CA 92107
Thursday, October 20th, 2016
4-9 p.m.
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 FAMILY BREAKFAST MORNING
It's a special family dinner night, actually it's a FAMILY BREAKFAST MORNING! It's at Souplantation on Sunday, Oct. 30th from 9-11am. Loma Portal will earn 40% from all sales! See you there!
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 Klassic Kids
Need Before and After School Care? Please
call or drop by the
Klassic Kids Program
located in the heart of Loma Portal
Elementary. Open 6:30AM to 6:00PM (619)
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