October 28, 2022

National School Lunch Program 

I am pleased to announce that the California Department of Education extended the deadline to accept National School Lunch Program applications or the Alternative Income Form for inclusion in Alta Loma School District's "unduplicated" pupil count. The deadline was extended until November 30, 2022. You may recall these applications are critical to the funding formula that is used to determine the amount of funding our school district will receive to operate our extraordinary programs and fund our amazing staff. If you know of anyone who has not filled out the application, please encourage them to do so. Taking a few moments to fill out this application may provide reduced or free after school "Explore" services for families. Please help us spread the word. Here is a link to the application:  National School Lunch Program Application

2021-2022 CAASPP Reports

State test scores have been released. CAASPP 2022 reports can be located in your parent portal. If you have questions regarding the report, please reach out to your child's teacher or school personnel for further information. 

Upcoming District Events

• Friday, October 28 - End of Trimester I
• Monday, October 31 - Halloween
• Wednesday, November 2 - Board of Trustees Meeting at the District Support Center (DSC), located at 9390 Base Line Road, Alta Loma
• 5:00PM Closed Session
• 6:00PM Open Session Meeting
• Sunday, November 6 - Day Light Saving Time Ends
• Tuesday, November 8 - Election Day
• Friday, November 11 - Veteran's Day Holiday (No School)
• Monday, November 14-Friday, November 18 - Elementary Parent/Teacher Conferences (Modified Days)
• Friday, November 18 - Jr. High Modified Day
• Monday, November 21 - Friday, November 25 - Thanksgiving Holidays (No School)
• Monday, November 28 - Student's Return to School

Alta Loma Elementary School

From Principal Josh Jauss:

This has been an amazing week! I just wanted to thank Principal Jason Kaylor of Alta Loma High School, along with all our amazing families who joined us in the final home game of the football season. Students were given a chance to run out onto the football field, take pictures, and watch the high school band as they performed the Star Spangled Banner. The night was full of good food, good people, and plenty of fun. I just absolutely love seeing our community come together to support one another. Thank you all.

Carnelian Elementary hosted our first annual Trunk or Treat event! Thank you to  our amazing PTA for organizing this incredible opportunity for our community to come together and enjoy costumes, ornately decorated vehicles and lots of candy! We had several staff and families participate with creatively designed vehicles and the winning vehicle for the night was the Pirates of the Caribbean themed truck! Students had the opportunity to wear their Halloween costumes and trick or treat! Big Red even showed up in a costume, ready to get some candy! Carnelian Cardinals want to remind everyone during this Halloween season to “Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Proud and Have a GREAT Cardinal Day!”

Red Ribbon week is always a lot of fun for our Champions, and this year was not an exception.

Every day of the week there was a dress up theme, but the theme of "Don’t Go Crazy Doing Drugs-Wacky Tacky Day" was the favorite. We even had Board Member Sandie Oerly join in the fun by supporting Bow Tie Tuesday and visiting all classrooms. Thank you to the Jasper Student Council for a fun week with a great message!

The PTA even got involved with Red Ribbon Week by giving all of the Jasper students a key that said, “The key to being drug free is…” The students finished the sentence starter and decorated their key. All of the keys were posted on the media center wall. The top ten were selected and they received a special prize from the PTA. Thank you to the Jasper PTA and their continued support. 

Our awesome Stork PFSA planned and organized a fun Jog-a-thon for our school. All of our Stork Superstars enjoyed exercising their bodies together last week. Lunar and Stellar, our Superstar mascots were out cheering our students on and dancing to the music. After running, jogging, walking, or a bit of all three, each student had a snack provided by our PFSA, along with hydrating themselves. Not only was our Jog-a-thon about participating in an active event together, but it’s a valuable fundraiser for our school. Our goal was to raise $30,000 for school needs, teacher incentive materials and student supplies. Guess what happens if we reach our goal? The top student donors will have the opportunity to slime myself and Ms. Bowyer! Stay tuned to find out if we reach our goal. Go Superstars! #togetherwe’rebetter

This week we held an assembly on wellness as part of our focused effort to help support the social-emotional growth of our Warriors. Students had the opportunity to hear from our District's Counseling Program Director Richard Solano. His presentation introduced students to the eight domains of wellness. The goal of the presentation was to empower our students by helping them understand they can make positive choices and take proactive steps to promote their wellness (e.g. mental, emotions, social, etc.). By sharing this information not only do we promote wellness, but we begin to build resilience in all our wonderful Warriors.