September 2, 2022

Child Care

Did you know that Alta Loma School District (ALSD) offers child care opportunities? We are excited to introduce to our families the EXPLORE and Hang Time programs for the 2022-23 school year.

The EXPLORE program takes the place of our traditional elementary child care program, providing more enrichment and engagement opportunities than just a traditional after-school "homework help" setting. Hang Time is offered at both Alta Loma Junior High and Vineyard Junior High. This is a great opportunity for students to hang out with their friends, participate in SEL lessons, athletic activities, enrichment activities and have an opportunity to complete classwork in a supportive and structured after school environment. This program also offers students voice and leadership as students develop clubs that are of interest, assist in decorating their room and work with others to create the best HANG TIME possible. 

For more information on either program, please review further details on our ALSD Website or contact our Student Support Department at 909-484-5151 Ext. 102040.

State of the District

Our State of the District and Town Hall events will continue during the month of September. Thank you to all those who participated in our first two events during the month of August. Our Executive Cabinet team feels so fortunate to have this opportunity to interact with the community in an authentic and meaningful manner. We learned a lot from our first two events and have used the feedback we received to inform some of our next steps.

At the completion of our two September events, we will be conducting three additional meetings throughout the school year. We intend to adjust our time together to focus on next steps, providing our educational partners with opportunities to interact at a deeper level with school budgeting and the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). It is the LCAP that serves as our District's strategic plan and allocates resources to the District based on our allocated funding sources. We hope to see many of you there! 

Upcoming District Events

• Monday, September 5 - No School, Labor Day Holiday
• Wednesday, September 7 - 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
• Thursday, September 8 - Virtual PAPER Parent Night, 6:30 PM Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87450648879?pwd=SVJSa3BSaENFYTZoNmFETWZYbXg5dz09
• Tuesday, September 13 - West Side Math Festival at Carnelian Elementary School, 6:00 PM
• Monday, September 19 - Parenting in the Digital World Presentation, at Alta Loma Junior High, 6:00-7:00 PM
• Tuesday, September 20 - East Side Math Festival at Victoria Groves Elementary School, 6:00 PM
• Wednesday, September 21 - 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
• Thursday & Friday, September 22 & 23 - Elementary Parent Conferences (Grades 1-6 Modified Days) Check your school site for dismissal times
• Monday -Thursday, September 26 - 29 - Jr. High Parent Conferences (Grades 7-8 Modified Days) Check your school site for dismissal times
• Friday, September 30 - Jr. High Modified Day (Check your school site for dismissal times)

Carnelian had a GREAT Back to School Night on August 23rd!  Teachers were able to share the fantastic things going on in their classrooms, including the iReady program and prepare our Carnelian families for a successful school year! 

Our incredibly active and dedicated PTA was able to hold our first association meeting and share with parents and guardians all of the opportunities available when getting involved in PTA. 

We have also welcomed a new baby Cardinal to our Carnelian Cardinal family!  Our third grade teacher, Mrs. Doiron, had a sweet baby girl!  Welcome to the Carnelian family Mia Rae! 

At Jasper Elementary, we had the opportunity to honor a Champion of Champions, Diane Sheridan, at our first Champion Assembly of the year.

The stage at Jasper was dedicated to Diane for her inspirational years of service and contribution to the performing arts. Thank you for inspiring us to sing a song and to let our light shine. You are the Queen of the Jasper Stage.  

Stork Superstars continue to shine on and off campus!

We had our first community Dine Out Event at the Colonies. Families were encouraged to enjoy food from Tacocino, ZPizza, and Yogiyo. We had a HUGE turnout as families and Stork staff gathered together to eat dinner, dessert, or enjoyed both!

Our Superstar mascot Lunar joined the fun! Thank you to all the Stork families and staff for attending our first Dine Out event of the year. Keep shining bright! Go Superstars! #togetherwe’rebetter #shinebright

Recently at Stork we had a full room of parents sign up and volunteer as room parents, led by our PFSA leaders. These valuable individuals are working together and planning for our school Hoedown, raffle baskets, grade level TGIF and much more! Thank you to all of our Stork Room Parents for the difference you are making, and all the great things you will do for our students this year! #togetherwe’rebetter

Our junior high school students have hit their stride and are doing an amazing job! We have been methodical about establishing expectations and reinforcing the positive in all we do.  Our ASB rolled out our first spirit week and it was a huge hit! So much participation. The WARRIOR PRIDE here within our Ohana is strong.

This week, students are participating in the ASB executive cabinet election process. The campus is alive with clubs, noon sports, and the starting of our after school sports volleyball and football programs. As a site, we appreciate the continued support from our parents and community as we engage in our current fundraiser. Our partnership is strong and we are lucky to have established our PTSA which will do amazing things this year for our students! We will keep it rollin’! #warriorPRIDE #commUNITY 

Alta Loma Elementary kicked off the week with our first book fair of the year. Students had a great time finding new books and posing for a PTA photo opportunity.

The air felt amazing and was full of energy at our back-to-school night. Parents connected with their new teachers and spent some time seeing the classrooms from their students point of view. We had an amazing turnout with the year’s first after hours event.