December 16, 2022

From the Desk of Dr. Smith

Newly Elected ALSD Board of Trustees

On December 14, 2022, Alta Loma School District welcomed two new Board of Trustees to their team, while also welcoming back one long-time incumbent.

Mr. Eric Chung, representing Trustee Area 1, along with Dr. Malinda Hurley, representing Trustee Area 5, were both sworn in as the two newest members of the ALSD team. Veteran Board of Trustee Rebecca Davies, representing Trustee Area 3, was also sworn in, marking the beginning of her 6th term, serving our students and families.

Area 1Trustee Mr. Eric Chung is a local attorney and proud father of two children attending school in ALSD. As part of his election campaign, Mr. Chung expressed the desire to serve his community by helping to bridge the gap between the Board of Trustees, parents, teachers and administrators. Some of his objectives are to prioritize parents' rights, curriculum, safety, and fiscal solvency. He will advocate for transparency in all matters, specifically stating parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children, and to promote a curriculum that challenges students who are over-performing, while also providing resources to help students that are underperforming. He also made special mention that he will advocate to ensure our children are not exposed, through their education, to topics that are not age appropriate.

Area 5 Trustee Dr. Malinda Hurley is serving in her 16th year as a teacher in the Ontario-Montclair School District. She has lived most of her life in the Alta Loma School District community, and is a parent of adult children who attended ALSD schools in past years. As part of her election campaign, Trustee Hurley stated she was committed to public education. She believes the Board has the responsibility to maintain strong relationships with the community, parents, and stakeholders, and she will continually advocate for safe environments, well-maintained facilities, and high student achievement. 

Finally, Area 3 Trustee Ms. Rebecca Davies was sworn in to begin serving her 6th term on the Board. As a veteran incumbent in this recent School Board election, Trustee Davies was able to run a successful campaign based on proven leadership, experience, and the fact that ALSD has a well-deserved reputation for high standards, exceptional teaching, and strong student achievement. Trustee Davies believes accomplishments such as these are a result of strong and positive partnerships between the Board, administrators, teachers, parents, and the community. She stated, “Together we are stronger!” Her plan for continued District leadership will focus on providing excellent educational opportunities, overseeing responsible fiscal management, strengthening the relationships with our educational partners, and enhancing student and staff safety.

We invite members of our school community to participate in the process of educating our District's students. School Board meetings are held 1-2 times each month at the District Support Center (DSC) and are open to the public. Current events, educational programs, budget, policies, and operating procedures for the District are addressed at Board meetings. Our next regularly scheduled meeting is January 18, 2023. Please consider joining us!

Upcoming District Events

• Thursday, December 22 - Modified Day
• Friday, December 23 - Friday, January 6 - Winter Recess
• Monday, January 9 - Students Return
• Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Non- School Day)

With volunteers ready to help, our PFSA planned and organized a successful "Student Holiday Shop" this week for our students to enjoy. Students had the opportunity to bring money to purchase small gifts for their family members. Our students had a blast practicing the act of kindness, by giving to others this week. Thank you to all our volunteers who came to help and to our Stork PFSA for making the magic happen! 

Together as a team, Stork helped raise money for our Annual Jog-a-thon! The challenge was to raise $30,000 and the reward was to slime Stork’s administrators. In a school-wide assembly we recognized our top lap runners and our top money earners. The top class who brought in the most donations was Ms. Critchfield’s 3rd grade class! Way to go, Superstars and THANK YOU to all our Stork families and friends for donating! #StorkPRIDE

We are in the midst of our Warrior for Children Toy Drive. This local charity gathers items during the holidays and provides them directly to children and families who have experienced trauma. It is a cause close to our hearts and we thank our Warrior Community for donating items this holiday season. We are still collecting items in the box located in our front office. We hope to have a good boost this next week! 

While that is going on, we wrapped up our soccer sports program this week in a battle against Vineyard Junior High, held our first choir concert, and our ALJH dance team performed at the Alta Loma High School Showcase! 

Parents, do not forget that our Warrior Spirit Store is open online! We now offer a section for parents to purchase their own swag to represent our school! We hope to see you all representing ALJH and our Warrior BLUE! 

http://bit.ly/warriorwear 

As we head into the break, we want to wish our ALJH family a wonderful holiday season with loved ones. Thank you for your commitment to our Warriors and our school. Alta Loma Junior High is a great place to be. 

#warriorPRIDE  

Alta Loma Elementary School

From Principal Josh Jauss:

Well, there has been a whole lot of holiday magic in the air at Alta Loma Elementary. Kids have been excited about our Holiday Gift Shop and photos with “Santa Jauss,” but there is more fun and excitement to come. Kids have plenty to look forward to with our upcoming holiday spirit week, Story Time with Mr. Jauss, Elf on the Shelf game, musical performances (TK and kindergarten), our annual Polar Express Parade, and much, much more. A big thanks to all our families who have been a big help this year, supporting PTA and dropping off gifts for our Sugar Plum Tree and toy drives. You are a big part of what makes our school so special. Finally, from everyone at ALE, please have a wonderful and safe holiday. Take care.

Carnelian Elementary students in grades 1-5 performed in their chorus concerts this week! Mrs. Dishiavi, our incredible chorus teacher, had students sing songs from different decades, so that we can go on a musical journey from the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s all the way to present day music! Our students did an outstanding job performing and our community was there to support them in the musical arts! 

Carnelian would like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday season full of great memories being made and of course, we want to remind everyone to “Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Proud and Have a Great Cardinal Day!”

Tis the season for song at Jasper Elementary.  TK and Kindergarten kicked off the holiday season with a choral performance.  Family and friends filled the audience to watch our young Champions sing some holiday classics and of course, Jingle Bells was a hit.  Thank you to Mrs. Giron, Mrs. Growsky, Mrs. Sulanchupakorn and all of the students for a memorable performance. 

The singing continued with Mrs. Dishiavi’s production, Music Through the Decades.  The title says it all.  Mrs. Dishiavi has been teaching the Jasper students about different genres of music over time, starting with the 50s all the way through the present.  The culminating performances are unforgettable for everyone.  Thank you Mrs. Dishiavi for the musical journey.