Email: a.ramsay@lpjusd.us
Website: https://www.loma.k12.ca.us/Domain/4
Location: 23800 Summit Road, Los Gatos, CA, USA
Phone: 408 353-1101
Twitter: @LPJUSD

Dear Loma and CT Families-

My top 3 highlights from last week:

1. seeing the school spirit at both school sites during Red Ribbon Week

2. cheering on the girls' soccer team--amazing sportsmanship

3. participating in Mr. Mendez's 8th grade PE class---the trick or treat fitness stations was a huge hit :-)

Thanks for your partnership

Amy Ramsay

Principal

Important Dates:

10/27: CTE "Junior Gala" dance hosted by LPEF from 7-9pm in the CT Quad

10/31: Halloween: 12:30 dismissal both schools

11/1: No School-Professional Development

11/3: CTE Quarter 1 Grades Available in PowerSchool

Remember that the Right lane up the driveway is for CT English drop off and pick up only & Left lane up the driveway is for Loma drop off/pick up and through traffic to parking areas

At the top of the driveway Loma splits into two lanes for drop off and pick up (orange below). Please do not block the through lane to the exit/dirt parking lot. Using the two Loma lanes helps ensure that we do not back up and block Summit Road.

Thanks for your support!

Tuesday, October 31 is a 12:30 dismissal for both schools.

We are so excited here on campus to celebrate Halloween. Students have been asking for guidance on two things.

First- yes students may wear the inflatable costumes.

The second is regarding Middle School students arriving to campus in costume. Middle Schoolers will have a normal instructional day until 11:30am. Therefore, Middle School students DO NOT come to school in their costume. They will be provided time to change before Halloween activities begin.

Please use the costume guidelines below if your child plans to wear or bring a costume to school.

1. Costumes cannot include any weapon. Please leave these at home.
2. Please limit blood/gore as we have small children.
3. No inappropriate slogans, language, or products.

The Varsity Volleyball team is off to a great start. We have been practicing various drills getting ready for our season. We have twelve players all of which have played volleyball before. This definitely helps because we only had six practices before our first game. Come cheer us on! We have a couple games every week! Go Cheetahs!

The CTE Wrestling team had a great early season Dual meet against Fisher on Wednesday Oct 18th. Every CTE Wrestler got at least one match and several wrestlers competed in multiple matches. Both the experienced wrestlers and the newer wrestlers did really well-- especially for this early in the season. There were several exciting matches that went into sudden death overtime. CTE also recorded several pins. The wrestling team continues practice this week and will be competing at home again on November 2 with a three school meet against Fisher and Kings Academy.

We are anticipating updated guidance for the 23-24 school year from the California Department of Public Health. Until new guidelines are published, the District is required to follow mandated guidelines in place: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/K-12-Guidance-2022-23-School-Year.aspx. Staff will NOT be testing students on campus. OTC COVID tests provided by the county will be available to parents so they can test their students on an as-needed basis.

Wearing masks continues to be encouraged, especially if your student is a close contact to a confirmed COVID case. If a student or staff member exhibits COVID symptoms, we recommend that they test immediately. If the student or staff member tests positive for COVID, the school should be notified immediately, and the affected person should stay home and isolate from others for at least 5 days after the start of symptoms (or after the date of first positive test if no symptoms).

Allergies/Medication reminder.

When you registered/re-registered your child in the district, you will have completed information regarding allergies and health concerns for your child.

If you noted that they need an epi-pen or allergy medications to be kept at school, please ensure that we have those medications, as well as the required forms necessary to administer medications, on campus.

Our medical authorization form can be found on the Parent Resources page of our website.

24 hour reminder:

If your child falls ill, please ensure they are fever-free and/or vomit-free for at least 24 hours before returning to school.

We need help serving breakfast and lunch to our 425 students at Loma & CT who are eligible for a free breakfast and lunch daily. It's a great way to see your students during the school day and support a vital District program. Come visit the food service table at the Loma back to school night to learn more about volunteering with our food service program.

Interested in signing up? If you can commit to helping out on a weekly basis, we have a sign up sheet available using the following link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EABAF2DA5F4C52-kitchen. Can you only volunteer occasionally? If so, please contact Rebecca Seng at r.seng@lpjusd.us to let her know your availability.

Food service volunteers must have up-to-date TB documentation and a ServSafe food handler certificate. Please contact Diane Harit at d.harit@lpjusd.us for questions on volunteer requirements.

Dear families of kindergarten students,

Our Kinder Buses have reached their limit. If you would like your child to ride the

kinder bus in the afternoon please contact Skip Penny at s.penny@lpjusd.us before

purchasing any bus passes or tickets. New kinder bus riders will qualify only if they

live along the current bus route. Thank you!

Skip Penny

Transportation Supervisor LPJUSD

s.penny@lpjusd.us

408-355-4578

Please check your spam folders for emails from LPJUSD. We hear that some communication from teachers may be sent to spam.

New Website:

Please check out our new and improved website or better yet download the app to ensure you get timely and important information.

District: www.loma.k12.ca.us

Loma Elementary: https://www.loma.k12.ca.us/o/lpes

CT English: https://www.loma.k12.ca.us/o/ctems

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We are a PEANUT FREE school district. Please do not send your child to school with peanuts or other peanut products including peanut butter.

We do have some classrooms with students who have life threatening allergies to other nuts. If your child has peers in their classroom with allergies to other nuts, your child’s teacher will inform you that your child’s classroom is a nut free space.

Parents and Students-

We need your help in keeping the long standing tradition of allowing our 6th-8th graders to walk to the Summit Store on Fridays. Please remind your child to clean up after themselves and be respectful to the store employees and shoppers. This is a privilege that we are hopeful our Mountain kids will be able to continue to have.

You must complete this google form giving permission for your child to leave campus and cross the bridge after school.

Please remind your child that they MUST cross using the bridge and not to run across Summit Road.

Parking Lot Etiquette

• Please do not cut into the drop-off or pick-up lanes.

• If you have a Loma and CT student, please have them meet you at one location for pick up (either Loma or CT)

• Left lane up the driveway is for Loma drop off/pick up and through traffic to parking areas. (see map below)

• Consider picking up across the bridge or letting your child ride the bus. Thank you for being kind with each other in the parking lot and respecting the directions of our staff who are at the crosswalks and directing traffic.

• Please slow down and be patient with other drivers.

• Please remain with your car in the drop-off or pick-up area.

• Red zones are for emergency vehicles only – this is our fire lane.

• Please do not park in our designated bus loading zones.

• Always watch for pedestrians.

• Remember that the Right lane up the driveway is for CT English drop off and pick up only & Left lane up the driveway is for Loma drop off/pick up and through traffic to parking areas.

Click HERE for map

Attendance is crucial to every child's success in school. The best place for a child to learn is in the presence of a teacher in a classroom. The data show that good patterns of attendance from the beginning as early as kindergarten support successfully graduating from high school. Please help your child to be on time daily.

Please watch the videos below from the Santa Clara County Attendance Collaborative:

Attendance videos: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/xvxtb0mzw76twr4u17yfr/h?dl=0&rlkey=ctl2abgnsxdu5ezgf1rowblwt

Attendance self-assessment:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F1SpY7wZ2jQPXez1uKs9E5-PY_Uw8tP0gZP2SRISDkE/edit?usp=sharing

For the 23/24 school year, we will continue to serve free meals to all students--however WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! It's important to have all families fill out the meal application form below in order for our meal program to work efficiently, we need the maximum number of applications done for reporting purposes.

Please help by filling out the application below.

Dogs are not allowed on our school campuses. This is particularly true during drop-off, pick-up and during school hours. While we love dogs, we have several students who are allergic and/or afraid of dogs. For the health and safety of all our kids and your dogs, please leave them off campus or at home.

Kindergarten dismisses each day at 1:30pm, except on minimum days where students are dismissed at 12:30pm. We will communicate with you when a minimum day occurs.

1st-8th graders are dismissed at 2:45pm, except for Wednesdays where students are dismissed at 1:30pm.

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