Community Crew News #29

March 10th, 2024

Greetings Conway Community!

As an Expeditionary Learning school, differentiation is a core belief and instructional approach through which teachers proactively plan instruction to capitalize on students' varied assets and meet students' varied needs based upon ongoing assessment. Small group instruction is a strong practice for our site. this week we conducted our third learning walk this year. A learning walk is where a team visits classroom focused on indicators we've identified this year and provides feedback for growth and highlights strengths. This is a practice for progress monitoring site goals, and for this year, we have looked deeply at differentiation as an instructional practice to grow. Here are just a few highlights of small group instruction we observed this week.

Budget Crisis

As many of you are aware, due to the state budget deficit, the Escondido Union School district School Board is discussing many drastic cuts. One proposed cut will remove funding for intervention teachers. This is a strong support of differentiation practice for us at Conway but also confident that our classrooms will continue to support this practice. This means, many schools including Conway will lose our intervention and impact teachers that provide art and STEM instruction that will now be provided by enrichment wheel teachers.

I was so grateful for all the parents and teachers that spoke at last week's EUSD Board Meeting expressing concerns and offering solutions to the Boards. Your passion was heard.

Due to the state funding shortfall, Conway will rely heavily on parent support and parent leadership groups like PTA for funding sources in order for our students to continue field work and expeditions. I encourage all of you to have your voices heard and encourage you to help us find innovative ways to continue to create classroom that are alive with inquiry, creativity, and joy. More than ever, we need strong partnership in education so we can continue to build a better world.

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SmArt Festival

Another successful SmArt Festival this Saturday. All the art was amazing and appreciated seeing all our families participating in this immersive experience. Bravo to our Ballet Folklorico dancer that shined on stage. And a special thank you to our teacher, Mrs. August for leading our students this year in creating high quality works of art and the support teachers for set-up, Mr. Leahy and Mrs. Satterstrom and our parent, Miss Gaby for clean-up. It's takes a crew to do this kind of EPIC work.

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EPIC Family Day at Lunch

Thank you to all our families that joined us for our 4th and 1st grade family day at lunch this week. Our next one is scheduled for April 12th for 3rd and 2nd grade. Our goal is to partner with our families in creating the kind of school our learners deserved. Your participation in these family events is appreciated and crucial for our Conway Crew.

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6th Grade Spelling Bee

Our first ever 6th grade Spelling Bee was held at Conway. Led by Mrs. Brady, our 6th graders applied the morphology skills they've been learning and growing this year.

Congratulations to 6th grader, Olive Chrones, our "Queen Bee" will represent Conway at the Scripps county Spelling Bee this Thursday, March 14th.

Communication is extremely important to everyone at our EPIC school. Please make sure to scroll all the way through the weekly message. If you miss a message, you can view all communication on our website under "NEWS".

I am grateful for the opportunity to inspire students to discover their unlimited potential through Excellence, Perseverance, Integrity, and Compassion. Together we are creating an EPIC school.

We are in this together and believe, We Are Crew, not passengers.

Tina Meglich

Principal

Principal Weekly Update #29

Congratulations Dulce!

Our very own EPIC student was announced today as one of the 6 new student members to be in the 2024 cohort of the EL Education Student Advisory Council. We are so proud of her leadership and commitment to getting smart by doing good in the world. Read the announcement at https://eleducation.org/news-and-events/blog/ announcing-el-educations-2024-student-advisory-cohort/?mc_cid=e1d4c6d672&mc_eid=ff839e0a90 #epicconway @eusd #studentleaders

LOST & FOUND

Our bin is overflowing again. Please have your student look for any lost items. Families are welcome to look through it after school or on Thursday's during our Crew Celebration. All items not claimed will be donated over spring break. Your students jackets, water bottles, sweaters, coats, caps, gloves etc all miss your student. Please stop by and find those missing pieces.

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Girls on the Run

Our team is off to a great start! Thank you to our Coaches, Mrs. Banks and Mrs. Brady for leading our girls this year. The Shoe Fairy is scheduled to visit this week.

CREW Spirit

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E.P.I.C Scholar Awards

Each month teachers select one student that demonstrates Excellence, Perseverance, Integrity, and Compassion as an SCHOLAR inside and outside the classroom. Congratulations to all our learners.

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Winter Enrichment Classes come to end!

As we wind down this ELOP session, here are the dates for when each class will have their last session.

Vendor Led-

Ballet Folklorico - March 12th

Cre8 Art - March 13th

Flag Rugby - March 15th

SDCDM - March 15th

Teacher Led

Lego Robotics - March 13th

Flight Lab - March 15th

GOTR - April 30th

Green Crew - Will resume April 8th

No Place/Peace Patrol - March 11th

Conway Leadership/ASB - March 11th

Spring class registration coming soon.

CUB Scout Pack 662

Here is an after school opportunity for those looking to venture out.

Join the pack meeting for information

Friday, March 22nd

6:30 pm - 7:30pm

Richland Elementary School

910 Richland Road, San Marcos CA 920269

Family Engagement

PTA Fundraiser & Spring Break Kick-Off

Sky Zone San Marcos

860 Los Vallecitos Blvd

San Marcos, CA 920269

Wednesday, March 20th 1:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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SAFE WALK NEEDS Volunteers!

Conway Academy has a good amount of students that walk to school/home. We are asking our community members to help be additional eyes and ears on the streets of El Norte Pkwy and Conway Drive to promote student safety.

Safe Walk is designed to help improve students safety as they walk, ride their bike, or scooter to and from school. Safe Walk Patrol members will receive training, Safe Walk visor, vest and other materials.

Safe Walk Shifts are as follows:

Mornings;

Monday - Friday

7:35am.- 7:55 am.

Afternoons:

Monday - Wednesday & Friday

2:25 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Thursdays

12:10 pm - 12:30 pm

Please visit our front office or contact Xochitl Maldonado for more information at xmaldonad@eusd.org or (760) 432-2435 EXT 12005.

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Yearbooks on Sale

Families of TK - 5th grade students, Pre Order a yearbook and SAVE!

Pre Order a 2023-2024 Yearbook by Apr 30, 2024 for only $15.

Price will increase to $20 on May 1st.

**As a celebratory gift, Conway School gifts ALL 6th graders a yearbook.

5th & 6th Grade Yearbook Dedications

Make your child's yearbook extra special by including a personalized message just for them for only $5.Last day to submit personalized dedication is Friday, March 15.

To preorder online please click on the link below

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/year-book-2023-24?cart=c0270f78-c814-43f8-86b5-7ad573232108%21%2174250954