Dear CCE Families,
Welcome 2024! I wish our CCE students, staff, and families a Happy New Year!! In 2023, we appreciated the support you have provided our students and their teachers. Educating children is an "all hands on deck" process. Our staff has appreciated the teamwork with our families which helped our students to be successful. I hope the winter break allowed each of you time with family and friends.
January is the month that we return to our school routines. Please remember to start thinking about earlier bedtimes, setting a morning routine, and building a schedule for your child to be able to be at school on time and ready for the day. I know after several weeks off and Monday holidays, it can be hard to get back into the routines. Our little ones really thrive when they have had enough sleep and don't feel hurried out the door to school in the morning. If you need additional support to establish routines for your mornings or evenings, please feel free to reach out to your classroom teacher, they will be happy to help. It is very important for all our students to come to school every day and on time. We will be having an Attendance Contest coming soon! Please be make sure to send your child to school, as they will have an opportunity to win prizes!
If you have a new phone number or address, please update your information in PowerSchool. If you have questions or need assistance, please call the office at 323-773-1804.
Thank you for allowing us to educate your children and working with you toward a bright future. We are here to work with you to provide the best education possible. If you have questions please contact me.
As always, thank you all for your continued support and GOOOOOO EAGLES!!🦅
In gratitude,
Mrs. Deanna Plascencia
Principal
Limiting the spread of germs that cause illness is a goal of our school community. During the cold / flu season we need to be extra careful to prevent the spread of illness. The following are things that you can do to help:
- Hand washing is the most helpful action one can take to prevent the spread of germs. Hands should be washed after blowing nose, using the bathroom and before eating. Please reinforce the need for frequent hand washing with your student.
- If your student is ill, please keep student home from school until student is fever free, diarrhea free, and vomit free for 24 hours without any medication.
- If your student has a rash that you think may be contagious, please do not send student to school. Call your doctor for advice or an appointment for evaluation.
- If your student or a sibling has been exposed to chicken pox, measles, mumps, or any contagious rashes please notify the school nurse as soon as possible.
- Please notify the school nurse if your student has tested positive for mono, strep, or influenza A or B.
By working together, we can have a healthy school community. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact our Health Office at 323-887-7900 Ext. 5163
To go along with the tradition of making New Years Resolutions, the first topic of 2024 should be goal setting. While at home, have your child reflect on their strenghts over the last year and help them identify areas of growth for the upcoming year. Work with your child and focus on setting long-term and short-term goals that will allow them to make small accomplishments to help them work up to their ultimate goal for the school year. Check out this resource to learn more about how you can support your students in achieving their goals:
January & February 2024 ~~ SAVE THE DATE~~
Coffee with the Principal: January 24 @ 8:30am
School Site Council Meeting: January 25 @ 8:30am
The Great Kindness Challenge Week: January 22 - January 26
Earthquake Drill: January 26
Saturday School: January 27
Student of the Month: January 31
Summative ELPAC Testing Window for ELL in grades 3-5: February 2 - March 28, 2024
Student Practice available on https://login5.cambiumtds.com/student_core/V69/Pages/LoginShell.aspx?c=California_PT&a=Student
4th & 5th Grade Spelling Bee: February 1
MUSD District Spelling Bee (New Date): February 15 from 3-7pm
Action Youth America (AYA) After-School Program
Action Youth America (AYA), formerly known as ICES Education has been serving California families for over 30 years, providing top quality service in academics, sports, and other areas of education. Our programs are built upon the foundation of excellence and time-tested methods that have allowed us to be one of the leading providers of before and after-school programs in the United States.
The AYA program is academically driven as we understand the need for providing complementary academic support to the instructional day in order for students to meet their full potential. Our academic coordinator Stefanie is responsible for assuring optimal academic alignment to school and district needs. The AYA staff is formally trained on Common Core learning expectations and write, or can assist in writing a curriculum around the principles of Common Core. Additionally, the AYA staff works with interventions, state testing prep camps, and modeling/training.
CCE is a PBIS School
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary is proud to be a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) school! Our PBIS systems help to reinforce our students' academic, social emotional, and behavioral needs. As part of this initiative, we continue to highlight and celebrate positive behaviors through our reward systems. PBIS teaches students the skills to handle barriers to learning and think about the best course of action.
Having a school-wide behavioral approach includes our entire educational community. Our students and staff are able to see that we all support each other and this contributes to our school's success and overall safety. At the beginning of the school year, teachers will review the expected behaviors for students in the classroom, cafeteria, restrooms, playground, library, and hallways. These expectations will be posted in the specific areas around the schools and are included in this newsletter.
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary has adopted the acronym S.O.A.R.(Self-Control, Own a Positive Attitude, Act Responsibly, Respect All). When a positive desired behavior is exhibited, students are recognized and provided a SOARING Eagle ticket. The tickets are redeemed for prizes once a month. Thanks to the support of our PTA, we have been able to provide a variety of prizes to our students. Our students are always very excited when the SOARING Eagle store is open. If you would like to make a donation of prizes to our month SOARING Eagle student store, please contact the main office. Any amount of support is greatly appreciated.
During the months of August and September, we will kick off our PBIS program with lessons on each of our expectations - Self-control, Own a Positive Attitude, Act Responsibly, & Respect All. We will also continue to reinforce these expectations throughout the 2023-2024 school year.
