Greeting Conway Community,
Making learning public is an essential component in building bridges amount the school, community members, school partners, and families. It's what makes Expeditionary Learning schools authentic, purposeful, and puts our learners in the driver's seat. This week 1st grade and 2nd grade hosted Celebrations of Learning and made learning public for our learners. Celebrations of learning showcase and honor the work of all students, empowering them to take the lead role in communicating about their learning. These special events may occur at the end of the year, the end of an expeditions (long-term project, or end of a module. Our grade levels have the ability to customize these events as both 1st and 2nd grade did this week. As an Expeditionary Learning school, Making learning public is key! Congratulations to all our first graders and second graders for showcasing high quality work.
Coffee & Crew with the Principal
Engaging families and the community in the life of the school is more important than ever. This week we welcomed our families to our Coffee with the Principal. You are all such an important part of the broader Conway community crew that supports our learners success. Thank you all for attending and engaging in meaningful conversation about 6th grade applications, School of Choice, the social emotional needs of students. Our special guest, Miss Daisy, our social worker, was grateful to make this connection with all of you.
Stay tuned families for our next gathering.
Student Led Conferences are coming!
Student led conferences are deeply aligned to our EUSD Framework for the Future our EUSD learner profiles. In fact, this is an excellent example of an Empowered Learner as they demonstrate their curiosity, are self-directed, and able to overcome challenges in pursuit of interest and goals. SLCs also builds skills of being Effective Communicators as they are the leaders of their own learning during this conference and they learn how to articulate their progress toward goals. Please click on the 2nd - 6th SLC parent letter , 1st grade SLC letter, kindergarten SLC parent letter.
If you do not live within our boundaries and want to remain at Conway, please remember to submit your SOC. The last day to submit a School of Choice application is Wednesday, January 31st.
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.
Always in crew,
Tina Meglich, Principal
The San Diego County Office of Education and Computers2Kids are hosting an event for families to purchase affordable computers on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 from 9 to 12:00 p.m. at Canyon Hills High School, 5156 Santo Rd, San Diego, CA 92124 (Drive Thru Event).
See attached flyer or on this link for details.
Since the beginning of the 2022-23 academic year, the partnership between SDCOE and Computers2Kids has provided refurbished computers to San Diego families. As of July 2023 they have provided approximately 2000 refurbished computers to 900 San Diego families. We hope your families are able to benefit from this event.
EPIC Scholars of the month
These students were chosen by their teachers for demonstrating excellence, perseverance, integrity, and compassion as EPIC scholars.
P.E. Students of the month
These students are selected by Coach E for demonstrating excellence consistently in PE.
Rady Childrens' and The San Diego County Office of Education will offer the Supporting Our Youth Free Mental Health Webinar Series for Parents and Caregivers in 2024. Webinar will take place once a month from January to May of 2024. Webinar Series Topics are as follows... January 24 : Social Media's Impact on Youth Mental Health presented by Hilary Bowers, MD , FAAP. February 7 : Mental Health 101- Everything Parents Need to KNow to Support Youth at Home presented by Willough Jenkins MD., March 13 From Darkness to Light - A Parent's Guide to Recognizing and Responding to Youth Depression presented by Joshua Feriante, DO, MBA. April 24 : Cultivation School-Life Balance to Support Academic Success presented by Katherine Nguyen William, PhD. May 15 : When Anxiety Attacks - How You Can Help presented by Tammy Maginot, PhD. To register please click on the link provided below https://www.sdcoe.net/students/health-well-being/mental-health-supports ***All registrations will be accepted. However, space during the webinars is limited to the first 500 people who sign on. ***The recording and slides will be available in English to the general public after the event on our website (no registration required to access): https://www.sdcoe.net/students/health-well-being/mental-health-supports
5 DAYS AGO, XOCHITL MALDONADO
Birthday Announcements
You may ask how do we celebrate birthdays at Conway?
We have two unique ways that we celebrate.
First, in the main office you can fill out a form to have your child's birthday acknowledged on our electronic marquee to display a 24 hour message. The cost is only $5. If you cannot make it into the office, you can complete the electronic form https://forms.gle/3dMLHhiK5MTXJdpL9
and send in $5 cash and send it in with your learner. If it is a surprise please put it in an envelope addressed to the Conway ASB.
Second, our office staff has added a fun way to acknowledge each student's birthday. Students can visit the office for a special birthday pencil and cougar paw.
Plan Ahead
Wednesday, 1/31 - School of Choice window closes today!
Wednesday, 1/31 - 4:30 pm Family Ceramic Workshop part 2 (Only for those that attend the first one)
Thursday, 2/1 - Early Release Thursday, Kona Ice
Monday, 2/5 - 6th grade applications open today
Wednesday, 2/7 - Writing Celebration at Bear Valley Middle School
Thursday, 2/8 - ELAC meeting
2/12 - 2/15 - Kindness Crew Spirit Week details coming soon
Monday, 2/12 - Thursday 2/15 - Mid-year Student Led Conferences (Schedule coming soon)
Monday, 2/12 - All day Student Led Conference 2, 3, 4 grades
Tuesday, 2/13 - All day Student Led Conference 2, 3, 4 grades
Tuesday, 2/13 - 2:00 pm Kindergarten Student Led Conference
Wednesday, 2/14 - All day Student Led Conference 5, 6 grades
Thursday, 2/15 - All day Student Led Conference 5, 6 grades (Early release day)
Thursday, 2/15 - 1st grade Student Led Conferences in the MPR
2/16 - 2/19 - President's Day Weekend, No School
Thursday, February 29th - End of Trimester 2, Report cards issued 3/5/34
Saturday, 3/9 - smART Festival, CCAE
Saturday, 4/13 - STEM Challenge, Rincon Middle School
Tuesday, 5/14 - Elementary Band Concert
