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

Dear Loma and CT Families-

My top 3 highlights:

1. spending time with my colleagues enjoying all the food and treats provided by HSC and parents for staff appreciation week (Thank You!)

2. seeing all of our students clean up the amphitheater and Gazebo area after lunch time

3. hearing and seeing the excitement among students as they created Mother's Day cards, songs, gifts, etc. We have some very creative students (and teachers).

If your child is going to cross the bridge after school, you must submit a note to the school secretary. Lisa at Loma; Julie at CT

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

Important Dates:

5/1-5/18 CAASPP testing in grades 3-8

5/19: CTE Dance

5/23: Incoming 6th grade parent orientation at 6pm

5/25: Open House for Loma at 6pm and CT 6:30pm

5/29: No School Memorial Day

6/8: Last day of School 12:30 dismissal

Thanks for your partnership

Amy Ramsay

Principal

This is my fourteenth year supporting students and personnel as the Specialized Academic Instruction(SAI) Teacher for Loma Prieta. I am from Sonoma County and live in the beautiful mountains of Bonny Doon. My wife & I are excited to finally be rebuilding a home that we lost in the CZU Complex fires three years ago. Prior to working at Loma I was an SAI Teacher at Lakeside, and before that, I was an aide at Bonny Doon Elementary. Loma Prieta is the largest District I’ve ever worked in, and I find that quite funny. I love working in tiny mountain schools and love the cultural nuances of mountain living. In my free time I love to read, enjoy music, play role-playing games with a very close-knit friend group, and spend warm days basking in the sunlight with a book in my hand.

From Mrs. Ramsay---Randy will be our new Director of Special Education and Student Services for the 2023/24 school year! If you see him around, give him a high-five.

The lost and found pile is getting bigger by the day! As the season changes, it’s easy for jackets to be taken off during school but unfortunately many of them are being forgotten about here on campus.

Please be sure to check the Lost and Found collection (outside the Loma front office) as often as you can and retrieve your child’s clothing.

The CTE HSC will have their final pick up at the end of the school year for goodwill Donations.

Items left after this Friday, May 19th will be donated to the Goodwill.

Thank you!

Back By Popular Demand!

Calling All Families…Get Your Game On!

July 10th - July 21st, 2023

Click HERE for details and to register!

It’s time to start planning for summer enrichment activities, and Kids & Company is here to help with “Summer Stars” Day Camp. Each week of camp is based around a different theme, and all include a fun-filled field trip, swimming, games, crafts, an optional dress-up day, and science lessons.

The summer camp program incorporates National Best Program Standards for Extended Day School Programs by including scheduled time for the “3Rs”. Our camp will include science, history, nutrition, and activities to increase the self-esteem of our campers. Our child-to-staff ratio is 12:1 or better on days when the campers remain on campus, and 7:1 or better on field trip days.

The program is flexible by design so you can enroll for the full summer, or only choose to sign-up for certain weeks. Families can also choose which days during each camp to attend. So, whether you are looking for weekly enrichment or an occasional adventure right here on the mountain, Kids & Company has a camp for you. For more information, please call 408 353 – KIDS (5437)

Or see our website at https://www.loma.k12.ca.us/Page/363

The next blood drive on the mountain sponsored by LPCF is coming up on Saturday, May 20th. The Bloodmobile will be parked at the Building Blocks parking lot from 9:30-2:30. Blood is a lifesaving product in constant demand, so please sign up if you can. A big thank you to those of you who already signed up. You can sign up using the link below.

https://sbcdonor.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/12266

Short-term Independent Study Application requests need to made at least two weeks prior to the date of the first absence. Please complete the independent study application if your child(ren) will be absent five or more consecutive school days for purposes of a family event or outside learning opportunities. Vacations do not qualify for independent study. To complete the application process, please enter information on the application form, print the application, and submit a copy of the application to your child(ren)'s teacher (if attending Loma Prieta Elementary) or the school secretary (if attending CT English).

Loma: l.sullivan@loma.k12.ca.us CT: j.bourque@loma.k12.ca.us

We encourage you to consider using our school buses to transport your child to and from school to reduce the campus traffic and increase our parking lot safety. Bus pass information is available in both school offices.

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.

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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