Weekly Wildcat

Hello Sundance Families!

We had a wonderful week celebrating both Valentine's Day and Lunar New Year! We hope you have a wonderful week and we look forward to seeing you on Monday, February 26th. This is a friendly reminder that we have a 1/2 Professional Growth Day scheduled for the 26th. Students are released at 12pm.

Action Items:

• Mindful Monday: Check out our Mindful Monday linked here

• STEAM Showcase: Our STEAM Showcase is 13 days away!! Join us on February 29th from 12:30-2:30pm in the MPR. Click here to view project deadlines and how to prepare for the Showcase. Scroll down to the bottom of this document to practice project interview questions.

• Parents of English Learners: Today through Friday, March 1st, Poway Unified will be conducting our Family Engagement and Accountability survey to gather input from all families of English Learner students. This survey helps shape the District’s goals and guide priorities for the 2024-2025 school year. Your feedback is extremely helpful as we continue to seek ways to better our English Learner program. Please click HERE to complete the survey.
  

• Review Volunteer Requirements: Interested in volunteering on a field trip? Click here to view requirements.

• February Counseling Newsletter: Click Here to view (photos from the Great Kindness Challenge are included)

• State Testing Schedule: Click here to view our 3rd-5th grade state testing schedule. We appreciate families scheduling vacations outside of this window.

• STEAM Showcase: Check your child's backpack for guidelines about our upcoming STEAM Showcase. Click here to view slides.

Raquel Katz

Principal

Sundance Elementary

Next Week:

• 2/26: FUN RUN Registration Begins!! (See Details Below)
• 2/26: STEAM Projects Due to the classroom teacher
• 2/26: 1/2 Day Pro Grow, Students released at 12pm
• 2/26: Fun Run early registration starts
• 2/29: STEAM Showcase from 12:30-2:30pm
• 3/1: Xploration
• 3/1: Continuing Student Registration Begins!
• 3/1: Parent Coffee @ 8:30 am

• 3/6: Dine Out Chipotle
• 3/7: 3rd Grade Parent Performance at 8am, MPR

• 3/8: Friday Flag

• 3/11: Foundation Monthly Meeting @ 7 pm in the Library & Zoom
  

• 3/19: Spring Photo Day

• 3/20: Fun Run - Schedule TBD (Updated Date!)

• 3/28: Incoming TK/K enrollment informational session @1:30pm, library
  
• 4/1: New Student Enrollment Begins!
• 4/4: Seussical performance by the Musical Theater Club @ 6 pm
  
• 5/3: Save the Date: Sundance Annual Auction
  
• 5/3: Friday Flag & Coffee Pit Stop @ main gate
• 5/6-5/10: Staff Appreciation Week!
• 5/9: 4th Grade music performance
• 5/30: 5th Grade Music Performance @8am
• 5/31: Volunteer Appreciation Celebration @ 8:30am
• 5/31: Luau

• (New) State Testing (3rd-5th)
• Music Schedule
• Library Schedule
• PE Schedule
• 2023/2024 Bell Schedule
• Counseling Referral Form linked here. Our counselor will hold group sessions on the following topics: Coping With Anxiety, Friendships, Social Skills, and Self-Control.
  
• Twitter: Sundance is now on Twitter - handle @SundancePUSD
• Instagram: Find us at SundanceElementary