Roadrunner Report
February 2, 2024
Hi Aspen Families!
Here are some updates and important information for the upcoming week. In this week's Roadrunner Report you'll find information on the following topics:
- Aspen Celebrates Black History Month
- Glow Dance- February 9, 2024
- Grade Level Attendance Competition Update
- 24/25 School Year: Enrollment for New CVUSD Students Is Open
- 2023-2024 Opt-In Communication for Advisory Council/Committee Updates
- School Choice
- Parent Representative Needed for Advisory Councils
- Parking Lot Safety
- PFA Announcements
Aspen Celebrates Black History Month
We are proud and excited to celebrate Black History Month here at Aspen. National Black History Month is a time to celebrate and commemorate the roles African Americans have made in the history of our country; and to also acknowledge the profound contributions African Americans have made economically, culturally, and socially to the development of United States history. Here at Aspen we are committed to honoring and valuing the legacy, experiences, and contributions of African Americans, not just during February but all year through.
Glow Dance- February 9th
Join us for Aspen’s Glow Dance on February 9th from 5-7pm in the MPR.
The wonderful 805 Quesa Birria Tacos is serving:
5x tacos king size corn tortillas $20
3x tacos $15
Family platter 3x tacos 3 x quesadillas $20
Corn cups $5
For drinks there will be
Horchata
Strawberry
Watermelon
Limeade
Coke
Sprite
Payment methods accepted are cash, Venmo, Zelle and Credit card.
If you are able to donate baked goods or volunteer please go to the sign up genius links below. Thank you!
Baked goods: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A044AADAF2DA2FD0-47317143-aspens
Volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A044AADAF2DA2FD0-47328807-aspen
Grade Level Attendance Competition Update
Results are in for Week 3 of our grade level attendance completion:
1st place: 1st grade (88.6%)
2nd place: Kindergarten (86.1%)
3rd Place: 5th Grade (86%)
Thank you for your hard work to be at school on time each day so that all the learning and fun can happen! There is still plenty of time left in the competition so we will see which grade moves closer to winning a pizza party and a chance to silly string Dr. Craven.
24/25 School Year: Enrollment for New CVUSD Students Is Open
Online Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year for new TK-12 CVUSD students opens on Monday, January 29th! On and after this date, families may proceed to https://conejo.vcoe.org/preenrollment (or:https://conejo.vcoe.org/ and click on the "Online New Student Enrollment" button) to begin the enrollment process for their new to CVUSD student:
For detailed Online pre-enrollment instructions, please click here for English and please click here for Spanish.
- For directions about uploading filled out documents, please click here for English and please click here for Spanish.
Completed enrollment information should be submitted to Stacey Coombe at scoombe@conejousd.org. Additional information regarding enrollment documents is also available online here.
Current Aspen students do not need to proceed with the online Pre-Enroll process to go to the next grade level. All currently enrolled students will receive Annual Updates information prior to the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
2023-2024 Opt-In Communication for Advisory Council/Committee Updates
In CVUSD, parent/guardian engagement and participation is a top priority! Participation is encouraged through many organizations and activities. Several CVUSD Advisory Councils/Committees that support parent/guardian participation are listed in the link below, with the OPTION for you to select any or all to receive communications from the school’s identified parent/guardian representative and/or from school site administration. This communication would provide information and updates to you related to the Advisory Council/Committee meetings. Please select the Council(s)/Committee(s) that you would like to receive information and updates on, approximately monthly. If you have students at multiple school sites, please submit the form for each school. Additionally, if you opted-in last year, please plan to do so annually. Importantly, should you choose to opt-in to receiving these updates, the parent/guardian representative for the Advisory Council(s)/Committees(s) and/or the administration will not share your email address with others. You also have the ability to opt-out at any time in the event you no longer wish to receive the Advisory Council/Committee information.
If you would like to learn more about these Advisory Councils/Committees, or other ways to get involved at CVUSD, please go to: https://www.conejousd.org/domain/1365
To access the Advisory Council/Committee Opt-In Form, please use this LINK
School Choice
PARENT REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED
Parking Lot Safety
The following guidelines will assist us in keeping our students safe in the parking lot:
- Proceed in the Aspen parking lot at no more than 5 miles per hour.
- Walk with your child across the parking lot using the marked crosswalk.
- Do not allow your child to walk unattended between cars.
- Stay in the right hand lane, move all the way forward, and drop your student off from the right side of the vehicle.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended in the drive-thru lanes.
- Follow the California Vehicle Code laws.
- Remind your child to respect people’s property.
Consider the following:
- You may pull up to the curb at the front of the school to drop off your student.
- You may park on the street on Oberlin or Marlowe and walk your student on campus.
- Please do not block driveways.
- Be mindful of labeled No Parking zones near the crosswalks.
- The gates at the front of the school will be open for entry and exit. There will not be access through the gate on Marlowe.
- Arrange with your student ahead of time a location for pickup.
PFA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Yearbook Store Now Open!
Aspen Birthday Grams!
Want to send your student an extra special birthday wish?! Add their name to the Aspen Marquee outside the school office. Venmo $20 to @AspenElementaryPFA, then email student’s name and birthdate to aspenbirthdaygrams@gmail.com. February Birthdays DUE FRIDAY, 1/26. Birthday greeting will remain on marquee for the entire birthday month! All proceeds support Aspen PFA. (All summer birthdays will be celebrated on the marquee in June).
School Cents
Anytime you shop at The Oaks, you can support Aspen! Be sure to send in your receipts to help Aspen win up to $2500 this year! You can log receipts on the website (shopandlog.com/theoaks), send a photo to aspenschoolrewards@gmail.com, or turn them into the School Cents drawer in the main office! See the flyer for current bonus opportunities!
Box Tops
Scan those receipts for a chance to win $20,000 for Aspen! There are also a lot of bonus Box Tops available this month! See the app for more details. Don't have the app? Scan the QR code.
Aspen Elementary School
Email: scraven@conejousd.org
Website: www.conejousd.org/aspen
Location: 1870 Oberlin Avenue, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Phone: (805) 495-2810
Facebook: facebook.com/AspenElementaryCVUSD/
Twitter: @aspelem