Panther Parent Update

De Portola welcomes individuality by empowering and developing students’ communication, curiosity, and critical thinking skills through a growth mindset. We are Panthers! Rooooaaaarrrrrrrr!!

10/31 Halloween (costumes allowed)

11/02 Minimum Day Dismissal at 2:00pm

11/03 Fall Dance during school hours

11/07 DP Foundation Mtg 6:00pm

11/09 SSC 8:00am (Thursday)

11/10 NO SCHOOL

11/20 THANKSGIVING BREAK

12/01 SGT 8:00am

Thank you to everyone who supported the music department's Haunted House. We fell short of volunteers to finish clean up. We would greatly appreciate anyone who is available to come help put it all away. The lead volunteer will be on campus starting at 10:00am on Monday, October 30. Thank you for anytime that you can commit.

We love Halloween at De Portola! All students and staff are allowed to wear their costumes to school as long as it abides by our Dress Code. Students may not bring any fake weapons and masks cannot be worn in classrooms. Also, please double check that carrying a backpack does not alter the length of the dress/skirt/costume to reveal a student's backside.

Inflatable costumes are not allowed. They cause a big commotion and many other students try to punch the kids in the costume. Sorry to disappoint, but we are just trying to keep all our kids safe and have a fun day. Thank you for your support.

At your next opportunity, we ask you to please sign-in to the Parent Portal in PowerSchool and complete the short 30 second survey, following the steps below:

• Select Forms from the left-hand navigation menu, then select 2023-24 Impact Aid Program Survey Form.
• Follow the prompts and submit the form. Please be sure a confirmation appears before logging off.
• For parents using the PowerSchool mobile app, you can submit the survey using the app.
  
• If you need assistance, or do not yet have a Parent Portal account, please contact Mr. Steven at SFong@sandi.net.

I will continue to report our collection status until we reach 100%. Thank you for your support.

Parents are welcome to attend. Just sign in at the office at 1:00 and we will direct you to the back.

8th: Wed 10/18, Thurs 10/1, Fri 10/20
7th: Tues 10/24, Wed 10/25, Thurs 10/26
6th: Mon 10/30, Wed 11/1, Thurs 11/2

We are experiencing an increase in COVID cases and kindly ask you to keep your students home if they are experiencing symptoms. We know how important it is that your students attend school, but above all else, we prioritize the emotional and physical well-being of our entire student population. If you have any questions or concerns you can email our Nurse Lundy at jlundy1@sandi.net and she will get back to you as soon as possible. We have tests in the nurses office that your students can access at any time during the school day. The current list of COVID symptoms are as follows:

• fever or chills
• cough
• shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
• fatigue muscle or body ache
• headache
• new loss of taste or smell
• sore throat

We currently have a vacancy for our Attendance Clerk. Miss Dora, Finance Clerk, and Mr. Steve, Site Tech, are filling in for now. Please email Miss Dora dbriggs@sandi.net or Mr. Steven sfong@sandi.net to report absences. Please be sure to state your students full name, grade level, date of birth, and specific reason for absence. You can also email them if you need to pick up your student early. Please provide at least a two hour notice to ensure that we can write and deliver a pass for your student. You can also call the school at 619-605-4800 and press 3 for attendance.

For the 2023-24 school year, De Portola Middle School will provide both BREAKFAST and LUNCH for all students. Breakfast will be served from 8:30-8:45 AM. Students just need their four digit PIN number, which can be found on their schedules.

All families must complete a meal application on paper or online even if your student does not eat cafeteria food. Meal Application and LCFF forms are used to determine funding for our schools. Please complete the forms in the packet.

If you want your student to be able to purchase additional items such as cookies and water bottles, please register at PayPams and you can add money to an account that will align with your child's lunch pin number.