Please review the following important information, and see below for our School Year Calendar link and an updated Bell Schedule for our Pence Penguins.

Please click the link below to access the new school year calendar.

STUDENT SCHOOL YEAR CALENDARS

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The California Department of Education (CDE) began using a new method to give money to school districts called the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The LCFF gives money to school districts based on the needs of students, including English Learners, students who qualify for free or reduced meals, and foster youth. In order to determine how much money your school will receive this year to serve all our students, the District is required to verify and submit to the CDE every student's family income eligibility based on the Household Income Data Collection form.

Because of this, the District is urging our families to please complete the 2024-25 Household Income Data Collection Form and return it to your school as soon as possible.

EVERY FORM COUNTS! EVERY UNCOLLECTED FORM EQUALS LOST DOLLARS TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS.

All information provided is completely confidential and will not be used for any other purpose.

LINK: https://sbusd.rocketscanapps.com/

Please note the following:

• In your household, you may have more than one child attending schools in our district. Please include all the names of students who attend South Bay Union schools in one form.
• Please fill out the form in its entirety.
• Your first and last name
• Names of all children in your Household attending South Bay Union School District Schools – their grade, school, and birth date.
• The Number of your Household Size.
• Fill in the bubble next to your monthly income range.
• Your email address and phone number.
• Parent or Guardian First and Last Name (Person who filled out Form)

Visit your school if you need assistance.

Thank you for providing this important and confidential information and helping ensure that our schools continue to receive the critical funding they need to succeed!

PLEASE SUBMIT AN ORDER FORM WITH YOUR STUDENT'S TEACHER. THANK YOU!

If you need to access the links in the Newsletter, please make sure to download the document below.

In Need of Support?

The District's Reach out to Families Resource Center is available to you.

School Counselor

Mrs. Valdivia at yvaldivia@sbusd.org

School Social Worker

Veronica Avila - vavila@sbusd.org

Please see below for upcoming events and information pertaining to our Military Families:

San Diego Upcoming Events: https://www.sandiego.org/explore/events.aspx

Naval Base San Diego: https://sandiego.navylifesw.com/

Please let us know when and why your child was absent.

You can:

• Stop by the office OR
• Send an email to Karla Brown - kbrown@sbusd.org OR
• Return the blue slip to the office or to your child's classroom teacher

Pence Families, please be aware that every week on this newsletter you will find a link at the bottom that will take you to the Child Nutrition website where you can see the monthly menus and sign up to receive them directly to your email.

Click on the button below to see the Monthly Child Nutrition Menus

You may also sign up to receive them directly to your inbox each month!

Click on the link below to fill out an Interest Form if you would like your student(s) to be added to the waitlist for the Boys and Girls Club Morning or Afternoon Program at Pence.

• Please visit our School's Website for all the most requested information including Schedules, Minimum Days, Student School Year Calendar, Upcoming Events and our Family Handbook.

• You can also contact us at Let's Talk on the District's Website, you will find the link on the left-hand side of the main page.

• If you ever need to revisit previous editions of our Family Friday Newsletter please visit our website under News and Communications menu, then Weekly Family Newsletter

Pence Elementary School

Office Hours are Monday - Friday from 7:45 am - 4:15 pm

Principal:

Maria Preciado - mpreciado@sbusd.org

Administrative Secretary:

Ana Macias - amacias@sbusd.org

Attendance Secretary:

Karla Brown - kbrown@sbusd.org

Website: pence.sbusd.org

Location: 877 Via Tonga Court, San Diego, CA, USA

Phone: (619) 662-8100

Twitter: @penceSBUSD