Community Crew News # 26

February 22, 2025

February 22, 2025

Greeting Conway Community,

As a Expeditionary Learning school, we value our parents and families as key partners. We look for creative ways to engage our community. It is crucial that we involve our families in the life of the school. This week we hosted several events that did just that. Today our TK family day at lunch picnic was a well attended event that engaged families and students in the life of the school. Thank you to all our families that attended today.

2nd Grade Celebration of Learning

Celebrations of learning are more than a display of student work and more than a gathering to share work. These events compel students to reflect on and articulate what they have learned, how they learned, questions they answered, research they conducted, and areas of strength and struggles. They are powerful opportunities to make learning public

On Friday, 2nd grade held their Celebration of Learning as a culminating event of their Fossil Expedition. The learners were guided by the following guided questions:

What do paleontologists do?
How do characters respond to major events?
What can we learn from studying fossils?

In this EXPEDITION, students build their literacy and science skills as they engage in a study of fossils. Learners begin this study with a read-aloud of Stone Girl, Bone Girl by Laurence Anholt to explore the guiding questions: "What do paleontologists do?" and "How do characters respond to major events?" Students learn about Mary Anning and her role as a fossil hunter. Students also begin to learn about what fossils are and the work that paleontologists do. Students make a pivot to informational texts and engage more deeply in the study of fossils. Students' learning is centered around the guiding questions: "What can we learn from studying fossils?"

We had a full house at this event and all our learners were able to articulate their learning and share examples of their progress and knowledge they gained.

Thank you to our 2nd grade team, Mrs. Brumback, Mrs. Devlin, Mrs. Vidales, and Mr. Rosales for leading our 2nd grade crew. We are grateful for you and our families that support our students learning.

Picture collage of parents at Celebration of Learning

Pizza with the Principal

Throughout the year, Pizza with the Principal is an event that celebrates our students that demonstrates excellence, perseverance, integrity, and compassion in and out of the classroom. Students are either nominated by their teachers or they are selected from our Cougar Paw hopper where students drop their paws to be selected for weekly prizes or Pizza with the principle.

I am grateful for the opportunity to inspire students to discover their unlimited potential through Excellence, Perseverance, Integrity, and Compassion. Together we are creating an EPIC school.

We are in this together and believe, We Are Crew, not passengers.

In crew,

Tina Meglich

Principal

Week # 26 Update

E.P.I.C Active Citizens

Once a month students are recognized for demonstrating E.P.I.C. habits of character as Active Citizens. These students are selected by their teachers each month. Congratulations to all our EPIC active citizens.

Kids Kaleidoscope Art Show

The Escondido Art Association is hosting their annual Kids Kaleidoscope Art Show from March 5 through April 4, 2025. This is an opportunity for students (ages 5-18) to showcase their art on a gallery wall. It is free to enter and there are prizes. Online applications are due February 24. Click here for guidelines and information. Additionally, a flyer can be found here.

Fees for Lost or Willfully Damaged Technology Equipment

All students are provided an iPad that has an estimated value of $450. Qualifying students also are provided an internet hotspot with an estimated value of $80. Students are responsible for safeguarding and protecting technology equipment.

Parents or guardians are liable for the replacement cost or reimbursement for lost or willfully damaged district-issued books, supplies, and technology equipment, or for district property lended to a student that the student fails to return. Fees may be imposed for up to the full replacement value for textbooks and library materials. Upon notification and due process, the district may withhold the student's grades, promotion certificates, or transcripts until all fees have been paid.

Fees for Lost or Willfully Damaged Technology Equipment Damage / Loss are as follows.

iPad damage or replacement

First Incident $45

Second Incident $115