

Los Pen NEUs
May 16, 2025
From the Desk of Mrs. Weekes
Dear Los Pen Families,
It was an awesome week to be at Los Pen! We had various spirit days throughout the week, as well as the Day of Hope. Friday was exciting and memorable, as we began our day with our classroom college parade (could you hear the chants?) and Field Day games, such as relay races and cornhole. Rounding out the day was our College and Career Fair. We had representatives from two universities, Mt. Carmel High School Career/Technical Education Student presentations, as well as 16 different career booths, including engineers, pilots, various scientists, and a journalist.
Special thanks to the Scarpelli family for organizing this outstanding event for Los Pen, and to all of the volunteers and presenters who made this day possible. In addition, thank you to Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffee & Smoothies for generously donating gift bags to our presenters.
Have a great weekend!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Weekes
We Need Your Input!
Community Input Needed - Curriculum Adoption
The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) invites you to participate in an important curriculum adoption process. Our district is in the process of selecting a California State-approved Reading Difficulties Risk Screener (RDRS)—a tool used to help identify students (in grades K-2) who may need additional support in learning to read.
PUSD Student Enrollment
Have You Registered for 2025-2026 Yet?
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Poway Unified School District is currently enrolling new students for the 2025-2026 school year!
PUSD Enrollment is an online process. Enrolment packets are digital and can be completed using any computer, tablet, or smartphone with an internet connection. You can contact your assigned school of residence to schedule an appointment if you do not have access to a device/internet or if you need assistance with completing the online enrollment packet. Please visit the PUSD Enrollment page for directions and access to the online enrollment portal.
Full-Day Universal TK in Poway Unified
PUSD is now offering a full-day Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program. TK is designed as the first year of a two-year kindergarten program and uses a play-based curriculum that is age and developmentally appropriate. EC Section 48000 [d]. Students who participate in TK will attend school daily for a full day, including a scheduled lunch and recess. Contact your neighborhood school for specific hours and details.
For the 2025-26 school year, TK enrollment is open to all eligible 4 year olds within the Poway Unified School District. This means, if your child's 4th birthday is on/before September 1, 2025 (born between September 2, 2020 and September 1, 2021), you are eligible to enroll your child in our full-day Transitional Kindergarten program! Click HERE to learn more about TK.
We can’t wait to meet all of our new students! School starts on Wednesday, August 13th, for the 2025-2026 school year.
Fall 2025 ESS Interest Application
The Fall 2025 ESS Interest Application opened last week on Tuesday, April 22. It will remain open through Friday, June 6. All interested families may apply at any time during this initial application window. There is no advantage or disadvantage to applying earlier or later within this period, as all applications will be processed simultaneously.
Parents are encouraged to wait patiently until their child's enrollment has been completed by the school site and they have received access to their ParentVUE account before attempting to use the ESS Application Management System.
Families who apply during the initial application window will be notified on June 13 whether their student has been offered a placement in the ESS program for the 2025–26 school year or if their student has been placed on the waitlist.
PTA News
Are you and your family a member of our Los Pen PTA? We’re always thankful to those who can volunteer their time to our PTA, but even if you can’t volunteer your time, your membership helps!
We have 158 members and would like to reach our goal of 200 members! Only 21% to goal! Membership is $9 with $1 processing fee!
https://jointotem.com/ca/san-diego/los-penasquitos-elementary-pta
Please click the link and you will login with email/gmail etc to join. Remember - each member makes a difference for our school.
Make sure to keep up with all things Los Pen PTA by following us on social media!
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Upcoming Dates to Remember
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Bike for Bucks! Day
Thursday, May 22 , 2025
- Early Dismissal - School ends at 1:25 PM for Grades Kinder - 5th (1:00 PM Dismissal for TK)
- School Site Council Meeting - 4:00 PM via Zoom
Monday, May 26, 2025
- NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day Holiday
Thursday, May 29 , 2025
- Early Dismissal - School ends at 1:25 PM for Grades Kinder - 5th (1:00 PM Dismissal for TK
Friday, May 30, 2025
- Friday Flag - 8:50 AM on the blacktop (last Friday Flag of the school year)