PARENT NEWSLETTER
September 23-27, 2024
Reach Beyond!
Week-at-a-Glance ðŸ§
Message from the Principal
In Gratitude
💙Soto Street Teachers💙
A huge thank you to our Amazing Soto Street Teachers for all the hard work in preparation for our visit on Monday. You all inspire me, and I am happy to stand by you and see you shine for our District Visit!
Emma & Zoe in the Morning
One of my favorite parts of the day is in the morning when I walk out to the Pavilion to welcome the kids at the 7th Street Gate. The sun greets me one foot out of the Main Building and it brings me inner joy. I see all our TA staff on point, on time, ready to supervise the kids. I shout out a hello to the kids and staff. Two girls every morning say "HELLO Mrs. Montanez," and I'm greeted with a hug and smile. I never tire of that moment!
Darlene
Isn't she darling? BIG shout out to Ms. Darlene for manning the Office on her own last week, with that beautiful radiant joy. WE appreciate you!
INSTRUCTIONAL UPDATES
i-Ready Weekly Data 💯
Thank you for your consistency.
Congratulation to Ms. Aparicio for getting 100% of her students to meet the goal in ELA & in Math!
She also yielded the highest lessons passed in both subjects! This is awesome Ms. Aparicio!
iReady Summary
MATH
ALMOST EVERYONE!!
ELA
Highlights:
OPERATIONAL UPDATES 📖
September 9- 13, 2024
SSC Election Results: 3 Members Voted in:
Parent Members: Election Pending
Teacher Members:
Andrade, Tiscareño, Saldaña
Alternate: De La Torre
ELAC:
President: Carmen Cardoso, Vice President: Romelia Valentin, Secretary: Griselda Perez, Parlimentarian: Mara Zuniga & Melissa Milan
Soto Street T-Shirts
We will be putting our FINAL order in for t-shirts on Friday. No exceptions. The next opportunity will be in January of 2025. If you would like to order a shirt, please contact the office.
We do have a few in stock, if interested:
Child Medium: 3
Adult Small: 2
Adult XL: 2
If you would like to reserve any of the shirts listed above, please email jproano@lausd.net.
Please know that all t-shirt profits go directly to the prizes for our students. Your purchase supports our school! Spirit Day is every Friday!
Classroom Parties
Per Bulletin, all classroom parties must be cleared by Admin, especially when food is being served.
Cheetah BUCK Incentives
Congratulations to Ms. Aguila for making it to the top of our first incentive, in addition to Ms. Vasquez. When you have reached a milestone, please leave your envelop in my door mailbox.
Cheetah Dollars
Ms. Darlene will spearhead our Cheetah store this week. Don't miss out!
CAP Field Trip Surveys
Teachers, please help us plan for our Cultural Arts Field Trips. We have 4 surveys completed to date.
Parent survey: https://forms.gle/XHBAXUY349A3XrqL7
iAttend Home Visits
This week, our Admin Team will conduct required monthly home visits for all our absent students. Please make sure the initial contact comes from you and/or a message/phone call you make. Please alway know that the #1 reason for the call is to make sure they are ok, and if anything is needed to support. A personal teacher tip that helped me yield the highest data, is messaging the family by 8:30AM to see if they were ok. Sometimes the kiddos just wake up cranky, and can come in late. This is ok, and welcome them to come late.
Attendance Data 🧲
STUDENT AUGUST ATTENDANCE
September 16-20 STUDENT ATTENDANCE:
Monday: 17 absences = 91%
Tuesday: 9 absences = 95.2%
Wednesday: 8 Absences = 95.7%
Thursday: 10 Absences =94%
Friday: 21 absences= 88%
OVERALL 92.6% FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16-SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
September 9-13 STUDENT ATTENDANCE:
Monday: 25 absences (104 degrees)= 86%
Tuesday: 16 absences (90 degrees)= 91%
Wednesday: 19 Absences (Morning Quake)=90%
Thursday: 12 Absences =93%
Friday: 10 absences= 94%
OVERALL 90.8% FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 9-SEPTEMBER 13, 2024
SEPTEMBER 2- 6, 2024
Tuesday: 9 Absences (95%)
Wednesday: 10 Absences (94.7%)
Thursday: 12 Absences (93%)
Friday: 21 Absences (89%)
OVERALL 92% FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2-SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
SEPTEMBER AVERAGE SO FAR: 91% (GOAL IS 96%)
STRUGGLING START, BUT LETS END STRONG!!!
September is Attendance Awareness Month
Please view our Attendance Newsletter
Upcoming Dates 📅
These are many changes that occur daily to our Monthly schedule, please always double check the Master Calendar. (CLICK)
Parent Corner
8 week Healthy Habits Workshop at Soto Street Elementary!
Continuation of the Meeting with Dr. Correa on Monday at 8:30 AM in the Parent Center.