"The Leopard Print"

Please see the information below for upcoming activities and events at Rio Vista Elementary School. Helpful links are also provided to help support your students!

2/3-2/7 Counselor Appreciation Week

2/4 Disciplina Positiva (8:30am, MPR)

2/5 Vision and Hearing Screening (8am)

2/5 Student LCAP Session (11am)

2/6 Musical Rehearsal (2:30pm, MPR)

2/7 AVID College Friday

Looking ahead

2/10 Lincoln Holiday (NO SCHOOL)

2/11 Disciplina Positiva (8:30am, MPR)

2/13 Musical Rehearsal (2:30pm, MPR)

2/14 Valentine's Day

2/14 AVID College Friday

2/14 PBIS Carts (Kinder-5th)

This message was shared on Friday with families, but I'm including it here as well.

HERE are some appropriate lessons for elementary school students to help educate our students about the important contributions that African Americans have made to improve our lives and move our country forward over time.

Hi all, I hope you can find a way to share your appreciation for our amazing counselor, Sadia Raja, during this upcoming School Counselor Appreciation Week.

She does so much to support students, families, and staff each and every day and our community and staff are lucky to have her!

Thank you for whatever you are able to do to show her your appreciation!!

Please help us meet or exceed the number of PTA Memberships from our community!

This year we have about 70 FEWER MEMBERS than the same time last year...please help us fix this! All PTA proceeds go DIRECTLY back to our students!

Be sure to follow THIS LINK to read about this month's District GOOD NEWS, including our AVID Family Night and our very own Mr. Mora and his family!

Please join us for our parenting education classes (delivered in Spanish) every Tuesday at 8:30am.

On February 28th, we'll be doing our first ever Rio Vista Fun Run! It will be similar to a "Jog-a-thon" and we can use as many volunteers and sponsors as we can get. More details will follow soon, but this will be a great way to earn some donations that support all students and it is a perfect way to warm up and prepare for the Shamrock 'N Run that all of PYLUSD participates in.

See below for information about Valentine Grams from our Leopard Leaders!

See below for the next months' calendar for our School Musical, "Finding Nemo Jr."

Ask your students and their teachers about practicing the "Think/Pair/Share" strategy this month!

Students get a chance to process information and collaborate with a partner before sharing out to the class. It also teaches students to do careful listening so they can share what they heard their partner say.

Below is a picture of all the AVID Collaborative Structures we are using this year.

We are quite a bit behind last year's pace for families signed up as PTA members. All proceeds go directly to support our students in every grade, so your support is appreciated!

CLICK HERE to sign up quickly. Thank you for your $15 donation!!

See the document below for reminders about our collective responsibilities to each other as parents, students, and teachers. Be sure to ask for a copy of this to sign at your parent/teacher conference this week.

Starting in December, PTA volunteers can help teachers by taking care of preparation tasks (making copies, cutting things out, etc.) on Tuesdays. Reach out if you have any questions about how you can help.

Also, thank you to our PTA parents who signed up to volunteer supporting valet in the parking lot in the morning!

Remember, everyone is trying to be on time to school and to make it to their next destination safely, so thank you for respecting the rules of the parking lot by only dropping off in the drive through lane, dropping off after passing the cross walk, and not blocking traffic in the drive through lane.

Please be sure to check the Lost and Found regularly to look for items your child may have left behind around campus. Our PTA helpers wash and hang the clothes, so please leave the hangers when you take your items.

At the end of each month, anything left on the Lost and Found cart will be donated to our local Goodwill.

Click HERE to access our amazing PTA website with links to all upcoming school and community events! Scan the QR Code below to join as a member (only $15 per family to join PTA, nothing else is required to be a member!).

Rio Vista is one of only 2 schools in all of Orange County (and one of only 24 schools in the state of California!) to earn this recognition. Thank you to our amazing PTA Board for their leadership and dedication, and thank you to all of our wonderful parents and families for joining as members (your donation goes directly to students) and for volunteering when possible.

Remember that instruction begins at 7:50am. Supervision and free school breakfast are available starting at 7:25am, so we encourage you to plan your drop-off for between 7:30-7:40am each day.

This Friday was MUCH BETTER than last Friday, THANK YOU!

The attendance average this week was 91.4%, which is an improvement over the past few weeks. BUT, we were averaging between 94-95% during September and October! Please help us get back to those better numbers, especially because our students can never truly make up a missed day of school!

We still need your help to get our attendance back to our goal of 95%. We'll be renewing the WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER competition for classes with the best attendance so be sure to have your students at school every day!

REMEMBER, MISSING ONLY 2 DAYS PER MONTH IS THE SAME AS MISSING AN ENTIRE MONTH OF SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR!!

**We need your help with tardies! We begin instruction AT 7:50am, so please arrive early enough for students to get all of their instructional minutes

Our number one priority is the safety of all Rio Vista students and families. Please use the crosswalk in the front parking lot, and only load or unload students in the valet line (do not drop off in the staff parking lanes).

Please do not walk in the wheelchair accessible area (marked by blue stripes) where we load students into the cars.

Also, PLEASE DO NOT PARK ALONG ANY RED CURB as that space needs to be available for emergency services in the case of an emergency. Please be courteous to our neighbors and do not park in front of anyone's driveway.

Make sure to remind your students to pay attention at the dismissal area. If we have to call them more than 3 times and they do not come to the loading zone, we will ask you to go back around in line and we'll try again.

Thank you for working together to keep everyone safe!

PYLUSD's Family Resource Center, (FRC) in partnership with Family Health Matters, will be offering free assistance with MediCal and CalFresh applications. The FRC is located next to Topaz Elementary. Please review the flyer for more information including documents you will need. Call 714-714-1259 to schedule an appointment.

FLIER

El centro de recursos familiares de PYLUSD, en asociación con Family Health Matters, ofrecerá asistencia gratuita con las solicitudes de MediCal y CalFresh. El FRC está ubicado al lado de la escuela primaria Topaz. Revise el folleto para obtener más información, incluyendo los documentos que necesitará. Llame al 714-714-1259 para programar una cita.

FOLLETO

Click HERE and HERE for parent resources to help understand and prepare for the ELPAC test.

Students are going to have access to Reflex Math (via CLEVER), a program purchased by the district in order to provide students with the practice necessary to solidify their basic math skills and facts. It's designed for students 1st grade and beyond.

This is a really fun "gamified" program that students love using, which they will have access to at school and at home. They practice a "back to basics" curriculum and earn points that allow them to personalize their home page.

Teachers and parents will all be receiving an email from Reflex Math this week with instructions for how to set up classes and add students.

Reflex Parent Guide- English

Reflex Parent Guide-Spanish

English: Rio Vista Families, our Free State Preschool Program, is enrolling children 3- 4 years of age by or before December 1st. Families will be pre-screened to determine eligibility based on income. Our Preschool Program has achieved the highest quality Star Rating from the Orange County Department of Education. For more information, please call 714-986-7247.

Spanish: Familias de Río Vista , nuestro programa preescolar estatal gratuito está inscribiendo a niños que cumplan 3 a 4 años el 1ro de Diciembre o antes. Las familias serán pre-evaluadas para determinar la elegibilidad según los ingresos. Nuestro Programa Preescolar ha obtenido la calificación de estrellas de más alta calidad del Departamento de Educación del Condado de Orange. Para obtener más información, llame al 714-986-7247.

Attached is the Rio Vista SARC. It is the publicly available accounting of site demographic data, facilities information, and budget details.

(en Espanol)

Below are all the links to the OCDE resource handout and the asynchronous courses where you can learn for yourself about how to keep your children safe in the digital world.

Resource handout-English

Resource handout-Spanish

Asynchronous Plugged-In Parents: Cyberbullying and Digital Drama Parent Presentation-English

Asynchronous Plugged-In Parents: Cyberbullying and Digital Drama Parent Presentation-Spanish

If you haven't already this year, please fill out and return the form below to our front office so we can continue to find ways to support you and your family. If you are unsure if you qualify, the document explains the criteria.

ENGLISH

ESPANOL

For those who qualify, there may be resources available to help with child care and associated costs.

Orange County Head Start

ENGLISH (support)

ESPANOL (ayuda)

Please see the attached flyer for any student or parent who needs help accessing low cost dental care. The Buena Park Dental Clinic serves all low income students who have Medi-cal.

We hold high expectations for ALL students through rigorous and relevant educational experiences that challenge them to become responsible, ethical and engaged citizens.

Website: riovistaschool.org
Location: 310 North Rio Vista Street, Anaheim, CA, USA
Phone: 714-986-7240
Twitter: @riovista310