The Terrapin Times #3

Hello Families,

I hope to see you all later today at our Ice Cream Social starting at 4:00!

We have just finished our final week of preparation and are excited for a spectacular school year. Please review the arrival/dismissal map, and let our office know if you have any questions. If you are in TK-1st grade, you will receive an email and/or voicemail letting you know who your child's teacher/classroom is on Monday by 5:00. 2nd-5th grade, you will receive your email and/or voicemail on Tuesday by 5:00. Our staff is taking great care to place students in caring communities, where we hope they will thrive!

We hope all families can join us on Wednesday morning for the first day! You are invited on campus to drop off your student right at the classroom door, come in, say "Hello" to your new teacher, and take some pictures to commemorate the start of a fantastic school year! Then join fellow parents out on our lawn for our Foundation’s Annual Yahoo/Boohoo coffee. So fun! Please note that our parking lot is for staff only, so feel free to park on the street or in the lot above campus at High Country West. After our first day, Turtleback, as well as all PUSD campuses, will remain a ‘closed campus’ to ensure safety of our students and staff. Beginning Thursday, August 22, all children will be dropped off and picked up at the gate. Thank you for understanding this important safety protocol.

Important Upcoming Dates:

• Tuesday, August 20th: Back to School Orientation for TK @ 9:00am, Kindergarten @ 10:00, and 1st grade @ 11:00am
  
• Wednesday, August 21: First Day of School - gates open @ 7:30, school starts @ 7:45
• Wednesday, August 21: Yahoo/Boohoo Coffee on the front lawn @ 7:55
• Thursday, August 22nd: Back to School Night for 2nd - 5th grades: 5:45-6:30 for grades 4-5, 6:45-7:30 for grades 2 & 3
• Monday, September 2: Labor Day (no school)
• Friday, September 6: Friday Flag
• Thursday, September 12: Our first Restaurant Night at The Kebab Shop (11980 Bernardo Plaza Dr., San Diego, CA 92128) All Day, 50% of all sales comes back to Turtleback Elementary School. Show Flyer in store or code for online ordering: FUNDRAISER
  

Universal Meals Program Application: We encourage all households to apply online at MySchoolApps.com, or using a paper application. Please take a moment to apply here, it really helps our school and district! Thank you!

See you this afternoon and Wednesday morning,

Lisa Maguire

lmaguire@powayusd.com

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The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information, please contact: Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, James Jimenez, Associate Superintendent of Personnel support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128, 1-858-521-2800, extension 2121, jjimenez@powayusd.com. For students, you may contact Title IX Coordinator/504 Coordinator Jamie Dayhoff, Director of Attendance and Discipline, Poway Unified School District, 1-858-521-2840, jdayhoff@powayusd.com.

Turtleback Mission: We empower each other to create, communicate, collaborate, and think critically in a community where character counts.

Email: lmaguire@powayusd.com
Website: https://turtleback.powayusd.com/
Location: 15855 Turtleback Road, San Diego, CA 92127
Phone: 858-673-5514