Cavalier Newsflash

Good evening Cavaliers,

Believe it or not, we are close to wrapping up the first grading period of second semester. Progress report cards will be sent home with students on Friday February 28th, however, parents may pick them up earlier that day if they attend coffee with the Principal that morning.

Thank you to all of our Faculty and Staff for working hard to help our students master content standards, and providing multiple opportunities to show their growth. We continue to offer after school tutoring in the Library, Rise-Up Friday academic interventions and Saturday Academies. Thank you to all who continue to work with our students that need the extra help!

Second semester always seems to go by very fast. Before you know it, Spring Break and SBAC testing season will be here, then End of Course Exams and end-of-year activities. We have finalized our Promotion date for this year. It will be on Thursday June 4th at 10:00 am. The ceremony will be held at CVM as we did last year. It was a great event! If you recall, last year we improved our promotion rate by 10 percent. I believe that we can build on that and improve once again. Let's aim for another 10% gain in our promotion rate, we can do it!

Thank you for your hard work, dedication and remember;

At CVM we work HARD, we dream BIG, we believe in OURSELVES and we never, ever , GIVE UP!

Julio C. Alcalá

Principal

Chula Vista Middle School

During the month of February we will profile several African-Americans that have made major contributions to our country. Check out this link https://africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/about/ to learn the history of African American History Month.

This week we will profile Jackie Robinson. Check out the the short video highlighting his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement in America.

Congratulations to the players and coaches for a great finish to the season this past Friday. The team defeated IB Charter to win Back-to-Back South Bay League Championships.

Great job Cavaliers!

Team 3 please be at your supervision posts this week during nutrition break.

Thank you!

Mr. Casas

Please remember that school safety is everyone's responsibility. If you see something that doesn't look right, say something to a trusted adult. If you have information and would like to report it, but remain anonymous, you can use the P3 Tips App. The App is free to download fro the iTunes store and you can have it on your school issued iPad too. It's easy to set up and your tips go straight to San Diego Crime Stoppers. Lawn enforcement works with school administration and will even issue a reward if your tip leads to an arrest or even school disciplinary consequences.

Remember, if you see something, say something!

We will have a Faculty Meeting this Wednesday after school in room 403.

We will have a fire and evacuation drill this Friday during Advisory. Teachers, please review our safety procedures with your advisory students this week prior to the scheduled drills.

Monday 2/17

• No School - President's Day

Tuesday 2/18

• 7th Grade Articulation during Science Classes
• RP Circles during Advisory
• Velo-Youth Cycling Program 3:10 pm - 6:00 pm at the Velodrome
• SMART Food Distribution in the weight room from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Wednesday 2/19

• 7th Grade Articulation during Science Classes
• Expectations Assemblies during Advisory
• Faculty Meeting After School in the Parent Center
• Velo-Youth Cycling Program 3:10 pm - 6:00 pm at the Velodrome

Thursday 2/20

• 7th Grade Articulation during Science Classes
• RP Achieve 3000 Article during Advisory
• Expectations Assemblies during Advisory

Friday 2/21

• 7th Grade Articulation during Science Classes
• Fire & Evacuation Drill During Advisory
• Minimum Day - Students released at 1:25pm.
• Rise-Up Driday - Social Science
• PLC Meetings

Saturday 2/22

• Saturday Academies

The mission of Chula Vista Middle School (CVM) is to ensure that each student is provided with the skills to be college and/or career ready. Therefore, it is important that our students fulfill their potential towards success. We expect students at CVM to be active learners and we encourage them to participate in our special academic support and after-school programs.

This year we will COMMIT to maintaining a school-wide focus on the following three pillars to achieve our mission:

1. Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
2. ELD Strategies Across the Curriculum
3. Purposeful PLC Collaboration

We are Cavaliers!

Email: julio.alcala@sweetwaterschools.org
Website: www.cvm.sweetwaterschools.org
Location: 415 5th Avenue, Chula Vista, CA, USA
Phone: (619) 498-6800
Twitter: @CVM_Principal