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• September 16-20: Start With Hello! Week
• September 19: Kebab Shop CMR Dine-Out Fundraiser*
• September 16 - October 11: Costume & Spirit Wear Recycling Event
• September 27: Red Envelope Kick-Off Fundraiser and Movie Night 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.*
• September 30: No School (Staff Professional Growth Day)
• October 3: October Team CV Meeting
• October 5: Annual Family Pancake Breakfast

*Participation in fundraising or social events is voluntary and not required.

Dear Canyon View Families,

Sorry, I'm not able to edit the newsletter heading, but this "Catching Up with the Coyotes" is for the week of September 15, 2024.

Hooray!! This week, we welcome back Principal Edmonston!!

Let's Make it another GREAT WEEK!

Sheryl Simek

Assistant Principal, Canyon View Elementary School

ssimek@powayusd.com

858-484-0981

• School Breakfast and Lunch are great ways to help students eat healthy. (Just a reminder that if your children would like to enjoy school breakfast, please drop them off at 8:20 when the gates open so that they have time to eat. The breakfast line closes at 8:30.)

• We strongly discourage families from sending in food treats for birthdays. We have a number of students with severe allergies and other dietary restrictions. Please check with the teacher for individual class protocols before sending in treats. If you want to celebrate a birthday, please consider ways other than food - like donating a book or ball - for the classroom.

• Classroom parties will follow nutritional guidelines from the District.

PUSD campuses will remain ‘closed campuses’ to ensure safety of our students and staff. On the first day of school only, parents/guardians will be able to walk their child(ren) to class or the field. Beginning August 22, all children will be dropped off and picked up at the gate at all campuses.

• Parking in our lot? Cross ONLY at the Cross-Walk, located near the Flag Pole in the center of the lot.
• The GREEN CONE ZONE is the assisted loading/unloading area for our Special Needs students ONLY. If your child requires curb-side assistance from our staff, please make arrangements with their Teacher so staff can meet you there. Unless you have received special authorization to use the GREEN CONE ZONE, please refrain from parking or loading/unloading in this area.

Click on the News and Events link above, or visit the Canyon View Elementary School Website "Announcements" Section on the bottom of the front page for the most up-to-date information about school news and events.

Our district’s Caring Connections Parent Education website has new and exciting courses being offered this Fall. Each term we have different parent education courses, therefore, feel free to periodically check the website at the beginning of each term for the new courses offered to parents, families, and our school community. Beginning next week, click HERE to view the PUSD CCC Parent Education Fall Courses.

Click on the link below for information about PUSD's Extended Student Services Program at Canyon View Elementary. For non-PUSD before and afterschool programs, be sure to check Peach Jar for community flyers.

PUSD Enrollment is an on-line process. Packets are completed digitally 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 and Registration page linked below for more information.

Become a PTO Member, Sponsor an Event, or Volunteer your time! Take a look at the flyers below to learn more about how your membership and sponsorship fees help to support Canyon View Elementary School.

*Participation in fundraisers and fundraising events is voluntary and not required.

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The following books are curated especially for our Coyote Families by our Library and Media Technician, Alice Burge. The links take you to YouTube read-aloud videos, so be aware that ads may pop-up!

The month of September brings many opportunities to honor, remember and celebrate, including Patriot Day and the start of Hispanic Heritage Month!

On September 11, some Coyote classrooms learned more about Patriot Day and the heroes among us. The book Fireboat is a fascinating recounting of bravery in the face of tragedy. The John J. Harvey fireboat was the largest, fastest, shiniest fireboat of its time, but by 1995, the city didn't need old fireboats anymore. So the Harvey retired, until a group of friends decided to save it from the scrap heap. Then, one sunny September day in 2001, something so horrible happened that the whole world shook. And a call came from the fire department, asking if the Harvey could battle the roaring flames. In this inspiring true story, Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life and proves that old heroes never die.

From mid-September into October, we recognize Hispanic Heritage Month.

Lucía zips through the playground in her cape just like the boys, but when they tell her "girls can't be superheroes," suddenly she doesn't feel so mighty. That's when her beloved abuela reveals a dazzling secret: Lucía comes from a family of luchadoras, the bold and valiant women of the Mexican lucha libre tradition. Cloaked in a flashy new disguise, Lucía returns as a recess sensation! But when she's confronted with a case of injustice, Lucía must decide if she can stay true to the ways of the luchadora and fight for what is right, even if it means breaking the sacred rule of never revealing the identity behind her mask. A story about courage and cultural legacy brought to life by author Cynthia Leonor Garza and illustrator Alyssa Bermudez, Lucía the Luchadora is full of pluck, daring, and heart.

In the picture book Danza!, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of Amalia Hernández, dancer and founder of El Ballet Folklórico de México. As a child, Amalia saw a pair of dancers in the town square. The way they stomped and swayed to the rhythm of the beat inspired her. She knew one day she would become a dancer. Amalia studied ballet and modern dance under the direction of skilled teachers who had performed in world-renowned dance companies. But she never forgot the folk dance she had seen years earlier.

She began traveling through the Mexican countryside, witnessing the dances of many regions, and she used her knowledge of ballet and modern dance to adapt the traditional dances to the stage. She founded her own dance company, a group that became known as El Ballet Folklórico de México. Using his signature illustration style, inspired by the ancient art of the Mixtecs, Tonatiuh tells the story of Amalia Hernández and the formation of one of the most famous and successful dance companies in the world.

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.