Libby Tiger Newsletter

Dear Libby Families,

Happy Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week! Be sure you recognize all of the hard work our amazing teachers and staff do for students each and every day!

Please read all of our helpful and informational newsletter for the week.

There are many events happening this month and in June as we wrap up the school year. Please share the newsletter with your Libby family and friends. You can also find information on our website and social media.

We look forward to seeing our families for Libby's Spring Open House, on Wednesday, May 8th, 5-6pm

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Ms. Cuevas, Principal

💕We love our Libby Teachers! For the week of May 6th, show your appreciation and love for our hard-working teachers. Teaching is a work of heart!

• Monday: Bring your teacher a flower
• Tuesday: Bring your teacher a small gift or handmade craft
• Wednesday: Write a thank you note to your teacher
• Thursday: Bring a sweet treat for your teacher
• Friday: Bring a smile!

We can't wait to spotlight your child's work and accomplishments this school year!

Please join us for our Libby Spring Open House and Resource Fair! Our 4th and 5th grade students will be performing in their spring concert in the MPR.

• Mark your calendar for the upcoming events:
• Dinosaur School for Parents, every Tuesday, 8:30am, Room 29 next to MPR
• Spring Open House, May 8th, 5-6pm
• School Site Council Meeting, May 9th, 4:30pm via Zoom
• Literacy Night, May 15th, 5-6pm, MPR
• PTO Meeting, May 15th, 6pm via Zoom
• Parent Workshop with Dr. Villarreal, 5:30pm, MPR
• 5th Grade Promotion, June 5th, 8:30am-10:30am, MPR
• TK-K Promotion, June 6th, 8:30am, Kindergarten Classrooms
• Last Day of School, June 6, 1:25pm (Early Release)

Come and join us for Literacy Night! We will be having a variety of literacy activities and of course, books! Fall in love with reading! See you there!

We are excited to announce another family engagement opportunity through our Community School partners. Words Alive strengthens family participation with a focus on literacy with our youngest learners. Come join us! Scan UR Code. Screenshot our flier. See you soon!

All young Libby learners turning 5 between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025, are ready for TK! Transitional Kindergarten!

Students will attend a minimum school day for the first three weeks of school in August to allow students to gradually transition into the school environment. The teachers will meet once with each student/family in a one-on-one meeting during the afternoon.

This program offers young learners a head start and provides them with a golden opportunity to learn and grow in an environment tailored to meet their academic and social needs.

• TK is taught by credentialed teachers with extra training.
• TK uses a specialized curriculum based on California Early Childhood Frameworks and Foundations.
• TK classrooms have a 12:1 student to adult ratio.

Ready to enroll?

TK Enrollment 2024-2025

We are excited to announce that Dr. Beatriz Villarreal, coordinator of the Mano a Mano parent workshop series, will be at Libby on May 16th from 5-6pm for a parent workshop to support families on how to address social-emotional needs and how to provide positive support and parenting strategies to help students be the best they can be!

Please contact Libby PTO directly if you have questions about upcoming meetings, membership, elections, and other inquires. You can email Libby PTO at libbyPTO@gmail.com. Libby PTO President is Lily Ramirez. Thank you!

It's Spring!!!

That can only mean the school year is coming to an end and

It's time to look forward to next year…

Here are some ways you can be part of our school community next school year:

Campus Volunteers (Please visit the front office for more information or contact Ms. Lucy Hiatt at lucy.hiatt@oside.us or 760-901-7007) Please read Board Regulation 1250 regarding volunteer conduct.

Community School Volunteers (Please contact Ms. Natalie Gibney at natalie.gibney@oside.us, or 760-901-7053)

School Site Council (Looking to fill vacant positions for 2024-2025)

Next meeting: May 16, 2024 (Zoom link on school website)

English Learners Advisory Committee- ELAC (Looking to fill vacant positions for 2024-2025)

Next meeting: April 25, 2024, 4:30pm-5:30pm

Welcome to the 2024-2025 THRIVE Expanded Learning Program Pre-registration Interest form! The THRIVE Program offers before and after school academic and enrichment support for Oceanside students in grades TK-8. THRIVE is offered at all school sites, free of charge, with priority given to students who meet the following criteria: Homeless/ Foster Care, Free and Reduced Lunch, Multilingual Learner, and students who will attend each day that school is in session for the full duration of the program. For program hours of operation, please contact your child's school.

Please fill out a form for each student. Program staff will contact families prior to the start of the 2024-2025 school year to complete the registration process.

For morning drop-off, please drive up to the Tiger Tent. For arrival, we will have 3 cars at a time, drop off. Please do not drop off until you reach the drop-off area. Please practice patience.

Have your student ready to exit. Give kisses and good-byes early. If you need to get out of your car to assist your student, please park. When you leave your car, it backs-up the drop-off traffic.

Thank you for your help!

Please remember to call or office or stop by to complete the Independent Study Contract if your student(s) will be missing school for more that 5 days. We require at least two weeks notice. The contract must be pre-approved by administration. Teachers require time to gather the independent study materials. Without the Independent Study Contract in place, your student's absences will be marked UNEXCUSED. When a request for an Independent Study Contract is submitted too late, it will not be approved.

Please plan ahead and remember that attendance is important! When your student misses school, they miss out on learning! Consider postponing vacation plans until after December 20th. Thank you!

We know there are times when issues come up that need to be resolved. OUSD has created a chain of communication that allows for an efficient resolution process. This is now located on our school’s website under “Our School” called Chain of Communication

We encourage you to speak with your child's teacher first when there are any concerns and if unresolved, our administrators are happy to help.

Thank you!

Please review Libby's Student Handbook to learn more about behavior expectations and disciplinary consequences that are in place. Libby uses Restorative Practices to help students resolve their problems.

Student Handbook (English) (Spanish)

As part of our mission to keep students healthy, we ask that all caregivers please refer to OUSD's Wellness Policy. Any food served to students during the school day will be served from the school's nutrition services.

We know that families love to celebrate parties at school, however, we want to encourage families to bring non-food items such as pencils, stickers, cards and other fun items to celebrate with their classmates. Foods high in sugar are not healthy for growing children.

Do you want to celebrate with a pizza party at school for FREE? Please let your child's teacher know and our nutrition department can help. Please use this form or obtain it from the front office. Both teacher and principal approval are required.

Teachers will also share this information with all families as part of their communication.

Thank you!

Our TK and Kindergartners are dropped off at the back gate beginning at 7:45am. If your TK or Kindergartner will be eating breakfast, please drop-off your student at the front gate near the cafeteria.

We will be using the front gate to enter because our playgrounds are under construction until mid-September.

Only our 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Students dismiss at the Main Front Gate

**UPDATED**Beginning Monday, February 26th***

Kindergarten:

Teachers will line up students nearest the gate on the SOUTH side of the K Building. Teachers will provide a page to place in the dashboard with students name. Please pull forward to the teacher's line and student will enter the car. If you child requires assistance to be placed in a car seat, please consider parking.

TK:

Students will remain inside the classroom, please pull forward and teacher assistant will bring to car to assist.

1st and 2nd

Students will be lined-up outside of the gates. Please use loop and teacher will watch student go to your car. Please do not park and get out of the car. Please do not double-park. Be safe! Do not run across the street! Thank you!

Take note of the following for arrival and dismissal.

• Please do not drop off students before 7:45am. There is no supervision unless your child has registered for Boys and Girls Club.
• When parking on the street, do not block driveways or park on the red emergency curbs.
• Please use the crosswalk in front of the school. Please teach your students how to be safe by crossing at the crosswalk.
• There will be some construction on W. Redondo Drive please plan ahead.
• If you will be dropping-off and not entering school, please PULL FORWARD to drop off your student, there will be a tent area to designate drop-off and pick-up.

Learn more about our Community School Resources for students and members of our Community.

Community School Newsletter (English)

Boletin de Escuela Comunidades (Español)

Resources available:

• Food distribution and food pantry items
• Diapers
• Clothing
• Hygiene items
• Social services referrals
• School supplies
• Health referrals (vision, dental)

Ms. Gibney is available to help answer your questions related to our Community School resources. She is on campus each day. Come by and say Hi!

You can contact Ms. Gibney at natalie.gibney@oside.us for more information or call at 760-901-7000

Are you experiencing Homelessness or Housing Insecurities?

Homelessness or Housing Insecurity Assistance

Dear Libby Families,

Oceanside Unified School District’s Student Support Services Department assists students with supplemental food, transportation assistance, school supplies, and additional support during the school year. Families who live in any of the following situations may qualify for services:

• Temporarily sharing a home or apartment with others due to economic hardship

• Temporarily living in a hotel or motel due to economic hardship

• Staying at a shelter or in transitional housing

• Unsheltered (staying in a car, park, campground, abandoned building, or other inadequate accommodations (i.e.lack of water, electricity, or heat)

If any of the above housing descriptions reflect your current housing situation, please fill out the attached form and email it to Natalie Gibney at natalie.gibney@oside.us. We also have copies of this form available in our front office.

Please reach out to Natalie at (760) 901-7053 or our office at (760) 901-7000 if you have any questions or would like more information.

Here is our schedule for food distribution at Libby through Tri-City Pantry.

Every other Wednesday

OUSD messages families using a platform called Blackboard Communications. This allows teachers and staff to send an email, text or voice message directly to the email address or phone number you have listed in Aeries. It’s important that all the adults in your student’s life have updated contact information in Aeries so everyone can receive important messages from your student’s school.

You no longer need to download any third party apps to receive messages from OUSD. The only district supported app that families should download is the OUSD app.Check your email or spam folder. Your login and password for the app have been sent from noreply@parentlink.net to the email you have in Aeries.

If you need information about our school, please find us on social media and our website. Thank you!

Email: hilary.cuevas@oside.us (Ms. Cuevas, Principal)

Email: alma.casillasZ@oside.us (Ms. Alma Casillas, Assistant Principal)

School Community Advisor and Volunteer Coordinator: lucy.hiatt@oside.us (Ms. Lucy Hiatt)

Website: www.oside.us/libby
Location: 423 West Redondo Drive, Oceanside, CA, USA
Phone: 760-901-7000

Instagram: @libbytigers
Facebook: facebook.com/LibbyElemOside
Twitter: @TigersLibby

We welcome all families to Libby Elementary Community School! We are part of the Oceanside Unified School District. We are Home to the Libby Tigers. Our doors are open to volunteers, and all community partners. Stop by our office to learn more. We are glad you're here!