Bobcat Tales
June 5, 2025
Message from Principal Ponza
5th Grade Promotion
This was such a special week at SLVE. Students enjoyed end of the year parties and celebrations. There were amazing field trips and the TK Alphabet Parade. The list goes on and on. On Wednesday, families, friends and staff gathered to celebrate our 5th Graders' Promotion to Middle School. The students have been smiling from ear to ear and yes, there have been some tears and big feelings about saying good-bye.
Thank you to all of our families, caregivers and friends who have volunteered in classrooms, driven on field trips, supported school events and fundraisers and supported our teachers, students and school community. It takes a village and we have quite an amazing village at SLVE.
Important Reminders:
- School resumes on Thursday, August 7th.
- Class Lists will be emailed to families on Tuesday, August 5th, after 5pm.
- TK/Kinder Meet and Greet will be on Wednesday, August 6th at 3:00 pm.
Summer Learning Opportunity
We are excited to share a fun summer learning opportunity with you. Last Friday, SLVE students brought home a Summer Workbook and instructions for i-Ready access at home. Students who complete the Summer Brainquest Map will participate in a fun activity at the start of next school year. Make sure to bring your Summer Brain Quest map on the first day of school to be eligible for the reward. Please reach out to Mrs. Alves, our Dean of Students, at salves@slvusd.org if you have any questions or need support logging onto i-Ready. Happy Summer learning!
SLV Student Registration is open now!
The PowerSchool registration is now open for 2025-2026 school year, please follow these instructions below to complete the online forms. We need your up-to-date contact preferences, student health data, parent/student permissions, as well as other important information verified or completed within one week of receipt or prior to the first day of school whichever is first. Having all the necessary information will help us with student placement and scheduling. Your timely input and cooperation are greatly appreciated.
An email will be sent on Monday May 12, 2025 from PowerSchool Enrollment. Please follow the directions below to complete your registration form.
Directions to follow:
1. Please find in your email an email from PowerSchool Enrollment
2. Title of the email will read : SLVUSD POWERSCHOOL ENROLLMENT (ONLINE REGISTRATION)
3. Locate the yellow box on the email. In the yellow box will be the link for you to click to complete the online registration form.
4. You will use your student's date of birth to access the form, once you click the link in the yellow box.
5. Please use Google Chrome or a Firefox browser to complete the form
6. You will receive one email for every student you have that will be returning to SLVUSD. The registration process needs to be completed for every student returning to SLVUSD.
For any technical difficulties encountered during the enrollment process, please contact PowerSchool using the below channels:
- PowerSchool Support: https://help.powerschool.com/t5/reg
- Phone: (866) 752-6850, Listen carefully and follow the prompts; select Option 1; Monday through Friday, 8AM -5PM EST
School Contact Information:
- Boulder Creek Elementary - 831-338-6413 x510
- San Lorenzo Valley Elementary - 831-335-4475 x410
- San Lorenzo Valley Middle School - 831-335-4452 x310
- San Lorenzo Valley High - 831-335-4721 x210
- Special Education and/or Ludlow Preschool - 831-336-9678 x141
- SLVUSD Charter School - 831-336-5167 x610
Please reach out to the school Registrar and ask any general questions about the form or the Student Registration process.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in the upcoming new school year!
Lauri E. Martin
Assistant Superintendent Instructional Services
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District
831-336-8852
Triple P Parenting Classes
Triple P Positive Parenting topical workshop flyers for June.
Información sobre programas en español disponibles en el sitio web.
Each flyer has its own unique link to register for each class, or go to https://www.first5scc.org/triple-p-classes and register on the website. All of these classes are on Zoom!
Workshops are all free, and grant funded by First Five of Santa Cruz.
Individual sessions are also available for free or sliding scale. If you are interested in a 1:1 session, please contact First Five of Santa Cruz at First 5 Santa Cruz County at (831) 465-2217 or
Attendance Matters
We continue to emphasize the importance of daily attendance for your student. Absences do add up!
We know people get sick, people get injured, and there can be family or life responsibilities and other issues that are reasonable and excused. But if your student can attend, they need to be in school.
If your student is out for three or more consecutive days, we may request a doctor’s note to continue excusing the absences. Students who miss 3-5 days will receive a Chronic Absence letter. We will then meet with those families to attempt to support the student attending school. On the second Chronic Absence Letter, families may be required to meet at the District Office to put a plan in place for the student’s attendance. On the third Chronic Absence Letter, families may be required to meet with the County Office Student Attendance Review Board for truancy. Our goal is that no family ever gets that far along with truancy. We are here to help and support, but it does start at home with the expectation that your student will attend school regularly.
Please remember that students who are absent 3 days or more should complete an independent study contract. Lisa Ghelardi, at lblairghelardi@slvusd.org our SLVE Registrar, will work with families to get the paperwork and the missed classwork assignments needed to complete the contract.
Community Opportunities Website
The "Community Opportunities" website link is provided as a courtesy to parents and students, by the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, to enable you to receive information of current local events and opportunities for adults and/or children.