SOTO STREET PARENT NEWSLETTER
September 30- October 4, 2024
Reach Beyond!
Week-at-a-Glance π§
Message from the Principal
In Gratitude
πSoto Street Shout Outs!π
I appreciate Ms. Yboa for all her leadership and hard work in the Parent Center. She has a sincere heart, and always has genuine intentions. She works hard with our parent volunteers, for our teachers, and with our students.
Cafeteria Staff
A shout out to our Cafeteria for always being on top of it all! They work hard, and area always so supportive of the students.
Ms. Gomez
I want to thank Ms. Gomez who came on Saturday and Sunday with me to prepare for our Fall Impact Review. I really owe a lot of the beautiful details to her care of Soto Street.
INSTRUCTIONAL UPDATES π
iReady
96% of our students are on iready for 30 minutes or more (Math)
81% of our students are on iReady for 30 minutes or more (ELA)
Passing Rate
77% in Reading
85% in Math
Highest Passing- Grade Levels
Shout out to 3rd & 6th Grade who both had 100% of students pass lessons. (Math)
Shout out to 3rd Grade who had 100% of students pass math Lessons (ELA).
Mid-Point Warning Notices
If your child is at risk of not receiving a 3 or a 4, teachers will send a Mid-Point Warning Notice by Friday.
Coding Instructor: 9 Dots
We received a $26,000 grant to have a Coding Instructor come every Wednesday to provide Coding Instruction to students 2-6th Grade. More information to come as this may affect the existing schedules. Our Coding Teacher will stop by on Wednesday to familiarize herself with the campus. She will begin next Wednesday.
OPERATIONAL UPDATES π
September 9- 13, 2024
SSC/ELAC
Meetings will be taking place this week. As a result, we will postpone our ILT meeting to next week.
Soto Street T-Shirts
T-Shirts have been ordered.
Student of the Month
We will have our monrth Student of the Month Celebration on Friday at 8:05AM. Your child will take home an invitation if they have been selected by their teacher to be recognized.
Cheetah Dollars
Thank you to our amazing parent volunteers for organizing and manning our Student Store! The kids were so excited about it! Thank you for all your hard work!
iAttend Home Visits
We will continue to conduct visits this week with students we are concerned about missing. We are here to support!
Small Pumpkin Donations
We would like to host a Fall Pumpkin Paint Party on the 18th of October after school. This will help us with our prizes/treats for students. Please consider donating small pumpkins (even the tiny ones) would help!
Lockdown Drill
We will be conducting a required Lockdown Drill on Monday at 2pm.
Attendance Data π§²
STUDENT AUGUST ATTENDANCE
See Flyer Below: McDonald's Happy Meal Challenge
OUR CURRENT ATTENDANCE IS 95.35%. WITH 1 DAY LEFT ON OUR CALENDAR, PLEASE POST ON YOUR DOJOS OUR SCHOOL INCENTIVES THIS WEEK:
MCDONALDS FOR HIGHEST ATTENDANCE.
5 CHEETAH DOLLARS FOR EACH STUDENT
5 CHEETAH BUCKS FOR TOP 5 CLASSES WITH THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE.
Upcoming Dates π
These are many changes that occur daily to our Monthly schedule, please always double check the Master Calendar. (CLICK)
Parent Corner
8 week Healthy Habits Workshop at Soto Street Elementary!
We have two Parent Meetings with Dr. Correa this month! Please join us!
SSC & ELAC Elections will take place next week. We hope that you will become part of this important group!