Sycamore Canyon Family Newsletter

We are just three days away from the 2024-25 school year and we can’t wait to welcome our students back into the classroom.

The District’s Theme for this school year is “Belonging.” A feeling of acceptance and belonging is important in a high-performing culture, and our team is dedicated to creating an educational environment that fosters belonging through events, literacy, and educational activities.

Tomorrow, August 19th, you will receive an email with your child’s ID number, teacher assignment, and classroom number.

In the meantime, keep reading below for some additional resources and important District updates to help ensure a great start to the school year.

We will see you on Wednesday, August 21st for the first day!

Thank you to everyone who made our beautification day a huge success! We appreciate all our families and volunteers who came to help. Thank you!!

California uses a district's average daily attendance as the basis for determining its general funding. In short - higher attendance numbers mean more dollars for our schools!

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Welcome to our Kindergarten families. Kindergarten Orientation is on Monday, August 19th from 4:00-5:00 PM in the Multipurpose Room (at the front of the school). Both teachers, Ms. Babbush and Mrs. Schwartz will meet you in the Multipurpose Room to review the start of the year procedures and answer any questions you might have for the coming year.

Welcome to our Preschool families! Preschool Orientation will be on Tuesday, August 20th at 10:00 AM in each of the teacher's classrooms:

• Room 15 - Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Tami
• Room 16 - Ms. Shemtov or Ms. Dana
• Room 17 - Mrs. Meyerson or Mrs. Jess

Prior to the end of the day Monday, you should receive an email from your teacher, letting you know their name and room number. If you did not receive a message, please contact the front office and make sure we have the correct contact information for your family and to double check the school you are enrolled in. Thank you!

Welcome to our TK families! TK Orientation will be on Tuesday, August 20th at 2:00 PM in each of the teacher's classrooms:

• Room 6 - Mrs. Wilson
• Room 7 - Mrs. Kaas
• Room 18 - Mrs. O'Connor or Mrs. Jessica
• Room 20 - Mrs. McPhillips or Mrs. Chrissy
• Room 21 - Ms. Wiebort or Ms. Sam

Prior to the end of the day Monday, you should receive an email from your teacher, letting you know their name and room number. If you did not receive a message, please contact the front office and make sure we have the correct contact information for your family and to double check the school you are enrolled in. Thank you!

Are you new to Sycamore Canyon? We will be hosting two tours on Tuesday, August 20th to show students/parents the campus. One will be at 9:00 AM and the other at 5:00 PM. Feel free to contact the office for any specific questions.

For those of you returning to Sycamore Canyon, we have had a few changes in the parking lot and to our arrival times. This year all programs, with the exception of our afternoon Preschool Classes, will start at 8:30 AM. As such, our mornings in the parking lot just became very busy with parent drop off and buses. We have made a few changes to try and ease the process:

• If you have a student in the Special Education Preschool or Special Education TK classes (Rooms 15-21), you will be encouraged to drop your children at their classroom doors this year. We will no longer congregate at the gate and wait for it to open. Between the hours of 8:15-8:30 AM, parents in those classrooms will be invited to walk their students to the classroom door and drop their children with the Instructional Assistant or the Teacher in the classroom. The gate will be promptly closed and locked at 8:30 AM, at the start of classes.
• We have re-opened the top gate on Settle Road for morning arrivals and both the 2:20 PM and the 2:46 PM dismissals.
• Additionally, for our 4th-6th grade student dismissal at 2:46 PM, we will be opening the lower property gate on Strathmore as well. This gate opens between to homes, but there is a path there that we use as an emergency exit. We hope that opening an additional gate into the neighborhood will help relieve some of the congestion in the parking lot.

If you have questions about any of these procedures, please see the map below or contact the office.

Thank you for your continued patience in the parking lot as we all get used to our new procedures.

Over Spring Break and Summer, most families completed the "A.I.R. Process" to update your family contacts, addresses, and phone numbers. Please be sure to log into Powerschool and check your contact information. If something is inaccurate, please reach out to our Attendance Clerk or send an email to the office so we can fix any inaccuracies.

During the school year, if you want to update an emergency contact, your address, or your phone number changes, please communicate with our Attendance Clerk. We want to be sure we always have the most accurate information available at all times. Thank you!

**If you are a returning family, and you did not complete the A.I.R. Process, your student will not be allowed to use or take home their iPad until the process is completed. Within the process is our Use of Technology form as well as some other necessary forms. Please see the office if you have any questions.

There are numerous ways to stay informed about our fabulous school. We also have an Instagram account: sycamorecanyon.

Email: infoSC@santeesd.net
Website: https://sc.santeesd.net/
Location: 10201 Settle Road, Santee, CA, USA
Phone: (619) 956-5400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SYCCAN