Community Crew News #36

May 4th, 2024

Greetings Conway Community!

Today our students joined hundreds of students across the country to commemorate EL Education’s “Better World Day,” a day of student service and civic action to create positive change in their communities. Our theme for Better Word Day is Literacy Makes Dreams Come True at Conway Academy. This theme came about because of our 6th grade’s expedition. They discovered in their research that California has one of the lowest literacy rates in the United States. And so, our purpose for this day is to change those stats by bringing our whole community together to read and share how literature can change lives and make dreams come true. We have police officers, firefighters, city council members, our district’s Deputy superintendent and all of our parents and families gathering here today to engage in literacy activities, book exchanges and a very special community literacy picnic.

This Better World Day project matters because literacy is the great equalizer in society.

Literacy is fundamental to individual empowerment, serving as a gateway to knowledge and opportunity.

It was an incredible day of community bonding, outdoor learning, and student leadership! We appreciate all our community members that came out to read to our students today. A special thank you goes out to Councilman, Joe Garcia, Officer Erick Johnston, Fire Captain, Ryan Brumback, Escondido Education Foundation board members, Mrs. Royner & Pam Putnicki, Deputy Superintendent, Dr. Philyaw, PTA members, and especially all parent volunteers for your time in making today possible.

The many hands, hearts, and minds that came together in CREW to cultivate a love of reading was felt across our school. There was not doubt that the spirit of CREW permeated throughout our entire campus and it ignited something beyond our school. The purpose for this day is to change those dismal California literacy stats by bringing our whole community together to read and share how literature can change lives and make dreams come true. Mahatma Gandhi said, "Be the change we want to see in the world" and our Conway cougars will! It begins here with our Conway Crew!

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BWD Literacy Lunch on the Lawn

Our lunch on the lawn exceeded our expectations. It was a sea of families taking time to sit and read with their students and feel inspired by the experience that literacy can make our dreams come true.

Here is a link to many of the pictures captured during today's Better World Day 2024 photos.

Hear our students sing during our closing circle https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zC4BkGif4fVngoVJwSVOskIcHbtVLFTI/view?usp=drive_link.

I wonder if we broke the record of largest Closing Crew Circle today with so many families joining us. It was magic!

Teacher Appreciation Week May 6 - 10

Please help us celebrate our incredible teachers this next week. Let's show them how much we value their hard work, dedication, and commitment. Out theme is, WE ARE HAPPY CAMPERS thanks to you!

Each day there is an optional suggestion. Please feel free to show your appreciation in other ways too, these are only suggestions.

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Classified Staff Appreciation week, May 20 - 24

Information was sent home on Friday regarding this special week. More than ever, we want to make sure each member of our Conway Crew knows how much we value all they do. See information below regarding this special week.

Communication is extremely important to everyone at our EPIC school. Please make sure to scroll all the way through the weekly message. If you miss a message, you can view all communication on our website under "NEWS".

I am grateful for the opportunity to inspire students to discover their unlimited potential through Excellence, Perseverance, Integrity, and Compassion. Together we are creating an EPIC school.

We are in this together and believe, We Are Crew, not passengers.

Tina Meglich

Principal

Principal Weekly Update #35

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6th Grade Pano Photo

Our 6th graders begin this final month of learning and preparing for the transition to middle school next year. This week, they lead our entire school on Better World Day. They also stood for our annual panoramic photograph. This is a pretty amazing group of learners and know they will take our CREW spirit where ever they go.

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6th grade Principal Day surprise

Feeling the love. It's such an honor to lead such an EPIC school. I'm going to miss these remarkable 6th graders.

3rd - 6th Grades STATE TESTING CONTINUES WITH MATH THIS WEEK

Families here are ways you can support your learner!

● Encourage your child to do their very best on everything they do in school, including this end-of-year state test.
● Make sure he or she gets plenty of sleep the night before each test and has a healthy breakfast.
● Support your child by explaining the purpose of the tests and helping with homework and test reviews.
We appreciate your partnership in helping our Conway EPIC learners to do his/her best on the test.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have about state testing this year. Together our learners will be more EPIC than ever.

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EPIC P.E. STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Congratulations to our EPIC P.E. students. Coach E selects one student per grade each month that exemplifies our excellence, perseverance, integrity, and compassion consistently in PE each week. Way to be EPIC cougars.

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Classified Staff Appreciation Week, May 20 - 24th

Plan ahead and help us celebrate our classified staff. Join us for an adventurous week!

Conway Band Concert, May 16th

Families you are all invited to our Conway Band Concert on May 16th. Please see the information shared here. Families can attend any of the three performances that day.

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2024-25 Before and After School Program Interest Form

The Before & After School webpage will be updated then with the link to the updated Google form. Information went out in Sunday’s Family Communication and families with students who are or will be enrolled and attend in-person EUSD schools may complete the form. This includes incoming TK and new students to the district. While the interest form will be open throughout the 2024-25 school year, the deadline for the FIRST ROUND of potential placement is Wednesday, May 22 at 6:00 p.m. The Expanded Learning team will process the forms received by this deadline and conduct lotteries as needed. We will notify families of their status (enrolled or waitlist) in mid-June.

Thank you for your support fielding questions and helping families find the online form on our website. Please let us know if there are any questions.

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RISE Program

Our first Behavior Session with EUSD Behavior Specialists was full of valuable tools and information. Next week the topic of discussion will be focused on preventative measures, implementing structures, and using positive reinforcement focusing on how to deescalate tantrums with preschool and elementary aged children.

You do not want to miss it!

Join us

Wednesday, May 8th at 10 am in room 5.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-p7n2JOo84i618Fkwy7lowIfdQK8DOQaa_Ojo243vfon99A/viewform

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Summer School Waitlist OPEN again!

EUSD has some spots available at certain grade levels for both the elementary and middle school 4-week academic/enrichment summer programs. We are also continuing to accept waitlist submissions for the other programs. See the THIS LINK to access our fun summer flyer with details and QR codes and links to the summer interest/waitlist forms.