Los Pen NEUs

The Los Pen campus has been buzzing with energy this past week! Our staff is eagerly preparing for our first day together.

If you have not tried these back-to-school strategies yet, here are some ways that you can help your family get ready for a successful first day:

• Re-establish a routine. Get back into a sleep schedule that will ensure your child/children get enough nightly rest.

• Encourage independence and routine. Make a checklist of things your child/children will do after school each day, such as homework, playtime, brushing their teeth, and having a bath. If your child/children are old enough, what household chores can they help with that will help them gain independence and confidence?

• Talk about safety by reviewing outdoor safety rules - things like looking both ways before crossing the street and becoming familiar with crosswalk rules.

• Limit screen time.

• Discuss with your child/children any first-day jitters they may have.

See you on August 21st!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Weekes

School meals continue to be free for all students, regardless of household income, under California’s Universal Meals Program. Every student enrolled in PUSD (PreK-12) is offered one free breakfast meal and one free lunch meal each school day. Meals must be recorded by specific student accounts, either by scanning their barcode or entering their ID number in a pin pad. Please note that a student cannot take just a beverage for free; they must select enough items to make a reimbursable meal.

Although meals are free for all students, our District is still required to process Applications for Free and Reduced-Price Meals. We encourage all households to apply online at MySchoolApps.com, or using a paper application. Meal applications are very important because meal reimbursements are still based on individual student eligibility, and State funding for school sites is partially determined by free/reduced eligibility. Households that are income-eligible for free or reduced-price meals may also qualify for other benefits such as: free or discounted after-school care, reduced home internet costs, discounts on standardized testing fees, and food-purchasing assistance during summer breaks.

In addition to complete school meals, some school sites offer a la carte snacks and beverages for purchase. PUSD Food and Nutrition is a cashless operation, so students must have money in their prepaid account or bring a check in order to buy a la carte items. To load funds on a cafeteria account, families can visit MySchoolBucks.com or send a check to school.

• To view interactive school menus, with nutrition facts and allergen information, visit MySchoolMenus.com, which is also accessible from the PUSD Food and Nutrition webpage.

• Simple, printer-friendly PDF menus are posted monthly on the PUSD Food and Nutrition webpage, under School Menus > Printable PDF Menus.