We are on our last home stretch before the school year is over. April is teh beginning of our state testing called CAASPP. Below you will get more information on these summative assessments. We are also preparing for the end of the year activities comin gin May. Please ensure that you are checking Parent Square for important information coming your way.

Sincerely,

Dr. Gomez and Mr. Anaya

***Families, please stop by the office in advance (even days in advance) to obtain your visitor pass.

-Families are welcome to eat in the MPR, bring blankets, or chairs to sit out on the quad.

-Families are welcome to bring student thier lunches or each student can grab a lunch from our cafeteria.

-Please arrive 10-15 minutes before lunch starts to find parking.

• Monday 4/15- TK and Kindergarten 10:20am-10:55am

• Monday 4/15- 4th grade 12:05pm-12:40pm
• Tuesday 4/16- 5th grade nad Ms. Juggert 12:05pm-12:40pm
• Wednesday 4/17- 2nd grade 11:30am-12:05pm
• Thursday 4/18- 3rd grade 11:30am-12:05pm
• Friday 4/19- 1st grade 10:55am-11:30am

Students in 4th and 5th grade that took teh CAASPP Summative assessments last year in 2022-2023 and received a score in levels 3 adn 4 will be recognized at this assembly.

Every student that that is being receiognized, will receive an invitation. We will also begin our Testing Kick Off.

We are very excited adn proud of ALL our students adn want to motivate them as much as possible.

We will begin our CAASPP Testing the week of 4/15/24.

-Students in grades 3-5 will be assessed in English Langauge Arts adn Math.

-Students in grade 5 will also be assessed in Science.

-DLI students will also be assessed in Spanish.

Please see the parent guides attached for more information on CAASPP assessments.

As we begin the second half of the 2023-2024 school year, we appreciate your support in bringing students to school everyday on time. We would like to share some of our chronic absenteeism data for the first half of the school year. First, let's define chronic absenteeism.

Chronic Absenteeism: missing 10% or more of school days due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences and suspensions.

There are 180 days of school every year. There have been 84 days of school up to our December break. If your student has missed 9 or more days of school, they are currently chronically absent. To help improve their attendance, let's work together this second half of the school year to get them to school on time and everyday. Below you will see chronic absenteeism data for our school and each grade level. You will also see some infographics on why attendance is important.

Thank you for your collaboration. Please feel free to reach out if you need support on improving your student's attendance.

AUSD is beginning the first phase of our schools' renovations. As you may have seen this week, the area in front of our MPR is under construction. In addition to some landscaping improvements, Valley View will also get new fencing around the right side of our school that leads to the back, new playgrounds in our TK/Kinder area and general playground, cameras around campus, and a new PA system. In the next couple of months, our front parking lot will also undergo some renovations and will be repainted.

Our school has already began the work during non-school hours, and now it will begin during school hours except at arrival and dismissal times. In order to to maintain our students, staff, and community safe, please collaborate with our school in:

• using the crossing guard
• arriving a few minutes earlier at arrival and dismissal
• driving cautiously in our parking lot especially when it's raining
• maintaining younger students, toddlers, and infants in close proximity especially around gated construction zones

We greatly appreciate your support,

Valley View Elementary School

This month our students will be learning about the importance of cooperation. Please click on the attachments below to see how you can support your students at home.

Este mes nuestros estudiantes aprenderán lecciones de cooperacion. Haga clic en el archivo adjunto a continuación para ver cómo puede ayudar a sus estudiantes en casa.