Panther Parent Update

De Portola welcomes individuality by empowering and developing students’ communication, curiosity, and critical thinking skills through a growth mindset. We are Panthers! Rooooaaaarrrrrrrr!!

6/13 8th Grade Field Day 10:30 - 12:30pm

06/14 8th Grade Promotion 9:15am

06/14 Last Day of School Dismissal for 6th & 7th graders is 2:00pm

2023-24 School Year

08/07 - 08/09 9th gr Bridging at CHHS 9-1pm

08/08 6th gr Bridging 9-12pm

08/09 6th gr Bridging 9-12pm

08/21 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

As one of our final send offs for our 8th graders, De Portola Foundation hosts a Career Day for our 8th graders. Each class has two different speakers that discuss their education journey for their profession, the highlights of the profession, and the range of annual income (kids love that part). We are very grateful to our parent community for sharing their time and talents with our students. And, thank you to Andreanna Murphy and Lindsey Hudson for organizing this annual event.

Yearbook Distribution was last Friday, June 9th, during 6th period. If you would like to purchase a yearbook, students can bring $55 EXACT CASH to the Financial Office starting after school on Friday the 9th. Yearbooks can then be purchased before school, during lunch, and after school until June 14th. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. McIntosh at smcintosh@sandi.net.

LCFF data collection for the 2023-24 school year is active in the PowerSchool

Parent Portal. The LCFF Form appears in the PowerSchool Parent Portal https://powerschool.sandi.net for all SDUSD school sites. The LCFF form is only available in the Parent Portal to parents, not students. A job aid is available for parents to assist with entering information for the LCFF Form. The LCFF Form will be available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese in the Parent Portal.

This 15 second task in Parent Portal determines site funding and is critical to our program at De Portola.

LIBRARY UPDATE: We still have 27 students with outstanding books due back to the library. It's important to clear their accounts of over due items. Any 8th graders with outstanding fees will not be allowed to participate in Field Day. Those families have been notified.

ALSO Monday June 12 we will be collecting all laptop computers and chargers from students leaving the SDUSD.

The above listed requirements have been reviewed with all students. Additionally, students at risk of not participating in promotion have been notified by counselors, emails sent home, and a paper version was sent via USPS. There are no exceptions. If you have any concerns or questions about your student participating in promotion events, please contact your child's counselor. Students with last names A-L lhudson@sandi.net and students with last names M-Z aericson@sandi.net.

Dresscode

We encourage our students to dress a bit nicer than the usual everyday school wear. Please abide by our school dress code linked her for your convenience. We have added the items below as additional requirements/regulations:

• No formal wear
• No hats or beanies
• No pajamas
• All dresses and tops must have straps and mid sections cannot be exposed

Promotion

Gates open at 8:30 and we will have chairs set up outside. Please arrive as a group and do not save seats. Based on recent weather patterns, we don't anticipate a need for umbrellas. Families are permitted to set up lawn chairs in the grass area to the left of the chairs. The ceremony will start promptly at 9:15 announcing each student. At the end of the ceremony (45-60 minutes), families will be directed to the Panther Wall to pick up certificates. We encourage all families to stay and take pictures after the ceremony.

Ineligibility Notification

All 8th grade families will get a notification on Wednesday, June 7 if their child is ineligible for promotion.

Freshman Bridging at Canyon Hills High School will take place August 7 - 9, 2023 from 9:00am - 1:00pm. Please complete this link to register your student and select their t-shirt size.

PrimeTime before and after school care program for the 2023-24 school year begin on March 6, 2023. Space is filled on a first come, first serve basis. All current students must reapply.

PrimeTime Application

Absences outside of illness such as death in the family, military deployment leaves, injuries, regular appointments such as doctor, dentist, and orthodontist are excused. Absences outside of the above listed examples should be reported as "personal reasons, non-Covid related". Thank you for your honesty with reporting absences. We are far more concerned about the health and safety of our students and staff than we are with unexcused absences.

Please call the office at 619-605-4800 and press 3 or email Miss Ellie at eharris4@sandi.net for all absences.