Thurgood Marshall Elementary School (TMES) Weekly Events/Information

 Week of: May 30, 2022

Greetings TMES Families,

We hope that your family is well. As a school community, we care about you, our students, staff, and community. Given the events that transpired last week in Texas, questions have come up from families regarding school safety.

At TMES, we practice safety drills monthly. Our students and staff know where to go and what to do  in the event of our safety alarms.  CVESD belives that safety is everyone’s responsibility.  In the morning and evening, we have staff who are responsible for checking the perimeters of our schools to ensure that our campuses remain secure. During the day, all staff members are responsible for the safety of children. Within CVESD, all schools develop a Comprehensive School Safety Plan (CSSP) annually. These plans address emergencies, outline emergency command structure, define roles and responsibilities, provide detailed explanations of emergency procedures and drills, and identify potential risks to the school and ways to mitigate those risks.  We encourage all families to review the letter sent out by Dr. Reyes. Below, you will find resources to talk to your children.  

If you have any questions, please reach out to the front office. Remember, if you see something, say something.

Resources for families:

SDCOE: Resources for Families and Staff https://www.sdcoe.net/about-sdcoe/news/post/~board/news/post/resources-to-discuss-school-shootings

NASP: https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-safety-and-crisis/school-violence-resources/talking-to-children-about-violence-tips-for-parents-and-teachers

Managing your distress: https://www.apa.org/topics/gun-violence-crime/mass-shooting

Below, you will find the school-wide events for the week of May 30, 2022, and important school information.

Kind Regards,

Weekly Schedule of Events

Quarter Character Theme: Peer Relations

Important Reminders/Information:

Important Dates:

• CAASPP Make up State Testing: May 16-27 For more information visit https://ca.startingsmarter.org/ Practice Test Site: https://login1.cloud1.tds.cambiumast.com/student/V584/Pages/LoginShell.aspx?c=California_PT

• June 2, 2022- 6^th Grade Promotion at 9:30 a.m. in the Quad (Only four family members per student.) All families must sign in. Review the slide deck sent out by the sixth-grade teachers.
• June 3, 2022- Last day of school for students
• June 15, 2022 – July 6, 2022-  Front office closed for the summer.
• July 20, 2022- First Day of school for the 2022/2023 school year
• Students return from summer break on July 20, 2022. Click the link to review the 2022/2023 calendar https://www.cvesd.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=16983040

New Student Registration for the 2022-23 school year

NEW STUDENT registration is going on now for the following:

• Kindergartners who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2022
• TK students who turn 5 years old between September 2, 2022, and February 2, 2023
• NEW students in grades 1^st through 6^th

All registrations will take place online. To register please click.

Dress Code: Please review the dress code and connect with your child about clothing that is and is not appropriate for school. Students can not wear jeans with holes in the thighs. The thigh area must be covered with leggings or tights.  We ask that all parents check their child before they leave the door. Shoes: Cover heels and toes. Tennis shoes must be tied at all times. Sandals must have closed toes and heel straps. Flip-flops or other backless shoes or sandals are not acceptable and can create a safety issue.  Click here to review the dress code.  Click here

TK is Full Day next year: Enroll your child now. Enroll your child for TK/kinder enrollment. CLICK HERE to register your TK, Kinder or NEW student for the 2022-23 school year Watch this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m92NeRw_J6Q 

COVID (Health and Safety): The below COVID expectations are for all schools in CVESD. We ask that all families review the CVESD COVID Reminders. Masks are optional for staff and students. Within CVESD, we are following the SDCOE COVID Decision Tree: https://covid-19.sdcoe.net/Portals/covid-19/Documents/Health%20Practices/COVID-19-Decision-Tree.pdf?updated=072721

What are COVID symptoms?: If  a person (vaccinated or unvaccinated) has one or more symptoms associated with COVID-19
Possible symptoms include fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and/or diarrhea.

Symptomatic Staff and Students: Symptomatic students may return to school with improving symptoms provided they get a negative test and the results are shown to school staff or administrators. The test taken to return to school or work can be one PCR test or two antigen tests taken 12 hours apart or any test taken 5 days after symptoms onset, for return day 6. Parent/guardian/ who do not want to test, may stay home for 10 days, and return on day 11. Staff are required to use lab tests per Cal/OSHA and may not use a home test to return to work.

Group Tracing Guidance for Students: Exposed to a Positive Case on Campus
All students, except those who have been Covid-19 positive within 90 days, must test day 3, 4 or 5 after exposure to a positive case for 15+ minutes indoors or stay home for l O days, return on day 11.

When Negative Test(s) Must Be Provided:
• if testing out of isolation early (day 6- or after testing positive for Covid-19
• if returning to school after having Covid-19 like symptoms
• if in a classroom/office with 3 or more positive cases within a 14-day period.

Within CVESD, we are following the SDCOE COVID Decision Tree: https://covid-19.sdcoe.net/Portals/covid-19/Documents/Health%20Practices/COVID-19-Decision-Tree.pdf?updated=072721

Please reach out to covtest4@cvesd.org for any questions about COVID-19.

Thank you for helping to keep our community safe and healthy.

Help us prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our school community by screening your child before school each day. We ask your family to conduct health screenings for their child(ren) before leaving for school each morning. This could include checking your child’s temperature, assessing for symptoms consistent with COVID-19, and asking your child “do you feel well today?” Please do not send your child to school medicated with symptoms or with COVID-related symptoms. If you have any questions on if you should send your child to school, contact the front office. Also, do not send your student to school if they have been identified as exposed to a COVID-19 case in your home or the community and are awaiting COVID-19 test results. We want to keep staff and students safe and we need your help.

Staff members will monitor student health throughout the day and temperature checks will be conducted if a child appears to not feel well or develops symptoms while at school. Chula Vista Elementary School District requires any student or staff exhibiting a fever or any of the COVID-19 symptoms to be immediately sent home. To review the SDCOE Decision tree, click https://covid-19.sdcoe.net/Portals/covid-19/Documents/Health%20Practices/COVID-19-Decision-Tree.pdf?updated=072721

Follow the directions of our Safety Patrol leaders: Concerns, please contact the front office. Refrain from speaking to the patrollers while they are on duty.

Hours: Review the school hours below. The gate by 705 will close at 8:45 a.m. Ensure that your children are on time. Students that are late will need to enter campus via the front office gate. All students that enter after 8:45 a.m. will receive a tardy slip. See the hours below.

FREE Breakfast: 8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. (No student drop-off before 8:15 a.m.)

Campus Arrival: Mustang Families, please help us stay safe by ensuring the following:

–> Refrain from turning left on MacKenzie Creek and Rocking Horse. The no-left turn is a city of Chula Vista traffic sign. Families that enter on MacKenzie creek when the gate is closed and drive against traffic are causing a safety hazard for children and families. We ask that families follow the safety guidelines.

–> Exit out of one lane on MacKenzie Creek. Yelling at arguing with other Mustang families is not the Mustang way. Please have patience and flexibility. Safety Patrol will be coming very soon.

–> Park in visitor parking only.

— > Blocking cars while waiting is not safe. Please park in the surrounding community.

ELAC Representative: We are looking for families to help support our ELAC. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Alma Zamani at Alma.Zamani@cvesd.org. We need our Mustang families to join us to support our students.

Has your child earned an award or achievement in the community? We want to know. Please let us know if your child has earned an award or achievement in the community. We love to celebrate our Mustangs in front of the whole community. Our Mustangs need to know that we are excited and support their community achievements. For example, Marshall Mustang earned first place in the Eastlake swim match on September 6, 2021. Please call the front office and leave the information with Liz or Christine. Dr. Loyce will highlight the Mustang student at the morning Rally.

Campus Safety: Students cannot arrive on campus before 8:15 a.m. unless they are in the YMCA program. Students must be picked up daily by their parent or guardian Students who remain after school must be signed in at an assigned approved program, D.A.S.H. or the YMCA Child Care. TMES does not provide after-school supervision for students who are waiting for parents or siblings.  Students are not allowed to remain after school and play on the playground or campus unsupervised.

Bus Loop Safety: The bus loop is only for school buses only. We have families driving in the bus loop during the day and looking into the playground, blocking buses, or dropping students off in the loop. We want to make sure everyone is safe. When individuals drive their vehicles in the bus look and look at staff and students, this action is causing concern to our students and staff as they are worried people are unsafe. Any questions or concerns regarding recess, please contact the classroom teacher. Questions, please contact the office.

Arrival and Departure Reminders:

• For children who line up on the blacktop, parents enter/exit through the blacktop gate.  Please exit as soon as morning announcements are finished or by 8:50 a.m.  Do not escort your child to class because we lock gates at 8:45 when school starts.
• The gate by the front office is open from 8:15-8:45 a.m. This gate is intended for late student arrivals starting at 8:45 so parents must exit out of the blacktop gate to avoid the crowding at this gate.  Students arriving after 8:45 need to come into the office to get a late slip and will be let onto campus through the locked gate by someone in the office.  Parents will be allowed to enter campus with their students.
• For children who arrive at Zone 1 (TK, Kinder, SDC students) please remember to pick up from this gate.  Parents will be asked to remain outside of the gate after your student is picked up until 3:15 when all the gates will be opened.  Do not come onto campus and wait for student dismissal.
• Remember, no dogs are allowed on campus at any time.

Together we can have a smooth transition to the beginning and end of the school day for all students!  Thank you.

Amazon Smile: Did you know that there is an easy way to donate to our school? We encourage all families to donate while they shop on Amazon. To learn more about Amazon Smile, click here. Select Thurgood Marshall PTC.

Attendance:  All parents are expected to contact the office on the day of the child’s absence at: (619) 656-6252 ext. 550110, 24 hours a day, or email: Christine.Garcia@cvesd.org

Excused Absences (BP & AR 5113)

Education Code Section 48205 permits a pupil to be excused from school under the following certain circumstances:

• Illness
• Medical, dental, optometry, or chiropractic services
• Quarantine
• Funeral of an immediate family member

The following is considered “justifiable personal reasons” and must be requested in writing by the parent/guardian and approved by a school official:

• Court appearance
• Other funeral attendance
• Religious holiday or ceremony
• Religious retreats (must not exceed four hours a semester)
• “Take Your Child to Work” Day (must not exceed two days in a school year)
• Immigration appearances
• Meeting a parent returning from deployment
• Attendance at a sibling’s graduation (would also include excused tardies for a partial day absence)

Requests from an agency/parent for students participating in plays or movies. (Independent Study Contracts may be used if more than five consecutive days are missed.) The following is considered “release time” pursuant to Education Code Section 46014: Participation in religious instruction or exercises (in accordance with District policy providing the student attends at least the minimum school day) not to exceed four school days in a school month. Absences other than those listed above are unexcused.

Truancy Notification Procedure: All late arrivals over 30 minutes or early dismissals over 30 minutes (without doctor’s notes) and unexcused absences are considered truancies.

• After three (3) truancies, parents will receive a First Notice of Truancy.
• After five (5) truancies, parents will receive a Second Notice of Truancy.
• After the Second Notice of Truancy, parents will receive a notice to come in and speak with the Principal regarding the truancies. Parents will also be asked to attend a Student Attendance Review Team (SART) meeting when students accumulate excessive tardies, absences, and early dismissals.
• After (7) truancies parents will receive a Notice of Habitual Truancy and the student will be referred to the “Student Attendance Review Board” (SARB) at the district office.

All student attendance contract violations are forwarded to the “Student Attendance Review Board” (SARB) at the district office.

No school on Monday, May 30, 2022.

All staff and students will return on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. 

Thurgood Marshall Elementary School (TMES) Weekly Events/Information

Week of: May 23, 2022

Greetings TMES Families,

Below, you will find the school-wide events for the week of May 23, 2022, and important school information. May is Asian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month. At TMES, we celebrate the diversity of our students and staff. To learn more, click here: https://www.asianpacificheritage.gov/about/#:~:text=May%20is%20Asian%2FPacific%20American%20Heritage%20Month%20%E2%80%93%20a,Asians%20and%20Pacific%20Islanders%20in%20the%20United%20States.

Quarter Character Theme: Peer Relations

This week, students in grades 3-6 are taking the Make-up CAASPP Test, if they missed any sections of the assessment.  It is important that all Mustangs are at school on time. Questions about testing, please reach out to the classroom teacher.

New Student Registration for the 2022-23 school year

NEW STUDENT registration is going on now for the following:

• Kindergartners who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2022
• TK students who turn 5 years old between September 2, 2022, and February 2, 2023
• NEW students in grades 1^st through 6^th

All registrations will take place online. There will be no paper packets. To register please click.

May 30, 2022- Memorial Day- No School

Important Reminders/Information:

Important Dates:

• CAASPP Make up State Testing: May 16-27 For more information visit https://ca.startingsmarter.org/ Practice Test Site: https://login1.cloud1.tds.cambiumast.com/student/V584/Pages/LoginShell.aspx?c=California_PT
• Upcoming Spirt Days: May 24^th – Sport Day & May 26^th – Disney Day
• May 30, 2022- Memorial Day- No School

• June 2, 2022- 6^th Grade Promotion at 9:30 a.m. in the Quad
• June 3, 2022- Last day of school for students
• July 20, 2022- First Day of school for the 2022/2023 school year
• Students return from summer break on July 20, 2022. Click the link to review the 2022/2023 calendar https://www.cvesd.org/common/pages/DisplayFile.aspx?itemId=16983040

Dress Code: Please review the dress code and connect with your child about clothing that is and is not appropriate for school. Students can not wear jeans with holes in the thighs. The thigh area must be covered with leggings or tights.  We ask that all parents check their child before they leave the door. Shores: Cover heels and toes. Tennis shoes must be tied at all times. Sandals must have closed toes and heel straps. Flip-flops or other backless shoes or sandals are not acceptable and can create a safety issue.  Click here to review the dress code.Click here

TK is Full Day next year: Enroll your child now. Enroll your child for TK/kinder enrollment. CLICK HERE to register your TK, Kinder or NEW student for the 2022-23 school year Watch this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m92NeRw_J6Q 

COVID (Health and Safety): The below COVID expectations are for all schools in CVESD. We ask that all families review the CVESD COVID Reminders. Masks are optional for staff and students.

What are COVID symptoms?: If  a person (vaccinated or unvaccinated) has one or more symptoms associated with COVID-19
Possible symptoms include fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and/or diarrhea.

Symptomatic Staff and Students: Symptomatic students may return to school with improving symptoms provided they get a negative test and the results are shown to school staff or administrators. The test taken to return to school or work can be one PCR test or two antigen tests taken 12 hours apart or any test taken 5 days after symptoms onset, for return day 6. Parent/guardian/ who do not want to test, may stay home for 10 days, and return on day 11. Staff are required to use lab tests per Cal/OSHA and may not use a home test to return to work.

Group Tracing Guidance for Students: Exposed to a Positive Case on Campus
All students, except those who have been Covid-19 positive within 90 days, must test day 3, 4 or 5 after exposure to a positive case for 15+ minutes indoors or stay home for l O days, return on day 11.

When Negative Test(s) Must Be Provided:
• if testing out of isolation early (day 6- or after testing positive for Covid-19
• if returning to school after having Covid-19 like symptoms
• if in a classroom/office with 3 or more positive cases within a 14-day period.

Within CVESD, we are following the SDCOE COVID Decision Tree: https://covid-19.sdcoe.net/Portals/covid-19/Documents/Health%20Practices/COVID-19-Decision-Tree.pdf?updated=072721

Please reach out to covtest4@cvesd.org for any questions about COVID-19.

Thank you for helping to keep our community safe and healthy.

Help us prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our school community by screening your child before school each day. We ask your family to conduct health screenings for their child(ren) before leaving for school each morning. This could include checking your child’s temperature, assessing for symptoms consistent with COVID-19, and asking your child “do you feel well today?” Please do not send your child to school medicated with symptoms or with COVID-related symptoms. If you have any questions on if you should send your child to school, contact the front office. Also, do not send your student to school if they have been identified as exposed to a COVID-19 case in your home or the community and are awaiting COVID-19 test results. We want to keep staff and students safe and we need your help.

Staff members will monitor student health throughout the day and temperature checks will be conducted if a child appears to not feel well or develops symptoms while at school. Chula Vista Elementary School District requires any student or staff exhibiting a fever or any of the COVID-19 symptoms to be immediately sent home. To review the SDCOE Decision tree, click https://covid-19.sdcoe.net/Portals/covid-19/Documents/Health%20Practices/COVID-19-Decision-Tree.pdf?updated=072721

Follow the directions of our Safety Patrol leaders: Concerns, please contact the front office. Refrain from speaking to the patrollers while they are on duty.

Hours: Review the school hours below. The gate by 705 will close at 8:45 a.m. Ensure that your children are on time. Students that are late will need to enter campus via the front office gate. All students that enter after 8:45 a.m. will receive a tardy slip. See the hours below.

FREE Breakfast: 8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. (No student drop-off before 8:15 a.m.)

Campus Arrival: Mustang Families, please help us stay safe by ensuring the following:

–> Refrain from turning left on MacKenzie Creek and Rocking Horse. The no-left turn is a city of Chula Vista traffic sign. Families that enter on MacKenzie creek when the gate is closed and drive against traffic are causing a safety hazard for children and families. We ask that families follow the safety guidelines.

–> Exit out of one lane on MacKenzie Creek. Yelling at arguing with other Mustang families is not the Mustang way. Please have patience and flexibility. Safety Patrol will be coming very soon.

–> Park in visitor parking only.

— > Blocking cars while waiting is not safe. Please park in the surrounding community.

ELAC Representative: We are looking for families to help support our ELAC. If you are interested, please contact Mrs. Alma Zamani at Alma.Zamani@cvesd.org. We need our Mustang families to join us to support our students.

Has your child earned an award or achievement in the community? We want to know. Please let us know if your child has earned an award or achievement in the community. We love to celebrate our Mustangs in front of the whole community. Our Mustangs need to know that we are excited and support their community achievements. For example, Marshall Mustang earned first place in the Eastlake swim match on September 6, 2021. Please call the front office and leave the information with Liz or Christine. Dr. Loyce will highlight the Mustang student at the morning Rally.

Campus Safety: Students cannot arrive on campus before 8:15 a.m. unless they are in the YMCA program. Students must be picked up daily by their parent or guardian Students who remain after school must be signed in at an assigned approved program, D.A.S.H. or the YMCA Child Care. TMES does not provide after-school supervision for students who are waiting for parents or siblings.  Students are not allowed to remain after school and play on the playground or campus unsupervised.

Bus Loop Safety: The bus loop is only for school buses only. We have families driving in the bus loop during the day and looking into the playground, blocking buses, or dropping students off in the loop. We want to make sure everyone is safe. When individuals drive their vehicles in the bus look and look at staff and students, this action is causing concern to our students and staff as they are worried people are unsafe. Any questions or concerns regarding recess, please contact the classroom teacher. Questions, please contact the office.

Arrival and Departure Reminders:

• For children who line up on the blacktop, parents enter/exit through the blacktop gate.  Please exit as soon as morning announcements are finished or by 8:50 a.m.  Do not escort your child to class because we lock gates at 8:45 when school starts.
• The gate by the front office is open from 8:15-8:45 a.m. This gate is intended for late student arrivals starting at 8:45 so parents must exit out of the blacktop gate to avoid the crowding at this gate.  Students arriving after 8:45 need to come into the office to get a late slip and will be let onto campus through the locked gate by someone in the office.  Parents will be allowed to enter campus with their students.
• For children who arrive at Zone 1 (TK, Kinder, SDC students) please remember to pick up from this gate.  Parents will be asked to remain outside of the gate after your student is picked up until 3:15 when all the gates will be opened.  Do not come onto campus and wait for student dismissal.
• Remember, no dogs are allowed on campus at any time.

Together we can have a smooth transition to the beginning and end of the school day for all students!  Thank you.

Amazon Smile: Did you know that there is an easy way to donate to our school? We encourage all families to donate while they shop on Amazon. To learn more about Amazon Smile, click here. Select Thurgood Marshall PTC.

Attendance:  All parents are expected to contact the office on the day of the child’s absence at: (619) 656-6252 ext. 550110, 24 hours a day, or email: Christine.Garcia@cvesd.org

Excused Absences (BP & AR 5113)

Education Code Section 48205 permits a pupil to be excused from school under the following certain circumstances:

• Illness
• Medical, dental, optometry, or chiropractic services
• Quarantine
• Funeral of an immediate family member

The following is considered “justifiable personal reasons” and must be requested in writing by the parent/guardian and approved by a school official:

• Court appearance
• Other funeral attendance
• Religious holiday or ceremony
• Religious retreats (must not exceed four hours a semester)
• “Take Your Child to Work” Day (must not exceed two days in a school year)
• Immigration appearances
• Meeting a parent returning from deployment
• Attendance at a sibling’s graduation (would also include excused tardies for a partial day absence)

Requests from an agency/parent for students participating in plays or movies. (Independent Study Contracts may be used if more than five consecutive days are missed.) The following is considered “release time” pursuant to Education Code Section 46014: Participation in religious instruction or exercises (in accordance with District policy providing the student attends at least the minimum school day) not to exceed four school days in a school month. Absences other than those listed above are unexcused.

Truancy Notification Procedure: All late arrivals over 30 minutes or early dismissals over 30 minutes (without doctor’s notes) and unexcused absences are considered truancies.

• After three (3) truancies, parents will receive a First Notice of Truancy.
• After five (5) truancies, parents will receive a Second Notice of Truancy.
• After the Second Notice of Truancy, parents will receive a notice to come in and speak with the Principal regarding the truancies. Parents will also be asked to attend a Student Attendance Review Team (SART) meeting when students accumulate excessive tardies, absences, and early dismissals.
• After (7) truancies parents will receive a Notice of Habitual Truancy and the student will be referred to the “Student Attendance Review Board” (SARB) at the district office.

All student attendance contract violations are forwarded to the “Student Attendance Review Board” (SARB) at the district office.

**No Left Turn on McKenzie Creek or San Lucas**

Mustang Families,

We need your help.

At MacKenzie Creek and San Lucas Place, there are two ” No Left Turn” signs. Please do not turn left during the hours listed. Turning left is causing a significant safety issue for our Mustang students on Safety Patrol. As a community, we do not want any of our students or families to be harmed by a vehicle turning left. Below, you will find a picture of the two traffic signs.

Thank you for your attention and support.