Cub Connection

Hello CELC & MVLA Families,

I hope you all had a fantastic weekend. It is my favorite weekend of the whole year...that extra hour of sleep is the BEST! Our weekend was filled with family and friends. We were able to spend some time with friends and make more memories on the softball field. My daughter has a small break from volleyball but will return to the court after Thanksgiving.

This week, students will be studying the color gray. The teachers are working on finishing up students assessments and gathering data for report cards. It is so great to see the progress the students have made since August.

Mark your calendars for Friday, November 19! It's time to "trot". Be on the look out for more information. Parents will be welcome to join the fun! Contact Stephanie at the front office if you are willing to help.

The District continues to be guided by California Department of Public Health and our experiences from last year. Thank you for your support while we navigate the 2021-22 school year.

Important Updates and Information:

• Please take a moment to fill out the survey below.
• No school on Thursday, November 11th.
• Parent conference week in November 15-19. Early release is at 12:15 pm for all TK and K students.
• AUSD's next Kindness Dress Up day is Wednesday, December 1st. We "Can't Hide Our Kindness". Wear camouflage!
• As a reminder, CELC official start time is 9:05 am. Students are not considered late until 9:06 am.
  
• Students can be dropped off at the curb in the morning as long as there is a staff member present and it is before 9:05 am.
• Please make sure that you send your student to school with a mask and a water bottle.
• Please consider joining the PTA. Membership information is attached below! Checks or Venmo are accepted. Call the office for more information at 619-659-8250.

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We will keep you updated as things change or additional information comes up. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Green at sgreen@alpineschools.net or 619-659-8250.

Please stay updated and informed on what is going on by checking our district and site web pages, reading the electronic weekly newsletter, checking your email, and scanning our social media pages. Our staff is also here to help if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Tamara Ripke

CELC and MVLA Principal

tripke@alpineschools.net

All AUSD schools, offices, and departments will be closed on Thursday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. We will return to school on Friday, November 12th. Our students are welcome to share their lunch time with a family member or family friend that is a Veteran on Friday, November 12th. A special table will be set up for our special guests. All visitors must sign in at the office. Please let us know if your student plans to invite someone.

Thank you to all the brave men and women the serve our country. We are the land of the free because of the brave!

Our middle school students have really taken interest in the Challenge 24 math game. See game cards below to try it yourself. You must use all four numbers to create the answer 24. You may use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve it. You may only use the numbers once.

MVLA 4th and 5th graders will be participating in AEF's Annual Punkin' Chunkin' at Shadow Hills Elementary School from 9:30 am until 1:30 pm this week. Students will build 8-12 foot trebuchets in small groups and then launch objects onto the field for distance and accuracy. The event helps promote engineering, physics, construction, collaboration, and mathematics. If you would like to see the event in action, check out this video https://youtu.be/tl11BbgSGXg

Do you love MVLA? If you would like to share a testimony, please email us your thoughts at tripke@alpineschools.net or your child's teacher. We would like to spread the word about our unique and amazing program.

AUSD schools follow a Positive Behavior and Supports (PBIS) model. We have three rules: Be Safe, Be Responsible, and Be Respectful. We are surveying our 3rd-8th graders, the staff, and the parents to gather data to help improve our schools’ climates. Please take a few minutes to fill out the parent survey:

CELC Survey: https://forms.gle/fi1wzWrfPj3jgaiG9

MVLA Survey: https://forms.gle/nXfob6ihwgp3jvKp6

Thank you for your support!

COVID testing will be held in the SHES staff parking lot on Wednesdays between 7:30 am and 12:30 pm. Testing is open to staff and the community. Please pre-register at https://www.covxlabs.com/prereg-form

Our staff and students are crazy about kindness. Take a look at some to the "craziness" we showed last week. Our next Kindness Week is December 1st!

EAK registration opens on Monday, October 4th. Call or email Mary Barkley for more information: mbarkley@alpineschools.net or 619-659-8250

• Program for students turning 5 between December 2 and January 31
  

• Assures a cohesive school experience

• Full day program from January to June

• Develop academic readiness skills

• Build oral language skills

• Develop fine motor skills

• Practice social and play skills

• EAK teacher(s)collaborate with TK teachers to provide curricula that is developmentally appropriate and supports the transition to kindergarten

• Students that participate in EAK enroll in K the following school year

Please consider joining the PTA. We are exited to be planning what looks like a more "normal" year filled with fundraisers, events, and field trips. Our PTA helps sponsor these actives and they need your help! Click to view and print the membership form. You can also pick up a form at the office. We have shirts available! Order now! Call the office for more information.

Thank you to those who have reached out inquiring about a wishlist. Your interest in donating is appreciated. We created a list of items that would be used school-wide to support our students. If you are interested in donating, please visit our Amazon Wishlist.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3SFKL6ROWON5R?ref_=wl_share

Mrs. Ripke will continue the Cubs in the Community tradition this school year. Her goal is to connect with 100 Cubs (Future, Former, or Current) by the 100th day of school. Building relationships with our students is important to us! If you see Mrs. Ripke out in the community, encourage your student to say hi. Not only does it create an opportunity to connect, it also supports students' language and communication skills. Follow the sightings on our FB page. Feel free to share our postings to spread the word. Mrs. Ripke looks out for future, current, and former Cubs! This week was awesome! Mrs. Ripke and three teachers ran into six Cubs in one night. This was a first for Cub Sightings. It was so fun to share this moment together. Mrs. Ripke also sighted three Cubs at the soccer field.

https://www.facebook.com/Creekside-Early-Learning-Center-414783265277455/

Click here to check out our Cub sightings!

Please contact Stephanie Green in the office if you have any questions about PTA and any other volunteer opportunities.If you haven't already, please make sure all paperwork is completed and turned in. This includes an up-to-date TB test, the volunteer form, and proof of the COVID-19 vaccination. Persons not vaccinated are required to show a negative PCR COVID-19 test within the previous 7 days of your volunteer day. Please check with your child's teacher for any opportunities coming up. The office could utilize volunteers as well. Let us know if you like to organize!

We have a need for adult volunteers to help clean out some spaces on campus. If anyone is willing to volunteer after school or on the weekend, please let us know.

FYI- The Child Nutrition Department made some changes to the lunch menu. See updated menu below.

Join our AUSD family in utilizing resources at www.actionforhappiness.org. They have monthly themes and ideas to help keep us Happier-Kinder-Together!

This month, Action for Happiness is encouraging you to try something new! Learning something new or getting involved in an activity that really absorbs and interests us is great for our wellbeing. Keeping our brains active is not only good for us physically but it can help you feel you are flourishing as you see yourself make progress with a new skill, or just make you smile as you make a mess and decide to start again. :) Being playful and trying new things is important, as is remembering that it's OK not to get it right first time - change "I can't do it", into "I can't do it...yet!" This month's calendar is full of ideas to help you decide what to try next.

Mondays College Spirit Day: wear your favorite college shirt

Wednesdays Mid-Week Mindfulness: wear a shirt with a positive message

Fridays School Spirit Day: wear your school shirt or school colors

If you, or any of your friends/family, love kids and are looking for part time work, please share our postings. We have a couple of positions on our site as well as on other campuses. Please visit https://www.edjoin.org/alpineschools. Please send friendly, qualified candidates our way! Creekside currently has three part-time job openings: Preschool Teacher, EAK Teacher, and Child Nutrition Assistant. The district is also hiring an ESS/Preschool Coordinator.

The district would like to increase the number of substitute teachers in our pool. The pay has increased to $200 dollars a day. Please help spread the word. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Mrs. Ripke.

11/10 AUSD Board Meeting 6:15pm

11/11 Veterans' Day- No School

11/12 Lunch with a Veteran

11/15-19 Parent Conference Week & Minimum Days (12:15am)

Office Hours

M-F 8:00 am to 3:30 pm

Email: sgreen@alpineschools.net
Website: https://www.alpineschools.net
Location: 8818 Harbison Canyon Road
Phone: (619) 659-8250
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Creekside-Early-Learning-Center-414783265277455/