• 2/10: School Site Council Meeting, 3:15 pm (Zoom)
• 2/17-2/21: President's Week - No School All Week
• 2/17: Panda Express Scripps Ranch Dine-Out Fundraiser, 9:30 am -9:30 pm*
• 2/24-2/28: Krispy Kreme Fundraiser*
• 2/24-2/28: Food Drive*
• 2/27: Science Fair, 5-8 pm, MPR

*Participation in fundraising or social events are voluntary and not required.

Dear Coyote Families,

It's been another wonderful week at Canyon View Elementary School! It was a delight to see the 100th Day celebrations in our primary classrooms. Students used the milestone to strengthen their mathematical understanding with a variety of hands-on activities involving counting to 100! Students enjoyed the Team CV sponsored Scholastic Book Fair this week, which included a family night featuring the Coyote Choir and a read-aloud from Canyon View's Classified Employee of the Year, Ms. Alice Burge! On Thursday, students enjoyed lessons from their VAPA teachers focused on Theater Arts.

This week's newsletter is full of information from PUSD and Team CV. Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom so you don't miss anything! the Annual District Survey is now open, and I encourage the Canyon View community to take a few minutes to share your input. English Learner Families, we hope you will also take the English Learner Family Engagement Survey. The information you share in these surveys helps to shape future priorities for Poway Unified School District.

Let's Make it a GREAT week!

Erica Edmonston

Principal, Canyon View Elementary School

eedmonston@powayusd.com

858-484-0981

Last week we launched our annual District wide survey. We are excited to gather your input on both a District and individual school level. Your responses will shape future budget decisions and program priorities.

It’s easy to participate, right from your smartphone, and you’ll even be able to anonymously see and rate the thoughts of others

Click here to participate: bit.ly/2025pusd-parent-lcap

We are happy to provide you access to a device in our school office, should you need it.

The survey period is open from now until Friday, February 21. Take the survey today and help us create a bright future for our students!

Parents of English Learners: Today through Friday, February 28th, Poway Unified will be conducting our Family Engagement and Accountability survey to gather input from all families of English Learner students. This survey helps shape the District’s goals and guide priorities for the 2025-2026 school year. Your feedback is extremely helpful as we continue to seek ways to better our English Learner program. Please click HERE to complete the survey.

The Parent Ambassadors invite you to join the Family Resource Fair, an event to connect families with resources and opportunities in Poway and surrounding areas that promote inclusion, whole-person development and fun for students with special needs.

When: Tuesday, February 11, 2025, 6-8pm

Where: Community Room at PUSD District Office

15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128

Join us to explore:

• Social opportunities tailored to meet diverse needs

• After-school social and recreational activities

• Inclusive sports programs

• Camps for all abilities

• Vocational training opportunities

Why should you attend?

• Activities for ALL age groups including young adults

• 16 booths featuring varieties of options in Poway and surrounding areas

• Opportunity to ask questions and sign up with the providers

• Get a head start on summer planning

Join us anytime between 6 to 8 pm to meet providers, learn about programs in our community, and find activities that support your child's growth and happiness.

Kindly RSVP here so we can ensure adequate handouts to all families. See this flyer for more information.

Managing screen time is an essential part of supporting children’s well-being and academic success in today’s digital world. Technology offers incredible opportunities for learning and creativity, but maintaining a healthy balance is key. Setting clear boundaries and encouraging mindful tech habits at home helps children develop the skills they need to navigate their digital lives responsibly. By working together to create a balanced approach to technology use, we can empower students to thrive both in and out of the classroom.

• Elementary Resource: How Much Screentime is OK for My Kids?

• Secondary Resource: 4 Conversations to Have with Older Kids and Teens About Their Screen Time Habits

It’s hard to believe it but it’s already time to begin to think about the 2025-2026 school year!

Here are some important dates to mark on your calendars:

• Transfer Requests - beginning on February 1st at 8:00 am. If you live within the Poway Unified boundaries and want your child to attend a school different than your assigned school, submit your request online through the Transfers page on the PUSD website. (This includes siblings of current students.) Please make sure to still enroll your child at their assigned school of residence when new student enrollment opens on April 1, 2025. Transfer requests can only be processed once your child is enrolled in their school of residence. The transfer request window will close on March 31, 2025 at 5 p.m.

  
  

• Continuing Student Registration - from February 28 - March 31st, all parents whose current students will continue in Poway Unified for the 2025-26 school year need to complete online continuing registration. Look for more information coming soon.

• New Student Enrollment - beginning on April 1st at 8:00 am, new student enrollment opens on the Poway Unified website. We are excited to welcome our new students!

More details can be found on the Poway Unified website at www.powayusd.com.

The following news and events are brought to you by Team CV, Canyon View's PTO and Foundation.

Join us for our next family dine-out fundraiser at Panda Express in Scripps Ranch. Simply show this flyer if ordering in-store or enter code 3834562 online in the fundraiser code box at check out and 20% of sales will go back to Canyon View. Participation is voluntary and not required.

Doughnuts for a cause!! 🍩 Canyon View PTO is giving you the best reason to indulge in a dozen (or two) original glazed Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Order online between February 24 and March 6, 2025 and 50% of your order will be donated back to Canyon View benefitting the 5th Grade Promotion Committee when you purchase via our fundraising sales page! Simply buy online at https://bit.ly/krispykremedigitaldozen . A digital certificate will be emailed to you on March 8th which you can use at your local store. Treat yourself or even gift them to friends and family across the US where Krispy Kreme is sold. #krispykreme #doughnuts #groupraise #digitaldozen #canyonviewpto #donuts #fundraiser

4 Community Care is a grass-roots, 100% volunteer-run group, providing food to students, families and the elderly in the PUSD area. Many families are struggling to stretch their grocery budget with rapidly increasing gas prices and grocery costs.

Please help by donating non-perishable & unexpired items such as healthy cereals (Cheerios/Chex), canned ready to eat meals such as Chef Boyardee, chili, soups, canned beans, boxed mac n cheese, canned spaghetti sauce, and canned fruit . Please, no glass jars.

We will have collection boxes in the front office from Monday, February 24th through Friday, February 28th.

The annual Science Fair is here! Students are invited to sign up online at https://bit.ly/2025CVESScienceFair to showcase their project on February 27th from 5 to 8 pm. Visit https://www.teamcanyonview.org/science-fair for more info including the Science Fair Handbook for experiment and project presentation guidelines.

Participation is voluntary and not required.

Team CV invites Canyon View Parents and Guardians ages 21+ to join us for our first Parent Social Night on Thursday, March 13 from 6 to 8 pm at Koi Zen Cellars in Carmel Mountain Ranch. Tickets for the event are $25 per person and include a glass of wine and small bites. Additional wine is available for purchase with 20% going back to Canyon View. Purchase your ticket at https://bit.ly/parentsocial2025 and come socialize and network with other parents and guardians in our wonderful school community.

Participation is voluntary and not required

Become a PTO Member, Sponsor an Event, or Volunteer your time! Take a look at the flyers below to learn more about how your membership and sponsorship fees help to support Canyon View Elementary School.

*Participation in fundraisers and fundraising events is voluntary and not required.

• PUSD News
• After School Programs
• Community Events
• Clubs/Sports/Recreation
• SO MUCH MORE!

Celebrating the Year of the Snake! Observed by over ⅕ of the world’s population, Lunar New Year 2025 concludes with the Lantern Festival on February 12. A time for festive gatherings, Lunar New Year brings families together to share wishes for health and prosperity. Younger generations visit elders, exchanging greetings, gifts and wishes for health and prosperity in the year ahead. It's a time for celebration, reflection, joy and togetherness. Enjoy these picture books to learn more about this annual event.

Note: The Covers link to YouTube read-aloud videos, be aware that ads may pop-up!

Ruby has a special card to give to her grandmother to honor Chinese New Year. But who will help her get to grandmother’s house to deliver it? Will it be clever Rat, strong Ox, or cautious Rabbit? Ruby meets each of the twelve zodiac animals on her journey. This vibrant picture book explores the legend of the Lunar New Year, with a focus on the animals of the Chinese zodiac.

Sam can hardly wait to go shopping! It's Chinese New Year's day and his grandparents have given him the traditional gift of lucky money-red envelopes called leisees (lay-sees). This year Sam is finally old enough to spend it any way he chooses. Best of all, he gets to spend his lucky money in his favorite place - Chinatown! But when Sam realizes that his grandparents' gift is not enough to get the things he wants, his excitement turns to disappointment. Even though his mother reminds him that he should appreciate the gift, Sam is not convinced - until a surprise encounter with a stranger.

The Green Cone Zone: The Green Cone Zone is reserved for students in Ms. Dobson, Ms. Marty, Ms. Morrison or Ms. Ruble's students who need extra assistance loading and unloading. Please keep these areas clear so that our special needs families have a safe place to load and unload their children.

Please read through the information below about Parking. Parking in our school lot is extremely limited and we need everyone's help to ensure a safe and efficient drop-off and pick-up. Please refrain from parking in the lot unless you are picking up a PreK, TK or Kindergarten student, or you have business in the front office. Instead, use our supervised drop-off/pick-up curb to the west of the front office.

• Attention TK/K Families: You are not required to park and walk students to the gate for drop-off. Use our drive-through drop-off instead. We have supervision from the curb to the blacktop from 8:20 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Please continue to park and pick-up from the gate at dismissal.
• Attention Grade 1-5 Families: Do not park in the lot for drop-off or pick-up. Instead, use the supervised drive-through pick-up curb west of the office. This allows sufficient parking for our staff, and TK/Kindergarten families.
• Curbside Drop-off/Pick-Up: Use our designated drop-off/pick-up area to the west of the office only. Do not ask your child to meet you anywhere else in the lot. While this might seem faster for you, it slows down our system for everyone and creates a safety hazard.

Visit the link below for more information. Please reach out to Erica Edmonston, Principal, at eedmonston@powayusd.com if you have any questions.

The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information, please contact: Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, James Jimenez, Associate Superintendent of Personnel support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128, 1-858-521-2800, extension 2121, jjimenez@powayusd.com. For students, you may contact Title IX Coordinator/504 Coordinator Jamie Dayhoff, Director of Attendance and Discipline, Poway Unified School District, 1-858-521-2840, jdayhoff@powayusd.com.