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We’re swinging into the new school year with a super exciting Preseason Event on Tues., 8/12 and Opening Day (First Day of School) on Wed. 8/13. In order for us to have the most updated information, it is required that you complete Parent Confirmation Data on Aeries ASAP. Please scroll below for specific PDC information. Remember, you can translate this and all newsletters by selecting your preferred language above.

For our Preseason Event, bring the whole family and

• 🧢 gear up like a champ by wearing your favorite baseball attire or Providencia spirit wear (available for purchase)!

• 📝 complete forms and learn how to be involved this season by volunteering in the classroom and/or at schoolwide events!

• ⚾ connect with our PTA (Parent Teacher Association) about creating unforgettable, home-run experiences for your child at Providencia!

• 🧑‍🏫 find out who your teacher will be (your coach for the school year) and receive their special supply list!

To avoid long lines, please adhere to the following schedule. If you have more than 1 child, we recommend that you come when it is best time for your family and self-stagger.

2:00 TK/K Meet and Greet

3:00 1st and 2nd Grades

3:30 New Student School Tour

4:00 3rd Grade

5:00 4th and 5th Grades

We are looking forward to seeing you all at the Preseason Event!

Respectfully,

Principal Kennelyn Celeste ⚾

No later than Tuesday, August 12, please complete the online process to confirm your child’s data by following these directions and logging on to the Parent Portal.

To complete your Parent Data Confirmation, you will need to upload the Providencia Signature Page, found on step #4 Documents under School Documents. The document is named Providencia Read and Sign. The District Annual Notification to Parents Acknowledgement Page no longer needs to be uploaded. You will use an electronic signature in step #7 to acknowledge that you have read and understand the information included.

Thank you for taking these steps to ensure your child's information is updated and set for the new school year!

• Our school calendar has a new look with GoogleSheets! There is a tab for each month at the bottom of each sheet.
• Please know that the calendar is subject to change and more events will be added throughout the year.
• If you'd like to print the calendar, make sure you select "fit to page."

For the 2025-2026 school year ALL students can eat daily mid-morning snacks (nutrition) and lunch from the cafeteria!

Our school is identified as a Title I school and we receive state and federal funding to support many of our educational programs. Even though we are offering snacks and lunch for free for all students this year, we highly encourage parents to complete the Confidential Household Income Survey on a yearly basis. By doing so, we maintain funding this year and subsequent years which directly impacts our staffing and programs such as STEM Lab and Response to Intervention (RTI).

At the Preseason Event on Tuesday, August 12, copies of the Confidential Household Income Survey will be available for you to complete. The form is also linked below so you can print and complete it ahead of time if you wish.

Confidential Household Income Survey ENGLISH

Confidential Household Income Survey SPANISH

Confidential Household Income Survey ARMENIAN

Another way to complete the Confidential Household Income Survey is to go online, and click on Income Survey.

Thank you in advance for helping Providencia maintain our Title I status and school funding which benefit ALL of our students!

Linked here are some common supplies that teachers at each grade level are requesting to start off the school year. It is not required for your child to bring supplies on the first day of school. At our Preseason Event on Tuesday, August 12, we will be providing you more specific supply lists from your assigned teacher.

Supplies that are donated to the classroom are helpful and greatly appreciated, but not required. They become communal which means supplies are collected from all children and then distributed throughout the school year. Supplies are not individualized and we make sure all students have access to necessary materials. Thank you in advance for your kind donations!

There are 3 ways to drop off your child in the morning and pick up your child in the afternoon:

1) Walk and Roll: If you live close by, we encourage your family to walk and roll (bike, skate, scoot) to school! Please use crosswalks. Start and end the day with physical activity and when more families walk, it reduces traffic congestion and it helps the environment!

2) Park and Walk: Park your car on the streets (except red zones) and the school district parking lot located on Pacific Avenue between our playground and the Deluxe Media building. Please DO NOT park at Warner Brothers across the street where semi-trucks frequently go in and out.

3) Car Valet: Please pull your car up to the last orange cone on Pacific Avenue. A staff member or volunteer will open your rear car door so your child(ren) can safely get out to the sidewalk to the entry gate. Car valet is only available in the morning.

We will open the gate on Pacific Avenue for all K-5th grade students (only TK will arrive at the N. Ontario Street gate). Only on the First Day of School will we allow parents on campus to locate

your child’s teacher and classroom line. Our daily schedule is as follows:

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays

Grades TK-K 8:30 am-1:30 pm

Grades 1-2 8:30 am-2:25 pm

Grades 3-5 8:30 am-2:45 pm

Every Tuesday

Grades TK-K 8:30 am-1:30 pm

Grades 1-2 8:30 am-2:05 pm

Grades 3-5 8:30 am-2:10 pm

Note: TK/K are dismissed at the N. Ontario Street gate and

Grades 1st-5th are dismissed at the Pacific Avenue gate.

When the bell rings at 8:30 am for students to begin instruction on the first day of school, please join me in the Community Room for Coffee with the Principal. We will have light refreshments and I will be sharing a short presentation on how you can help your child hit home runs this school year!

We will start off the year reminding students about our cellphone and smartwatch policy as indicated in our Student Parent Handbook. Use of personal technology during the instructional day and in our after school programs is a distraction to the school learning environment. We ask that you review the following expectations with your child(ren):

• Students can bring a cellphone and/or smartwatch to school but they must be turned OFF when they enter campus and for the duration of the instructional day (not on silent or vibrate).
• Students can place their device in their backpack or hand it to their teacher at the start of the day.
• If a student turns on and/or uses their cellphone or smartwatch it will be confiscated by a staff member and returned to the student at the end of the school day.
• If a student's cellphone or smartwatch is confiscated a 2nd time, the principal will call home and return the phone to the student at the end of the school day.
• If a student's cellphone or smartwatch is confiscated a 3rd time, the student's parent/guardian must first meet with the principal and the cellphone or smartwatch will be returned to the parent.
• Cellphones and smartwatches can be turned on when the student is off-campus, when given permission by a staff member or in the rare occasion of a real emergency (i.e. natural disaster). If you need to message your child, please call the school office at 818-729-3100.

Thank you in advance for your support in making sure cellphones and smartwatches do not disrupt our school learning environment.