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October

• 24 United Nation's Day- Watch CUBTV for more info.!
• 28 School Site Council Meeting 2:50PM in Rm. 6
• 30 Halloween Parade/ dress in Halloween costumes (no masks/ gore)
• 30 Tent-or-Treat 6-8PM

November

• 2 No school/ teacher professional development day
• 6 Veteran's Day Assembly
• 8 Thrift Sale at Cypress
• 11 No School/ Veteran's Day
• 13 Movie Night
• 17 Islands Restaurant Night 4PM-close
• 20 House Activity
• 23-27 Thanksgiving Break- No School

December

• 4 Fun Run
• 11 Spelling Bee
• 18 Pajama Day

Each year, Cypress Elementary School updates its Safety Emergency Plan. This plan is reviewed and approved by our School Site Council each year.

Below are some important documents for all parents to review.

Cypress participated in The Great Shakeout on Thursday, October 15th. This is great reminder to have prepare for an earthquake in your homes as well. Please see the flyer below.

For Drop-off/ Pick up

-Pull into the second driveway off Kimber. 10 miles per hour max. in parking lot!

-Pull up to the curb for pick-up or drop-off

-Exit/enter only on the passenger/ curb side

**Do not stop in the school bus or red zone area for drop-off or pick-up**

-If you need to assist your child in or out of the car, proceed to a visitor's or street parking spot. Parents may NOT exit the car in the drop off lane.

-Always walk with your child in the parking lot. Use sidewalks to walk children from parking lot to school campus. Do NOT walk children through the parking lot.

TK and Kindergarten Families

-All TK and Kindergarten students must be escorted to the TK/K playground in the morning and picked up at the exit gate. Those picking up a TK/K students must park.

Please DO NOT park in staff spots. Specialists, paras, support staff, and campus supervisors arrive at school at various times. If you have a quick question for us in the office, you may park along the yellow curb by the front office.

Updated Birthday Celebration Rules: Cypress staff will not pass out cupcakes or other sweet treats in the classroom for student birthdays. There are several students on our campus with severe and, in some cases, life threatening food allergies. However, we can still celebrate your child! If you would like to recognize your child’s birthday in class, please see the ideas below.

donate a book to class

bubbles

sidewalk chalk

decorative pencils/ pens

stickers

donate a rainy day game

bookmarks

silly straws

seed packets

fun erasers

mini craft packets

temporary tattoos

glow sticks

donate book to school library

light up trinkets

A California School Site Council (SSC) is a legally required, elected body of school staff and parents that work with the principal to develop, approve, and monitor the School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA).

Our meeting dates this year are:

October 28th

November 18th

December 16th

January 20th

February 17th

March 17th

April 21st

May 19th

In the CVUSD, each school's School Site Council consists of members of each of the district advisory councils. We will have openings in the following positions for next year. Please email me if you are interested in either of the positions below.

SEDAC- Special Education Advisory Council

DELAC- District English Learner Advisory Council

The Cypress Handbook has been updated. Please take a moment to look through the information located in this document. This document covers information about attendance policies, safety protocol, discipline procedures, dress code and more. After this week, this document will remain in this Smore for the remainder of the school year.

Email: mmcdonald@conejousd.org
Website: https://www.conejousd.org/cypress
Location: 4200 West Kimber Drive, Newbury Park, CA, USA
Phone: 805-498-6683
Facebook: facebook.com/CypressElementarycvusd
Instagram: cypresscubs