Hawk Updates

September

7: Labor Day. NO SCHOOL

14 - 18: Green Envelope Week. See flyer below!

16: CAPES Meeting. 5:30 pm

17: CAPES Cliff Notes. 8:45am in front office conference room

22: MINIMUM DAY. ALL STUDENTS DISMISS AT 12:45PM

22: Dining for Dollar$ - Handel's Carmel Mountain. See flyer below!

24: Mom's Meet-Up. See flyer below.

25: Community Gathering.

October

7: Fitness Club Begins

15: TK Photo Show. Details to come!

17: Halloween Bash and the Start of Fall Book Fair!

21: Vision/Hearing Screening.

21: CAPES meeting. 5:30 pm

22: CAPES Cliff Notes. 8:45am

30: NO COMMUNITY GATHERING

30: Halloween Parade. 9am on the track.

30: 1st Grade Fall Festival

Click HERE for the School Calendar.

Click HERE to learn more about it!

Melody Makers Registration will begin on TUESDAY September 8th at 6am. Please use these links to register. The links will NOT be active until TUESDAY at 6 am! If you click on the links before then, they will not work. One form per child, please. This is a running registration with first come first served. We have a maximum capacity, once that is reached the wait list begins. You will receive an email no later than September 22nd indicating if your child is in the program or on the waitlist.The link will close September 13th and there will be no more registration.TK is not eligible for Melody Makers.

For Kindergarten, First and Second grade students (Junior Melody Makers): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSde5ru5u9oXME7K-4GCwpeXZYMuAMv1OvoS0k8nEFjHScFvug/viewform?usp=publish-editor

For Third, Fourth and Fifth Grade Students (Senior Melody Makers):

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3fCu_wDgPvHGCo3l1y5nrGz43QRMweSfpksVNbpHi-84Z3Q/viewform?usp=publish-editor

The Third Grade 20/20 Pizza Party is next Thursday, September 10th! This celebration is for fourth grade students who have already turned in their 20/20 forms.

Participating students will report to their previous teacher’s classroom at 11:10 AM.

Mr. Carson’s students will report to Mrs. Miller’s classroom.

We’re looking forward to celebrating our 20/20 students!

This year PUSD is asking all volunteers to take an online course called "How to Protect Our Schools".

You can access is below and then upload it into your volunteer application.

Chaparral Website: https://chaparral.powayusd.com/

Attendance Hotline (24hr): 1-858-673-9548

Attendance Information: CLICK HERE

We understand that being a parent comes with a lot of information to navigate — and too often, schools and districts fall short in providing it all in one convenient place.

At Chaparral, we’re working to change that. We've created a Parent Resource Guide designed to consolidate essential information and make it easier for you to stay informed and engaged.

You can access the guide here: PARENT RESOURCE GUIDE

Celebrate your student's birthday by putting up their name on the school marquee! It's a $25 donation to CAPES. Your student's first name and last initial will be published on the back gate or front gate marquee during the selected week. Space is limited! Only two available sign ups each week for each marquee.

PUSD provides breakfast and lunch to all students free of charge pursuant to the California Universal Meals Program. Free meals are available to all families, regardless of their free or reduced-price meal eligibility status. Breakfast service will begin at 8:25 am and end at 8:40 am. Students will report directly to the playground after eating breakfast. Students not eating breakfast need to arrive when the playground opens at 8:25 am.

Meal program details are provided on the Food and Nutrition Department website at PUSD Food and Nutrition. Families are still encouraged to submit a school meal application for free and reduced-priced meal benefits because this information may be used for other programs such as Federal and State funding for your school, reduced registration fees for academic tests, free or discounted fees for bus passes, ESS childcare, and athletic programs, discounted rates for internet service and many more! The application can be found online at https://www.myschoolapps.com/ . Applications must be submitted on an annual basis.

Obviously, the best environment for any student to learn is the school environment. Whenever possible, families are strongly encouraged to avoid taking vacations and other trips that results in their students missing extended periods of time from school.

However, when these trips are unavoidable, parents can request an OCIS contract. Details of OCIS contracts can be found below.

Off Campus Independent Study (OCIS) Contracts

This contract allows the student to complete work that he/she would be doing if they were in class and helps the school to continue to receive funding from the state. The student needs to work with his/her teachers closely to submit the assignments.

The threshold for implementing an OCIS contract is limited to a minimum of 3 days through a maximum of 14 school days. The 14-school day limit for OCIS contracts is cumulative for the entire school year.

At least 5 school days of notice is required to set up an OCIS Contract.

*A family who plans to keep their student out of school beyond the 20 days must enroll their child in Poway Home Education Program (PHEP: TK through 8th grade)

Please refer to the PUSD website for more information and contact the student’s counselor.