Catching Up with the Coyotes

• Fri 9/19: Movie Night - Red Envelope Kick Off*
• Sat 9/20: TK-Kinder Playdate, 10 am - 12 pm, Views West Neighborhood Park*
• Sun 9/21- Sun 9/27: Red Envelope Week*
• Sun 9/28 & Mon 9/29: Great Wolf Lodge*

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

Monday, September 29th is a non-student/no school day. CVES Teachers and Staff will be participating in Professional Growth Development.

Dear Coyote Families,

It was another wonderful week at Canyon View Elementary! On Tuesday, our Coyotes enjoyed a playground play-date with our Westview and Mt. Carmel Ambassadors. These stand-out high school seniors join our students on the playground to model the Canyon View C.A.R.E.S. values. On Thursday, students had their second VAPA day. VAPA teachers present special Visual and Performing Arts Lessons that include global language and culture. On Friday evening, the PTO hosted Around the World Night. Coyote families from around the world regaled us with clothing, food, and cultural experiences from nearly every continent. It was truly a night to remember!

I want to take the opportunity to let you know about Red Envelope Week, which is coming up very soon! This is our Foundation's biggest fundraiser, and it is a direct ask to families. The Canyon View Foundation funds many important programs, that make a tremendous difference in your children's educational experience. Without your support, these programs go away. Please look out for Red Envelope information coming your way soon, and let's make a difference for our students!

Let's Make it a GREAT week!

Warmly,

Erica Edmonston

Principal, Canyon View Elementary School

eedmonston@powayusd.com

858-484-0981

The SSC at Canyon View is a ten-member council responsible for overseeing Canyon View’s Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) and Comprehensive Site Safety Plan. As a SSC member, you can expect to be involved in the development of the school’s improvement plan, oversight of the plan’s implementation, and assessment of its impact on students.

The SSC is comprised of five staff members and five community members, elected by peers, to serve a two-year term. Presently there are TWO voting positions open for parents on the SSC. Members are expected to attend all meetings. Our first zoom meeting for this school year will be scheduled in October/November.

If you would like to become a member of the SSC, please email Complete this Google Form by Saturday, September 20, 2025, indicating your interest and including a sentence or two about why you wish to serve on the council. This information will be included on a ballot that will be sent to the community for voting.

Red Envelope Week is coming! The Canyon View Foundation’s BIGGEST FUNDRAISER of the year will take place between September 22 and 26. What is the Red Envelope Fundraiser? The Red Envelope Fundraiser is a direct-ask fundraiser where the Canyon View Foundation requests the support of our families so we can continue to provide our students with our amazing special programs (Art, Music, PE, Science, and IMPACT), and funding the Innovation Station Lab, technology, software licensing, playground equipment, and much more. These items are NOT supported by the current school district budget.

Individual, class and school-wide participation prize opportunities as well as theme spirit dress-up days are some of the things students can look forward to during Red Envelope Week. Stay tuned for more info. Participation is voluntary and not required.

We want to provide a quick update regarding our volunteer process. While we had originally planned to have the new system finalized by mid-September, we are adjusting our timeline to the end of September to ensure everything is set up smoothly and staff receive proper training.

In the meantime, schools will continue to operate as previously shared by welcoming those who wish to help on campus as visitors. If you plan to volunteer on a regular basis this year, we still encourage you to complete your TB assessment or testing now so you’re ready once the updated process launches.

Thank you for your patience and ongoing support as we work to build a more efficient volunteer experience. Our volunteers are a valued part of our school communities, and we look forward to welcoming you under the new system soon.

Thank you for your ongoing support. Our volunteers truly make a difference in the lives of our students.

We recognize and respect the many religious traditions observed in our school community. We know that these observances are deeply meaningful, and we are committed to supporting your child should participation require them to miss school.

If your child will be absent for any reason, please notify our school office. Absences for religious observance are excused. We will work with your students to ensure that they remain supported academically and remain included in the school community.

We are grateful for your continued partnership and for the many contributions you make to our community. Together we uphold our shared commitment to developing an inclusive environment where every student feels supported and valued.

Our district’s Caring Connections Parent Education website has new and exciting courses being offered. Check the website at the beginning of each term for the new courses offered to parents, families, and our school community; scholarship opportunities may be available. Click HERE to view the PUSD CCC Parent Education Fall Courses.

Join us for our next Coyote Grub Club family dine-out fundraiser of the year at the Kebab Shop in Carmel Mountain Ranch (11122 Rancho Carmel Dr, Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92128) on September 16th from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Simply call or place your order in person with a server and mention Canyon View, or enter code "Fundraiser" when ordering online, and 25% of sales will go back to support our school. Participation in fundraising events is voluntary and not required. We hope you come dine with the pack!

Kick off Red Envelope Week with our first Movie Night of the year featuring Minecraft: The Movie! Bring your blankets for this free family movie night event in the MPR. Lights dim at 5:30 pm. Concessions will be available for purchase (cash only, please). Movie night is presented by the PTO Dad's Club. Participation is voluntary and not required.

Did your child miss Picture Day? A make up picture Day will be available on Tuesday, September 23rd. No need to send money at this time. Proofs will be delivered to you after Picture Day so you can place an order online and/or select your child's yearbook photo. Purchase of a photo package is not required for your child to be included in the yearbook.

Our last incoming TK & K Playdate sponsored by Team Canyon View will be on Saturday, September 20th, 10:00 AM - 12 PM, at the playground at Views West Neighborhood Park. This will be a great opportunity for students and their families to connect again, and reinforce those friendships that your child has developed in school. It may be a warm day, so bring a hat, wear sunscreen, and have your water bottles filled. Questions? Please contact tkkrepresentative@teamcanyonview.org. Participation is voluntary and not required but we hope to see you there!

We are excited to already have 97 Coyote families booked for the Great Wolf Lodge Take-Over! At this time, we are extending the opportunity to Coyote friends and family to join the fun (at the non-PTO rate). Spaces are still available for PTO members at the PTO rate.

This fundraiser offers a Canyon View group rate with check-in on Sunday, September 28th for a 1-night stay till Monday the 29th, a no-school day due to Staff Professional Growth.

A portion of all bookings will go back to support the Canyon View Foundation. Come as early as 1 pm on the 28th and stay to play till close on the 29th and take full advantage of the water park. Space is limited and available on a first come-first served basis until September 10th or when rooms sell out, whichever comes first. Please see the flyer for details.

To register, please complete the registration form by visiting https://www.bit.ly/CVESatGWL2025 . Payments are non-refundable and only accepted via Zeffy this year. The registration form will automatically close after we sell out. In the event of other online promotions, the rate will not be adjusted.

Participation in this fundraising opportunity is voluntary and not required.

We need your help! Each year, we rely on PTO membership donations to keep our amazing events going strong!

How You Can Help:
• Become a PTO Member - Every membership makes a difference. Your membership dues are used to fund our events and pay for operating expenses. You also become an official member of the PTO which gives you voting rights and discounts at several community businesses through our PTO Discount Card, and even some of our school events!

• Sponsor an Event - Love Trunk-or-Treat, the Coyote Round Up or our annual Spring Dance and want to make sure we keep it going? Families and businesses can sponsor a specific event with name recognition or choose to give anonymously.

Join or donate today at: bit.ly/teamcvmembership2025 or bit.ly/teamcvsponsor2025 . Your support ensures students continue to enjoy the activities and programs that make our school special.

Participation is voluntary and not required.

Interested in helping in the Canyon View Frienship Garden? We are looking for one or more parent volunteers per classroom to be a class garden helper. Share the joy of gardening with students in the your child's classroom by joining us for short garden lessons, planting, harvesting, and caring for our school garden. Minimal time commitment on your schedule, however all volunteers in the garden need to be cleared as volunteers through the district. For more information, or to sign up, please contact Terri Wrider at terri.l.lane@gmail.com

We know the year has just begun, but our yearbook committee is already gathering content for our 2024-2025 Yearbook! Yearbooks are on sale through TreeRing from now till until April 4, 2025. Order by October 31 and receive a 10% discount. You get 2 free custom pages when purchasing a yearbook and a portion of sales goes back to our school.

1. DOWNLOAD the TreeRing App or go to https://auth.treering.com/
2. LOG IN OR SIGN UP using School Code 1016614007931697 and update info if prompted.
3. CLICK on "Explore Yearbooks" and select your child's name at the top.
4. SELECT soft cover or hard cover in the drop down.
5. CUSTOMIZE your 2 free pages by APRIL 3, 2026!

Under "Yearbook To-Dos", click "Upload School Photos"
and UPLOAD your best, high resolution photos in the appropriate folder for the Yearbook Committee.
ORDER BY OCTOBER 31st FOR 10% OFF AND BY APRIL 3rd for free delivery to your child's classroom.
Participation/ purchase is voluntary and not required.

Place an order for Coyote Gear by August 23rd and receive free shipping to the school. Orders will be delivered the week of September 12th to your child's classroom. Visit https://shop.teamcanyonview.org/ and check out our new collections including pink gear, glitter and gear to represent the Dad's Club. Purchase is voluntary and not required.

Every year from mid-September to mid-October, we recognize Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate the perspective, influence and contributions of Hispanic and Latine Americans to the United States. What better way to honor Hispanic culture and history with kids than with a picture book? Enjoy!

**Book cover images are linked to YouTube read-alouds - Use caution, advertisements may appear**

Ana loves stories. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. But in her small village there are only a few books and she has read them all. One morning, Ana wakes up to the clip-clop of hooves, and there before her, is the most wonderful sight: a traveling library resting on the backs of two burros–all the books a little girl could dream of, with enough stories to encourage her to create one of her own. Inspired by the heroic efforts of real-life librarian Luis Soriano, this charming book introduces readers to the mobile library that journeys over mountains and through valleys to bring literacy and culture to rural Colombia, and to the children who wait for the Biblioburro.

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• Please do not park along Adolphia Street between Black Mountain and the school entrance. Parking in that location pushes out the line of stopped cars waiting to get into the school, and blocks the only traffic lane, which then causes the stopped cars to back up all the way out onto Black Mountain Road. It is very dangerous!
• Park in marked spaces only: No curb parking along the perimeter of the lot, No parking in Reserved spaces, No parking in the BUS ONLY area.
• If you are driving to pick-up, use our pick-up lane. Meeting up in alternate areas in or around the parking lot is a safety hazard and is not permitted.

Green Cone Zone:

The Green Cone Zone is located on the east side of the parking lot. This area is reserved for loading/unloading of students in our preschool and Special Day Classes who require additional assistance ONLY (Ms. Marty, Ms. Morrison, Mrs. Ruble, and Ms. Dobson's classes). This is not a parking area for TK.

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.