Cub Connection

June 5

News & Updates

Hello CELC & MVLA Families,

I hope you all had a relaxing weekend. The weather was awesome! It is the final countdown to promoting our kindergarten students. 4....3....2....1...only four days left of school. We are excited to do the first of three kindergarten promotion ceremonies on Monday.

Thank you for all of your support this school year. The staff appreciates the amount of grace and understanding you have shown over the past several months on the path to "normal". The teacher's Google Classrooms will be open over the summer to help support your students and help to avoid the "summer slide". ST Math, and iReady accounts will still be active as well.

We are downsizing our library to make room for our anticipated increase in TK students. The classroom that is currently the library will likely be filled with students next year :). We will have books out front throughout the week. Please feel free to take a few books as a summer gift.

The last day of school is Thursday, June 9th. School release time is 12:15 pm.

Important Updates and Information:

We are excited for our Field Day on Wednesday. If you are available to help, talk to your student's teacher or stop by the office. We may need some volunteers, especially for set up and clean up.
Attention EAK ,TK , and incoming parents- We need PTA board members for the 2022-23 school year. In order to have a PTA, we need a president, secretary, and treasurer. I believe we have an incoming parent interested in treasurer. Please call or stop by the office to let us know if you are interested in helping. 619-659-8250
Please see CELC and MVLA promotion dates and times below.
Chromebooks are due by Tuesday June 7th. If you student's Chromebook hasn't been collected yet, please make sure that your student brings the Chromebook and charge cord to school on Monday. If the Chromebook has stickers or labels on it, please remove them.
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Afternoon gates open at 2:40 pm (M/T/TH/F) for 2:50 pm dismissal and 1:30 pm (W) for 1:35 pm dismissal. Teachers will open their doors when they are ready to release. Please wait away from the front of the class to reduce the disruption of learning. Release times are 2:50 pm (M/T/TH/F) and 1:35 pm (W).
Please get any outstanding contract work in by Wednesday, June 8th.

Please stay updated and informed on what is going on by checking our District and School Websites, reading the electronic weekly newsletter, checking your email, and scanning our social media pages. Our staff is also here to help if you have any questions.

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Tamara Ripke

CELC and MVLA Principal

tripke@alpineschools.net

Custodian for the Day

Did you know that we had a guest custodian last week? Miss V did an amazing job helping Mr. Kyle. She helped clean up the campus, secure the campus, and welcome parents on campus in the afternoon.

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Need a Computer?

Attention CELC and MVLA Families! CELC is downsizing the computer lab. We have permission to donate our used desktop computers to our students. If your family is in need of a computer, please let us know. We still have a few left! Call 619-659-8250 if you have any questions.

PICK UP TIMES

Monday, June 13 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

or by appointment

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Attention MVLA Parents

Congratulations to our kindergarteners, 5th graders, and 8th graders! The Monday promotions were beautiful. I enjoyed seeing all of the smiles and celebrating their accomplishments. I truly enjoyed hearing the 8th grade speeches. Best wishes in high school. Reach for the stars!

TK-7th grade parents, please make sure to let us know if you plan to return to MVLA for the 2022-23 school year.

The District will be collecting and inventorying Chromebooks after CAASPP and iReady assessments are completed. Each site will setting up and communication a procedure in the coming weeks. All MVLA Chromebooks will be collected by June 9th.

Plan Work Due Dates:

6-9-22 Plan 18 is due/All books & materials are due including Chromebooks

Please turn in any outstanding plans as well

Do you love MVLA? If you would like to share a testimony, please email us your thoughts at tripke@alpineschools.net or your child's teacher. We would like to spread the word about our unique and amazing program.

Thank you to the parents that sent us a testimony. We would love to have more! Please take a few moments to take the District's Parent Survey.

2022-23 Registration

Our online registration is now open. This is Part II for CELC. Part I paper packets are available in the CELC office. Register now for the 2022-23 school year. Please visit this link to update current students and register new students: https://www.alpineschools.net/o/ausd/page/parentvue.

PBIS Parent Survey (CELC & MVLA)

AUSD uses Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) District-wide. Our goal is to ensure that all students succeed and receive support through teaching appropriate behaviors and using progressing discipline. As part of the process to ensure that we are effective in meeting student goals, we poll the parents at each school to provide us with data to analyze and use to identify areas in need of improvement. The survey is anonymous and will take about 3-5 minutes to complete. Your input is greatly appreciated and it will truly help us make improvements specific to your schools. If you haven't had a chance yet, please take a few minutes to fill out the the District's Parent Survey .

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COVID-19 Testing

CovX will continue to provide COVID testing in the Shadow Hills parking lot on Wednesdays only from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm. AUSD staff will be prioritized to move to the front of the line.

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR CovX TESTING

CovX has notified us that the government testing reimbursements have changed the required information for patient testing. Please see below.

Human Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) will no longer be able to reimburse covid tests, therefore tests will now only go through insurance providers or a cash price. We unfortunately will not be able to run tests until we can confirm patient insurance information. We understand the difficulties in the transition, so we are available to assist with information submission or creating new patient registration forms.

This change will be effective for any samples received on 3/22/2022 and moving forward.

Please reference the links below for further information:
https://www.hrsa.gov/CovidUninsuredClaim
https://www.hrsa.gov/covid19-coverage-assistance

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CUBS IN THE COMMUNITY

The Cubs in the Community tradition continues this school year. Mrs. RIpke's goal is to connect with 100 Cubs (Future, Former, or Current) by the 100th day of school. Building relationships with our students is important to us! If you see Mrs. Ripke out in the community, encourage your student to say hi. Not only does it create an opportunity to connect, it also supports students' language and communication skills. Follow the sightings on our FB page. Feel free to share our postings to spread the word. Mrs. Ripke looks out for future, current, and former Cubs. Check out one of the latest Cub sightings below.

https://www.facebook.com/Creekside-Early-Learning-Center-414783265277455/

Click here to check out our Cub sightings!

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Want to Volunteer in 2022-23?

Please contact Stephanie Green in the office if you have any questions about PTA and any other volunteer opportunities for next year. Incoming parents can fill out paperwork now to avoid the rush. Paperwork needs to be completed. This includes an up-to-date TB test, the volunteer form, and proof of the COVID-19 vaccination. Persons not vaccinated are required to show a negative PCR COVID-19 test within the previous 7 days of your volunteer day. We anticipate increased parent volunteer opportunities next year.

Cafeteria Menus

As a reminder, the district continues to utilize a grant to make breakfast and lunch available for free to any student.

Joyful June

Join our AUSD family in utilizing resources at www.actionforhappiness.org. They have monthly themes and ideas to help keep us Happier-Kinder-Together!

Here is a look at the "Joyful June" calendar for ideas to help keep you and your family active and healthy!

Spirit Days

Mondays College Spirit Day: wear your favorite college shirt

Wednesdays Mid-Week Mindfulness: wear a shirt with a positive message

Fridays School Spirit Day: wear your school shirt or school colors

AUSD is Hiring

If you, or any of your friends/family, love kids and are looking for part time work, please share our postings. We have a couple of positions on our site as well as on other campuses. Please visit https://www.edjoin.org/alpineschools. Please send friendly, qualified candidates our way!

The district would like to increase the number of substitute teachers in our pool. The pay has increased to $200 dollars a day. Please help spread the word. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call Mrs. Ripke.