Lake Elementary School News

The School Accountability Report Card is now available for review and a hard copy will be made available upon request at our front office:

Hello Lake Families,

As we navigate this interconnected world, we have seen the increasing importance of guiding our children with digital literacy and digital citizenship. The District sent this Digital Citizenship Community Update (Spanish Community Update) with TONS of digital citizenship resources, including information on our Feb 16 cyber safety webinar with Jon Moffatt. We encourage you to attend:

Flier for event in English
Flier for event in Spanish

At Lake, all of our teachers have been trained and have been provided resources for implementing digital citizenship lessons this year. These lessons are tailored to appropriate contexts for each grade level. If you have any questions about these lessons, please ask your child’s teacher. It is our goal to partner with you to support our students in navigating their choices in both the physical and digital worlds they are growing up in.

In partnership with you,

Dr. Davina Stringer

Lake Elementary Principal

Strategic | Ideation | Learner | Achiever | Input

Click my Calendly Link to schedule a meeting.

Office: (760) 945-5300

Open House will be held on May 11 from 5-6 p.m. Please save the date for this night to showcase some of the amazing work your Dolphin has done all year!

3rd Grade Families: Students are working hard on their recorder songs. They will now be tested periodically in music and are working on earning stickers for each song they pass. The class with the most stickers wins a party from Mrs. Corso. Please encourage your child to practice their recorder using Mrs. Corso’s Google classroom.

Please email Mrs. Corso with any questions. jennifercorso@vistausd.org.

5th Grade Families: Students are working on their performance pieces for our concerts on April 28th (AM- Time TBD) . Please encourage your child to practice their ukulele songs on Mrs. Corso’s 5th Grade Google Classroom. It’s not too late to check out a ukulele if you would like your child to have one at home to practice with.

5th Grade Ukulele Checkout Form. Please email Mrs. Corso with any questions. jennifercorso@vistausd.org.

Stop us if you've heard this before, but our Lost and Found is full again! Please come by and take a look for your child's belongings. A parent stopped by at the gate on Friday and went to the Lost and Found, and came back in a few minutes with two jackets and a hat - this could be you!

PTA News & Events

Lake LOVES Reading Day 2023- Join us on-campus to read with your student!

Families are invited to join their Dolphins February 14th from 8:00-9:00am to enjoy this reading-themed event. The PTA has a special gift for every student on campus, so no need to bring a book. Please plan to bring a blanket or chairs as we expect a big turnout and hope to enjoy the outdoor spaces at school and our beautiful weather. In accordance with school policy and so we may offer a wonderful experience for ALL of our students, please do not bring food/treats/Starbucks etc. unless your teacher or room rep has previously arranged for a classroom event.

Keep your eyes on schoolwide communications such as the S'more weekly newsletter, teacher communications, and PTA emails, social media and the calendar for more details as Lake LOVES Reading Day approaches. We can hardly wait to see you on campus!

PTA General Meeting

Please join us for our next Association Meeting on February 22nd at 8am in Rose Hall! We will be electing our Nominating Committee as well as adopting some updates to our budget. We will also be discussing the next few events PTA has planned! You can find our proposed changes to the budget and the Agenda for the meeting here. Hope to see you there!

Have you Ordered your 2022-23 Yearbook yet?

Over half a year of memories have been stored away in the Lake Elementary Yearbook. Order yours now & you will get 2 Free Customizable pages. This allows you to put in extra pictures of your child's memories. Custom pages need to be completed by April 28th.

1. To order go to www.treering.com/validate

2. Enter the passcode: 1014329292842438

See flyer for more details.

Open Committee Positions!

Do you love our community and family PTA events? Trunk-or-Treat, ROCK-a-thon, and our Back to School Party could not have happened without our amazing volunteers! We are looking for help with some of our upcoming family events like Family Game Night, Lake LOVES Reading Day, Spring Book Fair, and our End of the Year Celebration! Committee members can help with planning, booking entertainment, prepping decorations, and/or volunteer help during an event. You can help as much or as little as works for you, and we always make sure that every volunteer has time to spend with their own family during our events. Please email us at lakedolphins@gmail.com and tell us which area interests you, or fill out the Volunteer Database Interest Form below and specify which event you would like to be a part of.

Volunteer Interest List:

If you would like to find out more about volunteering with the PTA, please consider joining our interest list. We will reach out when there is an event or project that the PTA or school needs help with. We don’t expect you to help every time, but you will be kept in the loop if you sign up below.

Link to volunteer: Volunteer Interest Form

Membership:

Thank you to everyone that has signed up for PTA this year! We appreciate all of our members! Not a member yet? Please visit: Join Lake PTA! Your $8 donation goes a long way to show your support of our school and our students. Volunteering is not a requirement of being a member.

Next week will be the last week to submit the Magnet application form for Middle and High schools. Please look at the flier below for more guidance.

The Vista Sheriff's Station is holding a Valentine's Day Card contest. It's for our local kids under the age of 13. I have attached flyers in English and Spanish. The contestants must be local residents of Vista. The 1st place winner will receive a K9 Demonstration for their class at school!

If you are looking for childcare in the mornings or afternoons here is an opportunity through the EES program.

Si busca cuidado para su hijo(a) en las mañanas o por las tardes aquí hay una oportunidad por parte del programa EES.

Want to Earn $200 a day?

Lake is in need of Substitute Teachers. If you are interested, please see the link below.

individuals having earned a score of 500 or higher on the Critical Reading (previously Verbal) section of the SAT exam combined with a score of 550 or higher on the SAT Mathematics exam are determined to have met the basic skills requirement.

Here is a link to SDCOE for CBEST equivalency:

CBEST or equivalent

Here is a link to SDCOE for how to get a 30-day sub permit.

How to obtain a 30-day sub permit

Please ensure you are not parking in the fire lane and spaces that are NOT parking spots, specifically at Lake Park. It makes it very difficult for the pull through cars and for the people who have legally parked to safely walk to the sidewalk.

If you have questions, comments, concerns or an interest in joining the conversation about campus safety, please reach out to our Lake Safety Committee at KeepLakeSafe@gmail.com.

We made a short video to explain what the Aeries Parent Portal can do, and we encourage all of you to check it out. It provides attendance information, grades and emergency contact information as well. Please watch it and learn!

We are excited to announce we have a new Visitors/Volunteers scanning system called Raptor. Raptor will check both Megan Law’s and other Federal Agency for every person that enters campus, each time they scan in.

Please be sure to bring your driver’s license to the office with you to scan into the Raptor system.

If you volunteer more than 20 hours a week and were given a badge, unfortunately the old badges will not work with the new system. Please be sure to bring your I.D. when you come to the office to scan in and we can make a new badge for you.

If your student is coming to school late from an appointment or leaving early from school, please provide a doctor's note to excuse the tardy/early release. Please have a government ID when picking your student up early. Students can only be released to biological parent or legal guardian, per CA Ed code. If parents need to make other arrangements, please call the office and notify the office staff the name of the person picking your student up and the individual needs to be listed on the Parent Portal.

• CAR RIDER LINE: Families picking up and dropping off, PLEASE help our line move efficiently by NOT getting out of your vehicles while still in the car line. Please train your children to buckle or train them to sit safely while you find a safe place to pull over and make the needed adjustments for the ride home. THANK YOU!
  
• At dismissal, please utilize both lanes for pickup and be prepared with your child's name, grade and teacher.

The purpose of our Student and Parent Handbook is to assist our students and families with important information regarding school policies, procedures, and agreements we have set us up for us to have an enjoyable, successful, and safe school year.

Click on the link above to review the handbook. It is expected that each family reads through our Family Handbook. We appreciate your support and involvement as we work in partnership to provide a nurturing, inspiring, and rigorous educational program for each of our Dolphins.

This year, breakfast and lunch we will be free and offered for all Lake students. Students will be able to have breakfast before school starting at 7:40. Breakfast will be served in the covered patio and students will stay there while eating. Supervision will be provided as breakfast is a student-only time and parents will not be allowed in the breakfast area. Lunch will be provided for all students during the school day.

Here's the menu from our WaveCrest Cafe!

A change for the 22-23 school year is there is no more Second Chance Breakfast available during recess. If your child wants breakfast it is available starting at 7:40.

Masking in schools is optional for students, staff, and families. According to the very latest CDPH guidance for schools, indoor masking in K-12 school settings continues to be a strong recommendation, but not required. If you or your child is displaying symptoms or tests positive, please stay home and notify Lake immediately.

Please keep Lake safe and before the first day - come by the office and pick up a free test.

Any positive test results should be reported to Lake. And, if your student is experiencing any COVID-like symptoms, we ask that you keep them home. The most common COVID-19 symptoms include fever, cough, congestion, sore throat, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Each COVID-19 at-home test kit comes with two testing cartridges. Families are asked to use the second at-home antigen test on Sunday, August 21st to ensure that students who may have been exposed to someone during the first days of school remain home. Again, we ask that all positive COVID-19 results be reported to your school.

Family Newsletter: Every Sunday afternoon you will receive an email from Lake with updates and important information. Please take the time each week to review this information.

Social Media: Stay up to date on the learning occurring on campus and the events happening at school by following us on Instagram @lakedolphins.

District Communication: Please make sure your email address is correct in Aeries so that you receive all school and district communications. You will receive message

Email: lakeES@vistausd.org
Website: lk.vistausd.org
Location: 4950 Lake Blvd, Oceanside, CA 92056, USA
Phone: 7609455300
Twitter: @lakeelementary