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News You Can Use: December 8, 2024
Thu, Dec 12 3:20pm

KidsFirst at Sunset View

Weekly Eblast 

A Message from Principal Jennifer O'Connor!

 Upcoming Key Dates: 

  • December 9 - KidsFirst Board Meeting
  • December 9-13 - 3rd Grade Cares Project - Jacket Drive
  • December 17 - Field Day 
  • December 16 - UTK Holiday Sing 3pm
  • December 18 - Kinder Holiday Sing 3pm 
  • December 19 - 1st Grade Holiday Sing 9am
  • December 20 - Flag Ceremony 9am, Pajama Day and Minimum Day!
  • December 23 - Jan 6 - Winter Break
  • January 7 - Return to School
  • January 11 - Monster Jam with Dad's Club

Helpful Links

School Wide Sign Ups:

 ** New Signups are available for Enrichment Volunteers. See updated links directly above. **
 
Meet Julie, our new Office Clerk!
My name is Julie Grooms, and I am excited to be a part of the Sunset View Elementary School community! I’m a native San Diegan, having graduated from Mount Carmel High School and later from San Diego State University. My husband and I are proud parents of two wonderful children: our son, a senior at San Diego State University, and our daughter, a freshman at UCLA. Over the years, I’ve been deeply involved in my children’s education, volunteering at their elementary school. I served on the Principal’s Advisory Board, where I helped welcome new families into the school community.
 

At the heart of our family is our 14-year-old tuxedo kitty, Storm, whom we adopted when she was a kitten. In my spare time, I enjoy walking for exercise, gardening for fun, and spending quality time with my family and friends. A fun fact about me: I was born on Valentine’s Day!

I look forward to getting to know the Sunset View community and contributing to the positive, welcoming environment here.

 
Jogathon Sponsorship
Sunset View's biggest student fundraising event is our Jogathon. This year, "Take Me out to the Jogathon" will be on Friday, January 31, 2025.  During this event, the kids will run around the track and spend the day participating in various fun activities.  The students collect pledges or one-time donations from their family and friends for the laps they run.  The money they raise is used directly to help fund the programs at Sunset View provided by KidsFirst.  Jogathon helps fund KidsFirst's annual operating budget which is approximately $275K this year. 

Thanks to a generous community of parents, friends and relatives, Sunset View's Jogathon has proven to be a huge success year after year.  A large part of this success comes from corporate sponsorships which allow us to give every child a Jogathon T-shirt for FREE!  Each sponsor has their business' name/logo on the back of the shirt.

Do you know anyone who owns a business, or are you a business owner who could partner with us?  This is a great opportunity for a company to make an impact on children while gaining name recognition in our own local Point Loma community.  There will be at least 500 shirts printed and running around Point Loma!  Purchase a sponsorship HERE.  Please note, if you donated this year as a Corporate Sponsor, your donation already includes your company logo on the jogathon shirts.  The largest donor will have the largest headline logo on the back of the t-shirt.

The following is a breakdown of what we're offering our corporate sponsors. Please pass this along to someone you know if you cannot donate yourself.  Thank you!

  • $1,000 (or more) Headline Logo Level (amount of your choice)  
    Your company logo will be prominently featured as one of the largest images on the back of the 500 t-shirts, positioning your brand as a top supporter of the event. 
  • $350 Donor Level
    Your company logo will be placed on the back of our 500 t-shirts in a smaller size, providing recognition of your support. 
  • Custom Level 

Any questions about Corporate Sponsorships for Jogathon should be directed to Jo Jo Cadwell or Jill Bruckart via Konstella.

 

 
Monster Jam - Saturday, January 11th. - About 33 tickets left!
  • Who: the entire family. 
  • Doors open 3pm. 4pm MJ Trackside begins. 5pm event start. 7:30pm event end. 
  • Total ticket cost is $60 each, which includes all taxes and fees + small donation back to Kids First. 
  • Optional Pit passes are additional $20 each or free passes are available at San Diego County Ford dealers starting in November. 
  • 11:30am early entry opens for the Pit Party. 12:30-3:30 general public entry to the Pit Party.
  • Bock of 74 seats reserved for SVE in section 207 again (good visibility) which was the max possible.
  • Transportation and pre-show meet up at Snapdragon - details to follow. Trolley worked well last year.
Don't forget to reserve your seats! This one is for the whole family. Please email or text Trevor Blair for details and to secure your tickets: Trevor Blair 760 889 2707 / trevorpblair@gmail.com  Payment will be via Venmo.
 
🌟 Sunset View Student Shines on Stage!🌟
One of our very own Sunset View students 4th grader Kiyo Cadwell, will be performing in the acclaimed Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas at The Old Globe Theatre!  Kiyo will be bringing Whoville to life as part of the red cast. The show runs from November 6 through December 31, with multiple performance dates. Check out red cast schedule HERE to see when you can catch Kiyo in action!
If you have a student you want to highlight in the eBlast that is doing something impressive in the community, please share to Jenny Skahen via Konstella! 
 
SVE LOADING ZONE/ PARKING ENFORCEMENT
 
KidsFirst Contact Information

President: kidsfirstpresident@gmail.com
Vice President: kidsfirstvp@gmail.com
Treasurer: kidsfirsttreasurer@gmail.com
Bookkeeper: kidsfirstbookkeeper@gmail.com

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