News You Can Use: October 6, 2024
Mon, Oct 7 10:28am

KidsFirst at Sunset View

Weekly Eblast 

A Message from Principal Jennifer O'Connor!

 Upcoming Key Dates: 

  • October 7-11 - Socktober Collection week
  • October 8- Prospective Family Tour AM
  • October 9- Prospective Family Tour PM
  • October 11 - CrAzY Sock day!
  • October 14 - KidsFirst Board Meeting
  • October 15 - SDUSD Cali-Q BBQ Lunch - RSVP and details to follow
  • October 19 - Halloween Carnival (New confirmed date)
  • October 25 - Flag Ceremony (9:05 am) and Minimum Day - Release 12:45 pm

Helpful Links

School Wide Sign Ups:

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Konstella Clean Up
We will be removing all non-registered users on Friday, October 11. Please check with spouses and partners that you have requested access for. They need to register and be assigned to a child in a classroom by this date or they will lose their registration.
 
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 SOCKTOBER is COMING!
Our 4th graders will be collecting NEW socks for men and women, beginning tomorrow, 10/7 and ending Friday, 10/11.  The sock drive will conclude with a "crazy sock day" for our students on Friday 10/11.  Please help donate and keep this annual tradition going strong! See the attached flyer for details.
HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL IS COMING
CAKE CONTEST 
SVE Annual Halloween Cake/Treat Decorating Contest
This is an annual tradition at Sunset View. We've gotten over 100+ cake/treat submissions for each of the last couple of years, so don't miss out! We will be accepting any kind of decorated Halloween treat- cakes, cupcakes, brownies, cake pops, muffins- you name it- just get your baking and decorating materials ready. Judges will be awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd place amongst three different categories, in each grade. All entries need to be dropped off in the Art Room (B5) on Friday October 18th. The attached entry flier should accompany each submission for the contest.  Unless indicated that you will pick up your entry after the judging, the cake/treats will be donated to the Cake Walk at the SVE Halloween event on Saturday October 19th.
Halloween Event Sales Now Open!
Pre-sale tickets for this year's Halloween event are now available for purchase.  There are three options when purchasing a ticket so please read the sales page carefully.  Each purchase is per student/child.  Ticket sales will be open unit October 14th. For more information and to purchase your tickets, click
HERE.
 

CALI BBQ

Sunset View is hosting a Cali-Q BBQ Lunch on Tuesday October 15th!  Parents/Guardians (including your under school-age children) and Staff are welcome and encouraged to attend.  We suggest parents/guardians bring a blanket/lawn chairs if desired and do a picnic-style lunch in our grass and turf areas.  

 If planning to eat at the BBQ please use this RSVP link by Monday 10/7 to indicate your preferred entrée to help us determine the count per item.  Parents/Guardians and Staff use the same link to RSVP. 

 Lunch is provided for each student at no charge.  Everyone who is not a Sunset View student will pay for their lunch.  We are not collecting names in the RSVP and we will not have a sign-in sheet to eat. 

-Adult meals are $6. 

-Children 4 & under are $4 if they are non-SVE students.  

-EXACT CASH IS PREFERRED, COST TO BE PAID AT THE EVENT.

 Our valiant Cali-Q parent volunteers are offered a free lunch and volunteer sign-ups for 7 people will be in Konstella.

 

SIGN UP HERE TO VOLUNTEER at the Cali BBQ

Lunch pickup will be in the Lunch Arbor near the cafeteria and student will eat at these locations and times:

-UTK             12:45  - 1:20 (12:25 lunch pickup) in the Kinder Lunch Arbor
-1st & 2nd     12:35  - 1:05 on the upper field turf area
- 3rd & 4th       1:05  - 1:30 on the lower field grass area
- Kinder           1:30  - 2:10 in the Kinder Lunch Arbor

 Meals have a choice of 1 entrée:  Grilled Hamburger, Beef Hot Dog, Veggie Burger

 All meals include the following items: Salad Bar, Fresh Fruit & Veggies, Street Corn, Condiments, Milk for children’s meals; Water for adult meals, Sweet Treat (possibly Slushies or Wanona Pops)

Hope to see you there!!

 Walk to School
Thank you to all who attended our annual Walk to School Day. It was a fun morning with the SDPD. Many thanks to Nicole Cooley & Charlie Ruthven for organizing such a fun walk and to McGruff who always brings the fun to this event. I hope all the kids had the chance to high five McGruff & speak with some of the very friendly police officers who chaperoned our walk!
 
Annual Giving is Underway! 
Don't forget to RSVP/acknowledge that our Annual Giving campaign is underway.  You can do so here -->Acknowledge Annual Giving.   The goal is for all classes to achieve a 95% acknowledgement rate.  (This acknowledgement does not commit you to donate but rather confirms you know our Annual Giving campaign is occurring.) All classes reaching 95% will receive a reward. 
8 classes now at 95% or more!
Kaase, Punzalan, Alegre, O’Leary, Cook, Modiano, Pina, Cooper
Remaining Classes:
Oberg 92%
Mashburn 92%
Sobel 92%
Caffo 91%
Galvan 88%
Tillson 85%
Girard 82%
Neiner 80%
Dennis 74%
 

Note that KidsFirst has budgeted an average of $698/student in this school year's budget.  Donations are accepted and welcomed in any amount!  Please note that donations at the $2,500 / $1,500 / $1,000 levels come with benefits that are distributed throughout the school year.  Make your Annual Giving Donation HERE .

If you'd like to share this opportunity with family and friends please consider sharing this link DONATE NOW  

We have raised over 35% of our goal!

Prefer to sponsor a Legacy Event and select exactly where your money is used?  Then consider selecting one or more items on our Legacy Event Sponsor Page.  These items range from $300 to $1,250 and you can choose more than one item.  Sponsor a Legacy Event HERE.

Many companies offer Corporate Matches when employees donate to a non-profit organization.  If your company is one of them, please be sure to indicate it on your donation so we can account for the match in our fundraising numbers and be sure to give you credit towards your family's overall pledged amount.  For questions on Corporate Matches, please contact Liz Belding via Konstella.

Corporate Sponsorships
With the start of the new school year, we're seeking Corporate Sponsors to allow local businesses to support KidsFirst funded programs while gaining exposure in our local Point Loma community throughout the 2023-2024 school year.  Please find details regarding the sponsorship levels attached and make a donation
HERE This link is for businesses owned or operated by Sunset View families and is a private link on Konstella.  If you know of a local business, outside of the SVE Community, that is interested in donating, please share this link with them --> Outside (Non-SVE) Corporate Sponsors. Please note that all sponsors donating at least $500 will be included on this year's Jog-A-Thon t-shirts which will be distributed to approximately 450 students, teachers, and parents.  Banners for Hill Street will be ordered on October 11th.  While sponsorships are accepted at any time, please note that  sponsorships purchased after this date may result in the delayed posting of banners.  For any questions regarding Corporate Sponsorships, please contact Jill Bruckart.   

 

Everyone A Reader Volunteers 

We still need 10 - 15 Volunteers for this Program!

Sunset View’s Everyone A Reader (EAR) program is starting again this year, and we are in need of approximately 20 parent volunteers. This is a rewarding volunteer opportunity to become a trained reading tutor in a program designed by the San Diego County Office of Education. You will read one-on-one with four students in 1st,  2nd, or 3rd  grade to improve their reading skills with proven strategies to reach a higher reading level.  It is a one-hour weekly reading commitment at a fixed time, followed by about 5-10 minutes of paperwork/record keeping. You will be reading with the same students (teacher selected) each week, building a relationship and helping them improve their reading skills, fluency and confidence. Please contact Colleen Smiley, email colleenclardy@gmail.com or text 781-364-0074 to volunteer or for more information. 

There will be a one-hour training session in late September/early October in the library. The EAR program runs from October through May. If you are unable to volunteer on a weekly basis but are still interested in helping with Everyone A Reader, please contact Colleen.

 
Board Game Donations Needed for Mindfulness
Mrs. Eriksson is looking for any used board games families are looking to offload. They will be used to practice mindfulness strategies. Please bring by classroom B3 before or after school. 
 
KidsFirst Contact Information

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

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