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News You Can Use: September 29, 2024
Sun, Sep 29 6:08pm

KidsFirst at Sunset View

Weekly Eblast 

A Message from Principal Jennifer O'Connor!

 Upcoming Key Dates: 

  • October 2 - Walk and Bike to School Day
  • October 3 - Prospective Family Tour AM
  • October 4 - Non-instructional Day - No School
  • October 8- Prospective Family Tour AM
  • October 9- Prospective Family Tour PM
  • 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:

 
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.
Walk-to-School Day is next Wednesday October 2nd - Join us as we all walk together from Peet's Coffee!
We will be meeting as a group in front of Peet's Coffee & Tea (955 Catalina Blvd.) at 8:10 am and encourage all SVE families to join us so that we can walk together! 
Local SDPD officers will be there to greet the children, hand out stickers, and will escort us again this year with police motorcycles!  McGruff the Crime Dog will also be making an appearance.
We will be leaving from Peet's Coffee at 8:25 am and walking to Sunset View Elementary (to be there in time for Running Club). Children participating in Walk-to-School Day will receive a Walk-to-School keychain. 
Please wear your Sunset View Logo gear (hats, shirts, etc.) so that we can represent our amazing school to the community! 
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.  There are 4 classes at 95% or more: Kaase, Punzalan, Alegre and O’Leary
Most classes only need 1-4 more families from each class to RSVP to qualify.
Other class standings:
 
  • Oberg 92%
  • Pina 92%
  • Cooper 86%
  • Galvan 84%
  • Sobel 84%
  • Cook 83%
  • Girard/Mr. K 82%
  • Caffo 78%
  • Modiano 78%
  • Mashburn 76%
  • Dennis 74%
  • Tillson 70%
  • Neiner 68%
 

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.  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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