News You Can Use: September 7, 2025
Sun, Sep 7 6:14pm

KidsFirst at Sunset View

Weekly Eblast 

A Message from Principal Jennifer O'Connor!

Upcoming Key Dates:  

  • September 8 - Kids First Board Meeting
  • September 11 - Kids First Kick Off Dinner
  • September 16 - Makeup Picture Day
  • September 26- Flag Ceremony & Half day

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Kids First Kick Off Dinner

Calling all Mini Golf Fans! 

Kids First booked a mini golf company to bring 18 holes of fun to the annual Kickoff Family Picnic. First round is on us! So pack a picnic or buy dinner from the food trucks. Please join us this Thursday from 5-7 pm on the lower track.




SVE New Bulletin Board
Check out the new bulletin board by the front office for upcoming events, volunteer opportunities, and more!


Everyone A Reader

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.

Veteran Sweepers!
Big thanks to Veteran Sweepers for cleaning up both the top and bottom Running Club asphalt tracks! We appreciate you!

At Veteran Sweepers, we believe safety and care go hand in hand with maintaining our community spaces. We’re honored to donate our power sweeping services to Sunset View and sweeping the blacktops so students can start their morning runs on a clean, safe surface. A big thank-you to Coach Brucker for recognizing this need and making sure it was addressed — together, we hope to help every child begin their day with confidence and fewer scraped knees.

 Annual Giving is Underway! 

Make a Splash and Donate Today

Join us in supporting our community.  Every contribution - big or small - helps provide essential programs, resources, and opportunities for our students.  Together, we can make waves of impact.  A bright pink Annual Giving Campaign information flyer was sent home in your child's folder last Friday. 

Here's how you can help:

1.    Select "attend" as your RSVP to acknowledge that the 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.  
    • Congrats to classes that have reached 95%:
      Galvan
      Modiano
      Alegre

      Top 5 Chasing 95%:
      Dennis - 92%
      O’Leary - 89%
      Cooper - 88%
      Punzalan - 88%
      Sobel - 88%

2.    Donate any amount!  KidsFirst has budgeted an average of $670/student in this school year's budget.  Every dollar makes a difference! Make your Annual Giving Donation HERE

3.    Share the link!  If you'd like to share this opportunity with family and friends please consider sharing this link: Public Donations Link.

4.    Sponsor a Legacy Event! Prefer to sponsor a Legacy Event and select exactly where your money is used?  Sponsor a Legacy Event HERE.

5.    Corporate Matching.  Many companies will offer Corporate Matches when employees donate to a non-profit organization.  Be sure to check if your company participates so we can count it towards your family's pledge.  For questions on Corporate Matches, please contact Marin Silva via Konstella or email kidsfirstgivingsve@gmail.com.

On Behalf of KidsFirst, all of our wonderful students, and our amazing community members - We "whaley" THANK YOU for your support!

 


Parking
It is a well known fact that parking around Sunset View is a challenge!  Please allow yourself plenty of time to find parking before and after school.  Do NOT attempt to enter the lower parking lot after 8:00am. Unless you are using a handicap spot or you are one of the two families that purchased the parking space or the golf cart spot at last year's auction, parking is NOT allowed in the lower lot during pick-up or drop off.    (Those who have students attending morning SAY may drop off before teachers arrive for the day.)

Please note that signage along Hill Street has changed and the majority of the space directly in front of the entrance is now marked as active loading/unloading. Please adhere to this new loading zone and do not park in this area if you intend to leave your vehicle. 
KidsFirst Contact Information

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

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