april 5 – april 9

Week at a Glance:

April 5th 8:10-9:10: Virtual live instruction

12:00-6:15: Meal Pack Pick-Up April 6th

AM Hybrid/Virtual: 8:10-10:40 PM Hybrid/Virtual: 12:20-2:50

5:00: PTA Chick Fil A Fundraiser April 7th


April 8th


April 9th


Upcoming Events:

April 12th: 2:00 TK-5th Grade Materials Pick-Up for

virtual students Grades 2-5: iReady Diagnostic begins

April 21st: 5:00 DELAC Meeting

April 28th: 5:00 BES ELAC Meeting

April 5 – April 9 Nicole Downer, Principal Jim Curtis, Assistant Principal

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General Announcements:

Attendance: If a hybrid student is absent for up to 5 days, they may complete asynchronous work. Students will not attend the virtual session when they are enrolled in hybrid. We cannot accommodate temporary changes

between enrollments (Hybrid and Virtual).

PTA Cook’s Night Off Take the night off from cooking and join us at the

Temecula Chick Fil A on Tuesday evening for our PTA fundraiser. We hope to see you all there!

Diagnostic Assessments:

Starting next week, our students is grades 2-5 will begin taking the English Language Arts portion on the

iReady Diagnostic. This is in place of the CAASSP state exam that all students in grades 3-5 usually

take in the spring. Hybrid students will be taking the assessment when they are on campus. Virtual

students will be taking the assessment virtually. Please look out for more information from the

classroom teacher this week.

Month of April: April is a busy month! We celebrate and recognize Autism Awareness and it is also the Month of the

Military Child. Please be on the lookout for further details on some activities/events this month in

recognition of our military families.

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Recognize that a negative attitude or poor behaviorchoices can be a result of stress. This doesn’t mean

that your expectations for respectful behavior shouldchange.

Acknowledge your child’s stress. Let them know youunderstand that change can be hard.

Listen to your child. Let them tell you about theirschool day, the good parts and the bad parts.

Help them identify their feelings. Are they frustrated,mad, sad, confused, overwhelmed? Finding thecorrect feeling word(s) can help reduce stress.

Validate their feelings. Never tell them they shouldn’tfeel a certain way. Tell your child about the

importance of school and doing their best, even whenit’s hard or they don’t want to. Hold firm to your

expectations. Try not to take away their stress for them by letting

them stay home from school or doing their homeworkfor them. This will not help them in the long run.

Talk about stresses they can control vs. stresses theycan’t. Write them down and ‘get rid’ of the ones they

can’t change (rip them up, throw them away, putthem in a box).

Help your child develop a growth mindset and positiveself-talk habits. When they’re stressed, they can begin

to talk themselves through it – “I can do this,”I amgood at this,” “I’ve gotten through this before,” or “I’ll

try my best.”

As your child continues to adjust to the changes anddifferent expectations, you might see changes in their

attitude, behavior, and emotions. Here are a few tips forhelping your child manage their stress:

Stress Relief in Children

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April is the Month of the Military Child. This awareness month was established

to underscore the important role children play in the Armed Forces community.

There are approximately 2 million military children, ranging in ages from

newborn to 18 years old; over 1 million military children are school-aged. Care

of military children sustains our fighting force, and strengthens the health,

security, and safety of our nation's families and communities.

Military families make remarkable sacrifices as they deal with separation from

their families and make adjustments to new living situations and communities.

However, most Military Families exemplify strength, resilience, and courage. We

appreciate and acknowledge the incredible contributions that our Military

Families at all of our MVUSD schools make to our Nation.

Autism Awareness Day is observed on April 2. The day recognizes and spreads

awareness for the rights of people with autism. The United Nations sanctioned

day was created to increase understanding and acceptance of people with

autism, fostering worldwide support. There is no better way to celebrate this

day than by becoming aware of the characteristics of people with this

condition and how all of us can do better to increase our own understanding

and promote kindness. In April 2021 AustimSpeaks.org is inviting the community

to #LightUpWithKindness. For more information visit their website

www.autismspeaks.org.

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