Important Dates to calendar

Good Evening Soleado Families,

Our school year is coming quickly to an end.  So, I wanted to communicate some of the upcoming events that you should all get calendared quickly!

Friday, May 9- Variety Show at Ridgecrest 6pm
Saturday, May 10- PEF Main Event
Sunday, May 11- MOTHER'S DAY
Monday-Friday, May 12-16- Teacher Appreciation Week
Thursday, May 15- 4th/5th Music Concert 9am
Saturday, May 17-Ewaste Fundraiser at Soleado
Sunday, May 18- International Faire 12-3pm at Soleado
Thursday, May 22- 5th grade Walk Through the Revolution
Friday, May 23- Minimum Day and Last Day for Library Books to be returned (report card will be held if books are not returned)
Monday, May 26- No School
Wednesday, May 28- 5th grade Colonial Fair
Thursday, May 29- Field Day 9-12- Parents welcomed to join your child for lunch
Friday, May 30- 3rd Grade Concert 9am and Family Nigh t Slide Show 6pm at Soleado
Tuesday, June 3-First Grade Jump Rope Show 11:30am
Thursday, June 5- Final Day of School/Fifth Grade Party/Promotion

You may also receive information from your child's teacher about a few other classroom specific events, but this should help with most of what is happening up until the last day of the 13-14 school year.

If you have any questions about events, dates, or times, please visit our Edline page, our Soleado Blog, or Member Planet.  We will also have our Sunblast coming out at the beginning of next week with all of our updated event information. 

http://volunteeratsoleado.blogspot.com/
http://www.edline.net/pages/soleado_elementary

Thank you and I hope to see you all at our fun events as we begin to round the corn er to the end of the school year.

Mrs. Stutzel

Mrs. Gina Stutzel M.Ed
Principal, Soleado Elementary 
"A Place in the Sun" 

http://volunteeratsoleado.blogspot.com/
(310)377-6854 ext.200 

 




Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified District

Fwd: Java with Gina

Soleado Elementary School PTA Announcement Java with Gina Posted on 05/07/2014 at 09:00 AM Join us in the MPR to hear Mrs. Stutzel at 9:00 A.M. May 8th. Please note : Appearance may vary by email client.

STEM Symposium

Soleado Parents,
CLICK HERE for the flyer on the 2014 STEM Symposium that will take place May 20^th at the Promenade on the Peninsula.

This is a great FREE expo where all STEM program 6-12 (includes PVIT at PVHS and SMERT at Pen High) will 'show off' their best stuff! 

It's a great time for parents and peers to see the great things the STEM program is accomplishing. 

It's also a good time for the elementary students to preview the STEM program and see what it offers.  
Last year we couldn't pull them away from the flight simulator!!
Please join us for the Fun!

PEF

Mrs. Gina Stutzel M.Ed
Principal, Soleado Elementary 
"A Place in the Sun" 
http://volunteeratsoleado.blogspot.com/
(310)377-6854 ext.200 

 




Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified District

Summer School District Programs

PreSchool - Grade 5 Elementary Level Programs

PreSchool (this is a fee based program)

Session 1:

June 16 - June 27 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

Location: Valmonte Elementary School & Miraleste Elementary School

Time: 7AM - 6PM (Full-time)

9AM – 12PM (Part-time)

@ Valmonte contact McKall Cuffel (310) 791-5078 x460

@ MELA contact Barbara Bloch (310) 732-0922 x201 

Session 2:

June 30 - July 25 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

Location: Valmonte Elementary School & Miraleste Elementary School

Time: 7AM – 6PM (Full-time)

9AM – 12PM (Part-time)

(310) 791-5078

PVPSS SummerBreak (this is a fee based program)
For additional course descriptions, questions and registration, please visit: www.pvpss.com. Registration will be open in March.

Sneak Preview: Academic Readiness for Grades K-5 (4 weeks)

June 16 - July 11 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

8:30 a.m. - 12 noon

Location: Dapplegray & Cornerstone

(310) 378-8695

@ Dapplegray contact Fred London 541-3706

@ Cornerstone contact Jeff Keeney 378-0324

Enrichment Programs (2 sets of 2 week classes)

Session 1: June 16 - June 27

Session 2: June 30 - July 11 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

8:30 a.m. - 12 noon

Location: Cornerstone

(310) 378-8695

@ Cornerstone contact Jeff Keeney 378-0324

SummerBreak DaVinci Institute at Dapplegray

Grades 3, 4, 5

June 16 - July 11 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

8:30 a.m. - 12 noon

Location: Dapplegray

(310) 378-8695

@ Dapplegray contact Fred London 541-3706

SummerBreak K-2 at Vista Grande

21st Century Learning for Grades 1-2 (4 weeks)

Adventures in Kindergarten (Grades TK or K) (4 weeks)

June 16 - July 11 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

8:30 a.m. - 12 noon

Location: Vista Grande

(310) 378-8695

@ Vista Grande contact Pat Vincent 377-6066

English Language Development Grades 1 - 5: Students must be recommended for this program

June 16 – July 11 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. – 12:30

Location: Cornerstone

@ Cornerstone contact Jody Pastell 378-5011

Program information contact C&I 750-0063

PV Kids' Corner Summer Day Camp

June 9 – August 15 (Closed Friday, July 4th holiday.)

7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Location: Rancho del Mar High School

Available to all students entering grades TK-5 in 2014-2015 school year

No residency requirements for participation

Program info - contact Kids’ Corner 310-541-7626

www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/pvkids

PV Kids' Corner

Before & After Summer Break Summer School Day Care Program

June 16 - July 11 (Closed July 4th holiday.)

7:00 a.m. to School Start and from School Dismissal to 6:30 p.m.

Location: Dapplegray and Cornerstone Elementary Schools

Available to all students entering grades TK-5 in Fall 2014

No residency requirements for participation

Enrollment in Summer Break Summer School is not required.

Program Info - contact Kids’ Corner 310-541-7626
www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/pvkids 

Intermediate Programs for Grades 6 - 8

PVPSS - PEP: Grades 6 - 8

June 16- July 11 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

8:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Locations: Miraleste Intermediate, Ridgecrest Intermediate & Palos Verdes Intermediate

(310) 378-8695

@ MIS contact Liz Godbold 732-0900

@ PVIS contact Salvatrice Kuykendall 544-4816

@ RIS contact Kevin Allen 544-2747

@ PEF contact Gigi Kramer 378-8695

PVPSS Summer School Director – Pat Corwin 753-064 (unlisted #) 

English Language Development Grades 6 - 8 : Students must be recommended for this program

Level 1, Beginning 8:15 – 10:15

Level 2, Intermediate 10:30 – 12:30

June 16- July 11 (No school, Friday, July 4 holiday)

Monday - Friday

8:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Location: Ridgecrest Intermediate 289115 Northbay Rd.. RPV, CA 90275

@ Ridgecrest contact Kevin Allen 544-2747

Program information contact C&I 750-0063 

Teen Scene After Summer School Program

June 16-July 11 (Closed July 4th holiday.)

Monday-Friday

After class dismissal until 6:30pm

Location - Ridgecrest Int. School

Available to all students entering grades 6-8 in Fall 2014.

Enrollment in PVPSS - PEP Summer School is not required

No residency requirements for participation.

Program Info - contact Kids’ Corner/Teen Scene 310-541-7626

www.pvpusd.k12.ca.us/pvkids 

High School Programs

PVPSS: Grades 9 - 12

Semester 1: June 16 - July 3

Semester 2: July 7 - July 24

Monday - Thursday

7:30 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.

Location: Peninsula HS

(310) 378-8695

@ PVHS contact Rick Licciardello 377-4888

@ PEF contact Gigi Kramer 378-8695
PVPSS Summer School Director – Pat Corwin 378-8695 

English Language Development Grades 9 - 12 : Students must be recommended for this program (Beginning &

Intermediate ELD levels only)

June 16 – July 24 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Thursday

7:30 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.

Location: Palos Verdes Peninsula HS

(310) 378-8695

@ PVHS contact Rick Licciardello 378-8471

Program information contact C&I 750-0063 

Special Education Programs

Special Education: Pre-School: SUNRISE Classes For students based on IEP recommendation

June 30 - July 25 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

Location: Valmonte, VELA (4 classes); Miraleste Elementary, MELA (1 class)

8:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

(310) 750-0550

@ Valmonte contact McKall Cuffel 750-0460 

June 16 - July (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

Monday - Friday

Location: Vista Grande Elementary School

8:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

(310) 750-0550

@ Student Services contact Betsy Abad 750-0550

She can put you in touch with Emiko Chapman or Jessica Silberling

Transportation – 750-0551 

Special Education Grades 6 - 8: For students based on IEP recommendation

June 16 - July 11 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Friday

Location: Miraleste Intermediate School

8:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Contact: Student's Case Manager or the Student Services department

(310) 750-0550
@ Student Services contact Betsy Abad 750-0550

She can put you in touch with Emiko Chapman or Jessica Silberling

Transportation –750-0551 

Special Education Grades 9 - 12: For students based on IEP recommendation

June 16 - July 24 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Thursday (the first week only will be Monday -Friday)

Location: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

7:30 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.

(310) 750-0550

@ Student Services contact Betsy Abad 750-0550

She can put you in touch with Emiko Chapman or Jessica Silberling

Transportation –750-0551 

Transition to Independence: For students based on IEP recommendation

June 16 - July 24 (No school, Friday, July 4th holiday)

Monday - Thursday (the first week only will be Monday -Friday)

Location: Promenade

8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

(310) 750-0550

@ Student Services contact Betsy Abad 750-0550

She will be able to reach summer school teaching staff.

Summary of Programs & Contact Information 2014

"I will drive safely when dropping off and picking up my child from school........."

As the school year is winding down, I would like to remind all of the Soleado Families of the importance of traffic safety at our school. We need your help to keep the school and your children safe. EVERY child’s safety is important to us. It remains our highest priority to ensure that students enter and exit cars in a safe and organized way. We ask everyone take time to review pick-up and drop-off procedures once more. Failure to do so creates chaos, frustration and unsafe conditions.  It is for that reason that I am asking all of our parents and any adult dropping off or picking up a child to adhere to the following guidelines:

Be your child’s best example. 

Please be courteous and follow all safety guidelines at all times.

1.    Never allow your child to exit a vehicle into traffic.  This places them at an unnecessary risk.  If you have a car seat in the passenger side, have your child climb over it to exit the vehicle. 

2.    Never walk your child across the parking lot to a parked car.  This places your child directly in the path of cars that are exiting via the “through traffic” lane of the parking lot.

3.    We have had several incidents over the past years in the Kindergarten playground after school with students who are not being supervised.  I know that many of our parents have been collecting their kindergartener or lower grade child and then allowing them to play in the Kindergarten play yard until the upper grade students are dismissed.  The problem is that other students see children playing and assume that they can play as well but they are not being supervised by anyone.  This has led to several incidents in which children have been hurt.  Please wait with your child either in front of the school (fully supervised and waiting with you) or in your car.

 

4.    We have had reports over the years that several of our students, some as young as second grade, walk to their home in the Ridgecrest area after school.  While I believe that it is important that we encourage our students to walk and ride bikes to school, I do not want any of our students crossing Silver Spur and walking great distances alone.  We all know that the world can be a dangerous place and young children walking alone along busy streets presents a potential risk that can and should be avoided.  If you are in need of transportation for your child, please first seek neighbors with whom your child might carpool.  If you are unable to find anyone, let me know and I will do my best to find a family that comes from your area.  

5.    There are several families who wait in the Kid’s Corner parking lot to pick up their children.  The Kid’s Corner parking lot is for Kid’s Corner participants only.  There are no sidewalks or walkways designed for students to walk independently.  Please wait for your child in the traffic line in front of the school.

6.    Please do not park your car on Longhill and call for your child to come and meet you.  If you would like, you may park on Longhill and walk down to get your child and escort them back to your car.  In this way, all of our students are crossing traffic with an adult escort.

7.    Please watch your speed in the parking lot.  Remember that this is a school and there are children present.  Traffic conditions can change in an instant. PASSING IS NOT PERMITTED!

8.    Please refrain from using your cell phone (if you can actually get reception) in the parking lot.  It is imperative that your full attention is on the road.

9.    Please be mindful of the color of the curb on which you are parking.  Red curbs indicate areas where parking is not allowed.  This has been an issue with parents who are parking on the red curb at the base of the ramp next to the Kindergarten yard.  It is difficult for cars to make the turn up the ramp when a parked vehicle is in the way.  This is why our morning drop-off is often times backed up.

10. Proceed with caution when driving on Silver Arrow as we do have a lot of students and parents walking to/from school. 

I know that most of this seems a bit obvious to most of our parents.  Please know that I make these requests for the safety of our students.  As your principal, the thought of anything happening to any one of my students is by far in a way my worst nightmare. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and for your continued support of our place in the sun.

Sincerely,

Gina Stutzel

Principal

Don't forget, our final teacher luncheon is on Wed, May 14! 

You can sign up to bring in items for our tea party by clicking here

"TEA'cher Appreciation Week At Soleado

 HAPPY "TEA"cher Appreciation Week!! 

May 12- May 16

You should be receiving a letter from your room parent with creative suggestions on how to celebrate your child's teacher.