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The Cypress Village Forecast

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Monday, 10/18/2021
Picture Day
Front Office Hours:  7:30am - 3:30pm

Tuesday, 10/19/2021
Front Office Hours:  7:30am - 3:30pm
Wetlands & Wildlife Center Donations
Upper Grade Music
ACE - ACME Inventors (Stage): 2:25pm - 3:25pm
ACE - Chess (MPR): 2:25pm - 3:25pm
ACE - Cooking (Staff Lounge): 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Wednesday, 10/20/2021
Minimum Day
Spirit Night at CPK: 11:00am - 10pm, Alton Pkwy
Front Office Hours:  7:30am - 2:30pm
Primary Music
Primary PE
ACE - Basketball (Courts): 1:30pm - 2:30pm
ACE - Public Speaking (Music Room A): 1:30pm - 2:30pm
ACE - Soccer (Field): 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Thursday, 10/21/2021
Turn Cypress Village Orange - Wear Orange
Front Office Hours:  7:30am - 3:30pm
Upper Grade Music
TK PE
Great California Shakeout: 10:00am - 11:00am
ACE - STEM Showtime (Music Room A): 2:25pm - 3:25pm
ACE - Chess (MPR): 2:50pm - 3:50pm
ACE - Drawing & Painting (Stage): 2:50pm - 3:50pm

Friday, 10/22/2021
Front Office Hours: 7:30am - 3:30pm
Primary Music

Updated School Calendar
Please CLICK HERE for the updated school calendar.

Picture Day - Monday, October 18th
We are looking forward to our Picture Day on October 18th. Nothing needs to be completed or purchased before picture day. About a week after picture day, students will receive their sample photos with an access key. If families like the photo, they may go online and purchase a package. Mark your calendars and bring your smile!

IPSF: Help Turn Cypress Village Orange Oct. 21!
Wear orange Thursday, October 21 on IPSF Giving Day to show you value educational excellence in Irvine! We want to see your ORANGE to raise awareness about the importance of community support of public education! Wear Orange and make a gift to the Educational Excellence Fund on Oct. 21 to support our schools! www.ipsf.net/orange

Cypress Village is hiring Special Ed Instructional Assistants
Do you love working with kids?  Are you interested in becoming a part of the Cypress Village family? We are looking for the right person to support our amazing special ed team.  This is a fun position that involves working with students and supporting our teachers through small group and one-on-one instruction.  The position starts at $15.66.  To apply, please fill out the application on edjoin.org.  Once the application is submitted please contact Evan Forster at EvanForster@iusd.org or by calling 936-8900 to be considered for an interview.

Cypress Village Shake Out Earthquake Drill
Cypress Village will be conducting the California ShakeOut drill on Thursday, October 21st.  We live in an earthquake zone and a region that is prone to wildfires among other potential hazards. Drills such as this are a good reminder that emergency preparedness is a community partnership and that we all need to be prepared.  We would like to remind you to stay connected to our school and IUSD during an emergency, which is as easy as 1, 2, 3. 

  • First check your email, text messages and voicemail – Make sure your contact information is up to date in Parent Portal.  
  • Visit our school website and/or iusd.org for updates and important information
  • Check District social media for real-time updates and information:
    • Facebook: facebook.com/irvineunifiedschooldistrict
    • Twitter: twitter.com/iusd
    • Instagram: instagram.com/irvine_unified

Please note, if you unsubscribed from school or District emails, you will not receive important updates during an emergency.  To re-subscribe, email helpdesk@iusd.org.  Please click here to learn more about how IUSD schools prepare for emergencies and what your family can do.

Red Ribbon Week Schedule
We are excited to be celebrating Red Ribbon Week the last week of October. Our PTA has planned some fun events and spirit days. CLICK HERE to see the fun schedule for the week and CLICK HERE for the walk to school parade map.

IPD Youth Bike Safety Training
IPD is holding a youth bike safety training this Saturday.  Attached is the flier with more information.  Additionally, attached are important guidelines and legal requirements for motorized scooter safety.  CLICK HERE for Bike Training Flyer. CLICK HERE for Motorized Scooter Safety Flyer.

Double Parking
The Irvine Police Department has noticed an increase in double parking during drop-off and pick-up, off of Rush Lily. Please be advised that this area will be patrolled and tickets will be issued for double parking and jaywalking. As always, if you notice anything suspicious, unsafe, or illegal activity, please call IPD directly to report the issue. Thank you for helping to keep our students safe. 

Coffee with Counselor
Join our Elementary Resource Counselor to learn about how we can work together to build our Cypress Village students' social and emotional well-being. CLICK HERE for flyer on how you can participate.

Exciting Upgrades for Student Safety
We are so excited about the new fence in the parking lot.  The goal of this fence is to help direct our community to use the crosswalk and keep our students safe.  Thank you for your doing your part in keeping our students safe!

FallFest Day - Friday, October 29th
All students are invited to dress up in their favorite costume on Friday, October 29th for fall fun day. Please have your child follow the guidelines below when they are considering their costumes:

  • Children come to school dressed in their costume. We will not allow costume changes to take place at school.
  • Children should wear a costume that can be comfortably worn throughout the entire day.
  • Be sure to have your children wear proper clothes and underclothes underneath their costume just in case they find their costume to be too hot or uncomfortable and wish to take it off before the day is over.
  • Children may not wear masks that depict violent or frightening characters to school. (Child cartoon character masks that are part of an overall costume are acceptable.)
  • Children may not wear make-up to school. (For example, no full face makeup, no dripping blood, no make-up on hands that will smear on papers.)
  • Children should not bring any object that they will need to hold in their hands. Of special emphasis is our State Education Code that states children may not bring any toy weapons to school of any sort at any time.
  • Children should not come in costumes that depict any kind of graphic violence.
  • Children should be discouraged from wearing any costume material that could be easily damaged.

Irvine High Jr. Dance
CLICK HERE for flyer. October is here and with that Irvine High School is excited to bring back their biggest fundraiser!  Every year, Irvine High Dance Ensemble (their highest level of dance) runs a Jr. Dance program.  This is for all students K-8th grade.  The students take 6 classes after school from the Ensemble members and then perform in their fall show.  

Irvine Parent Education Program (IPEP) Classes
CLICK HERE for flyer. Irvine Parent Education Programs (IPEP) are FREE seminars and educational workshops offered to Irvine parents/guardians throughout the school year. Our goal is to empower parents/guardians with the skills and strategies necessary to become active participants in their student’s education. IPEP offers a variety of workshops focused on topics important to parents/guardians of IUSD students. Experienced instructors and district-level representatives facilitate the interactive workshops, engaging participants in conversations and hands-on activities. We invite you to register for one or more of the IPEP Fall Parent Workshops on our IUSD Webpage (link below). 

Live Weekly CHOC Mental Health Presentations
The Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is showcasing free weekly live webinar presentations that feature CHOC expert clinicians speaking on various pediatric mental health topics. CLICK HERE to see a menu of their presentation options and a link to register. We highly encourage families as this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss! 

IPSF: Ignite Potential 
IPSF is honored to be one of the outstanding organizations participating in the Igniting Potential community initiative to raise funds to support the youth in Orange County. Funds raised for IPSF today will specifically support mental health resources in our schools. During this turbulent time, it is even more crucial for us to support the well-being of the whole child, including mental health. 

For this day, IPSF Board Chairman Mike Breller and his wife Peilin would like to challenge the community to match the $10,000 they’ve raised from the generosity of their friends! In addition, all donations are also matched by City of Irvine. It is only with your support that we can reach our $20,000 goal!

Give today and double your impact!

PTA Website: CLICK HERE
PLEDGE DRIVE AND RACE TO 100% MEMBERSHIP
Our Pledge Drive still continues!  We are almost halfway to our overall goal of $40,000.  You can pledge and donate to the school via our website (cypressvillagepta.org) or through the envelopes that were sent home in the conduits last week (or this week).  Both pledge options include 1 PTA membership and that counts towards the race to 100% for the class parties!

Remember that total # of kids + teacher = the # of PTA memberships credited to that class.  And anyone can be a PTA member — grandparents, aunts, uncles, babysitters… just make sure you put your teacher’s name in the membership so that it counts towards your class.

There’s still time to win a pizza, donut OR popsicle party!!!

For our Pledge Drive we area looking for a school-wide celebration as well if we hit our goal of $40,000.

Other updates to share:

  • CALLING ON VOLUNTEERS FOR OUR TRUNK-OR-TREAT!  Please email evp@cypressvillagepta.org if you would like to participate and host a trunk on October 29, 2021.  Some candy will be provided, but feel free to add your own candy and trinkets to give away.  Band together with fellow teachers, friends, neighbors and host a trunk for the community and the kids!
  • REFLECTIONS Submissions are due on October 22 and the front office.  Show us through your art, dance, writing, photography and film how you Will Change the World?
  • SAVE THE DATE for our Restaurant Night at CPK — October 20th — Dine in, take-out, order online from 11am - 10pm that day and proceeds will go towards Cypress Village Elementary
  • DAD’S CLUB will have their next meeting after drop off on October 20th (around 8:20AM) to talk about next steps and activities.  All Dads are welcome!
  • RED RIBBON WEEK is on October 25 - 29:  Strong and Healthy Looks Like Me!  More details will be coming in your conduits soon, about the suggested attire each day to show your support.
  • YOGURTLAND TUESDAYS: Yogurtland is back every Tuesday at 2:15 and 2:37pm Dismissal. Their NEW location starting September 14, will be in the back courtyard on the blacktop. Come cool down with some yummy flavors!
  • EARN AND LEARN! Shopping, dining or spending some time at the MarketPlace? SAVE THOSE RECEIPTS! Upload them to www.shopandlog.com/TMP. Remember to put it as the school Cypress Village Elementary!  Your receipts earn the school cash! It’s that easy!