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The Cypress Village Forecast

Forecast

Monday, 3/14/2022
School Tours: 8:15am and 12:00pm (sign-up)
Fire Drill

Tuesday, 3/15/2022
Upper Grade PE
Upper Grade Music
Yogurtland Afterschool 2:15-3:00pm
ACE Class: Crazy Carnival Science (Stage)
ACE Class: STEM Learning with LEGOs (Music Room B)
ACE Class: Coding Scratch Games (Library)

Wednesday, 3/16/2022
Minimum Day
Primary PE
Primary Music
ACE Class: Flag Football (Field)
ACE Class: Artist Academy (Music Room B)

Thursday, 3/17/2022
Spirit Day - Wear Green!
Upper Grade Music
TK PE

Friday, 3/18/2022
Primary Music
Stormy Sprinters

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

News Center
CLICK HERE to visit our News Center.

Cypress Village School Tours
New incoming families are welcome to join us for a school tour! Please click here to view/sign-up for our upcoming tour dates and times for the 2022-2023 school year. Visitors will meet at our front office flagpole.

Open House - Mark Your Calendar!
We anticipate Open House to be an in-person event. We are excited to share all that your children have accomplished this year! Mark your calendar for Thursday, April 28th. Times will be communicated as we get closer to the event.

Spring Picture Day - Mark Your Calendar!
Spring Picture day will be on Monday, March 21st.

Intent To Return
In order for Cypress Village and IUSD to plan for the 2022-23 school year, it is important that we understand your intentions for your child’s schooling for next year. Please click on this link: Intent to Return and it will direct you to the Aeries Parent Portal. From here, please log in and it will send you directly to the Intent to Return form. Once on the Intent to Return screen, click on the “+Add” button on the right hand side and this is where you will respond to only a few questions. If you need additional “how to” assistance in this process, please click here.

We ask that this be completed no later than March 25, 2022. 

We greatly appreciate your attention to this quick Intent to Return survey. This initial step is vital for our planning and we thank you for completing this necessary step.

Transitional Kindergarten
Transitional Kindergarten (“TK”) is expanding and evolving beginning next school year to include more students. TK will be now known as Pre-Kindergarten (“PK”). The age requirement for Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K), for the 2022-2023 school year includes children who will turn 5 years of age between September 2 - February 2. At this time, Cypress Village is slated to have one PK class for the 22-23 school year. Information is here on the IUSD’s website including new birth date and enrollment eligibility, and class information.

Stormy Sprinters News
Please see below for upcoming practice dates. 

  • Session 5: 3/18
  • Session 6: 3/25
  • Session 7: 4/1
  • Session 8: 4/15
  • Session 9: 4/22
  • Session 10: 4/29

Here's this week's video: https://youtu.be/aJPjC5q7zS8

Week 4 Nutritional Goal: Replace chips and cookies with carrots and apple slices.
The focus for this new habit is to choose fresh and whole foods over processed packaged foods.
Lessons in Leadership: "To make friends, be a friend" - Share and discuss.
Homework this week: Try doing a home workout. There are several of them for kids on Youtube. Or go outside and do 30 minutes of activity.
Lost and Found: I was able to return the previous jackets but now I collected three new ones. Please take a look at the attachment. I will bring them to the next practice.

Kindergarten Round Up
Did you miss our Kindergarten Round Up on Thursday night? If you did, all of our Kindergarten resources can be found here. 

Irvine Junior Games
Promotional Video
The Irvine Children's Fund (ICF) is announcing the kick off and celebration of the 33rd ANNUAL IRVINE JUNIOR GAMES (IJG), which will be held on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the Irvine High School Stadium.

The Irvine Junior Games celebrates its 33rd year, and its continued growth and success because of the partnership between the IUSD, the Irvine Child Care Project, the Irvine Children's Fund, and the Irvine Junior Games.  There continues to be 100% participation from all the elementary and middle schools with more than 1,200 students in grades 4-8 participating in the track and field events, including special events for the Adaptive P.E. students.

As this is a fundraising event for child care at Irvine school sites there will be a $40 charge to each participating athlete, which will include the athlete's participation and an IJG T-shirt. See the website for details about events students can participate in.

CLICK HERE for Irvine Junior Games Flyer.
CLICK HERE to register.
For questions, contact our school representative, Rani Rommelfanger (5th Grade Teacher), RaniRommelfanger@iusd.org.

Earth Day 2022 Student Poster Contest 
Top winners will receive PRIZES and have their artwork on display on IUSD’s website and social media platforms. For more information, CLICK HERE
City of Irvine Spring Recreation Activities Newsletter for IUSD 
The City of Irvine’s spring recreation activities newsletter for IUSD, is now available online.  This latest edition includes information about enrichment activities and camps for school-aged children. To learn more, click here.  To sign your student(s) up for programs, visit yourirvine.org.  For questions, call 949-724-6600 or email yourirvine@cityofirvine.org.     

CHOC Mental Health Resources
CLICK HERE for a list of resources that the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is providing for the 2021-2022 school year.

WHY Purchase a Cyclone Yearbook?

  • Have a keepsake for this wonderful year of your class and all the programs and activities that you and your friends have done!
  • Customize 2 FREE pages by April 18 that you can have just for YOU!
  • Every purchase of our yearbook means the planting of another tree!  How many trees can we plant this year?

This year, your yearbooks will get shipped directly to your home! Order today for $35 (tax and shipping will apply).
To purchase and customize your Yearbook, go to www.treering.com/validate.  Enter the school’s passcode: 1015634838383013  

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
OCTA is excited to announce the extension of their “Youth Ride Free” promotional bus pass program.  This free youth pass allows youth ages 6 to 18 to ride all OC fixed-route buses every day for free. The initial yellow Youth Ride Free passes expire February 28, 2022; new blue Youth Ride Free passes are valid from March 1 to September 30, 2022 and require a new Parent Request Form.  For information regarding the program visit: OCbus.com/YouthRideFree. To participate in the program complete a new Parental Request Form, available using the below links, printed forms are also available in the front office.  Return the completed and signed form to the front office to be issued a blue youth bus pass.

Forms are available in a variety of languages:

OC Bus Ride Guide – How to Ride:

Coffee with Counselor
CLICK HERE for Coffee with Counselor Flyer.

  • 3-30-22:  The Art of Self-Awareness & Self-Esteem
  • 4-27-22:  Mindfulness
  • 5-25-22:  Mental Health Awareness

IPSF Updates - NEW
To view the latest news from the Irvine Public Schools Foundation, CLICK HERE.

PTA Website: CLICK HERE

Jog-A-Thon 2022 
We're so thrilled that after two years, the Cypress Village Elementary Jog-A-Thon is BACK! To view the latest information from our PTA, CLICK HERE. Prizes, volunteer opportunities, and involvement is included. 

When we hit our $40,000 Goal for the school, we will have a Ninja Nation Field Day! They will come to our school and set up for our Cyclones! https://www.ninjanation.com/

Help us get there! Create your child’s Jog-a-thon account on https://pledgestar.com/CypressPTA/ and ask friends, family, neighbors and EVERYONE you know to pledge for the laps your kids run or to make a one time donation.

There are other prizes too — for the Grade Level that gets the most pledges AND for the class that runs the most number of laps!

Cypress Village Jog-A-Thon Website: CLICK HERE

Important Upcoming Dates:

- March 6 - 12: Lazy Dog fundraiser at the Tustin Market Place.  Order online, take out or dine in but say you are from Cypress Village and 15% of the proceeds will be donated back. ALSO! Remember to upload your receipts at https://www.shoppingpartnership.com/TMP/

- March 11: Movie Night at the field starting at 6:15PM.

- March 17: Spiritwear Day — come to school in GREEN! Our lucky color!

- March 23: Jog-A-Thon

- March 30: Last day to enter pledges and donate for Jog-a-thon prizes!

- April 13: PTA Association Meeting via Zoom (We will announce and elect the officers for next year’s board!)

- May 2 - 6: Teacher Appreciation Week

- May 6th: Carnival!

- May 20th: Volunteer Appreciation Night at Bubble Pop in the District. (Prizes will be given away to our wonderful Volunteers!)