Monday, 10/26/2020
Red Ribbon Week - Wear Red
Front Office Hours: 7:45am - 3:00pm
Tuesday, 10/27/2020
Red Ribbon Week - Wear a Hat or Crazy Hair
Front Office Hours: 7:45am - 3:00pm
Upper Grade Music
Wednesday, 10/28/2020
Red Ribbon Week - Wear Bright Colors or Neon
Front Office Hours: 7:45am - 2:30pm
Minimum Day
Thursday, 10/29/2020
Red Ribbon Week - Dress Up Like a Superhero
Front Office Hours: 7:45am - 3:00pm
9:30AM: PTA Meeting (Virtual)
Upper Grade Music
Friday, 10/30/2020
Red Ribbon Week - Wear Spirit Wear, School Colors, or Dress Up in a Costume
Front Office Hours: 7:45am - 3:00pm
6th Grade Walk Through (Virtual Assembly)
Primary Music
Fall Harvest Day, October 30th (and October 29th for Hybrid)
We will allow students and staff to dress up on Friday, October 30th (and Thursday October 29th for hybrid). In fact, it is highly encouraged in all instructional models. Please be sure to adhere to the following guidelines regarding costumes:
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PPE face masks must be worn at all times
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Children come to school dressed in their costume. We will not allow costume changes to take place at school.
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Children should wear a costume that can be comfortably worn throughout the entire day.
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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.
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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. PPE face masks must be worn underneath the costume mask.
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Children may not wear make-up to school. (For example, no full face make up, no dripping blood, no make-up on hands that will smear on papers.)
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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.
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Children should not come in costumes that depict any kind of graphic violence.
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Children should be discouraged from wearing any costume material that could be easily damaged.
Red Ribbon Week - October 26th -October 30th
Be Happy! Be Brave! Be Drug Free!
You are invited to participate in a week of spirit to celebrate our choice to be drug free. Please CLICK HERE for the flyer with daily activities. Please remember to follow the school dress code.
Cypress Village Run Club
We are excited to share the restart of the Kids Run the OC program:
Enroll for the Kids Run the OC Marathon Challenge: Due to the cancellation of the postponed November race, the organizers have created this great program to get your kids healthy and moving again. Kids Run the OC participants and coaches from 2020 will receive access to the challenge at no charge. Additional parents, kids, and coaches can register for $25.00. The challenge is for the students to:
- Complete either 26.2 miles or 262 minutes of physical activity
- Complete 8 nutritional challenges
- Read 6 books
Students will have from now until December 31, 2020 to complete these challenges.
Questions?
Contact:
Coach Derrek
Cyclones Run Club
https://cypressvillagepta.membershiptoolkit.com/runclub
Student Attendance
As a friendly reminder, please make sure to check your student’s attendance weekly by visiting the Parent Portal and selecting the Attendance tab. If you have any questions regarding your child’s attendance, please contact our front office at 949-936-8900.
School Picture Days (All Models) - Save the Date
School Picture Days have been scheduled for all models:
Tuesday, February 23rd
Wednesday, February 24th
Thursday, February 25th
All models will have their photos taken. We will have a daily schedule as these dates get closer, but far enough in advance for families to plan.
Social Emotional Resource - Care Solace
The Irvine Unified School District fosters a culture that promotes the health, safety, and well-being of students and parents. In an effort to continuously support this commitment, the district has made an agreement with Care Solace. Care Solace is an online resource with a live 24/7 concierge meant to assist individuals in finding local mental health related programs and counseling services. Care Solace is a tool for families to connect with community-based mental healthcare resources and providers. The proprietary care navigation system taps into a vast database of mental healthcare resources to find carefully vetted local therapists and programs in minutes. CLICK HERE for more information.
Yearbook
Please CLICK HERE to make your Yearbook purchase.
PTA is looking for a Yearbook team (4-5 members) to put together the yearbook this year. Projects like making the yearbook are totally dependent on volunteers. This is a project you can do from the comfort of your home and training to build the book will be provided by the vendor. You are also not obligated to attend any meetings. Please email us with your interest with the following email : info@cypressvillagepta.org.
IPSF Enrichment Day
IPSF is excited to offer in-person workshops during Enrichment Day on Wednesday, November 11 at Westwood Training Center. Students in grades 1-8 can spend the Veterans Day school holiday learning new skills like sewing, building robots in STEAM creativity workshop, or honing their communication skills! Our small-group workshops, held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., are designed to create a safe environment for your child to learn, explore, and above all HAVE FUN! Student and staff health and safety is our priority; IPSF adheres to all local, state, and federal health guidelines. Each three-hour class will be limited to a maximum of 10 students, with social distancing in place during class and breaks. Please see our IPSF Enrichment Day Safe Practices for additional details. Register at https://ipsf.net/enrichmentday/
Free and Reduced Lunch Price Applications Available in the Front Office or On-Line
Students whose families are on limited incomes may qualify to receive free or reduced lunch. If you would like to apply for your child to receive free or reduced-price lunch, please click here.
PTA News
PTA Meeting
You are invited to attend the Second CY PTA Association meeting of the 2020-21 School Year.
When: Thursday, October 29, 2020
TIme: 9:30 AM
Where: Meeting ID https://meet.google.com/trk-onsw-bdc
Phone Numbers (US) +1 402-704-6810 PIN: 530 854 132#
Our School Counselor Mrs. Abri will be available to answer any emotional or social question/support available for your Child.
Save the Date - Chipotle Dine-Out Night (All Models)
Chipotle Dine-Out Night is 12/9 from 5pm-9pm. More information to come! Thank you for your support at our last dine out at Chick Fila!
PTA Membership Drive
The easiest way to support the PTA is to become a PTA member. It only costs $10 and anyone can join! We like to encourage both parents to be members, plus grandparents, relatives, friends, teachers, and neighbors! When you join the PTA, you not only receive voting rights at our general association meetings, but also access to PTA member discounts at national and local businesses. CLICK HERE for membership information. CLICK HERE to join.
Please review the most recent newsletter that was sent out to the IVA community today by our Director of Virtual Learning, Kris Linville: CLICK HERE
Red Ribbon Week
Your teachers will be letting you know what Red Ribbon Week themes your class will be participating in for this week. IVA has their own or it will be Cypress Village’s.
Follow IVA’s Instagram Account: @ivaiusd
Picture Day
IVA Picture Day is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24th. More details to come as the date gets closer.
IUSD’s Virtual Academy Website
If you haven’t checked out IUSD’s Virtual Academy website, you can click here for more resources, IVA’s calendar, and more information: https://iva.iusd.org/
Parent Conference Dates
Spring Conference minimum days - March 22-26
Other Important Dates:
Minimum Days
Tuesday, November 24 Last day before Thanksgiving break
Friday, December 18 Last day before winter break
Friday, January 15 Friday before MLK and Student/Teacher Holiday
Friday, May 28 Friday before Memorial Day
Friday, June 4 Last day of school
You can access the IVA Calendar for the 2020-2021 school year here: IVA 2020-2021 Calendar