Teachers have worked tirelessly to connect with all of our families.  If you have not heard from your child’s teacher, it means that have encountered a non working phone number or email.  If you have not heard from your teacher, be sure to email me at lisa.lines@cvesd.org

As we move to Distance Learning, please see the OV Way Online Learning Expectations for your child.  Please discuss these with them.

 

 

 

April is month of the Military child!  We honor all of our Military Golden Eagles!

Congratulations to our Quarter 3 Award Winners, and those who were selected to present awards.  Click Here

Friday, April 17 is Purple up Day to honor military child!  Please post your purple pictures our FB page on Friday!!!  Our Military Counselor is available!  She would love to hear from our students! See attached flyer for her information.

We will continue the tradition of our Morning Message each day.  It will be posted on the blog, facebook, twitter and our You Tube channel by 8:30 am each morning.  Subscribe to our You Tube Channel: Olympic View Elementary Home of the Golden Eagles.

I would love to have students, staff and parents be a part of Morning Message!

If your child (or you!) would like to be involved, you can email Mrs. Lines a short video clip that can be incorporated.  Here are some ideas for videos:  Pledge of Allegiance, Good Morning Olympic View Golden Eagles, Leading Friday Song, Leading the character chant, Singing the National Anthem, Short video on what it means to be a military child, Video on how you are practicing the 7 habits, etc.  

It is time for the 2020-21 OPTC Board Member Elections!  OPTC members are asked to cast their votes.  Please only vote once.  This year, we have 9 NEW volunteers who stepped up to run for a board position!  Thank you!

 

    Click Here

 

 

   Information in getting started with Teams and Office 365 can be found here.  The district can help you get started with a guide in both English and Spanish.  We have also included information via an illustrated guide for students on how they can join a Teams meeting.  We encourage parents to visit our main landing page at www.cvesd.org to access more information.

‘Parent Helpline’ for Office 365 and Teams

Our District has established a Parent Helpline to provide technical support with Microsoft Office 365 and Teams, as well as assistance for District-adopted online programs (i.e. Achieve 3000). Office hours are Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Parents may call if they need support with these tools and an IT team member will assist them. You may need to leave a message during peak times but please be reassured that someone will contact you as soon as possible. The parent helpline number is 619-409-6638.

Information regarding low cost computers

Additional computer resource

Great Parent Resources from County Office of Ed.

Meal Distribution, daily, will continue at some of our schools.  For a complete list click the link.  The link does state through the 10th, however, distribution will continue Monday through Friday until further notice.

Sites Distributing Meals

 

Leader in Me has opened up their website with family resources you can use at home. We, as a school started this year with the 7 habits of highly effective people.  Use these resources to keep the learning going at home!

 

The Olympic View Teachers have been using a special program called Sanford Harmony to support our students social and emotional well-being. Due to recent events, Sanford Harmony now has a parent toolkit with great activities you can do at home.

CENSUS INFO: Important for School Funding and Due by April 30.
When you receive your letter in the mail from the Census Bureau, it will include your Census ID number which is most likely linked to your address. If you are unable to complete your 2020 Census questionnaire online, they will send you a paper questionnaire in a few weeks for you to complete and mail back. In addition, if you need help completing your 2020 Census questionnaire, you can call the toll-free number 1-844-330-2020.

 

  Yearbooks are now on sale!

You may order on line, or use the following flyer.  To order on line, CLICK HERE

Click here for Important information from Dr. Escobedo

Information regarding low cost computers

Additional computer resource

Great Parent Resources from County Office of Ed.

Dear Olympic View Families and Friends,

Most of you have most likely heard from your child’s teacher.  They are working diligently to connect with everyone and get set up for “distance learning.'”  I know that this is a stressful time for all of us, and I just wanted to remind everyone to Put First Things First, which is Habit #3.  Please be sure to return calls/emails from your child’s teacher.  If you do not have their email, please email lisa.lines@cvesd.org and I will make sure to get it to you.  We love and miss you all.  We are here to support you!

This sums up how we, as your OV family feel…

Be sure to watch THIS VIDEO!  Messages from some of our teachers and lots of pictures!

Also, Click Here for a letter from Mrs. Lines

   Schools will remain closed for the remainder of the school year, unless we are otherwise directed by government officials. The week of April 6-10 our teachers will be engaging in professional development, planning, and preparing for this new format for delivering instruction. Our Distance Learning plan will begin April 13. Your child’s teacher will be in contact with each of you this week to discuss the best way to connect and communicate with your child.

What is Distance Learning? Distance Learning is not necessarily Online Learning. Distance Learning means that the teacher and the student are in different locations, and instruction can be delivered via computer, telephone, television, and even paper/pencil if remote means are not possible. We embrace the reality that this is a big transition for all of us, but we are all working together to ensure that we continue to support your child’s academic progress at home. Thank you in advance for your patience, flexibility, and support as we all adapt to teaching and learning in new ways.

To assist in communicating with you during remote learning, please take a moment to fill out a brief survey.

 

     The District will resume meal distribution at nine school sites for much of the week following Spring Break: Tues., April 7 – Friday, April 10. Meal bags will contain breakfast and lunch servings. District and school staff will start distributing the meal bags at 10 a.m., and will stop once all bags are distributed on a first come, first served basis. Meals are intended for our neediest children between the ages of 1 to 18. Please click here for a list of schools where meals will be distributed.

Good Evening Olympic View Families and Friends,

We are embarking on a new challenge.  We will get through this together.  Below is a message and information from the Superintendent.  Please note that teachers are doing grade level planning as well as meeting with me, virtually.  They will be communicating with you and helping you to get prepared for distance learning that officially begins April 13.  Stay tuned for further information from me and your child’s teacher.  Please be sure to click on the our newsletter link below for a video from Dr. Escobedo as well as detailed information and links.

Campuses Closed for Remainder of School Year, Student Academic Progress to Continue Via Distance Learning

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As our scheduled Spring Break comes to an end, I want to inform you that Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) facilities and campuses will remained closed for the remainder of the school year unless health officials determine it is safe to reopen. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Governor have each recommended closing school facilities for the remainder of the school year out of concerns and needs for ongoing social distancing. This means that classes will not resume for CVESD students on April 6 in the traditional sense. Instead, our District will embark on a Distance Learning initiative. The first week back from Spring Break will be reserved for teacher planning, preparation, and professional development. Distance learning will commence, to the extent possible, on April 13.

Our instructional team has worked diligently with our teacher leaders and peers from across San Diego County to rapidly develop plans to support students’ academic progress while at home. I ask for your patience and flexibility as we all adapt to new ways of teaching and learning outside of the traditional classroom setting. Our goal now is to ensure a continuity of education to the greatest extent possible, given current conditions. I know this is a difficult period for many.

Please be reassured that the safety of students and staff remains our highest priority. It is important to continue to comply with the Governor’s “Shelter in Place” directive. Our duty as a school district during this period is to carry out the following essential services:

• Meal preparation and distribution to students.
• Keeping the continuity of learning moving forward.

Our journey will not always be smooth or easy. I look forward to the day when we can meet again in person. Until then, please stay healthy and well. Go through our newsletter in  detail, and  keep informed about our plans for Distance Learning.

Sincerely,
Francisco Escobedo, Ed.D.
Superintendent

I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy!

Coming Soon! Information on what school will look like after spring break. Stay tuned. Learn more about Distance Learning as we work on our districtwide plan for our schools.

Leader in Me has opened up their website with family resources you can use at home. We, as a school started this year with the 7 habits of highly effective people.  Use these resources to keep the learning going at home!

 

The Olympic View Teachers have been using a special program called Sanford Harmony to support our students social and emotional well-being. Due to recent events, Sanford Harmony now has a parent toolkit with great activities you can do at home.

CENSUS INFO: Important for School Funding and Due by April 30.
When you receive your letter in the mail from the Census Bureau, it will include your Census ID number which is most likely linked to your address. If you are unable to complete your 2020 Census questionnaire online, they will send you a paper questionnaire in a few weeks for you to complete and mail back. In addition, if you need help completing your 2020 Census questionnaire, you can call the toll-free number 1-844-330-2020.

 

CVESD will be providing “Grab & Go” Boxed Meals (more than 1) during Spring Break Tuesday, March 31 . The Boxed Meals distribution will take place at nine school sites across the region. Students will receive 5 day worth of meals. Students who are receiving the meals must be physically present.  Theses schools will begin serving at 10 am, until supplies last.

The locations are:

• Casillas Elementary School
• 1130 East J St
• Chula Vista, CA 91910
• Harborside Elementary School
• 681 Naples Street
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School
• 849 Twining Avenue
• San Diego, CA 92154
• Loma Verde Elementary School
• 1450 Loma Lane
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Muraoka Elementary School
• 1644 Santa Alexia Ave
• Chula Vista, CA 91913
• Rice Elementary School
• 915 Fourth AV
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Salt Creek Elementary School
• 1055 Hunte Parkway
• Chula Vista, CA 91914
• Sunnyside Elementary School
• 5430 San Miguel Road
• Bonita, CA 91902
• Vista Square Elementary School
• 540 G Street
• Chula Vista, CA 91910

San Diego Resources for Food and Other Services.

Olympic View Staff Caravan:

On Wednesday, March 25, starting at 9:15 am, Mrs. Lines, along with some of the staff will caravan through our Olympic View neighborhoods to wave to the kids! We want them to know how loved and missed they are. Here are some things to consider:

• Teachers will not be getting out of their cars.
• Children can wave a shout hello to the teachers from their front yard
• Please practice social distancing during the caravan.
• If you live in gated community, we will only be able to enter if gate is open.
• It will take us some time to get through the neighborhoods, so keep an eye out for us!

Free Access to ABC Mouse

We are providing you with free at-home access to our online learning programs ABCmouse,
Adventure Academy, and ReadingIQ while your child’s school is closed. These research-based
educational programs include thousands of digital learning activities, and they can help preschool,
pre-k, elementary, and middle school students keep learning while schools are closed.
All three programs can be used on computers, tablets, and smartphones, and you can add up to three children per account!

How to Get Your Free Accounts
Click on the link below for each program that you wish to provide to
your child/children:
1. Click on the link below for each program.
2. Enter this School Code: SCHOOL1446
3. Create an account using your personal email address
and a password of your choice.

For Children in Preschool Through 2nd Grade
www.ABCmouse.com/redeem
™
For Children in 3rd Through 8th Grade
www.AdventureAcademy.com/redeem

For Children in Preschool Through 6th Grade

www.ReadingIQ.com/redeem

(Internet access is not needed after ReadingIQ is downloaded.)
If you have questions or need help with using your School Code, please email Customer Support at

Support@AofL.com.

 

  Yearbooks are now on sale!

You may order on line.  To order on line, CLICK HERE

Hi Olympic View families and friends!,

Hope everyone is dong well.  I have attached videos from some of our amazing teachers!  Stay updated on the blog.  Feel free to email me, lisa.lines@cvesd.org.  We would love to see/hear what you and your family are up to!  You can also post to our FB page or Twitter @cvesd_olympic

Click link for a message from Mrs. Lines

Message From Mrs. Lines

Messages from teachers

Mrs. Garcia-Barr

Mrs. Nieves

Ms. Smith

Mrs. Contreras

Mrs. Manabat

Mr. Carby

Ms. Wiseman

Ms. Parris

Ms. Tung

Mrs. Elkinton

Mrs. Viora

CVESD will be providing “Grab & Go” Boxed Meals (more than 1) during Spring Break onTuesday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 31ONLY. The Boxed Meals distribution will take place at nine school sites across the region. Students who are receiving the meals must be physically present. The hours are: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) each day.

The locations are:

• Casillas Elementary School
• 1130 East J St
• Chula Vista, CA 91910
• Harborside Elementary School
• 681 Naples Street
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School
• 849 Twining Avenue
• San Diego, CA 92154
• Loma Verde Elementary School
• 1450 Loma Lane
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Muraoka Elementary School
• 1644 Santa Alexia Ave
• Chula Vista, CA 91913
• Rice Elementary School
• 915 Fourth AV
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Salt Creek Elementary School
• 1055 Hunte Parkway
• Chula Vista, CA 91914
• Sunnyside Elementary School
• 5430 San Miguel Road
• Bonita, CA 91902
• Vista Square Elementary School
• 540 G Street
• Chula Vista, CA 91910

For additional Food Resources, please review the options listed below.

Both the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and Feeding San Diego are operating as usual. By calling 211, clients can provide their address and be directed to the closest food distribution in their area.

The San Diego Food Bank website will direct to their distribution sites as contained on the 211 website (https://my211.force.com/s/service-directory?code=BD).

The San Diego Food Bank is in need of volunteers. Feeding San Diego distributions can be found on the ‘Need Help’ tab (https://feedingsandiego.org/need-help/food-distributions). Non-regular volunteer shifts have been canceled.

CalFresh (SNAP)

The CalFresh program and local CalFresh application assistance continue to operate as normal. Benefits will be received by enrollees as normal. Feeding San Diego continues to offer application assistance, however, all appointments will be conducted via telephone or Zoom conference. Feeding San Diego will not host any in-person visits or workshops.

San Diego Hunger Coalition

The coalition is putting together a COVID-19 food assistance-specific webpage, where visitors can get updated information on food distribution sites, CalFresh updates, CalWORKS updates, and WIC. They will also have opportunities for advocacy regarding emergency food funds from the State and Federal levels.

CENSUS INFO: Here is the web link for the 2020 Census: my2020census.gov
When you receive your letter in the mail from the Census Bureau, it will include your Census ID number which is most likely linked to your address. If you are unable to complete your 2020 Census questionnaire online, they will send you a paper questionnaire in a few weeks for you to complete and mail back. In addition, if you need help completing your 2020 Census questionnaire, you can call the toll-free number 1-844-330-2020. This is very important for our school funding.

New Added Links: 3/18/20

Imagineering in a box: Khan Academy teams with Disney

Links from 3/17/20

The Listening Walk (Music)

Audio Read Alouds in Spanish

Lunch Doodles with Author/Illustrator Mo Willems

20 Virtual Fieldtrips

60+ websites for teaching and learning math

Art Resources

30 Great Educational Netflix Shows

Free Educational Websites

More Virtual Field trips

20 Screen Free Activities to do indoors

Coronavirus Explained for kids

3 weeks of Maker Space Challenges

Comic Book Activities-Create your won comics/finish this comic

Free Science lessons for remote learning

Disney Paper Craft

Olympic View Twitter – CVESD_Olympic  our hashtag is #olylearns

FB Page – Olympic View Golden Eagles

2019-20 Year Round Schools Calendar

2020-21 Year Round Schools Calendar

Parents, please note that educators will be working tirelessly to plan next steps. These are unchartered waters. It is important for our children that we, as adults, remain calm. This is a great time to focus on the 7 habits. Stay healthy everyone.

Dear Parents/Guardians:

As you may have heard, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a statewide “shelter-in-place.” This latest directive aligns closely with actions taken earlier this week by our San Diego County officials, which means we will continue limiting gatherings to no more than 10 individuals and enforcing social distancing. 

In a unified effort to protect the health of students, staff and school communities, the Chula Vista Elementary School District and other school districts countywide, in collaboration with the County Department of Public Health, made the collective decision to remain closed indefinitely. We will send you weekly updates while our schools are closed until further notice. We are taking a proactive and aggressive approach to maintain the health, safety and well-being of our schools and communities.

The Governor’s order does not change or impact the role of CVESD, which is considered essential, nor our duty to carry out the following essential services:

• Meals being prepared and distributed to students.
• Any function associated with keeping the continuity of learning moving forward.

As we all adjust to the ongoing reality of school closures, I want to provide a message of encouragement and support to you, our families. CVESD is comprised of staff, parents, students, and our community partners. Together each of us is being asked to do our part. These are truly unprecedented times and ones that can be challenging for our children to understand. I appreciate the difficult task that families face in keeping their loved ones healthy, safe and informed.

Please know that our Board, District Leadership Team, Teachers and Staff are making student-based decisions with the health and safety of our learning community as our top priority. Most recently, we announced the extension of meal service for students through Spring Break. Please view our District website and social media channels for information about resources for you and your loved ones.

I also want to thank you for your continued cooperation and support as we make our way through this historic situation. Our District remains in regular contact with local, state, and federal officials. Please be reassured in that we are developing and putting plans into place that will provide students with resources they need.

Again, thank you for your ongoing flexibility, understanding, and grit. Please remember to focus on modeling calm. Keep your family and loved ones healthy and safe. We will get through this together. 

 

Sincerely,

Francisco Escobedo, Ed.D.

Superintendent

CVESD will be providing “Grab & Go” Boxed Meals (more than 1) during Spring Break onTuesday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 31ONLY. The Boxed Meals distribution will take place at nine school sites across the region. Students who are receiving the meals must be physically present. The hours are: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon) each day.

The locations are:

• Casillas Elementary School
• 1130 East J St
• Chula Vista, CA 91910
• Harborside Elementary School
• 681 Naples Street
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Juarez-Lincoln Elementary School
• 849 Twining Avenue
• San Diego, CA 92154
• Loma Verde Elementary School
• 1450 Loma Lane
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Muraoka Elementary School
• 1644 Santa Alexia Ave
• Chula Vista, CA 91913
• Rice Elementary School
• 915 Fourth AV
• Chula Vista, CA 91911
• Salt Creek Elementary School
• 1055 Hunte Parkway
• Chula Vista, CA 91914
• Sunnyside Elementary School
• 5430 San Miguel Road
• Bonita, CA 91902
• Vista Square Elementary School
• 540 G Street
• Chula Vista, CA 91910

For additional Food Resources, please review the options listed below.

Both the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank and Feeding San Diego are operating as usual. By calling 211, clients can provide their address and be directed to the closest food distribution in their area.

The San Diego Food Bank website will direct to their distribution sites as contained on the 211 website (https://my211.force.com/s/service-directory?code=BD).

The San Diego Food Bank is in need of volunteers. Feeding San Diego distributions can be found on the ‘Need Help’ tab (https://feedingsandiego.org/need-help/food-distributions). Non-regular volunteer shifts have been canceled.

CalFresh (SNAP)

The CalFresh program and local CalFresh application assistance continue to operate as normal. Benefits will be received by enrollees as normal. Feeding San Diego continues to offer application assistance, however, all appointments will be conducted via telephone or Zoom conference. Feeding San Diego will not host any in-person visits or workshops.

San Diego Hunger Coalition

The coalition is putting together a COVID-19 food assistance-specific webpage, where visitors can get updated information on food distribution sites, CalFresh updates, CalWORKS updates, and WIC. They will also have opportunities for advocacy regarding emergency food funds from the State and Federal levels.

During these uncertain times, it is important that we remain calm, follow the advice of trusted sources, and remember that we will get through this together

Sincerely,

Lisa Lines