SAVE THE DATELabor Day (No School)
Monday, 9/7
PTA/Booster General Meeting (Virtual)
Tuesday, 9/8
Minimum Day Schedule
Friday, 9/11
Back-To-School Night (Virtual)
Tues., 9/8 - Thurs., 9/10
Local Holiday (No School)
Monday, 9/28
Yellow Ribbon Week ("Be Kind" Week)
Mon., 9/28 - Fri., 10/2Useful Links
Aeries Parent Portal
Soleado Website
Smile Amazon
Questions or Comments: | Principal's Message  Soleado Families, I hope everyone had a good week at school! Next week, all grade levels will be holding their Back to School Nights, virtually. Teachers will be providing you with information on how to log-in and join. Please see the schedule below, under Parent News.
If your child is in the Distance Learning Academy with a teacher from a different elementary school, your teacher will be contacting you directly with Back to School Night information.
Due to the Labor Day Holiday on Monday and the Minimum Day because of Back to School Night, the schedule for instruction for next week is below:
Monday – No School
Tuesday – Full Day of Instruction
Wednesday – Full Day of Instruction (No Early Dismissal)
Thursday – Full Day of Instruction
Friday – Minimum Day (Synchronous Instruction with the Teacher for all students, 8:30-11:15 am.)
School Meal Service Update – ALL MEALS FREE! The district is pleased to announce that beginning Tuesday, September 8th, any adolescent 18 years of age and under may pick-up a FREE breakfast and lunch! This program will run until Winter Break.
Curbside pick-up is Monday through Friday between 7:30 am to 1:00 pm at any of our five secondary sites. No pre-order required!
Miraleste Intermediate School
Palos Verdes Intermediate School
Ridgecrest Intermediate School
Palos Verdes High School
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
All meals include a main entree, choice of milk, and seasonal fruit and vegetable offerings.
Parents and guardians may pick up meals on behalf of their child/children. The community-at-large is welcome and adolescents do not need to be enrolled in the district to participate.
Menus can be found on the district’s website by clicking Parents & Students à Lunch Program or by directly visiting https://pvpusdschoolnutrition.net. Feel free to contact the Food Services Department office at 310-732-0900 (ext. 34780) for any additional questions. PTA/Booster Meeting Please join us at our first PTA-Booster Meeting of the year on Tuesday, 9/8/20 at 9:00 am via Zoom. I look forward to welcoming everyone back to Soleado. Additionally, Dr. Trista Ramirez, PVPUSD Coordinator of Mental Health and Wellness will be our guest speaker.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoc-ChqzMiG9J2D6_HC8J9RbTzC1kYWRFv
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. PVPUSD After School Enrichment The PVPUSD Elementary After School Enrichment Program is now offering online classes. Classes for Fall include: Visual and Performing Arts, Chess, STEAM, Technology, Spanish, Cooking, Yoga, and Science. To register visit:
http://www.pvpusd.net/enrichment
Enjoy the long weekend and we will see you on Tuesday!
Michele Marcus  Soleado Suns are Kind, Respectful, and Responsible.
Booster & PTA News  It has been great to virtually meet many new and returning Soleado families! I hope you have enjoyed your summer staying safe and healthy as we all try to find ways to navigate through these unprecedented times. Although school will look different at this time, Soleado’s PTA will continue to strive to make our school a special place for all our students, their families, and our wonderful staff. We will be working hard to provide programs and events that enrich the school experience for all our students at Soleado.
Thank you so much to every family who has purchased a PTA membership. We have just hit 309 PTA members for our school! As an added benefit, PTA members will have access to our Soleado digital directory through MemberPlanet. It is not too late to purchase a PTA membership! The link can be found here 2020-2021 PTA Membership and Directory Information. Please submit your directory information by Wednesday, 9/30, if you would like to be included in our digital directory.
Your support is especially crucial during these uncertain times, so please contribute what you can. We have opportunities for everyone to give something and encourage you to become members of our PTA and Booster Club. Together, we can do our absolute best to make this year special for all our children.
I can be reached at soleadoptapresident@gmail.com if you are interested in learning more about the Soleado PTA.
Wishing all our families a wonderful school year,
Debbie Choe
PTA PresidentANNOUNCING THE 2020-2021 SOLEADO PTA EXECUTIVE BOARD
Thank you to our parent volunteer leadership for committing to making this year amazing! | 2020-2021 BOARD POSITIONS | NAME | | President | Debbie Choe | | 1st VP of Registration | Krunali Patel | | 2nd VP of Hospitality | Jennifer Miller | | 3rd VP of Education | Sandra Kim | | 4th VP of Community Services | Jennifer Palumbo | | 5th VP of Communications | Theresa Loneza | | 6th VP of Volunteers & Booster Liaison | Jennifer Derian | | 7th VP of Legislation | Leo Kopsombut | | Recording Secretary | Hazel Kim | | Treasurer | Theresa Bowker | | Auditor | Alex Torres | | Historian | Tracy Lin |
Welcome back Soleado Suns and THANK YOU for your generous contributions towards our ongoing Direct Drive campaign!
This year, our goal is to raise $20,000 and we are off to an incredible start with $17,000 already raised! Please donate what you are able to and our entire student community will benefit from it. You may make a one-time donation or a monthly installment donation through this link at Booster Club Sign-up and Donations.
100% of your donation during Direct Drive goes towards funding programs at Soleado like Art at Your Fingertips, Virtual Field Trips, Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Technology, Classroom Supplies and Garden. We rely on your donations to cover many amazing programs that enhance the educational experience for all students.
We sincerely thank you for your participation and truly appreciate your donations!
Sausan Khomusi Booster Club President
Parent News
Tuesday, 9/8/2020
5:15 pm TK/Kindergarten
6:00 pm 2nd Grade
Wednesday, 9/9/2020
5:15 pm 1st Grade
6:00 pm 5th Grade
Thursday, 9/10/2020
5:15 pm 4th Grade
6:00 pm 3rd Grade
Student News
 The PTA Reflections theme this year will be “I Matter Because...” (Click here to watch a video.).
This program has helped students explore their own thoughts, feelings, ideas and develop artistic literacy. All entries will be due Friday, October 16th. The PTA Reflections Arts Program will be completely digital this year, and we're excited to announce that the Soleado Elementary Reflections Gallery will join the online galleries of all the other PVPUSD schools for district-wide viewing. For information about how to enter your art into this year's Reflections program and to access the online entry form, please go to the PVP Council Reflections page, and for any further questions, contact Shannon Yoo or Deanna Ableser at soleadoreflections@gmail.com. Support Soleado  FOR ALL YOUR SHOPPING, instead of going directly to Amazon.com go to smile.amazon.com and register to support Soleado Booster Club. YOU SHOP. Amazon GIVES. It's that easy! Please help Soleado earn money for our school and playground equipment. This year Box Tops for Educations will be collected virtually, simply download the Box Tops for Education app at https://www.boxtops4education.com/
 Shop at Ralphs/Krogers to help the Soleado Suns!!!Question: How do I REGISTER my Ralphs Rewards Card to contribute to SOLEADO?
Answer: Just go online at www.ralphs.com, click SIGN IN, click on MY ACCOUNT, click on COMMUNITY REWARDS, click on EDIT COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, and then complete the information. Your account should show this:Donation Summary
Status: Currently Enrolled
Organization Name: SOLEADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA
Enrollment Date: MM/DD/YY
Organization Number: XE141
You can always check your Status and Quarterly Contributions by logging into your account. An email will also be sent to you if you need to re-enroll and continue contributing to Soleado.
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