Boulder Oaks Elementary School

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REMINDER: Sharp Health will be holding a COVID Vaccination clinic Thursday, May 27 at Joan MacQueen Middle School from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Parents must accompany any student who is 12-17 years old. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered. No appointment is necessary.

Sharp Health COVID Vaccination clinic will be held Thursday, May 27 at Joan MacQueen Middle School from 10:00 - 3:00. Parents must accompany any student who is 12-17 years old. Appts can be made @ https://myturn.ca.gov - access code is BNN3GOODO6. Walk-ins of all ages welcome!

Sharp Health will be holding a COVID Vaccination clinic this Thursday, May 27 at Joan MacQueen Middle School from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Vaccinations are available for anyone 12 years and older. The Pfizer vaccine will be administered. No appointment is necessary.

CAL Fire will be administering drive through COVID testing today from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at the JMMS parking lot. No appointment necessary.

CAL Fire will be in the JMMS parking lot tomorrow, May 19th for COVID vaccines from 9:00 am to 1:30 pm and COVID testing 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Go to myturn.ca.gov. to schedule an appointment.

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, Happy Monday! It is hard to believe that May 17th is finally here and that our students will be attending all five days this week and for the remainder of the school year. We are REALLY looking forward to next year where we are planning for an almost completely “normal” school year. As always, thank you so much for your support this entire year as we adapted to change after change. Thank you to everyone that has already registered their child through Parent Vue. As we do each year, we are inviting our parents to give input regarding their child’s class placement next year. Please understand that this is not a teacher request form as we do not take requests for specific teachers. However, we welcome you to give input on what you feel is the best learning environment for your student and/or how your child learns best. If you are interested in giving us this feedback. please click on this PARENT INPUT FORM. The form is due by 3:00pm on Friday, May 21st. 5th Grade Parents: Each 5th grade family needs to fill out a guest form for promotion by May 28th. Here is the Guest Form again. Thank you! Last week, Dr. Newman sent a letter home to all of our families about our Summer Learning Opportunities during the weeks of July 19th-30th. We have had a wonderful response and many AUSD students are already registered. While a lot of the enrichment classes are full, there is still space available in the Math Camp and the Young Writers Camp. I HIGHLY encourage you to take advantage of one of these camps. Both camps are academic but they are designed to make learning engaging and very fun. They will be hands on and they are taught by AUSD teachers or other credentialed teachers. The instruction will also be differentiated to address the needs of those students that need more support but also challenge those that need accelerated learning. This is an excellent opportunity to make up for some of the learning loss that may have occurred during the pandemic. To register please using this link: https://bit.ly/2Q9ugwB Here is a short description of both camps: Math Camp (Grades K-8) provided by AUSD teachers and Math Transformations staff. Summer Math Camp is a week of math fun for all students entering 1st - 8th grades! Grouped by grade level, students will engage with mathematics through games, outdoor experiences, math investigations, and small group instruction. Young Writers’ Camp (Grades 2-8) provided by the San Marcos Writing Project. Grouped by grade level, students will participate in an awe-inspiring writers camp where they will discover their own style, voice, and potential and experiment in a variety of genres while developing creativity and confidence. There is no school on Monday, May 31st due to the Memorial Day Holiday. The last day of school is THURSDAY, June 10th and it is a minimum day. Staggered dismissal will go from 12:27-12:57. Lastly, as a friendly reminder please make sure that you are turning right out of our parking lot both during drop-off and pick-up. This allows our line to move along much faster and all cars to exit the parking lot faster. Thank you!! Have a great week! Jenna Weinert

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, I hope all of our moms had a wonderful Mother’s Day Weekend and enjoyed our beautiful weather. Thank you to all of you for showering our teachers and staff with appreciation last week. A huge shout out to our PTA for fun surprises all week long including lunch on Friday and to Claudia Sanchez, from Alpine Taco Shop, for providing lunch for the entire staff on Tuesday. Thank you to everyone that has already registered their child through Parent Vue. As we do each year, we are inviting our parents to give input regarding their child’s class placement next year. Please understand that this is not a teacher request form as we do not take requests for specific teachers. However, we welcome you to give input on what you feel is the best learning environment for your student and/or how your child learns best. If you are interested in giving us this feedback. please click on this PARENT INPUT FORM. The form is due by 3:00pm on Friday, May 21st. There is one week left to purchase a yearbook. Please use this link: Yearbook Link The cost is $30 and the deadline to purchase a school yearbook is May 17th. Please note that yearbooks will NOT be available after this date and we will not have extras for sale as we usually do. 5TH GRADE PARENTS: Each 5th grade family needs to fill out a guest form for promotion by May 28th. Here is the Guest Form again. Thank you! 5th grade parents also need to submit baby photos for the yearbook by May 14th. Please use this 5th Grade Photo Link for detailed directions to upload your student’s baby photo. The state of California has given special permission this year for school districts to administer their own summative assessment rather than the state mandated test. AUSD has chosen to give the MAP test to our 3rd - 5th graders. Our students are already familiar with this assessment and it gives us the opportunity to evaluate their growth as we have baseline data. The students will be testing at various times during the next four weeks. There is one more week until our students return to a five day a week schedule. Thank you for your continued patience and support as we navigated this challenging school year. Have a great night and a wonderful week ahead! Jenna Weinert

The AUSD staff were very fortunate to celebrate Staff Appreciation Week with a delicious lunch compliments of Claudia Sanchez and the Alpine Taco Shop staff. Thank you Claudia, your generosity optimizes community support and it is greatly appreciated.

There are only 11 days left to purchase your yearbook. The cost is $30 and please note that yearbooks will NOT be available after this date and we will not have extras for sale as we usually do. https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/boulderoakselementary

Today we celebrate Star Wars Day across our District and enjoy a little bit of nostalgic fun. May the 4th be with you!

HUGE KUDOS to our staff for stepping up when it wasn't easy and showing up to put our students first! We appreciate ALL of our staff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZBfkgBhA0Q

Hello Boulder Oaks Families! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. This is one of our favorite weeks of the year as we celebrate all of our teachers and staff during Staff Appreciation Week. Please see the attached flyer for ideas on how to make this week special for your teacher. Claudia Sanchez, from Alpine Taco Shop, will be providing lunch for our entire staff on Tuesday and PTA will be providing lunch on Friday. 5th Grade Parents: Last Friday, I sent home a message regarding more details of promotion. In that email I provided you a link to a Google form to fill in the guests who will be attending. It is mandatory that each 5th grade family fill out this form by May 28th. Here is the Guest Form again. Thank you! 5th grade parents also need to submit baby photos for the yearbook. Please use this 5th Grade Photo Link for detailed directions to upload your student’s baby photo. Promotion Photos take place this Friday by Hager Photography. Please note that this photo will be used for your student’s promotion certificate. Distance Learners can come to the BOES auditorium anytime between 10:00 and 10:30am to get their photo taken. There are two more weeks to purchase your yearbook. Please use this link: Yearbook Link The cost is $30 and the deadline to purchase a school yearbook is May 17th. Please note that yearbooks will NOT be available after this date and we will not have extras for sale as we usually do. PTA Update: We have had a few people nominated for our board next year and are getting closer to having all of our mandatory positions filled. We are still in need of a president and treasurer. Did you know that two or even three people can split these positions? In other words, we can have two co-presidents. If you are interested in taking over either of these vital positions or another position, please use this link to access the nomination form: PTA Nomination Form Our PTA meets this Thursday from 5:30-6:30 via Zoom. If you are interested in a position, this is a great time to join us and learn more! Please use this zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9386495394 Registration for the 2021-2022 school year is upon us! Please access your Synergy account and register for next year. If you have trouble accessing your account, please call the school office. Lastly, I would like to wish all of our fabulous mamas a special and memorable Mother’s Day this upcoming Sunday. Thank you for raising the most precious children and for sharing them with us. You are loved and respected by all of us. Have a great week! Jenna Weinert

Thank you Rep. Issa for visiting Alpine Union and recognizing our district for its reopening strategy and presenting us with a proclamation from Congress that April 30 is declared Alpine Union School District Day.

Mountain View Learning Academy would like to invite you to learn more about their home school program. Please see the flyer and contact MVLA for any questions.

Our AUSD Preschool students welcomed some new additions to the classroom this week. Students watched as baby chicks hatched from incubated eggs. Check out these adorable pictures from Mrs. Nash's class.

Hello Boulder Oaks Families, I hope that everyone is doing well and had a great weekend. I am thrilled to share with you that our School Site Council approved to use some of our Title 1 funds to hire a full-time counselor at Boulder Oaks for the 2021-22 school year. The Boulder Oaks staff and School Site Council has recognized that the needs of our students are great right now as the events of the past year have impacted everyone. This counselor will work with our teachers on creating effective social emotional lessons and will meet with individual students and small groups of students as needs arise. Additionally, the counselor will be available to work with parents and support them as needed. We are excited about the impact that this new position at BOES will have on our school community. As mentioned last week, we are still in great need of parents to consider joining our PTA board and building a strong PTA for the 2021-22 school year. We have had a couple people express interest and we are working with those individuals to share more information and get them involved. But, we still need more people. Please, please consider taking on a board position next year. Here is the link for the Nomination Form. The deadline to purchase a school yearbook is May 17th. You need to simply click on the Yearbook Link to purchase one. The cost is $30. Next week is Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week. Our PTA has planned a few special treats including lunch on Friday but we are also encouraging each of our students to recognize their teachers by sending in one of the suggested treats on any of the days. Please see the attached flyer. Additionally, Alpine Taco Shop will be providing lunch for our entire staff on Tuesday of that week. Alpine Taco Shop also just donated a pallet of water bottles to our site. Thanks to them and all of you for continuing to supply them for our students. We are looking forward to water bottle refilling stations being installed very soon! As always, thank you for your immense support of our school and for partnering with me in providing the very best education we can for our students. Have a great week! Jenna Weinert

AUSD Summer Learning Opportunities Coming Soon!

Important AUSD message.

Southern Indian Health Council (SIHC) is providing COVID vaccinations to anyone 16 years old and up. Call 619-445-1188 x400 to schedule an appt. at SIHC. COVID testing and vaccinations will also be held at JMMS on Wednesday, May 19. You can schedule an appt. at myturn.ca.gov.