Born to Fly – 2022-23 School Theme
Monday, May 22, 2023
It’s the last week of school and our students are thrilled! My hope is that our students will continue to learn over the summer. Please encourage your child to read daily for at least an hour or two. Students that read often, do significantly better on the ACT and are better prepared for their futures. In addition, summer reading can limit the summer slide, which can happen when students fail to stay academically active during the summer. Please see our information about our summer reading below.
Most of all, please let your students know that I love them and will miss them terribly over the summer. We will be sending out the airline tickets again towards the end of July with all the information about returning back to school this fall. All the information will also be on our website, so please let your new neighbors know where they can find the information.
Please make note of the following information:
1. Summer Hours
We will be open from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.
2. Check Your Student’s Schedule.
We appreciate all your efforts as parents to help your students make their schedules. We realize this takes a lot of time and effort. Unfortunately, each year we do have to alter schedules a bit due to changes with teachers, classrooms and other circumstances. Please check your students schedules a couple of times throughout June.
If something has changed and you have a concern, at least one counselor will be in the office for the whole month of June from 7:50 AM – 2:40 P.M. Counseling secretaries will be available all summer from 8 AM – noon daily. For best service, please call during our office hours if you wish to speak to a secretary. In addition, if you would like to speak with a counselor, please arrive in person before 1:40 P.M. so there will be time to visit.
Counselors will not be available during the month of July and will be available again starting August 1st. Class change requests can be made anytime up to August 15th at 3 P.M. No class changes will be allowed the first week of school. Class changes will be allowed again between August 21st – August 25 for a $5 fee per request.
3. Summer READING with our CVHS E-library (SORAAPP.com)
Join us this summer with OverDrive’s annual reading program. Sora’s (OverDrive for schools) Sweet Reads is designed to encourage students to keep reading all year long. SORA is Cedar Valley’s e-library. Students can download the app to their device (Chromebook, phone, etc.) and login with their CVHS student ID (and last name). Super easy. For more information or troubleshooting when logging in, feel free to reach out to CVHS Media at [email protected]
4. Message From Our PTSA
We’re so excited to introduce the new theme for next year’s REFLECTIONS, if you haven’t heard it already!
It’s “I AM HOPEFUL BECAUSE”
So much creation can be made with these words! We’re so excited to see what you can work up this year. Cedar Valley has so much talent and we want to see it all!
The categories are:
Film Production
Music Composition
Visual Arts
Dance Choreography
Literature
Photography
The PTA is here to help our students share their voices with the world! And reflections is probably the best way we can be that help. Even Mr Mansfield remembers winning his reflections contest in 4th grade with a poem! Reflections is something you remember forever! We hope you will choose to share with us your love and passion for the arts and maybe even win some stuff along the way.
Entries are due October 1st, so get started now over the summer break – get your creative juices flowing! You can find out more in Utah pta.org – and submissions are all online now as well. We’re so excited for this program and it’s potential at Cedar Valley!
5. Chromebooks Storage & Charging
If you plan to use your Chromebook over the summer, please re-charge after
each use. (Storing the Chromebook below 20% can damage the battery.)
If you don’t plan to use your Chromebook over the summer, please follow
these steps to put it into hibernation mode:
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9139543?hl=en
â— Store away from direct sunlight and avoid stacking anything heavy on top of it.
â— Leave your Chromebook at home when you go on vacation.
Cleaning
â— When cleaning the screen, use a soft microfiber cloth.
â— If using cleaning spray, use only a 70% isopropyl alcohol to 30% water ratio.
Spray the cloth lightly and not the screen or keyboard directly.
â— Wait for the device to fully dry before use.
Repairs & Support
â— District Support – https://alpineschools.org/guardian-tech
â— If your Chromebook needs repair, return it once school has started in August.
Repairs cannot be processed during the summer.
â— If the Chromebook has been damaged beyond normal wear and tear, a fine
will be assessed. ($30 lost/damaged charger, $50 Chromebook repair, $150
Chromebook replacement)
Moving Over the Summer?
â— If you are moving–either out of the district or to any other school in the
district–please return the Chromebook and charger as soon as possible to
avoid fines being added to your student’s account, which will be turned over
to collections if the Chromebook is not returned or the fines are not paid.
6. Summer School Last Chance Reminder
If your child needs to make up credit for failed classes, summer school between June 12th – June 30th from 8:00 AM -2:30 PM. is the perfect time to re-capture that credit! Please see last week’s email for details.
7. Minimal Day for Graduation, May 25, 2023 and Last Day Schedule Reminder
Please read last week’s email for more details.
8. Upcoming Dates to Remember
2-week calendar
With much love and gratitude – Principal Johnson