Upcoming Events
School Announcements
Important Information
STAR TESTING SCHEDULE
Calimesa Elementary will be starting STAR testing from Tuesday, April 30 - Thursday May 9. Please ensure your child arrives promptly at 8:45 a.m.
On Testing days, free breakfast will be served to all students. You can help your child prepare for this testing by encouraging them to do their best and ensuring they get plenty of sleep each night.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- 4/30/2013 - 5/9/2013 - STAR Testing
- 05/24/2013 – School Closed
- 05/27/2013 – Holiday – No School
- 06/10/2013-6/11/2013 – Minimum Days – Assessment Days
- 06/12/2013 – Minimum Day - Last day of school!
- 06/13/2013 – Teacher Prep Day – No students
PARENT INPUT FOR CLASS PLACEMENT
for the 2013-2014 School Year
for the 2013-2014 School Year
As we look towards the next school year, CES wants to be sure that you have an opportunity to participate in helping your student get off to a great start for 2013-2014. It should always be our school's intent to work with parents to provide the best educational setting possible for their children at CES. Assignment of students to classes is an important part of developing classroom communities that support learning for every child. Several important elements are considered when making class placements. They are:
1. Academic, gender, and ethnic balance of the classroom
2. Strengths and styles of individual teachers
3. Teacher input and recommendations
4. Parent input and recommendations
5. Individual factors specific to each child
Per past district practice, parents may write a letter about their child(ren) that will assist the school in making placement decisions. The school will consider the information the parent submits as a part of the placement process. However, please understand that parent input is one of the five factors we consider when placing students into classes. Not all parent requests can be honored. The principal will be the one responsible for making the final decision regarding class placement. In addition, class size decisions and student enrollment projections make it impossible at this point to know what our teachers' specific 2013-204 teaching assignments will be.
Parent input letters for the 2013-2014 school year will be accepted beginning Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 17, 2013. Letters submitted after May 17th will still be accepted and considered, but those letters turned in by May 17th will take precedence.
2. Strengths and styles of individual teachers
3. Teacher input and recommendations
4. Parent input and recommendations
5. Individual factors specific to each child
Per past district practice, parents may write a letter about their child(ren) that will assist the school in making placement decisions. The school will consider the information the parent submits as a part of the placement process. However, please understand that parent input is one of the five factors we consider when placing students into classes. Not all parent requests can be honored. The principal will be the one responsible for making the final decision regarding class placement. In addition, class size decisions and student enrollment projections make it impossible at this point to know what our teachers' specific 2013-204 teaching assignments will be.
Parent input letters for the 2013-2014 school year will be accepted beginning Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 17, 2013. Letters submitted after May 17th will still be accepted and considered, but those letters turned in by May 17th will take precedence.
PTA NEWS
The next PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 in room 7 at 3:30 p.m. If your are interested in being a part of the PTA, have ideas or would like to see what is happening at Calimesa Elementary please feel free to join us!
Message from the Principal
Welcome to the 2012-13 Calimesa Elementary School website!
At Calimesa Elementary our number one priority is student achievement. With achievement in mind, we believe a Positive Behavior Support system provides the environment needed to support all learners. We’ve adopted the motto: I will be respectful; I will be responsible; I will be safe; I will be an effective problem solver. We believe these skills will not only help students be successful students but will also help them be successful adults.
Our caring, supportive staff personalizes each child’s education to meet the needs of all students. We work to give each child the skills to successfully complete high school and to go on to college.
I hope this website provides you with helpful information about our school. I invite you to become involved at Calimesa Elementary. A school-home-community connection contributes tremendously to the success of our students. Feel free to call the school office (909-790-8570) at any time for information about how you can get involved.
Best wishes,
Pam Cronk
School Principal
(909) 790-8570
Drop Off and Pick Up Information
Drop Off and Pick Up Information
For reasons of student safety, teachers have been working with students on drop off and pick up behaviors and locations. We ask that parents assist the school by following the guidelines below that have been taught to your students:
- Drop students off in front of the school after 8:15 a.m. There is no supervision for students prior to that time. Students must wait in the grass area to the south of the gate by the office in order to allow adults to pass on the sidewalks and get into the office.
- Classes dismiss at 3:05 p.m. Please pick up your students before 3:20 p.m. If you are unable to pick up on time, you will need to sign them up for Kids Club in the multipurpose room.
- During pick up time, students are to wait by the designated numbers (1, 2, & 3) and not on the grass or the cement wall. Students are to pay attention to the cars pulling up so we can keep traffic flowing. For the safety of all children, please make a right turn only when leaving the school.
- Students who are not picked up on the driveway curb should be picked up by an adult in front of the school, as they are instructed not to run or walk across any driveway or street by themselves.
- The parking lot to the north of the school is for staff parking and bus pick up. This is not a student pick up area.
- If your students ride a bike home, they are to walk their bike on the sidewalk until they leave the school premises. If your students walk home, they are to walk on designated sidewalks and leave campus as soon as they are released from school.
