February 2024
Important Dates
Tuesday, February 6th - School Smarts - Dual Session Week 1 & 6 (Presenters: PTA & School Administration)
Thursday, February 8th - ELAC Meeting (3:15 - 4:15)
February 10 - 17 - Golden Sneaker Walking Challenge - PTA
Monday, February 12th - No School - Lincoln's Birthday
February 13 - 16 - Kindness Week (See Counselor Corner below for details)
Monday, February 19th - No School - Presidents' Day
Tuesday, February 20th - SSC Meeting (3:15 - 4:15)
Friday, February 23rd- PTA - Sweethearts Dance
Friday, March 1st - Minimum Day
Friday, March 8th - Shannon Hale Author Visit
March 4 -7 - Book Fair
March 8 - 15 - Read - A - Thon/Write - A- Thon
1st Grade Reminder
Just a reminder that beginning on Monday, March 4th, all 1st-grade students will attend school from 8:20 am - 2:55 M/T/Th/Friday and Wednesday from 9:20 - 2:55.
There will no longer be staggered start times for 1st Grade.
TK & K ~ NEW STUDENT ENROLLMENT
TK, Kindergarten, and Grades 1-12: New Student enrollment for the 2024-25 school year will open on Feb. 5, 2024.
State eligibility for Kindergarten: The child must turn 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2024.
State eligibility for Transitional Kindergarten: The child must turn 5 between Sept. 2, 2024, and June 2, 2025.
Parents of current PUSD TK students do not need to complete a new enrollment for Kindergarten.
Enrollments received after Feb. 28, 2024, are received on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.pleasantonusd.net/enrollment-registration/new-student-enrollment
2024/2025 NEW STUDENT
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
New Student enrollment for the 2024-25 school year will open on Feb. 5, 2024.
Please go to: pleasantonusd.net/enrollment-registration/new-student-enrollment to begin the enrollment procedure.
Make sure that you have all of the required documents ready to upload to the on-line enrollment.
If there are additional documents that you must deliver in person, please place the documents in an envelope and clearly mark your child's name and grade on the outside of the envelope. Place the envelope in the locked mailbox outside the office front door at any time. The box is emptied many times during the day.
Your on-line enrollment will go directly to Staff for processing. You will receive an email confirming that we have received your enrollment within seven (7) days. If further documentation is needed, you will be contacted.
Please refer to the Vintage Hills website for any updates.
https://vintagehills.pleasantonusd.net
Please note:
We do not provide tours for incoming students.
You will not be notified of your child's teacher assignment until a few days before school begins.
The bell schedule and first day of school has not yet been approved by the District at this time.
School Smarts Parent Academy
Vintage Hills PTA in conjunction with PUSD is offering a specially designed School Smarts program to help you and your student(s) be successful.
This FREE program will occur on the following Tuesday evenings: 2/6, 3/5, 4/16 & 5/7 from 6-7:30pm. FREE childcare and dinner is provided for all in-person seminars. School Smarts is a great way to meet leaders in our academic community as well other parents. An online version will also be available from 6:30-7:30pm.
Please register for the program today at Link.
For any questions please contact our Liezl Cruz-Hou at schoolsmarts@vintagehillspta.org.
Run For Education
Join PPIE for our annual Pleasanton Run for Education on Sunday, April 28th at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
Take advantage of the early bird pricing and register now.
Mariachi Program Openings -
Registration open until 2/16
The PUSD Mariachi program has limited room to add students in grades 3-12 into the program in all instruments (Trumpet, Violin, Guitar/Vihuela, and Guitarron). The Mariachi program uses a holistic and culturally relevant approach to support our targeted students and their families. Our whole child approach is meant to fully support students by creating pathways of opportunity to the many programs already offered in our school district and further bridge achievement and enrichment gaps.
Students and their families in Mariachi in addition to instrument and vocal lessons have access to:
Dinner provided by Open Heart Kitchen
Targeted Academic Support
The program is housed at Hearst Elementary and runs on Thursdays in 2 sessions: 5:30 - 7:00pm and 7:00 - 8:30pm.
If you have students that you think would benefit from participation in the program, please email Viviana Suarez (vsuarez@pleasantonusd.net) and we will reach out to the family.
District Family Network Meeting for South and East Asian Families
We are excited to announce the kick-off date of our first District Family Network Meeting for South and East Asian Families. Our first meeting will take place on Thursday, February 22, 2024, 3:30PM-4:30PM at the Mohr Elementary School Library. This meeting and future meetings will be hybrid to allow families the option to participate either online or in person. Given the format and logistics of our ongoing hybrid meetings, child care will not be provided. To register for this event, please click on the following link below to RSVP. Should you choose to participate by Zoom instead of being in person, please refer to the Zoom Link and Passcode provided. We look forward to your participation and partnership.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://pleasantonusd.zoom.us/j/86830437588?pwd=K2F6SkNVMXgzTXlIcGlvMHNMTi8wdz09
Meeting ID: 868 3043 7588
Passcode: SEA
District Family Network Meeting for Spanish Speaking Families
We are excited to announce the 2nd District Family Network Meeting for Spanish Speaking Families. Our second meeting will take place on Thursday, February 29, 2024, 6:00PM-8:00PM at the Valley View Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room. This meeting will provide parents and family members the opportunity to participate in the PUSD Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) Listening Campaign. We will also work together to finalize our vision as a District Family Network for Spanish Speaking Families. Light refreshments will be provided, along with fun raffles and prizes. Given the format and logistics of this meeting, child care will be provided. However, we are unable to accommodate infants at this time. To register for this event and to reserve your place for child care, please click on the following link below to RSVP by no later than Thursday, February 22, 2024. We look forward to your participation and partnership.
