Hello, wonderful Wolf Canyon families!

We are beyond excited to welcome our Wolf Pack back to school and can’t wait to see all of you! We wanted to send along a few friendly updates and reminders about the upcoming year.

Below, there is quite a bit of important information, so we ask that you read it carefully.  Also, not everyone checks the blog or is signed up to receive messages through Messenger, so if you have a friend or neighbor that hasn’t received this information, please share it with them. 

The first day of school for students is July 19^th and is a minimum day. 

1^st Week Schedule:

July 19th: First Day of School

TK/K Families will have orientation from 9:00-10:30. If you are a TK/Kinder family, please bring your child to the MPR by 9:00 (we will have signs to help you find your way and you are more than welcome to arrive beginning at 8:20 when the main gate will be open).  During orientation, you will stay with your child for the presentation, tour the school, and spend time in their classroom.  You will then be able to take your child home for the afternoon in preparation for a full day on the 20^th.  (You will also be receiving another email later about additional TK and K information related to the first week and a half of school).

1^st-6^th: Gates will open at 8:20 and families can walk students directly to their classrooms.  Classrooms will open at 8:30 and the morning bell will ring at 8:45. Once the morning bell has rung, we kindly ask that parents make their way off campus as we will be locking the front gate shortly after.   

July 20^th:  Second Day of School

Kinder will drop their children off at the kinder gate (which will be open at 8:35). TK will drop their students off in the TK hall (you will find out more about this during the orientation on Wed.

1^st-6^th will head out to the blacktop once the gates open at 8:20.  See below for general information about arrival procedures.

July 21^st:  Third Day of School

This is the typical Chula Vista Friday minimum day.  The arrival for all students is the same as above.  TK dismisses at 1:25, Kinder dismisses at 1:30, and all other graders dismiss at 1:45. 

Standard Arrival Procedures: (See the schedule below for the modified procedure for the first week)

• K Students: On all days except the first day of school, the kinder gate (located on the north side of the school near the 600 building) will open at 8:35 and parents will drop their children off directly at the K team.  T/K, on all days except the first day of school, you will enter through the gate nearest the front office and walk your children to the main TK hall (you will find out more about this on the first day of school.
• 1^st-6^th Students: May enter the school’s main gate beginning at 8:20 and students will walk to the blacktop.  Once there, they can walk/run the track, read quietly in their classroom line, or sit on their classroom line and wait for the bell to ring at 8:45.   

Back to School Meet and Greet:

1^st-6^th Grade Families: Please plan to join us on the blacktop for a family meet and greet on the 17^th, between 2:00-3:30. Class lists will be available during this event, and will be posted on the wall ball courts beginning at 2:00. During this time, you will be able to briefly meet your child’s new teacher (and the rest of the teachers in the grade level), chat with families in the same class, and enjoy some delicious food from two food carts (Tacos and Pizza).   The food is for purchase, and a portion of the sales will be donated back to the school). If you are unable to attend the event, you will be able to find the name of your child’s teacher in the glass display case outside the main office beginning at 4:00 on the 17th. They will remain there through the first week.

TK/K Families:  You will be meeting in the MPR on the 17^th, beginning at 2.  During this time we will be discussing an exciting new opportunity called, Wolf Canyon Academy.  The brief meeting will last for about ten to fifteen minutes and you can meet the rest of the TK/K team and enjoy the food (and meet other grade-level teachers if you have multiple children).

If, for some reason, you do not see your child’s name on any list please contact the main office.

Need before and after school care? Please remember that the Wolf Canyon office is not able to assist with signing up for the DASH or YMCA programs.

Need more information about DASH? Click on the following link (DASH Link).

Need more information on the YMCA Program?  Click on the following link (YMCA Character Builders AM/PM Program Link)

General Updates:

• Please check out our new school website and make sure to bookmark it. (New Website Link)
• Also, please make sure you follow our school blog (School Blog Link).  Many of your grade levels also maintain their own blogs which can be found on our main blog page.
• We have updated our Wolf Canyon Family Handbook. It can be found on our new website under the school information section or accessed through the following link (Family Handbook)
• Traffic is always a challenge, as our school was designed for about 650, and we are currently at 950. We will send out another friendly update about basic traffic expectations later this week.
• Breakfast:  Students that eat breakfast at school will be able to enter the main gate by the front office, and head to the lunch arbor beginning at 8:00.  On the first day of school, students that eat breakfast will then be dismissed directly to their classroom at 8:30 (all other days they will be dismissed from the tables to line up on the blacktop or walk the track). 

We are beyond excited to see you all in a few weeks to begin the 23-24 school year! It promises to be a fantastic year!

As always, if you need anything, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly.

Thank you,

Wolf Canyon

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