Wolf Canyon – Home of the Timberwolves

Hello Timberwolves,

We hope everyone enjoyed the warm weather this weekend! We are now in week 3 of 9 in quarter 1. We are to a great start with lots of momentum! Let’s continue demonstrating Timberwolf excellence!

Upcoming Events

8/6-8/13: SSC/ELAC Nominations- information will be sent out on 8/5 at 7pm.

8/8: Safety Team Meeting @ 3:30p

8/9: Friday Blacktop Assembly @ 8:45a

8/9: Minimum Day- Early Dismissal

8/14-8/15: SSC/ELAC Elections

8/16: ILT PD @ 9:15a-1:30p @ WC

8/19: ELAC @ 9a

8/19: SSC @ 3:30p

8/19: Life Science Station (LSS) Gr. 4 (Kolodziej)

8/20: Life Science Station (LSS) Gr. 4 (Waara)

8/21: Life Science Station (LSS) Gr. 4 (Randolph)

8/22: Life Science Station (LSS) Gr. 4 (Connary)

8/20: PTA Association Meeting @ 6p (Zoom)

8/26-9/6: Apex Fun Run

9/2: Labor Day (no school)

9/9: SSC @ 3p

9/10: PBIS Meeting @ 3:30p

9/12-9/19: Parent-Teacher Conferences (minimum day)

9/17: PTA Association Meeting @ 6p (Zoom)

9/20: Last Day of Q1 for Students

10/8: First Day of Q2 for Students

The Timberwolf Way

Wolf Canyon strives for excellence in all areas, including in how we show respect, responsibility, and respect. At our back 2 school assemblies, we shared wit students the Timberwolf Way- Be Safe., Be Respectful, Be Responsible. Our teachers are also taking time to review behavior expectations. See attached Timberwolf Way Behavior Expectations here:

This school year, Wolf Canyon, will employ a tiered Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) team to support and promote positive school wide behavior. Our team will actively identify trends and action plan according to site needs. As part of this approach, minor behavioral incidents will handled by teachers and staff, while major incidents will be addressed by administration. SWIS Behavior referrals will be used to communicate incidents with families as necessary. Administration will focus support when students receive a major referral, or after a student receives 5 minor behavior incident referrals. Follow up action will vary based on incident type, severity, number of incidents and may include student conference, loss of privilege, parent contact, restorative conference, community service, an/ or other. Referrals will be sent to families for minor incidents as needed, and regularly for major incidents. Families are asked to review the incident with their child, sign the referral, and then return to school the following day. Trends in behavior referral information will allow our PBIS and Safety Teams to allocate resources where needed to support the safety and social-emotional wellness of Wolf Canyon students.

Here is an image of what the Behavior Referral looks like:

This is a reminder of our delivery policy at Wolf Canyon. Office personnel is not responsible for delivering lunches, homework, or other items to students during the school day. If you need to deliver something to your child during the school day, you or your designee will need to sign in as a visitor in the school office and take these items to your child during his/her recess or lunchtime only. Also, please make sure to coordinate how your child gets home after school prior to arriving to school. For everyone’s safety, the office will not be responsible for sending messages to students about after school pick up arrangements.

If you have any questions please contact Mr. Pollack, the school principal

Hello Wolf Canyon!

This message is to inform you that Back 2 School Night has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 14 @ 5:30pm.

The change is due to Olympian High School having scheduled their Back 2 School Night in the evening of August 15.

Though we strive to plan ahead and avoid changing event dates, separating the Back 2 School Nights helps lighten traffic and parking issues, and it allows families who have children at both schools to attend both Back 2 School Nights!

We appreciate your flexibility and look forward to seeing everyone here at Wolf Canyon on August 14 at 5:30pm!

Absence reporting will remain the same process as last school year.

To report an absence for your student(s), please send an email to WolfCanyonSchool@cvesd.org. Please give your student’s name, teacher or room number and the reason for the absence on your email. If you have a doctor’s or dentist’s note to include, please attach it to the email.

Thank you!

Hello Timberwolves!

It has been great seeing everyone back at Wolf Canyon as we kick off the 2024-25 school year! We have lots of great things happening this school year!

You can stay up to date by visiting https://wolfcanyontimberwolves.org and signing up for the blog!

Upcoming Events

7/30: Welcome Back Assembly Gr. 3-4

8/1: Welcome Back Assemblies Gr. 1-2, 5-6

8/2: Friday Blacktop Assembly @ 8:45a

8/2: Minimum Day- Early Dismissal

8/6-8/13: SSC/ELAC Nominations

8/14-8/15: SSC/ELAC Elections

8/TBD: Back 2 School Night @ 5:30p

8/16: ILT PD @ 9:15a-1:30p @ WC

8/19: ELAC @ 9a

8/19: SSC @ 3:30p

8/20: PTA Association Meeting @ 6p (Zoom)

8/26-9/6: Apex Fun Run

9/2: Labor Day (no school)

9/9: SSC @ 3p

9/10: PBIS Meeting @ 3:30p

9/12-9/19: Parent-Teacher Conferences (minimum day)

9/17: PTA Association Meeting @ 6p (Zoom)

9/20: Last Day of Q1 for Students

10/8: First Day of Q2 for Students

As always, we appreciate your partnership safety in keeping everyone safe during drop-off and pick-up.

Please support keep our all students, families, and staff safe by:

1.  Pick up and drop off your children only in the loading zones (not in the red zone).  

2.  Park only in designated areas.

3.  Do not leave vehicle unattended in unmarked spaces or loading zone.

4.  Drive slowly and stop for pedestrians. 

5.  Use crosswalks. Do not cross through the vehicle drop-off and pick up zone. 

6.  Follow directions from staff, Safety Patrol team, and on posted signs.

Hi Timberwolves!

We are thrilled to announce that FiLCASP is coming to Wolf Canyon for another incredible 10-week session!

Duration: 10 weeks

Dates: Every Tuesday

Grades: 3rd-6th

Time: 3:30-5:00 PM

Cost: FREE!!

Sign up today! Space for FiLCASP is limited, so don’t wait. Please click on the link to register – https://leadwolfcanyonelementary.jumbula.com/.

**WHEN SIGNING UP FOR CLUBS, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE PUT ON THE WAITLIST**

Dana Orozco is thrilled to be the new Associate Principal at Wolf Canyon! She has been in education for over 20 years. Mrs. Orozco grew in Orange County and came to San Diego while attending San Diego State University. She is dedicated to supporting all students to reach their full potential academically, socially emotionally, and physically. She is passionate about education and strives daily to instill a love for learning in all students. She has three school-aged children and enjoys spending time with her family in her spare time. She has a love for the outdoors and likes to visit our beautiful National Parks. Mrs. Orozco is so excited to be a part of the Timberwolf family!

Our highly anticipated LEAD program is still open, and we are excited to welcome new students into our community of learning, growth, and opportunity. To ensure a fair and efficient enrollment process, we have put together a step by step guide to help you register your student and kickstart their journey with LEAD. Please refer to the attached flyer for detailed instructions on how to secure a spot for your student in our program.

I understand that there have been inquiries about our waitlist, and I want to address this to provide clarity to all interested families. Due to the high level of interest in our program, every club will initially be placed on a waitlist by default. As we gear up to review all applications starting tomorrow, I encourage you to complete the registration process promptly to secure your spot in the program.

Link: https://leadwolfcanyonelementary.jumbula.com/

Thank you for your interest in LEAD!

Anai Garcia

LEAD Site Specialist

Hello Wolf Canyon Timberwolf Families!

It was great to see everyone at Wolf Canyon today! We appreciate everyone’s patience and support during pick-up and dismissal. Especially on the few days of the school year!

Please read below for how we can work together to sustain a safe and orderly learning environment before and after school.

Blacktop 

In the mornings:

• Optional- Students may eat breakfast in the lunch tables
• Students must sit or stand in their assigned line or safely walk laps
• Students may not play on the play structure, wall ball courts, or roam around in the halls.

Please note, this Friday, we will not have a morning blacktop assembly. We will begin those next Friday, August 2. 

Drop-off and Dismissal

Student safety is everyone’s number one priority. During drop-off and pick-up, please support keep our students, families, and staff safe by:

• Please pick up and drop off your children only in the loading zone (not in the red zone).
• TK and Kindergarten students must be dropped off and picked up in-person at assigned gates. 
• Drive slowly and watch for pedestrians. Do not speed.
• Use crosswalks. Do not cross through the vehicle drop-off and pick up zone. 
• Stop for pedestrians.
• Park only in designated areas. Do not park in red zones or yellow zones or leave vehicle unattended in parking area or loading zone.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and partnership in ensuring a safe and orderly drop-off and dismissal. 

Mr. Pollack, School Principal

Reminder that today is a minimum day for all grade levels!

1st – 6th Grades will dismiss at 1:45 pm

TK will dismiss at 1:25pm and Kindergarten will dismiss at 1:30pm

Please note that Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten students will be dismissed early on minimum-day schedule every school day through Friday, August 2.