Wolf Canyon – Home of the Timberwolves

Welcome Back/Curriculum Nights

Mr. Shy will be welcoming back parents on Monday, September 14th at 5:30pm. The meeting will be broadcast using Teams Live. The broadcast will conclude with a Questions and Answers time. If you aren’t able to make the meeting, it will be recored and posted on the blog later in the week.

To access the meeting please click HERE at 5:30pm tomorrow.

Grade 1 – Grade 6 general education classrooms will have curriculum night’s on the following dates and times:

School Site Council Elections

SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL (SSC) is comprised of 5 elected parent/community representatives and 5 elected staff representatives. The role of the SSC is to develop, approve and monitor the Single Plan for Student Achievement, and the school’s budget. Regular meetings take place on Mondays (once a month) beginning at 3:30pm. All parents and staff are welcome to attend.

There are 3 vacancies for the 2020-2021 school year; council seats serve 2 years.
The top 3 candidates will have a council seat, and 2 runner-up candidates will be alternates.

Nominations Deadline: Friday, September 18th
Elections will take place the week of September 21st

Feel free to e-mail mathew.shy@cvesd.org with any questions.

Please use the link below if you are interested in serving on SSC.

https://forms.gle/Pj2h3ZkL2ysMQXnz8

The Wolf Canyon staff and I loved having our Timberwolves back with us for Distance Learning. We are so proud of the grit and grace students, teachers, and parents showcased as we adjusted to a new teaching and learning environment. It sure is great to be a Timerwolf!!

School Meal Program

Please take a few minutes to complete the free and reduced lunch application; it helps our school receive funding and your child receive free or reduced price lunch. If you cannot complete the form online, you can pick one up in front of the main office.

Click here for Application.

All Timberwolves will be able to receive meals for the week each Thursday at Wolf Canyon between the hours of 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm. Students will receive five breakfast and lunch meals.

Beginning-of-the-Year Assessments 

Over the next several weeks, teachers will be administering assessments in the areas of reading and mathematics to identify beginning levels for students in order to address their needs and guide instruction and learning.  The assessment schedule is as follows: 

In this Distance Learning model, we will need your support to accomplish this task. If you haven’t done so already, please take a few minutes to watch the video linked below that explains the support we will need from our parents throughout this process.  

https://www.curriculumassociates.com/teaching-learning-2020/home-assessment-family-support

Your child’s teacher will be providing you more specifics about dates and expectations for Beginning-of-the-Year Assessments.

Technology 

If you borrowed a laptop from Wolf Canyon and are experiencing technical difficulties that have yet to be resolved, please bring the laptop and charger to the Wolf Canyon main office between the hours of 9:00-3:00pm to exchange your laptop. Please understand that we have a limited supply of laptops and there is a possibility that we will run out of devices.

If you are having trouble with technology, please call the parent help line at (619) 409-6638. When you leave a message, please be sure you leave a phone number that can reach you at.

Our virtual version of our Welcome Back Tunnel:-)

Preparation for August 31st

As we prepare for the first day of school, please take some time to help your child designate a quiet space for Distance Learning. Also, please help your child test out their technology and login information prior to the first day school. Students will need a functioning camera, microphone, and audio. Headphones would also be helpful. All students at Wolf Canyon have an email account on Office 365. If you have any technical difficulties with a device you borrowed from the school or Office365 issues, you may contact the parent help line at (619) 409-6638.

• Student Logins
  • TK – Gr. 1:
    • Username: ID#@live.cvesd.org
    • Password: PW: lowercase first initial, lowercase last initial Student ID# and =
      • Example: rc12345=
  • Gr. 2 – Gr. 6:
    • Username: ID#@live.cvesd.org
    • Password: Uppercase first initial, lowercase last initial, 8 digit birthdate
      • Example: Rc01282000

For the first week of school (August 31st – September 4th) students will only be participating in live instruction for the first 2 hours of the school day. Teachers will spend the afternoons in professional development and grade level collaboration.

School Lunch Application

It is very important to complete a lunch application each year. It helps our school receive funding and may result in your child receiving free or reduced lunch.

Click here for Application

Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)

Our VAPA teachers are very excited to begin classes with your students beginning the week of September 8th.

Art with Mrs. Adamos

For each art lesson, you will need a few basic supplies: crayons, markers, white plain paper, pencils, a glue stick, and scissors.  I also recommend a few other art supplies to enhance your art experience (but these are not required): permanent black marker, colored pencils, recycled magazines, and colored construction paper.

Music with Ms. Casimiro

For music, you will soon receive information about materials specific to your grade level. I will be in contact with your classroom teacher, who will send that information to you via e-mail.   

Hi Timberwolves! 

We are so excited for the start of the 2020-2021 school year!  Your teachers have prepared instructional materials and school supplies for you! We will be holding Pick-Up Parties this week! 

Here is the schedule: 
Fourth  Grade: Tuesday, September 1st from 3:30-4:30

Fifth Grade and Mrs. Morton’s SDC class: Friday, September 4th from 4:00-5:00 p.m.

Sixth Grade: Wednesday, September 2nd from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Mrs. Gersten’s SDC class: Thursday, September 3rd from 6:00-6:30 p.m.

• If you have a child in grades TK – Gr. 3 and were not able to pick-up up materials last week, please feel free to come to the school on any of the dates and times above.

All materials will be distributed in the front school parking lot.  Please follow the signs upon arrival.  Students and families will remain in their cars and please wear a mask!  Teachers and staff will provide you with your bag and a wave!  If you are not able to pick-up the student material bag during your designated time, you are welcome to pick up during a different grade level distribution time.  

Please write the following on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper and place on your car dashboard.                                              

Student Last Name, First Name

Grade and Teacher

We look forward to seeing you this week! 

It was AWESOME to see all of the students and families who were able to stop by the school over the past couple of days to pick up school supplies and instructional materials. A special thank you to the Bugarin and Agustin families for dropping off treats for staff to enjoy.

If you are in grades TK, K, 1, 2 or 3 and you were not able to come pick up your supplies and materials, don’t worry.

We will be distributing TK-Gr. 3 materials again tomorrow, Saturday, August 29th from 9:00-11:00am.

Good afternoon, Wolf Canyon Timerwolves!

Below you will find daily schedules for students by grade level spans. These are broad schedules that will give you a better idea on the amount of time your child will need to participate in Distance Learning (DL). Your child’s teacher will be providing you more detailed schedules during the “Meet the Teacher Parent Meetings” scheduled for this week.

Timberwolves! 

We are so excited for the start of the 2020-2021 school year!  Your teachers have prepared instructional materials and school supplies so that your first week of school will be fantastic! We will be holding Pick-Up Parties this week! 

Here is the schedule: 
Transitional Kindergarten : Thursday, August 27th from 3:30-4:40 p.m.

Kindergarten: Friday, August 28th from 4:00-5:00 p.m.

First Grade: Wednesday, August 26th from 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Second Grade: Friday, August 28th from 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Third Grade: Friday, August 28th from 3:00-4:00 p.m.

All materials will be distributed in the drop off circle in front of the school.  Please follow the signs upon arrival.  Students and families will remain in their cars and please wear a mask!  Teachers and staff will provide you with your bag and a wave! 

If you are not able to pick-up the student material bag during your designated time, there will be a make-up pick-up party on Saturday, August 29th from 9-11 a.m. 

Please write the following on an 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece of paper:

LAST NAME, FIRST NAME

GRADE

TEACHER

If you are not able to pick-up the student material bag during your designated time, there will be a make-up pick-up party on Saturday, August 29th from 9-11 a.m. 

Pick-up Parties for SDC classrooms and grades 4-6 will be held the week of August 31st – September 4th. More information will be posted on the blog later this week. 

 
We look forward to seeing all TK-3rd grade families this week!

Please click the link below to view the dates, times and links for our 2020-21 Meet the Teacher Parent Meetings.

We are trying to respond to e-mails as fast as we can. Our phones have been down the last few days and therefore we are experiencing a large volume of e-mail communication. Teachers should be contacting you very soon to introduce themselves and invite you to their parent meeting. They also have access to student login information.

User Names:  Your child’s username is their unique StudentID# @live.cvesd.org . My example would be 12345@live.cvesd.org

Passwords, Transitional Kindergarten through First Grade: Lowercase first initial + lowercase second initial + student ID + equal sign(=) .  For example, my name is Mathew Shy so my password would be ms12345= 

Passwords, Second through Sixth Grade: Capitalized first initial + lowercase second initial + birthday.  For example, my name is Mathew Shy and I was born June 22, 1976 then my password would be Ms06221976 

If you are trying to login to Office 365 with your student’s credentials using the directions below, and you are not successful, please know that the District is having trouble loading all the Usernames and Passwords into the system. Several thousand are being loaded each day.

Please continue to try throughout the week and if you are not successful by Friday morning, please contact the Parent Helpline 619-409-6638.