Week of June 2-6, 2025

Dear Heritage Families,

As we enter our final week of school, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt thanks. Your support, partnership, and encouragement have made a lasting impact on our students and staff. This has been a wonderful year filled with learning, growth, and a strong sense of community. We are so proud of all we’ve accomplished together.

A special THANK YOU to our amazing PTO for organizing Friday’s Summer Bash! What a fantastic way to celebrate the end of the school year. We appreciate all the memorable events, including Lotería and Paint Nights, the Fall and Spring Festivals, our annual Chalk Festival, Book Fairs, Valentine Grams, and everything in between! Your leadership and partnership truly help our community thrive — WE LOVE YOU!

We also want to extend our deepest gratitude to all of our volunteers. Your time, energy, and dedication have enriched our Heritage community in countless ways — from supporting in classrooms, helping our students color our sidewalks with chalk, and chaperoning field trips, to assisting with our Lion King Jr. theater production — the list goes on and on. We couldn’t have done it without you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

Thank you to the Heritage School Site Council for your hours of dedication and support. Our Heritage Hawks have benefitted from your feedback and partnership as we developed our Title I plan, evaluated and analyzed our school budget, and made decisions to support our academic and social-emotional growth throughout the year.

Congratulations to all our 6th graders who are promoting this year! We wish you the very best in middle school and beyond. Remember: “Once a Hawk, Always a Hawk!”

We wish you all a safe, joyful, and relaxing summer, and we look forward to welcoming you back in the fall!

Warmly,
Daniel Romo & Shanika Sanchez

Dates to Remember

• 06/04 – 6th Grade Promotion @ Eastlake Church – 11:30am
• 06/06 (Fri) – Last Day of School – Minimum Day – 12:45pm Dismissal
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

Continuing Enrollment

Many parents have been inquiring about residency verification for the upcoming 2025-26 school year, the time has finally arrived. Continuing enrollment began last week on on Tuesday, May 27. You should receive an email from DoNotReply@cvesd.org for each student on Tuesday, May 27. Check your inbox, spam, and junk email folders for the email. Each email will have your child’s unique snap code.

For families with multiple children enrolled in our district, expect to receive an email for each child. Please complete the form by June 6th, 2025, to secure your child’s spot for the next academic year. If your child won’t attend a school within the Chula Vista Elementary School District next year, please inform our front office at your earliest convenience.

Lost and Found Cart

We’re looking for a few great volunteers who can help spread out the piles of lost and found clothing, lunch boxes, and more on the sidewalk along the walkway in front of the Library tomorrow (Monday) morning. Please be sure to check for any of your students’ lost item before the end of the school year on June 6th.  Any items that are left at the end of the year will be donated.

From the Nurses Office

Week of May 26 , 2025

As we enter the last few weeks of the school year, there are a number of exciting events and activities that await our Hawks in the days ahead. It’s hard to believe how quickly this school year has flown by, and as we prepare to bid farewell to another memorable year, there’s still plenty of excitement and learning to be had!

Don’t forget there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day. All students and staff return on Tuesday, May 27th for a full-day of learning.

Dates to Remember

• 05/26 – Memorial Day Holiday – No School
• K-3 Parent Literacy Workshop – Postponed to Quarter 1, 2025-26
• 06/04 – 6th Grade Promotion @ Eastlake Church
• 06/06 (Fri) – Last Day of School
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

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PTO – Summer Bash – Join Us!

Week of May 19 , 2025

Our young Hawks have done an amazing job with CAASPP testing this week! Makeup testing continues next week. Please make sure to send your students to school. We only have three weeks of school left! YAY! Thank you for your continued support!

Dates to Remember

• 05/20 – ELAC Meeting 8:00-8:30am in the Auditorium
• 05/21 – PTO Board Meeting – Board Voting Ends. New PTO Board created.
• 05/27 – K-3 Parent Literacy Workshop – 5:00-6:00pm – How the Brain Learns to Read
• 5/29 – K-3 Parent Literacy Workshop – 5:00-6:00pm – Phonological Awareness
• 06/03 – K-3 Parent Literacy Workshop – 5:00-6:00pm – Reading Comprehension
• 06/04 – 6th Grade Promotion @ Eastlake Church
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

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PTO – Summer Bash – Join Us!

Parent Literacy Workshops – Coming Soon!

Mrs. Shanika Sanchez

Week of May 12 , 2025

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY (weekend)!

A heartfelt thank you to our incredible PTO and all of our generous families for making Teacher Appreciation Week so special! Your thoughtfulness and support filled our campus with gratitude and joy. From the delicious snacks to the thoughtful gifts, our amazing teachers felt truly celebrated and appreciated all week long.

We are so grateful for this wonderful community!

Dates to Remember

• 05/11 – PTO Board Nomination Time – Please help us fill our PTO Board (See Below)
• 05/15/2025 -Thu – SSC Meeting – May Agenda – April Agenda – February Agenda – MS Teams Link
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

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PTO Board Nomintion Time

CAASPP State Testing Starts this Week

Week of May 05 , 2025

Thank you to all the amazing parents and teachers at Heritage Elementary for your incredible support in making our Lion King Jr. performance a huge success! A special shout-out to Mrs. Eddington, Mrs. Camberos, Mrs. Galang, and Mrs. Contreras for their outstanding leadership, creativity, and dedication—this production would not have been possible without your hard work and passion. We are so grateful to everyone who helped bring the magic to life!

It’s time to celebrate our teachers and amazing support staff! Teacher Appreciation Week is Here! See below.

Dates to Remember

• 05/05 – Mon – CAASPP Testing begins
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

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PTO – Parent Teacher Organization

CAASPP State Testing Starts this Week

SUMMER LEAD ACADEMY PROGRAM REGISTRATION

Week of April 28, 2025

What a great week we had last week, celebrating our Military Children and ending with a STEM Festival put on by the San Diego Air & Space Museum and a PHENOMENAL theater production of LION KING JR! Wow! Thank you to all the amazing students, teachers, and volunteers who made this production come to life! Your time and dedication are TRULY appreciated and valued!

Dates to Remember

• April Perfect Atten”Dance” Challenge – Students with perfect attendance for April get to celebrate with a Dance party! Let’s do this!
• 4/28 – Monday – Purple Star Designation Day – Navy Band and 32nd Street Commanding Officer
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

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CAASPP Testing is Almost Here

What is CAASPP Testing? Every year, California students take several statewide tests. When combined with other measures such as grades, class work, and teacher observations, these tests give families and teachers a more complete picture of their child’s learning. You can use the results to identify where your child is doing well and where they might need more support.

Near the end of each school year, students in grade 3 and higher take summative assessments. The umbrella term we use to talk about the summative assessments our students take is CAASPP which stands for the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress. Be sure to learn more about these state tests by going to the Starting Smarter web page at: http://ca.startingsmarter.org/ or review the Parent Guides to Understanding at: http://cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp.

¿Qué son las pruebas CAASPP? Cada año, los estudiantes de California presentan varias pruebas estatales. Al combinarlas con otras medidas como las calificaciones, el trabajo en clase y las observaciones de los maestros, estas pruebas ofrecen a las familias y maestros una visión más completa del aprendizaje de sus hijos. Puede usar los resultados para identificar dónde se está desempeñando bien su hijo y dónde podría necesitar más apoyo.

Cerca del final de cada año escolar, los estudiantes de 3.er grado en adelante presentan evaluaciones sumativas. El término general que usamos para referirnos a las evaluaciones sumativas que presentan nuestros estudiantes es CAASPP, que significa Evaluación de California del Rendimiento y Progreso Estudiantil. Asegúrese de obtener más información sobre estas pruebas estatales visitando la página web de Starting Smarter en: http://ca.startingsmarter.org/ o consultando las Guías para Padres para la Comprensión en: http://cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp.

2025-26 School Year

As new registrations are underway and we start to look at the upcoming 2025-26 school year, please help us plan for next year by filling out this short survey if you ARE NOT planning to return to Heritage for the next school year. Thank you for taking the time to complete the brief survey!

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT THIS FORM UNLESS YOU ARE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA OR INTO ANOTHER SCHOOL BOUNDARY—BY COMPLETING THIS FORM YOUR CHILD WILL NOT BE ADDED TO A CLASS LIST NEXT YEAR!

CLICK HERE IF YOU ARE NOT RETURNING TO HERITAGE FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR

A medida que las nuevas inscripciones están en marcha y comenzamos a analizar el próximo año escolar 2025-26, por favor, ayúdenos a planificar el próximo año completando esta breve encuesta si NO planea regresar a Heritage para el próximo año escolar. ¡Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para completarla!

NO ENVÍE ESTE FORMULARIO A MENOS QUE SE MUDE DE LA ZONA O A OTRO LÍMITE ESCOLAR. AL COMPLETAR ESTE FORMULARIO, SU HIJO NO SERÁ AÑADIDO A LA LISTA DE LA CLASE EL PRÓXIMO AÑO.

HAGA CLIC AQUÍ SI NO REGRESA A HERITAGE PARA EL AÑO ESCOLAR 2025-26

Week of April 21, 2025

Hello Heritage Hawk Families!

Thank you to Mr. Michael and Mrs. Fong and all our excellent volunteers for putting together and AMAZING Paint Night this past Friday! It was a blast! We appreciate all you do for our community!

Let’s celebrate the Month of the Military Child this week! Check out the spirit week below:

Dates to Remember

• April Perfect Atten”Dance” Challenge – Students with perfect attendance for April get to celebrate with a Dance party! Let’s do this!
• 04/21 – Mon-Fri – Month of the Military Child Spirit Week
• 4/22 – Thursday – SSC Meeting Continuation- April Agenda – February Agenda – MS Teams Link
• 04/25 – Month of the Military Child – Ice Cream Social (See Below)
• 4/25 – Friday – STEM Day on the Blacktop (Grades 4-6)
• 4/28 – Monday – Purple Star Designation Day – Navy Band and 32nd Street Commanding Officer
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

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Month of the Military Child – Ice Cream Social – Friday, 04/25

Week of April 14, 2025

Hello Heritage Hawk Families! Welcome to the second week of the fourth quarter. LEAD Clubs begin this week April 14th through May 30th. If you haven’t signed up, there is still space. Use the QR code in the flyer below to sign up.

Dates to Remember

• April Perfect Atten”Dance” Challenge – Students with perfect attendance for April get to celebrate with a Dance party! Let’s do this!
• 04/14 – LEAD Clubs Begin (All Clubs End on May 30th)
• 4/16 – Wednesday – Spring Pictures
• 4/17 – Thursday – SSC Meeting – April Agenda – February Agenda – MS Teams Link
• 4/25 – Friday – STEM Day on the Blacktop (Grades 4-6)
• 4/28 – Monday – Purple Star Designation Day – Navy Band and 32nd Street Commanding Officer
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

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PTO Hosts the Heritage Paint Night

Week of April 07, 2025

Welcome back, amazing Hawks! I hope you had a fun and relaxing spring break filled with laughter and sunshine. I missed your bright smiles and kind hearts, and I’m so excited to jump back into learning and growing together!

Congratulations to our Anchored 4 Life student leaders and teacher advisors for supporting our military community! Through your efforts, Heritage has been awarded the Purple Star Designation! Thank you for ALL you do to help our military families everyday!

We’re now in the fourth and final quarter of the school year. Can you believe it? This is a time to shine and finish strong! 🌟 As we get ready for state testing in May, it’s super important to make sure you’re getting plenty of rest each night and starting each day with a healthy breakfast. Your brains and bodies need fuel to do their best!

Let’s make these last few months full of learning, laughter, and proud moments. You’ve got this! I’m cheering you on every step of the way! 💪📚💛

Principal Romo

Dates to Remember

• 4/10 – Thursday – Chalk Festival – Volunteers Needed (see below)
• 04/14 – LEAD Clubs Begin (All Clubs End on May 30th)
• 4/16 – Wednesday – Spring Pictures
• 4/17 – Thursday – SSC Meeting
• 4/25 – Friday – STEM Day on the Blacktop (Grades 4-6)
• 4/28 – Monday – Purple Star Designation Day – Navy Band and 32nd Street Commanding Officer
• Click Here for the 2024-2025 CVESD School Calendar
• Click here for next year’s 2025-26 School Calendar

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Chalk Festival Coming on Thursday!