CAPISTRANO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Don Juan Avila Elementary School

A California Distinguished School

“Setting the Course for Student Success”

Wear Your Spirit Wear on Fridays!

Upcoming Community Calendar:

May:

May 15:                                          Restaurant Night Habit-Burger Grill 4-9 PM

May 16:                                          Fourth Grade General Music End of the Year Demonstration at 8:35 AM. 

                                                       Parents are invited.  (Mr. Hervey blacktop and Mrs. Thornburg-P- 9)

                                                       Please park on the street. 

May 17:                                          PTA Association Meeting MPR 8 AM P-3

May 17:                                          Bike Rodeo 2:05-3:30 PM.  Families are invited. 

May 20-24:                                    PTA Book Fair

May 23:`                                        Open House –New Date. 6-7 PM. 

                                                      Grades 1-5 release at 11:50 AM

May 24:                                         60’s Dress Up Day

May 27:                                         Memorial Day (Legal Holiday)

May 28-31:                                    Fifth Grade Science Camp

May 28:                                         Board Game Donation Drive

May 29:                                         End Box Tops Contest

June:

June 3:                                           4^th and 5^th Grade Kickball Game (new date)

June 3:                                           Instrumental Music Spring Concert at Wood Canyon

                                                       4^th Grade Strings performance: 5:30-6:00 P

                                                       5^th Grade Band performance:  6:30-7:00 PM

                                                       5^th Grade Strings performance: 7:30-8:00 PM

June 5:                                           5^th Grade Choir Concert 6:30-7:15 PM at Wood Canyon

June 7:                                           5^th Grade Beach Day

June 11:                                         Fifth Grade Farwell 8 AM on the blacktop

June 11:                                         Last Day for All Elementary Students (Minimum Day)

                                                      11:50 release grades 1-5                              

June 12:                                         Last Day for All Teachers

June 13-19:                                    Student/Teacher Furlough Days

June 14:                                         Last day before the office closes for summer

June 15:                                         Office closed for summer

June 20:                                         Teacher Furlough Day

DJAES KIDS RUN:  FORMS ARE AVAILABLE UNDER QUICK LINKS
The Kids Run the OC (KROC) Training Program is back for the second year at DJAES.  The OC Marathon Kids Run the OC (KROC) Training Program was designed to help pre-adolescent kids become more physically fit, promote an active and healthy lifestyle and combat the onset of childhood obesity…while having fun!  Our students will be led through a popular, fun and free of charge, 10 week training program by volunteer coaches.  By the end of the 10 weeks each student will have accumulated the equivalent of 25.2 miles through various games and activities and hopefully have increased knowledge regarding healthy food choices and good eating habits.  Students may continue to finish their “marathon” by participating in The Kids Run the OC 1-Mile Run on May 4, 2013 at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa, CA.  This culminating event is a timed run for kids age 6-13. 

Additionally, if parents would like for their child to participate in the Kids Run the OC 1-Mile Run on May 4, 2013 you must register online at www.kidsruntheocmarathon.org.  Online registration is open until March 1, 2013 and costs $27.  Students may participate in DJAES training program without choosing to participate in the KROC run.  The KROC flyer with registration information, a letter detailing the DJAES training program and a Student Release Form will be sent home with all 1-5 grade students, hard copy registrations must be returned to your child’s teacher by Feb 14^thalong with the 2013 DJAES Student Release Form.  Any DJAES student can participate in the 10 week after school training program at DJAES free of charge as long as the 2013 DJAES Student Release Form is completed and returned to school by the 14^thor on the first day of the program, Feb 20^th.

Key Dates

14 Feb             Registration packets turned into school (Last Day for hard copy registrations)

20 Feb              First Practice @ 2:15 and brief parent meeting at 3:00

1 Mar              Online registration closes @ midnight

4 May              Race Day

If you have any questions about the KROC program at DJAES please contact:

Matt McCutchen

949-680-8736

mccutchen94@cox.net

Please note that the Constitution of the State of California requires that we provide a public education to you free of charge. Your right to a free education is for all school/educational activities, whether curricular or extracurricular, and whether you get a grade for the activity or class.  Subject to certain exceptions, your right to a free public education means that we cannot require you or your family to purchase materials, supplies, equipment or uniforms for any school activity, nor can we require you or your family to pay security deposits for access, participation, materials, or equipment.   

More information about Student Fees can be found on the CUSD page at:

https://capousd-ca.schoolloop.com/studentfees 

KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP:

Kindergarten Roundup is for new incoming kindergarten students starting school in fall of 2013.  Don Juan Avila’s Kindergarten Roundup is Thursday, Feb. 14, at 1 p.m./MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM.

—Families preparing to send their children off to school for the first time in the fall can visit elementary campuses in the Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) during Kindergarten Roundup meetings in the month of February, officials announced this week.

All 36 elementary CUSD schools will hold informational meetings that will last about an hour to provide families with important information regarding kindergarten programs and distribute registration materials. A schedule of roundup dates and times is available on the District website, www.capousd.org.

Families should bring proof of residence to receive their registration packets. If families intend to apply for a school of choice during the Open Enrollment period, they may attend a roundup at their preferred site. However, registration material will only be distributed to those who live within that school’s attendance boundaries or to those whose applications are accepted.

In order to complete the registration process, the child’s birth certificate and immunization records must be available. Open enrollment information can be found at http://capousd.ca.schoolloop.com/oe. Children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2013, to begin kindergarten in September.

Students who miss the cutoff date and were born between Oct. 2, 2008, and Dec. 2, 2008, may be eligible for the Transitional Kindergarten program. Informational meetings will be held on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, and Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Both will be held at 7 p.m. at the Education Center, 33122 Valle Road, San Juan Capistrano. More information on the Transitional Kindergarten program can be found at (949) 234-5342 or http://goo.gl/JWoPi.

26278 Wood Canyon Drive

Aliso Viejo, CA  92656

Phone: 949/349-9452

FAX: 949/362-9108

DJAES DAILY OFFICE HOURS
           8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Grades 1-5 (M, T, W, F)
7:45 a.m. - 2:05 p.m.

Early dimissal at

12:50 p.m. every Thursday

Kindergarten

Early Bird (M, T, W, F) 7:45 a.m. - 11:38 a.m.

Early Bird  (Th) 7:45 a.m. - 11:38 a.m.

Late Owl (M, T, W, F) 9:15 a.m. - 1:08 p.m.

Late Owl (Th) 7:45 a.m. - 11:38 a.m.

Early Bird Kindergarten 7:45-8:58

Late Bird Kindergarten 9:15-10:28

Kindergarten Roundup

Thursday, February 14th at 1:00 PM in the MPR

Students must be five by October 1, 2013 in order to enroll in kindergarten. 

Please bring proof of residency in order to pick up a packet. 

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