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Sweetwater Secondary Council - Ninth District, Inc CCPTS Bonita Vista High Newsletter 2012 751 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91913 (619) 397-2000 FAX (619) 656-1203 well, but the mighty Barons provide a safe and secure learning PRINCIPAL’S outperformed their counterparts environment. MESSAGE across the district. Because of this achievement, Bonita’s new BVH has excellent teachers. Our Bettina E. Batista estimated API score is 851! This is teachers are professionals who create once again one of the highest positive classroom environments where among all high schools in SUHSD. all students can learn. If you have any By the time this newsletter reaches questions regarding the educational home, individual student CST program in your child’s classes, your first scores should have arrived in the contact must be the teacher. mail. I encourage all parents to review these scores with their children and call the school with Welcome to the 2012-13 school OPEN HOUSE questions and/ or concerns. th year! The year is off to a Thursday, September 13 fantastic start. The faculty, staff Bonita Vista High School is a busy, 6:00 PM and administration are grateful for busy school filled with many ---No General Session in the another year to work with wonderful activities designed to add Gymnasium--- students and parents to provide rich and fulfilling learning continued quality educational Parents are to report directly opportunities to your child’s quality st nd experiences for our student body. academic program. Through this to 1 or 2 period newsletter our hope is to provide (Schedule Enclosed) Our school doors opened to useful information for parents and approximately 2,500 students families. Friday, September 14th with nearly three hundred new Minimum Day for students walking in the first week We are so fortunate to have such Students and Faculty of school! “Setting the Standard dedicated and involved parents at In Observance of Open House for Excellence” is our school our school. Research shows that Period 1 starts at 7:38 motto and our academic when parents get involved and Period 2 starts at 8:20 achievements in 2011-2012 lend support school programs, their Period 6 ends at 12:23 credence to this mission. It was children achieve academic success. Period 7 ends at 1:05 truly another banner year for BVH! Three years ago Bonita As BVH Principal, my ongoing goal Meaningful curriculums coupled with was the first high school in the is to work with parents and staff to high expectations from the teachers are Sweetwater Union High School teach students the skills and the partial ingredients necessary to District (SUHSD) to attain and knowledge necessary to make develop the readiness for your child to be exceed the coveted API learning an exciting and lifelong successful at the high school level. The (Academic Performance Index) process. BVH is a high performing two other major ingredients are well- state target of 800. We recently school because parents want their motivated students and parents who received our school’s CSTs children to be held accountable; our support the educational expectations of scores for 2011-12. Not only did dedicated staff has high the teachers and school. our students perform extremely expectations and we strive to BARON BANNER-BVHS Newsletter Online at http://bvh.sweetwaterschools.org September/October 2012 Page 1 Our school mission is supported Become familiar with the Before- and After-school Child Care by our School Site Council and increased high school graduation our PTSA and it states: requirements. Youngsters need supervision. Here are JOIN AND SUPPORT PTSA. some ideas: The mission of Bonita Vista High School, a distinctive and vibrant Our Open House is scheduled for Children approaching adolescence (the international community of Thursday, September 13th. Please 11- and 12-year olds) should not come leaders, is to ensure all students be sure to find the time to meet your home to an empty house in the thrive and successfully contribute child’s teachers. Establishing a line afternoon unless they show unusual to a global society through a of communication between home maturity for their age. system of learning distinguished and school is critical! If supervision is not available, parents by: should make special efforts to Another exiting year awaits us at supervise from a distance. Make sure Rigorous, comprehensive, and Bonita Vista High and I am looking children have a set time to arrive at enriching academic programs forward to working with the school home and check in with a neighbor or Diversified extra-curricular community to continue to achieve parent by telephone. program the best for students at the Home of Does a grandparent or other relative Designed to engage and inspire the Barons! live nearby, and is he or she available all students and willing to help? A safe learning environment Walking and If you choose a commercial after- A culture that fosters Biking school program, inquire about the intellectual risk-taking and the to School training of the staff. There should be a exploration of new ideas high staff-to-child ratio, and the rooms Individuals whose actions are Because of and the playground should be safe. guided by integrity, honesty, minimal and respect supervision, SOURCE: American Academy of Partnerships with students, young Pediatrics; www.aap.org staff, families, and community pedestrians face members dangers while walking to and from Health A tradition of excellence and school. Here are basic safety tips: Get eyes and teeth checked. Children in Baron Pride pain from cavities or who can’t see the Walk your bike through blackboard can’t do well in the Here are more Ways You Can intersections. classroom. Help to Promote Positive Student Walk with a buddy. Performance: Wear reflective material. Riding the Bus It makes you more visible to Many students are killed and injured in Provide breakfast. street traffic. incidents involving school buses – more Schedule medical appointments often as students got on and off than in after school. SOURCE: National Safety Council; crashes. Remember these tips: Establish a family READING www.nsc.org; San Diego Union time. Tribune, Sept. 4, 2004. Wait for your bus away from traffic Talk with your child about and the street. activities at school. Write down your assignments and Stay away until the bus comes to a Contact your child’s teachers turn in on time. complete stop and the driver signals and support their expectations. Take your time with schoolwork. you to enter. Encourage your child to stretch If you don’t understand Use the handrail to enter and exit the academically. something, ask the teacher. bus. Review and preview your Exit the bus and walk 10 giant steps. child’s homework assignments SOURCE: Kids Health; Keep a safe distance between you and daily. kidshealth.org/ the bus. Encourage your child to join Be aware of street traffic. Drivers are after school programs, required to follow certain rules of the including tutoring. road concerning school buses. However, not all do. Watch out! BARON BANNER-BVHS Newsletter Online at http://bvh.sweetwaterschools.org September/October 2012 Page 2 school must be notified of an early Saturday School can clear one full day of leave via this procedure otherwise truancy or six single period absences or 8 the student is penalized with a ‘tardies.’ Please note: For purposes of truancy during the missed periods. determining citizenship or academic Halloween Candy Drive This procedure ensures student grades students must work out clearing safety! tardies with their teachers. Teachers are th Coming Soon! The 10 annual under no obligation to consider Saturday “Donate Your Extra Halloween Full day absences only can be School to determine grades. Candy” drive will be in full swing reported by email to: st the days following October 31 , graciela.palomino@sweetwaterscho st th Bus Loading Zone November 1 - 9 and I am once ols.org. again expanding it district wide We continue to ask parents waiting to this year. There are many needy Note: Seven or more unexcused pick up students to be mindful of the children living in Tijuana period absences and/or 8 or more school busses arriving to school to drop orphanages and in San Diego tardies will result in the student off or to pick up students. Vehicles County Homeless Shelters who being on the CHOICES List. should not be parked on the RED painted would enjoy the extra candy. So, Parents or guardians of students curbs nor should they enter the bring me your extra Halloween with past negative attendance handicapped parking areas unless you candy! I personally collect it and patterns are advised to monitor the intend to park there. Communicate in make arrangements to deliver it to student’s attendance every two advance with your children to board in the kids. After all, how much weeks. If you would like to check the appropriate curbs painted green or in candy do YOU really need on your student’s attendance at any the parking lot area. Kids can walk a little anyway? time or should you need to report an farther to get to you with no harm to absence, please contact the them. Very sincerely yours, Attendance Office at (619) 397- 2015 or via email request. Saturday School Cafeteria 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Parents/Guardians have only 10 No late students accepted Bettina E. Batista days after an absence to clear absences to ‘excused’ per district Sept. 15 Feb. 2, 9 ASSISTANT wide policy. In order to ensure all the days of an absence are cleared, Oct. 13, 20 Mar. 9 PRINCIPALS it’s best if they are cleared on the Nov.