Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Instructional Hours (Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten) 
Mondays: 8:00 a.m. – 12:41 p.m.
Tuesdays – Fridays: 8:00 a.m. – 2:08 p.m.

Instructional Hours (Grades 1 - 5)
Monday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:51 p.m.
Tuesday – Friday:  8:00 a.m. - 2:18 p.m.


Magnet Middle School Information Night - Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 6:00 p.m. at Mission Meadows Elementary School

Attention Parents of 5th Grade Students: If you are interested in finding out more information about Vista Magnet Middle School (VMMS) or Vista Innovation and Design Academy (VIDA), please attend the Magnet Middle School Information Night at Mission Meadows Elementary School (5657 Spur Ave, Oceanside, CA 92057) on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, starting at 6:00 p.m. 

Alamosa Park Winter Wonderland Choral Concert – 5:00 p.m. on Friday, 12/06/19

Please come see your student and their grade level peers perform in the Winter Wonderland Choral Concert on Friday, December 6, starting at 5:00 p.m. Gates open at 4:30 p.m.

The Choral Performance order is as follows: 

• Alamosa Singers (Choir)
• Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten
• 1st Grade
• 2nd grade
• 3rd grade (and Mrs. Campbell's 2/3 combination class)
• 4^th and 5^th grades

Alamosa Park Family Survey

I would like to request your feedback. Specifically, I would like to know (1) which educational programs students and parents are interested in having at Alamosa Park and (2) which parent workshops you would like to have offered at Alamosa Park. When time permits, please click the following link to access this brief survey that will provide valuable feedback to me. Alamosa Park Family Survey

Outstanding Hawk Run Jog-A-Thon organized by our APEF

I would like to thank our Alamosa Park Education Foundation (APEF), APEF President, Sonia Rodriguez, and all of our parent volunteers for a fantastic Hawk Run! On Friday, October 18, each of our students and many faculty members participated in the Hawk Run Jog-A-Thon to celebrate healthy lifestyles and fitness. This memorable and exciting event raised funds for our academic and enrichment programs. The excellent organization from our APEF brought numerous volunteers from across the Vista and Oceanside communities to support Alamosa Park students and faculty. I would also like to thank our great students for their hard work in running and securing pledged donations. Our parent community is so very generous for submitting donations to Alamosa Park. Among the prizes for students who reach certain milestones with fundraising efforts, are a Hawk Run water bottle, Super Hero sling bag, and pie in the face for principal. If we reach our goal of $30,000, I will dye my hair red. Final results for the donations will be announced by November. On behalf of the Alamosa Park faculty, I appreciate our APEF and the AP Hawk Community for all of the great support with this very fun and exciting event for our students.

VUSD Community Forums – Budget reductions

Please click HERE to see a VUSD video regarding the budget reductions and click HERE for the Community Forum web page. For additional information about VUSD, please visit the VUSD web page at https://vistausd.org/.  

School Safety Drills

School-wide safety is extremely important. Our school-wide safety plan highlights every potential situation and is reviewed and approved by Oceanside Police and Fire Departments. Every month, our students and faculty participate in safety drills including fire evacuation, earthquake, secure campus, and lockdown. Each of these drills requires different procedures and all require student attention for proper preparedness. So far, we have participated in two fire evacuation drills; one on Friday, 08/23 and one on Thursday, 09/05. On Tuesday, 09/17, we conducted an earthquake, secure campus, and fire evacuation drill. The entire drill takes approximately 15 – 20 minutes. On Wednesday, 11/20, we will conduct a Fire Evacuation Drill. With every drill I am reminded of how well our faculty and students are prepared for safety. Students remain calm, organized, and follow teacher instructions. As a result, students and faculty know the procedures. I appreciate the attention and commitment to safety at Alamosa Park.

Parking Lot Safety

I would like to thank our community for continuing to practice safety during every student drop-off and pick-up time period. Please continue to drive slowly, proceed with caution, and our faculty will assist students entering vehicles safely. I would like to remind parents to not leave your car unattended unless you parking in a parking space. If you are picking up your child at the Alamosa Park parking lot, do not park in the center of lot since this area is a thoroughfare for vehicles entering and exiting the lot. The solar panel carport construction is now completed. I greatly appreciate the patience and support from everyone.

Student Recognition Assemblies

Every month Alamosa Park has student recognition flag assemblies that include the Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem, information related to Leader in Me Habits (September – Be Proactive, October – Begin with the End In Mind; November – Put First Things First; December – Think Win-Win). Our next student recognition assembly is on Friday, 12/06, at 8:00 a.m. in the blacktop area. During Flag Awards Assemblies, students from each class are recognized for exemplifying the Leader in Me Habits and for academic achievement. Students who are recognized receive a special certificate, join me for Principal Pride Luncheon, and receive an ice cream during lunch. We are proud of our students, staff, and community coming together to celebrate positive school-wide character and academic achievement.

Wheel Enrichment Instruction

Since the beginning of the school year, every other week, all of our students participate in enrichment learning time during wheel rotation schedule. For the month of October, students participate in the wheel enrichment schedule during the weeks of 11/12, 12/02, and 12/16. This "every other week" wheel schedule will continue for the remainder of the school year. We are most fortunate to have experienced certificated teachers and our counselor providing these enrichment courses of study which are aligned to our school vision of Leadership, Engineering, the Arts, Design Thinking, and Science (Alamosa Park LEADS the Way). Here is the wheel enrichment schedule for each grade level, every other week:

• Grade 2: Tuesdays, 8:00 – 10:50 a.m.
• Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten: Tuesdays, 10:55 a.m. – 2:05 p.m.
• Grades 4 & 5: Wednesdays, 8:00 – 10:50 a.m.
• Grade 3: Thursdays, 8:00 – 10:50 a.m.
• Grade 1: Thursdays, 10:55 a.m. – 2:05 p.m.

During this wheel time, students are engaged in exploration, innovation, and teamwork activities. The wheel time enrichment includes Art (Ms. McCloud), Music (Mrs. Sotelo); Maker Space / Rokenbok Lab (Ms. Dunn); Innovation, Engineering, STEM (Mrs. Larsen); and Leader in Me / Citizenship & Character Building (Mrs. Coccodrilli – Grades 4/5). During this wheel time, the regular grade level teachers are provided valuable collaboration and professional development time. Teachers are currently working together in grade level teams enhance lessons for our new math curriculum adoption, Eureka Math, which is aligned to California Math Standards. I am very pleased with the variety of learning opportunities this wheel time provides for our students and the collaboration time for our regular classroom teachers. Please take time to discuss with your student the learning opportunities during regular class time as well as the time during wheel enrichment.

Leader in Me (December Habit #4: Think Win - Win)

During the month of December, we are emphasizing Leader in Me Habit #4, Think Win- Win. By asking students to reflect on their leadership and focusing their efforts in developing a plan to accomplish certain tasks, they will gain additional leadership skills that will set them up for success. We will be challenging students to spend time on things that are most important and say no to things that we know we should not do. By knowing the leadership habit for this month, you can work alongside of Alamosa Park staff in promoting leadership for your student.

WAVE – Pact Wednesdays

In an effort to promote student interest and engagement in college after high school, all VUSD schools participate in WAVE – pact Wednesdays. On “We are Vista Everyday” (WAVE) – pact Wednesdays, we encourage all students, faculty, and parent volunteers to wear college gear. Thank you for considering to participate in wearing college gear every Wednesday.

Upcoming Events

• Week of 12/02/19 – Wheel Week
• Friday, 12/06/19 – Winter Choral Concert (Gates Open at 4:30 p.m. - concert begins at 5:00 p.m.)
• Week of 12/16/19 – Wheel Week
• 12/23 - 01/06/20 - Winter Break
• Tuesday, 01/07/20 - School Resumes

Happy December to everyone in the Alamosa Park Community. Go Hawks!

Sincerely.

Kyle Ruggles, Ed.D.

Principal, Alamosa Park Elementary School

(760) 940-0700

kyleruggles@vistausd.org