Welcome back! We’re excited to begin a new school year filled with learning, growth, and joyful moments. Our staff is ready to support every child and make this year a wonderful experience. Please read below about our new Safety Campus Policy.
Looking forward to a great year together!
Warmly,
Cynthia Orr
Principal
Safe Campus Policy:
Dear EastLake Families:
I am writing to inform you that at the December 2026 Board of Education Meeting, the Board revised Board Policy 3515.1, Campus Access and Safety, to outline the procedures for parents/guardians to safely check in and accompany their children on campus during morning drop-off.
Following the Board’s decision, parents/guardians are allowed to enter the school for morning breakfast and/or drop-off, as long as they sign into the Chula Vista Elementary School District’s visitor management system, Raptor. Parents must exit campus by the first bell.
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that we are aware of who is on campus at all times, helping us maintain a safe and secure learning environment. To ensure a smooth and safe process, our school will follow these operational guidelines:
Morning Drop-Off:
- Parents/guardians must check in at the school office using the Raptor visitor management system.
- After check-in, parents/guardians may accompany their child to the designated morning drop-off area or escort them to their classroom.
- Parents/guardians may attend morning breakfast with their child, provided they have signed in using Raptor and leave by the first bell.
- Parents/guardians must proceed directly to the designated area and exit campus immediately after drop-off by the first bell.
- Parents/guardians must sign out of Raptor upon leaving campus.
- Parents/guardians must follow all site-specific safety procedures while on campus.
At the end of the school day, students will be dismissed through the designated gates for pickup by their parents or guardians. All students in LEAD or YMCA programs must continue to adhere to check-out policies in those programs.
We appreciate your cooperation and support in ensuring the safety and well-being of all students and staff.
Attention All 5th Grade Parents:
In February 2026 our students in 5th, 7th, and 9th grade will participate in the California Physical Fitness Test (PFT). The FITNESSGRAM1 is the required annual PFT for students in grades five, seven, and nine in California public schools. This health-related fitness test, developed by The Cooper Institute, is intended to help students acquire lasting habits of regular physical activity.
The FITNESSGRAM includes tests for five areas of fitness, including Aerobic Capacity, Abdominal Strength and Endurance, Trunk Extensor Strength and Flexibility, Upper Body Strength and Endurance, and Flexibility. There are two or three test options for most of the fitness areas of the FITNESSGRAM so that all students, including those with special needs, have the chance to participate in the PFT. For those fitness areas that have multiple options, only one option is reported for each student.
Our students will receive their results upon completion of the PFT. These results will help students understand their individual levels of fitness. Students are encouraged to talk about these results with their parents or guardians and their physical education teacher. Parents and guardians can use these results to help their children plan appropriate fitness activities.
If you have any questions about your child’s participation in the PFT, the FITNESSGRAM, or the test results, please contact your child’s teacher. Additional information about the PFT are available on the California Department of Education PFT Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/.
Important Dates
January
13 – Students return – MINIMUM DAY
19 – Martin Luther King Holiday – NO SCHOOL
21 – EastLake’s Speech Contest
27 – DAC/DELAC Meeting at District Office (12:00-2:00)
27 – Safety Committee Meeting in Office Conference Room (3:00-4:00)
30 – PTA Glow Dance – (4:00-7:00)
February
11 – Spring Pictures
11 – SSC Meeting (3:00-4:00)
13 – Holiday – NO SCHOOL
16 – Holiday – NO SCHOOL
24 – DAC/DELAC Meeting at District Office (12:00-2:00)
April is Autism Awareness Month and our students are learning about autism – celebrating all minds, different ways we communicate and what sensory processing can look like. This is being shared with our students through our weekly video message, daily announcements and read alouds in our classrooms. Our hope is that with continued education, it supports our students to further understand one another and to deepen the connections here at school.
