2023-24 School Year

Week of: August 7th, 2023

• 08/07/23: Kindergarten Camp 12:30-3:00 pm,

Last Name A-L (more information below)

• 08/08/23: Kindergarten Camp 9:00-11:30 am,

Last Name M-Z (more information below)

• 08/10/23: Teacher Meet & Greet, 9:30-10:30 am, Last Name A-L
• 08/10/23: Teacher Meet & Greet, 1:00-2:00 pm, Last Name M-Z
• 08/14/23: First Day of School!
• 08/14/23: Kindergarten Tears & Cheers Breakfast for Families (hosted by PTO), 8:15-8:45 am

Attention all incoming Kindergarten parents!

Please be sure to bring your child to Kindergarten Camp this Monday and Tuesday!

Monday, 08/07/23: 12:30-3:00 PM, Last Name A-L

Tuesday, 08/08/23: 9:00-11:30 AM, Last Name M-Z

What to bring: water bottle (optional), no other supplies, please do not deliver any school supplies at this time.

What to wear: comfortable school-appropriate clothes and closed-toed shoes

What to know (procedures):

• Please prepare your child beforehand; let them know you will be dropping them off to play and talk with some new friends and teachers, and you will be coming back soon (in 2 hours) to pick them up.
• Please arrive to check-in between 12:30 PM -1:00 PM (Monday) OR 9:00-9:30 AM (Tuesday).
• Please park, go to the front doors, and check-in with staff. Staff will greet and walk students directly to their classrooms. Parents will depart and return for pickup.
• For pickup, please arrive between 2:30-3:00 PM (Monday) or 11:00-11:30 AM (Tuesday).
• Please check-in at the lobby. Please have ID ready. We will bring your child out to you.

What students will do:

Teachers and staff will meet students, and students will see their new school! Students will have the opportunity to meet some new friends, read books, see classroom surroundings, and play with classroom manipulatives. School staff will take the time to chat with each student for a short kinder-ready assessment, which will help with placing students into classrooms.

For those unable to attend:

Students who are not able to attend may be subject to classroom changes after the first week of school. We look forward to meeting our new kindergarten students soon!

If you are unable to attend, please email Mrs. Walsh at jwalsh@coralacademylv.org.

All CASLV students are required to be in Coral approved uniform attire. Uniforms can be purchased online (linked to the right). Uniform information and ordering website link can also be found on our website on the Uniforms page.

Bottoms:

• Navy blue uniform pants, shorts, skorts, skirts and jumpers are permitted. Students must wear shorts, leggings, or tights underneath skirts and jumpers.
• Bottoms may be purchased at any local store (i.e. Old Navy, Target, Wal-Mart, Dillards, etc.)

Tops

• Only maroon colored oxford polo shirts with the embroidered CASLV Logo are permitted.
• Tops must be purchased through our approved vendor.

More details regarding dress code is available in the 2023-24 Parent Student Handbook. Please be sure to review ALL uniform expectations prior to the start of school.

Families and students are invited to CALSV Eastgate's Teacher Meet & Greet on 08/10/23! There will be no formal presentation during this time, so please feel free to arrive anytime during the timeframes below, which are based on your student's last name. If your family has multiple last names within your family, please have all children in your household follow the schedule based off your oldest child's last name.

• Student Last Name A-L: 9:30-10:30 am
• Student Last Name M-Z: 1:00-2:00 pm

During this time, families and students will be able:

• Find homeroom classrooms & meet homeroom teacher
• Visit specialists teachers (Art, Music, PE, Library and STEM)
• Drop off school supplies - classroom community supplies
• Sign up for PTO!
• Drop off medications to the health office (see page 17 of the Parent Student Handbook for a complete list of directions and guidance regarding medications).
• Sign up for before/after school care with Champions
• Sign up for clubs, and more!

Beginning this year, we will continue to have two arrival and dismissal times for students; however, families will follow arrival/dismissal times based on their student's last name (rather than grade level). 

If you have various last names within your household and/or carpool group, please follow the schedule for the oldest child in your household and/or carpool group. 

These changes will hopefully help eliminate the need for families to have to go through carline more than once do drop off/pick multiple students in different grade levels.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out! ​​​​​​​

The 2023-24 Supply Lists can be accessed on our school website. Click link to access page directly. School supplies may be brought to school on the day of the Meet & Greet! Please follow teacher directions regarding any labeling of supplies.

Teacher homeroom class assignments will be sent out the week of 08/07/23 prior to the Teacher Meet & Greet on 08/10/23.

We are excited to welcome new staff to our Eastgate family! Please visit the Faculty and Staff page on our website for updates.

As we all know our children need healthy meals to learn. Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (CASLV) offers healthy meals every school day. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. At this time there is a federal program supplying free meals to all students, however, we are not sure exactly how long this program will be available and we would like to keep the meals FREE for all students.

The FRL application is confidential and your information will not be shared, and it must be submitted every school year. The online application submission is highly recommended.

Please click on the "Lunch Program Letter to Families" link for more information.

More information can also be found on the CASLV website.

We are excited to announce that we will be transitioning from iXL to iReady this upcoming school year!

i-Ready is an online program for reading and mathematics that will help your student’s teacher(s) determine your student’s needs, personalize their learning, and monitor progress throughout the school year. i-Ready allows your teacher(s) to meet your student exactly where they are and provides data to increase your student’s learning gains. i-Ready consists of two parts: Diagnostic and Personalized online instruction whcih can be completed both at school and home.

Additionally, teachers will utilize i-Ready components to supplement our core reading program (Wonders) and our core math program (Reveal).

Learn more about i-Ready by watching this video and visiting the iReady Family Center! More information to come!

Bringing an ACTIVpanel Promethean touchscreen board into our STEM classroom will completely transform the learning environment for my students! It will help give them access to interactive STEM lesson experiences. An ACTIVpanel Promethean touchscreen board will allow for an interactive presentation, engaging activities, and collaboration! It will eliminate the need for a teacher's desktop and allow screen sharing. It will help create an engaging learning environment, as well as elevate STEM lessons. Help us get rid of our projector and get updated to a touch screen experience. It would be like having a large tablet/computer on the wall. As technology and collaboration become more important in the workforce, this interactive board will be the perfect stepping stone to give my students a positive start!

Ms. Escalante

STEM Instructor & Coach

HopeLink of Southern Nevada which is a local non-profit organization is hosting a Back 2 School event on Thursday, July 27th at The Dollar Loan Center. They will give out school supplies and backpacks to around 4,000 students!

The event will start at 9 am and will continue until supplies last.

National Hispanic Heritage Month

(09/15-10/15)

• 09/01/23: Professional Development Day #1 (no school for students)
• 09/04/23: Labor Day (no school)
• 09/12/23: Fall Individual Photos (uniform dress)
• 09/22/23: Professional Development Day #2 (no school for students)
• 09/27/23: Fun Run Fundraiser
• 09/29/23: Vegas Strong Spirit Day

National Italian American Month

• 10/06/23: End of Quarter 1
• 10/09/23: Columbus Day & Indigenous Peoples' Day
• 10/19/23: Fall Individual Photo Retakes
• 10/20/23: PTO Fall Festival
• 10/27/23: Nevada Day (no school)
• 10/31/23: Halloween Spirit Day (costumes or Halloween colors okay)