We were thrilled to host an inspiring event with Ricky Robertson! His insights on trauma-informed practices and culturally responsive teaching captivated participants, sparking meaningful discussions about supporting students affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The energy in the room was incredible, and attendees left motivated with actionable strategies. It was a powerful reminder of the importance of community in fostering resilience and understanding among our students.
The true magic of our Halloween Parade lies in the boundless creativity of our students! Their costumes are a tapestry of imagination, from whimsical creatures to classic characters. Thank you to everyone for bringing this festive celebration to life! 🎃✨
🎃👻 Huge shoutout to all the staff and the Solvang community for making this year’s Halloween Parade a spooktacular success! Your hard work and creativity brought our festive celebration to life. Thank you for making it a day to remember! 🕷️🦇 Happy Halloween! 🎉
We kicked off our spirit week with a Family Picnic on Monday! Thanks for joining us for lunch on campus and bringing so much joy to school.
Mrs. Schlingman's guacamole contest was a success! Her students worked in groups to incorporate a secret ingredient into their guacamole. Pictured is the winning group holding their pineapple mango guacamole sombrero. Yum!
Each Friday here at Solvang School we will be highlighting one awesome staff member. This week's shoutout goes to Mrs. Hauck for providing enriching and creative musical lessons for our students from TK-8th grade! Thank you for all you do for our students.
Thank you teachers, staff, and parents for making our 3rd-8th Back to School Night a success! The beginning of the school year off to a great start!
6th grade science rocks! Thank you teachers for providing new experiences on our upper campus. Shout out to our new 6th grade science teacher, Michelle Fitzgerald.
Announcing Solvang's Read-a-thon Poster Contest.
See flyer & links below.
Poster Contest Information English
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18i_mtFmRIJHz4K_RKgTxL6l7UDSnHX_e/view?usp=drive_link
Poster Contest Information Spanish https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PwQ7_c6MF4xMWuF55ssE_zoPhaa6y9W3/view?usp=drive_link
Thank you for attending our Ribbon Cutting Ceremony yesterday afternoon! We are so thankful for our community's support and we are excited for our students as they get to explore the new play structure. Huge shoutout to everyone involved in making this possible!
Go Vikings!
Welcome to the 24-25 School Year. Solvang School officially begins on August 15th at 8:30 am. We invite you to come early and snap a first day picture.
Staff is eager to welcome students and is diligently preparing classrooms! The Principal is super excited! We can't wait to see our students and families return!
Class lists and schedules will be available on August 14th from 2-5 pm in the gym. Please bring in any remaining registration forms, fill out a Free and Reduced Lunch For (even if you don't qualify as competing the forms helps our funding), and buy some new Spirit Wear and support SSEF!
Lower Campus will open for early morning care at 7:30 am I the cafeteria. Playgrounds will open at 8:15.
It's going to be an awesome school year!
Welcome Viking warriors!
Our students in Mrs. Schlingman's class kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month with the annual Guacamole competition! Here, we see Ms. Dunkle and Ms. Klemm sharing their tasting notes with students. Great job students! Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
Please come through our Book Fair next week! We'd love to see you!
YOU MAY ALSO PURCHASE BOOKS ON-LINE AT:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/solvangelementaryschool1
With the weather in our favor, families and students alike enjoyed lunch on upper campus on the first day of September.
The Back to School Ice Cream Social was a huge hit with families, students, and even pets enjoying a delicious treat! We appreciate all who came out to enjoy some ice cream and meet new Viking Warrior friends. A huge thank you to SSEF and those who helped scoop and sprinkle.
Back to School Night at Upper Campus was a tremendous success. We are fortunate to have high caliber educators who care deeply about students' leaning, and wellbeing. It is a great partnership when educators and families work together!
This past Wednesday, our upper campus staff completed device deployment for students. During this process, students were reminded of proper device etiquette and the importance of cyber safety. In addition, it was reiterated to students to use the STOPit! application any time they saw, heard, or experienced any form of harassment or bullying. Our Middle School Viking are set for learning!
Many wonderful things marked our first few days of school. The wonder on our littlest Viking Warrior faces, as we welcome for the first time 4year-olds to our Transitional Kinder. Our Back to School Night with our TK-2nd grade families brought many together to learn about classroom expectations for a successful school year, and a pastries with the principal gathered families in the gym to hear about the latest news about our school, especially the merger of our PTO and Solvang Arts and Music organizations into one Solvang School Education Foundation which will provide exciting family events and fundraisers throughout the year. We are thankful to families and staff for helping get the new school year off on the right foot! We will see you soon for our Upper Campus Back to School Night on Wednesday, August 23rd and our Grades 3-5 Back to School Night on September 6th.
Our Instructional Aides started their year on Wednesday, August 16th with professional learning that included workshops with our School Psychologist, Ms. Betz and our Lead Intervention Teacher, Ms. González. They also had a session on self care. We are thankful for the work of our Instructional Aides who wear many hats at our school!
Last week, our teachers participated in 2 days of professional learning, where Principal Peterson kicked off the school year with our theme of "Kindness Grows Here". Our teachers engaged in self care strategies thanks to our wonderful counselor Ms. Barajas and dove into new Science, Social Science, and English Language Development Curriculum with enthusiasm. Our teachers even received much needed laptops to carry out their important work. We are thankful for all who fed our staff over the two days, including, our own cafeteria staff and our Solvang School Education Foundation (SSEF)! We love our teachers!
