IMPORTANT EVENTS BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS

Please try to access ParentSquare and Aeries Parent Portal!

ParentSquare is the official mode of communication with parents from OUSD, Manzanita SEED, and your student’s teacher. The Aeries Parent Portal is an important website that is where your student’s attendance and grades will be posted. Please create parent accounts on both of these apps if you are a new OUSD parent. On ParentSquare, please check the language function as each user can choose their preferred communication language and the app will translate all messages!

 

Registration Days August 3 and 4 8am-3:30pm

Each year, families are required to complete data confirmation, also known as registration. This process ensures that our records are up to date with accurate contact information, media release preferences, and acknowledgment of district policies. To complete your student's data confirmation, access the Aeries parent portal at Aeries Parent Portal.

In-person support with Aeries Parent Portal data confirmation will be offered Monday, August 3rd and Tuesday, August 4th, from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Please enter either through the 25th Avenue entrance (at the top of the blue stairs) or at the East 26th Avenue gate by ringing the doorbell so we can buzz you in. Once on campus, proceed to the Manzanita SEED Front office, closest to the 25th Avenue entrance.

All new students must provide proof of immunizations and a physical before the first day of school. Immunization records can be hand-delivered to the school office during registration or by emailing them to irma.rodriguez@ousd.org. Visit shotsforschool.org to learn more.

TK/Kindergarten Orientation August 7 1pm

Please join the TK and Kindergarten teachers for an orientation on Friday August 7 at 9am on campus! You will get to meet the teacher team, take a tour of campus, and hear important information about your child’s entry experience at SEED. Orientation is intended for adults; please leave your student at home if at all possible!

 

Teacher Assignments will be available August 10

Your TK or Kindergarten student will be assigned one bilingual teacher who will be with them all day. Kindergarten families will learn their student’s assigned teacher on the first day of school. It will be available on the Aeries Parent Portal and SEED staff will have class lists at morning drop-off.

 

Important School Information & Policies 

 

Campus Safety Measures

Campus Closed During the Day: Campus gates will open at 8:00am every morning. For safety purposes, we lock all campus gates by 9:00am. Gates will reopen at the end of school (1:30 on minimum days, including the first week/s of school and every Wednesday; 2:45 on regular school days) and will close again 30 minutes after the end of school. If you arrive late or need to enter campus during the school day, please press the buzzer on the gate and we can let you in. All visitors to campus during school hours, whether picking up a student early, volunteering, or meeting with staff, must sign in immediately upon arrival.

 

COVID Safety: Masks are optional for all students, staff and visitors. If your student begins showing illness symptoms at school, the office will alert the family. If your student tests positive for COVID, please alert the office immediately and we will explain the next steps.

 

Keeping Classrooms Safe: OUSD requires monthly fire drills, 4 earthquake drills per year, and 2 lockdown drills per year. In addition to practicing emergency responses, and keeping our campus gates locked during the school day, families can help us ensure campus safety. If you need to be on campus for any reason other than daily drop-off and pick-up, please visit the office first and sign in. You will receive a pass or a sticker that shows SEED staff that you are authorized to be on campus.

 

If you need to pick your student up during the school day, we will check ID at the office and a staff member will pick up your student from class. Families should not enter classrooms (unless they are a cleared and scheduled volunteer) or try to pick students up from the teacher during the day.

 

Uniforms, Healthy Food, Toy Policies

Uniforms: The SEED uniform policy helps us differentiate between SEED students (red shirts) and Manzanita Community students (in blue shirts) and keeps all students safe. Please ensure that your student is wearing a red top daily. Any red shirt or dress is in compliance with the SEED uniform policy. We also sell SEED logo shirts to fundraise for the PTU. We also have gently used donated uniform shirts to give away during registration. 

 

Healthy Food: Please do not send “treat food” (foods that are high in added sugar, fat, or salt) to school with your student. Snacks from home that do not fall within the OUSD Wellness Policy will need to be kept in your student’s backpack until the end of the day.  If your child brings treat food for their lunch, we will not take away the food, but we will provide the child a healthy alternative. We also ask that your children DO NOT share any food with their peers.

 

SEED does not make exceptions to the healthy food policy for special events. If your student has a special occasion and you would like to bring food for a class celebration, please check with your teacher to make sure your planned contribution falls within the policy. In the Family Handbook coming out soon, we will provide a list of suggestions that are aligned with our policy for healthier alternatives to common treat foods.

 

Toys/Cell Phones at School: To support the physical and emotional safety of our community, we do not allow students to bring toys or cell phones from home. Toys/phones can be disruptive and can reinforce divisions between students when only some students can play with them and some cannot. Some items (slime, makeup, nail polish) are messy and can damage our facilities. The after-school program shares this policy. If staff see students playing with toys from home, they will have the student place the item back into their backpack. If the issue happens repeatedly, the item may be confiscated and held by a teacher or at the office until an adult can come pick it up. Cell phones will be confiscated immediately and held at the office until the end of the school day.

 

Supporting Your Student for Success

All students should come to school with the following:

Our campus provides free breakfast and lunch to all students, or your student can bring their own food. We are a peanut-free campus. If you have a student who has never been on campus before (TK/K), consider using free lunch for the first week while teachers are able to spend more time helping students learn the routines, so if and when your student might forget their lunch later in the year they are familiar with the procedure.

If you have any questions, please reach out to any of the following people. We are here to help!