Monthly Archives: May 2017

Yesterday June 7, 2017 as part of DELAC Awards Night that was held at Lexington Elementary school, we recognized our English Learner students for their outstanding achievement/progress, and the classified/certificated/ administrator staff as well for their contributions and outstanding support for our EL Program. Eyal Bergman, FACE Officer started the meeting and welcomed all the attendees, and introduced the Instructional Program Director, Denise Parnell and the DELAC Officers. Then students/staff were called to the stage to receive their achievement and recognition award. During the break, The Lexington Ballet Folklórico performed a dance from a Spanish culture. The event continued and more students/staff received their awards. Selected reclassified English Learners spoke and share their EL experience. It was a heartwarming event for everyone.

At the end, Dr. Denise Parnell, the Director of Instructional Services, thanked all the students, parents and the staff for their hard work and perseverance throughout the year, and encouraged the parents to get more involved in their children’s education and participate in the DELAC meetings to have a voice in their English Learners education.

Souad Naoum, Educational Services Department

Bicultural/Bilingual/Translator – Chaldean/Arabic

Snapshot From TEDxKids@ElCajon 2016

Preview of TEDxKids@ElCajon 2017… Saturday June 3rd

Dear Cajon Valley Families… It’s time to Power Up!

Channel your favorite superhero on June 3rd when Cajon Valley Union School District presents TEDxKids@ElCajon in the Greenfield Middle School Theater. This is a family and community event open to the public. TEDxKids@ElCajon will have four theater sessions starting at 10:00am showcasing TED talks and performances from Cajon Valley Students. Outside on the Greenfield track area, we will have exhibitors from our community partners and schools. We are excited to add an activity area with an enormous inflatable giant slide, inflatable obstacle course and climbing wall to the event. Additional parking with shuttles are available at Bostonia Language Academy and Kaiser Permanente off of Main Street. The parking, theater sessions, outside activities are all part of your admission to the event.

Cajon Valley students are free and by  attending the TEDx event can make up one missed absence for the 2016-2017 school year. Students simply sign up for a free student ticket on tedxkidselcajon.eventbrite.com. For attendance credit we ask that students stay for 4 hours, complete a scavenger hunt activity and enjoy the event.

This is a family event celebrating the Cajon Valley community! General admission is $6.00 per person and again…Cajon Valley students are FREE!  Register online @  tedxkidselcajon.eventbrite.com. See you on June 3rd at Greenfield Middle School Don’t forget your Superhero Cape!

The TEDxKids@ElCajon Team

KUSI News – San Diego, CA

Greenfield Middle School welcomed the community to it’s spring Greenfield Arts Pathway (GAP) Gala this week.  Students presented a variety of GAP projects: theme-based, cross-curricular projects where students demonstrated their learning to authentic audiences in science, math, engineering, history, and English.  Many of the students presented community improvement projects that provided creative, solution-based ideas in response to challenges in our community, including homeless veterans, stray animals, and bullying.  Students in our performing arts classes performed, as well: dance, drama, and guitar.  Students also displayed visual art and screened films from the video production class.  The evening culminated with a performance of “Aladdin, Jr.” by students in the musical theater class.  Thank you to all the members of the community and district colleagues who joined the event!

Please enjoy a brief KUSI News Clip from the event.

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Gregory Calvert, Principal

Greenfield Middle School

1495 Greenfield Dr., El Cajon, 92021

School Phone: (619) 588-3103

Direct Office: (619) 588-3252

Cell: (310) 346-1427

calvertg@cajonvalley.net

@GreenfieldCVUSD

Just before Spring Break, the 6th grade students from Flying Hills wrapped up their performance of Shrek Jr. the Musical, performing the eight shows during a 2-week period.  The entire show was student-led; everything from the performers to sets, props, lighting, sound, costumes, and crowd control.

As you can see from the photos here, the production was stunning, wowing audience after audience during its run.  We are incredibly proud of our students as they worked unbelievably hard to produce a show that was truly unforgettable! 

Jeremy Lyche, Principal

Flying Hills Elementary School