Sandburg Elementary's Tiger Den

SANDBURG FOUNDATION FRIDAY - AUGUST 14, 2026

♻️ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
Electronics Recycling is tomorrow Saturday, August 15th! 9am- 12pm. Did you get some new electronics and are ready to get rid of the old? Help the Earth and Sandburg at the same time! Bring in your old electronics to be recycled and Sandburg will get a kickback! Check out the list to see what is accepted. Share the info with your neighbors, or if you’re planning on dropping off, offer to take their electronics, too!

🙋FOUNDATION GENERAL MEETING
The first general meeting of the school year is on Monday, August 17th at 6pm in the library. The Foundation is Sandburg’s only parent group, we do not have a PTA or PTO. We provide academic experiences and community building events for our Sandburg Tiger family.

We encourage all families to attend. We have many non board members attend each month, hope to see YOU there. Kids are welcome to come, however there is no childcare, so we encourage you to bring a quiet activity to entertain your children. Hope to see you there!

TAKE A TIGER OUT 🐯 HABIT BURGER
Want to Feel-Good? Take a Tiger Out to Habit Burger in Mira Mesa on Wednesday August 19, 2026 from 4pm to 9pm, and Habit Burger will donate 20% of sales to Sandburg! Enter code GIVEBACK when placing your order or show the TATO flyer (here) at checkout to let them know you are there to support Sandburg!

🤗 SANDBURG FOUNDATION ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN 🎉
The Foundation's Annual Campaign is LIVE!!! Did you know the Sandburg Foundation is run 100% by volunteers and donations? Did you know the events and experiences that we have planned for this school year will only happen if we meet our fundraising goals?

Help ensure that this year's Tigers get to experience all the fun things we have planned for the year by making sure we raise enough money to do so. We host two main fundraisers each year, the Annual Campaign in the fall and Jog-A-Thon in the spring. Donations made now impact what we are able to do for the rest of the 2026-2027 school year.

Did you know The Sandburg Foundation is a 501c3? This means your donation is tax deductible! Curious where your donation goes? Check out the flyer to see where donations went last school year.

Annual Giving Campaign | Sandburg Foundation

🎉 BINGO NIGHT IS BACK! 🎉
Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 19th, from 5–7 PM and get ready for an evening of pizza, prizes, and BINGO fun at Sandburg Elementary! The Sandburg Foundation will provide the pizza and bingo—all you need to bring is your family and your lucky bingo vibes! 🍕🎉

RSVP IS REQUIRED! Please RSVP by September 11th so we can make sure we have enough food for everyone. Don’t wait—RSVP NOW! Use the link to RSVP (https://tinyurl.com/yc84fntd) or scan the QR code on the flyer to reserve your spot.

🙋 We also need parent volunteers! Please consider signing up for a short volunteer shift that evening to help us keep the fun running smoothly. Sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/E7WYJ. We can’t wait to see you there! 🎲🏆

🙋VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
It takes many hands to accomplish all of the amazing things that Sandburg offers. We hope that you will reach out and let us know how you are able to help our mission. https://tinyurl.com/VolunteerAtSandburg

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🗓️UPCOMING FOUNDATION EVENTS
🍦08/14 - Ice Cream Social
♻️08/15 - Electronic Recycling Event 9a-12p
🤝08/17 - First Foundation General Meeting 6pm
🍔08/19: TATO @ Habit Burger
📚09/17 to 9/19-Pop Up Book Fair
🍕09/19 - Bingo & Pizza Night
🎃10/24 - Fall Festival

Join us on campus TONIGHT, August 14th from 5:45 - 7:00pm for a back to school Ice Cream Social! Please sign up to volunteer: volunteersignup.org/MKE74

Join us this upcoming Monday, August 17 at 6pm in the Library for our first Foundation meeting of the year. All are welcome, including kids.

A SWEET way to meet your new classmates! After finishing the first week of school, come scoop up some fun and make new friends at the Sandburg Ice Cream Social on Friday at 5:45pm!

Kindly RSVP for your family by 8/12.
https://tinyurl.com/SandburgIceCream2026

We also still need volunteers to make this event a success! http://volunteersignup.org/MKE74

Welcome back, Tigers! We are so excited for the new school year! Give us a follow and see what we are up to this year!

Sandburg Sunday Message - August 9, 2026

Good Evening Sandburg Tiger Families!

We are looking forward to an amazing 2026-2027 school year filled with an abundance of learning, growth and fun! It was great seeing so many new and returning families at our K/TK orientation, and at our class posting and campus tours. We are excited to see all of our Tigers tomorrow. I encourage you to arrive early and plan for traffic and parking. Please be respectful of our neighbors by not blocking driveways and please follow all posted traffic and parking signs. Please read below for important first week information.

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✨Tentative Classroom Assignments
Our school staff works extremely hard to build balanced and cohesive classrooms. Occasionally changes do need to occur to balance classroom numbers and student cohesion. In addition, occasionally changes occur due to staff allocation from the district. At this time, classroom assignments are tentative and may change. We try to make any necessary changes as quickly as possible and thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

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✨Parent Student Handbook
The Parent Student Handbook will go home in your first week folder. We also have an electronic version linked IN THE COMMENTS. Please read it thoroughly. There is a lot of important information contained within it. Some highlights include:

1. Sandburg parking lot restrictions - The lot is only open in the morning for traffic circle and dropoff of students in our ESN program. The parking lot is reserved for staff parking and only open in the afternoon for those with disabled parking placards. Disabled parking is first come, first served. If the parking is full, you will be asked to circle the neighborhood and will only be allowed in when a spot is available.

2. Our updated Sandburg Restorative Discipline Plan is also now included in the handbook. This plan was approved at the end of last school year.

3. In accordance with student wellness and safety, food is no longer permitted for individual student birthday celebrations. Classroom teachers will share how birthdays will be celebrated in their classrooms.

4. School Attendance Policy - Students should attend school every day they are healthy enough to attend. All vacations and appointments should be scheduled during school breaks and outside of school hours. Independent study contracts should be for emergency situations and are approved at the school’s discretion. At maximum, 1 contract per student may be approved up to 15 days, but again is up to the school’s discretion.

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✨First Week Folder
Please review, complete and sign the enrollment documents coming home in your student’s Tiger Folder on Monday. Please turn in all these documents by August 14th.

Please also remember to sign up for Parent Portal Access. Instructions, User Name and Password information are included in your students’ Tiger Folder. If you have questions about setting up your parent portal, please review the job aid link Parent Portal Job Aid (IN THE COMMENTS) or contact Robyn Allen ([email protected] or 619-605-4700) in our front office if you need additional assistance.

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✨Student Absences and Tardies
If absent, tardy, or leaving early, please use the Attendance Email at [email protected] to inform our Sandburg office.

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✨LCFF for 2026-2027 School Year
San Diego Unified is launching the 2026-2027 LCFF data collection and will be using PowerSchool Parent Portal. Please complete the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) form by going on PowerSchool Parent Portal (not the child’s account) at https://powerschool.sandi.net/public/.The completion of this makes a significant difference in the amount of LCFF funding the district receives and the amount of Title I funds our school will be allocated. We greatly appreciate all your efforts! If you have questions about setting up your parent portal, please review the job aid link Parent Portal Job Aid (IN THE COMMENTS) or contact Robyn Allen ([email protected] or 619-605-4700) in our front office if you need additional assistance.

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✨2026-2027 Draft Event and Meeting Calendar
Attached IN THE COMMENTS is the Draft event and meeting calendar for the 2026-2027 school year. Occasionally events and meetings do have to change and we will keep this electronic version updated with any changes. This calendar also includes our additional modified days that are scheduled for staff professional development and parent/teacher conferences.

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✨2026-2027 School Calendar
Attached IN THE COMMENTS is the San Diego Unified 2026-2027 school calendar. This calendar shows all school days, scheduled holidays and breaks. Please plan ALL family trips around this calendar, so that your child’s instruction and growth is not disrupted. Absences from school greatly impact a student’s academic progress.

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✨2026-2027 Bell Schedule
Attached IN THE COMMENTS is the daily bell schedule for the 2026-2027 school year. Please schedule all appointments after school, so our tigers do not miss valuable instructional time.

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✨Back to School Night
We are excited to welcome all parents to our Sandburg Back to School Night on Thursday, August 20th, from 5-7PM. This is a parent only night where you will have the opportunity to meet your Tiger’s teacher and hear about the year ahead. The schedule for Back to School Night will be sent out next week.

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✨School Breakfast and Lunch
Breakfast and lunch will continue to be offered free of charge this school year for all students. Students may come to the cafeteria at 7:25 for breakfast each morning. Parents are not allowed in the MPR and lunch court area. Students attending breakfast must walk from the gates to the breakfast area. Staff is available to assist students and ensure they get to their appropriate line up spots. The breakfast and lunch menus are linked IN THE COMMENTS (Breakfast and Lunch). You can also check out the daily menus, nutritional and allergy information at the district’s new online portal IN THE COMMENTS. Students may continue to bring lunch from home, but students may not be delivered lunch from fast food establishments or restaurants by the parent or a food delivery company while at school. Please pack home lunches and send them with your student in the morning. If your student prefers a warm lunch they can have school lunch or we encourage you to use a thermos that can keep food warm.

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✨Friday Morning Assembly and Principal/AP Coffee Chat
Our first Friday morning assembly to kick off the school year is scheduled for this Friday, August 14th at 7:45 AM. We encourage all parents to attend. Parents should stay outside the gate until 7:45 to allow students to arrive and get to their line-up spots. When the bell rings at 7:45, you may come in the gates and gather along the front office and front gate (behind the students who will be gathering around the flagpole). The morning assembly will be followed by our monthly Principal and AP coffee chat in the MPR. Please join us for donuts, coffee and an opportunity to chat with Associate Principal Ligon and me about important topics. If you have questions or topics you want addressed this school year, please fill out the google form linked IN THE COMMENTS.

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✨After School Activities

Coding Class
Code Advantage will be offering after school coding classes, Scratch Jr: Encanto for K-2nd graders on Tuesdays and Minecraft Code: K-Pop Demon Hunters for 3rd-5th graders on Thursdays. Coding Flyer IN THE COMMENTS.

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✨Community Events
Mira Mesa Girls Softball’s registration is open until August 17th. Check out the flyer for all the info IN THE COMMENTS.

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🗓️Upcoming Important Dates:
August 10th-August 21st - Half Days for all TK and Kindergarten students
Thursday, August 20th - Open House
Tuesday, August 24th - Fall Pictures
Friday, August 28th - Friday Morning Assembly
Monday, August 31st - Make-up Picture Day
Friday, September 4th - Extra Modified Day - 12:05 PM dismissal
Monday, August 7th - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day Holiday

Go Tigers!
Miss Burningham

Strong starts matter! The primary grades are critical for our youth. Let’s kick off an amazing year together!

SANDBURG FOUNDATION FRIDAY – AUGUST 7, 2026 🐯

Welcome to the new school year, Tigers! Here is everything you need to know to kick off August:

👩‍🏫08/10 - First Day of School
🍦08/14 - Ice Cream Social
♻️08/15 - Electronic Recycling Event 9a-12p
🤝08/17 - First Foundation General Meeting 6pm
🍔 08/19: TATO @ Habit Burger
🍕09/19 - Bingo & Pizza Night
🎃10/24 - Fall Festival

🍦 ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Join us on campus Friday, August 14th from 5:45 - 7:00pm for a back to school Ice Cream Social! Please RSVP by August 12, so we know how much ice cream to buy - use the QR code on the flyer or go to https://tinyurl.com/SandburgIceCream2026 We also need your help to make this event a success!

Please sign up to volunteer: volunteersignup.org/MKE74

♻️ELECTRONIC RECYCLING
Electronics Recycling is Saturday, August 15th! 9am- 12pm. Did you get some new electronics and are ready to get rid of the old? Help the earth and Sandburg at the same time! Bring in your old electronics to be recycled and Sandburg will get a kickback! Check out the list to see what is accepted. Share the info with your neighbors, or if you’re planning on dropping off, offer to take their electronics, too!

🙋FOUNDATION GENERAL MEETING
The first general meeting of the school year is on Monday, August 17th at 6pm in the library. The Foundation is Sandburg’s only parent group, we do not have a PTA or PTO. We provide academic experiences and community building events for our Sandburg Tiger family.

The meetings are open to the public and typically last 30-45 minutes long. We encourage all families to attend. We have many non board members attend each month, hope to see YOU there. Kids are welcome to come, however there is no childcare, so we encourage you to bring a quiet activity to entertain your children. Hope to see you there!

TAKE A TIGER OUT 🐯 HABIT BURGER
Want to Feel-Good? Take a Tiger Out to Habit Burger in Mira Mesa on Wednesday August 19, 2026 from 4pm to 9pm, and Habit Burger will donate 20% of sales to Sandburg! Enter code GIVEBACK when placing your order or show the TATO flyer at checkout to let them know you are there to support Sandburg!

🐯 SANDBURG FOUNDATION 2025-2026 ACCOMPLISHMENTS 🎉
Remember when the Foundation wrapped up the last school year? Our incredible community raised over $119,000 for our Tigers! Want to know how we spent that money? Be sure to check out the graphic on the flyers page highlighting the many activities, experiences, and events made possible this year thanks to your generosity.

If you liked what you saw last year, and want to make sure it continues this year, join in on the fun! Each year our plans change depending on the volunteers we have available, no event is guaranteed.

🙋VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
It takes many hands to accomplish all of the amazing things that Sandburg offers. We hope that you will reach out and let us know how you are able to help our mission. https://tinyurl.com/VolunteerAtSandburg