Winter Break 2024-2025

ESS will be closed Friday 12/20/24 through Friday 12/27/24, Wednesday 1/1/25, and Monday 1/6/25.

English – Winter Break Flyer

Spanish – Winter Break Flyer

Breaks & Non-School Days

2024/2025 Break & Non-School Days

ESS will be open for the fall, winter, spring, and summer breaks!  During these breaks, we offer several exciting and enriching activities throughout the day.  We also believe that students should have the opportunity to visit a variety of places and participate in various activities throughout San Diego County.  The cost of these trips is included as part of your weekly fees.   

Breaks are optional and must be signed up for separately.  You must sign up for the break seasons via your Eleyo account.  You may choose to use any or all sessions.  If you elect to attend any of the break sessions and then discover that you do not need them after all, you must contact the ESS Billing Department at the District Office and cancel by the cancellation dates listed on the website and break information flyers to avoid being charged.  Informing the ESS site that you wish to cancel is not sufficient.

If you reserve your spot after sites are full, you will be put on a waiting list for spots as they become available. Registering before the registration deadline does not secure you a spot. Space may fill up before the deadline. Register early to avoid being waitlisted.

Traditional Break Registration Dates for the 24/25 School Year

• Fall Break – begins on Monday, August 19, 2024 @ 5:00 PM and ends on Friday, September 13, 2024 @ 11:59 PM.
• Cancellation deadline: must call or email the district office by Monday, September 16, 2024 @ 4:30 PM.

• Winter Break – begins on Monday, November 4, 2024 @ 5:00 PM and ends on Friday, December 6, 2024 @ 11:59 PM.
• Cancellation deadline: must call or email the district office by Monday, December 9, 2024 @ 4:30 PM.

• Spring Break – begins on Monday, February 17, 2025 @ 5:00 PM and ends on Friday, March 14, 2025 @ 11:59 PM.
• Cancellation deadline: must call or email the district office by Monday, March 17, 2025 @ 4:30 PM.

• Summer Break – begins on Monday, April 14, 2025 @ 5:00 PM and ends on Friday, May 23, 2025 @ 11:59 PM.
• Cancellation deadline: must call or email the district office by Monday, May 26, 2025 @ 4:30 PM.

ESS will be open from 6 AM to 6 PM daily during the breaks.  Students from other areas/districts may attend the ESS program during break time if space is available; however, students enrolled in the La Mesa-Spring Valley School District have priority.   

Should a student fail to participate in the program for three or more consecutive days, their enrollment may be subject to cancellation.  Given the limited availability and substantial waitlists for the ESS program, prolonged absence may lead to removal from the summer program.  If your child is dropped from the program, and you wish to sign up again, your student may be placed on a waiting list if space is not available.

Effective June 17, 2024, through June 20, 2025
Includes all special assemblies and field trips. MUST pre-register and prepay on a bi-weekly basis. Fees are non-refundable.

One Child	$150 per week
Each Older Sibling	$135 per week

Summer Break – June 17, 2024 – August 2, 2024

Fall Break – October 7, 2024 – October 18, 2024

ESS will be CLOSED for the Thanksgiving Break, Monday through Friday, November 25 – 29, 2024.

ESS will be OPEN for the Winter Break, December 30, 2024 – January 3, 2025.
ESS will be CLOSED December 20-27 and Wednesday, January 1, 2025. No AM only or PM only rates available. 

Spring Break – April 7, 2025 – April 21, 2025 (ESS will be closed on Friday, April 18 and will be open Monday, April 21)

Expanded Learning Opportunities

While at ESS, your child will have the opportunity to grow academically, socially, and physically.  ESS offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities for your child to participate in throughout the school year.

We offer academic competitions for students to compete in.  The competitions this year will include CHESS and a “Math 24” competition for our 3rd through 5th grade students.

Other expanded learning opportunities, including robotics, fine and performing arts, music, coding and more will be offered at every ESS program. Please speak to your ESS Site Lead for more information about program offerings.

Fifth-grade ESS students will have the chance to experience JA BizTown ™.  This amazing program introduces students to economics and business through classroom instruction (provided by your ESS staff).  For one day the students become adults and operate a life-size mini-municipality complete with a bank, City Hall, professional offices, radio station, T.V. station, businesses, a snack shop, and a community charity.  They become doctors, business managers, real estate agents, philanthropists, and accountants.  The JA BizTown ™ curriculum addresses the California State Standards and makes learning relevant for students.

ESSPN SPORTS LEAGUE – ESS and the LMSV Student Supports teams have joined forces to start a new program this school year. The program is called the “ESSPN Sports League”. The goal of the ESSPN Sports League is to teach and/or reteach social-emotional strategies and concepts through team sports. Students will participate in two days of weekly football, kickball, and/or basketball sports coaching and one day per week in Social Emotional Learning with district Social Workers. Newsletters will be linked below for more site-specific information and schedules.

3rd – 8th graders will have the opportunity to participate in our ESSPN program. To join the ESSPN team, students must provide evidence of health insurance and exhibit positive behavior.  Students will be transported by school bus to participate in games and tournaments against other ESSPN teams from neighboring LMSV schools.

ESSPN FALL 2024 REGISRATION

August 12, 2024 – Registration for the LMSV ESSPN Flag Football Youth Sports Leagues is now open!  ESSPN Registration will close on Friday, August 30th at 6:00 PM. Space is limited and will be offered on a first come first serve basis for our 3rd-8th graders.

To register your student must pick up an ESSPN Registration Packet at your school’s ESS program and log in or create an Eleyo account to register a contract for the ESSPN program at your student’s school.

Please remember that your student will only be officially registered for the Fall 2024 season once the full registration process has been completed and submitted to the ESS program at the school site. This includes completing the following:

1. Completion of online Eleyo registration
2. Signed student and parent permission slips and student-athlete contract (Packets are available at your ESS program)
3. Proof of health insurance (Health care coverage shall be confirmed for each extracurricular athletic team member before athletic participation.  A copy of your child’s medical insurance card must be on file with the coach before he/she is permitted to practice.)

Accident insurance for students is offered by the school district as supplementary coverage, especially for those seeking health insurance. For help in acquiring health insurance for your student, please reach out to Trinell Lewis at (619) 668-5700, extension, or via email at trinell.lewis@lmsvschools.org.

ESSPN FALL 2024 SCHEDULES

Elementary ESSPN LA Rams Flag Football League

Coming soon!

Girls Middle School ESSPN LA Rams Flag Football League

Coming Soon!

Middle School ESSPN LA Rams Flag Football League

Coming Soon!

**ESSPN promotes inclusivity, and gender should not be a limiting factor when it comes to sports. All students have the option to play on the team that they choose. Under Title IX, it is illegal to sex-segregate teams.