Mountain Avenue Thursday Update
4/7/2022
Friday Flag Ceremony
ZOOM LINK: https://glendaleusd.zoom.us/j/88239188776
Friday, Apr 8, 2022, 08:15 AM
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TOMORROW IS MOVE-A-THON!
Donate here! https://tinyurl.com/moveathon2022
Mark your calendars for Friday April 8th. Move-a-thon is back and better than ever! Students don’t forget to wear your comfortable clothes and running shoes and come to school with your water bottles filled. Get ready to move around and raise funds for our wonderful school.
All 50 dollar and above pledges will receive a fabulously cool pair of sunglasses 😎 and at the 100 dollar and above pledge level, students will also receive an invitation to an after school, supervised, on campus magic show party (with yummy treats too!)
**We have adjusted the schedule so that all classes will have concluded their movement before noon to avoid the high noon heat predicted for the day. Students will be encouraged drink lots of water and to move their bodies however they are most comfortable (walking, running, skipping, etc.)
GO BEARS!!
CAASPP Testing (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress:
Review of Literature
Student Council - Used Book Sale!
Hardcover books are on sale for $1 and soft covers are only ¢50!
We will be selling after school on patio from 2:30 to 3:15 pm!
Join Us for PTA BINGO NIGHT!
following our PTA Association Meeting
Thursday, April 14th, at 6pm
Meeting agenda available at our PTA homepage:
https://www.gusd.net/domain/1047
Meeting Zoom Link: https://glendaleusd.zoom.us/j/84997413811
Catch up on PTA business then join us after for some Virtual Bingo Fun!
Sign up for your bingo card(s) here:
Please enter the first and last name of the player. The card can be printed or save your player code to use your card virtually on the night of the event! You can use the link again for each player in your household. (Only 1 card per player please)
If you are having issues with your card please contact Tara Gardner @ tara.m.gardner@gmail.com
Culture Night!
Culture Night is back! Our first in-person event on Thursday, April 28 from 5:30-7:30PM.
Join us as we celebrate Mountain Avenue's cultural diversity by sharing our similarities and appreciating our differences. Please the sign up genius below to work together with others to create a booth representing your culture. You can also sign up individually.
Bring or wear traditional clothing. Bring traditional instruments or art. Bring traditional food but it must be PRE-PACKAGED STORE BOUGHT items only. If you would like to perform a traditional dance, song or instrument, please sign up via the link below.
Any questions please join in the Zoom Q&A on April 13 from 6-7PM or email Jennifer Peñez at JPenez214@gmail.com.
Last day to sign-up is April 24!
Use link to reserve and sign-up. https://www.gusd.net/Page/15706
* The event has been planned with current Covid Protocols
*Only pre-registered guests will be admitted to the event
*All guests must complete a health check and temperature check prior to admittance to the event
Yearbook and Lovelines ARE ON SALE NOW!
Purchase your Yearbook starting on March 1st for only $25!! Preorders are available from March 1st to May 1st.
Check out our Yearbook Website: mountainavenueyearbooks.org!
Love Lines (known as BOOSTERS) are now available for purchase!
Love Lines (BOOSTERS) are $5. GREAT news, with our NEW yearbook vendor, Love Lines has new features!
Important Disclaimer about Boosters: Please add the recipient’s name in your message and double-check your spelling and grammar. The yearbook committee will only copy and paste your message onto the page.
IMPORTANT - ATTENDANCE NOTICE
Parents,
We've noticed an uptick in the number of students leaving campus early for appointments and personal matters. Partial Absences are when students are picked up before the end of the school day or when they are dropped off after the school day has started.
If your child was partially absent during the day due to a DENTIST or DOCTOR appointment, we need a doctor's note to clear the partial absence. If no doctor/dentist note is presented - the partial absence WILL NOT be excused. You only have three days to clear the partial absence with a DOCTOR'S NOTE.
Leaving early due to travel or personal reasons WILL NOT be excused and marked accordingly based on the GUSD attendance guidelines.
We understand that situations can arise and you must drop off or pick up your child outside the bell schedule. However, we can no longer excuse partial absences without proper documentation of a doctor/dentist appointment and for reasons that are marked "personal" or for "travel."
Thank you,
Mountain Avenue Attendance
Need to clear an absence?
- Email the Health Clerk, Ms. Salcedo at ESalcedo@gusd.net
- Call (818) 248-7783 and leave a voicemail - we do not pick up the phone.
- Complete this online form: CLICK HERE for the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScM09O8rtz7108GRRVeRHaH24tKuVxOrfWu3shYNigfy31dPg/viewform
Student Placement and Teacher Requests for 22-23
Dear Mountain Avenue Families,
Each year, the office receives a handful of student placement/ teacher requests for the new school year. As we begin to plan for the 2022-2023 school year, we would like to make you aware of our student placement policy that is referenced when forming classes.
Classroom teachers and Principal Scott collaborate on the placement of students. Student placement is taken seriously and is initiated according to a process involving time and careful thought concerning the best interest of every child in each classroom. In order to create balanced classes of students, the following factors are considered: gender, ability levels, student needs, behavior concerns, and special program needs. Please note that the final decision on all student placements rests with the administration.
Requests are not encouraged but are considered. Parents can optionally complete a student placement request to Principal Scott at jrscott@gusd.net by April 29, 2022. Parents have this opportunity to provide information regarding their child and any special circumstance that might need to be considered. We ask that you carefully read this information and make a note of the deadline for submitting your letter, if you choose to do so. Only letters that have followed the guidelines below will be considered. There is no guarantee that a request will be granted.
Acceptable letters include:
- Issues relating to learning disabilities will be considered (testing from a psychologist and/or doctor diagnosis required and test results on file in the student’s permanent record).
- Issues relating to medical need or physical impairment will be considered. (Documentation required in health room records)
- Emotional issues which dramatically impact the learning environment will be considered.
- Requests for a particular teaching style that would best match your child’s learning style.
- Parents of multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) may submit requests to have their children together in one class or separated into different classrooms, based on student need.
Letters that will NOT be considered, and will be discarded:
- Requesting or “unrequesting” a teacher by name.
- Requesting that two students be placed in the same class unless there is a documented, valid need for special consideration.
- Requesting an “experienced” teacher or “first year teacher” (all teachers are highly qualified at Mountain Avenue Elementary).
Thank you for your partnership!
Go Bears!
Principal Scott
Mountain Avenue Elementary School
#GoBears!
Email: mountainavenue@gusd.net
Website: www.gusd.net/mountainavenue
Location: 2307 Mountain Avenue, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, USA
Phone: 8182487766
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mountain-Avenue-Elementary-School-106023226122345/
Twitter: @mountainavenue