Mustang Memo
News from Mint Valley Elementary School

First Day of School
Breakfast will be served in the gym starting at 8:40 am.
The end of the school day is 3:30 pm.

Meet the Teacher/Open House Aug 28, 5:00 pm

Does your child ride the bus?

Kindergarten Information
The week of Sept. 5 -8 Kindergarten students will attend half days, either AM or PM.
And then starting on Sept. 11, Kindergarten students will attend for the full day.

Pick-up and Drop-off
Drop off and Pick up
- School Starts at 9:00 am. Gates open at 8:40 am.
- Morning drop-off gates are open from 8:40 AM – 9:00 AM.
- Everyone dropping off students before school should be using the drive-thru gate area on the north end of campus.
- Students arriving at school after 9:00 am need to check in at the office
- End of the school day.
- 3:30 pm on Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri.
- 2:30 pm on Wed.
Drive-Thru Gates will be open
- 3:15PM – 3:45PM ~ M T Th F
- 2:15PM – 2:45PM ~ W
Walkers:
The back gate to the apartments will be open from 8:40 am to 9:00 am in the morning and from 3:30 pm to 3:45 pm in the afternoon.
All other walkers will exit campus near the main office. For everyone's safety, all students should use the sidewalk on 38th ave. when arriving and departing school. The crossing guards are there to help ensure everyone stays safe.

Free lunch, no really!
Breakfast will be served each day starting at 8:40 am in the gym.
School Supply Lists
Kindergarten
Backpack
3 boxes 24-count Crayola crayons
1 pair Fiskars scissors
2 #2 Dixon “My First Ticonderoga” pencil
2 boxes facial tissue
10 Elmer’s Glue Sticks
3 box wipes (Clorox Only*)
2 Expo BLACK broad tip dry erase markers
1 Box Ziploc bags – boys: quart, girls: gallon
1 bottle Elmer’s glue
1 pencil box
1 set Crayola Watercolor Paints
First Grade
Backpack
1 plastic pencil box
1 box facial tissue
1 pair child Fiskars scissors
1 box crackers
2 package Pearl Pink - pink erasers
8 wide/chisel tip dry erase markers (black only)
24 #2 Ticonderoga pencils, sharpened
4 boxes 24 count Crayola Crayons
1 set watercolor paints
1 bottle glue + 10 glue sticks
1 set of Crayola markers or color pencils
1 water bottle
Second Grade
Backpack
2 wide-rule spiral notebooks
3 dozen #2 pencils, sharpened (prefer Ticonderoga)
5x8 hinged top school box
2 pair child Fiskars scissors
5 boxes crackers
1 box Ziploc bags, quart or gallon
1 bottle hand sanitizer
1 box fine-tip Crayola markers
2 boxes 24 count crayons
12 glue sticks
1 polyfolder
2 pocket folders
1 bottle glue
8 black Expo or Office Depot dry erase markers
1 set Crayola watercolor paints
1 pair of headphones for computer use
3 boxes of facial tissues
*Clorox, Purell & Germ-X are the only approved brands authorized for use in the Longview School District
Extensive
Backpack
1 set personal headset for computer
1 dozen Ticonderoga pencils
5 highlighter pens
3 boxes tissue
3 packages baby wipes
3 Elmer’s Glue Sticks (purple)
10 Expo dry erase markers (small size, black only)
2 box Ziplock sandwich bags
1 poly folders with pockets
1 reusable water bottle
1 package paper plates
1 box small (2-4 gallon size) trash bags
1 bottle hand sanitizaer (Purell or Germ-X)
PE
Tennis shoes that lace up or have Velcro
Refillable water bottle (optional)
No Jewelry
*Clorox, Purell & Germ-X are the only approved brands authorized for use in the Longview School District
Third Grade
Backpack
2 glue sticks
1 school box
1 box crayons
1 sm package #2 Ticonderoga pre-sharpened pencils
1 pair of scissors
1 pkg. color pencils
1 pkg. washable markers
4 Whiteboard markers
1 Highlighter
Headphones or Earbuds (You need your own)
2-3 box of Kleenex
Optional: A-L 1 box Sandwich Size Ziploc Bags M-Z 1 box Gallon Size Ziploc Bags
Fourth Grade
Backpack
1 Ear Buds
3 boxes Ticonderoga #2 pencils
5 two pocket-type folders (2 red, 1 blue, 1 green, 1 purple)
Pencil pouch
1 pair scissors
2 package crayons
1 package pencil top erasers
4 spiral notebooks – 1 subject wide ruled (1 red, 1 blue, 1 green, 1 yellow)
200 sheets wide-rule notebook paper
4 glue sticks
2 boxes facial tissue
4 boxes wipes (Clorox only*)
4 dry erase markers (black only)
1 box - Girls-Quart Ziplock Boys-Gallon Ziplock
1 composition book – wide ruled
1 reusable water bottle
Fifth Grade
Backpack
1 Headphones or Ear Buds (You need your own)
150 sheets wide-rule notebook paper
3 folders w/3 holes
1 pair scissors
12-inch/metric ruler
4 Elmer’s Glue Sticks
2 boxes facial tissue
3 boxes wipes (Clorox only*)
48 #2 Ticonderoga pencils, sharpened (no mechanical pencils)
2 Pink Pearl erasers
Colored pencils, crayons, and/or markers
Pencil pouch in binder
2 yellow highlighter pens
1 black, blue, and red ink pen
8 black dry erase markers, chisel tip (to be collected)
1 box Ziploc sandwich bags (to be collected)
1 box Ziploc gallon bags (to be collected)
2 black sharpies (to be collected)
1 inch 3 ring binder (for CISPUS)
3 ring pencil pouch (for CISPUS) White cotton Tshirt
1 shoestring any color at least 40” long (for CISPUS)
No School on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 4th, 2023
