Mountain Avenue Thursday Update
3/10/2022
Lost and Found
Please look for your child's lost belongings.
All items not claimed by 3:oo pm on Friday, March 11th will be donated!
Friday Flag Ceremony
ZOOM LINK: https://glendaleusd.zoom.us/j/88239188776
Friday, Mar 11, 2022, 08:15 AM
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New Guidelines Regarding Face Masks on Campus
Starting on March 12, students and faculty will have the option to not wear a face mask while on campus both indoors and outdoors. As we embark on these new guidelines, please use the talking points below to guide conversations with your students. Those that wish to keep their masks on and those that wish you take their masks off will be treated respectfully and kindly.
Additionally, staff will be guiding conversations with students and I will address these new guidelines at our Friday Flag Ceremony.
Thank you for your continued partnership!
Go Bears,
Principal Scott
Registration for the 2022-23 school year began on February 22! Families who live within Glendale Unified School District boundaries and will have a child entering Transitional Kindergarten or Kindergarten next year should visit www.gusd.net/Enroll or contact their school of residence for more information.
Helpful Enrollment Resources:
- Find my school of residence
- Registration information and documents
- Permit Information (for students who would like to attend a school other than their school of residence or students who live outside Glendale Unified boundaries)
Transitional Kindergarten is Expanding!!
We are excited to share changes to our Transitional Kindergarten (TK) enrollment process that will allow more students to qualify for TK! Students who turn 5 between September 2, 2022 and February 2, 2023 may enroll in TK for the 2022-23 school year.
Learn more, at www.gusd.net/TK.
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.
GUSD Parent Culture Survey – Due Friday, March 11
Share your thoughts about our schools by completing our Glendale Unified Parent Culture Survey! Your answers will help your principal and the leaders in our school district make our schools better for every student.
Complete the survey online by visiting www.gusd.net/parentsurvey. The online survey is available in English, Armenian, Korean, and Spanish.
Please complete the survey once using your experience with your oldest child currently attending a GUSD school. The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. Please be honest with your answers. This survey is anonymous.
Please complete the survey by Friday, March 11. We look forward to hearing your feedback!
Need to clear an absence?
- Email the Health Clerk, Ms. Salcedo at ESalcedo@gusd.net
- Call (818) 248-7783
- 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