The Dolphin Whistle
December 12, 2018 Issue 17
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL LAMBERT
Dear Parents,
This year over the break we will be sending home a reading log for students to record their minutes or pages read. Students are expected to return this reading log, signed by parents, when we return to school on Tuesday, January 8th.
Best Regards,
Theresa Lambert, Principal
Mariano Castro Elementary
Festival of Lights - Thank you PTA!
What a terrific time at this year's Festival of Lights! If you missed it, please mark your calendars for the first Friday in December next year as you won't want to miss such a terrific family event and this opportunity to support your school.
Thank you to all of the parents who volunteered to help the PTA board with the amazing Festival of Lights event! Our PTA Board (April Myles, Trudy Wilson, Nelly Gomez, Martha Nievas, Fidelia Tahuiton, Gina Reyes) worked tirelessly to plan and coordinate this special family time and your support of their efforts to make this a great event for all families and students is greatly appreciated! Thank you also to piñata coordinator, teacher Kristen Julien, and the teachers who assisted her, Grace Chavez, Kaitlin Chernikoff, Tracee Nevarez, Nicole Data, and Beth Smith, for helping the students to be safe and have fun at the piñatas.
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Morning Lexia in the MUR
Last day of morning Lexia is this Friday, December 14th. A new session will start in January, further details to be sent in January.
Adut ESL Classes - Next Session
HOLIDAY TOY DISTRIBUTION
Community Services Agency (CSA) is having a toy and gift-card distribution in December. To register and for more details, please see the attached flyer.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
12/14 – Friday: 4th Grade Field Trip - 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
12/14 - Friday: Castro/Mistral Soccer Event 6:00pm - 8:00pm, MUR
12/19 – Wednesday: Kinder Field Trip – 8:45am -10:20am
12/20 - Thursday - Personal Award Assembly 8:00am, MUR
12/20 – Thursday: First Grade Field Trip – 9:00am – 11:00am
12/20 – Thursday: CSA Food Distribution 11:30am - 1:30pm, MUR
12/20 – Thursday: Mariano Castro Family Movie Night, 5:30pm – 7:30pm, MUR
12/24 – 1/7/2019 – Winter Break - NO SCHOOL / Happy Holidays!
1/9/2019 - Wednesday: DELAC Meeting, 5:30pm - 7:30pm - Theuerkauf School - Library
1/10/2019 - Thursday: CA/MI Project Cornerstone Meeting, 8:45am or 6:30pm, Mistral Staff Lounge
1/10/2019 - Thursday: CSA Food Distribution 11:30am - 1:30pm, MUR
District News
Check your PowerSchool Parent Portal Access now to prepare for open enrollment
The time for you to confirm your child’s enrollment for the next school year is coming up. Beginning Jan. 7, parents will be able to log on to the PowerSchool Parent Portal to enroll their children for 2019-20.
Make sure you have access now! By mid-December, you will be receiving an email containing your web access ID and password for your PowerSchool Parent Portal Account with instructions for a creating an account, if you don’t currently have one.
Many middle school parents currently use PowerSchool Parent Portal for elective selection and grades, assignment and attendance monitoring. Some elementary parents have accounts from past student enrollment processes.
To check your access, log on to https://ps.mvwsd.org/public/. If you have difficulty signing in, please contact your school office.
Let’s Talk … Boundaries
The third topic is boundaries. What changes will be made for the 2019-20 school year and who will be affected.
Open Enrollment is from January 7-February 3 online. You can register your child or confirm your child’s enrollment for the 2019-20 school year when online registration opens on January 7 here: www.mvwsd.org/register.
Discrimination Notices
Policy Links--
5145.7 BP - Sexual Harassment
1312.4 AR - Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures
4144 BP - Complaints
4144 AR - Complaints
1312.3 BP - Uniform Complaint Procedures
1312.3 AR - Uniform Complaint Procedures
4119.11 AR - Sexual Harassment
4119.11 BP - Sexual Harassment
0410 BP- Non Discrimination in District Programs and Activities