CONSTRUCTION UPDATES:

• Fence screening will be measured once all the fence work is done. It's been raining a lot and for that reason the work has been delayed.
• The water project to the bungalow/classrooms will start in the next weeks or so. Contract is signed and the contractor is getting ready to start.

Tdap (Whooping Cough) boosters are a requirement to enter 7th grade, including Summer School! If your child has already had this booster, please send an updated immunization record to Ms. Stephanie via email, sallen@gusd.net. If your child has not had this booster yet, please schedule an appointment with their physician as soon as possible.

CAL KIDS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

The State of California has a new program called CalKIDS that automatically creates college savings accounts for eligible low-income public school students enrolled in first through 12th grade. CalKIDS will deposit between $500 to $1500 in each CalKIDS account and eligible students will be able to use this money for qualified expenses when they enroll at an eligible education institution.

Follow Monte Vista @montevistagusd (Instagram) and @Monte Vista Elementary - GUSD (Facebook) to meet our staff and see all of the amazing things that are happening at our school! Links can also be found at the bottom of this newsletter.

PTA DINE OUT WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 AT NEW MOON IN MONTROSE

Tell your family and friends to come Wednesday, March 29 for lunch and/or dinner at New Moon in Montrose. They will give 15% of the proceeds to Monte Vista. Come and dine in or call/order online for in-person/curbside pick-up. But NO delivery (sorry). Show the flyer or mention Monte Vista upon ordering.

Your Dine Out Chairs,

Margaux Chan and Danielle Bell

REFLECTIONS CELEBRATION AT GLENDALE'S CENTRAL LIBRARY | Saturday April 1st

On Saturday, April 1 from 4-6pm, Glendale's Central Library will host a celebration of GUSD’s National Reflections PTA Arts program winners. The annual Reflections Art program is open to students of all ages to submit their original creations in Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts. This year, there were 537 art entries submitted at the school sites throughout Glendale Unified, and 123 were judged at the Council PTA level. Thirty outstanding interpretation winners, which are featured below, were then judged at First District PTA. From these 30, 5 moved on to the State competition. Two from our Glendale District will be moving on to the National competition.

The winning pieces can be viewed at Central Library Auditorium 222 East Harvard Street Glendale, CA 91205 on April 1st from 4-6pm, online at https://www.glendaleartsandculture.org/gusdreflections, and from April 3-11 at Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station, an art space sponsored by the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission and the Community Services & Parks Department at 1020 East Palmer Avenue, Glendale CA.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION UPDATE

Nowruz, Farsi for “A New Day”, marks the first day of Spring and is celebrated on the day of the Spring Equinox. Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. This celebration of spring is filled with symbolism around rebirth and renewal, because spring is a time when life is coming back after a long, cold winter. This year hundreds of millions of people will celebrate Nowruz on March 20 - a celebration that lasts 13 days. May this Nowruz bring you joy, good health and prosperity.

Nowruz - Wikipedia

Haft-sin - Wikipedia

DEI Chairs - Deb Pasachoff, Vatsala Oberman

ONGOING DINE OUT!

Reminder about our ONGOING dine-out at India’s Flavor in Glendale. They will donate 10% of ALL proceeds to our school. Write Monte Vista Elementary School PTA on India’s Flavor receipt (or type in the comment box for online orders).

India’s Flavor

3303 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208

Order online at www.indiasflavor.com for pick-up and delivery

REWARD PROGRAMS

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