Mountain View News
May 7, 2021
Upcoming Events
5/10 BOE Meeting 6:30
5/11 SEPAG Meeting 6:30
5/12 FPTA Meeting 7:30
5/13 FPTA Family Dance 6:30-8:00
5/21 FPTA 80's Dance (ADULTS ONLY) Budd Lake Firehouse
5/24 BOE Meeting 6:30
5/27 FPTA Family Dance 6:30-8:00
Congratulations to our Character Education Award Winners for April-Responsibility!
Having Fun with Learning!
Message from the Principal
This week we celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you FPTA for the AMAZING treats each day! You definitely covered all bases- breakfast, lunch and specialty snacks! Your thoughtfulness and generosity was greatly appreciated!
Our celebration tree is coming to life with student created ornaments and crafts. This month we celebrate Asian-Pacific Month as well as Memorial Day. If you create a special craft to celebrate please send them in to share on our tree.
Please speak with your children about fidget toys in school. Students are sharing and trading them in the classrooms and at lunch/recess. Unfortunately, this is turning into disruptions, arguments and hurt feelings. Students are being asked to keep these items home.
Please continue to me mindful at drop-off and pick up especially with the combining of cohorts. As you can see the MOPD has been present to ensure the safety of our school community. Please keep these items in mind:
- There are circles on the ground for students to stand on as they line up in the morning. Please be sure your child utilizes them and remains socially distant.
- Please do not arrive to school before 8:20 whether you are walking or in the car line.
- Students are not to be left before the bell rings at 8:26- please do not leave them until you hear it.
- When using the carline, please pull all the way up, only let children out on the passenger side, do not get out of your car, and never pass another car. This is all for the safety of our children and staff.
- Students should not be dropped off on Clover Hill Drive- please use the carline
- Please do not make U-Turns during arrival and dismissal
Thank you for your continued support and partnership.
Happy Mother's Day to all our Mountain View Moms and Grandmas!
Melissa Kolenski
Principal, Mountain View School
PTA Corner
Teacher Appreciation: Thank you to everyone who generously donated to Teacher Appreciation week! Follow us on Facebook to see all the amazing things that happened this week. @FlandersNJpta
Flanders PTA Meeting: The Flanders PTA May meeting will be held in person, outdoors by the MV gazebo on Wednesday, 5/12/21 at 7pm. If it looks like rain, a link will be sent out for a
Zoom meeting instead.
Yearbooks: (see flyer) Yearbooks are on sale now at http://www.memorybook.com/online-
pay/parent-pay/ using school code 945018.
Adults Night Out: (see registration form) Dress in your 80’s best and join us for a totally rad 80’s party night on Fri. 5/21 at the Budd Lake Firehouse! Tickets are $25 per person and include DJ and food (event is BYO). Prizes for best dressed! This event is adults only and pre-registration is required.
Clothing Drive: (see flyer) The FPTA clothing drive will be held at the Mountain View semi-circle on Sat. 5/15 from 9am-12pm. Get your bags ready for easy drop off!
Save the Dates-Dances (see flyer for boy’s dance): The FPTA will host two outdoor dances this year, one evening for boys and one evening for girls, at Mountain View School. The boys dance will be held the evening of 5/13 and the girls dance the evening of 5/27. See attached flyer for the boy’s dance – registration is required.
Apply for Free/Reduced Lunch
Per N.J.A.C. 2:36-1.5(d), "Students are eligible for school meal benefits or free milk for
the school year and up to 30 operating days in the subsequent school year". As of
October 21 2020, all students who previously qualified for free and reduced lunch in the
2019-2020 school year that have not submitted a lunch application for the 2020-2021
school year, have been reset to "paid" status. Although this has no immediate
impact on any student because of the “free lunch for all”, when/if the” free lunch
for all” status is lifted, students will be required to pay for their meals (breakfast
and lunch) until an application has been received and processed.
To avoid an interruption in benefits please proceed to the Realtime Parent Portal to
either fill out an application otherwise, please indicate that you do not wish to apply at
this time. Please note that only ONE (1) application per FAMILY, is required to
determine qualification status. status.
Important Real Time Information
Mountain View School
Email: melissa.kolenski@motsd.org
Website: www.motsd.org
Location: 118 Clover Hill Drive, Flanders, NJ, USA
Phone: 973-927-2201
Twitter: @MtView07836