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Week of: March 19, 2023

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UPCOMING DATES

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Mar 20: Dist Staff Dev Day - Student Holiday

Mar 25: Math Field Day

Mar 27: School Site Council Meeting (on Zoom)

Mar 29: Dine Out Night

Mar 31: Spirit Assembly

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SCHOOL NEWS

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES:

  • The fencing surrounding the construction site has been permanently fixed to the ground.

  • New custom made tarps will be installed on the fences surrounding the construction site and on the playground.

  • The kindergarten yard will be re-cemented.

  • Smaller cracks in the playground that have recently widened and the crumbling asphalt around the soccer area will be repaired.

  • A new electrical outlet has been installed at the bottom of the new ramp leading to the playground

  • Plumbing to provide running water to the bungalows is expected to begin in the next 3-4 weeks, provided that the weather cooperates.

  • Old benches under the covered areas of the playground will be removed and holes will be patched. Tables/benches will be placed in those areas.

  • New driveway gates were installed to address the gap that existed between the old gates.

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SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL

Our next School Site Council meeting will be held on Monday, March 27th at 3:00pm on Zoom. All parents are invited to attend.

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ATTENTION 6TH GRADE FAMILIES

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.

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FREE SPRING ENRICHMENT CLASSES

Each student may sign up for ONE FREE class session in either the winter or the spring. These enrichment classes are sponsored by Monte Vista. Each child may only participate in one class so that every student at Monte Vista has the opportunity to participate in a class. The spring session sign ups are open now and the classes begin the week of March 27, 2023.


If your child took a class in the winter, they may not take a class in the spring.


Please remember to only sign your child up for ONE class. Here is more information on the classes along with the sign up information. Deadline to register is 3/20/23.

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IT’S YEARBOOK TIME!

It’s time to order your Monte Vista 2022-2023 Yearbooks. Let's commemorate this wonderful year with a yearbook! Buy it now before you forget! Yearbook price is $20 each. Orders will be taken through April 19, 2023 and are online only. https://plicbooks.com/go/K7U8Z4

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REMINDERS

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.


To check if you/your child is eligible or to access your/your child’s CalKIDS account, visit www.calkids.org.
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CVHS COMEDY SPORTZ

Are you looking for live, funny, family-friendly entertainment in La Crescenta?Then Join Crescenta Valley for their next COMEDYSPORTZ Match in the Underground Theater at Crescenta Valley High School on Thursday, March 23, at 5:00 PM.


What is ComedySportz? - Not Comedy about sports - Comedy PLAYED as a sport! Two teams of high school "act-letes" compete for audience laughs and points while improvising scenes, games, operas, and musicals based on YOUR suggestions. The audience is always a part of the show, voting for the winners and sometimes even winding up on stage.


Clean, family-friendly entertainment for ALL ages! Admission for this match is only $5! Come and support our new players and laugh with them!

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INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK

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.

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PTA

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PTA FOUNDERS' DAY | THANK YOU!

How sweet it was to honor and recognize our amazing award recipients at our Founders' Day celebration this past Wednesday evening. A special thank you to our awesome Founders’ Day chair, Jenny Heller Giagni, for creating a special and sweet environment for our Monte Vista community. It was our first in-person Founders’ Day since 2020 and we were so blessed to be able to have fellowship in person. Thank you to Ann Edwards for all the support in prep, decorations setup and everything in between!

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MOVIE NIGHT - MARCH 24, 2023

We are excited to bring back Movie Night. Get ready for a night of fun where we will gather to watch a family friendly movie in our auditorium. Grab your pjs, pillow and sleeping bag! Popcorn will be supplied by the PTA!


The choice has been made and we will be watching “Minions: The Rise of Gru” - please come out and be a Monte Vista minion with all of us!


*Note - Stem Night has been moved to May 23 and more details will be forthcoming!

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MONTY'S NIGHT OUT

Calling all MV Parents, Teachers and Staff! Please join us on Friday, April 28 for our long-awaited, kid-free event - Monty's Night Out! This fun event will be at Golden Road Brewery from 6:30-9:30 pm. This is a great way to mix and mingle with other MV families, teachers and staff outside of our normal school setting. We'll have dinner, dancing, games and prizes. No theme this year - just come with your dancing shoes and MV Spirit!


Tickets are $60 per person and space is limited - RSVP by April 7. Please also consider sponsoring part or all of a ticket for our teachers and staff. Details and RSVP form are attached and also went home in last week's Thursday folders. A Korean version of the flyer is available HERE.


See you then!

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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

Did you know that our PTA can earn money when you grocery shop at Ralphs or purchase on Amazon? Learn more here.


Starting February 20, 2023, Amazon Smile rewards program will be discontinued. Our rewards program document has been updated to reflect this change.


NEW! MONTE VISTA PTA INSTAGRAM

Follow our PTA on Instagram @monte_vista_pta and get updates on what is happening with our PTA in real time! #instagram #pta #weloveMV

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About Us

Monte Vista Elementary serves students in grades K-6. We are a National Blue Ribbon School offering one of GUSD's FLAG dual immersion programs in Korean. Recently, Monte Vista has been selected as a 2022 California Pivotal Practice (CAPP) Award Program winner!

Website: https://www.gusd.net/montevista
Location: 2620 Orange Avenue, La Crescenta, CA, 91214
Phone: (818) 248-2617
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/montevistagusd

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montevistagusd

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