The Dolphin Whistle
November 2, 2016 ISSUE 12
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL LAMBERT
Dear Parents
Report Cards are coming this month! First trimester ends on November 4th. (minimum day for students), teachers prepare the report cards the following week, and then the report cards will go home with students on Friday, November 18th. Please review them carefully and if you have any questions about the grades please feel free to contact the teacher at your earliest convenience to get answers to your questions.Best regards,
Theresa Lambert
Principal Mariano Castro Elementary
minimum day reminder
ENROLLMENT FOR 2017-18
For CURRENT Transitional Kindergarten students: Open Enrollment is from January 6-February 3. You will be required to complete an Online Student Intent Survey through InfoSnap. The survey and password will be emailed to you. Parents, please make sure the school office has a working email on file for you.
For CURRENT students K-7th grade: You will be required to complete an Online Student Intent Survey through InfoSnap. The survey and password will be emailed to parents February 13-February 17. Parents, please make sure the school office has a working email on file for you.
Intradistrict Transfer Request: If you wish for your child to attend another school or program for the 2017-18 school year, you will make your request Online in the Student Intent Survey, sent February 13 –February 17.
Currently enrolled 5th grade students: Transition to 6th grade presentations will be held at each middle school on January 25 at 6:00 pm. Parents of 5th grade students are encouraged to attend these presentations.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
11/4 Friday - Minimum day dismissal at 11:55 a.m/End of first trimester.
11/8 Tuesday - ELAC meeting 6:00-7:30 p.m MUR
11/10 Thursday - PIQE graduation 6:00 p.m MUR
11/11 Friday - NO SCHOOL / Veterans Day
11/17 Thursday - Personal Success Assembly 11:15 a.m MUR
11/18 Friday - California Museum Field Trip 7:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m RM's # 15 & 16
11/18 Friday - Filoli Field Trip 8:30 a.m - 1:45 p.m RM's # 9 & 11
11/18 Friday - Report Cards go home
11/23 - 11/25 Wednesday- Friday NO SCHOOL / Thanksgiving Holiday
11/30 Wednesday - Children's Discovery Museum 8:30 a.m - 12:55 p.m RM's # 20 & 24
11/30 Wednesday - District Office, Kinder Night
12/1 Thursday - FEI Classes Begin 6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m RM's # 20 & 24
FROM THE PTA
Sign-Ups for the Afterschool Enrichment Winter Session
FROM THE DISTRICT
Is your student safe on his/her bike?
Here are 6 bike safety tips to review with your student.
1. Stop, look and listen at every road edge
2. Look left, look right, and look left again
3. Never run across the street
4. Find the safest place to cross the street
5. Always wear a helmet when riding a bike
6. Obey all traffic signs and signals
Kids should bike in the same direction as cars, and have a well-fitting helmet.
Picking a Helmet
In California helmets are required for biking, scooting, skateboarding, and roller-skating until 18 years of age (CVC 21212). Make sure the helmet is designed for cycling. Check that the Styrofoam is intact and replace when damaged or outgrown.
Tips for a proper helmet fit:
· Helmets come in many sizes, start by checking the size of the Styrofoam shell.
· Helmets come in many styles, get one they like!
Dial in the perfect fit using the two-finger check.
· Two fingers between the eyebrow and brim of helmet.
· Two fingers or less between the chin and buckled strap.
· Two fingers like a "V" around the ear, straps should meet directly below the ears.
Road rules
Stop, Look and Listen before entering or crossing a road.
· Regardless of whether you are on foot or wheels always Stop, Look Left-Right-Left, and listen before entering traffic.
· Bike in the same direction as cars.
· Drivers do not look for wrong-way traffic. Obey Stop signs and traffic lights.
· Identify upcoming intersection and how to negotiate them.
Remember, you can always walk in the crosswalk!
Plan the route: Please review here the safe routes that the City of Mountain View has outlined to and from each of our schools.