January Observances -

Holocaust Remembrance Day - 1/27

Mesa Verde Events -

Spirit Week 01/24-01/28 (see below for more info)

Spelling Bee 1/26 - (see below for more info)

Non-Student Day 1/31

• Remind your student to bring a mask from home.
• Keep your student home and call the attendance office (858-538-5478 x. 3104) if your student is sick.
• Follow Mesa Verde and Principal Moore on Instagram @mesaverdems and @principal_moore!
• Order your yearbook now! Visit yearbookforever.com. Sales close January 21.

NEW! before a title within the newsletter denotes that it is a new posting this week.

• Message from the Principal
  
• Meet Our Staff
• COVID Guidelines in a School Setting
• Next Week is Spirit Week
• Yearbooks On Sale Now
• Student Kickball Tournament
  
• Join PTSA Today
• Book Club is starting a new book
• Drama Club is starting again
• Please check the Lost and Found
• ASES has Before and After School Openings
• Spelling Bee is Coming Up Fast
• Submit Yearbook Photos
• Running Late?
• Newsletter, Website, Social Media Request Form
• Eagle Shout Outs
• Charges for Damaged Chromebooks
• Did You Know...
• No Place For Hate Club
• Caring Connections Counseling
• Parent Education
  
• Calendar
  
• Volunteers/Job Opportunities
• Additional Information and Links
• Contact Us

Happy Friday, Eagles!

We hope you all had a great start to Semester 2 and are ready for a great second half of the year! We do have a couple reminders for you:

- If your child is sick, please keep them home.

- If they have any one or more COVID-like symptoms, you will need to submit a negative test result prior to returning AND their symptoms need to be resolved.

- If your child tests positive for COVID-19, please notify us immediately. This includes notifying us if they've been out sick and tested positive a few days into their illness or they tested positive over a weekend or other break.

Also, don't forget that today is the LAST day to order your 2021-22 yearbook from yearbookforever.com!

Thank you so much for helping us keep our students and staff healthy!

Your Proud Principal,

Kellie

Yearbooks are on sale NOW, until January. Go to yearbookforever.com to order your copy! Click here.

Students, if you’re missing items, please take a few moments to go by the Lost and Found to look through the cart to recover any of your missing items. Friday, January 28th at 3:30PM, all remaining items will be donated.

You can fill out an interest form here.

Yearbook is collecting pictures of your life AFTER school! What activities are you involved in? Do you game in your spare time? Do you stream shows/movies? Do you get lost in music? Please submit a photo of you and your life AFTER SCHOOL: playing games, listening to music, streaming entertainment, or participating in some fun activity! To submit your photo, go to yearbookforever.com, click on community upload and enter the password “eagles”. You can also use the how to video to help you. We are collecting submissions for the next two weeks. Thanks!

You can upload photos to yearbookforever.com – community upload password is “eagles”!

According to Board Policy 6161.2, when materials are lost or so damaged that they are no longer usable, the student shall be immediately issued a replacement material. However, students or parents/guardians shall be responsible for reparation equal to the current replacement cost of the materials. PUSD Information Technology Department has provided a list of charges for various damage scenarios.

Chromebook/ Chromebook Accessories

Damaged/Lost Chromebook ($238.00)

Power Adapter/Charger ($30.00)

LCD Screen Replacement ($69.00)

LCD Top Cover ($69.00)

Palmrest/Keyboard/Touchpad replacement ($109.00)

Base Plate/Assembly ($69.00)

Keyboard/2 or more keys missing ($59.00)

Chromebook case ($33.00)

When a chromebook is damaged, students are responsible for the cost of the repair. Any students who have had damage to their chromebook this year have already had a charge added to their Destiny account. Next week, we will begin sending emails to families with a repair charge to provide information on how to pay for those repair costs.

Many of the damages we have seen so far this year could have been avoided. Please take a few minutes to speak with your child(ren) about the cost to repair these damages and remind them that their chromebook is theirs until it has to be "retired." We appreciate your support!

We hope all of our students are on time to school and ready to learn when the bell rings; however, we know that things can sometimes cause you to be delayed on your way to school. If your student is going to be late, please either call the attendance office or come in with your child to sign them in. Doing either of these will allow us to excuse the tardy. Thanks for your help!

If you have information you would like included in our weekly newsletter, on our website, or on our school's social media platforms, please use use this link to submit your request. Your request does NOT guarantee that your information will be included. Please note that we may edit your submission (content, length, etc.) but will contact you if our edits would change or remove pertinent information.

We hope this will help streamline the way we collect and are able to share information with our staff, students, and community.

Let’s hear it for this week’s Eagles who help us Rise Together!

This week at Mesa Verde we took some time on Wednesday to hear about the No Place for Hate School Wide Program. No Place for Hate Club Members created a video to help explain the importance of celebrating our differences and promoting respect. In addition, to understanding how looking at bias and stereotypes are important in order to not allow hate to grow. The No Place for Hate Pledge, Resolution of Respect, was shared with all students. Students were invited to join in and virtually sign the pledge along with giving their thoughts and ideas on topics for future school wide activities.

We are pleased to share that we are offering the Teen Positive Parenting Program in Spanish for FREE via ZOOM! This webinar series is designed for parents and will address raising responsible teenagers while improving family communication. The webinar is offered for Spanish speaking parents:

• FREE SPANISH Teen Positive Parenting Program via ZOOM

Wednesdays, January 19th, January 26th and February 2nd 2022 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Parents, A new year is a great time to head back to school! Poway Adult School offers low-cost career training classes for you to upskill. Just need some help tuning up your resume or someone to discuss a career change idea? The Poway (Unified) Adult School provides free career guidance, high school diploma classes for adults and GED prep as well. Call Jon at (858) 668-4022 or go online at www.powayadultschool.com and check out our catalog pages 5-11 for career training and free workshops. Make an appointment for free career support at https://calendly.com/help4careers/30min

Join Angelle Maua to gain greater understanding of the complexity of Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and the Gender Spectrum.

1. Discuss the use of pronouns.

2. How to advocate for gender equity for your child.

3. Know your student’s rights and how to be a good ally.

4. Learn and understand the nuances of navigating support and difficult conversation, not only with your child but with family and friends.

In-Person Saturday, 1/29/22 from 10:00am – 12:00pm at Poway Adult School

Class fee: $24/individual or $29/couple (for couple enrollment parent needs to contact Poway Adult School)

Join Angelle Maua to continue the discussions from the LGBTQIA+ Part I: The Basics Workshop. Learn how to:

1. Become a more conscious parent of a gender-expansive or questioning child.

2. Look beyond the binary and unpack years of cultural beliefs, traditional roles, and expectations.

3. Improve the odds for your child to embrace the complexity of their journey.

4. Nurture and enjoy the journey with your child.

This is all-inclusive for parents of children who have identified as LGBTQIA+.

In-Person Saturday, 2/12/22 from 10:00am – 12:00pm at Poway Adult School

Class fee: $24/individual or $29/couple (for couple enrollment parent needs to contact Poway Adult School)

Whether you suspect your child would benefit from special education services or are already in the process, come discover and practice tools to improve communication with teachers, administrators, and case managers. Spend time with Laurie Magulac to discuss how to increase collaboration and create your child's education plan as well as develop tools to process meetings and diagnoses.

In-Person Tuesday, 2/1/22 at Poway Adult School from 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Class fee: $24/individual or $29/couple (for couple enrollment parent needs to contact Poway Adult School)

Change is a part of life that comes in many forms which can include divorce, moving, and loss. How do we manage our own response to change while parenting our children effectively?

Spend time with Laurie Magulac to learn strategies to:

1. Understand and recognize stress in your child during change.

2. Help your child cope in healthy ways.

3. Manage and diffuse tough behaviors that may arise.

4. Not burn out while you are helping your child through the process.

In-Person Tuesday, 2/8/22 at Poway Adult School from 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Class fee: $24/individual or $29/couple (for couple enrollment parent needs to contact Poway Adult School)

FREE webinars for parents and caregivers being offered by the San Diego County Office of Education.

• April 27, 2022 from 6:00-7:00pm. Click here to register for virtual training.

FREE webinars for parents and caregivers being offered by the San Diego County Office of Education.

• February 17, 2022 from 6:00-7:00pm. Click here to register for virtual training.

San Diego Police Department is offering a FREE Teen Alcohol Awareness Program (T.A.A.P) for students and families in middle school and high school. Please click on document below for more information including dates.

Would you like to be a volunteer at Mesa Verde? Our volunteers at Mesa Verde are an integral part of school. Our volunteers help with events throughout the school year including after school and evening activities, classroom and club support, 6th grade Olympics, 7th grade History Faire, 8th Grade Constitutional Challenge and Promotion.

New guidance from the Poway Unified Board of Education is allowing us to expand our volunteer opportunities, effective 10/18/21. Volunteers must be fully-vaccinated and show proof of vaccination or show proof of a negative PCR COVID test within the 72 hours prior to volunteering. If you would like more information, please contact Natalie Reyes at (858) 538-5478 or nreyes@powayusd.com.

Sign up here if you would like to hear more.

The Mesa Verde library is looking for volunteers to help in the library during the lunch periods (Mon/Tues/Thur/Fri 11:00 to 12:40 and Wednesdays 11:40 to 1:00) once we are permitted to have volunteers again. We need help assisting and supervising students during our busy lunch periods. Volunteers may choose which day of the week and how often you would like to come in (once a week, every other week, once a month, etc.) If you are interested please contact Heather Ryan: hryan@powayusd.com. We will collect this information now to have it in preparation for when volunteers are allowed.

If you are not sure if you are an approved volunteer, contact Natalie Reyes at (858) 538-5478 or nreyes@powayusd.com.

Has your child lost anything at MV? If so, please have them take a look in the lost and found. MV’s lost and found is accessible to students and located in between the health and main office entry in a large metal cabinet. Any special/personal items like retainers, glasses, jewelry, house keys, headphones, electronics, etc. are inside the office with Mrs. Rinehart. At the end of each month, any items that are left in the lost and found will be donated or discarded. Please encourage your student to pick up any lost items. As a reminder, please do your best to label all items to assist your student in locating them if lost.

Call Mesa Verde's Health Tech at (858) 538-5478, ext. 3107. For more information, click here.

If your student needs to leave early from school, please send a note with your student. Notes should be given to the Attendance secretary in the Administration Office before school. Calling the school in advance, or sending a note, will prevent delays for you (such as trying to get your student while they are running on the lower field) and will help us to minimize interruptions to the classrooms. If you schedule a last minute appointment you may call the Attendance Hotline @ (858) 538-5692 to have an off campus pass sent to your student.

When writing a note please indicate the following:

• Your student's first and last name
• Reason for early departure
• The time your student needs to leave school
• Whether or not your student will return that day

Please meet your child at the Attendance desk to be signed out at the time of departure. Be prepared to show your identification when checking out your child. If your student returns to school after being picked up early, please have him/her check back in at the Attendance desk before heading to class.

Call the Attendance Hotline at (858) 538-5692 if your child is absent from school.

If you are unsure of who to contact about a matter, please email us at MVMS@powayusd.com and your message will be answered or forwarded to the correct person.