Monte Vista Blue Jay Community News
Monte Vista 2023: August 7th-August 11th
Weekly Recap
As the school year came close to starting, our teachers and staff (on-site and district) worked tenaciously and diligently to prepare the classrooms and campus for our blue jay families' arrival. What amazing love and dedication!
Students and staff became familiar as a team with all of their transitions across campus for different parts of the day as well as learning new behavioral and academic routines in the classroom.
Our After-School Academy, with its biggest enrollment to date, was able to support our students and families after the regular school hours.
Some of our favorite highlights were the peaceful and playful recess times where new and old students forged new relationships, playing new games, as well as our first Friday morning school-wide community meeting where all of our students gathered for cheers, dancing, and a special message.
Above all, the feedback has been positive and appreciative about how our campus appears safe, orderly, peaceful, and a welcoming and fresh new start and slate for learning as an expanded grade level, multi-age community.
Announcements for the Week
1) School begins at 8AM every day. School ends at 2:25 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (except TK ends at 2PM). Wednesdays end at 12:50PM for all grade levels. Also, there will be schoolwide community meetings for grades 1st-5th on Mondays and Fridays (with Kindergarten joining on Fridays), grades 6th & 7th on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and grade 8 on Wednesdays.
2) Please do not drop off your child before 7:40 (when supervision will be present starting at that time). They will wait in the cafeteria until 7:55AM and have the option to eat breakfast at that time too.
Please note: Early morning care for ASCA students begins daily at 7:15AM. They will need to sign-in with the supervisor and roster upon arrival.
3) Online registration and first day packet paperwork has now gone digital for new and returning students! See link here. MPUSD Online Registration. We need all returning students' families to complete this annual first day packet paperwork online as soon as possible. We will starting sending one-to-one messages soon to help all remaining families complete this.
For those families who may need support in completing the online registration, Berenice Hernandez or Anahi Gamboa, Monte Vista attendance clerk and school secretary respectively, can address any questions at this time. 831-392-3890, bhernandez@mpusd.k12.ca.us or agamboa@mpusd.k12.ca.us.
4) Back to School Night this year for all grade levels is on Tuesday, August 15th from 5:30PM-7:00pm. Please see flier below for more information.
5) A general PTO meeting will take place prior to the Back to School Night events on Tuesday, August 15th, for all parents in the cafeteria from 5PM-5:30PM. Agenda, activities, and budget for the year will be discussed. More details to come from our PTO board.
6) Our first fire drill will happen this Friday, August 11th, at 10:45AM. Our first intruder drill is not until September. However, our staff is in the process of completing updated training on the ALICE protocol (intruder drill).
7) Here is a link to the MPUSD 2023-2024 Parent/Guardian and Student Information Handbook which provides annual notifications to parents, guardians and students of their rights and responsibilities.
8) Grades 1-8 beginning this week and over the next few weeks will be taking their iReady beginning of the year diagnostics in reading and math. This will help determine each individual's student's mypath lesson trajectory as well as provide an additional data piece for teachers to be informed of students' needs as they commence instruction.
PTO News
We will be having our first general PTO meeting for all parents in the Monte Vista TK-8 multi-purpose room on Monday, August 15th, from 5PM-5:30PM (just before Back to School Night starts). We will discuss events for the year, budget, and more! We look forward to see you!
Helpful PTO Links:
Volunteer with PTO
Join our Facebook Community
Visit our Website
Fliers from the Announcements
Important Dates to Come
August 1st| First Day of School (8AM-2:25PM) and Principals' Breakfast from 8:10-8:30AM August 4th| All online registration for returning students paperwork due
August 15th | Back to School Night (5:30-7PM)--details about schedule of evening to come
August 30th| Monte Vista Dining Out Night at California Pizza Kitchen (11AM-9PM window)
August 30th-Sept. 8th | Back to School Connections with Parents (early dismissal days at
12:50PM--teacher will send sign-ups as time draws closer)
September 4th | Labor Day Holiday (No School)
August Staff Birthdays
August 3rd- Thomas Gregory (2nd grade)
August 18th- Sandra Rose (Nutrition Manager)
August 23rd- Katy Weller (4th grade)
Pics from the Week of July 31st-August 4th
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