MLA Bulletin
December 1, 2021
Dear MLA Families,
We hope you enjoyed some rest and relaxation with your families over the last week. It was such a treat to see so many of you and your kiddos dancing during our Bailaton earlier this month. We want to thank our PTSA families for their hard work in organizing such a wonderful event. Thank you to all who contributed and participated as well!
In this Bulletin you will find updates regarding:
- Upcoming Events
- COVID Testing
- COVID Vaccinations
- MLA Winter EXPO
- Report Cards and Progress Reports
- Enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year
- Saludos
Thank you for reading!
Bri and Violeta
Upcoming Events
Week of Nov 30-Dec.4
- Wednesday, December 1
- Coffee on the Curb at Maxwell, @8:35am
- Saturday, December 4
- Virtual Enrollment Tour for MLA Middle School, @10am
Week of Dec. 6-10
- Tuesday, December 7th
- COVID Testing on BOTH campuses
- Coffee on the Curb at Sherman @8:35am
- 5th Grade EXPO night at Maxwell
- Wednesday, December 8th
- 2nd Grade EXPO night at Sherman
- 4th Grade EXPO night at Maxwell
- Families of the African Diaspora (FOAD) meeting @6pm
- Thursday, December 9th
- Kindergarten EXPO night at Sherman
- 8th Grade EXPO night AND High School Options Fair at Maxwell
- School Site Council on Zoom @5:30pm
- Friday, December 10th
- Padres Unidos meeting at Sherman @8:35am
- Saturday, December 11th
- MLA Elementary Virtual Enrollment tour @10am
Week of Dec. 13-17
- Tuesday, December 14th
- COVID testing at Sherman only
- TK EXPO night at Sherman
- 7th Grade EXPO night at Maxwell
- Thursday, December 16th
- 1st Grade EXPO night at Sherman
- 6th Grade EXPO night at Maxwell
- Friday, December 17th
- Free Dress Day
ZOOM LINKS
Families of the African Diaspora Meeting
Wed, Dec 8, 2021, 06:00 PM
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MLA School Site Council Meeting
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Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 05:30 PM
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COVID Updates
COVID Testing
COVID Policy Update:
- The District has updated its COVID test policy following Alameda County guidance.
- UPDATE: If a student stays home or leaves school early with COVID symptoms, they are able to return to school with the following:
- Proof of a negative, supervised rapid test or negative PCR test ("supervised" means it is completed by a medical professional, such as your healthcare provider, a health clinic, or our OUSD testing teams through Primary or Concentric)
- Student is fever-free and have had no change to their sense of taste or smell.
Regularly Scheduled COVID Testing at MLA:
- 3rd-8th graders at Maxwell will ALL be rapid tested every other Tuesday as part of our regularly scheduled testing program.
- TK-2nd graders at Sherman will ALL be pooled tested every Tuesday. Registration in Concentric is required (see below).
- Additionally, rapid response test cycles will be set up in the event of a COVID exposure on site, as we have done in the past.
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TK-2nd Grade Concentric POOLED TESTING InstructionsPlease sign the consent request below and review the overview from Concentric (https://support.concentricbyginkgo.com/hc/en-us/articles/360057072672) to answer some questions you may have, including how this program works.
- First, visit here: https://testcenter.concentricbyginkgo.com/minor-consent/
- Then, enter this access code: OAKL-MELROSE
- Finally, enter your child’s information, and you’re done!
- Note, if you need to provide consent for more than one child, please complete the process once for each child
COVID Vaccinations
All students who are 12 years or older as of December 1, 2021 MUST be vaccinated or have a valid exemption in order to return to MLA in person after the winter break. Students ages 5-11 are strongly encouraged to get vaccinated.
How to book a vaccination appointment:
- Click here to learn about OUSD and community vaccination sites.
What if my 12 year-old is not vaccinated?
- An MLA staff member will reach out to you this week to support you with next steps.
- Please email Gabriela.Casal@ousd.org if you would like support sooner.
MLA Winter EXPO
On your EXPO evening, please make sure you:
- wear a mask the entire time you're on campus
- stay home if you or any member of your household is feeling sick
- register/check in at the front door
- use hand sanitizer before you enter the classroom
- visit our lost and found to pick up your child's belongings
- maintain 6 feet of distance between your family and others
- respect the flow of traffic in the classroom and step out once you've seen your child's work, if the room is getting crowded
- respect the teachers' need to monitor the whole group of families; please do not try to have lengthy individual conversations with your child's teacher
- respect our neighbors' driveways when parking
Progress Reports and Report Cards
Timelines
Thank you for joining us for your child's fall conference! During the conference, you likely received a paper copy or a zoom screenshot of your child's progress report. Read this section to learn about reporting timelines.
Elementary School:
Grades TK-5 in OUSD provide progress reports on a trimester (T) schedule, with 3 marking periods per year.
- T1: available November 29, 2021 via the Aeries Parent Portal
- T2: available March 11, 2022 via the Aeries Parent Portal
- T3: available June 1, 2022 via the Aeries Parent Portal
Middle School:
Grades 6-8 in OUSD provide official report cards on a semester (S) schedule, with 2 semesters per year. Each semester is divided into 3 shorter marking periods (MP) to give students and parents feedback via progress reports. Only scores from semester report cards are reported on students' official transcripts.
- S1: Semester ends December 17, 2021 but report cards will be made available to students and families on January 10, 2022 via the Aeries Parent Portal
- MP 1 progress report: available September 27, 2021
- MR 2 progress report: available November 8, 2021
- S2: Semester ends May 25, 2022, but report cards will be made available to students and families on June 1, 2022 via the Aeries Parent Portal
- MP 5 progress report: available February 22, 2022
- MP 6 progress report: available April 12, 2022
Accessing Your Child's Progress Report
Visit parent.ousd.org to access your child's progress report. You may also ask your child's teacher to send home a copy of the progress report with your child.
2022-2023 Enrollment
CURRENT 5th and 8th graders at MLA
MLA 8th Graders
Our team is committed to supporting our 8th graders with the high school application process.
- Applications to OUSD schools must be submitted before the February 4, 2022 deadline.
- Applications can be submitted at ousdapply.schoolmint.net.
- High School Info Fair: Thursday, December 9th, 2021 from 5-7pm IN-PERSON at Maxwell. Come participate in the 8th Grade EXPO night AND visit booths with representatives from OUSD schools to learn more about their programs.
- High School Virtual Tour Week: December 6th-December 10th -- click on this link to participate in virtual tours for OUSD high schools.
MLA 5th Graders
We sincerely hope ALL of our current 5th graders return to MLA for middle school!
- MLA 5th graders are guaranteed a spot at MLA for next year as long as they apply before the February 4, 2022 deadline. 5th graders MUST apply by the deadline to secure their spot!
- Applications can be submitted at ousdapply.schoolmint.net.
- We will host a virtual tour on zoom this Saturday at 10am for families interested in learning more about the middle school (note -- most of the families in attendance will be external to MLA -- zoom link is here). We will also host a shadow day in January for our current MLA students!
Prospective MLA Students
MLA Enrollment Tours for 22-23 School Year
This year, we will be hosting virtual tours for prospective families.
All tours will be held over zoom at the same Zoom Link
Elementary Tour:
Saturday, December 11 @10am via zoom
Middle School Tour:
Saturday, December 4 @10am via zoom
Saludos!
Thank you to all of the families who have begun helping with our morning traffic at Sherman and Maxwell. We need more support! Click here to see when your child's class or grade level is in charge of Saludos.