MVLA Parent Rocket News December!!!
Principal - Anita Martos
Build Trust to Create a Community of Leaders
December is UPON US!!
The end of the first semester is only 2 1/2 weeks away. This last few weeks will FLY BY. Starting now through December 15th, your students will be taking their Middle of the Year Assessments in Math and Language Arts. Students may also be chatting about a new "old" schedule. We have brought back more House time to ensure students get to spend a bit more time with their House mates.
This Thursday November 30th, is the E-Sports event at Organ Mountain. Our Esports team will be shuttled there from MVLA at 9am and brought back to MVLA around 1:30.
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Important End of Semester Events
November 30th - Esports Event at Organ Mountain for Esports team. (Only the esports team and a select few other students will be attending this event.) 9am - 1pm.
December 4th - 14th - Cotton Candy Fundraiser (Details below)
December 6th - PTO meeting
December 8th - Last Day for After School Programs this Semester
December 8th - Chess Tournament
December 14th - Movie Night 4:30 - 6:15pm
December 15th - Last day of the Semester (MVLA will release at 11:35am)
Dress the Child Event
If you would like to volunteer for the Dress the Child Event, please see the following:
Dress the Child: Help the underprivileged shop for winter clothes:
volunteer registration link for 12/13, at Kohl’s at 5:00pm:
Registration Reminders
Stop it App
We are proud to announce our partnership with STOPit Solutions, a nationally recognized leader in school safety and wellness.
Through this partnership, everyone in our school community has access to the STOPit anonymous reporting app – a powerful tool designed to deter and promptly address instances of bullying, school violence, self-harm, and inappropriate behaviors.
With the STOPit app, users can anonymously submit tips, attach photo or video evidence, and privately message school leaders with the necessary information to help everyone involved.
In addition, when a student or anyone in our school community needs immediate support, the STOPit app provides direct access to Crisis Text Line. Users can anonymously text with counselors (day or night) until they feel safe and calm.
We encourage everyone in our school community to download the STOPit app.
If you haven’t already done so, we kindly urge parents and guardians to download the STOPit app and become familiar with its features. This will not only enable you to guide your children in using the app but will also demonstrate our collective commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our whole school community. The STOPit app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
MVLA's PTO / Student Advisory Council
Next Meeting: December 6th at 6pm @ MVLA
Graduate Profile Information
November's Graduate Profile Competency is Confident. Let's work on helping our kids find their strengths and be confident that they can overcome any of their struggles.
Parking Lot Reminders
- Please pull straight into the parking lot instead of turning directly after the fence. We have already had damage to our traffic cones and poles.
- During a Hazardous Weather Event (especially for lightening) - please stay in your vehicle. We will release your student to you if you have come to pick them up.
Parent Drop off and Pick Up
Our school hours are 9am to 3pm this year. In the morning, we will open the gates at 8am but will only have a few staff on duty at that time. Please try not to drop off students prior to that if you can avoid it.
In the afternoons, while our end time is 3:00, we ask that you do not all come right at three.
Please use staggered drop off and pick up times below starting July 20th:
Ideally Morning drop off would be from 8:30 to 8:55 and pick up in the afternoon from 3:00 - 3:20.
In the afternoon, if you are able, please follow the times indicated below. If you last name starts with:
A-G - Please come right at 3:00
G-N - Come at 3:10
O-Z - Pick up at 3:20
To avoid causing a backup to Lohman, please pull as far up in the lane next to the building as possible.
Please see the attached map for more guidance.
Opportunities abound..
Please let us know. We can always use -
- Extra eyes for Lunch duty (volunteer or paid opportunities)
- Presentations in our Academic Enrichment classes (volunteer or paid opportunities)
- My Time teachers or assistants (volunteer or paid opportunities)
- After School program teachers (paid position)
These opportunities can be for 1/2 an hour, 1 day, a week, a month or longer. Please email me at amartos@lcps.net if you are interested.
Nutrition Services
If your child requires a special diet for any reason, please contact the school nurse Mrs. Johnson. You can call 527-6059 and ask for her and she will help set that up.
Also, please DO NOT have food delivered to campus. If you must bring food on occasion because your student has a special diet and forgot their lunch, that is fine, but please do NOT send deliveries, door dash, etc.
Cell Phone Policies
If your child does not feel well, please tell them they need to come see the nurse and she will contact you if they need to be picked up. Students should not be calling or texting parents during the day unless it is from the office with an adult present.
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Student Handbook
Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy
Email: analisa@lcps.net
Website: mvla.lcps.net
Location: 821 East Lohman Avenue, Las Cruces, NM, USA
Phone: 575-527-6059