Mountain Avenue Thursday Update
December 10, 2020
Friday Flag Ceremony
Friday, Dec 11, 2020, 08:15 AM
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Mountain Avenue Holiday Spirit!
Reindeer Games!
All members of the Bear Family are invited to participate in fun spirit days as we
count down to Winter Break! Make sure you have your camera on during Zoom
to show your school spirit!! Go Bears!
Monday, December 14
Rock your reindeer antlers!
Tuesday, December 15
Festive sweater day! AKA ugly sweater day!
Wednesday, December 16
Scarf Day!
Thursday, December 17
Holiday Hat day!
Friday, December 18
All out! Wear as much holiday spirit gear as possible!
Holiday Tradition Photos Wanted!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xgAor2zaLQ0wvkzsWlxsRJmL4fuDrmlz?usp=sharing
A slideshow of photos will be shared on Friday, December 18th Flag Ceremony.
Go Bears!
Instrumental Music Winter Solo Recital 2020
The link below is the Mountain Avenue Winter Solo Recital 2020. This year we have ten students who are performing solos ranging from holiday songs to classical selections. We hope you enjoy the recital. We plan to have two more recitals for the string orchestra and wind ensemble students with a recital planned for the first year students in April.
Happy Holidays!
Mrs. Hayhurst and Mr. Okaguchi, Mountain Music Teachers
To access the Mountain Avenue Winter Solo Recital 2020:
1. Click the flipgrid link and a few log in options will appear.
2. Click “Enter your guest password”
3. Enter the password: MtnAveWinterRecital2020
Upcoming ELAC Meeting
All Parents of English Language Learner Students, please join us for our ELAC Meeting (English Learner Advisory Committee). This is a very informative meeting answering many questions. Why is my child an English Language Learner? How do we support them? Testing?
Thursday, January 14th @ 2:30 Via Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting https://glendaleusd.zoom.us/j/84081597115?pwd=RlpXd0dpOFRJZm42MUE2YlMxVHRQdz09 Meeting ID: 840 8159 7115 Passcode: 350083
Information from PTA!
Dear Parents and Families:
The Scholastic Book Fair is back! While the Fair will be exclusively held online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids. Features include:
- Mountain Avenue’s own online store, with a large selection of titles, at the right price points
- A Virtual Fair so you and your kids can experience the magic of the school shopping experience. Browse titles by grade, meet popular authors, and discover the comfort and joy of our Fair
- Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!)
Fair Dates: Dec. 7 - 20, 2020
Online Store: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mountainavenuees
Some of our teachers, and even Principal Scott, will be reading stories next week. Tune in for a fun story!
Thursday, December 10
Zoom links will be on the school website and texted to families prior to the event each night.
We can’t wait to 'see' you at the Fair!
Kathy Necus
Mountain Avenue’s Book Fair Chair
kathnecuspta@gmail.com
Help Build Our School Library during this Year's Book Fair!
Please join the PTA and Mountain staff as we help build our school library! Shop our Book Fair at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mountainavenuees until Dec. 20 and consider purchasing a book for the library, too!Have books shipped to your home and dropped off in the box outside the school office. The Library Wish List can be accessed here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JqVa9EmyJEFU1mjt5L66zYCrnUIk5QvG/view?usp=sharing
Thank you for your continued support! Questions? Contact Kathy Necus at kathnecuspta@gmail.com
An Afternoon of Art - December 10th!!
Here are the sessions:
- SESSION 1 - 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (TK - 2nd)
- SESSION 2 - 4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (3rd - 6th grade)
Zoom Login information
https://glendaleusd.zoom.us/j/83165952845
Meeting ID: 831 6595 2845
MACK - Your School Foundation
MACK Board Meeting - Holiday Festivities
MACK Ralphs
Kindergarten Play - The Nutcracker via Zoom
Zoom Login Information: https://glendaleusd.zoom.us/s/82266294648
Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources
The Student Wellness Services Department is now offering activities for all grade levels and will be updated weekly.
Mindfulness & Wellness Activities for Parents & Students.
The Student Wellness Services Department has created multiple resources for students & parents such as Parent Resource Library and Mental Health & Wellbeing Resources
Distance Learning Resources for Parents
Return to School Survey: Share Your Input - Parent/ Guardian Feedback
Click on this link: https://www.smore.com/zfmt1
Student Council Food Drive
TOMORROW is the LAST Day for donations!
Student Council needs your help. We have a food drive to support the GUSD Food Bank. The GUSD Food Bank serves all students in Glendale Unified. Student Council is collecting non-perishable food items from November 30 - December 11. Please donate items such as canned foods, rice, and pasta. There will be boxes in the drive-through lane of the school - drive through and drop off. Thank you for your support!
Donate Pictures to Yearbook NOW!
Please donate photos to Yearbook. We want to represent YOUR child in the class collages. Do you have photos you want to share with the Yearbook Club? Here is the link: DONATE PHOTOS HERE! Using this link, your photos will automatically appear in our yearbook editing platform! Thank you for sharing! Disclaimer: With so many submissions, there is no guarantee that your uploaded photo will be used in the yearbook
Mountain Avenue Elementary School
#GoBears!
Email: mountainavenue@gusd.net
Website: mountainavenue.org
Location: 2307 Mountain Avenue, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, USA
Phone: 8182487766
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mountain-Avenue-Elementary-School-106023226122345/
Twitter: @mountainavenue