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Week of: December 4, 2022
UPCOMING DATES
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
Dec. 8-13: Monty’s Holiday Shop (more info below)
Dec. 22: Spirit Assembly
Dec. 23-Jan. 8: Winter Recess
Jan. 9: School Resumes
SCHOOL NEWS
New applicants interested in applying to Monte Vista Korean DLI for 2023-2024 school year MUST apply to participate in the lottery. Please encourage your families with incoming kinders to apply. Click here The application window for the 2022-23 school year will be November 1, 2022 through January 31, 2023.
REMINDERS
Follow Monte Vista @montevistagusd (Instagram) and @Monte Vista Elementary - GUSD (Facebook) to meet our staff and see all of the amazing things that are happening at our school! Links can also be found at the bottom of this newsletter.
PTA
MONTY'S HOLIDAY SHOP 2022!
Monty’s Holiday Shop is a special tradition at Monte Vista. Our elves work all year to put this event together for our students to shop for holiday gifts for their family and friends. Check out the photo album filled with all the amazing gifts! Lots of these items were created by each classroom by very creative, hard-working parents! Thank you to all those special elves!
Monty’s Holiday Shop will be open Thursday, December 8 through Tuesday, December 13.Please check the Shopping Schedule for specific class times. We will also offer open shopping for all students on Tuesday, December 13 from 2:30 to 3:30.
Now is a good time to review the shopping list and photo link with your children to start thinking about gift ideas. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to choose gifts on their own and they take pride in giving to others. Please be aware that there are only a certain number of items available per class, so if a particular item is not there, they can check back during open shopping or choose an alternate item.
Please send your child with their shopping list, money, and a tote bag to bring home their gifts.
Here is a link to the photo album for all the items that will be offered this year:
Monty’s Holiday Shop 2022 - Google Photos
Janny Kim, Susan Apy, Shannon Saltzman & Brenda Sullivan -Monty’s Holiday Shop Committee
GUSD TOY DRIVE
Tis the season of giving! GUSD Student Wellness Services Department will be partnering with our Glendale Council PTA Units for this year’s Holiday Toy Drive to help those families most in need.
Donations of toys and books must be new and unwrapped. They are also looking for donations of gift bags that they may wrap and distribute the toys in. Please drop off your donations to Monte Vista - table across the front office by December 15th.
To make it easier, the following is the link to the Amazon Wish List of toys and books. Please make sure items are shipped directly to the District office (address noted below)
Hilda Markarain
Glendale Unified School District- Room 101
223 N. Jackson street. Glendale, CA 91206
MONTY’S HOLIDAY SHOP REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION
Hello Monte Vista Volunteers! If you would like to get your Holiday Shop reimbursement check before the Winter break, please turn in your reimbursement form and original receipts to the PTA box by Friday, December 16. You will be able to get your reimbursement check before the break. Any forms turned in after 12/16 will have reimbursement checks ready in January.
Here's the reimbursement form:
http://downloads.capta.org/toolkit/forms/PaymentAuthorizationRequestforReimbursement.pdf
Please contact our PTA Treasurer Geny Kim at geny.kim@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thank you for your service to our school and for your assistance in making Monty's Holiday Shop a fun and memorable experience for our kids!
SPIRIT WEAR UPDATE
New Spirit Wear is on its way! You should receive them by next week or following week.
If you didn’t submit payment yet, your order will not be processed. Please drop off a check at the office before the distribution. Pay to the order of: Monte Vista PTA
Thank you for your patience and support!
NEW! MONTE VISTA PTA INSTAGRAM
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REWARD PROGRAMS
Did you know that our PTA can earn money when you grocery shop at Ralphs or purchase on Amazon? Learn more hereResources: Click on any of the buttons below to find out more information
About Us
Monte Vista Elementary serves students in grades K-6. We are a National Blue Ribbon School offering one of GUSD's FLAG dual immersion programs in Korean. Recently, Monte Vista has been selected as a 2022 California Pivotal Practice (CAPP) Award Program winner!
Website: https://www.gusd.net/montevista
Location: 2620 Orange Avenue, La Crescenta, CA, 91214
Phone: (818) 248-2617
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/montevistagusd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montevistagusd