Sea Lion Spotlight

Malibu Elementary Parent Newsletter #8 - September 25, 2023

Principal's Pen - A message from Principal Chris

Hello MES Sea Lion Families,

International Peace Day was celebrated at MES on Friday. The entire school created a human peace sign on our field. Soon we will have an aerial view to share with our parents. We also enjoyed a performance by students in honor of peace, and those bring more peace to our community and world. Peace Day was organized and led by community leader Zoe Langley. Zoe plans to hold five more student performances over the school year. The next one is in October and it will be called Dios los Muertos.

In honor of International Peace Day, students at Malibu Elementary created Peace Postcards.

Zoe has connected with Kihei Elementary School in Maui. We are sending these postcards with messages of understanding, love, peace to the children in Maui.

We will also send them a print of our human peace sign that we took Friday morning.

November 9, 2023 will be the 5 year anniversary of the Woosley fire in Malibu so we all understand the significance of showing our support for Maui.

Before-school Power-Hour now has nine students enrolled! Our students are enjoying DreamBox and Lexia time. (Thank you PTA for purchasing Lexia year after year for all MES students!) Your child can join too. Here are the details and sign up form. The program repeats each Monday and Wednesday until winter break. I hope my efforts help our students.

I will be in touch with you next week.

Thank you for your partnership,

Proud Principal Chris Hertz

Highlights

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Below are some photos of our amazing students, staff, and parents the first weeks of school. There are more photos in the last section of the newsletter! If you have a great photo, please send it to Principal Hertz for consideration. Thank you!

Important Dates

Full Academic Calendar Link

NOW: Parents Complete Annual Forms online beginning today (See article below)
NOW: Basic Comfort Bag Program (Parents put child comfort items in a 1 gallon ziplock and send it to the teacher. /details link/sample family note

Fri 09/29 Heal the Bay Student Assembly / 9 - 9:30 @ cafeteria
Fri 09/29 Student Council Spirit Day (Freaky Friday-Dress Mismatched)

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Looking farther forward...

Thur 10/05 SSC / 3:30 - 4:45 @ zoom (Agenda)
Mon-Fri 10/09-10/13 Digital Citizenship Week “Every student needs a refresher every year about being safe and smart while online.”( Lessons Link)
W-F 10/18 - 10/20 5th Grade Overnight Trip to Pali Camp (Bus rolls at 8am on Wednesday the 18th)
October 23 - PTA Art Contest Submissions Due (See article below)
Tues 10/31. Halloween Parade / 8:30 @ blacktop (Parents form outer circle!)
Mon 11/06 Pupil Free Day for Parent/Teacher Conferences
M-Th 11/06 - 11/09 Parent-Teacher Conference Week
Fri 11/10 Holiday - Veterans Day / No School
Wed – Fri 11/22-24 - Thanksgiving Break / No School
Fri 12/22 / Last Day of School Before Winter Break
Mon 01/8 / Return to School from Winter Break

Articles for Parents

Instructional Assistant Needed!

We are looking to hire four more Instructional Aides for the 23-24 school year (Job Duties).

The position is for 15 - 20 hours a week position, paid $16.00 - $20.45 Hourly. Ideally the hours are in the morning but we are somewhat flexibible depending on the teacher's schedule.
The Personnel Commission will be scheduling interviews soon. Click here to apply. If anyone may be interested, please have them email me at chertz@smmusd.org. My goal is to fill this position before mid-September.

Instructional Aides are critical to helping teachers run centers, differentiate instruction, prepare supplies, and supervise children at play.

Square One Art Fundraiser Coming

Square 1 art is happening in art class. Stay tune for your opportunity to purchase your child’s masterpiece on merchandise. See the photos above to see students working on their masterpiece.

PTA Art Contest! Reflections.. - Sign Up Now

All MES Students are invited to take part in this years PTA Reflections Art Contest. This years theme is “I am Hopeful Because…”

To virtually submit an original piece of artwork in one of the 6 creative categories for your child’s age division: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography or Visual Arts… Please email submission to MESReflectionsChair@gmail.com by OCTOBER 23rd, 2023 with the required ENTRY FORM.

A recognition ceremony will be held in November to celebrate our MES submissions, which have the opportunity of moving onto a state-wide judging.

The required “Entry Form”, and Rules and Guidelines for entry can be found here: (In English) (In Spanish)

Volunteering at MES / To Be A Cleared Volunteer

Details - click here. Sign up for your training: Link

Volunteer Pick Up Games to Support our Students

Approved volunteers are asked to help organize games at recess and lunch. Kids love structured games and mini tounaments. Basketball? Baseball? Soccer? Four Square? Handball? GaGa? The hours are 8-8:15 (blacktop games only please due to wet grass and more limited supervision), snack recess, and lunch playtime. See the bell schedule below to know the hours for various age groups. So if you an approved volunteer on a fairly reliable schedule, please reach out to Principal Chris.

MBGC Information - September

The Boys & Girls Club of Malibu aims to provide a fun, safe, and creative environment for all Malibu youth to thrive, find support through positive mentorship, develop important life skills, and receive social and emotional support. We are currently offering: Link

Jaxx After-School Theater in Back! - Register Now

MES is teaming up with Jaxx Theater again to help serve the students of Malibu Elementary. Please see the flier link here for all the details on the theme, dates, and next steps for parents.

First Day Packet - Annual Forms to Complete are Now Digital

Beginning August 24, 2023

ACTION NEEDED: Malibu Elementary’s annual registration process is now completed in the Aeries Parent Portal. We have many important documents and plenty of information for your family within the online registration site, accessed via your Aeries Parent Portal. Note: You must complete data confirmation for each student.

Beginning August 24, 2023:

Log in to your aeries parent portal.
Be sure to read, review, and discuss all the materials with your student.
Very Important: We need to gather information from you for emergency contacts. Please add at least two non-parents. While there are many boxes to fill, at minimum include name, relationship, and phone number.
We also need to gather information from you for health documents.

Note: You may decide to print some of the documents for future reference. For a tutorial on how to complete this process, please click here English

Again, MES and SMMUSD have worked to digitize the compliance and document portions of the “First Day Packet.” The Data Confirmation process is easy for you and your student through Aeries Parent Portal in place of our previous process. This includes items like Emergency Cards, Parent Handbooks and Policies and Authorizations. We have many important documents and plenty of information for your family within the online registration site, accessed via your Aeries Parent Portal. Note: You must complete data confirmation for each student. Please be sure to read, review, and discuss all the materials with your student. We also need to gather information from you for emergency contacts and health documents. You may decide to print some of the documents for future reference.

For a tutorial on how to complete this process, please click here English