MES Monday Messenger

Last week we shared our "Good News, Urgent News, & Important News at MES", and we would like to share our commitments to meeting our academic goals this year. First, all teachers commit to utilizing our best practices. As part of Language Arts instruction, we utilize Student Conferencing and Daily 5. Teachers integrate this framework to their classroom practice, to meet the literacy needs of all learners. During math instruction, teachers implement daily Number Sense Routines to ensure that all students are improving their numeral literacy, and demonstrating understanding of the value of numbers. Additionally, we are committed to piloting new math curriculum and adopting a program that meets the diverse needs of our students and our school. Students will also consistently complete lessons in DreamBox math which is available online through Clever. Your students can log in and show you their work at home, too.

We are committed to our targeted learning focus for the school:

Ponder, Persevere and Prove It!

Sign ups for the MES Cross Country PE grades 3-5 will begin next week, December 5th. Forms will be available in the MES office or through Mrs. Quirsfeld. The program does fill on a first come first served basis and there’s room for 30 students. The program runs concurrent with the MES Ski and Snowboard PE program and begins January 12th. We leave MES at 12:05 and return by the 2:40 bus each Thursday. There is a suggested $5.00 donation each week and your child will need ski pants, jacket, glasses for sunny days and goggles for snowy days. It is also suggested that your child wear good gloves, a beanie and good ski socks. If you have questions, please reach out to Mrs. Quirsfeld through ParentSquare or mquirsfeld@mammothusd.org.

Please remember that our local shops like Footloose, Kittredge and Wave Rave offer a great program on rental equipment for our local students. However, Kittredge Sports is almost out of skis for their season rentals. Please stop by this week if you are planning on renting from Kittredge. Their season rental program will end after this coming weekend.

Afternoon Check out

We support students who are eligible for MMSST teams and allow for afternoon checkouts; however, this needs to be clearly communicated with the classroom teachers prior to checking out students. Maintaining clear communication with the classroom teacher is so important to a successful academic and ski/snowboard career.

Students will be called for check out at 12:30pm. Parents/guardians will wait in the foyer and sign out students. Students may only leave with adults on their emergency contact lists. We will not make individual calls, so we ask families to wait patiently until the all-call.

Ski Eligibility

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area and Mammoth Unified School District work together to develop academic and behavior standards that must be maintained in order to participate in the MMSST programs.

• ACADEMICS: All academic standards are monitored by individual teachers. A student cannot be missing assignments or getting less than passing grades, as set forth by the individual teacher. Grades are checked on a weekly basis. If a MMSST team student is ineligible, he/she does not ski on Wednesday. Any mountain team student that is not eligible for the week may not be represented by the Mammoth Mountain Race Dept. at competitions away from home on the weekend. They may also not travel with the team for that same

reason.

• BEHAVIOR: Students receiving a referral at school on a ski day are not allowed to ski on that day. If a MMSST member has missed skiing for three consecutive weeks or four

weeks total in a season, the child will be removed from the team. In this case, the ski pass is revoked.

• RULES: When busses start, students must get to the bus on time after skiing. Busses depart at specific times. Students will not be allowed to ski the following week/day if they are late for the bus. Students may not use candy/soda machines during the school days. Students may not purchase food in the cafeteria on a school ski day.

June Mountain welcomes all students who are interested in learning more about skiing and snowboard at our local mountain. This is a wonderful opportunity. Students must be able to load and unload J2 independently and know how to stop and turn. Come and join the June Mountain Ski and Snowboard Team!

Members of the JMSST will receive instruction on non-holiday Sundays starting in January

2023. You may choose between the AM or PM sessions. AM session: 8:45a-11:45a. PM session: 12:30p-3:30p. Scheduled team session are listed below and are weather dependent. Price on Sunday is $450 per athlete with no jacket, $575 with jacket, $900/$1025 on Fridays.

$575 – 10 Sunday AM/PM sessions- 1/8, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26

$1025 – 10 Friday PM sessions- 1/13, 1/27, 1/30, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17, 3/24

Parents are responsible for transportation to and from June Mountain.

Registration forms must be completed by 12/1/22 for team logo wear consideration. For further

information, please contact Jaime Tanner at jtanner@mammothresorts.com

Please call our attendance hotline to report your child’s absence @ 760-934-7162. If your child’s absence is not reported, it is considered truant.

11/30/22 - MES School Site Council Meeting 3:00pm - 4:00pm

11/30/22 - MES ELAC Meeting 5:00pm - 6:00pm

12/1/22 - MES PTO Meeting

12/9/22 - MES ASB Ugly Sweater Day

12/13/22 - MUSD Minimum Day

12/16/22 - MUSD Minimum Day

Principal - Mrs. McMillian

Learning Director - Mrs. Polanco

Instagram - @mammothelementary

Attendance line - (760) 934-7162

Email: mmcmillian@mammothusd.org
Website: Mes.mammothusd.org
Location: 1500 Meridian Boulevard, Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA
Phone: 7609347545
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