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Dear Parents,

Superintendent Ayindé Rudolph will be at Castro on Wednesday, January 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Please join us at the Superintendent's Coffee for conversation and questions. Bring a snack to share if you like.

I am also excited that our second round of early morning class for any Castro student, is beginning Wed. Jan. 23 and ending Friday, May 3rd, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays . Students will use either iReady or Zearn to practice skills at their own level. This class is for any student, including those who like to advance past their grade level. Please look for the permission slip in your child's backpack.

Best Regards,

Theresa Lambert

Principal Mariano Castro Elementary

Jan. 21 - ELAC Mtg - 6:30 p.m. MUR

Jan. 22 - Chat with the Superintendent - 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 23 - FEI Cooking class 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. staff Lounge

Jan. 30 - Personal Success Assembly - 8:30 a.m.- 9:00 a.m. MUR

Jan. 30 - Food Distribution - 11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. MUR

The Mountain View Educational Foundation staff and volunteers are working hard to make the Winter Gala an incredible night. Join MVEF on February 8th to enjoy a delicious dinner, dancing, and lots of auction fun. There are some incredible auction packages in store for guests, including an Escape to Santa Cruz, a Warriors Game Night Experience, dinner at MVFD firehouse, an exquisite handcrafted quilt created by MVWSD’s own Principal Gloria Higgins, Principal Terri Lambert and Executive Assistant Kathi Lilga, summer camps, one of a kind parties, and much, much, more. You don’t want to miss this event that raises funds to support every child and every school in the district. Buy your tickets today at mvef.org. Ticket sales close on January 27th.

Just a reminder that it's flu season. Please see the attached information for flu symptoms and tips on how to prevent the flu. Sick children should stay home from school for at least 24 hours after their fever is gone (without the use of a fever-reducing medicine). Wash your hands and take care of yourself!

Dear Fifth Grade Parents and Guardians,

Crittenden and Graham both will be welcoming 5th grade families to an Incoming 6th Grade Information Night on Thursday, January 30 from 6:30-8:00 pm in the multi-use room. Each site will host its own information night. This is a great opportunity to learn about our Middle Schools’ academics, a chance to meet our staff, and learn about the exciting opportunities your incoming sixth-grader will have at Crittenden or Graham.

Please contact Crittenden or Graham Middle School if you have any questions.

Thank you and we hope to see you on January 30 at 6:30pm.

Sincerely,
Sonia Gomez
Principal, Crittenden Middle School

Michael Hermosillo
Principal, Graham Middle School

In conjunction with Silicon Valley Reads 2020: Women Making It Happen, youth in
grades K-8 are invited to explore career opportunities with women who have excelled in their fields. After a brief opening, attendees will be able to visit with Career Guests who will share information about their careers and answer questions. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Career Guests include women working in these jobs and industries: Airline Pilot, Bank President, Chef, Civil Engineer, Cybersecurity, Dentist, Doctor, Firefighter, Landscape Architect, Lawyer, Law Enforcement, Software Engineer, Television Broadcasting, and more.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2020, 10:00 a.m. to Noon, at the Santa Clara County Office of Education, 1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131

Cost: Free. For more information and to register, go to: www.eiseverywhere.com/sccoesvrcareerday

Please help support art and music instruction, Living Classroom, environmental field trips and more at Huff and all our schools! The MVEF fundraising gala is on February 8th at the new Mountain View Rec Center and event tickets are now on sale at mvef.org. It's a really fun night out with the entire Mountain View community as you support a cause close to all our hearts - our kids and our schools! You can also help support the gala by buying raffle tickets. One ticket for $5 or 5 tickets for $20. TO BUY RAFFLE TICKETS: Email Huff parent Mona Singh at tamara@mvef.org to buy via cash, check, PayPal, Venmo.

- 1st Prize: 2 Premium Tickets to a Shoreline Concert of your choice

- 2nd Prize: Four San Jose Sharks tickets on 3/7/20 vs the Ottawa Senators

- 3rd Prize: A $250 Gift Card to Cognition Cyclery

Mountain View Whisman School District student enrollment for next fall is open online now.

For NEW students: Through February 7, you can register your child for transitional kindergarten - eighth grade online for the 2020-21 school year here: www.mvwsd.org/register

For CURRENTLY enrolled students in transitional kindergarten-7th grade: Parents can log on to the PowerSchool Parent Portal to enroll their children for 2020-21 through February 7. To check your access, log on to https://ps.mvwsd.org/public/. You received an email on Nov. 21 with your username. If you have difficulty signing in, please contact your school office.

You may click here to confirm your child’s school of residence. For more information, call 650-526-3500 or go to www.mvwsd.org/register.

Evidence strongly suggests that age-appropriate autonomy is vital for young people’s mental health—it helps them to sculpt brains that are resilient, resourceful, and ready to take on new challenges.

When The Self-Driven Child authors Bill Stixrud and Ned Johnson discovered a common problem among their young clients: kids were feeling acutely stressed. Some stumbled in high school, while others hit college and unraveled. Bill is a clinical neuropsychologist who helps kids gripped by anxiety or struggling to learn. Ned is a motivational coach who runs an elite tutoring service. Together they discovered that the best antidote to stress is to give kids a sense of control. In this talk, Bill and Ned advise that parents and educators adopt the role of consultant rather than manager to give kids more responsibility for their own life decisions even before they leave home.

Audience: Parents and educators of students grades 6 - 12.

To register for this free event, go to https://mvla2019-20-stixrudandjohnson.eventbrite.com

Books available for purchase, thanks to Books, Inc., (cash or check)

Sponsored by Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF), MVLA High School Foundation, Mountain View Educational Foundation (MVEF), and Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council.

Presenters:

Health Connected, a Bay Area health education leader

Parents will learn:
The why, what, when and how of speaking to your child about sexual health
Join us for a fun and interactive workshop to inspire and assist trusted adults to engage their children in open and honest conversation

Appropriate for adults with children of any age, and definitely relevant for adults with children approaching puberty through their teen years

Childcare and Spanish interpretation will be available. Reserve your seat: askableadult2020.eventbrite.com

New, and important for parents to know:

• In January, parents will receive four reports (two for math and two for English language arts): One report will show your student’s overall score and growth since August (take a look here), and a detailed report (look at the report here) will show how your student performed on each grade-level standard, in math and language arts. You can review this information and talk with your teacher about how to support and enrich your child’s learning.

• Your child can access i-Ready instruction at home online anytime through Clever to supplement, reinforce and enrich his/her classroom learning (exception: i-Ready instruction is not available at home during diagnostic testing). These lessons supplement core instruction, and support and enrich students' learning. They are tailored to students, based on information from their i-Ready assessments. Please ask your teacher if you have trouble accessing i-Ready.

Please visit www.mvwsd.org/ireadyreport to view sample reports and frequently asked questions. Thank you for your partnership with us in your student’s success.