The Mountain Family WAG

Such an exciting time of year. Busy with lots of candy and feelings. Hope during this time you get to rest some and take in the breathtaking weather and colors. We have Halloween this week on Thursday. Always so much fun. November is proving to be busy too. Regardless of the crazy bustle I am very thankful for this community- its students, staff and parents. Have a wonderful weekend and week ahead.

Students may dress up on Thursday 10/31/24. There will be a PREK and Kinder parade first thing after announcements on Th morning. PreK3 will happen around noon. Students may bring costumes with them at school. Please be sure that students have a costume they can wear easily throughout the day. No fake weapons, or blood please. Masks need to be up so faces are seen. Of course dressing up is optional and not required.

M-28 pledge Favorite

T- 29-pledge- Schaefer

W-30- pledge- Pedersen

TH-31-pledge- Gibson HALLOWEEN dress up day

F Nov. 1st. Mountain SPIRIT wear- Wear your gear or black and red

Mountain Families, I realize this request to not play after school may be a big ask for families. With this change in schedule, our new dismissal time at 2:40, it has been hard to anticipate the impact of this change. Some things we found was staff can't leave their door open due to noise, people would ask to use restrooms, injuries and discipline issues would occur on the playground after dismissal. Staff are not present to supervise. We understand if you need some transition time right after school, so we ask by about 2:50 or so please start heading out so teachers can attend to meetings and start preparing uninterrupted.

Feel free to use the playground after 4 p.m. If you bring pets, please be sure to pick up after them. There have been instances where excrement has been left on the playground and under play structures. Again we really appreciate your cooperation.

Thank you PTA for a great book fair. We sure appreciate you all!

Andrea Determan, will be visiting classrooms to talk about diversity and inclusion. She visited third grade on Friday. Andrea has been an educator for over 37 years. She is coming to assist helping in messaging to students the importance of kindness and respect to all students. At Mountain, we have had some instances of students using inappropriate language and words without understanding their magnitude. In partnership, we ask you be aware of what your child might be listening to or watching on Youtube etc. Thank you.

Science Fair Information:

The optional Science Fair at Mountain Elementary will be held this year on Thursday, November 21st. The fair will be after school starting at 3pm in the Mountain library. Judging will be done at this time and those who qualify will move onto the District Fair. The District Science Fair will be held on January 24-25, 2025 at Barranca Mesa Elementary.

The paperwork process will be made easier by a website called Z Fairs. Linked below are fillable forms for you to fill out and return to me,via email, if you are unable to upload them to the Zfaris website yourself.

Here are some resources to get you started.

Websites for Science Fair Planning

We have some upcoming due dates that we need to meet in order to participate. Your first step will be to register by Oct 16th.

Directions to register:

Go to: zFair

Enter your First Name, Last Name, and Email address in the box on the right side of your screen and click "Create Account." Select your registration type (i.e. student) and be directed to the appropriate registration page from there. To be linked to Mountain School you must pick:

MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY (LOS ALAMOS)

Hawkins, MaryAlice

(If you pick the Mary Alice Hawkins, with a space between MaryAlice, you will not be linked to me.) Do not add your students' homeroom teacher. I am the only teacher that can manage the forms on Zfairs, thus the sponsor teacher for all of Mountain School.

Please make sure you are on a computer that will allow you to download and sign paperwork and then be able to upload it again.

For K- 5th graders: (Please choose Make A Copy to edit the form)

Click Here For K-5 Forms

If you are experimenting with humans or animals, please see below for the additional forms.

6th graders only:

Click here for Template of Research Plan for 6th grade

When in Google Docs choose make a copy for yourselves and then fill out the research plan to be uploaded to the site.

All 6th graders must fill out A1, B1 and Adult Sponsor forms below.

Special forms for all grades:

IF you are planning an experiment with humans or animals, please also fill out the appropriate form below.

If your project includes animals, this form needs to be signed by your veterinarian before it is sent to me or uploaded to Zfairs.

If your project involves human participants or animals you must have project approval. Your Research Plan and paperwork must be completed by Oct. 18th.

All other Research Plans and paperwork need to be completed and uploaded to the Zfairs website by November 11th, 2024 to compete in the Mountain School and the District Fair

• NO project can start data collection until adult sponsor approval.

If you have questions or need help with your registration, please contact me, MaryAlice Hawkins, your Mountain School representative, at m.hawkins@laschools.net. Feel free to send all filled out forms to me via email or printed version and I can upload them to Zfairs for you if you have correctly registered.

Let the Science begin!

MaryAlice Hawkins

6th Grade Science & Social Studies

Dates to remember:

• Last Day to register on Zfair for special projects that require IRB approval and for Mountain Elementary Science Fair is October 18th.

• Registration deadline for ALL projects is November 11th.

• Mountain Science Fair November 21st (Boards can come in anytime to room 103.)

• District Science Fair is Jan. 24-25, 2025

5. Election Day (No School)

6 PreK Family Night

7 Creede Performance (Grades 2-6) 1:00 pm @Mountain Gym

8 Choir Field Trip 8:30 am - 12:00 pm Lensic Performing Arts Center

11 Veterans Day (No School)

12 Mountain hosts Board Meeting 5:00-9:00 p.m. Staff Meeting after school Gym

13 Picture Retakes

14 Chamber Music 9:30 am - 10:00 am (grades PreK-2)

14 Mountain School Spelling Bee

21 Mountain Science Fair 3-5 p.m.

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