Mountain Avenue Thursday Update
2/18/2022
At Home Covid Test Distribution
At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits!
Glendale Unified has purchased 90,000 at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits to ensure our community stays healthy over the spring holidays!
Every GUSD student and employee will receive a rapid test kit prior to the Lincoln Day holiday weekend (February 12-14), President's Day holiday weekend (February 19-21), and Spring Break (March 14-18). Test kits will be distributed in your child's Thursday Folder.
We strongly encourage every student and employee to take a rapid test before returning to school following each holiday. If your student tests positive on the home test, stay home from school and contact your school office.
Thank you for helping us protect the health and safety of our Glendale Unified community!
Friday Flag Ceremony
ZOOM LINK: https://glendaleusd.zoom.us/j/88239188776
Friday, Feb 18, 2022, 08:15 AM
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PTA Variety Show
Don't miss Mountain Avenue's Variety Show TONIGHT AT 6PM From magic acts to a Michael Jackson impersonator to guitar solos, singers, and many more acts. Click here for the program: https://www.gusd.net/Page/15597. You won't want to miss the show! https://glendaleusd.zoom.us/j/82067829333
PTA Founders' Day
PTA Spirit Wear
Final call for Spirit Wear! Tomorrow is the last day to purchase your Spirit Wear. Visit our PTA website at http://mountainavenue.myschoolcentral.com. Questions? Email MountainAveSpiritwear@gmail.com.
Mountain Ave PTA Nominating Committee Report
Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids (MACK)
Our Educational Foundation
Thank you Mountain Avenue families for helping MACK raise over $2800 this school year so far. Keep up the great work! Not yet a Ralphs Rewards club member or linked MACK to your club card? IT'S NOT TOO LATE! Sign in or create an account at Ralphs.com or using the Ralphs app, (re)enroll Mountain Avenue Committed to Kids (code #80500) as your Ralphs Community Rewards organization, and use your club card every time you shop at Ralphs. That's it! See the flyer for more information. Questions? Email MACKAnnualFund@gmail.com. Thank you!
Need to clear an absence?
- Email the Health Clerk, Ms. Salcedo at ESalcedo@gusd.net
- Call (818) 248-7783
- Complete this online form: CLICK HERE for the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScM09O8rtz7108GRRVeRHaH24tKuVxOrfWu3shYNigfy31dPg/viewform
Student Placement and Teacher Requests for 22-23
Dear Mountain Avenue Families,
Each year, the office receives a handful of student placement/ teacher requests for the new school year. As we begin to plan for the 2022-2023 school year, we would like to make you aware of our student placement policy that is referenced when forming classes.
Classroom teachers and Principal Scott collaborate on the placement of students. Student placement is taken seriously and is initiated according to a process involving time and careful thought concerning the best interest of every child in each classroom. In order to create balanced classes of students, the following factors are considered: gender, ability levels, student needs, behavior concerns, and special program needs. Please note that the final decision on all student placements rests with the administration.
Requests are not encouraged but are considered. Parents can optionally complete a student placement request to Principal Scott at jrscott@gusd.net by April 29, 2022. Parents have this opportunity to provide information regarding their child and any special circumstance that might need to be considered. We ask that you carefully read this information and make a note of the deadline for submitting your letter, if you choose to do so. Only letters that have followed the guidelines below will be considered. There is no guarantee that a request will be granted.
Acceptable letters include:
- Issues relating to learning disabilities will be considered (testing from a psychologist and/or doctor diagnosis required and test results on file in the student’s permanent record).
- Issues relating to medical need or physical impairment will be considered. (Documentation required in health room records)
- Emotional issues which dramatically impact the learning environment will be considered.
- Requests for a particular teaching style that would best match your child’s learning style.
- Parents of multiples (twins, triplets, etc.) may submit requests to have their children together in one class or separated into different classrooms, based on student need.
Letters that will NOT be considered, and will be discarded:
- Requesting or “unrequesting” a teacher by name.
- Requesting that two students be placed in the same class unless there is a documented, valid need for special consideration.
- Requesting an “experienced” teacher or “first year teacher” (all teachers are highly qualified at Mountain Avenue Elementary).
Thank you for your partnership!
Go Bears!
Principal Scott
Please donate photos for the Yearbook!
Please donate photos to Yearbook. We want to represent YOUR child in the class collages. Do you have photos you want to share with the Yearbook Club? HERE IS THE UPDATED LINK: DONATE PHOTOS HERE! Using this link, your photos will automatically appear in our yearbook editing platform! Thank you for sharing! Disclaimer: With so many submissions, there is no guarantee that your uploaded photo will be used in the yearbook
Mountain Avenue Elementary School
#GoBears!
Email: mountainavenue@gusd.net
Website: www.gusd.net/mountainavenue
Location: 2307 Mountain Avenue, La Cañada Flintridge, CA, USA
Phone: 8182487766
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mountain-Avenue-Elementary-School-106023226122345/
Twitter: @mountainavenue