The Mustang Memo!

Hello Mustang Families,

The campus is in full fall mode; students have been busy leanring and studying while keeping up with all the excitement here at school. From the Concert Truck to the PTA Sponsored Escape room, and the upcoming Topper's Pizza PTA sponsored fundraiser, we are always on the go!

Thanks to all of our Mustangs who submitted their artwork, visual and performing works, including music compositions, choreography, and literature for the Reflections ART Contest sponsored by PTA. We wish you the best of luck with your entries.

A few upcoming highlights include the schoolwide recognition of Unity Day on October 16th, and The Great American Shakeout Emergency Drill on October 17th where we practice and prepare safely for the California rumblings of the earth-earthquakes. We always want to be prepared (Rule #3). Speaking of safety, safety is a priority for our students. Please see the notes about parking below.

We appreciate seeing our Mustangs dressed for success and ready to learn looking sharp in their uniform Tee's. On Mondays and Wednesdays we are learners unified in our uniform polo shirts. Our new web store link is open!

Thank you for all that you do for our school community. To all our students: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Prepared!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Mandell

Principal

*Mondays and Wednesdays - wear your uniform polo shirt!

*Fridays - wear Madroña spirit wear!

October

• 1-Concert Truck visit - Sponsored by TOArts
• 3- NO SCHOOL
• 4-Reflections Art Entries Due today!
• 9-GATE Lunch Bunch Meeting
• 11-Fall Pictures Make -up day, Hispanic Heritage Celebration
• 14-PTA Executive Board Meeting
• 16-The Great Shakeout Emergency Drill, Unity Day (WEAR ORANGE), School Site Council
• 29-Trunk or Treat (See information below)

Please use this CVUSD School Year Calendar to help you plan throughout the school year.

For reference ~ Madroña Academy of the Arts and Sciences Bell Schedule

Mustang families, when dropping off students, please remember to proceed with caution and stay in the far right lane so students can exit the passenger side of the vehicle once it is stopped at the designated drop off areas only. TK/K families, if your student(s) are picking up morning breakfast, please escort them to the cafeteria and then to the TK/K playground gate. If they are not picking up breakfast, please escort them to the TK/K playground gate. If you need to assist your student, please park in the church parking lot or a non-designated space. Lastly, please do not park in handicapped marked parking areas-we do not want our families ticketed!

Thank you City of Thousand Oaks and TOArts for supporting our Madroña Academy students!

TK-K: - Rythym, songs, and listening.

First Grade: Learn about speaking voice, do the Bee, Bee, Bumblebee chant to practice our speaking voice, and review steady beats with the Steady Beat Rap.

Second Grade: Review steady beats with the Steady Beat Rap, practice beats and rhythm while singing Tick Tock, and begin thinking about dynamics (loud and soft) while singing Duerme Mi Tesoro and Quien Es Esa Gente?

Second/Third Grade Combination Classes: No class.

Third Grade: Review different meters, listen and move to determine the meter of different songs, and play Peter and the Wolf Four Square.

Fourth Grade: Learn about the history of the ukulele, add dynamics (crescendo / decrescendo) to our improvised rain storm for Que Llueva, and do a rhythm play-along for Los Machetes.

Fifth Grade Ensembles: Students are divided into three groups to rotate through each type of ensemble, allowing students to explore all their options before making a choice for the remainder of the year. This week was the second rotation; next week students will experience the final ensemble and make their selections.

Our School Site Council worked hard to provide input on our School Plan for Student Achievement. Thank you SSC!

Check out our School Site for Student Achievement (SPSA)

Hey Mustang Community~

We are looking for volunteers for the 2024-2025 school year advisory councils:

African American District Advisory Council Representative

GATE Advisory Council Representative

Join an Advisory Council!

District Advisory Council representatives attend one 2-hour meeting each month with parent representatives from other CVUSD schools. The representative shares information from those meetings with the SSC team at our 1-hour monthly meetings held on Thursdays at 3:00PM.

For additional information about each position, please click here.

If you are interested in becoming a representative, click the button below.

Available Now: Chromebook Accidental Damage Protection

We are proud to provide all students with a Chromebook through the District’s 1:1 Program. While Chromebooks are provided at no cost to families, proper use and care of the Chromebook is the responsibility of the student and their parent/guardian. To support this program, CVUSD is offering Chromebook Accidental Damage Protection (ADP) program for families to eliminate the concern and costs of repairing or replacing damaged, or stolen Chromebooks.

📍 Important Note: Coverage must be in place prior to a claim being submitted = the time is now to secure Chromebook Accidental Damage Protection for your student's chromebook!

💻 Click here to learn more about the Chromebook ADP program, and for the steps on how to purchase the ADP for your student's Chromebook.

If your child will be absent or arriving late for any reason, please remember to call our office or leave a message on our attendance line at (805) 498-6102 before 8:30am. Be sure to state the date and reason for your child’s absence or late arrival, and your child’s teacher or room number. Any unexcused absence is counted as a truancy. Students are allowed only three truancies per year before action is taken. Planning ahead with your child will also help to avoid unnecessary tardiness. Students who arrive on time feel better about themselves and perform better in the classroom.

Learn how to develop a safe environment for your children using the powerful tools of love and

communication. Receive the necessary information by attending the course: Parents Raising Children in a Safe Environment This program is sponsored by the Westminster Free Clinic.

(Program presented in Spanish)

CVUSD Child Nutrition Menus

Although all students will receive meals at no charge again this school year it is very important for parents or guardians, to complete and submit an application for free or reduced meals as soon as possible after July 1st.

Visit Free meals for all Students

If your student has a medical dietary need, dairy allergy, or other, please complete the required documents. Documents may be accessed here: Child Nutrition Services under Additional Information

Our cafeteria is open at 8:00AM. Students attending child care will go to the cafeteria at 8:00 AM. Students not attending child care should be dropped off at the cafeteria so they are able to pick up breakfast, walk through the marked crosswalk zone supervised by a campus safety assistant,

and enjoy their delicious breakfast at the tables on campus. Please note: For the health and safety of our students, the cafeteria is open for students only. When picking up food, students are to enter the front cafeteria door and walk out the exit door around the lunch table area to the crosswalk.

Hey Mustangs, what is more fun than singing alone? Singing with our Madroña chorus! Chorus begins on 9/11/24, so hurry up and register to be part of the program. :)

This year, the CVUSD Strings and Band program is offered at 4 different sites. Please see the attachments below for enrollment information.

CRPD is offering afternoon recreation options for our students. Check out the flyer below to see what's happening.

If you would like to send a birthday message to your student on the Mustang Monitor outside our school office, please complete the form below. All proceeds support Madrona PTA.

Thank you for supporting our arts programs!

Madrona Academy of the Arts and Sciences

Email: gmandell@conejousd.org
Website: https://www.conejousd.org/madrona/
Location: 612 Camino Manzanas, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
Phone: 805-498-6102
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/madronamustangs/
Twitter: @madronamustangs