The Eagle Eye Edition

Hello Eagle Families,

What an AMAZING start to the 2024-2025 school year! It has been truly delightful to see so many smiling faces as students and staff reconnect, make new friends, and thrive together in our Eagle community.

As we step into September, we have the chance to settle into the routines that were introduced last month. These routines are carefully designed to help each student soar and reach their full potential! With that in mind, I encourage you to take a look at the key information below, all focused on building SUCCESS ROUTINES:

• Attendance: (To SOAR, Be Here More!)
• Behavior Expectations: (PBIS)
• Safety: (Ensuring everyone gets to and from school safely)
• Academic Success: (Reading daily; using i-Ready and Footsteps to Brilliance)

Let’s continue to work together to make this an exceptional year for our students. I look forward to seeing you around at one of the many community events happening this month!

SOARing with Eagle Pride,

~Mrs. Marich

We all understand that school is important, and missing school or being absent isn't ideal. However, it's more than just important— DAILY, ON-TIME ATTENDANCE must be a TOP PRIORITY! Did you know...

Missing just one day a month adds up to 10 days over a school year, which equals 80 days throughout elementary school. That’s nearly half a school year of missed learning—just from taking one day off each month!

Now, consider the impact of being late to school. Besides disrupting the teacher, disturbing classmates, and causing anxiety for the student, even being 5 minutes late each day can have a significant impact.

Being late by just 5 minutes a day means missing 25 minutes of instruction each week, or 100 minutes each month. Over the course of a school year, this totals to a staggering 1,000 minutes of lost instruction—equivalent to almost 17 hours or 2 ½ school days!

These small delays add up quickly! Check out the tips below to ensure your child is at school, on time, every day. By establishing consistent routines, you invest in your child's success—and it will pay off!

STAY TUNED for our SEPTEMBER ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE!!!

ROUTINES FOR SUCCESSFUL ATTENDANCE

1. Prepare the Night Before: Have clothes picked out, the backpack packed, and the water bottle filled to save time in the morning.
2. Prioritize a Good Night’s Sleep: Elementary-aged children need 9-12 hours of sleep each night to be well-rested and ready to learn.
   
3. Establish a Consistent Bedtime Routine: Activities like a bath or shower, brushing teeth, reading, and lights out at a set time ensure your child gets the rest they need.
   
4. Wake Up with Plenty of Time: Make sure to wake up early enough for a calm morning routine and to leave the house on time.
   
5. Plan Drop-Offs Strategically: If you have older children, drop them off first at the junior high or high school to streamline your morning routine.
   
6. Take Advantage of School Breakfast: Breakfast at school starts at 7:15. Arriving early for breakfast helps ensure you’re never late!
   
7. Leave Early to Beat Traffic: Aim to leave earlier to avoid the increased traffic closer to 8:00. A few extra minutes can make a big difference!

Our EAGLES have been practicing their SOAR expectations, especially in the hallways and in the MPR for lunch. We are making great progress! Here is what we are focusing on:

• Walking Feet
• Level Zero Voice
• Eyes Forward
• Hands to Self

Last but definitely not least, safety is paramount; safety of oneself and safety of others. We work on a daily basis to ensure that each student has safe behavior, uses safe words, and uses equipment and supplies safely. Your help in reiterating these same expectations with your child is greatly appreciated.

For everyone's safety: If you park and get out to meet your student(s), please use the crosswalk to reach the sidewalk or grass area, and use the crosswalk again when returning to your car. Additionally, please do not call your student(s) to cross from the curb into the second lane to enter your car—this is not safe. By following these guidelines, we can all help teach our children valuable lessons about safety around vehicles. Drop-off and pick-up have been going smoothly, and we appreciate your cooperation in keeping everyone safe!

There are so many great ways to foster a love of reading and books! AND the power of reading daily is immense! Read TO your child; Read WITH your child; LISTEN to your child read; Read picture books; Read chapter books; Read magazines; Read comic books; Read anything and everything your child enjoys reading. Just READ, READ, READ!!!

For our youngest becoming readers readers, we have an excellent free resources. The County of San Bernardino offers a free account for Footsteps to Brilliance to help students learn to read. Please see the flyer and sign up today; just 15 minutes a day will make a great difference! Click here to register.

• Wear Red, White & Blue

Dismissal @ 1:30 PM

Friday , September 13, 2024

KONA Ice

PTO - Fundraiser Kick Off

PTO - Family Bingo Night

• 5:00 - 8:00 PM

• MVS - Multi Purpose Room

Tuesday , September 17, 2024

Hearing and Vision Screening

Constitution and Citizenship Day

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

Eagle Council Meeting

• 2:35 -3:35 PM

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

PTO - Caltrans Assembly

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

Dismissal @ 1:30 PM

PTO - Eagles Night Out

• Skate Express

• 5:30 - 8:00 PM

Thursday, September 19, 2024

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

School Site Council Meeting

• 3:00 PM

Friday , September 20, 2024

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

Non- Student Day

• No School

Monday, September 23, 2024

Parent Teacher Conference Week

• 11:20 Dismissal

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Parent Teacher Conference Week

• 11:20 Dismissal

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Ontario City Library - Kinder Go

• 8:00 - 11:20 AM

Parent Teacher Conference Week

• 11:20 Dismissal

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Picture Make-up Day

Parent Teacher Conference Week

• 11:20 Dismissal

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

Friday, September 27, 2024

Parent Teacher Conference - Last Day

• 11:20 Dismissal

PTO - Fall Catalog Fundraiser

• Runs through 10/4

Ruby's Ice Cream

Monday, September 30, 2024

Lock-Down Drill

• 2:15 PM

Hispanic Heritage Month takes place September 15 to October 15 every year as a time to recognize and celebrate the many contributions, diverse cultures, and extensive histories of the American Latino community. We are looking forward to learning and celebrating together.

Mountain View School has a very active PTO. This group of volunteers provides so much support and dedication to our students and staff. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THEM! Check it out. Get involved. There are MANY ways to be a part, with a little bit of time or a lot of time.

If you have a question, a concern, or an idea regarding MVS, please reach out so that we can work together to make MVS the best it can be. Please call the office at (909) 947-3516 or email Mrs. Marich at gwen_marich@mvsdk8.org