November

• 11/1 - Spirit Week - "Pajama Day"
• 11/1 - "Mustang Mash" PTO School Dance - 5:30-7:30 pm
• 11/3 - Daylight Saving Time Ends (set your clocks back one hour!)
• 11/5 - Election Day
• 11/5 - Coding Club - 3:30-4:45 pm
• 11/6 – Veteran’s Day Assembly - 10:20 am (Veterans and families, only please)
  
• 11/6-11/8 - Elementary Conference Days
• 11/6 - Early Release - 3 Hour - 12:30 pm
• 11/7-8 - NO SCHOOL (full student release days)
• 11/11 - NO SCHOOL (Veteran's Day --THANK YOU, VETS!)
• 11/12 – Picture Day
• 11/12 - Coding Club - 3:30-4:45 pm
• 11/13 - Early Release - 2:30 pm
• 11/14 - Coding Club - 3:30-4:45 pm
• 11/15 - PTO Free Popcorn Day (last recesses)
• 11/18 - PTO Meeting - 6:00 pm (library)
• 11/20 - Early Release - 2:30 pm
• 11/27 - Early Release - 2 Hour - 1:30 pm
• 11/28-29 - NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)
• 11/28 - Happy Thanksgiving!

December

• 12/4 - Mustang of the Month Assembly - 12:40 pm
• 12/6 - Early Release - 2:30 pm
• 12/10 - Winter Music Program (grades 3-5 only) - 1:30 & 7:00 pm
• 12/11 - Early Release - 2:30 pm
• 12/12 - Picture Make-Up Day
• 12/13 - PTO Movie Night - 6:00-8:00 pm
• 12/16-19 - PTO Spirit Week
• 12/18 - Early Release - 2:30 pm
• 12/19 - 2 Hour Early Release - 1:30 pm
• 12/20-1/5 - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL

Elementary Parent-Teacher conferences will be held November 6-8, 2024. Students will be dismissed THREE hours early on November 6th (12:30 pm) and full day dismissal November 7th and November 8th (NO SCHOOL) so that teachers may arrange conferences with parents.

Click HERE to schedule your student conference:

https://www.schoolbookings.net/code/w2t9k

At your student's conference, you will also been given the opportunity to update your student's information on Family Access. Here is a link to Family Access to Skyward: https://www.longviewschools.com/family-resources/skyward

Please update your student’s information if any changes are needed such as phone numbers, emergency contacts, and etc. If you have moved to a different address, you will need to bring in new proof of address to the office.

Whether your student is going to be absent for an appointment, vacation or sickness, you must notify the school as soon as possible. The district now has an phone app to make this process even easier! Please visit the site below to see how to download and use this helpful app.

Of course, you are always welcomed to call the school directly, as well, at (360) 575-7581.

https://www.longviewschools.com/submit-an-absence-on-the-longview-schools-app

FOR VACATION ABSENCES: The Mint Valley Elementary secretaries have a special form for families to use when they take their children out of school for vacation. It must be pre-approved (and with sufficient notice), by the principal and teacher so that homework is available and the absence has the least impact on the student's learning.

This year we are teaching emotional regulation skills using the Zones of Regulation curriculum. This curriculum teaches kids to pay attention to their emotions (or “Zone”), what triggers those emotions and how to regulate them. If you want a Zones poster for home, there are some in the waiting area of the front office. Or you can email our school counselor, Mrs. Hendrickson at ahendrickson@longview.k12.wa.us. She will send one home with your child.

There will be a 2 hour early release (1:30 pm) on Wednesday, November 27 and NO SCHOOL on November 28th and 29th for the Thanksgiving holiday.

We are so THANKFUL for our Mustang Family! Enjoy your time with family and friends!

School will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2024, for Veterans Day.

To honor those who have served in our armed forces, we will have a special assembly on THURDAY, NOVEMBER 6th at 10:20 am. This assembly is by invitation only for those who have been previously identified by families.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL VETERANS!

Don't forgot that we have Early Release on most Wednesdays where the students are dismissed ONE HOUR earlier, but there a few dates with a TWO HOUR early release. Please check the district calendar below for all Early Release dates and times this year.

In order to volunteer in our school, you must be approved by the district office's CHAMPS program. The application process is usually a short turnaround time. The entire application is now online and can be found here: https://www.longviewschools.com/family-resources/volunteerget-involved.

Please contact our volunteer coordinator, Terri Troy, at (360) 575-7599 or ttroy@longview.k12.wa.us if you have any questions about the application or volunteer opportunities.

Office Hours are 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Email: mintvalley@longviewschools.org
Website: https://mintvalley.longviewschools.com/
Phone: 360 575 7581
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MintValleyElementarySchool