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Week of: May 12, 2024
UPCOMING DATES
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
May 13: School Site Council Meeting - 3:00pm
May 15: Orchestra Spring Concert @ Rosemont - 6:30pm
May 16: Open House 6:30-7:30pm
3rd Grade Recorders Performance - 6:15pm
May 17: Minimum Day Dismissal - K @ 12:20pm; 1st-3rd @ 11:54am; 4th-6th @ 12:14pm
May 21: STEM Night - 6:00-8:00pm
May 22: Reading Incentive Assembly - 9:00am
May 23: PTA Association Meeting - 7:00pm
May 24: Caldecott/Newbery Ice Cream Social (during lunch for eligible students)
May 27: Memorial Day Holiday - No School
June 5: Last Day of School - Minimum Day Dismissal - K @ 12:20pm; 1st-3rd @ 11:54am; 4th-5th @ 12:14pm, 6th @ 10:30amSCHOOL NEWS
MONTE VISTA FEELS VALUED
Thank you to our PTA, Armenian and Korean parent groups, and all students and their families who showered the Monte Vista staff with great food, gifts, kind words, smiles and all the love! We love all the creative posters on Monty Lane. We appreciate all of your kind gestures and feel very lucky to be part of such a thoughtful community!
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING
Please join us for our School Site Council meeting on Monday, 5/13/24 at 3:00 pm. We will be looking at our annual school plan survey results, voting to approve our 24-25 School Plan for School Achievement (SPSA) Goals and Budget, and reviewing school data. Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/bfd-ivfk-ubp
OPEN HOUSE
Remember to join us for our Open House on Thursday, May 16, from 6:30-7:30pm! There will also be a performance by our third graders playing their recorders at 6:15 in the auditorium. Come and view all the amazing work our students have completed this year. We are looking forward to seeing you!
READING INCENTIVE ASSEMBLY
The BMX reading assembly for all students who have turned in their reading bingo cards will be on May 22nd at 9:00am. The bingo cards must be completely covered in order for students to be able to participate in the event. Teachers have been keeping track and will determine who will be able to attend. So don’t forget to turn in your bingo cards by May 21!
REMINDERS
BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
There are 17 days left of school! Although we are approaching the end of the school year, students will continue to be held accountable for following our school’s PAWS expectations. Please remind your child/children to:
Practice Kindness
Act Responsibly
Work and Play Safely
Show Respect
INSTAGRAM/FACEBOOK
Follow Monte Vista @montevistagusd (Instagram) and @Monte Vista Elementary - GUSD (Facebook) to meet our staff and see all of the amazing things that are happening at our school!
PTA
TEACHER AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK | THANK YOU!
We hope our wonderful teachers and staff enjoyed a week of being celebrated and recognized for their daily contributions to enrich the lives of our children. A big shout out to our VP of Hospitality, Janny Kim, for leading us through a wonderful week of catered meals and bringing everyone together to thank our teachers and staff members for being a STAR!⭐
STEM NIGHT | MAY 21, 2024
Grab the whole family and come join us for our 2024 STEM Night! Like last year, this year we will be bringing more experiments and demonstrations to Monte Vista! There will be multiple booths to explore where you can learn STEM concepts, see some exciting demonstrations, and even do your own experiments! A drawing will be held at the end of the night with STEM related prizes. Please see the attached Stem Night Flier
When: May 21, 2024 6-8 pm
Where: Monte Vista Auditorium
Please RSVP here to help us get a count for supplies:
https://tinyurl.com/MVStem2024
Questions? Email: montevistastemday@gmail.comLAST ASSOCIATION MEETING | MAY 23, 2024
Please join us for the last association meeting of the year on Thursday, May 23rd, as we reflect on the past year and look forward to the new school year! We will be installing the new 2024-2025 Executive Board! Help us also thank the 2023-2024 Executive Board and our Committee Chairs for all they have done for the school and community. We will also be reviewing the budget for the upcoming school year.
Please see the top 5 classes in the lead for participation points! Remember, your attendance at the May 23rd meeting counts toward the competition so bring yourself and any other member in your household that are PTA members! We will announce the class winner at the meeting! The winning class gets their choice of class party!
Teacher Name - Participation Points
Lee - 27
Widholm - 26
Tahk - 25
R Kim - 22
Stephan - 21
PTA REIMBURSEMENTS
Please submit all reimbursement forms and original receipts by Tuesday, May 21. The only exception is for any 6th grade related activities.
Here's the link to the form: http://downloads.capta.org/toolkit/forms/PaymentAuthorizationRequestforReimbursement.pdf
Payments cannot be made with gift cards. Reimbursements will not be issued if this is the case.
Please email MV PTA Treasurer Geny Kim if you have any questions. geny.kim@gmail.com
Thank you!
CALDECOTT / NEWBERY ICE CREAM SOCIAL | MAY 24, 2024
Save the Date for the Caldecott/Newbery Ice Cream Social! Eligible students will get to enjoy ice cream scoops with all the trimmings during their lunch period. Stay tuned for additional details!
ON-GOING DINE OUT AT INDIA'S FLAVOR!
Reminder about our ONGOING dine-out at India’s Flavor in Glendale. They will donate 10% of ALL proceeds to our school. Write Monte Vista Elementary School PTA on India’s Flavor receipt (or type in the comment box for online orders).
India’s Flavor
3303 N Verdugo Rd, Glendale, CA 91208
Order online at www.indiasflavor.com for pick-up and delivery
REWARD PROGRAMS
Did you know that our PTA can earn money when you grocery shop at Ralphs? Learn more here.
NEW! MONTE VISTA PTA INSTAGRAM
Follow our PTA on Instagram @monte_vista_pta and get updates on what is happening with our PTA in real time! #instagram #pta #weloveMV
RESOURCES: Click on any of the buttons below to find out more information
About Us
Monte Vista Elementary serves students in grades K-6. We are a National Blue Ribbon School offering one of GUSD's DLI programs in Korean. Recently, Monte Vista has been selected as a 2023 California Distinguished School!
Website: https://www.gusd.net/montevista
Location: 2620 Orange Avenue, La Crescenta, CA, 91214
Phone: (818) 248-2617
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/montevistagusd
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/montevistagusd