Eagle Newsletter

February Observances

• Black History Month
• Heart Health Awareness Month
• February 2: Groundhog Day
• February 3-7: National Counselor Appreciation Week
• February 12: President Lincoln's Birthday
• February 14: Valentine's Day
• February 22: President Washington's Birthday

Mesa Verde Events

• February 17-21: Presidents' Week (No School)
• Every Friday: School Spirit Day! Wear your Eagles Eagles Eagle t-shirt!

Congratulations to our 7th-grade spelling bee winner, Amay, who secured victory with the word newfangled!

A big shoutout to our runner-up, Diana (8th grade), and third-place finisher, Aiden (7th grade) for their impressive performances.

Great job to all participants—keep up the fantastic spelling!

In an effort to partner with the parents & guardians of our students, we occasionally host Parent Education Nights. We hosted two earlier this school year (one on the teenage brain and one on internet & social media safety) and would like to know what additional topics YOU would find helpful for future events.

Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey by Friday, February 7.

8th Grade Families: take a look at the following information for transitioning to High School.

For families who have incoming 6th graders, please make note of an upcoming Parent Night.

2025 MVMS Heritage Fair coming May 23, 2025 (interest form)

The MVMS School Counselors provide an open space for students during the school day and at lunch. Students have access to items to help with emotion regulation during the day and games and interactive activities at lunch. The Eagle Center is an alternative space for students who are looking for a quiet and relaxing space at lunch time. We would love your support in offering a variety of fun, relaxing, and sensory activities for students. Over 50 students enjoy the Eagle Center every day at lunch! Click here for the Wishlist.

We are so appreciative of everything that has been purchased so far!

Fall 2025-2026 OCIS-PE applications are made available and can be found on the PUSD website effective January 29th. Completed applications are due March 14th, 2025. If needed, a hard copy can be found in the main office by the attendance desk. NOTE: If you plan to continue OCIS-PE for the 2025-2026 school year, you must submit a new application.

We have included a new date in the MVMS 6th Grade Camp Letter.

All 6th grade classes will be going to camp from April 28th- May 2nd. Update: Parents are invited to attend the 6th grade camp presentation on February 11th at at 8:59 am in MVMS gym.

We invite parents to attend our 6th Grade Camp Presentation on February 11th at 8:59 AM in the MVMS gym. This presentation will provide valuable information about the upcoming

camp experience.

Due to limited seating, spots for parents will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Once seating is full, standing room will be available. A sign-in table will be set up at the 6th grade lot near the student gate entry. Everyone must sign-in before entering campus. Please allow extra time to ensure that you are able to sign in and get to a seat before the presentation begins.

Parent seating will be clearly labeled—please do not sit in student-designated areas. Students will be seated with their class and must remain with their group throughout the presentation. Parents will not be able to sit with their child or their child’s class.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our 6th grade camp is a cherished tradition that provides students with unforgettable outdoor learning experiences, personal growth, and lasting memories. However, this year, we have

received an increased number of requests for financial assistance, exceeding the resources currently available.

The cost for each student to attend camp is $455, and we are reaching out to our school community for support. If your family is in a position to contribute—whether by sponsoring a student or making a partial donation—your generosity would make a meaningful difference in ensuring every student has the opportunity to participate.

If you are able to help, donations can be made via cash or check. If you are already paying for

your own child to attend camp, please do not include a donation on the same check. Instead, we ask that you write a separate check for any contributions and note “Campership Donation”

in the memo line.

To contribute, please drop off cash or clearly labeled check donations at the front office. A receipt can be made available upon request. Every donation, no matter the amount, brings us closer to our goal of making camp accessible to all.

Thank you for your support and for helping us create a memorable experience for our students!

Our 6th grade camp experience wouldn’t be possible without the help of our amazing parent volunteers! We are looking for parent volunteers to assist in two key areas to help make this

trip a success.

If you are available to help or would like more details, click here. Your support is greatly appreciated and will help create a memorable experience for our students!

Thank you for your time and generosity!

8th Grade Promotion will be on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 5:00pm at Westview High School. More information will be provided at a later date.

Thank you for your time and energy you contribute to the students and staff at MVMS.

The difference between a guest, a visitor and a volunteer as per the PUSD board policies.

Visitors are individuals visiting a classroom as a guest lecture, college representative, and those helping with an event. Staff preapproval is required and please be sure to bring a photo id with you when you check-in at the front office on your day of arrival.

Volunteers are individuals that help on campus on a regular basis and have completed the required volunteer paperwork to become a volunteer.

All visitors and volunteers visiting campus must be prearranged by a staff member contacting the administration office prior to the visit. All visitors and volunteers are required to sign in at the front office and wear the printed name tag each day you are on campus. This will help us to identify people on our campus in maintaining a safe campus.

Once you have connected with a staff member in need of a volunteer, the next step to become a volunteer is to complete the required forms.

1) Megan's Law background check Volunteer Application form (annually)

• 2024-2025 Volunteer Application

2) Provide a current TB test (valid for 4 years from the Read Date), including chest x-rays. X-rays over 4 years old MUST be accompanied by a California School Employee Tuberculosis Risk Assessment Questionnaire, that is valid for 4 years, as well.

3) Code of Conduct form (annually)

• PUSD Code-of-Conduct

4) Code of Confidentiality form (annually).

• PUSD Code-of-Confidentiality_FERPA

5) Copy of current Driver's License

Bring all requested documents to the front office along with your current driver license or passport. Your Megan's Law background check Volunteer Application form will be submitted to the PUSD district office for processing. Once all documents have been processed, you will be ready to begin volunteering. If you are a current volunteer at another PUSD school or are a current PUSD staff member wanting to become a volunteer, please complete all of the required volunteer forms as each school site is required to have their own current volunteer documents.

Attention Mesa Verde families!

MVMS ASES sports is back for the 2024-2025 school year. If you are interested in participating in any of our sports (Cross Country, Flag Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Soccer), please fill out the ASES Sports Registration Packet prior to the start of the sport season. Due dates for the packets can be found on the flier, as well as on the second page of the Registration Packet.

Sports Registration Packets can be found HERE. Information about skills assessment dates, and the practice/game schedules will be sent out to families who have submitted completed packets.

Filled out packets can be turned into Room 301 (before school and during lunch) or turned in through the google form link HERE (Note: A google account is required to submit through the form). They can also be sent via email to psobhani@powayusd.com and abaker@powayusd.com.

Please note that the front office and coaches will not be accepting completed packets.

MVMS ASES will be partnering with MVMS Color Guard to offer After School Color Guard on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30pm-3:30pm starting Monday, February 3, 2025. Interested students will need to complete and return completed activity registration paperwork to ASES (Room 301) prior to attending. Filled out packets can be turned into Room 301 (before school and during lunch) or turned in through the google form link HERE (Note: A google account is required to submit through the form). They can also be sent via email to psobhani@powayusd.com and abaker@powayusd.com .

Our district’s Caring Connections Parent Education website has new and exciting courses being offered this Fall. Each term we have different parent education courses, therefore, feel free to periodically check the website at the beginning of each term for the new courses offered to parents, families, and our school community. Beginning next week, click HERE to view the PUSD CCC Parent Education Fall Courses.

If a student forgets an item at home, such as homework, P.E. clothes, band instruments, phones, lunch money, or lunches, parents are permitted to bring those items to school; however, we will not deliver the item or a message about the item to students. Students may check in at the office during passing periods or lunch to retrieve a forgotten item. This is to encourage students to be responsible for the items they need on a daily basis and keep our student’s classroom interruptions to a minimum. At no time will individual or group online/call-in food orders be allowed for delivery.

All students who ride E-Bike, bicycles, scooters, and skateboards will need to take the online MVMS safety quiz and turn in the MVMS permit application to the front office. The safety questions are a priority! Please click here for the correct link to the online quiz.

Campus security/supervisors have begun enforcing proper permits for bicycles, e-scooters, scooters and skateboards.

Enforcement for E-Bikes will begin by campus security/supervisors Monday, February 3, 2025.

A Bike Permit will be required for all E-Bike, bicycles, scooters, and skateboards. E-Bikes will have the permit/sticker from the SDPD Safety class and the number must be added to the MVMS application.

Bicycles, scooters, and skateboards will have the MVMS non-motorized permit/sticker.

Click here for the application and information on the bike permits. Click here for the online quiz.

Please pick up MVMS bike permits at the front office before school.

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri: 7:30am-8:00am

Wednesday: 8:30am-9:00am

Thank you!

Did you know that PUSD provides free breakfast and lunch daily for all students!

Students can pick up their breakfast in the cafeteria after 7:30am.

Please have your student memorize and/or write down their student ID number in order to get breakfast or lunch. This will help the lunch lines move quickly!

All students are encouraged to eat lunch first and then wait to be released down to the donut area and Eagle Center. Please remind your child to throw their trash away in the trash can and encourage others to do the same. This will help keep our campus looking exquisite and inviting.

Thank you for your support!

In an effort to better secure our campus, we have installed a door bell/buzzer system at the front door of our administration building. We are a closed campus and our front door will remain locked at all times. MVMS staff, students, parents, and visitors will need to ring the door bell to be buzzed in. If no one is at the front desk when you first arrive, the doorbell will let the office staff know you are waiting and we will buzz you in.

Reporting an Absence

In order to better serve our families and record and track absences, we will be asking parents to report absences via a Google Form as opposed to calling them in to our attendance office. Only parents/caregivers may complete the form and the email and phone number listed must match those in Synergy. Please click on the link below, which can also be found on our website and the included Contact List.

Attendance Reporting Form

Off Campus Passes (Early Release)

Student safety is a major concern for us. Students must be signed out at the attendance desk before departing early. Students are not allowed to wait in front of the school to be picked up during school hours.

If your student needs to leave early from school, please send a note with your student (see needed information below). Notes should be given to the Attendance secretary, NOT your student's teacher, BEFORE school. If you forgot to send a note with your student, please call the Attendance Hotline (858-538-5692) at least 2 hours in advance of the pickup time to have an off-campus pass sent to your student in advance so you are not waiting and to minimize interruptions to the classrooms.

When writing a note, please indicate:

1. Your student's first and last name
2. Reason for the early departure
3. The time your student needs to leave school
4. Whether or not your student will return that day

Please meet your child at the attendance desk to be signed out at the time of departure. Be prepared to show your identification when checking out your child.

If your student returns to school after being picked up early, please have him/her check back in at the Attendance desk before heading to class.

Tardies

Students are required to be on time to class, ready to learn. After the bell rings at 8am (or 9:03am on Wednesdays), students must enter through the front office and check in at the attendance office to receive a tardy slip. If students are tardy and arrive to class without a tardy slip, they will be asked to return to the attendance office to check in. The following consequences will be in place for students who are tardy to the first period of the school day:

• Up to 5 in a school year: automatic reminder phone calls and/or emails
• 6 in a school year: phone conference with parent or legal caregiver
• 7+ in a school year: one after school detention per subsequent tardy

Please see the Eagle Agenda or school website for additional information on excused and unexcused tardies, as well as tardies that occur during the school day.

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2/12/2025 Team MVMS PTSA/Foundation Meeting

3/12/2025 Team MVMS PTSA/Foundation Meeting

4/9/2025 Team MVMS PTSA/Foundation Meeting

4/26/25 OR 5/3/2025 Team MVMS Spring Fling & Silent Auction (Adult Only) TBD

5/14/2025 Team MVMS PTSA/Foundation Meeting

If you are unsure of who to contact about a matter, please email us at MVMS@powayusd.com and your message will be answered or forwarded to the correct person.

7:30am-3:00pm (M, Tu, Th, F)

8:30am-3:00pm (W)

Email: MVMS@powayusd.com
Website: https://www.powayusd.com/en-US/Schools/MS/MVMS/Home
Location: 8375 Entreken Way, San Diego, CA, USA
Phone: (858) 538-5478
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Twitter: @MesaVerdeMS