Megan's Message
Hello Mountain Families, I hope you took some time this weekend to relax. I got out to Abiquiu to the Lake and Ghost Ranch. We live in a beautiful place and this weekend was a reminder to me to take time to enjoy our surroundings. Back to the bustle. We have the Book Fair, Halloween Carnival and Unity Day this week. A big thank you to you all for your support with the FundRun and continued help with the book fair and Carnival. We can't do it without you. It is supposed to be cold this week so time to take out the winter gear. Here is to a smooth week ahead all bundled up.
Megan
Volunteer for Book Fair and Carnival
Your Help is desperately needed.
Book Fair https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0E4CA5AC2FABFE3-51868359-book#/
Carnival Help:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F4BAEA92CA7F85-51221128-2024
Science Fair Information
Science Fair Information:
The optional Science Fair at Mountain Elementary will be held this year on Thursday, November 21st. The fair will be after school starting at 3pm in the Mountain library. Judging will be done at this time and those who qualify will move onto the District Fair. The District Science Fair will be held on January 24-25, 2025 at Barranca Mesa Elementary.
The paperwork process will be made easier by a website called Z Fairs. Linked below are fillable forms for you to fill out and return to me,via email, if you are unable to upload them to the Zfaris website yourself.
Here are some resources to get you started.
Websites for Science Fair Planning
We have some upcoming due dates that we need to meet in order to participate. Your first step will be to register by Oct 16th.
Directions to register:
Go to: zFair
Enter your First Name, Last Name, and Email address in the box on the right side of your screen and click "Create Account." Select your registration type (i.e. student) and be directed to the appropriate registration page from there. To be linked to Mountain School you must pick:
MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY (LOS ALAMOS)
Hawkins, MaryAlice
(If you pick the Mary Alice Hawkins, with a space between MaryAlice, you will not be linked to me.) Do not add your students' homeroom teacher. I am the only teacher that can manage the forms on Zfairs, thus the sponsor teacher for all of Mountain School.
Please make sure you are on a computer that will allow you to download and sign paperwork and then be able to upload it again.
For K- 5th graders: (Please choose Make A Copy to edit the form)
If you are experimenting with humans or animals, please see below for the additional forms.
6th graders only:
Click here for Template of Research Plan for 6th grade
When in Google Docs choose make a copy for yourselves and then fill out the research plan to be uploaded to the site.
All 6th graders must fill out A1, B1 and Adult Sponsor forms below.
Special forms for all grades:
IF you are planning an experiment with humans or animals, please also fill out the appropriate form below.
If your project includes animals, this form needs to be signed by your veterinarian before it is sent to me or uploaded to Zfairs.
If your project involves human participants or animals you must have project approval. Your Research Plan and paperwork must be completed by Oct. 18th.
All other Research Plans and paperwork need to be completed and uploaded to the Zfairs website by November 11th, 2024 to compete in the Mountain School and the District Fair
NO project can start data collection until adult sponsor approval.
If you have questions or need help with your registration, please contact me, MaryAlice Hawkins, your Mountain School representative, at m.hawkins@laschools.net. Feel free to send all filled out forms to me via email or printed version and I can upload them to Zfairs for you if you have correctly registered.
Let the Science begin!
MaryAlice Hawkins
6th Grade Science & Social Studies
Dates to remember:
Last Day to register on Zfair for special projects that require IRB approval and for Mountain Elementary Science Fair is October 18th.
Registration deadline for ALL projects is November 11th.
Mountain Science Fair November 21st (Boards can come in anytime to room 103.)
District Science Fair is Jan. 24-25, 2025
Book Fair Sign Up
The Fall Book Fair will run from October 16th until October 23rd. We need volunteers to help set up the Book Fair, run the cash register before and after school and during the Halloween Carnival, and take down the Book Fair. If you have 45 minutes to give, please click here to sign up.
PIE DAY
What fun! The students had such a blast cheering on the staff who got pied. So glad we got to celebrate our success with pie. Thank you to the staff who participated and PTA for putting together this memorable event.
Shout Outs
- Parent Volunteers for field trips, in classrooms and lunch help.
- Our awesome PTA for arranging lunch for you all during conferences.
Let's Get Pied!
What a fun event. Thank you to Ahalam for the photos and footage. If you have photos please send them my way. We also want to remember to keep those photos for the yearbook.
Popcorn party winners:
For pre-k thru 2nd grade: Grant Trujillo!!!
For 3rd-6th grade: Wolf!!!
Extra recess: Mrs. Harter’s 5th grade class had the highest percentage of their class being in money.
