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An essential element for a child's educational success is their attendance. Regular and punctual attendance is expected of all students at Monte Vista Elementary School. Absences for reasons other than illness are discouraged since students miss valuable instructional time and tend to become overwhelmed when trying to make up missed schoolwork. Please plan to take your vacations during non-school days as they are considered unexcused absences.

Here are two ideas to keep your family engaged with books.

1. Join the Caldecott Club! Caldecott Info

2. Spring Clean those bookshelves!

We'd love to have all the books your family has outgrown - as long as they are in okay shape and age appropriate (preschool-6th grade). We will either use them in our library or sell them at our year-end book sale. This book sale is a major source of funding to buy new books each year. We need donations! Boxes/bags of books can be dropped off in the office.

Our Student Council prepared the following videos about the rules for Monty Lane in English, Korean, and Armenian.

Important Reminders

1. No U-Turns or 3-point turns into neighbors’ driveways
2. No cutting in front of cars in Monty Lane
3. Please pull forward to pick up your child if there is a space in front of you
4. Please do not cross the street without a crosswalk or cross the street through Monty Lane
5. Please do not block driveways
6. Parents who pick up primary and upper-grade students may not pick up their primary student and wait in Monty Lane for their upper-grade sibling. You will be asked to go around the block.

Fee-based afterschool enrichment classes will be offered by many different vendors this spring. See the fliers for more information on class dates and how to register. Register soon because most classes begin the week of April 1st.

• Kidtastic Science Spring 2024

• Parker Anderson Spring 2024

• Spanish Classes - NEW - Spring 2024

• Exploring Art - Spring 2024

• Academic Chess - Spring 2024

CDCC opened the applications for Fall Before and After School Care for elementary students and Summer Camp (for incoming TK-6) on Monday, March 4. Please see fliers for more information:

Summer Camp

Fall Before/After School Childcare

Transitional Kindergarten is coming to Monte Vista for the 2024-2025 school year! If your child turns 5 between September 2, 2024, and June 2, 2025, you can enroll them in TK for the 2024-25 school year. If you live out of the Monte Vista area, you will need to apply at your homeschool.

How to Enroll: all TK, Kindergarten & new grades 1-6 to Monte Vista: Please go to www.gusd.net/montevista and click on the Enrollment icon on the top of the page. Follow Steps 1-4 to do the pre-enrollment and upload documents. In Step 4, use this link to make an appointment: https://calendly.com/montevistaenrollment/2024-2025

Starting in August, the kindergarten schedule will be extended and will be similar to 1st-3rd grades. The district Full Day Kindergarten Committee is currently working on details in regards to the new schedule/program and you can find more information about it using this link. Scroll down the agenda on the right and click on Section I, item # 3.

MV Health Office is requesting tissue donations. We will share with classes upon request. Thank you so much!!

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!

Dine in or take out anytime. The owners are eager to welcome our Monte Vista families! They will donate 15% of the proceeds to Monte Vista. Just mention Monte Vista to the cashier.

Sushi Rex

3747 Foothill Blvd Unit C, Glendale, CA 91214

Please save the date for one of the most anticipated events of the season — Carnival!! Fun games, awesome prizes and amazing food trucks/pizza for sale! Please see the attached Carnival Flier and Participant Waiver Form and turn in forms and payment by April 16th. Unlimited play wristbands for $15/each and Family Value Pack for $50 max. Although we will also be selling wristbands the day of the event, we would like to get a sense of numbers to plan accordingly.

Go to this link: Yearbook Order Page

The last day to order is April 30th. We are only accepting on-line orders.

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

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