Pawprints

• Painting has been completed

• Interior work (electrical, plumbing) will begin on Tuesday

• Electrical Trenching will begin next week

Here are two ideas to keep your family busy over Spring Break.

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

Please join us for our School Site Council meeting on Monday, 3/11/24 at 3:00 pm. We will be reviewing our School Plan for School Achievement (SPSA) Goals, School Data, and doing a Needs Assessment. We will also be working to develop our SPSA Goals for the 24-25 school year.

Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/vqw-mats-fji

If you are the parent/guardian of a child who is learning English, please join us for the ELAC meeting on Wednesday, 3/13/24 at 8:30 am. This will be an informative meeting to explain our English Language Learner Program, English Learner testing, and how a student graduates from the English Learner program.

Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/ayz-szxe-mhk

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!!

JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT COMEDYSPORTZ MATCH ON FRIDAY, MARCH 15 AT 7:00 PM IN THE UNDERGROUND THEATER. What is ComedySportz? - Not Comedy about sports - Comedy PLAYED as a sport!

ComedySportz: HSL is the award-winning interactive comedy show where two teams of high school "act-letes" compete for audience laughs and points while improvising scenes, games, operas, and musicals based on YOUR suggestions. The audience is always a part of the show, voting for the winners and sometimes even winding up on stage. Clean, family-friendly entertainment for ALL ages! Come find out what all the BUZZ is about! All tickets are $10 and seating is limited. Tickets are sold at the door. What a great way to kick off Spring Break!

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!

A big shout out to Jenny Giagni, Ann Edwards, and Michael Paul León for an amazing Founder’s Day, honoring our HSA award recipients at our Volunteers Are Out Of This World event.

Please save the date for one of the most anticipated events of the season — Carnival!! Fun games, awesome prizes and amazing food! Look out for next week’s Thursday folder for additional details!

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

GROCERY & LABEL REWARD PROGRAMS

Did you know that our PTA can earn money when you grocery shop at Ralphs? Learn more HERE.

~ Emily Geller, Grocery & Label Programs Chair

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