AUGUST BENGAL BULLETIN

Hello Bengal Community!

We are looking forward to continuing to support Our Mountain View School Family, Students, and their families! Through community fun and fundraising, we will continue to raise money for each classroom. While also supporting Field Trips, Library, Teachers, Safety Patrol, Graduations, and more. Please consider joining our PTO this year to make an even larger impact.

• August 26th 6:30-7:30 PM in Library - 1st PTO meeting
• August 28th - 4-7 PM - Cafe Zuppa 1st Dine in Fundraiser
• September 12th - Panda Express Dine in Fundraiser (open to close)
• September 27th - 6-8 PM - Carnival

• September 12th, 2024 3:30-4:30 After School PTO Meeting

• October 14th, 2024 6:30-7:30 Evening PTO Meeting

• November 14th, 2024 3:30-4:30 After School PTO Meeting

• December 9th, 2024 6:30-7:30 Evening PTO Meeting

• January 9th, 2025 3:30-4:30 After School PTO Meeting
• February 6th, 2025 3:30-4:30 After School PTO Meeting
• March 10th, 2025 6:30-7:30 Evening PTO Meeting
• April 14th, 2025 6:30-7:30 Evening PTO Meeting
• May 15th, 2025 3:30-4:30 After School PTO Meeting

Stay up to date with all that PTO has going: PTO Link tree link

To help with fundraising and bringing school spirit, please view our current sale for Spirit Wear: Spirit Wear sales link - August 13th-September 17th

President - Chelsea Sulser

Vice President - Shannon Allen

Secretary - Holly Warren

Treasurer - Amy Curtis-Schaeffer

• September 2 - Labor Day - No School Pre K-12
• September 6 - Picture Day
• October 17 - No School Pre K-6 classes - Parent Conferences
• October 18 - No School Pre K-12
• November 25-29 - Autumn Break - No School Pre K-12
• December 19 - Early Release K-12
• December 20 - End of First Semester - Early Release K-12
• Dec 23 - Jan 3 Winter Break - No School Pre K-12

Thank you for welcoming me back into the Bengal Community. It feels so great to be back!!

I will gladly be serving my second year at Mountain View in my 32nd year in education.

I look forward to working again (and dancing) with our parents, students and our TALENTED MOUNTAIN VIEW TEAM. They are rock stars!! ⭐

I have enjoyed reconnecting with OUR precious kiddos. I am over the moon excited to see everyone again, as well as new friendly faces.😊

Parents play an important role on our Mountain View TEAM and we thank you for your support. WELCOME again to Mountain View and thank you so much for sharing your child with us. We are honored!

We are family, we are the Mountain View family. ❤

Let’s have a memorable 2024-2025 school year, surrounded with positive attitudes and contagious energy.

I look forward to sharing and celebrating TOGETHER! 🐯

*Please be sure to see the BSD updates below about student basic first aid, FERPA, accident insurance and NEW this year - the opportunity to donate directly to your child's classroom.

Mrs. Eva Meyerhoeffer 💕

Mountain View Principal

• Due to changes in Idaho law, all parents are encouraged to login to Infinite Campus as soon as possible and update the following information:

The Idaho Legislature has created two new laws that impact your child’s experience at school. Both laws necessitate parents taking action by logging into the parent portal of Infinite Campus, and selecting Annual Update to provide consent for:

1. Boise School District staff to provide health care to your child, including basic first aid.

2. Use of a nickname that you would like your child to go by at school.

3. Parental Consent for Health Care (updated 8-22-24)

For more information on each new law and the resulting changes, please click here.

The Boise School District complies with federal law (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) as it relates to the release of student directory information to the public. To learn more, log on to www.boiseschools.org and navigate to Parents & Patrons > Parent Information > FERPA Form. Or, please call the Clerk of the Board at 208-854-4123 to obtain a copy of the FERPA form.

The Boise School District has updated the way we enter absences. Students will be marked AB for most absences. They will only be marked EA for instances like slow traffic due to snow. If your child is at a medical appointment and you bring a doctor note to the school it will be marked as MD. If your child is out with the flu or illness for an extended period of time, we can mark the rest of the absences EA, but only with a doctor note. Please continue to let us know why your child is gone. We will continue to put notes in as to why your child is absent.

AB- Absent

EA- Excused

MD- Dr. Note on file

• Foundation Funds Protocol -The Foundation will be able to offer your child's classroom teacher an individualized Classroom/Program direct fundraising page for their classroom accounts. The direct fundraising page will be be linked directly to the teacher's Foundation account, which will be shared out next month. That's great news!! 🙂

This year we are working on a campaign of EVERYDAY Matters #Less than 9 - Be on time. We are encouraging kids to be here EVERYDAY. We are also trying to meet an individual goal of less than 9 absences in a school year. That keeps them from being considered chronically absent. We are also encouraging kids to be on time!! The first bell rings at 8:40 and the tardy bell rings at 8:45! Be On Time! We understand that illness occurs, see the following for Big sick (stay home):

• Sore throat

• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

• A temperature of 100.4° F or higher without the use of fever-reducing medication

• New uncontrolled cough that causes difficulty breathing OR for students/employees with chronic allergic/asthmatic cough, a change in cough from baseline

• Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

The research shows students who miss school, fall behind, have lower scores, have worse attendance as they age, have lower GPA, and test scores than students who regularly attend. This is just the impact absenteeism has on individuals. There are also impacts on the classroom, teachers, and the community as a whole. More to come on these later issues....Stay Tuned!

*Also, if you are looking for insurance, please click link, K-12 Student Accident Insurance

for more information.

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Website: https://mountainview.boiseschools.org/our_school
Location: 3500 Cabarton Lane, Boise, ID, USA
Phone: 208-854-5700
Facebook: Mountain View Elementary

Instagram:@mtnviewbsd

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