Olive Vista MS & STEAM Magnet
September 30, 2024
OVMS Activities this week
Playing Loteria!
Pandas staying cool in the AC during the heat way and celebrating a Hispanic Heritage Month activity; Playing Loteria in the MPR
Upcoming Spirit Days
Friday 10/25 - Wear Red to support drug prevention awareness
Important for 8th Grade Students
8th Graders need to select HS for next school year
All 8th graders need to select their choice for High School for next year. They will need to select from Sylmar Charter HS, San Fernando HS, or one of the Chavez schools. See flyer for parent information sessions.
Attendance Goals
Parent / Teacher Conference Night 10/24/2024
Mark Your Calendar for Student Led Parent Conferences - October 24, 2024
Student led conferences will be held on October 24, 2024. These will be used as our parent conferences and students will be working on projects to show what they have been doing in class and will be ready to review their work with their parents.
Student Dismissal at 2:15 pm on October 25, 2024
Students will be dismissed from school at 2:15 pm on Friday 10/25. Homework help will be cancelled but our after school program will be until 6 pm.
Parent Workshops and Classes
Monday, October 7, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
English for adults - 9am
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
9-10 am - Zone of Choice Presentation in English
4-5 pm - Zone of Choice Presentation in English
Thursday, October 10, 2024
9-10 am - Zone of Choice Presentation in Spanish
4-5 pm - Zone of Choice Presentation in Spanish
Friday, October 11, 2024
Walk to Wellness Workshop 10-11 am
School Site Council Meeting - 3:30 - 4:30 pm (Specially scheduled for budget approval)
Reminders
Food delivery to school is NOT permitted
Drop off in the morning
All parents are asked to DROP OFF students in the morning at the Borden gate, near our auditorium. Students should be dropped off no later than 8:15 am to ensure students make it to class on time.
Pick up after school
Dismissal Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is at 3:16 pm
Dismissal Tuesday is at 2:15 pm
Two gates are open for dismissal. Please plan ahead with your child which gate you would like them to exit. We will open Tyler Street gate at the front of the school or Borden St gate next to the auditorium.
Please follow traffic laws - Drop students off on the school side sidewalk or use the crosswalk!
Cones will be set up along Borden street for drop off in the morning. Please ask your child to use the crosswalk if crossing the street, for everyone's safety drop your child off on the school side of the street.
Pick up after school should be within 20 minutes
If your child needs to remain at school longer than 20 minutes waiting for pick up, please sign your child up for the after school program!
LAUSD Region North Initiative for All Schools
After school program information
IMPORTANT Attendance Reminders
Attendance Matters
Per LAUSD policy, students are expected to be in school 96% of the the school year and should not miss more than seven (7) days of school for the ENTIRE year. Please be sure that your child arrives to school by 8:10 to ensure they have time to make it to school on time. Our first class of the day will begin at 8:25 am and dismissal will be at 3:16 pm.
This year we have added a few additional shortened days for students starting with Friday, September 13th when students will be dismissed at 2:15 pm. A schedule with all important dates will be home in the first day of school packet in the white envelope given to students on Monday the 12th.
OVMS Important Dates and Shortened Days
Important Calendar Dates 2024-2025
Dates for our Holidays and Shortened Days. Remember, students are dismissed at 2:15 pm EVERY Tuesday.