News & Updates
MVLA Families,
Let's finish the year strong at home! Please make sure you review your student's homeschool work to ensure that it is complete. Work must be turned in on time so that teachers can grade it and complete report cards. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.
5th through 8th grade students will be signing a Peaceful Pledge that will be dated until the end of the school year. This will become the a regular part of our beginning of the year procedures. The MVLA staff will be holding a Back to School Night to review behavior expectations, supports and possible consequences with parents. Staff and parents are also expected to model good conduct and problem solving strategies. A Three Way Pledge will be designed and signed by staff, parents, and students.
Please make sure that you stay organized and get the next two plans in on time! As a reminder, all books, materials, Chromebooks, chargers and plan 18 are to be turned in on June 11th.
Here are a few updates to help keep you informed:
- Registration for the 2024-25 School Year is now open. See information below. All families must login to ParentVUE and update their information for next year.
- Our SSW, Miss Camryn is amazing. Here support and dedication to our students is unmatched. If you interested in knowing more about the work she does, check out some of the lessons she has done this year. Click Here In addition, 5th through 8th graders participated in a lesson on words that hurt. Ask your student about their experience and review using appropriate language at school.
Plan 17 is due 5/28/24. Please remember that work completion is directly correlated to attendance. Incomplete or missing plan work will result in the team re-evaluating the student's program placement. If your family is struggling to compete the work, please reach out to your teacher for support.
- Plan 18 and all Books, Materials, Chromebooks are to be turned in on 6/11/24 (or earlier).
Before school care is available. Please see the flyer below or contact Aimee Hatfield, AUSD's ESS Coordinator, at ahatfield@alpineschools.net for rates and more information.
For transportation questions, please visit AUSD's website at https://www.alpineschools.net/page/transportation
We are looking forward to celebrating our kindergarten, 5th grade, and 8th grade students on Thursday. All promotions will be held in the SHES Auditorium. See times below. Thank you to SHES for hosting our event.
Sincerely,
Tamara Ripke, Proud Principal
Did you know that MVLA has an Attendance Team? In addition to our amazing teachers, Miss Camryn, Mrs. Barkely, and Mrs. Ripke are also here to support families with challenges and celebrate outstanding attendance for our hybrid students. Student attendance is of utmost importance for academic success and overall school well-being. Regular attendance not only contributes to the continuity of a student's learning journey but also plays a crucial role in their social and emotional growth. Consistent attendance for your hybrid students, ensures that they actively engage with the curriculum, interact with their peers, and benefit from valuable classroom experiences. Moreover, it fosters a sense of responsibility and discipline, preparing students for future commitments.
At MVLA, we are proud and fortunate to have a unique learning model that accommodates family needs. It looks different from other schools for attendance and funding; however, it is important to understand that when At-Home Plans are not completed, it translates into absences. Incomplete work does affect funding. We also believe that regular in-person learning for our hybrid students is important to maximize student success.
Last year, AUSD lost over 1 million dollars in funding due to attendance rates. Recognizing the significance of attendance, AUSD schools promote regular attendance and incentivize outstanding attendance to help foster a positive and supportive learning environment for all students.
Schedule appointments during school breaks or on Mondays and Fridays.
Plan vacations/trips during school breaks.
100% homeschool families, complete all plan work and attend required Zooms.
Hybrid families, make sure that when you are absent from in-person learning that you work with the teacher to ensure that you make up the work you missed during class time.
If your child is not feeling well, use the guidelines below to help decide whether they should attend school or not.
Reach out to the MVLA Attendance Team if you have needs/challenges that affect the ability to get your student to school. We are here to support families.
The MVLA Attendance Team monitors absences bi-weekly and 30 day periods. Teachers monitor daily attendance. Beginning Monday, January 22nd, the District is beginning a new incentive for attendance. The MVLA Attendance Team, in collaboration with the teachers, will design an incentive program that will consider hybrid students with perfect attendance, students with improved attendance, students with improved plan work, and 100% homeschool students with perfect Zoom participation. Jersey Mikes has graciously partnered with the District to be able to offer certificates for sandwiches. This will be one of the possible incentives.
Attendance fact:Did you know that only 17% of students considered chronically absent in kindergarten and 1st grade were reading proficiently in the 3rd grade?
Did you know that Alpine Union School District has a valuable online resource available to all students — the Sora digital library? Sora provides access to a huge collection of books, including audiobooks, and can be accessed at any time.
Here's how your child can make the most of this resource:
1. Accessing Sora:
Log into their Google account
Navigate to Clever (lower left side of Chromebook)
Click on the Sora app
Once in Sora, log in using your Google credentials. This is a one-time requirement, and subsequent logins will be automatic.
Note: If you're unsure about your student’s Google login information, please reach out to your child’s teacher.
2. Exploring the San Diego County Public Library:
In addition to our library, students can also access books from the San Diego County Public Library through Sora:
After logging into Sora, click on the down arrow next to Alpine Union School District (under EXPLORE) on the top left-hand side
Search for San Diego County Library and click on San Diego County Library Digital Media
Choose your desired book
Click "borrow"
Select Alpine Union School District
Click on the blue bar
Click on your student's email address again
Click on borrow again
Access the book by clicking on “shelf” at the bottom of the screen
We highly encourage students to make the most of this resource.
Mary Barkley, Clerk
Tamara Ripke, Principal
Stephanie Green, Administrative Assistant
Camryn McInerney, School Social Worker
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