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Dear Parents,

The Castro/Mistral Hallowe'en Parade is Thursday, Oct. 31st at 8:40 a.m. Students may wear their costume for the parade and then take it off afterward so they are not wearing it at recess time. Please join us for this fun event if you can! The parade is on the blacktop.

Remember, no costumes that are gory, from horror films, or have weapons.

Friday, November 1st is the end of the 1st Trimester. It is a minimum day (dismissal at 12:25 p.m. as the teachers use the afternoon to work on grades and report cards). Report cards will go home to parents on November 15.

Theresa Lambert

Principal Mariano Castro Elementary

The next Principal's Coffee is Thursday, November 7 at 8:30 a.m. in the MUR. Please come and learn about how future growth in the city of Mountain View will impact our school district. We would love your input regarding several district decisions that need to be made!

Although this is called a "camp", the 5th grade students go to this science school for three days. Please complete the forms packet asap and return it to your child's teacher or the office. Donations to cover the fees are suggested, but not required.

Thurs.Oct 31st- Halloween Parade

Fri. Nov. 1- Minimum Day, End of Trimester 1

Nov. 1 - 5th Grade Science Camp forms due

Nov. 5th - 8th - 5th Grade Science Camp

Nov. 7 - Principal's Coffee 8:30 a.m. MUR

Nov. 7th- 1st Grade Field Trip

Nov. 11th- No school Veterans Day

Nov. 12th- First Grade Field Trip

Nov. 15th- Second Grade Field Trip

Nov. 12 - ELAC Meeting 6:30 p.m. MUR

Nov. 20 - School Site Council Mtg 5:00 p.m. Castro Office

Walkathon (WAT) Update

The Walkathon on October 18th was a great success again this year! The students had a fun afternoon of walking for prizes with friends. The families enjoyed the many foods and desserts that were available at the event. The school’s PTAs are calculating the expenses and profits.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTEERS:

These people helped with many different areas of the Walkathon, including food.

Adela

Conrado Bautista

Crispina Bautista

Ariadna Cardenas

Juana Castillo

Beatriz Chavarin

Brenda Chavez

Fabiola Contreras

Liliana Contreras

Daniela

Diana

Dora

Eduardo Garces

Rosalva Garcia

Roselia Garcia

Don Gavino

Gloria

Linda Gomez

Enrique Gonzales

Silvia Gonzales

Estenia Hernandez

Margarita Hernandez

Erin Howard

Ilda

Irene

Juana Leon

Don Manuel

Teresa Martin

Ana Martines

Yolanda Martines

Maria Monterosa

Maria Guadalupe Nery

Nidia

Ingrid Nova

Yancy Paiz

Patricia

Jonathon Pettey

Rhoda Pettey

Tatiana Yareli Prado

Georgina Reyes

Celsa Rodriguez

Jenni Rodriguez

Raul Rodriguez

Rosana

Roxana

Audocia Ruiz

Susana Salazar

Angelica Santiago

Anparo Santiago

Gloria Santiago

Fidelia Tahuiton

Marrcela Tenagua

Lizbeth Velasco

Berenice Velasquez

Olivia Vigil

Thank you to our Finance Committee:

CASTRO PARENTS - Donna Childress, Martha Flores, Enrique Nievas, Theresa Lambert-Principal, Linda Prieto, and Dhalid Hernandez

MISTRAL PARENTS - Sara Kopit-Olsen and Shannon Wilkowski at Ticket Sales

Thank you to Anthony Arriola for the entire layout of the Walkathon and the Course!!

For 10 years this man has created the WAT Layout on the blacktop and the course for the walkers. THANK YOU ANTHONY!!

Thank you to the 2019 Chairpersons of the Walkathon!

Trudy Wilson and Maria Elena Garcia (Castro) and Laura Berman (Mistral) These women worked the Publicity Committee, in addition to Leading the Walkathon Event!

Box Tops for Education

Please turn in your Box Tops coupons this week! The autumn deadline for submission is 11/1. We need all coupons turned into the Castro Office by 10/31, in order for them to be cut, calculated, organized, and submitted. PLEASE TURN IN BOX TOPS TODAY!! Castro will receive a donation check for these coupons.

One coupon is worth 10 cents, so 10 coupons = $1.00 for Castro Elementary!

Spirit Wear

The Castro Spirit Wear Committee has two new items to add to our sales. We now have Jersey Shirts in Adult sizes and we also have Stainless Steel Water Bottles with our Castro Logo! Both of these items are priced at $12.00 each. Come take a look at our next sale, coming soon.

Happy Halloween from the Mountain View Educational Foundation! MVEF wants to remind you that a perfect Halloween treat is a donation to MVEF! Donations from parents like you support art and music teachers in our elementary schools, Living Classroom outdoor education, science field trips for 4th, 5th and 6th graders, afterschool sports at Graham and Crittenden, science materials, and more. MVEF needs your financial support to make this happen. Donate today at mvef.org/donate!

For NEW students: Open Enrollment is from January 13-February 7 online. You can register your child for the 2020-21 school year when online registration opens on January 13 here: www.mvwsd.org/register

For CURRENT students in transitional kindergarten-7th grade: Parents will be asked by email to confirm enrollment in January 13 - February 7.

District new student information night, covering the registration process, is on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m. (Spanish) and 7 p.m. (English) at Castro Elementary School, 500 Toft St.

School kindergarten information nights are at 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 for all elementary schools. Please click here for a list of these events.

If your child turns 5 years old between September 2 – December 2 of the current school year, he/she may qualify for transitional kindergarten. TK info night is December 5 at 5:00 PM at Theuerkauf Elementary.

You may click here to confirm your child’s school of residence.

For more information, call 650-526-3500 or go to www.mvwsd.org/register.

There are a variety of school and program information nights and tours in December at the elementary schools. These nights are good opportunities for new families and for those transitioning to new neighborhood schools to learn about a particular school or program, including choice schools. Please click here for a list of these events.

Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University, will discusse the harmful impacts vaping has on the minds and bodies of adolescents.

Dr. Halpern-Felsher will provide an overview of current tobacco/nicotine products, including vapes, Juuls and other pod-based systems, which are more commonly used among teens than combustible cigarettes. Drawing upon on-going research, Dr. Halpern-Felsher will address why adolescents are drawn to using these products, dispel common misperceptions held by both adults and teens, and share effective, evidence-based strategies that parents, caregivers, and teachers, can leverage to help prevent and reduce the use of these addictive products.

The talk will be followed by a panel of local administrators and a mental health professional.

To register for this free event, go to https://mvla2019-20-bonniehalpern-felsher.eventbrite.com

Sponsored by Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF), MVLA High School Foundation, Mountain View Educational Foundation (MVEF), and Los Altos-Mountain View PTA Council.

In accordance with annual distribution of District policies requirements, below are links to the MVWSD sexual harassment, non-discrimination, and uniform complaint procedure policies and statements. If you have any questions, please contact Heidi Smith, Director of Federal, State & Strategic Programs, at 650-526-3500.

The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Mountain View Whisman School District requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Carmen Ghysels at 650-526-3500, 1400 Montecito Ave., Mountain View, CA 94043, or cghysels@mvwsd.org.

Policy Links--
5145.7 AR - Sexual Harassment
5145.7 BP - Sexual Harassment
1312.4 AR - Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures
4144 BP - Complaints
4144 AR - Complaints
1312.3 BP - Uniform Complaint Procedures
1312.3 AR - Uniform Complaint Procedures
4119.11 AR - Sexual Harassment
4119.11 BP - Sexual Harassment

Non Discrimination Policy

Presenters: Sharon McClintock, The Mountain View Library; Heidi Galassi, Landels Elementary, Principal; and Karen Gordon, Landels Elementary, Instructional Coach.

Please join us to learn several resourceful strategies for supporting reading, writing, and math at home:
• Easy activities to boost your child's reading engagement
• Creative ways to encourage and support writing
• Ideas for math games that build math skills
• Practical ways to use math in everyday life

In addition, the Mountain View Library will share:
• Ebooks and online library resources
• Information on library programs and services for the entire family

RAFFLE: Books and two bikes. Childcare provided.

Click here to RSVP for this session: https://readingmath.eventbrite.com

The Crittenden Middle School music program is hosting a mattress sale fundraiser on Sunday, November 10th from 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. in the Crittenden M.U.R. The mattress company will be bringing a variety of quality name brand mattresses of all sizes to the M.U.R that day. There will be 30 different mattress displays to try out. The company can take your mattress order, provide mattress delivery and then haul away your old mattress. Some mattresses will be on sale for up to 50% off regular retail price. The goal is to raise $5,000 for the students attending the annual Music Department Los Angeles trip.

If there’s a mattress in your home that you need to replace, please check out this great opportunity to buy a brand new, name brand mattress, save money, and support the Crittenden Music Department! Thanks in advance for your support!

Nasty will be nice and Mountain View will be ogre-the-moon when Crittenden students present their production of Shrek The Musical JR. on November 15th, 16th, and 17th at 7:00pm and at 2:00pm on November 18th.

This family-friendly musical comedy follows the adventures of Shrek, an ogre who sets off on a quest to save a princess from a dragon. However, it turns out that in order to ultimately succeed, Shrek must battle an even bigger obstacle: learning how to believe in himself and open his heart to others.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and children under 12 and can be purchased at the Crittenden Middle School front office or at the door. For more information, contact Leanne Rzepiela at lrzepiela@mvwsd.org.