The Dolphin Whistle
March 24 ,2021, 2021 Issue 29
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL LAMBERT
Dear Parents,
March 29th is almost here and 3rd, 4th and 5th grade in-person students will be coming to campus! This week has gone smoothly with the 1st and 2nd grade students and I thank all of you for your cooperation and diligence in following the new arrival and departure procedures.
Tomorrow at 6 p.m. at this link there is a parent meeting for parents of 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students that will be starting on campus on Monday. As a reminder all 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students who will be remaining on distance learning, will have an asynchonous day on Monday the 29th as the in-person students have an orientation day here at school.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any question.
Warm Regards,
Theresa Lambert
Principal Mariano Castro Elementary
cell number (831)206-9522
Calendar
Wednesday, March 24, 2021- Cafecito with the superintendent, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 25, 2021- Parent meeting for grades 3, 4, 5, 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - School Site Council Mtg 5:00 p.m.
Wed. March 31 - Food Pantry 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Monday, April 12 - Friday, April 15,2021 - No School, Spring Break
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 - ELAC Meeting, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 - Food Pantry , 11:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 - Diaper Distribution, 11:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE
Resilience Pause Series starts March 29
The 30-minute, online Community Resiliency Model Resilience Pause sessions for adults (parents and staff members) are scheduled during this transition in our school year to assist participants with building resilience throughout return to in-person instruction. Participants can learn strategies on Mondays and build habits towards resilience during the week. These sessions are designed to teach life-long habits that help us to self-regulate during stressful moments.
March 29, 4pm: Tracking Sensations
April 5, 4pm: Grounding
April 19, 4pm: Resourcing
April 26, 4pm: “Help Now!” A Reactive Strategy
Sessions can be drop-in or attended in a series. To join: http://mvw.sd/HAjbz
Cafecito: March 24
MVWSD will be hosting an informal meeting for Spanish-speaking parents with Dr. Ayindé Rudolph on Wednesday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom. Interpretation will be provided. Please register in advance for this meeting here: http://mvw.sd/zIHrd.
Student meals
If your student is returning to campus tomorrow, you might be wondering about lunch. Due to federal funding, MVWSD is able to provide free breakfast, snacks and lunches to students on campus daily. Breakfast and snacks are cold. Lunches will be hot. Students will be able to pick up lunches at their classrooms. Menus and nutritional analysis are posted at https://www.mvwsd.org/nutrition. A count of those taking school lunch will be taken at the beginning of the school day. Students may bring their own self-contained lunches, if desired. MVWSD continues to provide free grab and go meals at each school (Stevenson and Theuerkauf are combined) during lunchtime for students who continue in distance learning and for young children in the community.
Parent University: A Conversation with Haben Girma, the Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
Date and Time: April 8, 2021, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Registration Link: http://mvw.sd/X85Z0
Haben Girma is a human rights lawyer and an advocate for disability justice. She was the first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. As a community, we are all tasked with resisting ableism, racism and other forms of oppression. We face the choice to accept oppression or advocate for justice. Come and be inspired by Haben, who has received the Helen Keller Achievement Award, a spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and TIME100 Talks.
President Bill Clinton, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Chancellor Angela Merkel have all honored Haben. President Obama named her a White House Champion of Change. Haben believes disability is an opportunity for innovation, and she teaches organizations the importance of choosing inclusion.
To submit questions prior to the event, please click here. We will do our best to address your question during the session.
In case you missed it: Parent University videos and materials are available online
Check out mvwsd.org/parentu for English and Spanish recordings on topics such as wellness, mental health, supporting your child’s literacy and math at home, our special education team, the impact of drugs and other substances on adolescents, and many more.
Registration Open for Afterschool/Care Programs
The District’s partners who provide parent-paid afterschool care and distance learning support are opening registration for the rest of this school year.
Afterschool care Right at School has opened registration for their afterschool programs and asynchronous support on Wednesdays. Please follow the links below to access programs for each school site, including asynchronous support on Wednesdays located at Crittenden. YMCA is also providing aftercare at school sites. Contact Ecafterschool@ymcasv.org for more information and availability. Distance Learning Support Additionally, Right at School will continue to offer distance learning support for families that opt out of in-person learning. Registration can be found at Distance Learning Support. YMCA will have "Y Learning Labs for Super Scholars" Locations: Bubb, Monta Loma and Theuerkauf Elementary Hours of Operation: 7:45am - 5pm, Monday - Friday Fee: $280 per youth per week ($20 per week non-refundable deposit) Sessions: Set in three week sessions. Session 14 is four weeks in length. Registration: Available online via our website at https://www.ymcasv.org/child-care-camps Questions: Please email ECSummer@ymcasv.org
MVEF Gala Feedback and Fund a Need
Thank you to the many who joined us at the first ever Virtual Gala Trivia Night. We want to know your thoughts about the event. If you attended the Virtual Gala, please go here and fill out this survey to share your thoughts with us: https://tinyurl.com/MVEFgalasurvey
If you haven't had a chance to donate to Fund a Need, please donate here: https://www.mvef.org/donatetogala. Every gift helps MVEF meet our fundraising goal of $800,000 this school year. If your donation went through, we automatically sent you a receipt, but we are happy to double check your donation status for you.
Women’s History Month
In the month of March, we are celebrating Women’s History. BetterTogether recognizes the people, movements, and ideas that challenge expectations and gender stereotypes that negatively affect us all. From women’s suffrage to the gender equality movements of modern day, it has become clear that when we all fight gender inequality, we all win. Celebrate this month by having meaningful conversations with your students, your children, and your fellow s(heroes). In addition to the infographic, this month we will also be highlighting amazing women from our organization and learning about the s(heroes) that have inspired their own commitment to gender equality.
For a closer look at this month’s infographic, click on the attached flyers or visit https://www.mvwsd.org/bettertogetherMVWSD.
CAC Parent Education Event - Mental Health for the Whole Family - with Thierry Kolpin, Ph.D Wednesday. March 31, 7PM - 8:30 PM.
Join us for a much needed discussion of mental health and mindfulness for the whole family. After the year we’ve all experienced, we all need to learn techniques to evaluate and improve our mental health and that of our families. Professor Thierry Kolpin of Brandman University will discuss the challenges we are facing and how every member of the family can improve their mental health. Special attention will be paid to the additional challenges in families of students with learning challenges. Prof. Kolpin is an Assoc. Professor at Brandman University and specializes in school counseling and mindfulness in counseling. Email selpa1cacinfo@gmail.com for the link to the event.
*presentation at event will be recorded and available at www.selpa1cac.org, Q&A will not be recorded to protect personal information