Bottoms: khaki, black, or
navy. No jeans or cargo pants.
Tops: White, navy blue,
(long or short sleeves with a collar)
This
policy was put into place because the Board of Education believes that school
uniforms will assist in:
- Promoting safe,
focused learning environments
- Building a
positive school climate
- Reducing ethnic
and racial tensions
- Bridging
socio-economic differences between children
- Promoting
positive student behavior
- Improving
children’s self-respect and self-esteem
- Decreasing school
violence
- Minimizing the
loss of expensive student clothing
- Helping students
and parents resist peer pressure
- Allowing school
officials to easily recognize intruders on campuses
- Improving morale
and school pride
- Producing cost
savings for participating families
In
addition, schools with successful uniform programs tend to enjoy higher
academic results.
After School Program
The
MV Enrichment After School Program is still accepting applications! The
ASP is offered for all MV students with no cost to you! Small monthly
donations are appreciated. The program operates Monday- Friday at the end
of the school day until dismissal time which is 5:20 pm. The Program closes
at 5:00 pm every Wednesday. The Enrichment Program includes the following
courses lead by an educated & vibrant staff of 13 along with the help
of certified MV Teachers:
Hip-
Hop Dance - Ms. Washington
Homework
& Tutoring - Ms. Ledesma, Ms. Clark, Mr. Johnson, and Ms. Felicia
Leap
Track - Mr. Leon & Mrs. Miller-
Arts
& Crafts - Ms. Felicia
Chess
Club - Mr. Johnson
Math
Madness - Ms. Ledesma & Mr. Johnson
Sports - Mr. Lopez & Mr. Marcel
Cooking - Ms. Juana
Spanish-
Mrs. Tirado & Mrs. Juana.
Photography,
Video Production and Recording Studio
Due
to the large amount of wonderful students involved in the program, we ask all
parents for monthly snack donations and $5 donations to help pay for our
cooking class expenses.
Place: Mira Vista Elementary
For
whom:
All Mira Vista Students
Cost:
Free!
Time: School Dismissal
until 5:20 pm (5:00 pm every Wed.)
When: Every School Day!
If
you are interested having your child become more sociable, academically
inclined, and active-- sign them up today! We would love to include them to our
After Hours Program Family.
Minimum
Day for all schools – Nov. 26th
Thanksgiving
Holiday – school is closed
Thurs., Nov. 27th – Fri., Nov. 28th.
Happy
Halloween, 10/31/08
All
students that are participating in the festivities are to BRING their costumes to
school in a bag or backpack.
Kindergarten
Halloween Parade
TIME:11:00
A.M. LOCATION:
K Playground
K students will dress after recess.
Your
presence and support will be greatly appreciated in helping students to change
into costumes, setting up for the party and cleaning up. If you aren’t able to attend, your
donation toward the party is welcomed.
Kindergarten
parties will begin at 11:20.
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1st – 5th Grade Halloween Parade
TIME:
1:00 P.M. LOCATION:
Playground
Students dress after the lunch period.
Lunch
will begin at 11:40 for grades 1 – 3 and conclude at 12:20. It will begin at 12:10 and conclude at
12:50 for grades 4 – 6. At
approximately 1:00 p.m., classes will march with their teachers around the
school yard.
After
the parade, students will return to their classrooms until they are released at
1:45 or 2:05. This is a Minimum
Day.
We
would appreciate your help and presence in support of this activity.
We
ask that you make sure your child’s costume does not contain the following: fake
weapons, too much blood or gore, and any obscenities.
We
also ask that you make sure that your child is taking every safety precaution
this Halloween. Please check that your child’s costume has the necessary safety
reflectors and that he or she has a flash light handy. All children should be
supervised when trick or treating and should refrain from participating in any
dangerous pranks. Also, don’t forget to go through your child’s treats and
throw out anything that looks suspicious. Thank you for helping us ensure that
this Halloween is a safe and fun one for you and your family.
Have a safe
Halloween!
PTA
Currently
our membership is 87 we need 3 more to match last year’s membership. Have you
joined yet?
Thank
you for helping us raise $5500 for our Fall Fundraiser. Look for the order to
come back the first week of November.
Kirstie
Hoac, 2nd grade student in Room 7, made the new LOGO for our Mira Vista t-shirts and sweat
shirts. She will receive both a
t-shirt and sweat shirt in her winning design. CONGRATULATIONS Kirstie!
Next
PTA meeting is Wednesday, November 12th at 6:30 p.m.
Word of the Week
We, at MV, strive to increase our vocabulary on a weekly basis. In
an effort to do this we have begun the Word of the Week. Every
Monday a student reader gives the definition of the word, uses it in a sentence
and encourages all students to use the word. Teachers have distinct activities surrounding this activity.
The
words that we’ve learned so far are: culture, alliance and mediator.
Important
Dates
October
10/31 – Halloween Parade - Minimum Day
November
11/4- Elementary Conference Day – No School
11/3, 5, 6, 7 & 10 – Elementary Conference Days – Minimum Days
11/7 –2nd Grade
– El Cerrito Fire Station
11/11 – Veteran’s Day – Schools & offices will be closed.
11/12 – PTA Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
11-13 – 6th Grade – Museum of Anthropology
11/18 – SSC Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
11/26 – Minimum Day – per WCCUSD’s Academic Calendar
Minimum
Day Schedule
Kindergarten
– regular schedule
Grades 1 –
3 8:30
a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Grades 4 – 6 8:30 a.m. – 2:05 p.m.
PERFECT
ATTENDANCE
AWARD WINNERS
September
2008
Mrs.
Underwood - K
Oumawale
Auque
Carter
Edwards
Bryan
Ha
Cordelia
Iwawaki
Toni
Matullo
Ronan
Neill
Mrs.
Carico – K
Daniel
Beguristain
Rober
Caceres-Rodriguez
Darnail
Hendrix
Isabel
Maravilla
Mylinn
Tran
Raymond
Velasco
Mrs.
Wong - K
Olivia
Allen
Monique
Cavness
Airaka
Courtney
Alexandra
Djahan
Willa
Gibson
Charles
Lewis
Manolo
McKinley
Ms.
Favis K/1st Grade
Jayden
Bagala-Soyngpanya
Andre
Brooks
Darrius
Dixon
Mrs.
Hoy – 1st Grade
Leslie
Boonthavee
Keith
Emery
Sophia
Laing
Vonne
Ng-Bader
Malala
Pyle
Nishant
Vaidhayanathan
Aaron
Villareal
Mrs.
Keyak – 1st Grade
Arthur
Adams
Emily
Beatham
Diego
Sanchez
Mrs.
Cruger-Hansen –
1st Grade
Antonio
Apodaca
Cynthia
Cornelious
Madeline
Fernandez
Sankofa
McKines
Steven
Paez
Tiffany
Saelee
Jaiya
Stafford
Kalani
Young
Ms.
Bauer – 2nd Grade
Massilya
Amezdat
Ragan
Foster
Kenyalynn
Harris
Kao
Saechao
Romit
Shori
Ms.
Hillegass – 2nd Grade
Gerardo
Ramirez
Rune
Simmons
Lauren
Yakushiji
Mr.
Watts – 2nd Grade
Zenora
Cornelious
Rebecca
Gonzalez
Seth
Williams
RoShawn
Youngblood
Mrs.
Keller – 2nd/3rd Grade
Alex
Bratton
Jack
Lin
Amber
Lopez
Daniel
Martinez
Hakeem
McCoy
Edward
Phun
Joel
Reyes
Juan
Tellez
Jeannette
Thompson
Mr.
Lucas – 3rd Grade
Kyra
Abrams
Jessica
Alfaro
Ethan
Arnold
Somari
Berry
Samuel
Cervantes
Elizabeth
Chao
Alliyah
Crain
Alejandro
Gaytan
Brandon
Ha
Alyssia
Jones
Moises
Limon
Dylan
McDonald
Rebecca
Santiago
Ms.
Miller – 3rd Grade
Zahwa
Almualla
Cameron
Beatham
John
Hoac
Noe
Martinez
Mario
Morales
Mrs.
Tutass 3rd/4th Grade
Yaasin
Benhaddou
Jordon
Evans
Isabel
Galindo
Samuel
Huerta
Sophia
Lewis
Elijah
Prince
Emilio
Quintana
Jon
Oliver Robles
Jalen
Shipp
Mrs.
Zittel 4th Grade
Yezzika
Aguilar
Kaitlyn
Camilli
Abram
Foreman
Edward
Gordon
Kevin
Hoac
Lia
Lara
Anthony
Locicero
Jessie
Plasencia
Tamia
Robinson
Alexis
Samuels
Jasarah
Stafford
William
Tang
Emon
Vaughn
TeSaydra
Webb
Mr.
Haynie 5th Grade
Tiffany
Bannon
Benjamin
Cabrera
Omar
Contreras
Jacob
Edwards
Karina
Garcia
Luis
Garin
Leila
Jadoon
Dean
Jones
Mark
Jones
Bryce
Logan
Autumn
Ostergard
Odalys
Parangueo
Joaguin
Quintana
Klaire
Soungpanya
Jesse
Wilson
Gina
Wright
Garrett
Yakushiji
Mr.
Johnson 5th/6th Grade
Randy
Addison
Jeffery
Flores
Kendall
Fuller
Karla
Granados
Raymond
Hoac
Jerrica
Kenndey
Kevin
Lara
Armond
Lee
Kody
Mahoney
Leonardo
Mendoza
Blessen
Merriweather
Fausto
Minor
Nia
Monk
Jennifer
Paez
Brandon
Payne
Kevien
Pruitt
Antonio
Tirado
Jose
Tirado
Jenner
Wildwind
Jeffrey
Wright
Donovan
Yang
Ms.
Posner 6th Grade
Devyn
Aichele
Kristina
Armstrong
Ronnie
Boonthavee
Liliana
Gaytan
Kammilah
Hayes
D’Maurier
McKenzie
Miguel
Rodriguez
Pooja
Shori
Rodney
Washington
Mr.
Wallacker
4th – 6th Grade
Kyle
Alexis
Anthony
Alvarez
Sean
Foxworth
Selina
Gomez
Jocelyn
Nichols
Jagil
Stafford
Angel
Yaar
These
students came to school everyday and on time.
Students
of the Month
SEPTEMBER
2008
Alexander
Sepulveda –R. 1
Cordelia
Iwawaki – R. 1
Isabel
Maravilla – R.2
Nadia
Sparenberg – R.2
Lexie
Djaham – R. 3
Charlie
Lewis – R.3
Tabitha
Lindsey R.4
Jayden
Bagala-Soyngpanya R. 4
Elise
Cornellson – R. 6
Christopher
Rios – R.6
Arturo
Armedaris – R.7
Xiomara
Marquez – R. 7
Amir
Davis – R. 8
Massilya
Amisted – R. 8
Grace
Foster – R. 9
Katherine
Giron – R. 9
Judah
Iwawaki –R. 10
Malala
Pyle – R. 10
Niala
Kelleher – R. 11
Emily
Beatham – R. 11
Devin
Siegfried – R.12
Sophia
Lewis –R. 12
Alliyah
Crain – R. 13
Reem
Alammari – R. 14
John
Hoac – R. 14
Trey
Beacham – Rm 15
Juan
Tellez – R.15
Bonnie
Farrell – R. 23
D’Maurier
McKenzie R.24
Roshawntala
Cunningham – R.24
Jessica
Kennedy R. 25
Edwin
Asqueta – R. 25
Jake
Benton – R. 26
Tamia
Robinson – R. 26
Odalys
Paranqueo R. 27
Omar
Contreras – R. 27
These
students are model citizens.
M.V. STAFF – Mrs. Bauer, Ms.
Berry, Ms. Bibi, Mrs. Carico, Ms. Clarke, Ms. Clifton, Mrs. Cruger-Hansen, Ms.
Davidson, Ms. Evangelista, Mrs. Favis, Ms. Gafni, Mrs. Gruen, Mr. Haynie, Ms.
Hillegass, Mrs. Hoy, Mrs. Hughes-Tutass, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Johnson, Ms. Jones,
Mrs. Keller, Mrs. Keyak, Mr. Labes, Mr. Leon, Ms. Lloyd, Mr. Lucas, Mrs.
Mayoralgo, Ms. McInnis, Mr. Mercado, Ms. Miller, Mr. Miller, Ms. Ng, Ms. Pena,
Ms. Posner, Ms. Sasa, Ms. Surchill, Ms. Texlor, Mrs. Underwood, Mr. Wallacker,
Ms. Washington, Mr. Watts, Mrs. Wong and Mrs. Zittel
Principal’s
Corner
Have a Thanksgiving
Holiday full of appreciative times.
Mrs. Katherine
H. Hendon