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Weekly Newsletter
August 19-23, 2024
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Dear Mountain Families,
We had another week of adventure at Mountain this past week. We had our first scheduled fire drill, and then an unexpected skunk drill which forced everyone inside until the smell had mellowed a bit. There's always a lot of adventure when you're surrounded by nature!
Speaking of nature, the yellow jackets LOVE that the students are back with all their delicious food. Despite using decoys and traps, the yellow jackets are winning the lunchtime battle. Beginning tomorrow, students will be eating lunch in the PAC room.
We had a wonderful assembly on Friday from the Educational Magician, Robert Vogel. The "Say no to bullying magic show" is a magic program designed specifically for elementary schools. It helps to educate students on how to recognize bullying and the many different ways students can deal with this ongoing issue. Students learn best when having fun, so this magic show is still filled with amazing moments of magical mystery. This magic show is meant to be entertaining and informative. The magic and message of this show put a smile on everyone's face during the 45 minute presentation. I'm sure many of your students tried to reenact some of the illusions at home
Our afterschool enrichment classes will begin the week of 9/3/2024. A sign up sheet will go out with more detailed information later this week. Be on the lookout, classes are filled first come, first served and space is limited.
Warm regards,
Megan Tresham
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Parent Representatives Needed
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Mountain Elementary School District offers many opportunities for parents/guardians to provide insights and supports on the governance and operations of the school. We are looking for representatives to serve on these three committees. Each Committee meets approximately 4 times a year. Please let me know if you are interested in serving for the 2024-25 school year.
School Site Council/Parent Advisory Committee
The School Site Council/Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) is composed of teachers, parents, staff, and community members. The purpose of this group is to provide input on our Local Control Accountability Plan and other important plans, actions and decisions relevant to the running of the school district. The PAC also focused on the importance of Diversity and Inclusion as well as ensuring our Visual and Performing Arts and other programs are thriving.
First Meeting is October 9, 6-7:30 p.m.
Board Committees
Mountain Elementary School has Board-sanctioned committees, Budget and Safety & Facilities. Parents play an important role in these committees along with members of the board,and certificated and classified staff.
Budget: This committee meets four times a year to review the district budget and to discuss impending legislation and other potential issues related to school funding. Members learn the ins and outs of school finance to learn how and why decisions are made.
First meeting is September 23, 3:30-4:30 via zoom.
Safety & Facilities: This committee meets four times a year to discuss facilities projects and repairs and to review and give feedback on our Comprehensive School Safety Plan.
First meeting is September 24, 3:30-4:30 via zoom.
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Office Manager, Rachel Loveless
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In the fall of 2023, Rachel Loveless joined the Mountain team to provide support in the front office. With Sharon's retirement looming we knew we needed a special person to learn the ropes, provide the same love and support to students and families needing help, and someone who could make the position their own. Rachel was (and is) the perfect fit.
Rachel brings 20+ years of office experience to the position and is the mom to two amazing kids, Will, who graduated from Mountain in the Spring of 2023, and Carloyn, a 1st grader. Rachel is deeply committed to providing support to staff and families so that our students have the best educational experience possible. She is a highly skilled, thoughtful and dedicated addition to our front office crew.
Moving forward, any questions about attendance, independent study, required forms, health or medical information, etc. should be directed to Rachel.
She can be reached at rloveless@mountainesd.org
831.475.6812
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Staff Spotlight: Zoey Turek, 4th Grade
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Zoey Turek is thrilled to join the staff at Mountain School! She has worked in a wide variety of educational settings and grade levels over the past ten years, including public schools, charter schools, private schools, summer camps, and museum programming. For the past two years Zoey has been working at Monarch Elementary in Santa Cruz as a 2nd and 3rd grade teacher. Outside of school Zoey enjoys searching for otters at Pleasure Point and cross stitching. Zoey and her husband live in Capitola with their cat Pepper and bearded dragon Liz.
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Volunteers are an important part of our school community and there are so many things that would not happen without their help.
If you are interested in volunteering in the classroom or on field trips and have gone through the fingerprinting/live scan process for Mluntain Elementary in a previous school year, please complete the RETURNING VOLUNTEER FORM.
If you are new to Mountain or have never completed fingerprints/live scan for our school, please fill out the NEW VOLUNTEER APPLICATION.
No volunteer may participate in any class activity or field trip without first completing this appication and all required steps listed therein. Thanks for your support.
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August 19: Fire Wise meeting for Soquel/San Jose Rd. Neighbors, 5:30 p.m. in the PAC
August 28: Back to School Night (adults only), 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
September 2: No School, Labor Day
September 9: Mountain Parent Club, 6:30 p.m. in the library
September 12: Meeting of the MESD Board of Trustees, 6 p.m.
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