Dear Mountain Families,

We did not quite meet our Drive for Schools fundraising goal last week. This week we're hoping to raise a combined total of $12,000. If we do this, the kids get extra recess + dress-up/PJ day + popsicle party..... and they get to watch me eat crickets!! Please don't tell the students, but when they're covered in chocolate, they're not that bad :) 100% of the proceeds from every ticket sold stays at Mountain Elementary and goes to support our Visual and Performing Arts programs.

Picture day is coming. All students will have their photo taken and you will be sent a proof and info on how to purchase.

We are still getting a lot of questions about the requirements to participate in field trips. Even if you only plan to drive your own student you MUST be fingerprinted. Please review the detailed information below if you have further questions.

Students in TK, Kinder, 2nd and 5th grade will have their hearing and vision screened on Monday and Tuesday of this week by our nurse, Vicky Grisham. 1st grade will have hearing only screening unless they are new to Mountain. If there are any concerns with the results of the screenings you will be notified. In California, schools are REQUIRED to conduct hearing and vision screenings.

Thanks for your support!

Warm regards,

Megan Tresham

October 7 and 8: Hearing and Vision Screenings

October 9: School Site Council Meeting @ 6 p.m.

October 10: School Board Meeting @ 6 p.m.

October 11: Picture Day

Working together with the Santa Cruz County Office of Education, our annual Student Information forms are now available online. We need each student to be registered as "new" even if they've been at Mountain for many years. This way all the data in our new SIS will be up to date and without errors. Please create an account and complete the forms ASAP! The information you provide ensure that we have up to date contact and emergency information, student health data, and qualifies us for important state funding. We need EVERY family to complete these forms!

The section for California Eligibility Application refers to our bright yellow NSLP form. If you have already submitted the paper version of this form (Thank you!) or plan to do so, please check the box "Fill out at school site".

If you have any questions, please contact Rachel Loveless rloveless@mountainesd.org

Please use this LINK to complete these forms.

Mountain has space in a few grades for THIS school year. If your student has a sibling you'd like to enroll, or you know of a student looking for a change, please reach out to our office,

Additionally, we have opened out TK and Kinder registration for Fall 2025. The enrollment interest form is available on our website and linked HERE. 1st-6th grade interest form is HERE.

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. This includes parents who only plan to drive their students. Thanks for your support.