Dear Mountain Families,

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we've dealt with an unprecedented number of sick students since our return from Winter Break. The decision to close CKC last week and cancel our afterschool Lego class was made at the direction of the Santa Cruz County Public Health.

We will reopen CKC tomorrow and plan to have our enrichment classes. SCPH guidance suggests 4 days with very limited mixing of the grades will help to quell the outbreak.

Please continue to email us if you child is sick and if they've had any medical diagnosis. This information is critical in determining what strains of the various viruses have been circulating.

Also, PLEASE keep your student home if they have any symptoms. The MUST be fever free for at least 24 hours without medicine in order to return.

Best,

Megan Tresham, Superintendent

We are still awaiting responses from may families. Thank you to all who have completed it. We really appreciate it!

An essential component of determining school staffing and program needs for the upcoming year is the development of an enrollment projection. We must establish an accurate count of students by grade level who will return to attend Mountain School next year. 

If you currently live outside of the Mountain Elementary School District or will move out of the district before the fall, you must request an Inter-District Transfer Form from your school district of residence. Inter-District Transfers must be approved annually by both school districts prior to fall enrollment and should be obtained as soon as possible. 

Please help us by completing this survey on or before before Friday, February 25, 2025. If you have multiple children enrolled at Mountain, feel free to include them all in one response.

2/11: Board of Trustees Meeting @ 6 p.m.

2/13: Apex Fun Run TK-2nd at 8:45 a.m; 3rd-6th at 10:45 a.m.

Please pack extra shoes and clothes for your student in the event of rain.

2/17-2/21: No School, Mid Winter Break

This week I shared about the creation of Black History Month and highlighted shared about the following historical figures:

George Washington Carver

Jackie Robinson

The Tuskegee Airmen

Rosa Parks

I look forward to sharing more in the coming weeks.

We still have room in our 2nd Band class on Tuesdays- Please contact the office if you'd like to sign-up. No experience required and scholarships are available!

Mountain students have been impacted by two nasty viruses, Norovirus and Influenza. Our goal is to stop the spread of illness to other members of our community and we need your help to do so.

If you child has had symptoms of a respiratory illness (Influenza), they can return when they have been fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medicine, other symptoms are getting better overall, and they can meaningfully participate in routine activities. Wear a well-fitting mask for five days after returning.

If your child has had symptoms of norovirus (vomiting, diarrhea) you MUST keep your child home for at least 48 hours AFTER symptoms have ended.

For the health and safety of the entire community, please strictly adhere to this guidance. Families who send their students to school when they are still ill or contagious risk getting other students and staff sick. The last thing we want to do is have to close school again!

Feel free to call and check-in if you are uncertain.

If your student needs to stay home we are happy to provide independent study for them.

Thank you for your continued support!