MVLA Parent Rocket News 24-25

• December 8th - iReady Assessments Continued
• December 10th - IN-PERSON Parent Information Night
• December 12th - Winter Luncheon
• December 19th - Gingerbread Cookie Decorating & Student Council Secret Santa Gifts Due
• December 20th - EARLY DISMISSAL
• December 23rd - January 6th - Winter Break
• January 7th - First Day of Spring Semester.

Please continue to give lots of encouragement to your student(s) as they finish up their Math & ELA iReady assessments. They are almost done!! Want to know how they've done? Please request results from your student's house teacher.

Second parent information night, IN PERSON, will be held Tuesday, December 10th from 6 PM to 7 PM.

Last day to submit student applications is Friday, December 20th. Group interviews will take place in January with only those students whose applications are submitted in a timely manner.

Parents, please please please share these details with your student's 5th grade teachers from their respective elementary schools!

Luncheon will be this week - Thursday, December 12 - from 11:35 AM till 1:05 PM. Deadline to purchase tickets was Friday December 6th. You can still come join your student that day, but you will need to bring your own meal.

Join us in Mission Control on December 19th from 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM for a fun evening of gingerbread cookie decorating and a holiday movie viewing. Please consider donating $15 for your kit in order to raise money for our Activities Funds.

Should you prefer to take your kit home, please pick it up between 1:00 PM and 6:00 PM in Mrs. Telles's room.

NOTE: CASH ONLY

If your child is in Student Council, their secret Santa gifts are due December 19th. Please connect with them on who they chose to give a gift to. Maximum gift amount is $20.

Please be aware that students will be dismissed at 11:35 AM on Friday December 20th. This will mark the start of Winter Break. Students will return to school Tuesday, January 7th for the start of the spring semester.

Congrats to ALL of our students who participated in this year's Shake! We had uber drivers, keynote speaker introductions, product pitches, weather reports, interviews, and more! All teachers, staff, and judges are incredibly proud of your kiddos for overcoming fears, implementing techniques to combat nerves, preparing wonderful presentations, and demonstrating creativity for impromptu talks and pitches.

Congrats to all our top three AMAZING SHAKE winners. As you can see, we had ties for second and third places. This year marks one for the record books at MVLA's Shake contest- a SIXTH grader took first! Congrats to Eli Cram for a job well done!

In November, Mr. Barrera's science cores had students investigate how light interacts with Earth's atmosphere and different media. They had to explore color visibility under water and demonstrate the organization of our solar system. They were expected to conduct experiments, perform research, and create visual aids for a presentation on their findings. Ask your young scientist about their project. Better yet...have them present it to you!

FYI - Social Studies Ancient Civilizations research paper is due Monday, December 16th. Students may need assistance from you completing their annotated bibliography.

1) MVLA's student council will compete February 13th - 15th in the Student Council State Conference in Albuquerque at Cibolla High School.

2) Mrs. Cram's Destination Imagination MyTime will compete March 8th at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School in Albuquerque.

• Join the next meeting Thursday, January 9 in person from 6 PM to 7 PM. Prefer online? Here's the zoom link: https://lcps.zoom.us/j/88555281219

• PTO Minutes may be viewed by clicking here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qqlPtYN4SUcTxKnXCtCV1eyXXe8rvr3HB5Ww0mns_2Q/edit?tab=t.0

• Seeking fundraising ideas. Please join our PTO BAND app through this link: https://band.us/n/a8aeAcc9W7BbI and share your fundraising ideas for discussion at our next meeting.

• Please remind your students the importance of minimal distractions and interruptions in class. Frequent redirections result in loss of learning time.

• We very much care about your children. If they are experiencing a difficult morning or struggling with a life circumstance, please inform either the office, the principal, or their house teacher. This will help us better meet their needs and will help us adjust expectations as necessary.

We are the ONLY school of choice in the LCPS District. Our philosophy is one of high student engagement through hands-on learning and an environment which nurtures trust, care, & empathy!

Email: mlondon@lcps.net or amartos@lcps.net
Website: mvla.lcps.net
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Location: 821 East Lohman Avenue, Las Cruces, NM, USA
Phone: 575-527-6059