Madera Mustang Messenger

Vision: Madera will develop thoughtful citizens and empower young leaders to become active members in their school, community and government.

Mission: Madera teachers and staff will meet all students where they are, using best instructional practices to cultivate academic and social-emotional growth and success.

Dear Families,

Fall conferences have concluded and dismissal returns to the regular 2:09 time.

Our 5th grade students are beginning their Civic Projects now. Look for more information to come in the following weeks. A total of 462 books were collected in the book drive! Thank you for supporting our student's Civic Project.

We are gearing up for our Trunk or Treat. It's not too late to sign up to host a trunk!

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October--Commitment and Responsibility--Honoring Hispanic Americans

10/23-10/31 Red Ribbon Week starts, theme is Make a Difference. Be a Hero. Stay Drug Free.

10/28-Wear Red to celebrate making Healthy choices for Red Ribbon Week

10/29-Trunk or Treat 5-7 PM

10/29-Student Council Trick or Treat Event 1:30

10/30- NO School for students-Staff Development

November--Patriotism and Respect: Give Thanks to America’s Military

11/4-We Vote Wednesday

11/5-Fire Drill

11/6-Wear Madera Blue/Spirit Shirt

11/9-11/13-School Psychologist Week

11/10-PTA Board (3:30 PM) and Association Meeting (2:25 PM)

11/10-Student Council Meeting 2:30-3:30

11/11-No School for Veterans Day

11/13-Mini Melts sales

11/13-Veteran’s Day Assembly 8 AM-Wear Red, White, Blue for Veterans Day

11/13-Responsibility Character Awards Assembly 8:00 AM

11/13-World Kindness Day

11/13-Goodies with a Grown-Up 7:15-7:45 AM

11/13-Food Drive Friday

11/13-Wear Madera Blue/Spirit Shirt

11/18-Habit Dine-out Night

11/20-Wear Madera Blue/Spirit Shirt

11/23-11/27-Thanksgiving Break

11/30 School Resumes

Students are allowed to wear appropriate costumes on Thursday, October 29th.

Students should follow the guidelines specified below:

1. Costumes should allow students freedom of movement in order to participate in regular school activities.

2. No bloody/scary costumes.

3. Full-face painting is NOT allowed.

4. Removable makeup only.

5. Temporary hair color only.

6. NO face masks or anything that might impair the identification of a student.

7. All costumes must meet the school dress code.

8. No weapons. replicas, or props of any kind.

9. No air-filled costumes, they do not allow students to sit down and participate fully in the instructional day.

10. Shoes should not have heels, should meet the school dress code for safe playground play.

11. Costumes should not make noise.

12. Our Madera Motto is "Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible" All costumes must meet the criteria for being respectful of others and being safe. Costumes that are offensive, and promote violence or stereotypes will not be allowed.

This is the fifth year that Madera students are allowed to dress up. We want it to be a fun, enjoyable, respectful, and safe day for all of our students.

Please note that this is an instructional day. Any costume issues that interfere with classroom instruction will not be allowed. Teachers and staff members will not be responsible for damaged, lost, or broken costumes. In addition, costumes must allow students to use the restroom unassisted.

Students need to wear regular clothing under their costumes. If they can not, please send your child to school with a set of clothes so that they can change themselves out of costumes if necessary. Students must be able to change w/o adult assistance.

At the end of the day, student council will host a school trick or treat event. This event is for students only.

We would like to honor our brave men and women who have served our country in the Armed Forces at our monthly character awards and Veterans' Day Assembly on Friday, November 13th, at 8:05 AM.

This year, we would like to do something special for our Veteran's and their families! They are invited to our Goodies with a Grown up at 7:15am, before our Veteran's Day Assembly. Please join us in celebrating those in service to our country.

Parents are invited to attend this event in our quad, near our flagpole, after morning drop-off. The gates will be opened for breakfast at 7:15AM to allow parents to come enjoy Goodies with a Grown up, provided by our fantastic PTA!

If you have a family member or friend that you would like to honor on this day, please send a photo of your honored veteran mounted on a piece of plain white paper.

On the top of the paper, include the picture, and on the bottom of the paper (underneath the picture,) please write the person's name, dates of service, and branch of the service.

We will display these on the morning of our assembly.

On the back of the construction paper, please put your child's name and teacher's name so that the copy of the picture can be returned. If you feel more comfortable sending a copy of a picture this is fine as well.

Please submit these pictures by Friday, November 6th.

If you do not have plain white paper but would like to send a picture, please put a copy of your photo in a plastic bag with the person's name, dates of service, and branch of the service, along with your child's name and teacher's name so that it can be returned. The pictures should be given to your child's teacher.

Wednesday, November 11th, is a "no school" day in honor of Veterans' Day.

Please complete this RSVP to attend.

All guests should come into the school office early to run their ID through the Raptor system.

Thank you!

Food Pantries

• The Samaritan Center-Walk Through Only- Tuesdays & Thursdays 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. (LINK)

• Samaritan Center Client Services (Spanish) and Laundry of Love (Spanish)

• Still Waters Cafe continues to serve as our local food pantry. A food pantry is also held in Moorpark at Moorpark College on Tuesdays from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. For more information, please visit (LINK).

• Here is a list of regional food pantries and dinner sites (LINK).

Simi Valley dinner site

Free Food Agencies in Ventura County

New Basic Needs Directory

This new webpage provides direct links to trusted websites that connect youth and families to essential resources, including food assistance, housing support, childcare, mental health services, and more. Whether you're navigating a tough time or helping others find support, this webpage is designed to make it easier to find local assistance. (link)

The webpage is organized by type of assistance, including child care, clothing, food, healthcare, housing, and mental health. There is also a section entitled "multiple services," which links to service providers who can help address more than one basic need.

All Simi Valley Schools use the Raptor Visitor Management System. This system provides visitor accountability, which increases the overall safety of our students and staff. Please bring your ID whenever you are on campus.