Cub Column

This Week

Aug 5 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day

Aug 6 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Work Day

• 1st and 2nd Grade School Supply Drop Off (2:30-3:30pm)

Aug 7 - 1st and 2nd Grade FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Aug 7-9 - Kindergarten Balanced Beginnings

Aug 9 - Kindergarten School Supply Drop Off (4:30-5:00pm)

Coming Up

Aug 12 - Kindergarten FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Aug 14 - Picture Day

Aug 20 - Back to School Open House 5:00-6:30pm

Sept 2 - Labor Day NO SCHOOL

Dear Mountain View Families,

Welcome Back to School! We are so excited for the new school year! This week, our staff is investing in professional development and preparing for your students. We have an amazing group of teachers who are so excited to meet your children.

The first day for 1st/2nd graders is Wednesday, Aug. 7. The first full day for Kindergarteners is Monday, Aug. 12. Students may begin being dropped off at 8:50AM (this is our soft start). We will have staff available to help kids students to their classrooms. Make sure to grab those last minute hugs and pictures. :-)

There are a couple of important upcoming events for our families. School Supply Drop-off/Meet the Teacher for 1st and 2nd Grade is on Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 2:30-3:30PM. Our Kindie School Supply Drop-off/Meet the Teacher will be on Friday, Aug. 9 from 4:30-5:00PM.

On Monday, August 12th, our amazing PTO will be hosting a “Kiss and Cry” for our kindergarten parents right after you drop off your children on the blacktop for their first full day of school. This is a great way to connect with other parents of kindergarteners.

Mark your calendar for our Back to School Night on Tuesday, August 20th Back to School Open House from 5:00- 6:30 pm. This is an important event and opportunity to become familiar with our school procedures, classroom expectations, and other important information.

I hope to see many of you over the next few weeks at these events.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jean Taylor

Principal, Mountain View Elementary

August 6th (1st and 2nd Grades ONLY)

2:30-3:30pm

August 9th (Kindergarten ONLY)

4:30-5:00pm

When: Wednesday, Aug 7th

Drop-Off Begin at 8:50am

School Starts 9:00am

Be sure to tell your classroom teacher how your child will be getting home. The bell rings at 3:45pm and things can get a little crazy. It's helpful if teachers know everyone's plan before the end of the day, so we can make sure all of our Cubs get home safely!

All of our kindergarten families will be signing up for a time to bring your newest Cub to school for a short time Aug 7-9th. This is a chance for our staff get to know more about your kiddo before they officially start school!

All Kindergarten students will start school on Monday, August 12th! This is a full day of school for them! Your teachers will meet you on the blacktop (today only, all other days students will head straight to their classrooms)!

Kiss 'n Cry - PTO hosted event for our kindergarten families! Stay for a few minutes and meet some other Kindergarten families!

As you prepare for the 2024-2025 school year, we want to remind you that we will again be following a rolling cancellation bus schedule this year. This allows us to offer more bus routes, even with a driver shortage. As happened last year, for general education bus routes, each student’s route will be on for four weeks and then off for one week, with this schedule rotating throughout the school year. As a reminder this rolling cancellation schedule is for general education bus routes only. Special Education students who have transportation as a related service will not experience any route cancellations.

https://www.dcsdk12.org/parents-students/bussing/bus-route-cancellation-information

Please keep toys and stuffies at home. We don't want them to get lost or stolen.

We are putting the finishing touches on our Family Handbook. Watch for an email soon with that link!