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Family Handbook

January 16, 2025

Mark Your Calendar

Next Week: All Buses Running Normal Schedule

Coming Up

Jan 20 - NO SCHOOL (Martin Luther King Jr Day)

Jan 22 - PTO Meeting 5pm @ MVE Library

Jan 23 - 2nd Grade to Ponderosa High School for Theater Performance

Jan 24 - Read-a-Thon Begins

Jan 27-30 - Book Fair

Tuesday, January 28 - Conferences 4:00-7:00pm

Thursday, January 30 - Conferences 4:00-6:30pm

Quick Links

Yearbook Order Form

Click HERE to order your 24/25 Mountain View Yearbook!

PTO Blast

📚📘📕📕📙Join the Fun – Register Your Student for the Read-a-thon Today!
Attention, parents and guardians! Get ready to spark your child’s love for reading with our upcoming Read-a-thon! It’s a fantastic way for students to build reading skills, set personal goals, and enjoy some friendly competition—all while supporting our school.📚📘📕📕📙
👉Why Join the Read-a-thon?

Encourages kids to read more and develop lifelong skills.
Fun prizes and incentives for participants!
Helps raise funds for our school’s programs and activities.

Registration is quick and easy! Watch this short clip for step-by-step instructions: Click here to watch ! Your take home flier will be in student's Thursday/Friday folders.
Let’s make this year’s Read-a-thon the best one yet! Register today and get your student excited to turn pages, log minutes, and celebrate the joy of reading.
Register now and let the reading adventures begin!
The Scholastic Book Fair is just around the corner, but we can’t do it without your help!💪
Volunteer opportunities are flexible and rewarding—whether it’s setup, teardown, or helping during the fair. Sign up now to make a difference:

Save the date in your calendar for our January PTO general meeting. Our date has changed to January 22nd at 5:00 PM in the MVE library. All NE and MVE families are welcome to join. We will hear budget updates from our first semester of fundraising, hear from the principals, and chat about upcoming events. See you there!📆
Check out all the upcoming events happening in January and February. Screen shot this information to place in your calendar so you don't miss out on everything coming up!
Join the PTO on February 8th for our annual Sweetheart Dance. Registration details will be available soon but mark your calendar for 4-6 pm at NE.

PLC - Did you know?

One of the key benefits of PLCs is the ability to share best practices among teachers. When educators come together to discuss what works in the classroom, they can implement these strategies across the board, leading to more consistent and effective teaching for all students.

2nd Grade Families

Dear Parents/Guardians,

DCSD is committed to implementing equitable practices to increase access to advanced/gifted learning opportunities. Based on state and national recommendations and requirements, we implement Universal Screening for students in 2nd grade (February).

2nd Grade Universal Screen

As part of this process, ALL students in 2nd grade not identified for gifted programming will take the Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) the week of February 3, 2025. This assessment indicates the level and pattern of cognitive development of a student in comparison to grade and age mates. These general reasoning abilities, which start developing at birth and continue through early adulthood, are influenced by experiences gained both in and out of school.

If your child is already identified for gifted programming, they will not participate in this universal screen testing. Your Gifted Education Facilitator will contact you directly with information about this process.

Kindergarten/ 1st Grade Gifted Identification Referral Testing

If your child is in K or 1st grade and you believe he/she needs evaluation for Gifted Identification and Services, you may refer your child for testing by initiating the Gifted Identification Process.
NOTE: Requesting this assessment automatically initiates the process to evaluate for Gifted Identification.

Please request CogAT testing for your child by completing the Referral for Gifted Identification linked HERE.
Upon receipt of this form the Gifted Education Facilitator will connect with you to discuss next steps in the gifted identification process.