MVLA Parent BLAST

Greetings wonderful MVLA Families!

• With our Transition Day under our belt, we can't wait to greet ALL students on Monday!!!
• School hours are from 8:35 - 3:35. You may drop your student off starting at 8:00am. EVERYONE ELSE will start July 28th.
• Please enter the parking lot and immediately turn right. You will drive around and pull up to the gate just past the building for students to enter campus. In the afternoon, please pull all the way up to the cone to avoid creating too much congestion. (There will be more specific pick up and drop off directions below.)
• SUPPLIES - Please ensure students have a backpack, paper and pens. We will provide just about everything else they need... yes, including a computer.

Please note the District's policy on Wireless Communication Devices. These do include Smart Watches, tablets and pretty much any other type of device that can communicate with others. These types of devices will fall under the following guidelines.

The District has adopted the Parent Square App. This application will allow for a much greater ability for two way communication and much more efficient distribution of forms and permission slips. Please look out for an email invitation to download the app if you have not already.

Please review the student handbook below. There are some highlighted sections that have been updated since last year. These changes will also be sent out with a Parent/Student/Teacher Agreement that can be acknowledged through Parent Square.

I'd like to send out a HUGE SHOUTOUT to our fabulous PTO for hosting the back to school Meet and Greet fundraiser at Peter Piper Pizza last night! It was wonderful to see everyone. Thank you so much for such a great idea! I think that may become another wonderful MVLA tradition.

• As stated above, drop off in the morning starts at 8am and parents can drop their students off at the gate to the courtyard. We will start school at 8:35 in the cafeteria (aka Mission Control).
• Pick up is a bit more complicated with such a small parking lot. We ask that if your student is in 6th grade you come right at 3:35. If they are 7th graders, please wait until 3:45 for pick up and 8th grade parents are asked to wait until 3:50 if at all possible. Congestion does ease once After School programs start, but in the meantime, it will be crowded. Please be patient as we get our kiddos trained to get out to their cars on time.
• We also ask that you not pick up students after 3:20. Please just wait until 3:35. If they need to leave early, please pick them up before 3:15.

Transportation has already routed our bus kiddos. If you requested transportation, but have not heard from them, please email me at amartos@lcps.net and let me know. I'll pass on the information to our transportation department. (Please make sure that request was completed in Parent Vue.)

Homework policy: Students will not have assigned homework, but they are asked to complete assignments at home if they do not finish in the allotted class time.

If you hear about a situation that needs addressing, but would like to report it anonymously, please use our Stop it app. This allows students, parents or any community member to report concerns without the fear of retaliation or embarrassment.

MVLA - Do to Learn! Learn to Lead

Email: amartos@lcps.net
Website: mvla.lcps.net
Location: 821 East Lohman, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone: (575)527-6059