Sea Lion Spotlight

October is also safety month! We will be reinforcing this through our drills. Each month, we do a fire (evacuation) drill, and this month, we will also be practicing an earthquake drill, which we do 3x each year. Because I am off site on the day of the California Shakeout, we are moving our earthquake drill to later in the month. We will not only practice dropping, covering, and holding on, but will also evacuate and give our staff an opportunity to practice their roles during a full scale emergency.

Exciting news is here for MES! We have a new Marine Science teacher! Mr. Iain Tyson will be starting to get himself set up this week, and will start to work with all of our students NEXT week! I'm having him connect with 2 of our former marine science educators so that our program stays smooth with the transition! Watch for more details NEXT week! If you have a child in Mrs. Kooy's 5th grade class, ask them about him! They enjoyed a model lesson that he gave as part of his interview process!

Please remember that School starts at 8:15! We continue to have LOTS of students arriving after this time! Work together as a family in the morning to have your child arrive on time in the morning, ready for instruction! Mrs. Calvert and I are out in the morning and we have noticed that there is a huge gap in traffic around 8:05, so arriving a bit earlier makes that car lane even better as well! We can do it Sea Lions!

Here's to a wonderful week ahead!

Ms. Sally Wennes

Principal

OCTOBER

10/15 - Photo retake day
10/15-10/17 - 5th Grade Outdoor School (Pali Camp!)
10/21 - PTA Members Meeting in Cafeteria @ 8:30am
10/31 - Halloween Parade

NOVEMBER

11/4 - 11/7 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week (No school for students on 11/4, early release 11/5-11/7)

25-26 Academic Calendar

25-26 PTA Calendar

NOW: Annual Parent Data Confirmation Open in Aeries (Parents affirm their data). See below for more detailed directions.

A Note from Malibu Education Foundation:

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the MEF Gala! Together, we raised $150,000 for our schools and had an incredible night with our Malibu community! See our impact report and photo gallery at MalibuEducationFoundation.org/gala.

If you haven't donated yet, our community ask is $750 per student to help fund staff and staffed programs across all four Malibu public schools - including instructional aides, arts, athletics, and academic support. Every gift makes a difference and complements the work of our school PTA.

We also need volunteer help! Malibu Moves is coming up Sat-Sun, October 25-26 at Zuma Beach and we are looking for volunteers! Just a few hours at the beach helps provide our students with math tutors, instructional aides, and more!

Volunteer Link: https://www.malibumoves.com/volunteer

Sign up today at Malibu Moves for the following roles:

Saturday, October 25

All Expo Locations (Zuma Beach)

Packet Pick-up Crew Shift 1 8am-12pm (10 volunteers needed)

Packet Pick-up Crew Shift 2 12pm-4pm (10 volunteers needed)

Kids' Run Crew 2pm-5:30pm (10 volunteers needed)

Sunday, October 26

All Finish Line Locations (Zuma Beach)

VIP Lounge Crew Shift 1 - 4:30am-9am (10 volunteers - coffee/donuts provided)

Gear Check Crew Shift 1 - 4:30am-9am (10 volunteers - coffee/donuts provided)

Start/Finish Line Crew Shift 2 - 6am-10am (16 volunteers needed)

Beer Garden Crew - 7am-12:30pm (4 volunteers needed - must be 21 or over)

VIP Lounge Crew Shift 2 - 9am-1pm (10 volunteers needed)

PTA Moonlight Campout - Thanks to all our families for a wonderful campout this past weekend! It was filled with lots of fun family time! What an awesome way to connect with one another!

Join the PTA!

If you haven't already, it's the perfect time to renew or start your PTA membership! Please sign up each school year at this LINK! You can follow us on Instagram as well for another way to be connected at @malibuelementarypta. Your $15 membership does the following:

Supports National and State PTA advocacy for public education
Funds MES programs, enrichment, and amazing events
Gives you a vote in deciding what's offered to our students

If you HAVE joined, but aren't getting emails, please make sure that you've added PTA@MalibuElementary.org to your address book/contacts! If you're on gmail, drag & drop or move any PTA emails from your Promotions tab into your Primary inbox. Gmail will ask if you’d like this done for future emails — click Yes.

Annual Parent Data Confirmation or Revision - Aeries Parent Portal

ACTION NEEDED: Malibu Elementary’s annual registration process is completed in the Aeries Parent Portal. You must complete data confirmation for each student.

Log in to your Aeries Parent Portal: https://santamonicamalibu.aeries.net/
Be sure to read, review, and discuss all the materials with your student.
Very Important: We need to gather information from you for emergency contacts. Please add at least two non-parents. While there are many boxes to fill, at minimum include name, relationship, and phone number.
We also need to gather information from you for health documents.

Note: You may decide to print some of the documents for future reference. For a tutorial on how to complete this process, please click here English

MES Minimum Days Schedule / 12:45 Dismissal

Nov 5
Nov 6
Nov 7
Mar 26
June 10
June 11

Student Birthday Parties (from the Parent Handbook)

Such observances must be coordinated with the classroom teacher and should occur after lunch or at the end of the day. Food may be distributed at school. Healthier options should be encouraged. Cakes or very sweet treats (Sugar-based foods) are NOT allowed. All-natural popsicles are the ONLY choice for birthday celebrations. Our SMMUSD Food and Nutrition Services Wellness Policy calls for staff to limit student consumption of sugar at school. No nuts, if there is a peanut allergy in the classroom. Party favors are ok to distribute. Birthday invitations for parties away from school may not be distributed unless every student in the class is invited.