Weekly Reminders

Dear La Mariposa Families,

We have a busy and exciting week ahead! Here’s what’s coming up.

📸 School Picture Day – Wednesday, October 21
This Wednesday is School Picture Day! All students will be photographed, and our schedule has every class captured before their first recess, so please make sure your child arrives on time and picture-ready. A flyer with more information was sent home and is included below.

🏆 House Games – Thursday, October 22 (Grades 2–5)
Thursday is our very first House Games celebration for students in grades 2–5! These events bring our houses together to celebrate successes, build teamwork, and enjoy some friendly competition. Students should wear their house shirts to show off their house spirit!

🎨 First Grade Art Show – Thursday, October 22, 6:00–7:00 PM
Join us Thursday evening for our annual First Grade Art Show in the MPR. Our first graders have studied a variety of famous artists, and their own interpretations of these masterpieces will be on display. Our first grade teachers are hosting the event and can’t wait for families to see the amazing work their students produced!

🚫 NO SCHOOL – Monday, October 26
There is no school next Monday, October 26. Teachers will be in professional development as we continue our work around the Science of Reading.

🦋 Celebrating Our California Dashboard Results
The California School Dashboard was released to the public this week, and La Mariposa is proud to celebrate our students’ achievement! For our whole student group, every academic indicator landed in Blue — the highest performance level possible. Thank you to our hardworking students, dedicated staff, and supportive families for making this possible. If you’d like to view the results, you can find them here: https://www.caschooldashboard.org/

🎗️ Red Ribbon Week – October 27–30
Next week, La Mariposa joins schools across the country in celebrating Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s largest and longest-running drug prevention campaign. Red Ribbon Week began in honor of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, who lost his life in 1985 while working to fight drug trafficking. Today, it’s a time for students, families, and communities to commit to healthy, safe, and drug-free choices. Our spirit days and themes for the week are listed on the flyer below. We can’t wait to see everyone participate!

Thank you for your continued partnership. We look forward to a wonderful week together!

Dance-A-Thon – Our Biggest Fundraiser of the Year!

Our PTA is working hard to kick off the Dance-A-Thon, and we need your help to reach our $40,000 goal! Funds raised support enrichment for all of our students, including our supplemental PE program, classroom teacher supply funds, library books, and much more. A separate email with all the event details has been sent, so please keep an eye out for it. Let's get moving!

Student Wellbeing Index for Grades 3-8

As part of our work to capture additional funding to maintain the quality counseling supports occurring in our schools through the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), we will be asking for students in grades 3-8 to take a strengths-based screener known as the Wellbeing Index. The screener will provide very basic information that gives us the ability to bill for services that are occurring in our schools.

Here is a link to the 3rd-5th grade screener

Here is a link to the middle school screener

The screener will be administered beginning on October 19th. Please complete this form if you would like to opt your student out of the survey.

We Need LCAP Advisory Members
We are specifically seeking members with backgrounds outside of education.

6:15-7:30 PM

Click here to learn more.

PTA Spirit Wear Pop-Up - Every First Friday of the Month
Our PTA will host the first Spirit Wear Pop-Up of the year this Friday at the front of the school during dismissal. Stop by if you're interested in picking up some LMS spirit wear! And as always, we encourage students to wear blue or their spirit wear every Friday to show their LMS pride.

Starting August 30st, enter your child's weekly reading minutes here: Tiger Tales Minutes Form

Each year we set a goal to achieve 1,000,000 minutes of home reading! Your child's goal is 20 minutes per night of school each week. You can add any extra as well! Students earn prizes for every 500 minutes read up to 3000 minutes.

Reading includes being read to by an adult!

25-26 Final: 826,463

1. Student Leadership in Action
Our House Leaders are stepping up in a big way! From leading morning announcements and greeting students at the door to promoting fundraisers, collecting house points, and running house games, these students are showing what it means to lead by example every day.

2. First Grade Thematic Learning in Action: Bat Day
Our first graders went batty for learning! Bat Day brought science, reading, and math together as students explored these amazing creatures through hands-on, connected lessons.

3. Small Group Literacy in Kindergarten
Our kindergarteners are building strong reading foundations! In small groups, students practice using Science of Reading strategies putting the sounds together orally to blend words.

4. Inclusion in Action: YAC PE
Everyone belongs in our YAC PE program! Students learn side by side as they warm up together and build new skills, creating a place where every student can participate, grow, and have fun.

Oct 26th - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day for credentialled staff

Oct 27th - PTA Reflections Showcase 6-7 pm

Oct 27th - 30th - Red Ribbon Week

Oct 30th - Halloween Parade - 8:30 1st-5th, 9:45 TK/K, 10:15 Sensory Friendly

Nov 10th - Veterans Day Event - details to come 8:20-9 am

Nov 11th - NO SCHOOL Veterans Day

Nov 17th - PTA Restaurant Night - Toppers

Nov 18th - Make Up Picture Day

Nov 23rd-27th - NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Week

Please ALWAYS call the school absence hotline in the morning if your child is absent. You may also let your teacher know, but not in lieu of calling the office. Teachers do not record absence reasons in our system. 805-383-5315

Our GOAL for attendance is 97% Monthly. Student attendance will be recognized by trimester for achieving 97%. Each month, classes will earn a prize for achieving 97% as a class, or making a 1% improvement.

This FAQ sheet helps explain attendance policies and provides information for Independent Study.

We encourage you to become active in our PTA. This group’s mission is to provide expanded enrichment opportunities for our children and we are appreciative of their efforts.

As a public school, families are not required to purchase supplies. Parents often ask for a list of recommended supplies by grade. Our PTA has posted these lists on their website for families that are looking for suggestions. La Mariposa PTA

Read this week's district update from Dr. Cortes: District Update

Email: cstepan@pleasantvalleysd.org
Website: https://www.pleasantvalleysd.org/Domain/10
Location: 4800 Corte Olivas, Camarillo, CA, USA
Phone: 805-383-5315

The Parent Square App is a fantastic tool to ensure you do not miss any school or district communication. When using the app, you can sign up for text alerts to access communication and utilize features for messaging to report an absence. If you do not already have the app and would like to, you can follow this link for details on how to download and set up the app: https://www.pleasantvalleysd.org/departments/technology-services/parentsquare