Sea Lion Spotlight

For drop off, students should be able to exit the vehicle quickly and independently from the passenger side of the car. They can exit their car anywhere along our sidewalk inside the lot and don't need to wait to reach the "front" of the line.
Students should ONLY be dropped off from a car at the curb. I've seen several students weave between cars, which isn't safe!
If you park in the lot for drop off or pick up, please make sure to park correctly, and then use the marked crosswalk only. If we have people crossing at multiple spots, it slows our traffic flow.

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

Thursday 10/9 - School Site Council @ 3:30pm via Zoom - AGENDA
Friday, 10/10 - Dress Like a Book Character Spirit Day
10/11-10/12 - MES 2nd Annual PTA Moonlight Camp Out (SOLD OUT)
10/15 - Photo retake day
10/15-10/17 - 5th Grade Outdoor School (Pali Camp!)
10/21 - PTA Members Meeting in Cafeteria @ 8:30am
10/30 - Trunk or Treat PTA Event
10/31 - Halloween Parade

NOVEMBER

Tues 11/4 - Fri 11/7 - Parent/Teacher Conference Week

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.

Alan Salazar (Puchuk Ya'in'c) spoke to our students last week! He has been a traditional storyteller, an Indigenous educator, an Indigenous monitor/consultant, a traditional paddler and builder of Chumash canoes, and a preschool teacher ... His family has traced their family ancestry to the Chumash village of Ta’apu, now known as Simi Valley and the Tataviam village of Chaguayanga near Castaic, Ca. They are Ventureno Chumash and Fernandeno Tataviam. His ancestors were brought into the San Fernando Mission starting in 1799. He actively protects his ancestors’ village sites and tribal territories.

PTA Giving Wave - THANK YOU!

Thank you so much to our amazing parents and community members for your generosity during our recent Giving Wave! We will, of course, continue to accept donations which benefit our school! Please CLICK THIS LINK to learn more and to donate today!

PTA Moonlight Campout (SOLD OUT)- October 11-12th - For those who purchased tickets already, please make sure to look at the details of the event HERE so that you're prepared for the fun! It's looking to be another amazing activity for our MES families!

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.

Reflections Art Program

The Reflections Art Program is back, and this year’s theme is ‘I Belong!’ 🖌️✨If you love to draw, dance, write, make music, or take photos — this is your chance to show your creativity! 🎶🎨📸 We can’t wait to see the amazing art our MES students create! https://capta.org/resource/participant-forms/

Malibu Education Foundation News:

There are so many fun ways to support the Malibu Education Foundation this fall to ensure all of our Malibu schools have the staff and programs needed this year, and into the future:

MEF presents Malibu Owl Box Contest Calling all MES K-5 students! Build an owl box of any size, shape, or design using wood, recycled, or natural materials. This event takes place on Sunday, October 12 · Malibu Library/Farmers Market 🏆 Prizes: 1st place $300 · 2nd place $200 · Plus honorable mentions & raffles! Drop-off your projects at 10 AM and the winners announced around noon!
The MEF GALA on Saturday, Oct. 4th was a huge success! We had so many MES families that were there to support our Education Foundation! Thank you!
Malibu Moves - SAT OCT 25 & SUN OCT 26:

The Malibu Education Foundation (MEF) is proud to support essential staff and programs—like arts education, instructional aides, math tutors, and athletics—at all four Malibu public schools. Volunteer at Malibu Moves! We need your energy to help with packet pickup, kids' races, gear check, finish line crew & more. Or run and volunteer—make it a full weekend of giving back. Every shift helps MEF fund what matters most.

Sign up here: malibumoves.com/volunteer

Learn more or donate: www.MalibuEducationFoundation.org

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.

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5th Grade Pali Camp Overnight Field Trip is NEXT WEEK - FINAL PUSH for donations!

We are excited for our 2025-2026 5th grade class to again have the opportunity to attend outdoor school in October 2025. Outdoor school is perhaps the greatest highlight of elementary school for many students and is a sort of rite-of-passage. We are asking 5th grade parents to donate now so that we may make our next installment payment.

All or None

If we don’t raise enough funds for ALL students to participate, we will ask the PTA to fund the difference. If there is not enough available funds or support from PTA, then the trip will be canceled; we will refund all donations but lose our original PTA deposit. Also, to help prevent canceling the trip, any families who won’t be able to voluntarily contribute the full $560 will be asked what if anything they can donate. Perhaps $300, $200 or $50? Anything helps. Finally if there are families who would like to cover another student, we will accept donations above and beyond $560.

Trip Date