Monarch Memo

October 30 - Nov. 3, 2017

Happy Halloween/Blood Drive

Such an impactful performance of KISSED THE GIRLS AND MADE THEM CRY by our talented Monarch Theatre students. Thank you to Julie and her actors for a performance that touched our hearts and challenged us to introspective.    

Six of our business education students briefly met with Congresswoman Susan Davis last Friday to discuss current trends in financial literacy for California's high school students. Thank you to Mr. Palmer for coordinating this memorable educational experience for our students.   

Congratulations to Mike Fleming who received $1000 honoring him for being a semi-finalist in the first-ever Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence.  Mike has also taken the students on some great field trips recently to the VW Porsche Audi training facility, MTA and UTI.  If you are interested, he can share some great photos.  

This Saturday our band, drumline, and color guard competed in the prestigious Mt. Carmel Tournament of Bands. They competed in  parade and placed 3rd in their division ahead of Granite Hills who was the only band from our district.  Congratulations to the Monarch Brigade.  

Family Surveys - last time.  Promise.  

We are still finding that students have them in their backpack! Each survey is $$$$ for us.  Please, please, please ask your students if they have it on their person on MONDAY.  Please give surveys to Denise.  October 31st is the absolute deadline.  Thank you for help.  

Required Suicide Prevention Online Training

New legislation requires training for all staff.  Next week you will be receiving an email that  indicates that you have been enrolled in the course Assisting in Suicide Prevention in the Learning Management System. Please log in and navigate to your My Training page to take this course. If any staff members needs assistance with completing this course during the work day, please let a member of the Admin. Team know so we can support you.  This training needs to be completed before November 17th.  

Did you know? and Reminders

• If an outside organization/media wants to take photos or video of your event they should have a release form for our students to sign.  This third party video approvals MUST go through the district.  If you get a request and the form, please bring them or email them to Marietta and we will send them forward for approval.
• Just a reminder that it is required that a regular education teacher attend every IEP meeting.  When invited, please touch base with the teacher who invited and make every attempt to go to the meeting for about 10 minutes. Thank you.
• You can still make an appointment to participate in the Blood Drive November 2.

          Make an appointment @ www.mysdbb.org & click on schedule appointment at the top     

• Need Childcare?  The Child Development Center operating on the Grossmont High School campus is now serving district employees' children! See the flier for more info.

Child Development Center Flier

• The north lot will be stripped and painted November 4th and 5th Saturday and Sunday. The lot will be closed off during this time.
• Halloween dress up photo in the quad at the beginning of nutrition break.  

Monarchs in Action - Junior Optimists International, Volleyball Senior night, Monarch Stars, dedicated fans at the MVHS vs. Granite Hills game Friday night, Monarch Marching Brigade.

Thanks to Mr. Garcia for riding the Spirit Bus!!!

Week at a Glance      See the Athletics calendar for our sports events.

Monday, October 30 CPT day - PLC meetings
8:15 a.m. AVID Meeting, Mr. Campillo’s room

Tuesday, October 31 Halloween - photo in the quad during break for all staff members who dress up.

Wednesday, November 1 PIQE (Parent Institute for Quality Education) 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, November 2 Blood Drive, 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. behind the Science Bldg.

Friday, November 3 End of 12 week grading period.

Home football games vs. Valley Center.  7:00 p.m. Varsity

Here is the message sent home to parents on Sunday, October 30, 2017

Good Evening Monarch Families - this is Principal Minjares with announcements for the week of October 30th.  

Halloween is Tuesday and students are welcome to dress up. However, we have defined guidelines for what students are allowed to wear. Students must follow all dress code guidelines. The costume must be in good taste and not be offensive or discriminate in any fashion.  For safety reasons, students may not wear masks or wear face paint that covers the entire face.  Costume props that can be used or perceived as weapons are not allowed.  Sturdy shoes must be worn.  If you have any questions about what you are planning to wear, please speak to their Assistant Principal for prior approval.

Thursday November 2nd Monte Vista  will be hosting a Blood Drive on campus from 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.  Students must be at least 16 years old with a parent permission slip in order to donate. Permission slips can be picked up in the front office or in room S-4 from Ms. Alvarado. Students will also need to register for a specific time slot by going online http://bit.ly/2hMP6g3. The sooner you sign up, the better chance you have at getting the time that works for you. =)

Winter Sports try-out are beginning November 11th. If your student is interested in playing a sport, they must get their physical and athletic clearance paperwork into the Student Support Center as soon as possible. There is a list of the try-out dates and times for Winter Sports attached to the email version of this message.

Come join us Friday night for our last home football games vs. Valley Center.  Playoffs start the following week.

Please remember to check out our Monte Vista website regularly in order to stay up to date with school events.

Monarch Memo

October 23-27, 2017

Red Ribbon Week

Field trips, Fall Festival, Campus clean-ups, Athletic physicals, College fairs, rehearsals, athletic practices/games in addition to all the classroom learning experiences make for a busy and fulfilling week for our Monarchs.  Thank you to all of our dedicated club advisors, teachers and staff who make this all possible.

Did you know that the Green Club had their very first campus clean up Friday after school. Thank you to the 25 students and Mrs. Alvarado for collecting 2,595 pieces of trash in just 2 hours! The actual breakdown: bottles: 89, pencils/pens: 74, paper: 306, plastic: 425, cardboard: 76, bags (plastic): 109, bags (paper): 46, food wrappers: 999, sauce packets: 90, juice boxes: 129, caps/lids: 112,  other: 140.  We appreciate our Monarchs taking care of our campus.  

Congratulations to Arlyn and Craig Constran on the birth of their new baby girl Amara Kylie Constan.  She was born on Monday, October 16, 2017, 6 lbs 2 oz, 18.5 inches. Welcome to our new Monarch baby.

The Theatre students and Ms. Benitez have been working hard to prepare for the fall play this week. KISSED THE GIRLS AND MADE THEM CRY is quickly approaching please support not only the Monarch Theatre program, but the students who have spent

90 + hours after school preparing for this play.

This play has some serious subject matter that is quite big in current news and this is the perfect way to begin the conversation in earnest. This play deals with sexual assault, coercion, and rape culture (blaming the victim, women not having power or the ability to speak up for fear of reprisal, not being listened to when they do speak up, etc.) This play is recommended for people 12 and up, and this is a GREAT way to have a meaningful "car conversation" with your own children. Ms. Benitez wants to assure everyone that the assaults are done very artistically and symbolically and, though she hopes you are affected by what you​​ see on stage, the play is in no way salacious. The dates are listed below.  The show runs approx. 90 minutes with no intermission. Tickets are $7 in advance (in the Finance Office) or at the door for $9. Tickets are also available online https://www.onthestage.com/show/monte-vista-high-school/kissed-the-girls-and-made-them-cry-7726

​Family Surveys - We need your help with this last push.  Please ask students if they have surveys.

Thank you for your patience last week as we popped into classrooms to talk to students to give them Family Surveys. It is better for us to come to them, rather than pulling them completely from your classroom and having them miss 5 - 10 minutes. Please pardon the interruption.  As a district we need to collect about 1200 more surveys or else we could be down about $1 million district wide next year.  We appreciate the help with collections and reminders. Friday is our last chance to get them in.

ASSETs Realignment Meetings for all ASSETs employees on October 25th.  See the times in the calendar below.  Please attend a session outside of your contract hours. Mandatory for all ASSETs employees. If you are not currently working with ASSETs and are looking to involve yourself, please come to a meeting.

Photography begins this Tuesday, October 24 at 3:00 p.m. in the Library Research Lab. October 24 the all student meeting is in the Senior Quad at 3:00 p.m. to discuss ASSETs Goals and to collect student feedback on programs they would like to see.

SPED Department Chair
Congratulations to Rosa Rubio-Gutierrez who was elected as the Department Chair for LH and PLUS. She will be filling the position until the end of the school year for Martha Bakkedahl who will be retiring in December 2017.

Trauma Informed Care Training
We had ten staff members attend Trauma Informed Care training on October 17th with Marc Barlow and Philip Lumula. They are planning another round of training in the spring. It would be great to have more staff members attend in the future. If you have any questions about the training, please see one of the following staff members who attended: Guidance staff: Deanna, Heather, Ginger. SPED staff: Kathy G., Chelsea, Kristi Til. Subject areas: Christine Hoover, Jess Barragan, Lori Trim, Paula Delgado.

Good News/In the News

The Cuyamaca Outreach Department met with our Guidance staff for articulation last week. Their data, indicated that MVHS had the most students exempt from the Cuyamaca math assessment in the entire district through EAP scores, APs, or SATs.  We tip our hats to our Math Department.  Congratulations.  

Visit the Annual Mini Art Show in the Library. Thank you for supporting our art students!

Sports Corner

Thank you to Anessa for arranging the sports physicals on site and for the great MVHS sports info. to share with staff. We had 62 student take advantage of physicals on campus.

Friday night our Varsity Football team will play @Granite Hills to determine the Valley League Champions.  Please come out and join us.   

Fast forward to 50 seconds to see Monte Vista’s game and Jahmon McClendon’s interview.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SZLGTZQ7zUQ&t=5s

Congratulations Coach Hamamoto for your 215th victory vs. ECVHS.

Monarchs in Action - Last week in photos

Casa de Oro Fall Festival, Sea World Field Trip, Mini-College Fair, On-Site Physicals after school, Green Club, Friday night lights at ECVHS, Time to dance.

Week at a Glance      See the Athletics calendar for our sports events.

Monday, October 23 CPT - PLC meetings

VR Pull out day - Library Community Room

Tuesday, October 24 ASSETs all student meeting, Senior Quad at 3:00 p.m.

Play:  Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry, 7:00 p.m., Theater

Wednesday, October 25 ASSETs realignment meetings 6:00 - 7:00 a.m, Period 7 and

                                          after school 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. LCR

PIQE - Parent Institute 6:00 p.m.

Play:  Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry, 7:00 p.m., Theater

Thursday, October 26 ASSETs make up meeting 6:00 - 7:00 a.m., LCR

Scholarship Night, MVHS gym 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. ]

Play:  Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry, 7:00 p.m., Theater

Friday, October 27 Wear Red - Red Ribbon Week

Play:  Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry, 7:00 p.m., Theater

Saturday, October 28 Play:  Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry, 7:00 p.m., Theater

Here is the message sent home to parents on Sunday, October 22, 2017

Good Evening Monarch Families.  Here are announcements for the week of October 23rd.

Last Thursday, October 19, our students and staff participated in the Great American Shake Out. Students practiced how to duck and cover in order to secure themselves in classrooms in case of an earthquake.  After the Shake Out drill, students proceeded to the football field to practice an evacuation drill as part of our school safety plan.  

Just a reminder that Thursday, October 26 is Scholarship night here at Monte Vista beginning at 5:30 p.m. On Wednesday, October 25, there will be a College Fair at the Scottish Rite Center in Mission Valley from 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.   There is free parking and admission.  

This week our fall show, KISSED THE GIRLS AND MADE THEM CRY will be on stage

Oct. 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 at 7:00 p.m. The show runs approx. 90 minutes with no intermission.

Please be advised that this play addresses some serious subject matter that we see each day in the news such sexual assault, coercion, and rape culture. This play is recommended for people age 12 and older with parental guidance. Tickets are $7 in advance (in the Finance Office) or at the door for $9. Tickets are also available online https://www.onthestage.com/show/monte-vista-high-school/kissed-the-girls-and-made-them-cry-7726

Thursday November 2nd Monte Vista  will be hosting a Blood Drive on campus from 8 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.  

Students must be at least 16 years old with a parent permission slip in order to donate. Permission slips can be picked up in the front office or in room S-4 from Ms. Alvarado. Students will also need to register for a specific time slot by going online http://bit.ly/2hMP6g3. The sooner you sign up, the better chance you have at getting the time that works for you. =)

This week is Red Ribbon Week.  Stay safe, be healthy and say no to drugs Monarchs.   

Monarch Memo

October 16-20, 2017

  

 A shout out to Rad and the PSAT Team for a smooth testing administration for Juniors. Tracy Leota,Deanna Goldberg, Gracia Gregg,George Owitti Martha Montano-Hnilo, Thomas Gochenour, Robin McGrew, Kristy Abruzzo,Edgar Quinagon, Steele Wilde,Kristine Miller, Billie Hubarth, Ron Carper Sandy Blackwell, Amanda Engstrand.  Thanks to all of the teachers who donated their desks for the test administration and thank you to Kristine and crew for getting them in the gym.

PINK Day October 13 and Breast Cancer Walk October 15.  Thank you to the Pink Club for all the promotions and collections of donations for this important cause.  Thank you Paula, Gracia, Marisa and many others for their ongoing commitment.

REMINDERS

• NWEA testing this week on October 17th and 18th to 40 EL juniors and seniors. This assessment is a critical part of the reclassification process. Notes will be sent ahead of time to let these students know which day they are testing. In addition campus supervisors will be picking up these students at the beginning of period 2 on either Tuesday the 17th or Wednesday the 18th. Students should return to class by period 5.  Thanks for your coordination Amanda and Sam.
• 9 week grading window is now open and will close on Monday at 8:00 a.m.
• GO GUARDIAN District Expectations - Message from Travis

I want to clarify the district, and therefore, site, expectations for teacher monitoring of student Chromebook use using GoGuardian. All teachers are expected to follow this protocol.

Acceptable Monitoring Window

Monday - Friday: 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Unacceptable Monitoring Window

Any other time outside of the acceptable window, including evenings, weekends, holidays, summer (except summer school), spring, and winter breaks.

If you have any questions regarding this expectation please do not hesitate to email me. If you would like assistance setting up an automatic schedule in GoGuardian, please contact me or view these GoGuardian Tutorial videos.

As always, if you feel a student is accessing harmful or explicit content using their Chromebook during the acceptable monitoring window, please immediately contact administration.

Monarchs in the news - thanks Anessa

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/high-school-preps/sd-sp-preps-farmer-1014-story.html

Here's the link to our Alarm Clock Pep Rally

http://www.kusi.com/category/326988/2017-alarm-clock-pep-rally

http://www.kusi.com/story/36543226/week-7-corvette-diner-alarm-clock-pep-rally-monte-vista-hs

Monarchs on the move

Mike Fleming, Skylar Bender, Daniel Moreno, Jahzeel Franklin on a morning fishing trip.  Will our tree finally be removed this weekend as promised? Grateful for Edward Estrella for volunteering to be in the chain gang.

Volleyball tourney and tennis tourney on Friday along with Football. Pink Day, Breast Cancer Walk.

Week at a Glance      See the Athletics calendar for our sports events.

Monday, October 16 CPT - PLC meetings

PE Council @ MVHS 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 17 NWEA Testing in Library Computer Lab period 2 - 5

Trauma Informed Care at D.O. 10 staff

Write Institute at SDCOE for EL teachers

Wednesday, October 18 NWEA Testing in Library Computer Lab, period 2- 5

Write Institute at SDCOE for EL teachers

PIQE - Parent Institute 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 19 Great American Shake out 10:19 p.m. Extended period 4 and 5
See email from Joe Garcia
CAMP LEAD

Frosh football vs ECVHS at home.

Friday, October 20 Sports physicals in the Student Support Center 2:00 p.m., $20.00

CAMP LEAD

JV and Varsity football @ ECVHS

Here is the message sent home to parents on Sunday, October 15, 2017

Good Evening Monarch Families.  Here are announcements for the week of October 16th.

Thank you to all those who participated in PINK Day for Breast Cancer Awareness.  We appreciate the The Pink Club for advertising this day, decorating the school and obtaining donations for the this important cause.  

If your student is planning to play a sport this year but has not had a physical yet, we will be offering sports physicals on site.  Mark your calendars for this Friday, Oct. 20th at 2:00 p.m. in the Nurse's Office/Student Support Center. The cost is $20.00, cash only.

Monte Vista is hosting a district-wide Scholarship Night sponsored by Cal SOAP. Come get assistance finding, applying and securing scholarships for college.  All parents and students are welcome to attend on Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Monte Vista gym.

Join PTSA and help us do great things for kids at Monte Vista. Please show your support for all they do by becoming a member of PTSA. There is a link in the email version of this message.  Thank you to parents who have already joined. If you have questions or want to get involved, please email our PTSA president at president@mvptsa.org.  

The PTA Reflections Art Contest is here. Any student can participate.  This year’s theme is “Within Reach.” Students can submit a choreographed dance, a short film, a poem, a story, an original song, a photo or visual work of art.  Students can pick up a PTA Art Reflections entry form from the Guidance Center. Submissions are due by Tuesday, November 3rd and can be turned in at the Guidance Center.

Thank you to families for completing our Family Survey either online or by turning in the form.  We are down to the wire and our deadline for the completion of this important survey.  

Please check out our website to stay up to date on all the great events happening here at Monte Vista.