MONTEREY RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Message sent - 12/8/2008
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of
recognition.
~Abraham Lincoln
GRAND OPENING OF THE MRES PARENT VOLUNTEER CENTER
I am thrilled to announce the grand opening of the MRES Parent Volunteer
Center. All of us at Monterey Ridge believe deeply in the importance of
developing a strong relationship between home and school. We want
volunteering at school to be easy and comfortable for our parents.
Therefore, we have dedicated a room specifically for our parents and
volunteers to call their own. We hope having a place to gather will continue
to help build a strong sense of community and provide another arena for all
of us to partner in ensuring the very best for every one of our Monarchs.
The Volunteer Center is located in the D village.
GRANT FOR TRAINING PLAYGROUND AND ESS STAFF
MRES is one of two PUSD schools that has recently been awarded a district
Association of Poway School Managers mini-grant that will provide our
noon-duty playground supervisors and ESS staff with training on effective
playground supervision. Stuart Jones, owner/director of Outpost Summer
Camps, Inc will be providing two trainings. The first training describes
typically-occurring playground situations and provides specific, proactive
skills and best-practices for creating a positive playground environment.
The second training crafts solutions for current challenges occurring at
MRES and brings together noon-duty personnel and ESS staff to problem-solve.
We are excited about this opportunity and look forward to building a
terrific recess and after-school experience for our students!
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
On Friday, February 27 we will once again be honoring our Character Counts
Students of the Month at our Student Council led Breakfast of Champions
before Friday Flag. As I am certain you are aware, our commitment to
character education is strong. We want to celebrate students who exhibit the
behaviors of the Pillar of Character we emphasize each month. Over the
course of the school year we celebrate the six Pillars (Trustworthiness,
Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring, and Citizenship) to help us bring
character education alive and provide a barometer to help guide our
students' decision making. On Friday, we will be honoring those students who
exemplified the pillar of Trustworthiness. Thanks again for joining us in
helping build the minds and characters of our students.
e-PACKETS
The launch of our green e-Packets continues to be a success. The PTA website
had over 3500 hits after the last e-Packet email. Thanks again for
supporting our efforts. Please watch for the ConnectEd email this Wednesday.
4th GRADE STAR WRITING TEST IS NEXT WEEK
On March 3 our fourth grade students will be taking the California Writing
Standards Tests (CSTs in writing). Our students will be required to produce
one of four types of writing: narratives, summaries, information reports, or
responses to literature. The CA Dept. of Education has an excellent online
guide to the test and offers sample student writing responses. It can be
viewed at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/cstgr4wrttg.pdf
BREAKFAST, BOOKS AND BASKETBALL IS THREE WEEKS AWAY
Our Dad’s Club will be leading our first ever “Breakfast, Books, and
Basketball” on Saturday, March 14th. Come to relax, connect with our school
community, eat a yummy pancake breakfast, shop for books from our Scholastic
Book Fair, and stay for a friendly pick-up game of basketball. Breakfast
consists of 3 pancakes and a drink (OJ or coffee), and costs whatever
donation you are willing to give. The goal is to raise money for calculators
and other math supplies. We will be open from 7:30am – 10:30am. The book
fair will take place in the library, and the pancake breakfast will be in
the cafeteria. Hope to see all of you there (including Moms, Aunts, Uncles,
and Grandparents). If you are willing to help out that day, or have an
electric griddle you are willing to let us use, please contact Becky
Scioscia at bscioscia@powayusd.com
PTA
FUN RUN IS NEXT WEEK
Our 3rd Annual Fun Run Fundraiser will take place next week on Wednesday,
March 4th. If you have not sent in your pledge form please do so asap. This
should be a super fun event.
FOUNDATION
LAST CHANCE TO PREVIEW TALENT SHOW ACTS IS THIS WEEK
The First Annual Monarch Talent Show (March 11) is quickly approaching. All
acts must be previewed (auditioned) by Wednesday, February 25. Auditions are
held Wednesdays from 1:40-2:30PM in the MP room and usually only take a few
minutes per act. Tickets for the Talent Show are on sale this month. For
questions, please email suneethig@hotmail.com.
ALBERTSON’S CARDS
Albertson’s is requiring all preferred savings card holders to reregister
their cards. To do so, please go to www.albertsonscp.com or call
1-800-696-6419. This is a great way to continue to support our school.
Dr. Rich Newman.