Landels Latest, Dec. 2, 2020


Dec 3               3rd Grade Materials Pick-Up – 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Dec 3               Cafecito with the Superintendent – 5:30 p.m.  Register Here

Dec 4               Principal’s Coffee – 8:30 a.m.  Register Here

Dec 9               Kinder Info Night – 6:00 p.m. http://mvw.sd/LandelsKinder

Message from our principal:

Hello Landels Families!

I hope you had a relaxing, recharging break last week.  It’s always nice to have time to reflect and recharge the batteries.  We have just under three weeks until winter break and have plenty planned up until then.  First, we have our second iReady diagnostic assessment for both reading and math starting next week.  Here are some important tips for taking the assessment:

·       This assessment is the only assessment that our students take during the school year where they will not be able to answer all the questions correctly.  The test is adaptive and gives questions to students until the student can no longer answer the question correctly.  The assessment then adapts to questions that are more accessible.  This feels strange to our students as they aren’t used to this concept.  We will be explaining this to our students.  Please reiterate this idea to your child(ren) before and during the assessment, when needed.

·       Resist assisting with the assessment.  We need accurate data for each child to plan for instruction.  Assistance can and should be provided for tech support.  If you need further tech support please email [email protected] or call 650-527-3252

·       Headphones should be worn during the assessment.  This makes the assessment environment quieter for everyone.

·       The video needs to be on but the microphone should be off.  Again, this makes the assessment environment quieter for everyone.

·       Screens will be monitored by teachers using Securly.  If your child is on another site besides the iReady site, you and your child will be notified via the chat in Securly.

·       Talk to your child(ren) about their first iReady results and their individual goal for the second iReady assessment.  The following is an example:

Heidi Galassi

 

Safety Team Announcements

Starting on December 7 we are having Covid Awareness week. The pride team will release a padlet on which they have posted videos and you can too! The topics are fun things like Mask Monday or Find a Use Friday. We already have lots of videos to give you ideas. Students can add videos on any day they choose as long as it’s on topic. Some great ideas are how to properly wear a mask or how to effectively wash hands. We hope you will be posting right away!

Here is the link for our Covid-19 Awareness Week Info.

 

Message from the 5th Grade Pride Team

Hello Landels lions! This holiday season is not normal, and some of our friends at Landels need our help. Go to the website provided by your teachers or visit PrideTeam- support our Landels Community to buy clothes and toys for our Landels community. Thank you for your help.

 

Reporting Absences

During distance learning students are expected to attend the Zoom meetings and submit assignments in order to be considered present.  If your child is absent, please email Barbara Dolan at [email protected] or leave a message at 650-526-3520, press #2.  Please include your child’s name, room number or teacher, reason for the absence and the date of the absence.

 

Cafecito with the Superintendent on Dec. 3

Join us for an informal meeting for Spanish-speaking parents with Dr. Ayindé Rudolph on Thursday, Dec. 3, 5:30 p.m. Interpretation will be provided. Please register in advance for this meeting here: http://mvw.sd/pB7CP.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Are you curious about the i-Ready platform and how you can support your student at home? Please join us for a virtual i-Ready parent workshop on December 10, 2020 at 5:30 - 6:30 PM.  This session will provide parents with an overview of i-Ready and answer parents’ frequently asked questions about how i-Ready elevates instruction.

Click here to register. Spanish interpretation is available for this workshop. 

We want to answer your questions. In advance of the workshop, please email questions to Ms. Swati Dagar, Interim Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment at [email protected] by Friday, December 4, 2020. 

 

Getting Ready for the ELPAC information sessions, Dec. 15 and Jan. 12

The English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) is administered every year to our English Learner (EL) students. To learn more about this assessment, the role it plays in the education of every EL, and how to help your child prepare, please join us for one of the following meetings: 

·       December 15 

5:00-5:30 in English: https://zoom.us/j/92673835582

5:30-6:00 in Spanish: https://zoom.us/j/94603257266

·       January 12

5:00-5:30 in English: https://zoom.us/j/93307939185

5:30-6:00 in Spanish: https://zoom.us/j/93709174683

 

Struggling to help your child with “the new math”?

We’ve all been there. Luckily, Parent University and Principal Heidi Galassi are here to introduce you to the Common Core Math Appreciation Club: Heidi joined us last week in a hilarious and engaging session, and we’ve recorded it for your viewing pleasure any time! You’ll learn about the difference between math as memorization and conceptualization, strategies to use to help with word problems, how to have a math conversation with your child, and many more insights. Watch the video (or just listen to it like a podcast) at www.mvwsd.org/parentu

If you haven't been able to attend one of the Parent University nights this year, you can find the recordings all online (in English and Spanish). Listen at your own convenience to these great programs that support parents in supporting their students.

 

Past topics:

- Mental Health Awareness and Resources

- Distance Learning Support Resources

- Increasing Student Engagement with Literacy from Home

- Raising Digitally Resilient Children and Teens during Quarantine

- Supporting Students at Home with Math

https://www.mvwsd.org/parentu

 

Parcel Tax Oversight Committee seeks community representatives

The District is seeking two individuals to serve on the Parcel Tax Oversight Committee for the Measure B Parcel Tax.  

Representatives monitor, provide oversight, and ensure accountability to the funds received by the District, including an annual report to the Board regarding the actual uses of such funds.

Applications can be mailed to: Mountain View Whisman School District, Attn: Dr. Rebecca Westover, Chief Business Officer, 1400 Montecito Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043 or emailed to [email protected].  Applications are due December 11th at 2:00 pm. 

Application: http://mvw.sd/PTOC

Questions? Please e-mail Dr. Rebecca Westover, Chief Business Officer, at [email protected]

School meetings coming up in December. Open Enrollment for all MVWSD students starts in January

 

School and District information meetings are coming up in December. Please visit www.mvwsd.org/register for a list of these events and for login information.

·      School kindergarten/new student information nights are online on December 9 at 6:00 p.m. for all elementary schools, and include choice school information. For our school, the link for this meeting is http://mvw.sd/LandelsKinder

·       If your child turns 5 years old between September 2 – December 2, 2021, he/she may qualify for transitional kindergarten. TK info night is December 16 at 5:00 p.m online.

·       If you are interested in the District's choice schools, information nights are: 

Gabriela Mistral: Dual Spanish/English Immersion: December 15 at 6 pm

Stevenson: Parent Child Teacher: December 16 at 6 pm

Choice schools will also have information at the elementary schools’ info nights (6 p.m. Dec. 9).

For CURRENT students in transitional kindergarten-7th grade: Parents will be asked by email to confirm enrollment from January 18- 22.

For NEW students:  Open Enrollment is from January 11 through Feb. 5, 2021 online. You can register your child for the 2021-22 school year when online registration opens here:  www.mvwsd.org/register

 

Upcoming MVEF Phonathon

Our Phonathon is coming up in December and we would love you to save us both a call!

We hope this serves as a gentle reminder to donate to MVEF today and support your child and every child in the district!  The majority of our funding comes from donations from parents like you!

Make a difference, save us both a call and donate today at mvef.org/donate.

 

Distance Learning Toolkit: Increasing Focus Through a Sensory Lens

Thursday December 3, 7-8:30 PM

LAMV PTA Council and SELPA 1 CAC present this talk with Lisa Kaplan Shanaan, MS OTR/L TMHP

How do you stay engaged? How do you calm down when excited, or pep up when you are zoned out? You may know your own body and the tricks that work for you, but children are still working this out. It is especially difficult to learn self-regulation when involved in distance learning on screens for hours a day. Come learn from Lisa Kaplan Shaanan, an occupational therapist and trainer, who has been working with children birth thru 18 years old for more than 30 years. She will recommend tools and techniques useful to help all children discover their best ways to self-regulate and really learn and stay engaged during the Zoom school day.  

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/distance-learning-toolkit-increasing-focus-through-a-sensory-lens-tickets-128302360815

 

Winter Wonderland stories

The Mountain View public library is holding winter wonderland story time on December 10. Please see attached flyer for details

 

MVLA Holiday Tree Lot

MVLA is holding its annual holiday tree lot this year. See the attached flyer for information.

 




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