Hello Mountain View Families,
Welcome back for the 21-22 school year! We are
so excited to welcome students back in-person. I am Michelle Mowery and I am
the incoming Principal for Mountain View School. I have spent the summer
working closely with Mrs. Sarraino and the Administration Team to ensure a
smooth transition. I am confident that this is going to be a fantastic school
year!
I have spent the last 2 years as the Principal
of Sahuaro Elementary in WESD and previous to that I was an administrator in
another district for 7 years. Between teaching and leading, I have 20 years of
experience in education and I am looking forward to continuing the important
work that has been done here at Mountain View under Mrs. Sarraino’s
leadership.
We recognize that for the last 16 months that
everything has looked different so we want to make sure that we review
important information and procedures with you to ensure a smooth start to the
school year. In an effort to only send out important information pertinent to
the next couple of weeks, you will find that certain topics and information
will be coming out closer to the first day of school.
Meet the Teacher:
Meet the Teacher will look similar to years
past. We will be hosting our in-person
Meet the Teacher on Thursday, August 5th from 8:00am - 11:00am. To try to limit
the number of people on campus at the same time, we are asking that students be
accompanied by only one parent/guardian and follow the schedule below based on
last names of students:
8:00am
- 9:00am: A - H
9:00am
- 10:00am: I - M
10:00am
- 11:00am: N - Z
Please be sure to stop by the t-shirt
tables. Each student who attends Meet
the Teacher will receive a free uniform shirt.
There will also be additional shirts available for purchase for both
students and parents/guardians. If you
are unable to attend our Meet the Teacher event in-person, there will be a
pre-recorded session that will be sent out by each homeroom teacher at the
conclusion of Meet the Teacher on Thursday afternoon.
Uniforms:
All students are required to wear the Mountain
View School uniform shirt and dark bottoms.
Closed-toed shoes are recommended for both safety and so that students
are able to participate in special area classes safely.
Arrival/Dismissal
Information:
Our first bell rings
at 7:25am and students are tardy/late at 7:30am. Students may begin arriving on campus as
early as 7:15am and they will go directly to their homeroom classrooms for
breakfast and attendance.
Buses / Car
Pick-up Information:
All students who
ride the bus will be required to have their ID and Z-pass. This
will start to be enforced the third week of school, which is Monday, August
23rd. Masks are mandatory on the
bus to and from school. Please be sure
that your student has an extra mask somewhere safe in their backpack. If they lose their mask, remind them to get
another mask from the office prior to the end of the day.
Students who arrive
or leave by car are only permitted to do so in the car bay pick up
location. All students who are car pick
up will receive a sign/number at Meet the Teacher to be used in car bay. Please be sure to stop by this table at Meet
the Teacher to get your number. This number is required to be in your
window in order to pick your child up at car bay. If you do not have it, you will need to go to
the office and get a new one.
Please do not drop
your students off at the front office as the gates to the parking lot will be
locked to ensure student safety. If you
have an appointment on campus with the front office, we will ensure that your appointment
time is scheduled prior to 7:15am when the gates to the front office will be
locked.
Coffee Chat
with the Principal:
We will continue
monthly coffee chats this year. Since we
are unable to welcome volunteers on campus in the first quarter, we will
continue these chats virtually for now and resume to in-person as soon as it is
safe to do so. Please be on the lookout
for more information regarding dates/times for these coffee chats. This is an open agenda and time for me to
answer any questions you may have as well as seek input from each of you.
Covid-19 Mitigation Information:
The following information was also provided in
the weekly updates/out-dials from district office:
●
Face masks are strongly encouraged for all
individuals, especially those not vaccinated; however, they are not required
while on school grounds.
●
There is one exception to
face masks – students who ride the bus
are required to wear a face mask while on the bus, per the federal mask
mandate.
●
Physical distancing of
three feet or more to the greatest extent possible will be practiced. The WESD
has committed to reducing class size this year to help with this step.
●
Air scrubbers and enhanced
ventilation will continue to be used in all student-occupied rooms
●
Students and staff will
wash their hands frequently and use proper respiratory etiquette.
●
High touch point areas
will be disinfected often.
●
Students and staff will
be encouraged to stay home when they are sick.
●
Contact tracing, in
combination with isolation and quarantine, will be used to limit spread.
●
Visitors and volunteers
will not be permitted beyond the front office for the first quarter.
●
Field trips will be
suspended for the first quarter.
I look forward to
getting to know each and every student and family at Mountain View. Our teachers have been working hard this
summer and attending professional development to increase their own knowledge
and they are just as eager as I am to welcome everyone back. I know it is going to be a fantastic year and
I cannot wait to get started with each of you!!
See you soon,
Michelle Mowery
Proud Principal, Mountain View School
ALL IN… Every day
!!
