Mountain View News
1st six weeks 2016
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News from the Principal
Dear Parents,
What a wonderful beginning
to the new school year! It is
hard to believe that six weeks
have already passed.
I am truly honored to be a
part of your child’s
educational experience.
These elementary school
years build such a strong
foundation for future
successes; therefore, I
encourage you to become
actively involved in the school
and in your child’s classroom.
We want to celebrate our successes
with you. This newsletter is designed to
showcase what is happening at
Mountain View Elementary School.
Thank you for sharing your child with us
and I look forward to working with you
this school year.
Sincerely,
April Easton
L.I.S.T.
Awards
Each week staff
members nominate
students for a L.I.S.T.
award. The students
exhibit one or more of
the following
characteristics:
L---Leadership
I----Integrity
S—Sportsmanship
T---Teamwork
The following students
have received awards in
the first six weeks:
• Paige Balser
• Brady May
• Laken Cantrell
• Ian Kerns
• Siemien Brown
• Abby Williams
• Danti Edwards
• Eli Entsminger
• Trevor Jonas
• Sadie Moye
• Peyton Broughman
• Matthew McDonald
• Zeynabu Alyoune
• Christopher Harden
• Josie Bowen
• Seth Trail
• Kenzie Arrington
• Jasmin Potter
• Andrew Hansford
• Collin Williams
• Alaina McCormick
• Jalen Raether
• Mikya Washington
WHAT’S HAPPENING THE SECOND SIX WEEKS
September 30,
2016
• Yankee Candle
PTO fundraiser
money and
order forms due.
• AR Reward Day
for 1st six weeks.
October 2016
• Coding club
begins for
grades 3-5 on
Oct. 6, 2016
• Book Fair Oct.
17-21 and Family
Reading Night
Oct. 18, 2016
November 2016
• Science Fair for
students in
grades 3-5
November 2-11
With family night on
November 10.
We want your help!!!
The Mountain View
Elementary PTO would love
to have your help and
support! They meet the
second Thursday of every
month at 6:00pm in the
multi-purpose room.
The next meeting is October
13, 2016. During this
meeting, they will be
recognizing Mrs. Teresa
Johnson, former principal, for
her retirement and her years
of service.
The PTO is sponsoring a
Yankee Candle fundraiser.
The funds from this fundraiser
will go toward activities for the
school year. Activities include:
the Santa shop, field day,
awards, recognitions, etc.
In addition to the activities, last
year the PTO was able to
purchase new picnic tables
with the help from SJ Neahawk
and Jamie Huffman.
Another way PTO raises
money is through the
collection of Box Tops, which
are located on many of the
items that you already
purchase. Please cut the box
top off of the package. Your
child will bring home a
worksheet and they can glue
the box top onto the sheet.
The top two homerooms
with the most box tops each
six weeks will receive a
reward.
Every box top counts and
the money will add up each
six weeks!
Parent Advisory Committee
Mrs. Easton will hold a parent advisory
meeting at 5:15 prior to each PTO meeting
for anyone with questions, concerns, or
ideas. We also have a division- wide parent
advisory committee . If you are interested in
being a member, then please contact Mrs.
Easton in the main office.
Top AR readers
Each six weeks, our students are
recognized for meeting their individual
accelerated reading goal. Books are
read at each child’s target reading
level/range. Students then take
computer tests and accumulate points.
All students who reach their goal receive
reward. The top readers for each class
are listed below:
Asma- Ava Wills
Ferris- Brandon Smothers
Lodge- Parker Osborne
Moss- Charlotte Taylor
Feazell- Jardarian Davis
Kinkead- Rainie Warner
Honts- Jonathan Murray
Isbell- Aiden Hinebaugh
Burton- Brady May
Crawford- Kyleigh Booze
Eggleston- Madison Tabor
Huffman- Hayleigh Shinault
Bryant- Pal Koirala
Dressler- Conner Nida
Fields- Laken Cantrell
Phillips- Elizabeth Davis
Simmons- Greg Rice
Bland- Casey Simmons
Byer- Layla Depriest
Chapman- Ayden Roman
Moye- Mason Dawson
Cvizic- Anthony Maccentelli
COMPUTER CODING CLUB
We will begin a computer coding club for
students in Grades 3-5 on October 6, 2016
after school until 4:00pm. The club will
meet on the first Thursday of every month.
During this time students will learn basic
computer coding/programming.
Permission slips will go home and students
must have permission to stay after school
each month.
TOP BUS RIDERS OF
THE WEEK
Our bus drivers nominate a student each
week for the top bus rider of the week
award. This award is given to students
who follow all bus rules and are also a
model for other students. The award
winners for the 1st six weeks are:
Dalton Putnam
• Hanna Malcolm
• Whitley Williams
• Lillian Smith
• Christopher Crawford
• Dawson Tucker
• Hayden Wolfe
• Emily Cale
• Amber White
• Ashlee Deem
• Larry Mace
• Alayla Morgan
• Gus Anderson
• Hayleigh Shinault
• Abigail Bush
• Lilliana Wright
REMEDIATION/TUTORING
We will be offering remediation in a
different way this school year. Students
will be assessed on a benchmark test
each six weeks. For students in grades
3-5, the assessments will mirror that of
an SOL test, and will cover the material
from that six weeks. (The assessment
will begin small and more questions will
be added each six weeks.) These
assessments are not designed to be
stressful. They are used as a measure
to help your student be successful.
Students who need more support in
those areas will participate in
remediation. A letter will be send home
explaining the duration. They will then
be reassessed. If they do well, then the
remediation will end until the next six
weeks assessment. If they still need
additional help, then the remediation will
continue. We want to target the
remediation to specific skills that will
help your child.
Any student needing additional tutoring
or any student who would like extra
help, we have Title I teachers available
each morning. Please let your child’s
homeroom teacher know and we can
make arrangements.
Our goal is for our students to be
successful and build strong foundational
skills for their future. We want to create
a team to assist your child and that
includes the parents/guardians.
Please
let us know any concerns that you have
about your child’s education.