Mintie White Elementary School

Please check out our newly designed Parent newsletter call Magical Moments at Mintie. Showcasing student work, information, and upcoming events. 

School starts again January 12th. TK and K at 8:45 and Grades 1-5 at 9:00. Let's start the year of on time and ready to learn. We have missed you and look forward to hearing all about your vacation and where we are headed for the remainder of the year. It's going to be a great year. See you all online on Tuesday!

We had such a great time enjoying our Trunk N Treat on Friday. It was great to see some of our Great and Mighty Eagles safely having fun. Here is a video recap of this amazing event. Thank you to all the teachers who donated their time and candy for this event. 

Please join us tonight, Tuesday, 10-13-20 at 6:00 for parent ELAC meeting. We will be discussing how to support your child during Distance Learning. The link is in your Child's Google Classroom stream. 

Don't forget the ELAC meeting tonight at 6:00 p.m. Go to the parent tab for the link if this one does not work. 

Check out the video of who won for participating in our ELAC meeting last night. Winners please come by the school and pick up your prizes. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_x8fpsTzLM&feature=youtu.be

Today is Sport's day. Check out this inspiring video from Mr. DC on  activities you can do today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld_q5H1cKqg&feature=youtu.be

Here is a short tutorial to make a beautiful earth day project. All you need is a coffee filter, green & blue marker, spray bottle with water and creativity.

Check out this link for my screencastify video. 

Click here to watch the video!

School Closure through May 5. 

Parents we need your help to make sure students continue their learning. Please make sure to reach out to your classroom teacher, check Class Dojo, answer calls, and make sure we have your current address and phone numbers, if you need help setting up an email please let us know. 

It will truly take a village to keep our learning moving forward, but we can do it with your help.

Here is how you can help.

1. Make sure you have a daily routine for school

2. Make sure to contact the School or District if you need tech support. 

3. Monitor your child's work and ask them to show you what they did for classwork that day. 

4. Make sure to pick up packets on Monday (accept 3/30), and check their online work daily.

5. Check this website daily for important updates, and messages from Iggie to encourage your child. (See below). 

TK -2 it is really important for you to establish a family routine and make sure they are receiving the support they need. 

Click on the School Directory to send an email to your child's teacher.

SCHOOL CLOSED MARCH 16-20

Out of an abundance of caution school will be closed March 16-20th. 

While students are at home they can do Lexia, Footsteps2Brilliance, Khan Academy and any other links from our student tab.

Here is another resource the Scholastic is offering for students to learn while they are at home. 

Follow this link. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html 

Check out some science while you are home at MysteryScience.com 

https://mysteryscience.com/lessons/seasonal/current-events

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j70R6rGGpU&feature=youtu.be

Welcome back to the 2019-2020 School year. The Great and Mighty Eagles are excited to start down the Roadmap to Success. We are so excited about the data from last year and the growth me made as a soon. It was an awesome year and we look forward to continued and escalated growth this year. The first day of school is August 14 and the class lists will be posted in front of the school by 5:00 on Monday, August 12th. 

On the first day of school students in grades 1st and 2nd will enter through the Zone 1 and Zone 2 gates. 3rd, 4th and 5th graders will enter through Zone 3 gates near the cafeteria. Only morning Kinders will enter through the front doors. 

We have a new registration system so your patience is truly appreciated. For this reason only the Kinder parents will be coming into the front office for the first day. We will ask all students to enter through their Zone for dismissal. 

We are ready to see where our adventure with students will take us this year. Teachers are ready, excited and committed to be here ALL IN, EVERYDAY!

Welcome Kinder parents as well.!!!

Ms. Hallof 

Ms. Robert's 2nd Grade Kindness Project. 
Check it out! Great job great and mighty eagles. 

https://youtu.be/ituSkwXSXPM 

I am so excited to share our recent MAP Data (Measures of Academic Progress). In Reading, we exceeded our projected growth and are narrowing the achievement gap in grades 2-5.

In Math we maintained our growth in all grades.It is super exciting to see their faces when they set a goal and reached it! We still have work to do in order to get students to grade level, but I am beyond excited about their growth on this assessment. Stay tuned for the classes with the highest percentile ranking. 

When you are looking at the little diamond in graphs above, that tells you the projected growth for that grade level (meaning where the computer calculates what they should be able to reach). The blue area in the chart tells us the actual observed growth. So when the blue is above the diamond we are doing amazing things! Super proud of our teachers, students and families for making growth a priority. 

I would personally like to thank all of my Great and Mighty Eagle Staff for their dedication, patience and hard work. We are soaring to new heights this year and I can't imagine doing this work without them. To those in the PVUSD district who have supported us, collaborated with us, trained us, and been there for us....we thank you! I am so grateful to work with a group of passionate people who care about kids and what is best for them. Thank you to all of our Great and Mighty Eagle families and students who are learning every day to soar to great places. May you each be filled with blessings, gratitude, and the love of family and friends during this thanksgiving holiday. 

Ms. Hallof 

Click here to view a wonderful video of our 4th graders and their experience with recorders, the Symphony, and the Link Up program. 

PLEASE REMEMBER THERE IS NO SUPERVISION FOR STUDENTS UNTIL 7:30 A.M. Please make sure your child is not on campus until that time for their safety. 

To ensure the safety of all students, staff and families it is necessary for every person who comes on campus to sign in at the front office. Office staff will ask what the purpose of your visit is and have you sign in to our visitor sign in sheet. You will then be given a visitor pass with the current date. We also ask that you please sign out when you leave campus as well. If you are bringing lunch for your child we will ask that you leave it at the front desk and we will call the student to come and get it before they go to lunch. 

Afterschool students and parents have already established a safe and comfortable routine for bringing their children a snack before Afterschool Program begins. This is working very smoothly with this new system in place. We thank you for your understanding that our primary purpose is to maintain a safe and secure school environment for all students, staff, and visitors.

PBIS Coallition recognized Mintie White Elementary for outstanding work in PBIS during the 2019-2020 school year. Check out the badge in our picture above. Way to go Great and Mighty Eagles!

Thank you for being so patient with us as we create this new school year. Please check in with us 

Welcome Ms. Madriz our New Afterschool Coordinator. 

Video in English Click here 

Video in Spanish Click Here 

Please join us in celebrating Leilani Vasquez Valtierra on Wednesday, May 20 at 6:00 p.m. 

Click here for the link to the Special Board Meeting. 

If you would like to send a special message to Leilani you can do so using this Google Form on May 20th from 2:45 - 5:45. The link will not be active until that time.  

Click Here

Ms. Hallof would like to honor the Cocotle family for their amazing work at setting up a successful learning environment for their children. Thank you Florencia Garcia and Juventino Cocotle for being inspiring parents during a difficult time. Awesome job Dulce, Jesus and Lucia!

Need to feel more positive about what you are doing or what you have done? Here is a story called I Knew You Could Do It read by Ms. Hallof.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhOn6zoQICM&feature=youtu.be

FRIDAY CHALLENGE: 

Check out Mr. DC making paper airplanes! 

Click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z9X9D9R5E0&feature=emb_err_watch_on_yt

School Picture Pick Up: Today 4/27/2020

TK-2: 8:00 - 10:00 am or 3:00 - 5:00 

3rd: 10:00 

4th: 11:00 

5th: 12:00

First grade parents don't forget to come by and pick up your chromebooks on Thursday from 12 -2 in front of the school. 

TK-2nd Graders don't forget to pick up your packets from 8-10 or 3-5 on Monday, April 6th in the front of the school.

3/23-3/27 Homework

Just a reminder that all TK-2nd grade students should have picked up their homework packets by now. They are due next Monday.

All students 3-5 should be doing their online assignments through Google Classroom. 

If you are having a problem getting online please call 831 786-2493.  

Please let us know how we can help. Email Ms. Hallof at Vicki_Hallof@pvusd.net 

TK-K Students Packets:

Students in TK-2nd can pick up their packets on Monday from 8-10 and 3-5 at the front of the school. Make sure to maintain six feet between you in line for the safety of everyone. 

This is also where all students can drop off completed work as well. Please make sure your child's name and teacher is on the first page of the packet.

We are getting chromebooks out to 2nd graders today when you pick up your packets.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Chrome book distribution!

If you were unable to come yesterday please come between 8-10 or 3-5 on Monday 3/23.

Thursday March 19th

3rd graders 8-10

4th graders 10:15-12:00

5th graders 12:15-2:00

make up time 2:15-3:00

parent and student must be present to collect a chrome book!

please only come at the posted time to maintain social distancing.

Kindness Project in Room 10. Check it out!!! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt8bTVUa4FU&feature=youtu.be