Monday, August 31, 2020

MLM 08/31/2020


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***Schedule Change***
With no school on Monday September 7th in observation of Labor Day, our schedule will change. On Tuesday and Thursday students will attend 2nd, 4th, & 6th Periods. On Wednesday and Friday students will attend 0, 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods. There will be no Summit class next week. 

Good evening Mountain View family,

We have reached the last day of August. I remember back in April when someone posted the date as April 245. To all of us, it felt like April would never end. In some ways, August has felt the same way and last week on our morning announcements it said August 245, 2020. We all took a look at it and agreed it was probably right.

As we transition into September, we are approaching our first academic checkpoint. This is a different way to look at progress report grades. Since everyone has access to ParentVue, you have the ability to see your child's grades at all times. If you have questions about grades please reach out to the teachers for more information.

This week is our virtual Spirit Week. Look for more information from our Student Council regarding the spirit days. Let's all join the fun and show our Mountain View spirit. Also, if you did not see the presentations created by our teachers for our virtual Open House, please visit their Google Classrooms for more information.

Below you will find our Bell Schedule for Friday, September 4th. This is our Professional Development Day for teachers.

   

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End Time

 

Zero

 

7:42 AM

 

8:15 AM

 

First

 

8:20 AM

 

8:53 AM

 

Second

 

8:58 AM

 

9:31 AM

 

Third

 

9:36 AM

 

10:09 AM

 

Fourth

 

10:14 AM

 

10:47 AM

 

Fifth

 

10:53 AM

 

11:26 AM

 

Sixth

 

11:32 AM

 

12:05 PM

 

Attendance

Thank you for your continued partnership during remote learning. Over the past couple of weeks, throughout our District, we have been reflecting on the implementation of our Distance Learning Plan. Based on the feedback that we have captured from teachers and parents at the secondary level, we are changing our attendance procedure. In short, we are providing another option for families to report their child's engagement in learning.

During Remote Learning, attendance is based on student presence in collaborative Zoom sessions as well as the submission of work products during flipped learning periods. We recognize that it has been challenging for teachers to maintain accurate attendance records for flipped learning when students are not able to submit assignments during the school day. Additionally, many families are supporting their child's learning outside of school hours.  While we know our students in MUSD are working hard, we continue to explore ways to capture this so they are not marked absent. 

Up to now, teachers have been responsible for marking attendance as present based on their class attendance. Students are marked present when they engage with the content or show in the Zoom meetings. They are marked absent when they do not engage. The change we have made is to allow parents to verify attendance by filling out the form below. Note that if your child is marked present, there is no reason to complete this form. However, if you notice that your child was marked absent, but was engaged with school work, once this is submitted our attendance team will take care of updating attendance records.  We hope the addition of this option provides flexibility for families and helps to increase accuracy of our attendance records for secondary students.

In Short:

  • If your child is marked present for class, there is nothing to do.
  • If your child is marked absent, and you can verify that s/he did engage with school work, complete and submit the form so we can reflect that in Parent and Student Vue.
  • The form must be completed for each child separately.
  • The form can be re-used, and must be submitted for each day that you wish to correct.

Parent Attendance Form: https://forms.gle/VXecea9BBftfxHJF9

Protecting Zoom Classrooms

Given the open availability of our Google Classroom Codes, we have set rules for entry.  We have asked teachers to limit classroom entry to only students who are on their class list.  We do however recognize that some of our students for a variety of reasons go by nicknames or other selected names.  If a student is more comfortable with the nickname or selected name, we want them to use that name.  We recommend that students in this situation, email their teacher to let the teacher know the preferred screen name.  By receiving this email, the teacher will be able to officially connect the nickname/selected name to the student on the roster.

Remote Learning & Support Services

As we continue our school year through Remote Learning, I want to remind parents and guardians that our school, along with all school districts in Pima County, are not able yet to reopen to in-person classroom learning. Our Superintendent continues to work closely with health officials, County Administrators, and other school superintendents to identify appropriate local benchmarks and indicators with the goal of returning us to school safely as soon as possible.

Our teachers and students will continue their Remote Learning work as we wait for the County to meet benchmarks for reopening, as directed in the Governor's Executive Order.

The Governor has also directed schools to provide free learning opportunities and on-site support services for students who need a place to go during the day. These support services are intended to serve our more vulnerable students, including those with special education services, English learners, and those in care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety, including Foster Care, beginning Monday, August 17. If you believe your student is in need of these targeted support services, please visit the District's support services webpage.

Todd Garelick
Principal
Mountain View High School
(520) 579-4427

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Things to Know   

From the MVHS Front Office,

Textbook/Resource Distribution Update
Thank you to all the families that made time to pick up the required physical materials for this Fall Semester. We were able to distribute a huge number of materials in a short amount of time. After this Tuesday, we will be transitioning the location of our book distribution to the front office. Our front office is open from 8:00-3:30 Monday- Friday.  If you would like to make a book or material request , please have your student or yourself email Sherrie Ketchum at s.r.ketchum@maranausd.org.  Please include the following information in the email: Student Name, Student ID number, Course, and textbook title or materials requested. Please plan on at least 24 hours for the materials to be gathered, checked out, and moved to the front office. We appreciate your commitment to supporting our students.

Wellness Workshops, Support Groups & Parenting Classes

Student Services is here to support you, your family, and your student.

MUSD is offering:

Please join us at any or all events. For more information on these classes, please follow the links above for all of the information you need to join. Zoom links will be updated regularly. Topics missing a Zoom Link will be added prior to the session. If you are unable to open the links above, please visit the Family Wellness webpage at https://www.maranausd.org/familywellness.

School Meals To Go

Students may stop by a school or along a bus route, Monday – Friday, to receive a hot lunch and a breakfast meal to go for the following morning. Students DO NOT need to be present to take a meal. Student/parent/guardian may pick up meals for all eligible students in their household.

To view details and a list of locations and times, please visit our School Meals To Go webpage at www.maranausd.org/schoolmealstogo.   

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Arizona Department of Education regulate the District's food service program. Regulations prohibit the District to continue to offer our Grab & Go free meal program beyond August 4. Beginning August 5, the District is required to charge meals to the student's meal account according to the student's Free/Reduced or Paid eligibility.

Chromebook Login Information
All student passwords were reset during the summer. Please use the following steps in order to log into your Google Account:

Freshmen, please note: Your user name has changed now that you are at MVHS. You must have mv after the @ to log into your account.

  • Password: Student's First Initial + Student's Last Initial + Full Perm ID (i.e., ab123456789). You will then be prompted to create a new password.
  • If you have any problems with your Google account (forgotten passwords, etc.), or technical issues with the Chromebook, please email technicalsupport@maranausd.org or call the Chromebook Helpline (520)682-4799.

For all other questions, please email parentsupport@maranausd.org.

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College, Career, Counseling   

MVHS Parent(s)/Guardian(s),

On September 2nd and 3rd during student's Senior English Flipped Learning day, Seniors will  be participating in Senior Advisement. Senior Advisement will include a video produced by the College and Career Center with important information about student's senior year and post-high school plans. There will also be a helpful flow chart with post-high plan steps posted in the "Class of 2021" google classroom after 9.4.20.

Students will have the opportunity to schedule a Zoom appointment with their counselor or the College and Career Center to talk about their post-high school plan or any questions that they may have. This appointment can be made by completing the Senior Advisement Exit Ticket after completing Senior Advisement. Seniors that are off-track for graduation, are required to meet with their counselor.

Following Senior Advisement, Counselors will mail home a letter via USPS with each student's progress towards graduation, this letter will include a copy of the student's most current transcript.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns 520.579.4450

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College and Career Center
Lori Wray
579-4400 ext. 4474
l.a.wray@maranausd.org

Tri University Event- Learn about UA, ASU and NAU!  Great information for all students and their families!
https://visit.asu.edu/tri-university

Virtual College Fair!  GoToColllege Fairs

To register
https://virtual.gotocollegefairs.com/azccvirtualfair

Participating institutions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/198q-HlJfnY1GkLmWRUrjJpLd0_LzrB7V/view

FLINN Scholarship application is due Sept. 16th.  Please check link to see if your student should apply.
https://flinn.org/flinn-scholars/the-scholarship/requirements/

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Clubs & Athletics

Fall sports
We have opened registration for fall sports (Cross Country, Golf, Girls Volleyball, Football, and Swim) at www.registermyathlete.com.

Though we are hopeful for a Fall sports season, there are currently no concrete plans for starting up. As soon as plans are fully finalized, we will let you know. 

Registermyathlete
Please use this extra time to get fully cleared on www.registermyathlete.com. 

New Students
If you are new to MVHS and attended a different high school last year (so not a freshman), please go to aiaonline.org and fill out the Student Transfer Form.

Authorized Workouts
We are excited to announce that we have been given clearance to begin the high school voluntary low-impact/non-contact authorized conditioning workouts for the fall sports. At this time the following sports are following this protocol:

Football - Matt Johnson m.g.johnson@maranausd.org

Girls volleyball - Jose Robles j.a.robles@maranausd.org

Boys and Girls Cross Country - Adam Vargas a.d.vargas@maranausd.org

Boys Golf - Stephen Ambuehl Stephen.Ambuehl@fwusd.org

Girls Golf - Earl Armstrong e.f.armstrong@maranausd.org

Cheerleading - Taylor Robertson t.m.robertson@maranausd.org

Danceline - Audra Kariolich a.a.kariolich@maranausd.org or Rebecca Reza r.e.reza@maranausd.org

Please email the coaches for more information. You will need the attached waiver to participate.More sports to be added soon.

   
August 31st, 2020
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