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Principal’s Message— Happy September Everyone! With

this month comes the changing of the season and, it can’t come soon enough. Doesn’t Fall weather, with it’s cool even-ing breezes and the subtle color changing of the leaves sound more and more appealing everyday?
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I’m crossing my fingers for tempera-tures to drop and for that fall feeling to surface with all its glory.	We had a great week on the MV campus. Teach-ers are now settling into our new in-structional	schedule	with     distance learning. Take a moment to check out those smiling faces (pictured left). In
H E A R T ,
order to keep our Golden Bear students smiling too, we start-ed a “Virtual Rockstar” kudos card this week. Teachers will be issuing kudo cards for students who Zoom into all three instructional blocks, who are engaging in their learning, and demonstrating outstanding character and leadership. Each Friday morning we will be drawing two kudo cards during announcements. Winners will receive gift cards to use at var-ious eating establishments. Let’s work on being Virtual Rock Stars!

Week at a Glance

Monday, September 7

*Labor Day Holiday—No School *Cookie Dough Fundraiser Cont.

Tuesday, September 8

*Cookie Dough Fundraiser Cont.

Wednesday, September 9 *Early Release Schedule *Cookie Dough Fundraiser Cont.

Thursday, September 10 *Cookie Dough Fundraiser Cont. *1st Qt. SART/IDAC Mtg., 11:30

Friday, September 11 *Patriot day
*Cookie Dough Fundraiser Ends

Upcoming Events

W I T H

Parent Academy is Back –Paren nights will be kicking off on Thursday, September 24th. Ou include information about The Positivity Project (see pg. 3 for mation), Digital Citizenship and Tech Support, creating inde learners at home , and other exciting and interesting topics. series will run every Thursday from 5:00—6:00 pm via Zoom for Zoom links.
	
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MV GRRS

G - Be Golden

R - Be Respectful

R - BeResponsible

S - Be Safe
	
MV Mission

We are the MV Golden Bears, a united community of students, parents, families and faculty. We are dedicated to ensuring the life long learning and success of every student in a safe, positive learning environment. We will accomplish this through teamwork, communication and perseverance!

*September 14—Safety Week-Fire *September 17—District SART
L E A D
MV Office Hours:

Monday—Friday

7:30—4:00

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Quote of the Week:

SART (School ASSeSSmenT And Review TeAm) & idAc (inTeRculTuRAl diveRSiTy AdviSo-Ry commiTTee) meeTing

Our firstSART/IDAC meeting of the yearis scheduled for Thursday,September 10that 11:45
via Zoom.Discussionitems will included the scope andfocusof SART/ IDACasit relatesacademicachievement, a safe school environment where charactercounts,effective and efficient school operations and cultural competency. Results of last year’sannualSART survey will be shared and discussed. Pleasejoin us for our 1stquartermeeting! We’d love your input and feedback.Email Mrs.Wicks at Lisawicks@cusd.com to RSVPforthelink.

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Celebrations Around the World

Labor Day is celebrated on the first Monday in September. It honors workers in theUnited States, Canada, Puerto Rico, andtheVirgin Islands. The first labor day was celebrated on September 5, 1882 inNew York City. Ten thousand New Yorkers paraded in Union Square onthatfirst date. The firstcelebration alsoincluded picnics and fireworks. Today offices close on Labor dayand most workers have the day off. Itmark theend of thesummer seasonand gives friends and families a
time to get together.

grades, report an absence and even add money to a lunch account. Help spread the word about this convenient feature as we continue to expand its offerings to enhance ways in which parents and schools can communicate. The app is available for download in iOS and Android app stores.

Golden Bears

Growl with GRRS

Hello students and parents! I hope all of you are staying safe and having a great start to the new school year! 😊 I miss seeing your smiling faces in my library and I hope to see all of you again soon. With that being said, I know it can be hard to find good books when there isn’t a library to choose from! Therefore, this week I will be making three book recommendations. One for lower grade students, one for middle grade students, and one for upper grade students! I hope this provides you with the inspiration necessary to continue reading and expanding your love for literature!

Lower Grade

Book: Madeline Finn and the Library Dog Author: Lisa Papp Reading Level: 2.3
Madeline Finn and the Library Dog is an award-winning picture book that is highly relatable to young students who are learning how to read! This heartwarming book tells the story of a little girl named Madeline Finn who wants to earn a gold star from her teacher. However, gold stars are given to students who read out loud! Fortunately, Madeline Finn meets Bonnie, a library dog, and finds that reading out loud isn’t as scary as she initially thought. Every week, Madeline goes to the library and practices reading out loud to Bonnie until she earns a gold star!

Middle Grade Book: Hope in the Holler Author: Lisa Lewis Tyre
Reading Level: 4.3

Hope in the Holler is a moving novel about a young girl named Wavie, who is trying to find her way in the world after her mother dies. Specifically, this novel focuses on finding the courage to have a good life, even in the midst of uncertainty and sorrow. Additionally, this book skillfully addresses poverty and its influence on individuals/families/neighborhoods.

Upper Grade

Book: The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street Author: Karina Yan Glaser Reading Level: 5.3
The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street is a humorous, heartbreaking, and hope filled book about a large family who is about to be evicted from their home in Harlem, NY. In an effort to save their home, the five Vanderbeeker children attempt to win over their landlord. However, each attempt backfires. As moving day draws near, the Vanderbeeker family falls apart in ways they
never thought possible!

This year, the Clovis Vet-eran’s Memorial District is hosting their annual Veteran’s Day contest. Students are encouraged to participate by submit-ting an illustration/ drawing or media around the theme, “Celebrating Women in the Military.” Deadline for entries is October 1, 2020. Awards will be given for grand prize overall and 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Campus CateringReady to Serve! Dear Families,

Did you know that breakfast and lunch is served daily at Clovis Unified?
 Our CUSD Campus Catering team is serving breakfast and lunch via drive-through at 18 locations and any student can come to the sites listed below be-
tween 6:30 and 8:30 a.m. CUSD student ID will be required.
ColeElementary, Dry Creek Elementary, Fancher Creek Elementary, Miramonte Elementary , Nelson Elementary , Pinedale Elementary , Sierra VistaElementary ,Tarpey Elementary , Temperance Kutner Ele-mentary , Weldon Elementary , Clark Intermediate School , KastnerIntermediate School , Buchanan High School , Clovis High School , Clovis East High School , Clovis North High School , Clovis West High School , Gateway High School.

The cost of breakfast is $1.00 and lunch is $2.25 for elementary and $1.25 breakfast and $3.00 lunch for high school and intermediate schools. Qualifying students under the National School Lunch Program will receive the items at a free or reduced
price. Non-qualifying students will be charged on their student's lunch ac-count. Parents may add money to their student's account through ParentConnect (https://qweb.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/parentportal) by using
PayPal.
Sorry, no cash or checks will be accepted at school or through the drive-through.
All families are encouraged to complete a Na-tional School Lunch Program application (found in the Annual Information Update).
If you have further questions or would like to know where else break-fast/lunch is offered at our CUSD schools, please visit - https:// www.cusd.com/CampusCatering.aspx

Tech Help for Students/Parents From https://www.cusd.com/TechnologyHelpforStudents.aspx :

CLEVER -- https://clever.cusd.com

CLEVER is a portal that allows students easy access to their digital learning applica-tions. CLEVER provides a way to make many applications accessible with just one click. Below is a list of links and documentation that will assist families with information that will help make using CLEVER easier than ever.

Open clever.cusd.com, How to sign into CLEVER, Additional Digital Learning Applica-tion Login Information. In order to work properly the CLEVER extension must be add-
ed to your web browser. Click here for more CLEVER Extension Information 

Helpful tip to keep it all running smoothly - clear your web browser cache

While visiting the MV Office Thank you for wearing your mask and
practicing social distancing!

Parents, when your student(s) needs help with their computer, please encourage them to ask their teach-ers for assistance. We are working hard to help our
Golden Bears build independence and to advocate for themselves.