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Principal’s Message— Parent Academy	Week at a Glance nights are back! Join us via Zoom on Thurs-

day, September 24 at 5:00 pm to learn about our school wide initiative, The Positivity Pro-ject. We’ll introduce you to the Other People
mindset and the 24 Character strengths. Find out your top three strengths too! Email Lisa Wicks at Lisawicks@cusd.com
to RSVP for the Zoom link. See pg. 3 &5 for more info.

Monday, September 21

*Positivity Project—Week 2: Curiosity—Lesson #1

*1st Qt. SSC/ELAC Mtg. 3:15

Tuesday, September 22

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Wednesday, September 23 *P3 Curiosity Lesson #3 *Board Mtg., 6:30
Thursday, September 24 *P2 Curiosity Lesson #4 *Parent Academy, 5:00

Friday, September 25 * P2 Curiosity Lesson #5

*Progress reports

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First Graders in Mrs. Rios’
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Notes from the Nursing Dept.– It’s that time of the
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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!

Upcoming Events

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*October 1—Parent Academy *October 7—PAC Mtg.

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MV Office Hours:

Monday—Friday

7:30—4:00 Quote of the Week:

“We keep moving forward, open-ing doors, and doing new things because we’re curious...and curi-osity keeps leading us down new paths.”

Walt Disney

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Parent Academy is Back – Parent Academy nights will be kicking off on Thursday, September 24th. Our topics will include information about The Positiv-ity Project, Digital Citizenship and Tech Support, creating independent learners at home, and other exciting and interesting topics. Our five week series will run every Thursday from 5:00—6:00 pm via Zoom. Stay tuned for Zoom links.

Campus Catering ready to serve! Meals for kids at no cost! 7-9 am, Monday - Friday. In addi-tion to the drive-through meal pick-up available at various schools, buses will bring breakfast and lunch to bus stops around the district. Bus Stop Meal Pick-up at MV Kinder parking lot is at 7:30 am, and also at the corner of N. Jackson and Spruce at 8:00 am. For more information go to https:// www.cusd.com/CampusCatering.aspx

Celebrations Around the World

Moon Festival—China -This day is a national holiday in China and is celebrated in the Far East and in Asian communities throughout the world. It is held in the middle of the month of September. The wheat has been gathered in North China and the rice has been harvested in South China. During the moon festival the moon looks bigger, brighter, and closer to the Earth then at any other time of the year. This festival honors the female goddess of the moon. Family reunions are held where presents are exchanged and there is much feasting. One of the main foods eaten during this festival are moon cakes which are small round cakes filled with things such as fruit and nuts. Severn hundred years ago during Yuan dynasty China was ruled by the Mongols who invaded the
country from the north.

Golden Bears

Growl with GRRS

Hello Mountain View Golden Bears! I hope all of you are staying healthy and safe. 😊 This week I will be recommending three books. One for lower grade students, one for middle grade students, and one for upper grade students. Additionally, I will be providing some very interesting library/book facts. Which can be seen below!

Check this out:

•      In the Harvard Library there are three books that are bound by human skin. The practice of binding books with human skin dates back to the 15th century. The discussed practice is known as anthropodermic bibliopegy and was sometimes done to memorialize the dead (Kastrenakes, 2014).
•      The longest book title in existence consists of 3,777 words (Guinnessworldrecords, 2019).

•      There are “Human Libraries” around the world where you can check-out humans as a living book and listen to their unique life stories (Reader’s Digest, 2017).

Lower Grade Book: Poor Louie Author: Tony Fucile Reading Level: 1.8
Poor Louie by Tony Fucile is a humorous and light-hearted Children’s book about a dog whose life is picture perfect. However, things begin to change quickly when his owners start preparing to welcome their new baby. Hurt by the changes that have taken place, Louie plans to run away. In the end, Louie realizes he is still loved by his family!

Middle Grade

Book: Because of Winn-Dixie Author: Kate DiCamillo Reading Level: 3.9
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo is a humorous and heart-warming tale about a young girl named India Opal who moves to Naomi, Florida with her father. A short time after moving, India Opal becomes the owner of a stray dog named Winn-Dixie, who has a great sense of humor and a zest for life. With Winn-Dixie’s help, Opal makes some interesting new friends and learns to let go of the pain she harbors towards her mother, who abandoned her at a young age.

Upper Grade

Book: Where is the Great Wall? Author: Patricia Brennan Demuth Reading Level: 5.5
Where is the Great Wall? By Patricia Brennan Demuth belongs to the non-fiction “Where Is?” book series. Which contains a number of books about famous sites around the world. In this particular book from the discussed series, the author is able to tell the story of China in a captivating fashion. Specifically, details about the first empower of China, the rise and fall of dynasties, the greatness of Chinese culture, and China’s present-day status as a communist world power are examined. Additionally, a variety of eye-catching illustrations are included in the discussed book as well.

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Positivity	Project

Week	2	Curiosity

Hispanic Heritage Month - Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage

Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contribu-tions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under Presi-dent Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August
17, 1988. The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniver-sary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile cele-brate their independence days on September 16 and September18, respec-tively. See page 4 for authentic Golden Bear art work honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month.

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MV Golden Bears Celebrate and Honor National Hispanic

HeritageMonth withtheir Artisticand CreativeTalents

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