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Principal’s Message— I would love to take this op-	Week at a Glance portunity to thank and applaud all of our Golden

Bear students who ran for student council offices. Every speech was beautifully written. I appreciat-ed the courage our candidates exemplified in re-cording their videos for the entire MV community. I was truly impressed and blown away. Each stu-dent showed tremendous leadership skills. See page 3 for results. Exciting news...We are now checking out library books. See page 5 for instruc-tions!

Measure A on the November Ballot -FACT: EVERY Clovis Unified school wouldbenefit fromthe Measure A bond. Funds would be designated for HEALTH & SAFETY UPGRADES that in-

clude automatic lockingdoors for classrooms and advanced venti-lation upgrades to schoolairfiltration systems for the protection

Monday, September 28

*Positivity Project—Week 3: Teamwork—Lesson #1

*Happy Monday

Tuesday, September 29 *P2 Teamwork Lesson #2

Wednesday, September 30 *P2 Teamwork Lesson #3

Thursday, October 1 *P2 Teamwork Lesson #4 *Parent Academy, 5:00

Friday, October 2

* P2 Teamwork Lesson #5

* Hooray! It’s Friday :)

W I T H

of our students and staff. It’s your school district. He howClovis Unified will look in the years to come. Le about Measure A at
cusd.com/2020bond. For additionalinfor-mation, see page 2.
	lp us decide arn the facts
	
Notes from the Nursing Dept.– It’s that time of the
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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!

Upcoming Events

L E A D
*October 7—Board Mtg. *October 8—Parent Academy *October 16- End of the 1st Qt.
B E A R S
MV Office Hours:

Monday—Friday

7:30—4:00 Quote of the Week:

G o l d e n
“Coming together is the beginning. Keeping to-gether is progress. Working together is success.”

-Henry Ford

to all of the students who ran for student
dent), Liza Jayne Madsen (5th grade Presi-
is-Burnley (Athletic Commissioner), Alexa
Bradley and Theo Doctolero (Library Laison)
Student Council election results are in!- Congratulations

councl. Our new offic rs are: Ta lor Ne
gretei (President), LukeePatla (ViceyPresi--

dent), Evan Figlioli (Secretary), Kayden Lew-

Garcia (Spirit Leader), Alina Doctolero
(Historian), Merona Gallab (Reporter), iJaylie

Campus Catering ready to serve! Meals for kids at no cost! 7-9 am, Monday - Friday. In addition to the drive-through meal pick-up availa-ble 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 Trung Thu—

Vietnam— Trung Thu is a mid-autumn fes-tival in Vietnam that celebrates the beauty of the moon. It is mainly a children’s festi-val. During the festival, families gather and parents give their children fish and flower shaped moon cakes. The moon cakes are made from sticky rice and filled with many different things. Sometimes moon cakes in fancy boxes are given as gifts. In the even-ing children parade in the streets holding can-dlelit lanterns and performing the danc-es of the unicorn. They are accompanied by drums and cymbals. Legend says that this moon festival probably began during the reign of Emperor Minh-Hoang of the Duong Dynasty. He is said to have taken
his wife to look at the beautiful moon.

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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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 be-cause it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and
September18, respectively.