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Principal’s Message— On Monday, September 14 , MV will	Week at a Glance be kicking off the Positivity Project school wide throughout

grades K-6. Our first week of lessons highlights the Other People Mindset (OPM) and the introduction of the 24 Character Strengths. See page 3 of this week’s Growl for more information. Wecan’t wait to sharethis informationduring ourParentAcade-my nights!

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m a i n t e n a n c e a n d m o d e r n i z a t i o n t o a g -i n g s c h o o l s .

Notes from the Nursing Dept.-All Immunizations are required (per state law) even though we are doing distance learning. Please make sure you contact thenurses’ office for more information. Get those
immunizationsin! Also,be sure to get yourflu shot.

Monday, September 14 *Safety Week - Fire
*Positivity Project (P2) Kick-Off, Lesson #1: Other People Mind-set

Tuesday, September 15 *P2 Lesson #2

Wednesday, September 16 *P3 Lesson #3

*CAC Mtg., 3:30 Thursday, September 17 *P2 Lesson #4
*District SART, 5:00

Friday, September 18 * P2 Lesson #5

Upcoming Events

*September 21—1st Qt SSC/ELAC *September 23—Board Mtg. *September 24—Parent Academy *September 25—Progress Reports
MV Office Hours:

Monday—Friday

7:30—4:00

MV GRRS	MV Mission

Quote of the Week:

G - Be Golden

R - Be Respectful

R - BeResponsible

S - Be Safe

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!

AlWAys do the right thing even When no one is WAtching

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 (see pg. 3 for more information), Digital Citizenship and Tech Support, cre-ating 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

Mexican Independence Day is celebrated in Mexico on September 16. On this day in 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo of Delores made a famous speech urging Mexican citi-zens to fight for their rights and end Span-ish control over Mexico. The people began attacking the government and Mexico final-ly won independence from Spain in1821. Today, on September 16, the Mexican peo-ple remember Father Hidalgo and celebrate their freedom by ringing cathedral bells throughout the country. There are carnivals and fairs in every village and city. Tradi-tional Mexican food such as rice, beans, chicken mole and burritos are eaten. There are military parades and folk dancing, with
fireworks at the end of the day!

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.