October MVLA Parent Newsletter

Hi everyone! I'm sorry about so many surveys. This one is for our Leader In Me Initiative and we need it to ensure we have measurable results. It should only take a couple of minutes.

https://tinyurl.com/3nczhft2

Thank you so much!!!

Greetings MVLA Families!

This Thursday, October 20th, we will be hosting a full scale evacuation drill. What this means is that at approximately 12:30pm on that day all students and staff will be walking to St. Genevieve's Parish Hall. From there we will be picked up by school busses and transported down to the Dr. Karen M. Trujillo Administration Complex at 505 South Main Street. There we will congregate in the Boardroom and get students organized for pick up.

Students will have to be picked up from that location between 2 and 2:30. Anyone picking up students will need their photo id and must be on the emergency (release to) contact list, in our system. Please make sure to contact the school prior to the 20th if you plan to have someone pick up your student that is not already approved.

We will be updating you with more information as we get closer to that date. If you have any questions in the meantime, please feel free to contact me at amartos@lcps.net or call the school at 575-527-6059.

September 26th - October 7th FALL BREAK

October 14th, 21st and the 28th - One third of the students will be going to Spaceport America. Please be on the lookout for the permission slip for your student.

October 13th - AES Students will go on a field trip to Cruces Creatives.

October 14th - Students not on the Spaceport trip will attend a 10 X 25 Creativity Conference

October 21st - Chess Tournament

October 20th - Full Scale Evacuation Drill - Parents will be picking up students at Central Office - The Dr. Karen Trujillo Administration Offices (Please see more information about this event below.)

From October 10th through October 24th, You will be able to purchase MVLA SWAG at

The State asks that we track why students miss. If you have a minute, please take this very short survey to help us get an idea of why kiddos are sometimes out. We have only had about 30 responses. If you have not had a chance to fill this out, please do. I promise it's not long and I fixed the glitches....I believe.

https://forms.gle/vsvmrShL8mfXSisr5

This month's theme for Enriched Learning Theme is Civic Engagement. This is an opportunity to teach our students what it means to be a responsible citizen. If you know someone or

would yourself like to come be a presenter at the school to discuss civic engagement,

please let Mrs. Martos know.

I know that sometimes we would like to help, but just don't know how. Please fill out this quick form to let us know what you do and how you might want to be involved in our MVLA community:

https://forms.gle/pQgxNj4s1KzxrdBL7

Thank you for another fabulous PTO meeting! We will meet again October 27th at 6pm in person and on zoom.

Two important notes. The District is looking for volunteers to serve on the Budget Survey Committee and the 23-24 School Calendar Committee. If you are interested please go to this link https://www.lcps.net/article/833572

Below is the schedule for the District Advisory Council Meetings.

Students are only allowed to use their cell phones before school, at lunch and after school. If you need to speak to your child or get a message to your child during the day, please call the front office at 527-6059 and we will get the message to your student.

If your child does not feel well, please tell them they need to come see the nurse and she will contact you if they need to be picked up. Students should not be calling or texting parents during the day unless it is from the office with an adult present.

Cell phones can be a huge distraction at school and we need your help to address this very real problem.

If parents have any of the following extra items, teachers could use....

Bean bag filler

Jenga sets

Fidget items (non-noisey)

For this year's parent newsletters, my goal will be to have one go out at the beginning of each month. If I need to add information to it during the month, I will do so and send out the same newsletter with the updates.

If I ever leave anything out that you need information about, please feel free to email me at amartos@lcps.net or call me at 575-527-6059.

If you or someone you know is in need of community resources, basic needs, English/Spanish Classes, GED classes or are just curious as to what other resources LCPS has to offer, please call our Parent Hotline at 575-468-8279.

Mesilla Valley Leadership Academy is a 6-8 school of choice here in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Started by Dr. Toni Hull, we are a RCA inspired project-based school. We have five houses who all compete to win the coveted Title of Champions each year.

Email: amartos@lcps.net
Website: mvla.lcps.net
Location: 821 East Lohman
Phone: 575-527-6059

Please be sure to check out http://www.lcps.net/ for information about tutoring, meal services and other district initiatives available to the community.