JAGUAR NEWS Hello Murrieta Families, October is a busy month with many activities taking place both during the school day and after school. Our Fall Book Fair will be held from October 3

rd – 7

th. We will have “Doughnuts for Book Lovers” on Tuesday,

October 4th

. October 5th

is our Family Reading Night. On Thursday, October 6th

we will have our famous “Lunch with a Loved One.” October is also our Cancer Awareness Month and we will be wearing Pink to sup-port on Wednesdays. Some of our after school programs have already began. This month we will also have more programs joining for 6 weeks. Look for the flyer that will be coming home soon and encourage your child to sign up for one of the before or after school programs. Parent conferences are scheduled to take place October 17th through October 21. So that more time can be devoted to conferences, October 18th ‐21

st will be minimum days, with a student dismissal time of 11:40 for all

TK and Kindergarten, 12:10 for 1st – 3rd, and 12:20 for 4th and 5th grade. As conference week approaches, teachers will be contacting parents with more information on the conference schedule for each classroom and grade level. On October 24

th we will have a Professional Development Day. This student free day is very valuable, as teach-

ers use this time to learn and share best practices for student success. Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s largest drug prevention program will be October 25th – 28th where our students pledge to make healthy choices. We will have a different theme for each day. Good attendance matters! We greatly appreciate your support in helping your child be on time and at school every day. Prompt attendance is crucial to maximize student learning. Arriving to school just five minutes late each morning adds up to nearly three full days of missed instruction over the course of the school year! Thank you for your support in getting our kids to school “on time all the time”.

Mr. Lurkins & Mrs. Kea

Newsletter October 2016

Giving back to our community! Our Community needs our help….

What would the holidays be like without the traditional family meal? It just wouldn’t be the same

without Mom’s special recipes...would it! Many families face the reality of a different kind of holi-

day season, for them it’s not a time to count their blessings, it’s just another day to survive.

Box of Love helps provide needy families in the community a beautiful, traditional holiday meal of

a canned ham, corn, green beans, soup, bread, fruit, juice, dessert and more. This is an oppor-

tunity for you to help the hungry, the homeless, the lost and forgotten. This program has helped

serve over 12,000 families...nearly 100,000 people who need someone to care. An Information

flyer will be coming home soon. The donation period will run from October 21st through the 10th

of November. Please help give back to our community.

KINDERGARTEN: Parmenter: Zane Hazelaar, Leah Munson, Clara Stanton, Olivia Yepiz; O’Dowd: Hannah Ballou,

Kailei Doll, Lyndsey Martin Del Campo, Joseph Mata Gonzalez; Reddick: Julie Moesser, Violet Preston, Crew

Thunstrom; Shafer: Jaxon Bickley, Madison Castro, Elijah Williams, Maiya Williams.

FIRST GRADE: Bissonette: Dominic Frazier, Jadyn Grassmeier, Olivia Nazar, Noella Patel, Degan Soderquist; Ciauri: Jacob Brown,

Alexa Cerriteno, Conner Engelman, Sofia Rosales, Kaylin Trujillo; Macaluso: Andy Fuentes, Tehya Hamilton, Loren Mendoza, Ty Stei-

ner; Pickrahn: Memphis Budge, Dreden Carlos, Eithan Gorbea-Sanchez, Rylan Steiner, Emily Strand; Weatherbie: Alexa Avila Caza-

rez, Julian Carrasco, Chloe Inman, Landen Ried.

SECOND GRADE: Arellano: Ahmyiah Hutchinson, Mason Maxwell, Jayden Molina, Ruby Moreno, Aidan Mulato; Baird: Hunter Atkin-

son, Sierra D’Aquanni, Daisy Davila, Brianna Noa, Henry White; Duquette: Miley Azcueta, Conor Lopez, Steven Mata Gonzalez, Gavin

Pracanica, Jocelyn Rojas; Fairchild: Jenna Garcia, Betsy Gonzalez, Sunny Johnson, Dylan McGee, Diego Sanchez; Zirpel: Jacob

Brown, Zoe England, Noe Guzman, Melina Topete, Evelyn Villalta.

THIRD GRADE: Doljanin: Noah Bolias, Alexander Feroni, Ava Harrison, Ellaika Reyes, Jenna Stanfield; Ferrell: Edgar Cornejo, Lila

Herman, Olivia Hernandez, Kaiya Speier, Cameron Wright; Garcia: Alli Frye, John Kim, Micah Law, Christofer Mata Gonzalez, Paris

Stapleton; Heidorn: Emma-Jo Anderson, Rilene Bernaldez, Brandon Monte, Jordan Nicholson, Daisy Sanchez; Scolinos: Mareia

Asham Gabra, Justin Benson, Issac Boesenberg, Adrian Cervantes, Sierra Drollinger.

FOURTH GRADE: Forney: Bianca Castro, Kensey Cirivello, Elfego Covarrubias, Abigail Moreno, Eric Murillo; Fox: Colin Capone, An-

nabelle Deven, Jake Fox, Cohen Green, Hector Saucedo; Nelson: Parker Asam, Eryka Covarrubias, Julian Gutierrez, Patrick Jenkins,

Bryce Ligtenberg; Redick: Samantha Burton, Ashlynn Foster, Kateln Miller, Oliver Sattley, Miley Thunstrom.

FIFTH GRADE: Daniels: Reese Ballou, Charlotte Benson, Larry Cabrera, Sadie Larkin, Jayden Nava, Liliana Valenzuela; Hall: Samuel

Fravel, Landon Griffiths, Evan Harding, Joel Kim, Jonah Kim, Kevin Meumann, Olivia Mitchell, Alexis Rodriguez; Hill: Alyson

Pulsipher, Ana Rabago, Isabel Rosales, William Spaid; Winters: Joseph Avalos Del Cid, Dustin Bertoch, Rylie Davis, Jaymeson Early,

Madison Ellsworth, Kylee Hepinger; Zavodnik: Taylor Devaney, Oliviah Marron, Vincenzo Padovani, Jayden Rose.

KINDERGARTEN: Clara Stanton, Nickolas Zurborg, Gavin Holley, Jaxon Bickley.

FIRST: Silas Buyak, Sofia Rosales, Chloe Apodaca, Eithan Gorbea-Sanchez, Naomi Bar-

bosa

SECOND: Jayden Molina, Mason Weeks, Steven Mata, Jaqueline Arreguin -Vargas, Zoe

England

THIRD: Jenna Stanfield, Olivia Hernandez, Colton Gregory, Kinsley Adair, Kemar Cham-

bers

FOURTH: Bailey Fisher, Corbyn Dye, Marianna Dominguez, Frankie Delema Hernandez

FIFTH: Sadie Larkin, Brosnan Pelton, Victoria Waldron, Scarlett Martinez

During the month of October, millions of people worldwide will become more prepared in the event of a major Earthquake. In California we call this the Great Shake Out and Murrieta Elementary School will participate in this disaster preparedness drill on Thursday, October 20th at 8:50am. This drill takes approximately one hour and students will be outside during the drill. Please make sure that you send your child in comfortable clothes, they will be outside until the drill ends. We want to encourage our Jaguar families to work on your disaster preparedness plan for home as well. For more information about how to be prepared at home, please visit the link below for additional information: http://earthquakecountry.org/step3/

We appreciate your patience and support as we participate in the Great America Shakeout on Thursday, Octo-ber 20th to test our emergency preparedness systems.

Dear MVUSD Parent,

This school year, we will be implementing new reporting tools, including new progress reports and report

cards. We have worked hard during the past year to develop these tools, including teacher and parent

representation in the process. Here is an overview of what you can expect:

Progress Report: The Progress Report will be given out in October (at conferences) and in March (prior

to Spring Break). The Progress Report will be reflective of the standards reported out on report cards, but

it will be a less formal tool. It will communicate to you, as the parent, how your student is doing in the key

content areas and in his/her work habits. Additionally, the progress report will contain a brief, individual-

ized narrative in regards to your student’s Strengths and Areas for Growth, as well as the School Sup-

ports in place and the Suggested Home Supports you can put in place for the remainder of the semester/

school year.

The Progress Report represents the district belief that through communication and collaboration between

school and home, all students can make growth towards achieving the academic standards. It supports a

“growth mindset”, where we strive for growth for all students. The Progress Report will frame the Parent-

Teacher Conference in October and enable us to have valuable, collaborative conversations in regards to

your child’s progress.

Report Card: The Elementary Report Card has been updated to align to the new California Standards. It

will be distributed at the end of each semester, in December and June. The Report Card will provide you

with a more detailed picture of where your child is, at the given time, in meeting the end of year stand-

ards.

Standards based grades will be provided for each of the key domains in English Language Arts and

Mathematics. The grades will be based on the following scale:

4 Standards Exceeded

3 Standards Met

2 Standards Nearly Met

1 Standards Not Met

Key areas of concern will also be identified to give you a more detailed understanding of your student’s

needs.

The Report Card will also provide you with a mark to represent your student’s effort in Social Studies,

Science, and other Curricular Areas. This effort grade will also be used to communicate progress in Work

Habits and Social Skills.

We are excited to begin using these new tools during the 2016 – 2017 school year. We will be evaluating

these tools throughout the school year and welcome your input. If you have any questions about the new

progress report or report card, please see your student’s teacher and/or the school administration.

Faythe Mutchnick-Jayx

Executive Director of Elementary Education