Mails Messenger Faythe Mutchnick, Principal

Joe Shaw, Assistant Principal

March 21, 2014

Character Counts

At Lisa J. Mails!

Harmony

Empathy

Achievement

Reflection

Transformation

Mark Your

Calendars

Monday, April 7th

Students Return from

Spring Break

Thursday, April 10th

Talent Show Rehearsal

2:30 - 4:00 PM

Friday, April 11th

Talent Show Assemblies

9:00 AM

1:30 PM

Talent Show

6:30 PM

Tuesday, April 15th

School Tour

9:00 AM

California Business Community Recognizes Lisa J. Mails Elementary School

Alta Murrieta Elementary, Cole Canyon Elementary, Lisa J. Mails Elementary,

Rail Ranch Elementary, Thompson Middle School, Murrieta Valley High

School and Vista Murrieta High School were all selected by California

Business for Education Excellence (CBEE) California to receive the title of

2013 Honor Roll Schools. Schools receiving this distinction from the

California business community have demonstrated consistently high levels of

student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time

and reduction in achievement gaps among student populations.

Lisa J. Mails was awarded the Scholar Award for showing significant levels of

academic achievement as a school that does not have a significant socio-

economically disadvantaged student population. “We are proud to be

recognized by California’s business community for having Honor Roll

schools,” said Murrieta Valley Unified School District Superintendent Pat

Kelley. “Our teachers and administrators work tirelessly to keep the focus on

high expectations and student academic achievement. Their hard work and

dedication is paying off for all of our students.”

CBEE has identified a common set of success factors in higher performing

Honor Roll schools and districts. These include high expectations for all

students; ongoing collaboration among teachers to improve practice; targeted

use of data to pinpoint challenges and monitor progress; continual intervention

for struggling students; and mastery of content knowledge and pedagogical

practices.

We are proud of this honor and thank the CBEE for recognizing us again this

year!

Fri.September 20th

Run-a-thon

9:00 AM Kinder/1

10:10 AM 2/3

11:20 AM 4/5

Tues. September 24th

Make-up Picture Day

PRO Night

7:00 PM

Thurs. September 26th

School Tour

9:00 AM

Fri. September 27th

Lunch w/Principals

Mon. September 30th

Chalk Draw 8:00 AM

Book Fair Begins

Fri. October 4th

Grand parents Day

Breakfast

8:00 AM

Book Fair Ends

Mon. October 7th

5th Grade leave for

Pathfinder Ranch

Wed. October 9th

5th Grade returns from

Pathfinder

Wednesday, April 16th

PTA Board Meeting

6:00 PM

Murrieta Technology

and Innovation Expo

4:00 – 7:00 PM

Murrieta Mesa HS

Thursday, April 24th

District Band Concert

7:00 PM

Vista Murrieta HS

Friday, April 25th

Student Lunch with the

Principals

11:45 AM

Friday, April 26th

PTA Spring Fling Event

2:00 – 6:00 PM

Monday, April 28th

Chalk Draw

7:50 AM

Tuesday, April 29th

Parents ‘R Onboard

Meeting

(Math Common Core)

6:00 PM

Wednesday, April 30th

Military Appreciation

Night

6:00 – 8:00 PM

DMMS

Monarchs Making Us Proud…

Promenade Mall Art Exhibit The following students had artwork chosen for this exhibit. Student artwork was on display throughout the month of February. Congratulations to these fantastic visual artists! Kindergarten – Ellie Delgado, Chase Owen 1st Grade – Maisy Randolph 2nd Grade – Riley Jarrett, Daisy Gale 3rd Grade – Jayden Ivcevic, Mikaila Morel, Illiana Gomez, London Wilson, Pablo Alvarez 4th Grade – Jasmine Zietlow, Annaka Stackhouse 5th Grade – Katrina Gomez, Brooke Jones, Owin Page

Stage Notes Perform at “Rock the Oaks” Our Stage Notes Performing Arts club had the opportunity to participate in a community service event. They sang one of the songs from Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr. at “Rock the Oaks”, which supported our community and the kids of Oak Grove. Proceeds from “Rock the Oaks” event benefitted the Performing Arts and Autism Programs of Oak Grove Center. The students did a great job and had a lot of fun! Adopt-a-Classroom Thank you to the Bork Family for adopting Mrs. Harbour’s classroom. We appreciate your support of this class and our school!

Mrs. McLain Chosen as District Teacher of the Year Last week, we celebrated the announcement of Mrs. McLain as one of three district Teachers of the Year. She was the LJ Mails Teacher of the Year for 2012 – 2013, and she went through a process that included a classroom observation and panel interview in order to earn this district accolade. We are proud of this honor and thank Mrs. McLain for representing our school so well! Science Fair Winners We congratulate this year’s Science Fair winners! The process of developing a question of inquiry, forming a hypothesis, and conducting a formal experiment with concluding thoughts is challenging, but important. Our students’ entries were judged by advanced science students at Vista Murrieta High School, and the following students have projects moving on to the county level: Chloe Gaines, Tikiaya Dunklin, Averie Washburn, Joel Cordova, Paige Kunze, Austin Noble, Katelyn Bowen, Trinity Guron, Joshua Torres, Lexi Powell, Gabriella Leonhard, Jordan Waroff, Peyton Cundari, Amiya Joyce, Justin Schneider, Kylie Langsdale, Troy Havlicheck, Carly Murray, Colin Carney, Carter Oldham, Victoria DiGiovanni, and Gavin Walker March Madness It’s just not March at Mails without a little basketball! Congratulations to our first place winners for making it past some tough competition! 3rd Grade: Beast Mode (Ryui Rivers, AD Nunez, DeShawn Brooks, and Obi Nwafor) 4th Grade: The Elites (Luke Matthews, Jerrad Gonzalez, Jace Campbell, and Carter Oldham) 5th Grade: The Mighty Ducks (Jesse Bermudez, Kennon Madigan, Jayden Galley, and Landon Valentine)

Announcements

TK/Kinder Registration Transitional Kindergarten will again be in place next year for students who do not make the cut-off for Kindergarten. Students must be five years old by 9/1/14 to be eligible for Kindergarten. Students with birthdays from 9/2/09 to 12/2/09 will be eligible for the TK class(es) which will be held in the morning. Our district is moving to an online registration system for this upcoming school year. You may call our office to be put on an email list and we will be emailing everyone on the list as soon as the system is live to register. Please check the district website for updates. If you are not an in-boundary LJM student, you will be required to turn in a transfer request and have that approved prior to registering for TK/Kindergarten. It is imperative that you move forward with that process right away to ensure your space. Please note that our Early Bird and Late Bird programs will continue next year and students will be placed in morning or afternoon classes based on age, with younger students in the morning. Exceptions will be made for students with child care needs. No one will be assigned Early Bird or Late Bird until we are secure in our numbers. Notification will likely occur in June. Immunization Update Effective January 1, 2014, parents who want to exempt their child from one or more required immunizations because of their personal beliefs must provide to the school:

A letter or affidavit requesting an exemption that states that the required immunization(s) are contrary to their beliefs AND A statement signed and dated by a health care practitioner and parent indicating that the practitioner has provided, and the parent has received, information about the benefits and risks of immunizations and the risks of vaccine-preventable diseases.

Homework Hotline Harvey Mudd College is offering free mathematics and science tutoring for Grades in grades 4 – 12. This support is provided via the homework hotline at 1-877-8ASKHMC (827-5462). Click on the link at the bottom of this newsletter for full details.

Military Appreciation Night Please join other military families of Lisa J. Mails and DMMS for a night of games, movies, and fun! This is a chance to connect with other military families and enjoy an evening with your family. Please RSVP by April 23rd to ghensley@murrieta.k12.ca.us or dharrison@murrieta.k12.ca.us. Murrieta Community Technology & Innovation Exposition Please join us as we explore the ingenuity, innovation and collaboration in Murrieta! This event will showcase the technology and advanced skills coming out of Murrieta’s schools, as well as the innovations by our business community. The event is on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 from 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Murrieta Mesa High School.

Congratulations to our February Award Recipients

(Picture Unavailable – We Apologize!)

1st – 3rd

4th and 5th

February Soaring Spirit Recipients: Respect Tegan Thornton, Beau Heise, Joey Miller, Gavin Ball, Chloey Legg,

Mason Hartwell, Isabella Saenz, Alyssa Malstrom, Rene Juarez, Lochlainn Atwood, Aidan Beard, Brandon Yi, Eva Diaz, Ryan Vergara,

Luke Carver, Jordan Brooks, Caydree Jennings, Matthew Williams, Jolie Ketcham-Ramos, Benjamin Sanchez, Myles Hartwell, Adam Fong,

Jacob O’Brien, Le’Jae Koebler, Jurnee Myers, William Francia, Jason Cook, Kaitlyn Doty, Peyton Cundari, April Bermejo, Justin Myers, Robert Lopez,

Keilani Trammell, Kylie Langsdale, Bella Harris, Connor Hellman, Geric De Leon, Kayla Durbin, Carson Murray, Christopher Attilano, Christopher Crumpton, Sydney Moreno, Emmy Flores, Emily Burke,

Wyatt Hagerman, Conner Bonewald, Gisell Phrakonekham, and Ehron Wise

Lunch with the Principals

Awarded for Academic Achievement

Kendyll Ratcliffe, Matthew Leonhart, Hannah Horstman, Marissa Can, Evan Gates, Oliver McCutcheon, Ryder Cabrera, Andrew Herder,

Joseph Telly, Piper Jewell, Luis Alvarez, Caleb O’Keefe, Mikayla Sanborn, Sareyah Rivers, Kameron Seiki, Riley Simpson, Nia Barker, Amari Guzman, Taylor Beaman, Nia Taylor, Lexi Powell, Jasmine Zietlow, Sophia Germain,

Olivia Rodrigo, Marcello Lira, and Emily Ngov

Congratulations to our March Award Recipients

1st – 3rd

4th and 5th

March Soaring Spirit Recipients: Responsibility Noah Blanco, Rihanna Richardson, Karaline Simonson, Juan Juarez,

Tanner Bentley, Wyatt Koehn, Jasleen Bhandal, Owen Babbey, Ciana Northup, Elise Duke, Chloe Depner, Logan Macleod, Ashlyn Felix,

Kailana Gabriel, Kylie Dowden, Savannah Haselroth, Rylee Walsh, Lily Zavala, Freya Blues, Grace Perez, Johnnice Recolaso, Nicole Starkey,

Javen Fink, Milay Galbraith, Aidan Gudino, Julius Delgado, Rosalinda Chavez, Annaka Stackhouse, Kristian Wilson, Lily Gale,

Joshua Osazuwa, Randilyn Fletcher, Tyler DeVeney, Cameron DeGaris, Averie Washburn, Sean Can, Gabriella Leonhard, Zack Trezona,

Anthony Rivera, Kaleah Knox, Nayeli Hernandez, Raquelle Payne, Collin DesRoberts, Brody Williamson, Brooklynn Bonafede, Kassidy Adams,

Savannah Yankee, Spencer Robinson, and Leah Williams

Authors of the Month

1st Grade: Presley Waroff 2nd Grade: Camila Bello 3rd Grade: Kennedy Estanislao and Aleks Sitar 4th Grade: Josh Torres 5th Grade: Brooklyn Bonafede

Artists of the Month

1st Grade: Nicholas Chinchilla 2nd Grade: Ena Kuklis 3rd Grade: Ellie Patrick 4th Grade: Sammy Agajanian 5th Grade: Avery Poznanski

Celebrating Happiness…

Thank you to parent Maria Bailey and our new Library Tech, Mrs. Wallace,

for bringing a little happiness to our campus this week. In honor of

International Day of Happiness, we asked to students, staff, and parents to

share what makes them happy. We all enjoyed reading the declarations of

happiness, as much as writing them. Here are a few favorites:

I am happy because…

I have a great family and friends. It’s almost Spring Break. I’m alive. I love this school. I get to get a goldfish. I’m here at school with my best pals. I’m me. My dad is home. I have minecraft. My sister is finally home from the hospital. I have everything I need. My cousin was just born. I get to help the world. My mom gives me sweets. I passed out of Fast Math. I am able to do the Alice in Wonderland play. Life is awesome. I am a Monarch! We wish you a very HAPPY and safe Spring Break! Feel free to spread and celebrate the happiness!!!!

Please Support Our Procedures for Arrival and Pickup

Please be aware of our new procedures for 2014. Please review these with your child and emphasize the importance of meeting these new expectations:

Students waiting for their rides after school need to wait behind the yellow line and be seated until their ride arrives. Students should not be in the planters, and they should not be engaged in tag or chase. This is a big change for our students, but it will result in a safer and more orderly environment.

Parents, as you drive through the car loop, please be aware of our new, yellow numbered spaces. Please pull up to the yellow line to enable us to maximize our drop-off space.

We have started and will continue to enforce an 8:20 start time for students. Our front door will be closing promptly at 8:20 and all students who arrive after this time will be asked to sign in and get a tardy pass. Please adjust your morning routine to ensure that your child arrives on campus by 8:20. If your family continues to find your selves getting here right at the bell, leave ten minutes early or come at 8:00 AM. This will give your child time to play on the playground, and you will beat the worst of the traffic.

We know that these new rules will require some changes, but our goal is, as always, to create a safe and efficient campus. We truly appreciate your support in making some small changes that we feel will be of benefit to all! And, a reminder, please watch your speed at all times in the parking lot and anywhere in the school zone. It is essential that we model HEART in all ways for our children and do everything we can to keep all students safe!!!

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