Volume XLVII, Issue 9

A Cal i fornia Dis t inguished School □ A National Blue Ribbon School

Ned Schoenwetter, Principal

ned@goleta.k12.ca.us

5465 Queen Ann Lane

Santa Barbara, CA 93111

805-681-1284

www.mtview.goleta.k12.ca.us

Inside this issue:

Time sure flies. It is hard to believe that the school year is coming to a close. It has been a wonderful year at Mountain View thanks to our dedicated staff, students and parents. I want to thank Yael Brennan, our PTA President, Carin Ezal, PTA Vice-President, and all of our PTA board members, event coordinators, and volunteers for their dedication to our school. I also want to thank Anita LaBau for her tireless work in preparing our Viewpoints newsletter every month.

Our PTA provides so many important and enriching experiences for our students. They also organize fun activities that help us celebrate a great school year and build our school community. Our school carnival is a prime example. We had record crowds and fun this year thanks to the hard work of parents and the carnival coordinators, Nancy Schley, Denise Sommer and Devon Stewart.

The Sixth Grade Graduation Ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 9, in the grass area in the front of the school. Seats will be available at 5:00 p.m. and the ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. The sixth grade class has created a beautiful tile mural that has been mounted on the wall outside of Mrs. Gallo’s kindergarten classroom.

The last day of school is Friday, June 12. Primary grade students will have their field day in the morning. Parents are welcome to come and help out at the stations. School will end at 11:40 a.m. for first through sixth grade students. Kindergarten students will be dismissed at 11:15 a.m. The cafeteria will serve lunch on that day. Please make sure your child knows if they will buy lunch or not.

We would like to congratulate Mrs. Julia Cirincione on her retirement. Julia has dedicated her life to teaching students with

From the Principal’s Desk

JUNE 2015

M O U N T A I N V I E W Elementary School

From the Principal’s Desk

PTA Corner: President’s Letter

PTA Final Report

Mountain View MAGIC Program

Fundraising News

Sixth Grade Activities

2015 Battle of the Books

2016 Battle of the Books Reading List

Carnival Thank You

Happy Birthday from the Library

Library Closure

MVS Foundation Update

Staff Appreciation Thank You

Summer Garden Help

Lost and Found

Field Day

Party Book Thank You

Bike/Walk-To-School Thank You

Book Fair

MV Technology Preview

Kid’s Zone

June 2015 Calendar

special needs. She is an incredible teacher, friend and mentor. Mountain View School will not be the same without her.

Below is a tentative listing of teachers for the 2015 - 2016 school year. Teachers can change before the start of school due to many factors.

Kindergarten: Kathy Gallo and Mark Casady

First Grade: Ann Erickson and Sigi Scigliano

Second Grade: Nate Latta and Joana Pattison

Third Grade: Katherine James and Pia Tsuruda

Fourth Grade: Mitch Light and Kellie Pearson

Fifth Grade: Holly Bosse and Hugh Ranson

Sixth Grade: Lisa Embury and Kelly Hammond

Learning Center: Cristina Mancuso

Special Day Class: Alena Avedissian, Nicole Messick, and

a teacher yet to be hired

The 2015–2016 school year will start on Wednesday, August 26. Tentative class lists will be posted on Tuesday, August 25, at 2:00 p.m. You may then visit the classroom of your child’s new teacher from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Have a great summer.

Sincerely, Ned Schoenwetter, Principal

Congratulations to our graduating class of 2015

and their families!

Sixth grade is a big year academically and socially and these last few weeks of school are filled with special events

for our wonderful graduates. A big thanks to all the parents who volunteered their time to support this class of students.

This was a wonderful year of new and returning Cultural Arts performances. Thanks to Lisa Vance and Dawn Mock for coordinating our Cultural Arts activities all year. Peruvian musicians Inca came last week and the Dancing Scientist will come the first week in June to finish out the year. Thanks also to Mona Lehman and her book fair team as well as Anita LaBau and her book swap helpers.

This year’s carnival featured many tried and true favorites as well as some new innovations. It takes dozens and dozens of folks to make the day a success, so a big thank you to all the volunteers and especially to co-chairs Nancy Schley, Devon Stewart and Denise Sommer. Thanks also to Leigh Ehrlich who will run Field Day for the younger grades on the last day of school.

This was a very special year for me and it was an honor to serve as your PTA President. The outgoing PTA Board is filled with talented and enthusiastic “doers” who make so many things happen at school with their hours and hours of behind the scenes work. Thank you to the Executive Board and all the Committee Chairs for your incredible efforts. You are much appreciated. Please welcome the very capable Carin Ezal as next year’s PTA President with the wonderful Melissa Renda as Executive Vice President.

Notes from the PTA President Corner

As school wraps up, many classes will have parties and events. This time of year is a whirlwind of activity for most families. If your children are interested in playing fall sports (soccer, football, lacrosse, etc.) be sure to register them now.

Last, but not least…please come to the Honorary Service Awards and Volunteer Appreciation Coffee on the morning of Monday, June 1st! Coffee and a continental breakfast will be served. The event will run from 8:00-9:00 AM. Please come early so we can get everyone seated in time to see the wonderful skits to surprise our Honorary Service Award winners.

Have a terrific summer,

Yael Brennan PTA President

yael_brennan@hotmail.com

Mountain View School PTA Final Report 2014-2015

As we bring the 2014-15 school year to a close, we would like to share a summary of the PTA’s accomplishments—YOUR accomplishments! Thank you for your generosity in both time

and donations. Fundraising endeavors allow the Mountain View PTA to direct money to a variety of service projects, special events, and specialist programs. The PTA funded many programs for the students and teachers this year.

PTA Funds go towards …

■ Purchase of new library books and curriculum support

■ Purchase of 26 Chrome Books ■ Purchase of 16 iPads ■ Staff instructional materials and equipment

Staff conferences, in-services, technology training

■ Class Trip Bussing for all classes ■ Cultural Arts Assemblies ■ Additional classroom time with certificated

tutors ■ Sent five (5) teachers to Technology

training at CUE Conference ■ Artist in Residence Program ■ Poet in Residence Program ■ Conflict Resolution/Peaceful Partners

Program ■ Recess Supplies ■ Classroom Supplies ■ Garden ■ Fans for all Classrooms ■ New Recess Supplies ■ School Directory

Events and Programs Organized by the PTA:

■ Mountain View Carnival ■ Family Science Night ■ Book Swaps ■ Red Ribbon Week ■ Hovercraft Mania and Hovercraft build days ■ Book Fair ■ Farmer’s Markets ■ Party Book Events: Class Parties, Kids’ Glow

Dance Party, 80’s Party and more ■ Back-to-School Night ■ CASA Holiday Gift Drive ■ Field Day ■ Move-A-Thon ■ Ice Cream Social and Art Fair at Open House ■ Bike Safety Assembly and Bike Helmet Fair ■ Bike Rodeo ■ Walk/Bike-to-School Day ■ UCSB Soccer Night ■ Career Day ■ New Family Welcome Program ■ Garden Maintenance ■ Staff Appreciation Days ■ Mountain View Logo wear ■ Birthday Book Program

Home/School Communication: Publication of the school directory (the PTA provides a free copy to every family), publication of monthly Viewpoints newsletters, Friday folder announcements, electronic information flyers, electronic board listings, school website, information table at August Welcome Coffee, October Back-to-School Night, April Open House, representative at monthly School Site Council meetings and monthly District Advisory Committee meetings. Staff Appreciation: Staff luncheon for back-to-school, Staff Appreciation lunches, Honorary Service Awards/Volunteer Coffee, Day of the Teacher Appreciation lunch, large per-teacher allowances for classroom supplies and materials.

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The MAGIC Annual Appeal has raised about $85,000. Every contribution was important in helping to provide another year of specialist instruction in Art, Computer Science, Library, Music, Physical Education, and Science — well above and beyond what the state or the district funds. All the students at Mountain View benefit from this enrichment.

A SINCERE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!!!

MAGIC appreciates our generous Business Sponsors! Please remember to support these local businesses and thank them:

Platinum Sponsors

Advanced Dermatology and Aesthetics Center – Kim Hurvitz Mark Da Re, DDS

Philip Delio, MD – Neurology Associates of Santa Barbara Dominic and Leah Regas – Soliton Services

Gold Sponsors

Allstate Insurance – Alain Welty Richard & Liza Belkin, MDs Below Magid Construction

Lurleen Benzian, MD Channel City Lumber

Deco Marketing Group – Marjorie Large El Rincon Bohemio Restaurant – Rodriquez Family

Jeff Forster – Morgan Stanley Kathy Henry – Village Properties Mission Audio/Video – Bill Janka Simply Redesigned – Karin Ucer Stewart White & Brett Grube DDS

Greg Vigna, M.D., J.D. - Catastrophic Injury Attorney

Silver Sponsors

Ambient Event Design – Amy Mognis Coldwell Banker – Stephanie Young, Realtor

Ishu Rao, MD – Rao Cardiac Arrhythmia Jeffrey Sager, MD

Summa Capital Management – Brian Schaffield Summer Knight and Emily Termond, Realtors Wendy Alston Halleck – Alston face & body

Bronze Sponsors

Fairview Carwash

Support MAGIC. Support our children. Thank you from the MAGIC Committee!

If you have any questions, please visit the school website or email us!

MVSMagic@cox.net or http://mtnview.goleta.k12.ca.us/magic

$85,000

Mountain View MAGIC Specialist Program

Fundraising at Mountain View

School is almost out! Happy Summer!!

Thanks to each and every one of you. We had a spectacular year, packed with fantastic fundraising opportunities and your participation. Over the summer, please continue to use our Amazon Associates program, keep clipping the Box Tops and clean your car at Fairview Car Wash.

See you next academic year and have a wonderful summer vacation!

If you have not already done so, when shopping with AMAZON, please make sure you have updated the LINK. Follow the directions below:

As a reminder:

The Mountain View PTA receives 4-8% on each item ordered through the Mountain View Associates Site.

There is no mark-up paid on any items purchased.

Items ordered through the Mountain View Amazon link are not tracked.

You enjoy the same privileges and benefits as a loyal Amazon customer.

The program is compatible with Amazon Prime.

The Amazon SMILE program is not the same as the Amazon Affiliates program.

To shop on Amazon and benefit the PTA: 

Step # 1 – Visit the Mountain View website at http://mtnview.goleta.k12.ca.us/

Step #2 – Scroll over the PTA tab and locate “Get Involved” on the drop down menu.

Step #3 – Click on the Amazon Associates Program and then click the icon.

You can also go directly to the link below and BOOKMARK it:

http://www.amazon.com/?&tag=mounviewscho20&camp=216797&creative=394601&linkCode=ur1&adid=0B734EVRA5VAJA5W3FFZ&&refrefURL=http%3A%2F%2Fmtnvie

w.goleta.k12.ca.us%2Fpta%2Famazon%2F

Box Top Crop! Thanks to you all who have diligently clipped and submitted box tops to the office. Keep up the great work over the summer!

We have received a lot of support from our friends and Fairview Car Wash, which means you all are driving sparkling clean cars. Before you leave for break, stop by the school office and pick up a Fairview Car Wash

Community Commitment Card. Fairview Car Wash, located at 42 N. Fairview will donate $4 to Mountain View for each car wash and give you a free car wash upgrade every time you use its Community Commitment Card.

Talent Show June 3 1:00 - 3:00 PM

Exit Interviews June 5 8:30 - 10:30 AM

6th Grade Party June 5 5:00 - 7:00 PM

Graduation June 9 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Beach Day June 11 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

ATTENTION: SIXTH GRADE STUDENTS AND PARENTS

Important Dates to Remember:

Mark your calendars with the following sixth grade

activities that you won’t want to miss!

The 2015 Battle of the Books was attended by Izaak Meyerovich, Brody Sturm, Kevin Yang, Blake Lindblad and Kyle Spink. Our five contestants spent a year preparing for this fun event by reading from a list of 30 books, then teaming up and "battling" with other enthusiastic readers from all over Santa Barbara County.

2016 Battle of the Books Reading List Here is the official Santa Barbara County reading list.

Fourth through sixth graders can use this list to prepare for the 2016 Battle try-outs next spring or just to find a good book to read on vacation.

Author Title

Banks, Lynne The Indian in the Cupboard Burnett, Frances The Secret Garden Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey Cleary, Beverly Ramona the Pest Clements, Andrew No Talking Denzel, Justin Boy of the Painted Cave DiCamillo, Kate Tale of Despereaux Farley, Walter The Black Stallion George, Jessica Tuesdays at the Castle Gutman, Dan Honus and Me Haddix, Margaret Running Out of Time Hale, Bruce Playing With Fire Hesse, Karen The Cats of Krasinski Square Howe, Deborah Bunnicula Karr, Kathleen The Great Turkey Walk Konigsburg, E.L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Lewis, Gill Wildwings Naylor, Phyllis Shiloh Osborne, Mary Dinosaurs Before Dark Palacio, R.J. Wonder Park, Linda The Kite Fighters Peck, Robert Soup Sachar, Louis Sideways Stories from Wayside School Seldon, George The Cricket in Times Square Shahan, Sherry Frozen Stiff Stewart, Trenton The Mysterious Benedict Society Taylor, Theodore The Trouble with Tuck Urban, Linda A Crooked Kind of Perfect Wise, William Christopher Mouse: Tale of a Small Traveler

Happy summer reading! Mrs. DuBois and Mrs. Kautz

2015 Battle of the Books

It was the year's biggest and most exciting gathering of "bookworms!"

Any fourth through sixth grade student who loves reading and is interested in trying out for next year's Battle of the Books can find the 2016 reading list below. Stop by the library for more details!

Happy Birthday f rom the L ibrary!

Thank you to the following students who celebrated a recent birthday by adopting

a new book for the library:

Natalie Pigeon: Mountain Lions

Nathan LaBau: The Graham Cracker Plot

Sydney Carlson: The Wishing Spell

Connor Flint: Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack

Sasha Runyen: Throw Your Tooth On the Roof:

Tooth Traditions from Around the World

Leela Rao: Anton and Cecil: Cats at Sea

Lola Rao: Creating Fairy Retreats

Hayden Graham:

The Ninja Librarians   

Aurora Ivanova: Ringtail: The Miner’s Cat 

Many Happy Returns! Linda DuBois

LIBRARY CLOSURE

Our library has closed for the year. If your child still has a book checked out, please contact me right away. Report cards cannot be issued to students with missing library materials. Thank you, Linda DuBois Library Media Specialist ldubois@goleta.k12.ca .us 805.681.1284 x130

THANK YOU, MOUNTAIN VIEW

FAMILIES! The 2015 Carnival on May 8 was a HUGE success! The

weather held out for us and we had record attendance — and the kids had a blast!

The Carnival Committee and the PTA would like to thank all the volunteers who set up and ran the class booths as well as the other fun activities. Thanks also to those who helped us take down and clean up afterward. Many thanks to the teachers and staff who helped us coordinate this event.

Special thanks go to:

■ Alexa Avila for donating hair extensions

■ Christy Janka for running the Big Wheel Cake Walk

■ Chrystal Sturm for running a bike smoothie operation

■ Judy Jennings for ticket sales

■ Lisa Vance for a successful first-time Dunk Bucket

■ Michelle Azzaretto for running our always popular Prize Booth

■ Tom Krueger for water sales

■ Channel City Lumber for providing a set-up crew for the booths

There are a lot of volunteers not mentioned here — it took a wide effort to make this event such a success. Thanks to you all!

The Carnival Committee Nancy Schley, Denise Sommer and Devon Stewart

Carnival 2015

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MVSF L@UNCHES STEM L@B C@MP@IGN

This school year, with a grant of $25,000 donated by the Mountain View School Foundation (MVSF), the District installed new lighting and sound equipment in the Multipurpose Room. The grant was made possible by generous contributions from neighbors, friends, former students and their families, businesses and other grantors, who are committed to excellence in education and who recognize that an investment in our neighborhood school is an investment in the future of our children and our community.

The MVSF Task Force has been working closely with the faculty and the administration to plan an innovative STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) lab at Mountain View School, which will support an exciting hands-on engineering and science curriculum. The District has agreed to begin preparing the room this summer for use in the fall of 2015. We are optimistic about equipping the room with stations and educational tools to enable the students to begin using the lab in the 2015-16 school year. We have recently launched our STEM fundraising campaign and we are greatly encouraged by the enthusiastic response. This will be an ongoing project to be completed in stages as funds are received.

The goal of MVSF is to support and sustain the tradition of excellence at Mountain View School to help prepare our children for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. We are excited about our vision of what we can accomplish in the years ahead. With the continued support of neighbors, friends and businesses, “We know we can!”

The MVSF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting public education at Mountain View School.

Fritz Pinney

R E M I N D E R ! LAST DAY OF SCHOOL — JUNE 12

All Students Dismissed Early

Kindergarten at 11:15 AM Grades 1-6 at 11:40 AM

The cafeteria will serve lunch on that day.

S T A F F Appreciation

Sincerest THANK YOUS to all the families who contributed to this month's Staff Appreciation

"Day of the Teacher" Celebration Lunch.

We have an incredibly talented and thoughtful group of parents who clearly spent a lot of time

creating amazing dishes and flowers for our teachers and staff to enjoy! I got to witness

many of our teachers and staff enjoying your offerings and received many compliments

on the wonderful celebration.

With much appreciation to the following families: Timmons, Gupta, Carlson, Stancavage, Ezal, Sager, Mitragotri, Mognis, Flint, Billeci, Chan,

Ray, Depew, Halleck, West, Helzer, Naval, Gray, Lehman, Shannon, Clavering, Delio,

Young, Belkin, Knothe, Pigeon, Hall, Baldwin, Mongold, LaBau, Mancuso, Graham, Avila,

Vance, Ferro, Ingram, Brandt, Dawes, Hellman, Mock, Hodson, Brennan, and Rao

(and any other families who contributed).

And EXTRA THANKS to Susie Da Re for helping with set-up!

Thanks!

Kary and Celeste

PRIMARY GRADE FIELD DAY

Friday, June 12

How can you help? We need your help to make this event run smoothly! Field Day is the last time to volunteer this year and a great way to spend the morning on the last day of school! If you can come give us a helping hand, please contact Leigh Ehrlich or fill out and return the form below.

Questions? Please contact Leigh Ehrlich at dosvegdi@yahoo.com.

SIGN ME UP!! Name:

Student Name(s): Teacher(s):

Phone Number:

Email:

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE SCHOOL OFFICE ASAP!

What is Field Day? It's a day for students to participate in fun activities hosted by our wonderful teachers and volunteers. It's a BLAST!!

Who: All Kindergarten — Grade 3 students

When: 8:15 AM -- 10:00 AM

Where: Main Blacktop Area and Field

Missing Something? Come check out the lost and found collection located on the rolling rack in the Multipurpose Room and on the coat hooks located outside the boy’s bathroom. All small items (such as jewelry, glasses, etc.) are in the school office.

All clothing left after school ends for Summer Break

will be donated to charity!

Please take the time to come to school and look for any missing clothing or other items such as backpacks, lunch containers, water bottles, and even shoes!

Thank you, The Office Staff

Summer Garden Helpers Needed Calling all Mountain View families!

Do you like to garden? Consider volunteering to help maintain our school garden this summer!

Our kids have done a great job with the garden this year, so let's keep it going. We are looking for families to adopt the garden for a week during the summer and take care of it — weeding, watering, and harvesting the crops.

Please check your calendars and email Tom Krueger at kruegerremodel@gmail.com if you are interested in helping care for the garden this summer. You can also sign-up on Parent Square!

Party Book Thank You As the school year draws to a close, we are excited to report that the Party Book fundraiser has generated over $22,000 for the PTA to benefit Mountain View School! We thank all the party hosts, donors, teachers, school staff, PTA members and party guests for supporting the party book effort this year and helping the PTA exceed its original goal of $15,000. All party book proceeds will go directly to student enrichment programs at Mountain View — what a great way to end the year!

We will miss the Weltys, who hosted the recent ‘80s party (for a second time) for Mountain View families, and all the other families who are moving on to junior high. We hope you have a wonderful summer!

With heartfelt thanks,

The Party Book Committee Chrystal Sturm, Melissa Renda, and

Kate Moak

Special Thanks to our amazing party hosts!

Sarah Anderson Alexa Avila The Azzaretto Family Debbie Bultan The Cassin Family Tanya De Silva Calzadilla and Calzadilla Family Kaeley Christensen The Da Re Family Marina Delio The Dhillon Family Lisa Embry The Flint Family Valerie Helzer-Koch The Ingrams Family LeAnne Iverson The Jasiorkowski Family The Komaiko Family Michelle Larrabee Joanna Lauer The Lindblad Family Erin Low The Mock Family Meredith Murr and Dougherty Family Charlotte Rao The Renda-Payne Family The Runyen Family Devon Stewart Nancy Schley The Spink Family The Sturm Family The Tappeiner Family The Timmons Family

The Todd Family The VanDeVeire Family The Welty Family The Zubas Family The Schoenwetter Family The Pryor Family The Moak Family The Ingram Family The Wipf Family The Forster Family The Belkin Family Thank you to our wonderful Principal, Teachers & Staff!

Mark Casady Kathy Gallo Ann Erickson Sigi Scigliano Kelly Hammond Joana Pattison Pia Tsuruda Katherine James Mitch Light Kellie Pearson Holly Bosse Hugh Ranson Nate Latta Lisa Embury Alena Avedissian Julia Cirincione Nicole Messick Coach Hamilton Ned Schoenwetter Jill Stevens Debbie Smith

And special thanks to our sponsors and donors!

Ambient Events - Jeff and Amy Mognis Belmond El Encanto Hotel Cathedral Oaks Athletic Club Chick-Fil-A Emily Crawford Rebecca Farmer Four Seasons The Biltmore Gamez on Wheelz The Habit The Hangar In & Out Burger Josh Newton La Cumbre County Club Montecito Country Club Papa John's Pizza - Calle Real Rick Block and The Santa Barbara Zoo Santa Barbara Sailing Center Allison Tajima The Santa Barbara Trolley Elizabeth Mae Smith Jennie Steirwalt Christianne Taylor The WOODS Art Studio Albertsons on Calle Real Trader Joes Vons on Fairview Vons on Hollister Costco Chaucer's Books Lassens The Berryman Santa Barbara Gift Baskets Oriental Trading Co.

Bike/Walk-to- School Day

Thank you to all who participated in the Bike/Walk-to-School Day in May! We had 157 students participate. Great job!! There were

several lucky raffle winners. They won prizes donated by COAST. Congratulations!

A big thanks to the parent volunteers: Kelly Flint, Jennifer Graham, Sarah West and Alexa Avila. You were a HUGE help that morning!!

Keep up the biking and walking throughout the summer.

Patrice Zubas Environmental Programs

Mountain View Technology Preview

The Goleta Union School District Technology Committee has been meeting this year and has developed a plan to make technology usage more consistent throughout the district. The plan calls for the use of iPads in Grades K - 2 and Chromebooks in Grades 3 - 6. Students in the upper grades will use Google Apps for Education: Google Docs, Sites and Slide Shows (presentations). Each school will have a Technology Team Leader for lower and upper grades. These teachers will get Google as well as other professional development and will then work with other teachers to help them use these devices more effectively.

There are a few exciting things starting next fall: Minecraft and Coding clubs, Augmented Reality apps and Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments.

■ Mountain View will setup a minecraftedu server. The club will meet during the lunch/recess time one day a week in the lab. The students will participate in individual as well as group projects in a safe and controlled “minecraft world” monitored by an adult.

■ Yesi Thomas and I are investigating the various coding and computer programming options for students. One option is the Google CS-first program. Mrs. Thomas will probably be offering an afternoon activity in the fall. More information will be available regarding both the Minecraft and coding activities in August. I am also experimenting with the use of Augmented Reality apps for enhancing iPad learning with 3D apps.

■ The teachers and I are discussing students taking short Interim Assessments during the fall and winter in order to see which concepts students need to focus on to better meet the new Common Core standards.

Finally, the computer lab will be moving next door to the Resource Room during the last two weeks of this school year. The Lego robotics table and equipment will stay in the current computer area which will become the new STEM lab (science, technology, engineering, math).

This looks to be another exciting year, as teachers and students explore more effective uses of technology.

Phil Landfried, Technology Curriculum Leader, Mountain View School

2015 Mountain View PTA, our Library and Scholastic Book Fair

Thank you, Mountain View families, for making our 2015

Scholastic “Buy One Get One Free” Book Fair a success! The excitement on the faces of our children as they hunted for books to read all summer was joyful! What a gift!!

Without the faithful help of Linda DuBois, Sylvia Kautz, and Jill Stevens, this event would not be as easy to do! THANK YOU!!

Another “Thank you” to our wonderful volunteers who helped with set up, manning the registers, general organization and take down: Karen Daigle, Lisa Fritz, Adrienne Grover, Charlotte Rao, Melissa Renda, Linda Philben and Beth Magid!

We especially thank all of the parents who support their children’s reading by way of purchasing books for their children, donating books to our library and giving gifts to our teachers. Reading is powerful!!

Have a great summer!!

Your Book Fair Team, Mona Lehman and Jeannette Todd

Viewpoints is a PTA-sponsored newsletter featuring articles and information on Mountain View School. All articles are included at the discretion of the PTA President and School Principal.

To submit articles to be considered for publication in the Viewpoints, please email your article to Anita LaBau, Viewpoints Newsletter Coordinator, at viewpointsnewsletter@cox.net. You can also submit an article via the Mountain View School website at

MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOL VIEWPOINTS NEWSLETTER

http://mtnview.goleta.k12.ca.us/about/viewpoints-bulletin/submit-an-article-for-viewpoints/. Complete

the simple web form provided and attach your file. The article will be emailed to the Viewpoints Newsletter Coordinator. Electronic copies of past issues can also be found on the school website.

The deadline for article submission appears in the monthly calendar published in each edition of the Viewpoints Newsletter.

1 . Visit Your Local Library Keep reading this summer by participating in the public library’s Summer Reading Program. This program begins on June 9 and continues through July. Read some great books and earn prizes!

The Santa Barbara Public Libraries also have a lot of fun summer programs and activities for kids which are free to the public. Go to http://sbplibrary.org/ to check on event dates and times at specific libraries.

2. Plant an Alphabet Garden Planting a theme garden can make gardening a fun learning experience. Look through seed catalogs or garden centers to choose what you will plant — one type of plant for each letter of the alphabet (ie. radishes for “R”).

When you create your garden, make a tag for each plant or paint the plant’s name on a rock with enamel paint. To make your garden as rewarding as

possible, choose plants that are hardy and grow quickly in our area. Some of the most reliable vegetables and flowers are bush beans, cherry tomatoes, herbs, marigolds, radishes, zinnias, and zucchini.

If you don't have room for a full alphabet garden, try an abbreviated version of this activity. Choose vegetables or flowers that start with letters that spell out your name or initials, and plant them in a window box or planter.

Summer is finally here — do you know what you are going to do? Below are just a few ideas to help you have fun this summer while also providing learning opportunities for your brain!

For more fun, summer activities, go to the website shown below: http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/collection/outdoor-activities/fun-sun-activities

3. Keep a Summer Journal Create your own journal of your summer vacation and other activities. Have fun writing down some of the things that you do this summer — taking a trip to another city, walking in your neighborhood or visiting the beach. Write a poem or a short story about a favorite summer activity. Add drawings or photos to your journal too!

4. Setup a Lemonade Stand Cool down on a hot summer day by making some refreshing lemonade. Use some of the math skills you learned in school and earn a little extra money. Or you can donate the earnings to your favorite charity!

Make sure to get your parent’s permission to have a lemonade stand and ask them to help you with lemonade ingredients and paper cups. Determine where and when to set up your stand, make a sign for your stand and decide how much to charge for a cup of lemonade — ie. 50¢. Mix up some lemonade and have fun selling it!

5. Make a Nature Collection Why not add learning to your summer adventures? When you go to the beach or on a camping trip, search for treasures and begin a nature collection. Hunting for rocks, shells, leaves, flowers, etc. can be a lot of fun. Sort and

classify your finds by color, size, shape, etc. or do some research to identify and label each item. Add to your collection all summer long — and next summer too!

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June 2015

Sixth Grade Graduation

5:30 PM

Field Day Grades K—3

LAST DAY OF

SCHOOL!!

Volunteer Appreciation Coffee and Honorary

Service Awards 8:00—9:00 AM

Wishing the entire Mountain View community a safe, fun and relaxing summer break —

we’ll see you again on August 26!

Talent Show 1:00 PM

“Dancing Science Guy” Assembly

6th Grade Exit Interviews

6th Grade Party

5:00 PM

Mountain View Olympics — Grades 4, 5 and 6

Sixth Grade to Goleta Beach