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NEWSLETTER
April 2017
Colorado State Assessments: PARCC Testing will be starting on April 3rd! All 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be taking this test.
Attendance is very important during this time; please refrain
from making appointments for your child from April 3rd thru
April 28th if at all possible.
Parent Tips: How To Help Your Child Prepare For The Test
- Support your student’s confidence by making them feel
that they will do great.
- Make sure your student gets a good night’s sleep.
- Remain Positive: Stay calm and help your student stay calm. If they get
nervous about the test help them practice relaxation techniques.
- Make sure your student eats a healthy breakfast.
- Ensure your student has perfect attendance at school: Be sure your student
is present and on time.
Student Tips: Helpful Tips To Ace The Test
- Read the directions to avoid making simple mistakes.
- Read the entire question. If the question is multiple choice, read all of the
answers to find the correct answer.
- Do not rush and pace yourself.
- Do not get distracted.
Mesa Elementary
From Your Principal
Mesa’s Vision Statement: “At Mesa Elementary we will collaborate with families
to foster strong relationships within the greater
community. Our efforts will focus on delivering a
rigorous, standards-based, data driven curriculum to
ensure the academic success of all students. Our staff
will seek out professional growth opportunities
enhancing our knowledge of best practices. We will
create a positive, supportive, nurturing learning
environment leading to the development of respectful,
responsible and resourceful students.”
In This Issue:
From Your Principal
Students of the Month
Happenings at Mesa
District Events
Calendar Of Events
Sunday, April 2nd
Light It Up Blue for Autism
Thursday, April 20
Battle of the Books
At Colorado College
7:45 a.m.—2:15 p.m.
Friday, April 21
STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAY
NO SCHOOL
Friday, April 21
Papa Johns Pizza Night
Friday, May 19
Field Day
Thursday, May 25
3rd Quarter Award Assembly
1st/2nd Grade: 1:45 p.m.
3rd/4th/5th Grade: 9:00 a.m.
Dress for the Weather
Break out the coats! The weather is changing, which means it is time to start layering up on clothes. Cafeteria doors will
not be unlocked until 6:55 a.m. If you drop your students off earlier than this time they will be waiting outside until the
door is unlocked. Please make sure you label your student’s jackets, gloves, and hats.
District Choir Concert is on April 25th
at 6:00 p.m. at the Fountain Middle
School DFAC building 2nd, 3rd, and
5th will be singing for the STEAM
night on April 27th.
Ms. Rudin
April is Autism
Awareness Month!
Light It Up Blue on
April 2nd and
wear blue to show
awareness!
Light It Up Blue!
From your Music Teacher
Summer Learning Institute
The end of the year is quickly approaching and summer is on it’s way!
Information for Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8’s Summer
Learning Institute will be sent home in April.
Please keep an eye on our website for more information and dates to
register your student.
Clubs at Mesa
- Robotics Club: Monday
2:30 p.m.—3:30 p.m.
- Handwriting Club: Monday
2:25 p.m.—3:15 p.m.
- Maker Monday: Monday
2:25 p.m.—3:15 p.m.
- Choir: Tuesday
2:30 p.m.—3:30 p.m.
- 3rd-5th Grade Math Club:
Tuesday 2:25—3:30 p.m.
- 1st-2nd Grade Math Club:
Thursday 2:25—3:30 p.m.
- Engineering Club: Thursday
2:30 p.m.—3:30 p.m.
- Battle of the Books: Friday
2:25 p.m.—3:15 p.m.
Respect Kindergarten Aquino Izzy Arana
Berhost
Diaz Naithyn Flores
Whitson Jax McGarity
1st Grade Bannon Anhalycia Mascarenas
Bonwell Aidan Rogers
Petermeier Tra’Iverson Taotua
Price Brandon Cormier
2nd Grade Glackman Felizianna Montoya
Kleinheksel Alyx Coon
Proper Raul Moscoso
3rd Grade Hough Elazaria Sandoval
Przytulski Kylee Ford
Study Coleman McDonald
4th Grade Haley Kristin Brown
Smith Amber Moreland
Wood Addison Cheuvront
5th Grade Brooks Alyson Rogers
Jenkins Charles Cabrera
Pich Jaylene Tertulien
SSN Garcia
Specials McGowan Kahlan Gosney
Rudin
Sabala Kali Fajardo
Young Greta Busse
March
Students of the Month
Mesa Students of the Month are chosen by staff as exemplary
students who exhibit MESA Elementary’s GREAT traits:
G ood Choices
R espect
E ffort
A ttitude
T hinking
CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS!
We are proud of you!
Next month we will be looking for students who are showing Effort
Please visit Mesa’s website
www.ffc8.org/Mesa
for the latest Mesa news and information!
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Box Top$ for Education
Keep a lookout
for these
On specially
marked boxes!
Box Top Winners
2nd Grade:
Mrs. Kleinheksel 202
5th Grade:
Mrs. Jenkins 281
It’s an easy way to help earn
money for your school.
Where: Conrad Early Learning Center
10605 Jimmy Camp Road
Fountain, CO 80817
(719)304-3500
When: May 6, 2017
9 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Make and take home items to use immediately!
Learn about school and community resources!
Refreshments will be available!
Child Care available upon request at registration!
Want additional information on strategies to try at home with your
student? Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8’s Autism Team,
Behavior Evaluation Support Team, and Behavior Mental Health
Consultants have joined together to provide you with a training
opportunity to learn, practice, and take home strategies and/or
materials to use with your student.
Strategies/skills may include: social skills, communication boards,
sensory tools, executive functioning skills, communication boards, sen-
sory tools, executive functioning skills, and more.
RSVP by 4/21/2017 at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/79ZMDLF
Counselor’s Corner
Spring is here! April brings a month of exciting opportunities for our
students at Mesa!
April gives our students many opportunities to help our local
community. Our Student Leadership is hosting a can drive for Care and
Share, Mesa is helping a local middle school collect personal care
items for foster children AND we are collecting Pennies for Patients at
the end of the month.
In Guidance, we will be talking about mindfulness and being mindful in
our day-to-day activities. Younger grades will be doing children’s yoga
and talking about keeping our minds clean and focused. Older
students will learn some relaxation techniques.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Gregor
P.I.T. Crew Meeting
Parents & Volunteers
You are invited to attend the next P.I.T. Crew Meeting (Volunteer
Group.) The P.I.T. Crew stands for
“Parents Interacting Together”
April 10, 2017
2:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria
Please join us as we discuss the many volunteer opportunities
in our school! A Make and Take Skills Expo
It is almost time to reenroll your student for the 2017-2018 school year! Please make sure you know your Parent Portal username and password before the end of
the 2016-2017 school year.
YOU WILL NEED YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD FOR THE ONLINE
REGISTRATION PROCESS!
Online Registration will be available on our
website beginning June 1, 2017 Please contact the office if you have any questions, or need help
resetting your password.
Infinite Campus Parent Portal
From your Title I Interventionists
Mnemonic or memory devices are learning techniques that aid people in retaining and retrieving information
stored in their memory. Students often have a difficult time storing information stored in their memory. Students
often have a difficult time storing information in long-term memory as well as retrieving that information for use
at a later time.
Building memory and being able to retrieve and utilize information stored in one’s memory is vital in many facets
of life, including learning to read, write and solve mathematical equations
Mnemonic devices can consist of music, pictures, acronyms, rhymes, jingles or anything that helps you
remember and retrieve information.
Below are a few examples of mnemonic devices.
Happy remembering!
Mrs. Byerly and Miss Katie
When picking up on Camino Del Rey, Corte Amino, or Monterey Way please be courteous and DO NOT BLOCK
ANY OF THE NEIGHBORING RESIDENT’S DRIVEWAYS. Thank you!
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If plans change on how your student will be going
home, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE TO LET THEM KNOW AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. This way they can contact the
teacher. If your student rides the bus, the office also
needs to let the staff members who walk the students
to the bus know. Also, if you have any phone messages
for your student please try to call the office BEFORE
2:00 p.m. so we have time to get the message to them.
Thank you!
Office Phone Number:
(719)382-1370
Change of Plans
2 Hour Delays & School Closures
The weather in Colorado can vary widely from day to day and through parts of the Colorado Springs region.
District .8. monitors the weather closely in an attempt to provide safe access to schools for students, parents
and staff. We do want to make parents and students aware of the fact that the district has the option of either a
school closure or a two-hour late start.
School Closures and two-hour late starts will be broadcast via local television and radio stations, the district
web-site and the Flash Alert Emergency Notification System.
Please be aware that announcements for closures and late-starts will list as: Fountain-Ft. Carson District .8.
This differentiates the school district from any closures that may occur on Fort CARSON.
A two-hour late start will mean the following:
1. ALL bus pick-up times will be moved back TWO HOURS.
(Therefore, a normal pick-up time of 7:00am would become 9:00 am.)
2. No breakfast will be served.
If our students are already at school and a storm should develop, there may be an early closure. This will also be
announced. PLEASE ensure the office has correct and current contact information for such an emergency.
To sign up for the Flash Alert Notification system, please go to: www.flashalert.net
Click the Colorado Springs icon—Click on School Districts—Click on Fountain-Ft. Carson Dist. 8
If you are sharing housing because of job
loss, domestic violence, family conflict or
similar reasons, your children may be
eligible for educational supports and
services such as free school meals, school
supplies, waiving of fees, transportation,
etc….
For more information, please call
Promis Bruno at (719)492-8810
or
Housing Crisis
Colorado weather is very changeable!
If you see the red flag flying in front of
the school and the RED FLAG DAY note
has been posted in the foyer, this means
that there is inclement weather and
your student should head to the
cafeteria upon arrival at school.
They will be released from the
cafeteria directly to their classroom.
Red Flag Days
REMINDER:
Please DO NOT drop off students until 7:15 a.m. unless they are going to the Cafeteria to eat breakfast.
There will be no supervision until 7:15 a.m. on the playgrounds.