February Fare
Dear Parents:
This month, we have a lot of exciting news to share with you!
We are pleased and delighted to announce that due to the efforts of the Mountain View Foundation, we now have a certified teacher in our computer lab. Please assist us with welcoming Deborah Newhouse to our school. Mrs. Newhouse has collaborated with the teachers of the students she is currently working with in order to align her instruction to address and incorporate the learning standards for each grade level. Welcome Deborah! Increased integration of technology into instruction is the school performance goal in our school improvement plan. With the addition of computer lab instruction and our continued technology staff development with teachers on early release days, we are making great strides towards that goal. We would like to showcase the results of our technology efforts with an evening technology fair that we invite you to attend. Parents of students in Kindergarten, first and second grade may join us on February 26th from 6:00-7:30. Third, fourth and fifth grade’s technology night will be February 28th from 6:00-7:30. We know you will be impressed so we hope to see you then.
Mountain View's new and improved front office is now much more visible! Thanks to SPLOST funding, a window was placed on a front office wall during the winter holiday. This window will allow our wonderful office staff a much better view of our front door and our front foyer/hallway area. In addition to brightening up this area, it really improves security.
Did you know that Mountain View is one of the oldest schools in Cobb County? As a matter of fact, this spring we will be celebrating our 80th anniversary! A PTA committee is hard at work coordinating several events to acknowledge and celebrate our long history within the community.
Finally, we would like to continue encouraging you to have your student take practice CRCT tests on the Georgia Online Assessment System website. Log in information was sent home earlier this year. This site affords our first through fifth grade students the opportunity to take practice tests that are based on the skills and knowledge that will be tested this spring on the CRCT.
Thank you for your continued support,
Angela M. Huff and Melanie Medders
