PTA Reflections Contest Award Recipients

Reflections theme for 2019-2020 is "Look Within."

There are six categories:
  • Dance choreography 
  • Literature
  • Photography 
  • Film production 
  • Music composition and
  • Visual arts 

PTA Council Level Awards:
  • Arjan Madan received Award of Excellence for Music Composition; his title was "Somewhere else"
  • Hiranya Sunder received Award of Excellence for Visual Arts; her title was "The Social Mirror"
  • Jodie Chen received Award of Merit for Literature; her title was "The Girl in the Mirror"
 
PTA District Level Awards:
  • Arjan Madan received Award of Excellence
  • Hiranya Sunder received Award of Merit

Message from the PTSA President with info on AP Testing, College Tours and COVID-19:

Hello Monta Vista Parents,
I hope this message finds all of you and your families healthy during this challenging time.  
Here are a few resources that may be of help:

AP Testing
Remote resources and online testing are being offered this year in answer to school closures prompted by Covid 19.  Also, any student already registered for an exam may cancel at no charge. 
Visit https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/news-changes/coronavirus-update for more information.
 
College Tours
Due to COVID-19, many colleges have cancelled their on-campus events for admitted high school seniors. This limits high school seniors' abilities to learn about colleges from current students and make informed decisions about where to enroll. The COVID-19 College Bound Facebook group is intended for a conversation between current US college students and college-bound high school seniors about college life, academics, and anything else related to the college experience."
http://tinyurl.com/COVID19CollegeBound
 
FUHSD Covid-19 Task Force
FUHSD has pulled together a task force consisting of District Staff, High School Admin Staff, FUHSD School Board, PTSA and Student Leadership members.  The task force, headed by Superintendent Polly Bove, is looking at how the school closures will impact education for the remainder of the year.  Issues discussed at the most recent meeting:
  • Remote learning: District is working to ensure that every student has access to the necessary technology including loaning out chrome books and hot spots if needed 
    • Note: Xfinity and Comcast are currently offering free internet service plans on a temporary basis to those who need it
  • FUHSD is also working on meeting Special Education needs and providing Mental Health and Wellness Resources
  • AP Testing, Grades, and Homework load were all discussed.  The District is working very hard to meet the needs of every student and understands that we are all concerned with how this disruption in learning will impact college readiness and applications.  At this time, there is no clear answer and remote learning will likely be adjusted over time as necessary to meet the needs of the students as each student learns differently.  Teachers will continue to provide remote office hours and other assistance methods are being considered to help those Students who need it.   
If you have any questions or concerns you would like to have brought up, please email me at President@MontaVistaPTSA.org.For more information, I encourage you to visit https://www.fuhsd.org/newsroom/school-closure-resources.  
 
Resources from National PTA:
National PTA has compiled a library of resources addressing topics such as:
  • How to talk with your children about Coronavirus
  • Where to find information on the impact of Coronavirus on education and children
  • How to support learning at home as a parent
  • Congress’ legislative action on Coronavirus
  • Concerns about end-of-year state testing
 
Click this link to access: https://npta.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9MjkwNDc4MCZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9MzY3NTI3NzIz
 
Monta Vista PTSA
 
The MVPTSA Board is continuing to work to find ways to support our community including Parents, Students, Teachers and Administrators during this time.  I invite you to visit our Facebook page for more information on programs and resources: https://www.facebook.com/Monta-Vista-High-School-PTSA-845001402195400/.
 
I hope that some of the information is helpful to you.  We are all in this together and, hopefully, by working together we can come through this a stronger community.  Please take care of yourselves and your families.  
 
Sincerely,
Kathy Jacques
Monta Vista PTSA President

UC Davis Admissions Workshop

Homestead High School is inviting all FUHSD Rising Seniors to attend this workshop.  Space is limited, reserve your spot today!
  • When: Wednesday, July 22 @ 2.00 pm.
  • What:  PIQ Workshop w/UC Davis Admissions - Please join Melanie David from UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions to learn more about the UC Personal Insight Questions. Melanie works for UC Davis Undergraduate Admissions and has been with the department for six and a half years. She has been the Bay Area Regional Representative for the last three years. She is here to help you and looks forward to working with you.
  • Registration link (number of spots is restricted, reserve your spot today)
SANP was cancelled for June 5, 9pm
Visit mvsanp.org for more info

Upcoming Events
May 19  – Association Meeting – 7 pm via Zoom
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MV Terminology

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