Principal’s Message:
Dear Imai Families,
September was attendance awareness month and part of our site goal is to maintain an average attendance of 97%. Parents and families are essential partners in promoting good attendance because they have the bottom-line responsibility for making sure their children get to school every day. Just as parents should focus on how their children are performing academically, they have a responsibility to set expectations for good attendance and to monitor their children’s absences, so that missed days don’t add up to academic trouble.
Attendance percentages for the month of September
Fifth Grade 98.35%
Second Grade 97.79%
TK 97.68%
4th Grade 97.57%
Unexcused absences due to travel: 28 total absences
Perfect attendance room 2 Ms. Chesley
October is Safety Month in MVWSD. We want to be ready to act when dangerous situations arise. We have already practiced fire drills, and soon will practice an earthquake drill and how to react to a dangerous intruder.
This week, our principals, teachers and staff members will be training on the Incident Command System (ICS) and general emergency procedures. The ICS assigns roles to school staff members so that even scary situations can have well-organized responses.
Earthquake drill: After training, we’ll practice what to do during the districtwide earthquake drill to be held on Oct. 21.
We talk with students in age-appropriate ways about what they can expect and why we practice emergency responses. For elementary students, we say the most important things to remember if an earthquake happens at school are duck, cover and hold if they feel the ground shake. When it stops, go outside to the field. Stay calm with kid voices off so we can follow adult instructions. In an emergency, we will keep them safe at school until their grown-ups can pick them up.
Dangerous intruder: Our schools will review what to do in the event of a dangerous intruder or similar event on campus. The dates for each school’s practice will vary depending on scheduling.
Practice at the elementary schools means students will view an age-appropriate “dangerous intruder” video (which you may preview here) and talk with their teacher. The video and classroom discussion will encourage children to stay calm, follow directions, and listen to trusted adults. Middle schools will hold similar drills. More details and a timeline will come from your principal.
For more details about safety at school, please see https://www.mvwsd.org/safety.
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Coming Up:
No School-Thursday and Friday (10/09 and 10/10)
Parent/Teacher Conferences (minimum days) Monday-Friday (10/13-10/17)
Principal’s Coffee 10/24 8:15-9:15 AM (staff room)
Walden West (Fifth Graders) 10/27-10/30
Trunk or Treat 10/24 6-8PM (sign up form)
Have a wonderful rest of the week.
Arline Siam
Principal
Upcoming Events
October
9- Teacher Service Day (No School)
10- Recess Day (No School)
13-17- Conference Week (Minimum Day)
16- SSC 3pm
24- Principal’s Coffee at 8:30 am
24- Trunk or Treat 6pm-8pm
27-30- Walden West (5th grade)
29- Bookmobile at 2:30pm
31- Halloween Parade at 8:15 am
November
7-End of trimester (minimum day)
11- Veteran’s day (No school)
13- SSC at 3:30pm
13-ELAC at 5:30pm
14- Principal’s coffee at 8:30 am
19- Bookmobile 2:30pm
21- Report cards sent home
24-28- Thanksgiving break (No school)
Reporting Absences
If you are reporting a student's absence, please email [email protected] or call the attendance line at (650)526-3490 ext 3080.
Reminder: Please include your student's name, your student's room or teacher, the reason for absence, the date of absence(s) and the relationship of the person leaving the message. Thank you from the office staff!
District News:
mCLASS DIBELS Early Literacy Assessment Scores (grades K-2)
K-2 students recently completed a reading assessment. Families can access their student’s mCLASS DIBELS Home Connect Report through their Powerschool Parent Portal on October 8, 2025, after 4:00 p.m. Reports are available on the PowerSchool Parent Portal at https://ps.mvwsd.org/public/ under “Parent Reports” for each of your K-2 students. Steps for accessing reports on PowerSchool Parent Portal are here: Accessing PowerSchool Parent Portal Reports. If you have difficulty logging into the PowerSchool Parent Portal, please contact your school’s office.
Mental Health Resources for Students
As the school year starts, it's important for students to know that help is available for mental health challenges that may arise. Check out these posters for information. Other resources are available at our Virtual Wellness Center under the Mental Health tab. You can always reach out to your school counselor, too. We are here to help.
MVEF is Looking for Local Businesses We Love!
MVEF thrives thanks to our amazing community. Do you know a great local business—contractor, restaurant, or service provider—that might support public education in Mountain View (as a Gala sponsor, donor, in-kind contributor, DJ, etc.)?
Share them with us! Just fill out this quick form, and we’ll connect with them through your warm introduction.
FROM OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
The Walden West Autumn Adventure is happening again!
Walden West is hosting its Autumn Adventure on Oct 25. For tickets and information, please click here: https://givebutter.com/autumn-adventure-25.
The event features:
* Hiking: 2 distances to choose from, including one for "wild things" (aka 5 and younger)
* Garden time: the garden will be open to sample some harvest and help with light chores
* Nature activities: educational activities and nature exploration on your hikes
* Campus tours: get to know science camp or revisit your memories from when you were there!
* Festive atmosphere: food, music, and crafts!
* Community: the magic of Walden West - including camp songs - will bring us together to officially kick off the 75th Anniversary of this amazing program
Have questions or want to volunteer at the event? Contact Andrea Maes, Walden West Foundation Executive Director at [email protected]
Learning Challenges events for Fall 2025
For local coverage of issues related to learning challenges and special education, please check out the Learning Challenges Committee.
Evening Let’s Talk Parent Support group
October 15, 7 pm on Zoom.
IEP/504 support group. Have questions about the process to get help for your child? Have an IEP but are not sure how to make changes? Need to vent? This is your confidential group. Register here.
Missed past Parent Education events?
We have a YouTube channel with many of our past events including the recent talk on Assistive Technology, info on summer camps and recreational activities, Anxiety and Depression in Children with Learning Challenges, SMART Goals and IEP Troubleshooting, and more. Channel is here.
PTA NEWS
Yearbook
Pre-order your yearbook today and save 10%! This is a one-time earlybird discount offer that ends on October 31st! Follow this link: Order Here
To sign up to volunteer or for any yearbook-related questions please email: [email protected]
Attachments
Teen Center
Amplify Introduction to 3D Printing