Mountain Point Newsletter

November 2023

Message from the Principal

November is National Gratitude Month! Practicing gratitude has shown to have many psychological and physiological effects on our body. Finding ways to show gratitude is one way that students and teachers at Mountain Point have learned to bring a positive environment to the school.

Teachers and staff members show specific feedback with students in the form of a Puma PAWS. Puma PAWS are given to students when an adult in the building recognizes:

• Practicing kindness
  
• Acting responsibly
• Working hard
• Showing respect

At the end of the week all students who have earned Puma PAWS enter their ticket into a school wide raffle. 10 winners are selected and announced over the school announcements. Students are able to come to the office and select a small token of gratitude for showing leadership skills at Mountain Point. Students who save up 5 Puma PAWS can come to the office and select a prize

I personally am very grateful to have the opportunity to serve you and your family. I feel joy and a sense of great pride in the community that we have built at Mountain Point. Thank you for your immense support and generosity!

Dia de Muertos

Family members prepare for several weeks for the Day of the Dead Celebration and the same is true for the Spanish Dual Immersion teachers at Mountain Point Elementary. This Spanish Dual Language program currently serves over 150 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students. Not only are students learning the Spanish language, the entire community is being immersed in Latin culture.

This year, Día de Muertos will be celebrated at Mountain Point elementary school on November 1st-3rd. Students learning about this holiday that celebrates ancestors and honors deceased family members. They will also help build a beautifully decorated altar (ofrenda) that traditionally hold photos of lost loved ones.The school will be decorated with papel picado made by the students. The will also have the opportunity to paint sugar skulls and decorate alebrijes, whimsical carvings depicting animals, people, objects, and imaginary creatures painted with intense colors and intricate patterns. The students, staff and community are learning more about this holiday and participating in the celebration!

All the students will have an opportunity to attend the altar with their group in an assigned schedule during school hours with their teacher and learn about this tradition.

Open hours for families to come (please check in the office):

• Nov 1st : 3:35 - 4:10
  
• Nov 2nd: 3:35 - 4:10
  
• Nov 3rd: During Birthday Bash and Leader of the Month
  

Information

Click here to Nominate

https://forms.gle/XcCWmkkCkBmJys2D7

October Birthdays

VALOR C, ADELEAS S, HAYDEN C, MAKAYLA C, GILBERTO S, JACKSON S, AISHA I, LIV T, BRYNN A, MILA P, FIONA D, KARMYN R, BRYNLEY L, DOUGLAS H, AUTUMN C, ISAAC S, LYDIA O, ROMILIA H, BERKELEY B, LIAM O, HENRY M, SCARLET M, ZAY T, HALLIE T, ADELYNN B, LYLA L, ANGELINA G, MADISON W, MASON R, EASTON C, MYLEE S, ELSIE H, JANE R, EVERLY A, JUNE L, CARYS P, PYPER P, JASE W, SOPHIA P, AXTON B, AMBRIANA N, JACKSON E, PAISLEY Y, ANASTASIA R, CARTER S, CAPRI W, ARMIN B, BROOKLYNN S, BECKETT G, RIGGS V, CORA K, ARBOR M

November Birthdays

MICAELA D, LILLIAN B, THEA J, EMREE J, NOAH R, LIAM P, ALESSANDRA M, LIAM T, CHARLIZE B, KALLMAN B, GAVIN M, EMMA C, LUCAS A, ANNA W, HARPER K, ELORA F, TALITHA F, FINN P, LYDIA O, ELI C, ZOEY F, SHANIA D, PHILLIP B, PHILIP A, IAN D, GEORGIA G, AMELIA P, FINN G, ALAINA B, KAYSON M, LYLA M, JAZALEE J, KAIRO D, JAMES S, WILHELMINA R, ELIZABETH N, PARKER S, KYNLEE W, LUCY H, CHARLOTTE P, KAIILA T, RHYSS J, HENRY M, OLIVER C, SINCERE S, DAVINA T, SADE K, LUIS P, ZANE W, PENNY A, SAILOR B, MARIANA S, ELEANOR M, SAMUEL R, ASHER J, LUNDYN S, AUNDREA M, ALANA P, HARLOW H, EVELYN M, EMMETT P, INDI F, ZACHARY M, BRIELLE P ASHTON W, MOLLY C, RUBY C, SAWYER M, BRODY D, FIAFIA G, OLIVIA W, DAXTEN M, DIXIE M, OLIVER R, LILY A

Inspiration

Students are implementing Pledge Point #2: I will be a true friend. ​Making connections with others can help both people feel less ​isolated and lonely. In this unit students will learn about how to be a ​true friend to their self and the importance of being a true friend to ​their classmates. They will also learn how to be friends with members ​of their family and their community.

TRUE FRIEND QUOTES

"A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg, even though

they KNOW you are slightly cracked!"

- Bernard Meltzer

“True Friends are the people in your life who make you laugh louder, smile brighter, and

live better.” - unknown

True friends are those who lift you up when no one else has

noticed you have fallen.” - unknown

“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”

- Arnold H. Glasgow

ONE friend in a “Storm” is worth more than a thousand friends in “Sunshine.”

- unknown

“True friends are family that you get to choose.” - unknown

“If you have one true friend, you have more than your share.” - Thomas Fuller

“Stick with those who pull the magic out of you, not the madness.” - unknown

“Friendship isn’t a big thing, it’s a million little things.”

- Paulo Coelho

“A true friendship is a journey without an end.” - unknown

“A true friend defends your name in your absence.” - unknown

“If you think friendship is easy, you’ve never had a true friend.”

- unknown

“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.”

- unknown

“Friends buy you lunch, best friends eat your lunch.”

- unknown

“I want to be the reason you look down at your phone and smile.” - unknown

Family Challenge

Take time to send a friendship quote or ​message to your bestie today.

FOR ADDITIONAL FAMILY GUIDES, TOOLS, AND ​CHALLENGES visit our website: ​https://goldengatemovement.org/community- ​education/

@GoldenGateMovement ​@GoldenGate Clubs Initiatives

www.goldengatemovement.org

#StayKind #GoldenGateMovement

1.Sonríe y saluda. Este simple acto es como abrir una puerta a la

posibilidad de nuevas amistades.

2.Sé valiente. Sal de tu zona de confort. Nunca vas a hacer nuevos

amigos si vas a lo seguro.

3.Elige siempre la bondad. La bondad genera bondad. Es

realmente mágico.

4.Sé genuinamente interesado (a). Las personas se sienten muy

honradas cuando haces una pausa para que te intereses de

manera pura y natural en cómo son. Es una manera tan simple

de demostrar que te importan.

5.Experimenta la empatía y ve el mundo desde diferentes

perspectivas. Todos están caminando por un camino diferente.

Tomarse el tiempo para comprender el viaje de otra persona

influye poderosamente en la forma de cómo ves al mundo y

mejora tu capacidad para conectarte con los demás.

6.¡Ríete y diviértete! No te tomes la vida demasiado en serio,

simplemente disfruta del viaje.

7.Sé leal, digno (a) de confianza y honesto (a). Nunca puedes

equivocarte siendo leal. Guarda los secretos de la gente, y

comparte tus situaciones honestamente.

8.Muéstrate, preséntate tal cual eres, pero muéstrate tal como

dices que eres.

9.Permanece presente dejando el teléfono a un lado. No dejes que

tu teléfono bloquee tu visión de la realidad.

10.Escucha atentamente. Todos queremos ser escuchados. Tómate ​el tiempo para escuchar plena y sinceramente a las personas

cuando se abren y comparten.

11. Sé humilde y discúlpate cuando te equivoques. Te vas a

equivocar, siempre sucede y está bien. Así es la vida. Entonces,

cuando suceda, reconócelo, discúlpate y crece a partir de la

experiencia.

12.Sé tú. Ahí está el único tú. No prives al mundo de tu ser único.

Conexión y amistad son los motores de nuestro bienestar. Revisa la ​lista de verificación de verdaderos amigos en tu familia. Establece ​una meta para practicar un elemento de la lista este mes.

PARA GUÍAS, HERRAMIENTAS Y DESAFÍOS ​FAMILIARES ADICIONALES, visite nuestro sitio ​web: ​https://goldengatemovement.org/community- ​education/