Month: April 2022

Muraoka Families,

We are heading into our last week of April with plenty happening on campus. As we celebrate The Month of the Military Child, we are also preparing for State and Local Measures testing. Please read below for more information and let’s make it a great week!

Month of the Military Child Events:

Our weekly Blacktop Assembly has been moved to Tuesday (4/26) where students will enjoy the Navy Brass Band in honor of The Month of the Military Child. Be sure to Purple Up! for this awesome event.

In addition, we are proud to host our Military connected families on campus for Breakfast and Books on Friday, April 29^th, at 7:30 am. All students and staff are invited to wear red, white, and blue on Friday, 4/29, in honor of our military connected students.

New Military Family Life Counselor:

We are very proud to introduce Ms. Daniella Esparza, as our new Military Family Life Counselor (MFLAC). Muraoka has the highest percentage of military connected students in CVESD and we are so fortunate to have this added support on campus.

State and Local Measures Testing:

At our ELAC meeting on Thursday, April 21, we presented information about upcoming State and Local Measures testing. We are including the presentation Testing Presentation Parents for all families to preview.

Testing Tips:

• Arrive on time- Testing will begin promptly at the start of the school day
• Eat a healthy breakfast on campus or at home- start the day with a meal that includes healthy energy boosting foods such as eggs or whole wheat toast!
• Get a good night’s rest- at least 8-10 hours of sleep will prepare students to do their best!
• Think positive thoughts-you can encourage your child to take slow deep breaths and think of something that makes them happy if they start to feel stressed during the test.
• Do your best- Our Momongas will do great! Encourage your child to do their best to show what they know and that they are ready!

Upcoming Events and Testing Dates for This Week:

4/25 No Blacktop Assembly

4/26 Purple Up For our military connected students

Blacktop Assembly with Navy Brass Band

4/26-4/29 5^th Grade CAST (California Science Test)

4/26-4/29 iReady for kindergarten

4/27-4/28 iReady for 3^rd Grade

4/27 Smarty Ants for 2^nd Grade

4/29 Breakfast and Books with our military connected families (7:30am-8:00am)

4/29 Patriotic Friday- wear red, white and blue to honor our military connected students

Muraoka Families,

Please read below for information on important events this week!

Month of the Military Child:

April is Month of the Military Child; Muraoka is so honored to home to the largest population of military connected students in CVESD! We thank you and your families for your service. We are excited to welcome Navy Brass Band to our blacktop assembly on April 26^th in celebration of our military families.

ThoughtExchange:

Last day for input is Friday, April 22^nd! “What do you feel are the most important priorities in the LCAP that our District should emphasize in order to support all students?”. To gather your feedback, we’re using a tool called ThoughtExchange.  All our voices matter, so your participation is crucial and valued.  There are 3 ways to participate:

#1

https://tejoin.com/scroll/827790577

#2

Participate in this Exchange by navigating to tejoin.com and entering the following 9-digit code: 827-790-577

#3

Text the 9-digit code 827-790-577 to the phone number 728-55 to get a link to participate in this Exchange

COVID Clinic – Testing every Wednesday

COVID Clinic will continue to provide opt-in PCR testing on Wednesday for students and staff.  If you want to register your student, please visit:  https://school.covidclinic.org/register. Registration must be completed by Monday at 2pm to be included in Wednesday’s testing.

If you had previously opted in, but want to opt-out, please email:  k12@covidclinic.org.

Parent Learning Opportunities

CVESD will be hosting three parent learning opportunities over the coming weeks.  The dates and topics are below, as well as the flyers with more detailed information.  All events will be held virtually from 6-7pm.

APRIL 19th “HURTING PEOPLE, HURT PEOPLE. LET’S HEAL TOGETHER – HURT, HEALING, & HOPE” 

MAY 17th “3 STRATEGIES TO INCREASE PARENT ENGAGEMENT AT YOUR SCHOOL” 

MAY 24th “KEEP LEARNING GOING: MATH AND SCIENCE”

Please check out the flyers below and links to attend will be posted on the district website at www.cvesd.org.

Spring Parent Workshops ENGLISH rev0422

Spring Parent Workshops SPANISH rev0407

B-LAC Parent Meeting

Join the newly developed B-LAC for our council meeting, in person at Muraoka!

Thursday April 21

6:00 pm

Topic: The Truth about Social Justice, Anti-Blackness, and Culturally Responsive Teaching and why it matters.

Upcoming Events:

4/18 Blacktop Assembly- Wear your Spirit Gear

4/21 8:30 am In Person ELAC Meeting in MPR

4/21 4pm Co-ed Soccer Game@ Camarena

4/21 6pm Co-Ed Basketball (Blue vs. Gold) @Discovery Charter

4/21 6pm B-LAC Meeting, In Person @ Muraoka

4/22 Earth Day!

Muraoka Families,

Our staff and students had a fantastic first week back on campus after our Spring Break!  It was wonderful to see all our students ready to learn. We started our week with expectations assemblies for each grade level where we reviewed Muraoka expectations and reviewed topics such as the wellness policy, cell phone policy (3^rd-6^th) and social media use (grades 4-6). Feel free to ask your student about any of these topics. Tomorrow, we will kick off the week with our Momonga Monday blacktop assembly so be sure to wear your spirit gear!

This week at Muraoka:

ThoughtExchange: We need your input on “What do you feel are the most important priorities in the LCAP that our District should emphasize in order to support all students?”. To gather your feedback, we’re using a tool called ThoughtExchange.  All our voices matter, so your participation is crucial and valued.  There are 3 ways to participate:

#1

https://tejoin.com/scroll/827790577

#2

Participate in this Exchange by navigating to tejoin.com and entering the following 9-digit code: 827-790-577

#3

Text the 9-digit code 827-790-577 to the phone number 728-55 to get a link to participate in this Exchange

LCAP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Returning to Muraoka for 2022-2023: With the new school year approaching, we need your help in planning for the 2022-2023 school year. Please let us know if your child(ren) will be returning to Muraoka in July!  Plans for next year survey

CAASPP State Testing for Grades 3-6: The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) is designed to give information to teachers, students, and their families about what students know and are able to do. Please see this parent guide about the assessment that all students in California will be taking.

Parent Guide

Are you interested in reviewing practice questions with your student?

Practice and Training Site

Muraoka CAASPP Schedule

Grades 3 and 4 May 2^nd-May 6^th

Grades 5 and 6 May 9^th– May 13^th

3-6^th grade families will receive additional information as testing dates approach.

Spring Grams: Muraoka Student Council is selling Spring Grams. These will be for sale after school from 2:45-3:00pm Monday- Thursday this week. The cost is $2 each and all grams will be delivered to classrooms on Friday, April 15^th.

COVID Clinic – Testing on Wednesdays 

COVID Clinic will continue to provide opt-in PCR testing on Wednesday for students and staff.  If you want to register your student, please visit:  https://school.covidclinic.org/register. Registration must be completed by Monday at 2pm to be included in Wednesday’s testing.

If you had previously opted in, but want to opt-out, please email:  k12@covidclinic.org.

Remember that the consent is the same for both the COVID Clink Kiosk and our site testing.  Again, this is optional.

Yearbook Orders

Are you interested in purchasing a 21-22 yearbook? Please order by April 11th. Yearbook Orders Yearbook ID: 14667722

Attendance Reporting

We will be short staffed in the front office this week. Please email muraokaschool@cvesd.org if your child is absent.

4/11 Momonga Monday Blacktop Assembly- Wear your spirit gear!

4/11-4/14 Spring Grams for sale after school $2

4/12 Muraoka (Blue) Basketball game @Valley Vista 6pm

4/14 Muraoka Soccer Game @ Muroaka 4pm

4/14 Muraoka (Gold) Basketball game @ Valley Vista 6pm

We are looking forward to another amazing week at Muraoka!

Mrs. Mazeau and Mrs. Rayray

Welcome Back Momongas!

Welcome Back! We missed all of our students and families over this two week break.  We hope that you were able to enjoy time with family and friends.  We look forward to kicking off a wonderful last quarter of the school year! We will have our traditional Momonga Monday assembly  at 8:15 am, please wear Momonga spirit wear or our school colors tomorrow! Go Momongas!  Students return tomorrow, April 4th and it is a minimum day for K-6th grade students.  Kindergarten will be dismissed at 1 pm and 1-6 will be dismissed  at 1:15 pm.

We highly encourage all students and staff to test for COViD 19 before returning to school. Please report positive test results using the following link: Positive Test Reporting Link 

Change in Masking Requirements – Please Read

Upcoming Dates:

April 4^th: Momonga Monday, Blacktop Assembly- Wear your Spirit Gear!

April 4^th: Minimum Day, Kinder dismissed at 1:00, 1-6 dismissed at 1:15

April 6^th: Wear Blue Spirit Day for Autism Acceptance Month

April 7^th : Virtual School Site Council Meeting @ 3pm

Have a Wonderful Week!

Thank you,

Mrs. Mazeau and Mrs. Rayray