august/september 2020 important dates: butterfly facts

MARIPOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Volume 55— Issue 1 (909) 794-8620 http:/redlandsusd.net/mariposa

BUTTERFLY FACTS August/September 2020

Published by the Mariposa PTA

Message from the Principal

Dear Mariposa Elementary School Families,

Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year at Mariposa Elementary School. I am excited and honored to be a part of the Mariposa community for this upcoming school year! We will be starting this school year in one of the most unique and challenging ways imaginable for our staff, families, and students. This year will look differently from any other school year any of us have experienced and there will be a lot of questions and uncertainty. We will work through this and although I may not have the answers to all of the uncertainties; there are a few things that I do know as we begin the journey that is the 2020 – 2021 school year.

• The ENTIRE Mariposa staff is committed to do the BEST they can each day for your student.

• ALL of our teachers will work tirelessly to ensure the success of all our students each day.

• Our number one priority continues to be the safety of each one of our students.

• WE will get through this together as a community.

We have always encouraged parents to be energetic participants in their child’s learning, however this year it is vital to be engaged in your child’s learning. The more you can work with your student and have conversations with them about their learning, the more your student will get from this experience. I do want to encourage you to keep conversations and interactions with your student about the current situation positive and solution oriented. While we totally understand the frustration and concern you may have, our students take their cues from the adults in their lives. Let’s make this an opportunity to promote the growth mindset of flexible thinking and a willingness to view challenges as opportunities for growth.

We are truly a community here at Mariposa, and this is the time to show how important the home, school, and community connection is. It is truly the collective effort between the Mariposa staff and our families that ensures the success of all our students, so please be as positively engaged as you can with your child this year!

Please check the Mariposa or RUSD website periodically for the most up to date information regarding the status of Distance Learning and any other important updates. We will continue to work through our current situation and when safety allows for our students to come back to campus, we will be ready to welcome them back.

If you ever have a concern about something or questions regarding a specific situation or procedure, please do not hesitate to contact me. The best way is to email me at [email protected] or call me at 909 794-8620.

Sincerely,

Dustin Hackney,

Principal

IMPORTANT DATES:

Grab and Go:

Tuesday, 8/11:

5th: 9-10:30am

4th: 11-12:30PM

3rd: 1-2:30PM

Grab and Go:

Wednesday, 8/12:

2nd: 9-10:30am

1st: 11-12:30PM

TK and K: 1-2:30PM

Wed., Aug. 12th:

All Grades Virtual

Back to School

Meeting : Two iden-

tical sessions, 6PM-

6:40PM and/or

6:45pm –7:25PM

Thurs, August 13th:

School begins—

Distance Learning

Monday, Aug. 31st:

Spirit Crazy Hair

Dress Up Day

Sept. 3rd: Virtual

PTA Meeting 2PM

Sept. 14th: Spirit

Beach Dress Up Day

Sept. 28th:

Neighborhood

Scavenger

Hunt

Mariposa Elementary

30800 Palo Alto Drive

Redlands, CA 92373

909 748-6930

Principal, Dustin Hackney

Office Manager, Mary Ambriz

School Clerk, Lori Holley

PTA President, Briana Flanigan

mailto:[email protected]

WELCOME TO OUR 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR!!!

Hello Mariposa families! Welcome to the Mariposa 2020-2021 school year. To all of our new families, my name is Briana Flanigan and I will be serving as our PTA president for this upcoming year. My husband, Danny, and I have three children: Connor, Ryleigh, and Tatum. Our oldest, Connor, will be starting 6th grade, Ryleigh is going into the 5th grade, and our youngest, Tatum, is in pre-school. We have been blessed to call Mariposa our kids’ school and our home away from home the past 6 years and are thankful for the teachers and staff who love our kids and are dedicated to their education, safety, and well-being. Our Mariposa PTA is made up of parents, extended family members, teachers, and staff. We work together to help provide our students with the best tools for their education, experiences to learn from, and memories to last a lifetime by coming alongside the staff and teachers in support. We welcome new faces and new ideas, especially this year! It will be more important than ever to make sure you are staying connected. Make sure you keep an eye out for flyers and announcements that will be posted on our school website and our Facebook yearbook page. Also, make sure to download the PeachJar app so that you don’t miss a thing. This is where I would normally tell you about all the fun exciting ways you can get involved and volunteer at our wonderful school, but in these uncertain times the one thing I know is that things are going to look much different this year. Mariposa’s exceptional reputation has been strengthened by volunteerism, traditions, and the fun events put on by the PTA. While this year may look different, my goal is to come together as a PTA to find ways to bring as much normalcy to our kids as possible. Now more than ever our PTA will need the help and support from our families in making this a fun and memorable year for our students. It is going to take a whole lot of creativity and thinking outside the box to support our kids and their teachers, but if we work together I am sure we can find a way to make this year just as amazing as past years. I personally invite and encourage you to join our PTA meetings. For now, they will be held virtually as Zoom meetings until we can meet again in person. Our meetings are typically held one Thursday a month at 1:00 pm. However, with distance learning taking place during that time right now our time will change to accommodate the support our children will need from us. Just as we did last year, there will be a couple evening meetings throughout the year to accommodate different schedules and allow all who want to participate a chance to do so. Any and all of our meetings are great opportunities to hear what our many PTA committees are working on. While coming to meetings is not mandatory to being on the PTA, it is a great place to have a voice at our school and get involved. We are a fun group of parents who share the same goal: bettering the lives of our children and their community.

Come join us! I am open to any questions and/or suggestions and look forward to hopefully working with you this year.

Briana Flanigan [email protected]

Message from the PTA President

MARIPOSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BUTTERFLY FACTS

MARIPOSA SPIRIT!

We may not be together, but we still are filled with Mariposa Spirit. Join staff and families for Mariposa Virtual Spirit Dress Up Days by posting

your photo on Facebook or Instagram.

Monday, August 31st:

Crazy Hair Day

Monday, September 14th:

Beach Dress Up Day

And more details to come, but

Monday, Sept. 28th is going to be a

Neighborhood Socially Distant Scavenger Hunt


Meet our New Staff Members

Josephine Corpus joins our 4th grade team. She says she knew

she wanted to work with children from a very young age. Origi-

nally, she thought she wanted to be a dentist, but after taking a

Psychology and Education course her junior year at UCLA, she

decided to become a teacher. After graduating from UCLA, she

worked as a substitute teacher at Val Verde School District.

Some of her interests include mindfulness and yoga. She also en-

joys traveling and exploring different places in California. Her

favorite location by far is San Diego. She is a big foodie and

loves to try different foods. Her goal this year is to thrive dur-

ing this distance learning period.

Abby Moore completes the 4th grade team. She states she

“loves working with kids...they bring light to all our lives!” While

this is her first year of teaching, she comes well prepared with

a Masters in Learning and Teaching from the University of Red-

lands and having completed her student teacher with Mrs. Sapp

last year. She loves staying active, cooking, binge watching Net-

flix and new music. Pre-Covid she loved going to concerts and

looks forward to seeing live music again.

Megan Scanlon is our new 5th grade teacher. She got into

teaching because she “had great teachers who really made a

difference in my life. Her previous experience in education was

teaching Middle School in Pennsylvania. Some of her hobbies

are reading, traveling, and playing music. Her goal for this

year? To learn Spanish!

Carolyn Raleigh is joining us at Mariposa as the Art Enrichment

teacher. She loves being creative and encouraging others to

find new ways to use their creativity. While this is her second

year teaching art enrichment at RUSD, she has been in educa-

tion for years, running Outdoor Science Camps for 4th and 5th

graders; teaching STEM classes such as robotics, Cybersecurity

and animation. Her hobbies include a love of the outdoors, play-

ing with her dog and reading. Her goal this year is to complete

her sketchbook that will become part of the Brooklyn Art Li-

brary’s “Sketchbook Project.” She looks forward to joining us

at Mariposa.

Jessica Ng comes to Mariposa from a business background,

where she says she “quickly realized I had a passion for working

with kids and wanted to be an elementary school teacher.” She

will be teaching 4th grade at Mariposa, recently completing her

student teaching last spring. She likes to hike, do yoga, binge

watch Netflix and check out new food places. Her goal for this

coming year is to bring learning and joy to her students. She

“can’t wait to start teaching and working with everyone at Mari-

posa.”

Elena Mejico-Dixon: While Ms. Mejico-Dixon isn’t actually new

this year (she started with us last year) we did not get a chance

to introduce her properly This is her 13th year teaching and her

7th year in Redlands Unified. She switched from general educa-

tion to music education so “that I can reach children through mu-

sic” . Ms. Mejico-Dixon graduated from the University of Red-

lands where she double majored in liberal studies and music. Her

hobbies are singing, running, and CrossFit. Her goal for this year

is to get to know the students at Mariposa better.

Make a Difference with Mariposa PTA!

Your PTA Membership: Shows your children that school matters, and that you are invested in their success.

Demonstrates to your child that success in school is the pathway to college, a career and a productive life!

Is a partnership with the principal, teachers and staff to make your child's school safe, welcoming, a hub of learning, and a

fun place to be.

Shares in campus events and experiences that make your child’s school days more memorable!

Connects you with other parents, the California State PTA, and National PTA - the largest and

most powerful children’s advocacy organization in the country.

You can join NOW by scanning the QRL Code

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12TH VIRTUAL BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

Mr. Hackney, PTA President Mrs. Flanigan and your student’s teacher will be available via ZOOM to share plans for this

coming year, Distance Learning expectations and more.

Your student’s teacher will share the ZOOM or Google meeting log in information with you via your AERIES Parent Portal.

Information will be the same at each session and each teacher will provide log in

information specific to their classroom. Join us!

Two sessions: One from 6PM to 6:40PM and One from 6:45PM-7:25PM


MARIPOSA CALENDAR ART WANTED!

With our Covid-19 closing in April we didn’t get a chance to ask for

submissions for the art for the 2020-2021 PTA Calendar.

We would like all students to have the opportunity to create a picture for the calendar.

Here are the rules:

8 1/2 X 11 Piece of white paper—horizontal Use black pen– no color please (feel free to sketch out in pencil,

then trace over in black pen) You might want to make it a theme that works with a “month”

(such as pumpkins for October, hearts for Feb, etc.) Please use the September 2020 to July 2021 months.

Submissions will be accepted between now and September 7th.

You may submit by email (scan and attach) send to [email protected]

You may submit via Google drive and share with

[email protected]

Snail Mail—Mariposa 30800 Palo Alto Drive, Redlands, CA 92373 or

Drop off at a school scheduled Grab and Go.

Don’t Forget... It’s important to remember that you are enough. That while this situation is cer-

tainly not perfect, our students will thrive because they are surrounded by a village

who loves and values them. Please be gentle with yourself. The priority

is not perfection, it is to make sure our students know they are safe and loved.

MARIPOSA SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL SEEKING PARENT INVOLVEMENT

The Mariposa School Site Council is an advisory board to the administration and assists in the coordination of categorically funded programs. The council assists in the development and modification of the school plan and establishes an annual budget. The council is comprised of parents, the principal, classified

and certificated personnel.

Meetings are scheduled monthly, virtually as needed.

Each seat on School Site Council is for two years. If you are interested in the open parent position, please contact Mr. Hackney at

[email protected] or 909-794-8620

no later than September 5th.

“I Matter Because…”

That’s the theme for the 2020-21 Reflec-tions Art Program which has been bringing the arts to life for more than 10 million stu-dents since 1969. And California State PTA and its members, families and kids are on the forefront of this amazing program, which in-creases community awareness of the im-portance of arts in education. Want to learn more? go to:

https://capta.org/programs-events/reflections/

For forms go to:

https://capta.org/resource/participant-forms/

https://capta.org/programs-events/reflections/

https://capta.org/resource/participant-forms/

AUGUST 2020

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

26 27 28 29 30 31 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Grab and Go 9-10:30am:5th

11:00-12:30PM: 4th 1-2:30PM: 3rd

Grab and Go

9-10:30am: 2nd

11-12:30PM: 1st

1-2:30PM: K and TK

Virtual Back To School Night– All

Grades

Two identical sessions

6-6:45PM and 6:45 to 7:25PM

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24

25

26

27

28

29

30 31

1

2

3

4

5

Spirit Day

Wacky

Hair day


SEPTEMBER 2020

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Frid Sat

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

2:00PM

Virtual PTA

Mtg

6 7 8 9 10 11

12

13 14

15

16

17

18

19

Spirit Beach Dress

Up Day

2:15-3 Virtual

School Site

Council

Mtg.

20

21 22 23 24 25 26

2:15-3 Virtual

Safety

Committee

Mtg.

27 28

29

30

1

2

3

Neighborhood

Scavenger Hunt

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