Week 6 Newsletter

After the success of last week's Kindness Week we decided to keep the kind acts going... on Monday we all chose goals that would help us continue to show kindness around campus. It was so nice to see people greeting new friends, holding doors open for one another, and so many other kind deeds!

On Thursday our school participated in Kids Against Hunger. This is the third year we have been able to pack food to send to children and families in Haiti. It's always such a fun morning, knowing we are impacting so many lives.

We are also really starting to gear up for Outdoor Ed in a few weeks! On Wednesday we had our Parent Informational Night with Phil from Camp Campbell. I also sent out an email on Thursday with the parent handbook and packing list. These items can also be found on our website HERE.

A message from PUSD

If you are interested in learning more about the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) there is a meeting on Wednesday, October 3rd. More information can be found HERE.

Walk & Roll to School

Our first Walk & Roll to School day is Wednesday, October 3rd. Refreshments and celebrations will be out on the blacktop area from 8:45am to 9:15am. 

Mohr Science Team

If your student is interested in joining the Mohr Science Team they can apply HERE.

The deadline is Thursday, September 27th to apply. 

Book Fair

The Book Fair is from Monday, September 24 - Friday, September 28th. Students will be visiting the Book Fair on Monday and they are welcome to bring in money to spend. The Book Fair Family Night is Tuesday, September 25th from 6-7:30pm.

Outdoor Ed

The Outdoor Ed checks are due on Friday, September 28th. Please make the check payable to PUSD for $375. Write your student's name in the Memo line. Don't forget to check out our Outdoor Ed page on our website for more information.

Kids Against Hunger Event

A BIG HUGE THANK YOU goes out to the Mohr Community for the support of the Kids Against Hunger Packing Event!!!  Thank you to the Mohr parent volunteers and  Chevron volunteers that came out to help for the whole event and to the families that sent in donations so we could pack the food!  A total of $2,798 was collected and 15,336 meals are on their way with Convoy of Hope to the Carolinas!!  It is truly amazing to see the students involved in such an awesome event!  The Tk, kinders and 1st graders decorated the baggies to be filled and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students did an awesome job packing the food. Everyone coming together to make a difference! 

Week 5 Newsletter

This week was Kindness Week at Mohr, and we had so many fun spirit days that really helped get us in the groove for showing our kind hearts around campus. Monday was pajama day, which helped us all feel comfortable; Tuesday was superhero day, which let our inner hero shine through; Wednesday was sports day, showing our team spirit; Thursday was picture day; and Friday was our weekly Mohr spirit day.

We also filled our days with writing about kind acts we've seen shown to us as well as the kind acts we've done for others. On Wednesday we filled our blacktop area with kind words and inspirational sayings to help bring happiness to our school. We also wrote thank you notes to someone who has impacted us. It's been a very reflective week and I hope this is only the beginning!

Our big event next week is the Kids Against Hunger packing event! This is the third year our school has participated in this event and it's always such a great morning. We are asking students to consider donating $5 to cover the cost of the food we are supplying to children and families around the world. Next week we will be collecting donations up until Thursday.

This week's Friday Folder features a letter about Kids Against Hunger, as well as a letter from Mrs. Berglin regarding Universal Access.

Outdoor Ed

Wednesday, September 19th
Parent Informational Meeting. A representative from Camp Campbell will be coming to show you a quick presentation and to answer all questions. Please be in the MPR at 6pm. Students do not need to attend.

Friday, September 21st
Permission slips are due. Please make sure you turn in the packet with all of the forms. If you need any clarification, please let me know.


Friday, September 28th
Check for $375 made payable to PUSD is due. If you need any help, or would like to pay in installments, please let me know. We want to insure that every student is able to attend if they want.

Kids Against Hunger

On Thursday, September 20th  we are hosting Kids Against Hunger for a Kindness
Celebration at our school!  Students in grades 2nd - 5th will be packing meals and
we need parent volunteer help!  If you are interested, please go to this Sign Up Genius
and volunteer from 8:30am to 11:30am..  Volunteers will be monitoring and helping in
food stations!  It is an amazing event, we hope you can join us!

Kids Against Hunger Packing Event

Kids Against Hunger
Mohr Elementary

Kids Against Hunger (with the support of Friends Helping Friends) would like to invite the students of Mohr Elementary to participate in a kindness project that will be taking place on Thursday, September 20th!

TK, K, and 1st will decorate bags and 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th will package the meals. This is a wonderful way to help feed hungry children around the world. 

Kids Against Hunger is a non profit organization that enables kids to pack meals of specially designed nourishing food for children in malnourished nations around the world. Each meal costs 25 cents so 100 meals cost $100.

In order for our school to participate in this kindness project, we are asking the students of Mohr Elementary to raise $5 each to pay for the cost of the food that we are bagging. Greater donations are also encouraged! Please bring your donations in cash or check (made payable to Kids Against Hunger) in an envelope of baggie by Tuesday, September 18th. Students will turn their donations in to their teachers. 

We would like for the kids to see if they can come up with a way to earn the $5 of their own and then donate it. Some ideas include: doing chores around the house or collecting spare change. Earning and donating the money will be a much more valuable experience than just being given the money. Please have your student bring in the money as soon as possible. 

Thank you in advance for your support!

For more information about Kids Against Hunger please visit www.kidsagainsthungerpleasanton.org

Kids Against Hunger Update

A message from the Friends Helping Friends club...

Friends Helping Friends would like to THANK the Mohr community for their donations of over $2,500 to Kids Against Hunger!  This allowed the 2nd - 5th graders to pack over 12,000 meals during Mohr Kindness Week!  Many of these food packets (decorated by TK, K and 1st graders)  will be making their way to the storm victims in the Texas area after the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey. Together, the Mohr students make a huge difference!  Thank you!!!!!

Another big, huge THANK YOU goes out to the parent volunteers that gave their time to make our Kids Against Hunger packing event such a success!  We appreciate your time that you gave to us!  Without you, we would not have been able to provide this amazing experience for ALL of our students!!

Week 2 Newsletter

The Solar Eclipse made for a great start to our week! Every student had glasses to be able to view the eclipse, and the whole school came out. I posted a few pictures to our Twitter, which you can see on the right.

 Next week is Kindness Week! We will be talking about all the ways to shown kindness. Back again is the Kids Against Hunger food packing event which will be on Thursday, Aug 31st. This was a huge success last year and we are excited to have it back! Students are asked to donate $5 to help feed hungry children all over the world.

Parent volunteers are still needed, so I hope you can join us. The signup is HERE. We will be packing first thing in the morning so don't be late to school!





On Friday, September 1st we are having our Kindness Spirit Day! Students should dress up in their best 60's attire for Peace, Love, and Happiness!

 Eagle TV invitations went out today. We had almost 60 people apply to join this club! A training will be held next Tuesday during the school day, and signed permission slips are needed. Congratulations to everyone who will be joining our news crew this year.


PICTURE DAY IS ALMOST HERE!
Thursday, September 7th is Picture Day! Make sure you look for information coming home soon, but you can also access everything HERE, if you want to purchase your picture package online.




Upcoming Events:

• Thursday, August 31st
• Kids Against Hunger packing event
• August Pay Day!
• Friday, September 1st
• 60s Spirit Day
• 1st Auction!

Weekly News: Week 6

Kindness Week was a huge success! Students worked on "Random Acts of Kindness" all week long, looking for ways to help one another. On Thursday we had our Kids Against Hunger event, which was absolutely amazing. All the students in the school had a helping hand in packing thousands of meals.  Our class reflected on how meaningful it was for them to be part of such a wonderful event.

In Reader's Workshop we started book clubs. The students are in small groups of 4 to read and discuss new novels. We've only been going for a couple of days but the students are already making great connections to their books.

On Wednesday we took the Module 1 test, which should be in your student's Friday Folder. Today we started Module 2, which is a much longer module. We will be in this module for awhile. Make sure your students use the video resources if they are feeling stuck.

Also, if you haven't seen the videos that Eagle TV is producing, check out the YouTube channel, HERE. This club has 4th and 5th graders filming, editing, and producing all its content.


Upcoming Events:

• Monday 9/26 through Friday 10/7- Read A Thon... sign your students up to help raise money for the school. All the reading is done in class.
• Monday 9/26 through Friday 9/30- Book Fair in the Library
• Monday 9/26- students should finish their narrative final drafts in class. 
• Tuesday 9/27- Book Fair Family Night 6-7:30pm
• Wednesday 9/28- Mrs. Davidson art session
• Thursday 9/29- September Pay Day
• Friday, 9/30- Library books due

Weekly News- Week 5

We had a very busy week this past week: students had their first Social Studies quiz, Mr. Duncanson came to visit and helped teach us about improv and social skills, we're beginning to learn about Native Americans, we're finishing up Module 1 in math, and most importantly we had an assembly about next week's Kids Against Hunger event...

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Kids Against Hunger is coming to Mohr Elementary School! Fill a bag of food, fill hearts with kindness!

Kids Against Hunger (with the support of Friends Helping Friends and  the Mohr PTA) would like to invite the students of Mohr Elementary to participate in a kindness project that will be taking place on

Thursday, September 22nd!

TK, K and 1st will decorate bags and 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th will package

This is a wonderful way to help feed hungry children around the world!

Kids Against Hunger is a non profit organization that enables kids to pack meals of specially designed nourishing food for children in malnourished nations around the world. Each meal costs 25 cents so 100 meals costs $25.

In order for our school to participate in this kindness project, we are asking the students of Mohr Elementary to raise $5 each to pay for the cost of the food that we are bagging.  Greater donations are also encouraged!  Please bring your donations in cash or check (made payable to Kids Against Hunger) in an envelope or baggie,  by Friday, September 23rd.  Students will turn their donations into their teachers :)  

We would like for the kids to see if they can come up with a way to earn that money on their own and then donate it.  Some ideas include: doing chores around the house or collecting spare change.  Earning and donating the money will be a much more valuable experience than just being given the money.  Also, please have your child bring in their $5 as soon as possible and share how they earned it :)  They will be encouraging others and demonstrating how helping others can be fun!

Thank you in advance for your support!

For more information about Kids Against Hunger please visit www.kidsagainsthungerpleasanton.org

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Friday Folders
This week's Friday Folders contain your student's latest Grade Progress Report along with the Weekly Progress Report. The Grade Progress Report is to keep you updated on their latest scores. These are for you to keep. I only need the Weekly Progress Report returned with your signature. 

Thank you for all your help in getting this school year off on the right track!

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Next week's events & upcoming tests:

• Monday, 9/19- Flag Salute to kick off Kindness Week
• Wednesday, 9/21- Module 1 Math Test
• Wednesday, 9/21- Pinwheels for Peace
• Thursday, 9/22- Kids Against Hunger
• Friday, 9/23- Spirit Day-- Peace, Love, Happiness (Hippie Day)

Kids Against Hunger Event

On Thursday, September 22nd we are hosting Kids Against Hunger for a Kindness Celebration at our school!  Students in grades 2nd - 5th will be packing meals and we need parent volunteer help!  If you are interested, please go to Sign Up Genius and pick a two hour slot that you would like to volunteer in.  Volunteers will be monitoring and helping in food stations!  It is an amazing event, we hope you can join us!

Our class will be filling bags from 8:30-9:00am, so I hope you can join us in the morning!