Mt Solo Newsletter
Welcome to Mt Solo
A Note from our Principal, Mr. Jay Opgrande
We conducted building wide math and reading iReady testing this week (Week of Monday, January 13th). Thank you to all families and students for all their hard work!
Students came to school prepared, rested up and ready to do their best. The vast majority of students are showing tremendous growth in math and reading from September to January.
We are looking forward to sharing individual scoring reports for each student with you in the coming weeks. Thank you again for all your support and to our students for all their hard work this week!
Together We Can Do This!
Front Office News
Click Here for the yearly Longview School District Calendar
Upcoming Mt Solo Dates:
- Monday, January 20th-No School-Martin Luther King Holiday
- Tuesday, January 21st-1st Semester Student Show Case, come by anytime between 6 pm - 7:30 pm to student classrooms. Parents and students are encouraged to attend, students who attend will be entered into a raffle for a variety of school prizes and privileges! This is a time for students to showcase what they have learned during 1st semester and some of the projects they have built. Students will be asked to lead their family members on a tour visiting their classrooms and explaining their achievements.
- Friday, January 24th- No School-Records Day
- February 3-18th- Chocolate Fundraiser (more details to come)
- Monday, April 7th through Friday April 11th - Spring Break
- Friday, June 13th- Last day of school
**Special Notes**
- If you are checking your student out early, please call the front office (360-577-2800) in advance that day so that we may have the student waiting for you.
- Please call ahead if your student is going to be tardy or will be absent, please do this before 9:45 am if possible.
- The new PE uniforms have finally arrived and they look awesome. We greatly appreciate everyone's patience while this order was being fulfilled. We now officially have sizes to fit all of our Mt Solo students and will be selling them before school and at lunch in the student store. Shirts and shorts are selling for $10 each. If your son or daughter has a uniform that you have purchased in the past, it is not required that you buy a set of the new uniforms. However, if your son or daughter has been borrowing a PE uniform this year, they have until the end of this week to purchase their own set. Students that continue to borrow after this week will lose points for their daily grade.
If your family is currently unable to afford a new uniform, please have your son or daughter come talk to their PE teacher so that they can make the necessary accommodations
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The Yearbook is looking for any pictures you have taken of Mt Solo athletes and our teams during this season, and also any photos from our School Spirit Days. Please submit your photos to the following links:
Click on the links below, and follow the easy steps to download from your camera roll.
Football https://plicbooks.com/go/AQRTQV
Volleyball https://plicbooks.com/go/97LAQX
Cross Country https://plicbooks.com/go/JFM8QB
School Spirit Days https://plicbooks.com/go/WW5814
Attendance Works!
A Teacher Talks About the Importance of Attendance
Click HERE to see 7th Grade Mt Solo Social Studies Teacher, Mrs. Nichole Most, speak about the importance of attendance in a student's good education and future!
Guidance Office News
Our Guidance Office Team is here to help!
The safety and mental health of our students and their families is very important to us. Mt Solo Guidance Office Team hours are every school day from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm. For non-emergencies outside the school day, you are welcome to email/voicemail the counselors and the matter will be addressed when they return to the office.
Jill Whitright works with students whose last name begin with A-J- jwhitright@longview.k12.wa.us, 360-577-2806
Lisa Maxey works with students whose last name begins with K-Z- lmaxey@longview.k12.wa.us, 360-577-2805
Celina Flores is the Guidance Office Secretary/Registrar- cflores@longview.k12.wa.us, 360-577-2808
****Please note****
If the immediate safety or well-being of a student is of concern, please contact the appropriate resource below:
- Call 911
- Go to the nearest hospital
- Mental Crisis Hotline: 360-425-6064
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org)
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: If you or someone you know needs support now call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org
**Useful Information**
- Click Here for Student Access Instructions, this will help you check grades and missing assignments!
- Click Here for information on the Family Community Resource Center (FCRC), it is a one-stop-shop for resource needs, and it provides enriched services for students and their families!
- Click Here for information regarding the Grief Group Schedule provided by the Eden Hospice of Cowlitz County.
**Useful Articles**
- Click Here for an article an article about how fruit can improve your mental health
Athletics Department News
School Nurse News
**Special Notes**
- If a student is not feeling well, we ask that they come to the Nurse's Office and from there the nurse or student will call home if that is what's needed. If your student does contact you first, please ask them to go the nurse's office.
- 6th grade students are now eligible to get their 7th grade TDAP Booster. Please bring in vaccine report or exemption form to the front office.
Report, Don't Repost!
Music Department News
- Please click HERE for the Mt Solo Activities Calendar!
- Please click HERE for the Mt Solo Choir singing "Stars", "3 Snow Songs", and "Once Upon a December"
- Please click HERE for the Mt Solo Choir singing "Song of Peace", "Light in the Darkness", "Winter Stars", "Winter Wonderland"
- Please click HERE for the Mt Solo Choir singing "Larger Than Life"
PTSO News
- The PTSO would like to start selling concessions at home events and they need help to do this! If anyone is interested please email mtsoloptso@gmail.com for further information!
Mt Solo Before and After Clubs
- Art Club meets in Ms. Harvey's Art Room (Room 516) 2:35 pm - 4:00 pm on the following dates (Mondays and Thursdays) -1/13, 1/16, 1/27, 1/30, 2/3, 2/6, 2/10, 2/13, 2/20, 2/27. Click Here to register for as many of these days as you would like.
- Powerlifting Club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm (students must be picked up by 3:30) . Permission Slips can be picked up in Front Office, each student must have a signed permission slip on file to participate.
- Running Club begins Monday, January 6th 2025 through March. Signed Parent Permission Slips are required and can be picked up in the Front Office. For the week of January 21st, the club will meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday until 3:45.
Wednesday Advisory Dates and Topics
- September 4 Review of Emergency Evacuation Plan
- September 11 Disrupting Class
- September 18 Study Hall
- October 2 Making Space
- October 16 Managing Feelings
- October 30 Bully Bystander
- November 13 Character
- November 20 Forgiveness
- December 4 Secrets
- December 18 Internet Harassment
- January 8 IReady Readiness
- January 15 Internal Triggers
- January 29 Cold-Hearted
- February 12 Understanding Motives
- February 26 I Statements
- March 12 Trustworthiness
- March 26 Self Confidence
- April 10 Self-Confident
- April 16 Disagreeing Respectfully
The Solo Star-this is our student newsletter
CTE Is Alive and Well at Mt Solo!
CTE Students working on their project!
Mt Solo Slideshows with New Pictures
Mt Solo Art Work
Mt Solo Art Pictures
Our Pink Out Fundraiser enables Mt Solo to donate funds to the Lower Columbia Regional Cancer Center and it occurs every October 31st. It is also a fun day for students and staff! We raised $1000 this year!
