Mountain Valley School students were given Oral Health consent forms to bring home to parents.  These need to be returned on Monday, November 4.  We hope you take advantage of this great opportunity.

Chaffee County Oral Health Consent

Silver Diamine Fluoride Consent

SAVE THE DATE!

Fall Sports Award Night

Wednesday – Nov. 13, 2024

@ Mountain Valley @ 6:00pm – Pizza & Punch Served Awards to Follow

*Middle School Football, Middle School Volleyball, & High School Volleyball

With the winter chill upon us I wanted to remind everyone that we have a guideline for outdoor activities. Please see the attached chart and adjust accordingly. If you have any questions please let me know. 

Thank you

Tiffany Smith RN

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

Thank you for welcoming me to Mountain Valley School. I am excited to be a part of this community. I would like to quickly provide a summary of the new cell phone and visitor screening procedures we are implementing. I want to invite everyone to our Veterans Day Celebration and share a vision I hold for our school.

Cell phone use and door screening changes have been implemented this year to help with providing a safe and sound education for our students. To make the campus safer for all students and staff, extra screening is being conducted at our front office. We are asking all visitors who come to retrieve students to remain in the vestibule while the student(s) are called to the office. To help students concentrate and focus on their studies, cell phone use is not permitted at any time other than during lunch. At all other times cell phones are to be turned off and out of sight. First time offenders must surrender their phones until the end of the school day. Second time offenders must arrange for parents/guardians to retrieve their phones. If there is ever an urgent need to contact your student, the most efficient and proper way to do so is to contact the front office. This way your message can quickly and privately get to your child with minimal disruption to the school day or your student can be ready for you when you arrive. We appreciate your assistance and understanding with these changes.

Mountain Valley School will hold our Veterans Day celebration, November 11 starting at 11:30 in the auxiliary gym and finishing in the cafeteria with lunch. We are inviting to our celebration any veterans who have served this great nation and any community members wishing to join our celebration. The invitation is posted on our website for this as well.

Along with the above, I would like to share part of my vision for our school, Mountain Valley School. Education has always been a large part of my life. Due to my mother’s influence and now my heart, I hold great respect for those who serve as educators. As I examined the different assessment scores from the students at MVS, I saw an undeniable improvement over the past few years. Your teachers are working hard to make this happen, and their continual efforts look to continue this trend. I believe MVS can become the school of choice within the valley. We can do this by providing a solid foundation of education on which all students might build a successful future. Small rural schools do face many unique challenges. Together, we can overcome any challenges and provide quality schooling for your children.

Sincerely,

David Thornton, PhD

Principal, Mountain Valley School

Moffat Consolidated School District is hosting a community information night.

Please come and Join Mountain Valley School District thank our Veteran's for their service

**Pertussis Disease Alert

 Information Notice to Parents of Mountain Valley Prek-12 Students

Date:  10/16/2024

Today the Crestone Charter School received notice of a second confirmed case of pertussis, also known as “whooping cough”, in an elementary classroom. Under the advice of the Saguache County Public Health Office and out of an abundance of caution, Crestone Charter School will close their elementary school until Tuesday October 22, 2024.

While there are no students at the Mountain Valley PreK-12 building showing symptoms nor any confirmed cases of pertussis, the Mountain Valley School District wants to be proactive in providing you sound information. We are in close communication with Crestone Charter School and Saguache County Public Health as they monitor the situation and we will provide any updates as they develop.

This is a good time to consider updating your child’s vaccination status. Our school nurse, Tiffany Smith RN monitors immunization records and is happy to answer any questions about your child’s immunization status. You can call the school at (719) 655-2578 as we are happy to assist you.

INFORMATION AND WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

Pertussis may be very severe in infants and young children and can result in trouble breathing, hospitalization, or death. Symptoms may appear 7 to 10 days after being in close contact with someone who has pertussis, but can take anywhere from 4 to 21 days. Pertussis begins with cold-like symptoms that may include:

Runny Nose

Mild coughing

Low-grade fever

After one to two weeks, coughing becomes more severe and develops into coughing fits (many, rapid coughs) that leave a person out of breath. These fits are often followed by a high-pitched “whooping” sound heard when a person inhales. Severe coughing fits can cause vomiting or changes in facial color. In between coughing fits, your child may look and feel fine. Infants may not have the same symptoms and instead may have moments where they temporarily stop breathing (apnea)

Cough-like illnesses are common this year. However, if your child develops coughing fits, they should stay home from school until they have been seen by a health care provider. If your child is coughing, tell your doctor who may want them to be tested and to receive a prescription antibiotic. Students diagnosed with pertussis must be kept home from school and should avoid crowded public places and contact with people at risk of severe disease (infants, pregnant women, people with severe medical conditions) until completing five days of an appropriate antibiotic.  

The Health Department recommends the following

● Review the DTaP/Tdap vaccination records of everyone in your household and arrange for vaccination, if not up to date

**  The mobile VaxVan is coming to Crestone on Oct. 25th, location details to follow**

● Contact your child’s health care provider if they have a severe cough and seek emergency care if they are having trouble breathing. 

●  If diagnosed with pertussis, your child should stay home from school until they have completed 5 days of antibiotics.

●  Children with other respiratory illnesses should follow ** CCS’s COVID-19 recommendations**.

If you have any questions, please contact Saguache County Public Health at 719-759-7650.Pertussis -759-7650.