Mountainview Elementary School

Mountainview Staff Spotlight: We are focusing on gratitude and it is a perfect time to highlight our Special Day Class teachers: Ms. Gallo, Ms. Liedblad, Ms. Gottfried, and Ms. McRae. This group of teachers has done an amazing job of persevering through challenges and finding solutions during this unusual time in education. They were part of the first group of students we brought back on campus, and they have been instrumental in our success. Being on campus looks a lot dif...ferent than it has in the past and they have still managed to make school a warm, friendly, welcoming environment. They continue to provide high-quality instruction and engage their students whether they are online or in-person. Adapting to an ever-changing environment is par for the course right now for educators and they have done an exceptional job!!! Words cannot express how incredibly thankful we are for their hard work and dedication to our students. Thank you to Ms. Gallo, Ms. Liedblad, Ms. Gottfried, and Ms. McRae for your unfailing dedication to our students and for helping to pave the way in bringing students back on campus. Mountainview is fortunate to have these extraordinary teachers as part of our staff!! Thank you to our absolutely amazing Special Day Class Teacher team for all you do everyday for our students!

Mountainview Staff Spotlight: We are recognizing our Primary Paraeducator team! Our stars of our staff highlight this week are the Paraeducator Team who work with some of our primary students in grades TK-1st grade. Miss Daisy, Miss Stacy, Miss Michelle, Miss Cookie and Miss Caitlyn are the wonderful members of this team. Each of them bring something special to the table and have a unique set of skills. They are fun, creative, consistent, and thorough. They help Miss Gallo... create an exciting, engaging learning environment, and always make sure they are meeting the needs of their students. They are ready to do whatever it takes to help students succeed. These ladies adore each student and have adapted beautifully to our changing learning environment. Their roles and responsibilities here at school continue to evolve and they have been amazingly flexible throughout this entire school year. Miss Gallo continuously raves about how helpful they are and how much she appreciates them. Our paraeducators help make Mountainview an excellent place for students to learn and grow. We are so thankful for them! Thank you to our absolutely amazing Primary Paraeducator team for all you do everyday to prepare for our students!

Mountainview Staff Spotlight: Our Blended Learning Kindergarten team! This team consists of Ms. Linda Pshiramis, Mrs. Amber White, and Mrs. Angeline Friedman. These three teachers do a fabulous job of starting our Mountainview students on the right foot. They are tasked with introducing our little ones to the beautiful Mountainview campus and building the foundational knowledge our students will need to succeed in the future. Each one of these amazing professionals approach...es these tasks with enthusiasm and gusto. They truly enjoy being part of the Kindergarten team and working with students in this capacity. Teaching Kindergarten is a form and these ladies have mastered this art. The amount of time and effort they put into creating engaging learning experiences is greatly appreciated. Getting students to love school and enjoy learning is so important in Kindergarten and they do an excellent job of this. Thank you to our absolutely amazing Kindergarten Team for all you do everyday to prepare for our students!

Mountainview Staff Spotlight: Our amazing Campus Supervisors. In typical years of in-person learning, our campus supervisors are tasked with the safety and supervision of students while out at play during recess and lunch times. So what, you may ask, can a campus supervisor be doing while distance learning is taking place? With this amazing group of professional, the answer has been simple: Whatever it is the school needs to help students and/or be ready when students re...turn to in person learning again. Our campus supervisors have been a integral role in textbooks and supply distribution and collection. They have organized and readied the materials as they are delivered and prepared them for pick up from parents. Reading books, math books, science and social studies books, art supplies, and more. They have created individual bags with students headphones and bags with individual classroom supplies and math manipulatives. They have set up all of our classrooms with desks 6ft apart. They have helped put signs and markers across campus. They have assisted our RSP teachers in getting materials ready for work with students. They have organized our emergency bins, our classroom emergency bags, and our emergency paperwork. They have prepared videos with playground expectations for the time students return. Thank you to our absolutely amazing Campus Supervisor Team for all you do everyday to prepare for our students!

Mountainview Staff Spotlight: We would like to highlight our amazing Office Clerk, Mrs. Michelle Hougo. She has been a member of our office staff for many years and we are so blessed to have her! Mrs. Hougo takes care of so many things behind the scenes. She is our attendance guru and if your child has ever been absent you have had the pleasure of speaking with her. Managing attendance is no easy task, especially right now, and she makes it look effortless. She is amazing...ly kind and genuinely cares for each and every student at Mountainview. Mrs. Hougo is an incredibly effective communicator and will brighten your day with a phone call! Her attention to detail and amazing work ethic are very much appreciated. She is always available to staff members and is great at problem solving. In this ever-changing virtual learning environment we are currently living in, she has adapted and handled new responsibilities with poise and professionalism. Mrs. Hougo is an extraordinary member of our office staff and we are VERY grateful she is a part of our Mountainview team! See more

Celebrating unity and kindness during anti-bully awareness month!

Mountainview staff spotlight: We want to thank a staff member who is doing a phenomenal job taking care of our employees and ensuring staff and student safety. We would like to recognize our LVN and health assistant, Mrs. Emily Will. She is an absolute delight to have working in our office. These past few weeks she has contacted many families to get students safely on campus for assessments. She has ensured our staff members have the proper PPE and all protocols are in place ...and being followed. She is the first person to greet the students as they come on campus for individual assessments and her kind, welcoming demeanor makes them feel at ease. She goes above and beyond to ensure we have the latest information from the appropriate health agencies to protect anyone on campus. She has always been so caring of our students when they are campus, bandaging knees, checking on students with tummy aches, handling medication, adressing student injuries, etc. Students are so comforted with her gentle nurturing. In this ever-changing environment, she has adapted our practices quickly and helps to solve any problems we face. Mrs. Will is an amazing addition to our fabulous office staff! Thank you, Mrs. Will, for all you do everyday for us!

Mountainview Staff Spotlight: Our amazing Office Manager, Mrs. Dena Abbinanti. We are incredibly fortunate to have her as part of our Mountainview Staff. When you enter the office, she will greet you with a huge smile and the most warm, welcoming salutation. She is masterful at creating an inviting atmosphere where each and every person feels valued and appreciated. Mrs. Abbinanti takes great pride in her work and has the most positive attitude. Her dedication and commitment... to all staff members, students, and families help make our school a comfortable learning environment. She goes the extra mile to ensure all day-to-day operations run smoothly. Ordering materials, creating schedules, helping families with enrollment, assisting teachers, and managing our busy office are just some of her responsibilities she does with ease. She is the most amazing problem-solver; she is cool under pressure and innovative with her solutions. She takes extra special care of EVERYONE at our school site. We are so grateful for all that she does. Mrs. Abbinanti is such an integral part of our Mountainview family, and we truly do not know what we would do without her! Thank you, Mrs. Abbinanti, for all you do everyday for us!

We have the best at Mountainview!

Staff Highlight: Mr. Sanchez, Head Custodian. He works relentlessly to make our campus a clean and safe place. Mr. Sanchez has been at Mountainview for 22 years and has worked for the Saugus Union School District for 32 years. To say he takes care of everyone on our campus is an understatement.

Look at the beautiful new kindergarten yard equipment and soft foam below... No more sand in the shoes!

We had beautiful new drinking fountains and water bottle filling stations installed!

On Friday, September 18th, we were able to offer every TK family a touchscreen Chromebook for use during digital learning! We are hearing great feedback about this resource!

Parenting through the Pandemic- Here is a great resource from our counselors!

My apologies for no posts! It has been a CRAZY, BUSY start to the year! I will be getting you all caught up over the next few days! Mountainview

Lost & Found collection ends tomorrow, Friday, July 31st at 3PM. Stop by to retrieve any forgotten items before they are bagged up for donation.

Lost and found for Mountainview is out and available by the multipurpose room! It will be available from now through Friday at 3 PM! Come get your precious belongings if you left anything behind when we moved to distance-learning in March.

Happy 4th of July! Stay safe and healthy!

We have received word that there are teenagers on the roof at the school. Parents, please keep track of your children! Law enforcement is en route. If you ever see trespassers or other concerns on campus, please call the sheriff dept. at 661-255-1121! Help keep our school safe!

New carpet is going in every building! The demo is almost complete and new carpet installation begins on Monday!