Mountain Valley Academy & Ramona Community Montessori School

06/28/2017

We will be taking down this page soon. Please continue to follow each school separately as Mountain Valley Academy OR Ramona Community Montessori School.

12/03/2016

Support Ramona Community Montessori School by donating to their Read-a-thon. This is such an awesome program that promotes reading and helps Ramona Community Montessori School reach their goal at the same time. Everyone should Click the Link above and support this program.

08/20/2016

MVA High School book checkout Monday morning 9-12. Start with your photo for your ID card -- get your smile on!

08/20/2016

Monday, August 22, Montessori students start the new school year at 8:05 am!

This year we are urging families to "Strive for Less Than Five" absences/tardies/early checkouts for the year. We love having our students in class, and embrace the research that shows that lifelong patterns are set with elementary school attendance.

Looking forward to the best year yet!

08/03/2016

The Ramona Unified School District has started a new FACEBOOK account, take a moment to like the district's new page and stay up to date on all the latest district information, events, and activities.

https://www.facebook.com/Ramona-Unified-School-District-1376542689028556/

Events, opportunities, and recognition of students, staff, and the Ramona community.

07/22/2016

Ramonans can now enroll in Palomar College Fall 2016 classes to be offered at our Ramona Community College Campus:
American Sign Language (ASL100/Course #73672) Tuesdays/Thursdays
Basic Economics (ECON 100/Course #73673) Tuesdays
American History through Reconstruction (HIST101/Course # 73674) Mondays
Introduction to Sociology (SOC 100/Course #73675)Wednesdays
Oral Communication (SPCH 100/Course #73676) Mondays
All classes will start at 6 pm and will be held at Ramona Community Campus (1010 Ramona Street, at the corner of Ramona Street and Hanson Lane).
Classes must have a minimum of 20-30 students enrolled for the class to be held.

Interested folk may enroll in the above courses by going to the following website: http://www2.palomar.edu/pages/ramonacommunitycampus/ . Potential students will be guided through the registration process to obtain a Palomar College ID number, and then be able to enroll in their desired courses.

Staff will also be taking names of students who may be interested in Introduction to Health (HE 100) online (a required course for transferring to many 4-year colleges and universities), and/or College Success Skills (COUNS 110 -- a great preparation course for students new to the college experience). If there is enough interest, these will be added to the Fall 2016 semester offerings.

All Palomar College courses are open to any member of the community. Current high school students may take Palomar College courses for dual credit (both high school and college credit).

A Palomar College satellite office will open soon at Ramona Community Campus. In the meantime, community members may email RCC Principal Dr. Kathryn Gunderson with questions.

Palomar Classes at Ramona Community School The following Palomar College Fall 2016 courses are available at Ramona Community Campus: Monday: Speech 100 & Hist 101, 6:00 – 9:10 pm Tuesday: Econ 100, 6:00 – 9:10 pm & ASL 100, 6:00 – 8:05 pm Wednesday: Soc 100, 6:00 – 9:10 pm Thursday: ASL 100, 6:00 –...

07/21/2016

New Palomar College Superintendent/President Dr. Joi Blake met with new RUSD Superintendent Dr. Anne Staffieri (center) to finalize plans for 5 Palomar College courses to be offered on our Ramona Community Campus beginning August 22. Joining them were Satellite campus Manager Tom Medel, Vice President of instruction Dan Sourbeer, Dean Sivert, Director Jennifer Nelson, Staffieri and Blake, Dean Fritch, Dean Kahn, Professor Emerick, and RCC Principal Dr. Kathryn Gunderson.
Courses include US History 101 and Oral Communication/Speech 100 on Mondays, Economics 100 on Tuesdays, Sociology 100 on Wednesdays, and ASL 100 on Tuesdays/Thursdays. All classes will start at 6 pm.

Watch this space for registration information in the next few days. You may also email Dr. Gunderson directly at [email protected] with any questions.

06/24/2016

Ending the first week of Summer STEAM Camp at Ramona Community Campus...campers in grades 1-3 extended yesterday's individual marble races to collaborate on a giant marble race constructed from pool noodles! Watercolor and Fibonacci numbers were the focus for campers in grades 4-6 today, while our middle school campers launched bottle rockets.

Summer STEAM continues next week with openings at each grade level. Summer STEAM happens M-F 8:30-11:30, $125 for 5 days. Reduced fees for those families who qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch. We also offer transportation to the free lunch program at RES and hand-off to Boys & Girls Club for the afternoon, if needed.

Even without camp...make your Summer STEAM-y by exploring the world around you!

06/23/2016

Today at Summer STEAM Camp, campers in grades 1-3 built marble race courses. After a science experiment timing water drops, campers in grades 4-6 wrote a reflection on the process and results. Combining art and crustacean study, our middle school campers researched the sea creatures and used various glues to represent them artistically. So fun to see the combinations of Science and Technololgy and Art and Engineering and Math in our daily activities!

06/21/2016

Summer STEAM Camp at Ramona Community Campus: Week 1 has 60 campers grades 1-8, 4 high school assistants, and 4 of the best teachers Ramona has to offer: Melissa Ferguson, Grant McNiff, Becca Pierce, and Lynne Pilkerton!

06/21/2016

Summer STEAM Campers today glazed the ceramic reliefs made yesterday. At all grade levels, our Master Gardener/Art Teacher, Mrs. Lynne Pilkerton, shared information about common garden pests. Campers then practiced designing for 3D printing, watched a demonstration of 3D printing, and took home their own 3D-printed "bug". Middle school students explored probablity in the game, Yatzee, while wearing their color-coded brain hats. Campers in grades 1-3 listed "I wonder..." questions for future research, then caught some air to see how much it expanded after 4 minutes in the sun. Are we having too much fun?!?

06/20/2016

At the first day of Summer STEAM Camp, campers in grades 1-3 created galaxies and made garden-inspired ceramic reliefs. After learning about the context of California's drought, campers in grades 4-6 went about designing a solution through the creation of water pipelines. Then there were water balloons...not a bad thing on a 111 degree day in Ramona! Middle School campers began the day by measuring the unmeasurable!

There is still room in Summer STEAM Camp for all students going into grades 1-8. We have students from all over Ramona, Lakeside and even Imperial Valley! Summer visitors are more than welcome. Four days left in this week, or come for our final session next week, June 27-July 1!