MAIN STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Hello Main Street Families, Though it might be hard to believe that the school year is at an end, we have reached the last week (and partial one at that) of the 2025/26 school year! For some families this is the end of your Main Street journey, and I wish you and your student continued success in the middle school years. Many of you will be back next year and though I won’t be here, Main Street Elementary will continue serving you and your family in the 2026/27 school year!

Hello Main Street Families, Thank you for your attendance at the Main Street Open House last week, it is always a pleasure to see our families on campus! The Friends of Main Street (FOMS) sponsored the production of Annie last week and I would like to thank all involved, especially director Mandi Lopez and her crew for the work they did in creating a memorable performance that our students and families will remember fondly for years to come. Our student performers shined and

Hello Main Street Families, More kudos to the Friends of Main Street (FOMS) for organizing the Glowstick Party last Friday! There were many families in attendance and a large number of our students were present, having fun and making wonderful memories! Thanks FOMS also for all the special treats to celebrate Teacher and Staff Appreciation week! Everything was appreciated, and I will be preserving my door decoration and reconstructing it at home! The coming week we have the

Hello Main Street Families, This coming Friday, May 8th, FOMS hosts the Glowstick Party (reward for raising $30K+ with the Heron Hustle), this event is happening at the Soquel High Campus in the multi use room, from 5:00-7:00 PM. Our students had so much fun at this event last year, and we look forward to another night of magical memories! Main Street Open House will be held on May 13th, from 6:00-7:00 PM. That’s always a great opportunity to get families on campus and I ho

Hello Main Street Families, A heartfelt thank you to the Friends of Main Street (FOMS) for their organization of the Art and Soul Event, held last Friday. This was another wonderful Main Street gathering, thanks to all families that were able to attend….your support is greatly appreciated. We’ll have another chance to gather as a community when FOMS hosts the Glowstick Party (reward for raising $30K+ with the Heron Hustle), the date is May 8th, starting at 6:00 PM, location

Hello Main Street Families, I hope you were able to visit the Art Show last week, an amazing collection of student work! Thank Mandi Lopez for your work with our students and for organizing the display of student work! The next chance you’ll have to look at student work is Open House on May 13th. That’s always a great opportunity to get families on campus and I hope we see you here. Art & Soul is this Friday: Friends of Main Street’s annual Art & Soul fundraiser is taking

Hello Main Street Families, I hope you and your family were able to enjoy a memorable Spring Break! Can you believe we are on the home stretch and there are only seven weeks left in this school year! We are looking forward to seeing all our students tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14th. On the campus this week we have the Student Art Show in the MU room, curated by art instructor Mandi Lopez. The student work will be on display on Wednesday and Thursday. 3:30pm to 6:30pm in the MU

Hello Main Street Families, It’s official, the Heron Hustle raised $34,109…thanks to the outstanding support of our Main Street Families. Seeing as we hit the $30,000 fundraising goal (and some), all students will be invited to a Glow-in-the-Dark Dance Party, which was a huge hit last year. I don’t know the date yet, but I’ll let you know as soon as the date and time have been finalized. If you didn’t attend this event last year, you won’t want to miss it again, our student

Hello Main Street Families, Here is a Heron Hustle Update from FOMS: Friday’s event was a huge success - so much camaraderie and enthusiasm! FOMS is incredibly proud of our school community. So far, we’ve raised $24,348 - amazing! But we're not done yet - fundraising remains open through THIS Friday, and we're so close to our next milestone. If we reach $30,000 , our school will unlock a FREE Glow-in-the-Dark Dance Party (a huge hit last year!). Let's keep the momentum going

Hello Main Street Families, The Main Street Heron Hustle (Jog A Thon) is almost here! Clear your calendars for Friday, March 20th, when the Heron Hustle (Jog A Thon) takes place at the Soquel High Track! This was a phenomenal success last year and we are very much looking forward to this year’s edition. I’d like to see as many families as possible up at the High School. We will be leaving (walking) from Main Street at approximately 8:45 AM, and then leaving the track shortl

Hello Main Street Families, Congratulations to all 5th grade students who participated in the ‘Main Street Invention Convention’ last Friday in the library! I very much enjoyed listening to the student presentations and learning about their inventions! A big thank you to Ms. Lowe for organizing the event. There were many great entries, and the inventors of the Surf and Turf, the Cat Canopy, the Bright Light Glove and The Glow-away will be showcasing their inventions at th

Hello Main Street Families, On Friday last week we held our monthly assembly, and as always, it’s a great feeling to gather all our students together and celebrate positive attendance, and the Main Street Way! During the month of March, we’ll be focusing on perseverance and resilience. At the end of March, we’ll hold another assembly and get a chance to reward students who have attended school everyday this month! Here’s a note from school counselor Elise Bankosh regarding

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hello Main Street Families, This coming Wednesday, February 23rd is a chance to Dine for Dollars at the 41st Avenue location of Pizza My Heart. From 4:00-9:00 PM, funds from your order will be donated to FOMS. Valid on in person orders and phone in orders (not valid with food delivery apps). Please mention Friends of Main Street when ordering. Recently Main Street fa

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Hello Main Street Families, I hope you enjoyed a fantastic President’s Day weekend! It has come to my attention that some families are driving into the Sevilla Drive and Via Gatos neighborhood and bringing students to school through the side gate (by room 11). I would respectfully ask that families do not drive into the neighborhood for this purpose. Please use the m

Hello Main Street Families, I saw many parents on campus this past week and I hope you had an insightful conference with your child’s teacher, regarding the progress your child is making. Strong communication and connection between the school and home usually lead to increased outcomes for your child. School is not in session on Monday, February 9th, in observance of Lincoln’s Birthday. School will not be in session also, on Monday, February 16th in observance of President’

Hello Main Street Families, On Friday last week we held our first school assembly of the 2026 calendar year, and as always, it was awesome to see all our students and staff in one place…we are Main Street! At the assembly we celebrated kindness and kind acts, represented by paper chains of kind acts that our students have shown and then linked together. The “Paper Chains of Kindness” will all be linked together and displayed outside the MU/Cafeteria on Monday. The theme of

Hello Main Street Families, This coming week, Main Street School is participating in the Great Kindness Challenge ! We’ll start tomorrow by ‘Teaming Up for Kindness’ and wearing your favorite team jersey or sports wear. Here is a checklist of kind acts in English and in Spanish . As you send your child off to school this week, please help by reminding them to be kind to all they encounter! Tomorrow evening (Monday, January 26th), from 6:00-7:30 PM, New Brighton Middle Scho