Mac El Weekly News

Even with all of the fun things planned this month, it has been great to see our students working hard and learning! Next week, we are looking forward to seeing all of you at our Family Holiday Night! Bring your family and enjoy a night together doing Holiday activities.

Starting next week we have 8 days of school before winter break. This Thursday, we celebrated Terrific Thursday with our students by having a bingo and popcorn with prizes for good behavior for the 9 weeks. The students and staff had a great time and apprecitate the PTO helping with this event! Lastly, congrats to the following students as the Brave of The Week: Kyser Iliff, Linda, Collins, Sophie Wheeler, and Sydney Tharp. Have a GREAT WEEKEND!

Guidance classes are continuing to discuss emotions and coping skills to handle them effectively. This week grade levels switched lessons from last week. 2nd & 3rd grades are identifying feelings and talking about using "star breathing" to handle big emotions. 4th & 5th grades are discussing "double dip feelings" or having 2 emotions during the same situation.

December

• 12/1 - 12/20 - December Dress-Up Days (see calendar below)
• 12/11 - 12/15 - Gingerbread House Voting Contest (4th grade Fundraiser)
• 12/13 - PTO Holiday Family Fun Night (5:00 - 6:30 pm)
• 12/15 - Student Council Candy Cane Grm Fundraiser money due
• 12/19 - 5th grade Field Trip - Children's Museum
• 12/20 - End of 2nd 9 weeks
• 12/21 - 1/3/24 - Winter Break

January

• 1/4/24 - Classes begin - 2nd semester

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Kyser is such a fun kid to have in class. He comes to class everyday with a smile on his face. I am extremely proud of Kyser for the effort he is putting into his school work. He has made great progress, especially in reading. Kyser is always polite, helpful, and caring to all those around him. Great job Kyser, keep up the hard work!

Linda is someone who is always working to do her best work. When we are working on something new, she works hard to apply our new skill. She follows directions right away and is a great example to others. She is also a great friend. She checks on others when they are sad and wants to make sure they are okay. Great job Linda!

Sophie has been such an amazing part of our classroom community! She is a friend to all and I can always count on her to be following expectations. Sophie is inquisitive and not afraid to ask questions when something may be unclear. She has grown so much this school year. Keep it up, Sophie!

Sydney always seems to have a smile on her face and gives her best effort. This week she showed caring and compassion for another student as she came to his aid in a moment of frustration and was able to help him deescalate and calm down. Anyone would be lucky to have a friend like her.

Keep conversations open about their day and encourage them to share things they learned today, something they read, or someone they helped today. Ask them what is something hard they want to keep learning and improving on. Together we can encourage them to keep working hard because they have the ability to learn with hard work, they can do it!

As it is the season for weather to change rapidly, please watch the temperature and make sure your child has a jacket, gloves, hat, etc. If you do not have these things for your child, please contact the school. Also, if the weather warrants a virtual learning day, the schedule and expectations are on our website.

Email: tidds@maconaquah.k12.in.us
Website: https://mes.maconaquah.k12.in.us

Phone: 765-689-9131 x 3000