Manton Elementary Newsletter

Important dates to remember:

1. October 22: Fall Fun Festival
2. October 28: Popcorn Friday
3. October 31: Halloween Parade (Parade details below)
4. November 1: No School
5. November 14: Family Movie Night
6. November 15: No School
7. November 21-22: Parent-Teacher Conferences
8. November 23: 1/2 Day of School
9. November 24-25: No School

News for You:

• Doors open at 8:20, and Dismissal is at 3:10
• Think Pink Day: We raised $350 during our Think Pink Day!
• PTO: The PTO (parent-teacher organization) is looking for new parent recruits who want to be a part of a great group to enhance the school experience for all students! Please get in touch with Mr. Katona if you're interested in joining! Our next meeting will be Thursday, November 3 at 6:30 pm.
• Fall Fun Festival: October 22nd 11 am-1:30 pm in the Ranger Room. All families are welcome to this free event.
• COED Basketball: More information will go home to all students signed up for COED basketball soon. Thanks!
• Fall Weather: Fall weather is here! Please send your child with a jacket and warm clothing as the weather gets cooler. Thanks!
• WIN Room Clothes: We are looking for clothes donations (pants, shirts, etc.) for our WIN room. You can drop them off in the elementary office. Thank you
• Popcorn Fridays: Parent/Guardians, popcorn Fridays are back! Students will get a bag of popcorn one Friday of the month (usually the last Friday). We are asking for students to bring in $.25 per month to help offset the cost of the popcorn. This is not mandatory, and we thank you for your help!
• Drop-off Lane: Parents/Guardians! Please don't leave your vehicle in the drop-off lane; pull forward to allow other vehicles to enter. This WILL help the flow of traffic.
• Water Bottles: Please continue to send your child to school with a water bottle!
• No outside visitors are allowed to enter the building (parents included).
• Please be sure to contact the office and get the proper paperwork for any Medication disbursement or food modification forms for the kitchen. Medication can not be given without paperwork from the school signed by the physician. This includes Epi-pens and inhalers as well as prescribed and non-prescribed medication. The kitchen cannot accommodate any food modifications without the form from the school filled out by a physician.
• Gym Shoes: Please have your child in gym shoes on their gym days.

• No scary masks (school appropriate)
• No weapons (fake or real) of any kind
• No fake blood, guts, etc.
• All should be school appropriate

The Halloween parade loop will begin at the corner of 5th, and Maple St. Students will walk down Maple St., head west on 2nd St., turn south down the alley, and through the parking lot.

The parade will begin at 1:00 PM, and students will come out of the building one grade level at a time. There will not be a staggered start this year.

*Parents are welcome to sign out their child after the parade by messaging their teacher ahead of time through Seesaw. Thanks!

As we start the school year and students are together in the classroom, we are experiencing students and staff coming down with COVID-19. We are some things to know if your family is affected by COVID.

• If your child is positive: The student stays home for five days from the first day of the symptoms. The student can return to school on day 6 if their symptoms are improved. The students will need to wear a mask at school for days 6-10.
• If your child is in close contact with someone who is positive. The student can attend school if they do not have any symptoms. Parents are asked to monitor their symptoms for ten days.