September Parent Newsletter
2023
Building Relationships & Growing Together!
We had a great first full week of school! There is a lot happening in the month of September!
St. Jude's Bike-A-Thon
Mrs. Fruetel will be organizing the St. Jude's Bike-A-Thon again this year on Tuesday, September 12th after school from 3:30-5:00. Students may bring their bikes to school and ride for a wonderful cause. Pledge sheets from Mrs. Fruetel will be given out to students at school. We will have an online pledge option as well.(flyer & route is below)
Picture Day
Behl's Photography in Grand Forks will take school pictures on Tuesday, September 19th starting at 8:00 am. More information will be sent home as we get closer to this date.
Girls Basketball and Boys Flag Football have begun.
Thanks to Mrs. Dub, Girls Basketball coach and Ms. Fuller, Flag Football for their extra work and dedication to our students.
Girls Basketball practice is after school in the gym from 3:30-4:30 Monday-Fridays, unless there is a game.
Flag football practice and skills is after school 3:30-4:30 Tuesdays & Thursdays on the soccer field.
Flu Shots
On Friday, September 29th, Welcore Health will be at MPS in the afternoon(12:30-3:00) to administer flu shots to any families interested. Forms will be sent home. Signed permission is needed before any student is able to receive a vaccination. Community members are also welcome to attend. Please call the school office for more information. A Welcore flyer will be sent out closer to the date.
PTO
PTO will meet on Wednesday, September 20th at 4:30 for our first meeting of the year. Thanks to PTO for the donation of the Back to School meal and our teacher gift certificates. Please join us if you can! We will meet in the library.
Connection Time
September 22nd will be our first Connection Time for the year. Staff will meet with a group of students every other month to do a connection activity and build relationships.
Wolf Ridge
Our 8th-grade class will spend a week at Wolf Ridge in northern Minnesota this fall starting on September 25th-29th. Special thanks to Ms. Gottwalt, Mr. Grosskreutz, and Mrs. Johnson who will be spending a week with our 8th-grade class learning and growing at Wolf Ridge.
Yearbooks
Yearbooks are here and are on sale for $25.00 in the office. They are full of fun memories and great learning and are a wonderful keepsake for years to come. Special thanks to Mrs. Chisholm for creating and publishing our MPS yearbooks! If you were an 8th grader last year, please stop and pick up your FREE yearbook, compliments of Manvel PTO.
Social/Emotional Learning Skill
We are focusing on "Self-Confidence" the month of September with our students. Please ask your child to tell you what self-confidence is ~ our staff is watching for students this month who show self-confidence to others and will be selected as the September Mustang of the Month for their classroom.
Benchmarking with STAR 360
All teachers will be assessing students this month to determine levels in reading and math. PreK & K will continue to use ESGI. Once students have been benchmarked, we will use the data to help drive instruction and interventions for all of our students. The testing window is Sept. 11th-22nd.
6th -8th grade Student Council Application Process attached below
Counselor Connections
I am thrilled to be back for my second year at Manvel School. I will be in the building on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays to support your students.
This year I will visit every classroom once a week to help teach social and emotional (SEL) skills.
This month our school-wide SEL focus is on self-confidence. To be self-confident means that we like ourselves and believe in our abilities to accomplish goals.
Before we can be confident in ourselves, it is helpful to understand ourselves. In this month's counseling lessons we will learn more about the multiple intelligences, and students will embrace their strengths.
After learning about our strengths, we will focus on the power of positive thoughts. Our words become our beliefs. You may hear your student referring to their coach thoughts or critic thoughts. You can use this language at home too! The more that we use our positive self-talk, the more confident we become!
Please don't hesitate to reach out any time! We are all in this together.
Amanda Weston
Upcoming Events in September:
Tuesday, September 5th- 5th & 6th Grade Girls BB game in Fordville 4:30 pm
Tuesday, September 5th - Flag Football begins for 3rd & 4th graders @ 3:30 (see flyer below)
Monday-Friday, September 11th-22nd - STAR Assessment Window
Tuesday, September 12th - St. Jude's Bike-A-Thon @ 3:30 - 5:00 pm (see flyer below)
Monday, September 18th - 5th & 6th Grade Girls BB game in Minto 3:30 pm
Tuesday, September 19th - School Pictures with Behl's Photography starting at 8:00 am
Wednesday, September 20th - PTO Meeting @4:30
Friday, September 22nd - Connection Time @ 10:00 am
Monday, September 25th - 5th & 6th Grade Girls BB game Valley Edinberg 3:30
Monday- Friday, September 25th-29th - 8th Grade Wolf Ridge Trip
Friday, September 29th - Flu shots 12:30-3:00 pm
Valley Girls Softball
Manvel Public School
Empower Every Student, Every Day
Email: sarah.stevens@manvelk8.com
Website: manvel.k12.nd.us/
Location: 801 Oldman Avenue Manvel, ND 58256
Phone: (701)696-2212