MES Weekly Scoop

This week we had our parent teacher conferences. The conferences were well attended and teachers were able to share face to face all the hard work their students have been doing. On behalf of the teachers and staff, I want to thank everyone that attended. Learning happens best when parents and school staff are partners.

Monday, October 2, 2023.

MES STUDENT DISMISSAL PROCEDURE

BUS STUDENTS:

• LOCATION - MAIN MES ENTRANCE (south)

• LINE UP IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AT 3:35PM

PRE-K:

• LOCATION - MAIN MES ENTRANCE

• STUDENT DISMISSAL - 3:30 PM

• PICK-UP - 3:30 - 3:35 PM

K-4:

• EXIT THROUGH BLACKTOP DOORS AT 3:40

• BLACTOP GATES OPEN - 3:25PM

• NO PARKING ON BLACKTOP

• PARENT PICK UP - ONLY ON FOOT

• GRADES WILL HAVE DESIGNATED AREA

5-6

• EXIT THROUGH NORTH or Northwest DOOR (BY 6TH GRADE)

• STUDENT DISMISSAL - 3:40

• PICK-UP- ONLY ON FOOT

Kelli Rader teaches 2nd grade at MES. She has been here for 12 years. She is known for her positivity with students and always making them feel welcome. She enjoys seeing her students succeed and learn to be independent. Thank you Kelli for all your efforts in making MES a great place for students to learn.

Rose Ballman has been a paraprofessional at MES for 24 years. She has worked in many different roles and helped many different students. Rose can always be counted on to help where necessary.

Thanks Rose for making MES a better place for our students.

This week in classroom counseling lessons, the kindergarten class learned about the importance of listening with our eyes, ears, and brains. We discussed examples of how to be a good listener throughout their day, then they were then able to put their new skills to practice by working together to assemble puzzles with their partners. They did a great job participating throughout the lesson!

**STARTING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 THE DISTRICT WILL BE PROVIDING A SAFETY OFFICER TO PATROL THE SCHOOL GROUNDS DURING DISMISSAL AND STUDENT PICK-UP TIME. TRAFFIC (VEHICLE SPEED, ETC.) AND CROSSWALKS WILL BE AN EMPHASIS. THE DISTRICT IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE SAFEST ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF.

The Marshall County Special Services Coop will be holding an “Early Childhood Screening” on Friday, October 13 th at Marysville Elementary School and Friday, October 20 th at Waterville Elementary School. Screening is available for children from age 3 to 5 by the Special Services Coop. Screenings are free of charge. If you have a child or know of someone who has a child that is experiencing difficulty in walking, talking, seeing, hearing, or learning please make an appointment to have the child seen at the screening. Screenings take about an hour and are conducted by qualified professionals by appointment only. Appointments for children age 3 to 5 may be made by calling the Marshall County Special Services Cooperative office at 785-562-5308, option 2 or emailing kstuder@usd364.org. The appointments will be held: Friday, October 13 th , 8:30 am – 11:30 am at Marysville Elementary Friday, October 20 th , 8:30 am – 11:30 am at Waterville Elementary.

Big thank you to all of our food service people for all their hard work preparing great meals for our students.

Monday: Chicken Sandwich or Deli Sandwich, Scalloped potatoes, Veggies, Rosy Applesauce, Milk

Tuesday: Pig in a blanket or salad, hashbrowns, corn, peaches, milk

Wednesday: Chicken Tetrazzini or salad, Broccoli, lime pears, carrots, milk

Thursday: Pizza Crunchers and dipping sauce or salad and bread sticks, Curly fries. veggies, strawberries, milk

Friday: No Lunch, School dismissed at 12:10

1. Obey a request to stop a negative behavior. When you obey a request to stop a negative behavior, you show you can follow instructions. Being able to follow instructions is one form of showing respect.

• By stopping behavior you may avoid getting in trouble.
• There will always be people with authority over you. You must do what they say.

2. Refrain from teasing, threatening, or making fun of others. By refraining from these behaviors, it shows you understand that these can be hurtful.

• If you are always making fun of people or threatening them, you won't have many friends.
• People will only think of you as not a nice person

3. Give people their privacy. Sometimes people want to be left alone. You show respect by following their wishes.

• Always Knock before entering a closed door.
• Honor someone's desire to be left alone.

4. Get permission before using others property

• Always return items that you borrow
• If you damage a borrowed item, offer to repair or replace it.

5. Do not damage or vandalize property.

• Accidents do happen, but they should be reported.

6. Avoid acting obnoxiously in public.

• You make a good impression when you show good behaviors and use proper social skills.
• You also represent others with your behaviors.
• You should honor your parents, grandparents, teachers, and school with good behavior in public.

7. Dress appropriately in public.

• People should dress to impress.
• Being well groomed and well dressed make a good impression
• Use good judgement when deciding what to wear. Where you are going usually determines what you wear.

We have finished our chocolate bar sales. If you have any unsold chocolate bars and can't sell them, please return them to the MES office ASAP. Also, please turn in any money that you have collected. We will be contacting students and parents with unsold chocolate bars next week. We want to thank everyone for helping MES with this fund raiser. The students had a good time and we are close to meeting our goal of raising $8000 . Our top sellers are: Jase Durant, Camden Esslinger, Myles Haftarczyk, Brycen Nickelson, Charlotte Schild, Cheyenne Wassenberg, Isaac Olvera, Shaylee Anderson, Jocasta Holmes, Theia McClung. They will get to go out to Pizza Hut with Mr. Wheeler.

We will be looking to clean up some language in our handbook that pertains to the use of cell phones on school grounds. There has been some questions about when and where cell phones are allowed to be used. While cell phones can be a great tool for parents to ensure their child is safe, they can also create other issues that interfere with the orderly function of the school. That is why we have asked students not to be using cell phones while in line waiting for the bus to pick them up.