The Mac Memo
November 2018
News from the Principal, Mrs. Graves
As it's getting colder, please remember that students should dress for the weather! We do go outside when it's cold, so students should be prepared at all times. If you are in need of cold-weather gear, please contact your child's teacher so we can assist.
Arrival Procedures
Students may enter the building at 8:30 a.m. if they are eating breakfast or they can line up out front at 8:45 a.m. for morning arrival. All front door arrival students will enter the building at the 8:50 a.m. bell. Students on the bus will be able to eat breakfast when they arrive.
Magnet Applications - if you are a current magnet student, you do not need to reapply. If you have a sibling, you will need to apply for this student. You need to complete this prior to the deadline to be eligible for sibling priority. The deadline for the applications is February 15 and can be found at our district magnet website: usd259.org/magnet
Absences
Families are doing a great job this year of being at school On Time...Every Day...All Day! It gives us the time with your student needed to help them be as successful as possible. If your student is gone, you need to notify the office, so we can mark the reason. An Absence is 'excused' if it is one of the following: Illness (when you call in ill), Medical (when you provide a Dr. note), Prior Approval (if you sign a form to be gone from school - only 3 Prior Approvals per year). Please help us by contacting the office at 973-8250 everyday your student is absent.
STEM Night
Wow! The projects done by the students were amazing! We are so exciting to see the great information students learned as they DREAM BELIEVE ACHIEVE! Thanks for joining in at our STEM Night. It's great to see our committed families.
Movie Night
Our 5th grade team and parents are sponsoring a Movie Night on December 7th. All the proceeds will help our students with their 5th grade field trip. Come on out with your blankets and pillows and enjoy a fun evening with your family.
New Playground Equipment
Our workers are hard at work installing our new playground equipment! A big thank you to the district for helping us have awesome new equipment to play on. We will make a rotation to start off so everyone who wants to play on our new equipment will get a chance!
Water Bottle Filling Stations
We have our new stations installed. We are grateful for those that helped contribute their Recycle Bank points to help us raise $$ for this project and we look to help lower our disposable plastic water bottle consumption.
Thanks for a great first semester! Enjoy your winter break and we start again on Thursday, January 3rd, 2019!!!
--Mrs. Graves
Mr. Ramon Won Our District Customer Service Award!
For Your Calendar
Dec 1 - Robotics Team Practice
Dec 3 - Good Apple Awards
Dec 4 - Bible Club
Dec 4 - 4th & 5th Grade Music Program
Dec 4 - 5th to Mayberry Middle School Concert
Dec 7 - 5th to Field Trip/Halstead
Dec 7 - Family Movie Night
Dec 8 - Robotics Team Practice
Dec 10 - Dental Clinic
Dec 11 - Bible Club
Dec 11 - PTA
Dec 12 - Safety Patrol Party
Dec 14 - PTA Staff Luncheon
Dec 18 - Last Day for Students
January 3, 2019 - First Day Back for Students
Movie Night
Friday, Dec 7, 2018, 06:00 PM
McLean Elementary School - gym
From the Desk of...Lindsay Miller, PTA President
A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to all our student fundraisers and volunteers who helped make our 2nd Annual Fall Fun Run a success. What a fun and slightly freezing morning! We raised over $6000 thanks to all our AMAZING students!
Remember while doing your online holiday shopping to go through our SchoolStore link (over 400 stores available like Kohls, Target, WalMart). Purchases made through the link will give McLean a percentage back! You can go to www.schoolstore.net and enter our code: 111629 to start or register!
The Staff Holiday Tree will be in the front office the week of December 3rd. Don’t forget to swing by and select a few ornaments off the tree to give a little “Thank You” to our teachers and staff! Mrs. Graves will also be sending out a SignUp genius link for those who can’t get into the office before the holiday break. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lindsay at lindsay.miller@redcross.org or text 316-207-7363.
Announcement: December PTA Meeting is on Tuesday, December 13th at 6:30 pm in the Library. Please join us to help plan the Spring Fundraiser! Childcare is provided.
Follow us on Facebook! We will communicate important information such as upcoming events, due dates, and urgent volunteer needs. If there are changes to events or PTA meetings, you will also find this on our Facebook Page. www.facebook.com/McLeanPTA
Check Out Our Water Bottle Filling Station!
From the Desk of Nurse Sarah
Hello McLean Families,
We will be having dental screening for all students on Dec 10th. This is a quick screening that will indicate if further Dental care is needed. We will offer expanded dental care in March for students who don’t see a Dentist regularly. Forms will be sent home for that a later date.
Please remember with the FLU season we want to keep our students as healthy as possible. If your student is not feeling well or running a temperature of 100.3 or above keep them home and hydrated. Remember to call us at school to keep us informed of student illness. Also if your student is diagnosed with the FLU please get a note from the Doctor and send a copy to the school. As a district we are tracking the total number of students who have been diagnosed with the FLU.
Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season. Stay Warm!
Good Apples
Nilufer Schlesselman - paraprofessional
Michelle Williams - substitute teachers
Janie Harris - volunteer
These fine ladies give their time and talents to our school to make McLean a great place to learn and grow! Thank you for the work and commitment you have for us!
Trinity Presbyterian Donations
About Us...
Email: cgraves1@usd259.net
Website: https://www.usd259.org/McLean
Location: 2277 Marigold Street, Wichita, KS, USA
Phone: 316-973-8250
Facebook: www.facebook.com/McLeanPTA
Twitter: @mcleanwildcats