The Mustang Press
Family Newsletter May 4
Welcome to the Mustang Press
As always, if you have questions, concerns or compliments, feel free to contact me anytime.
Lisa Tyler
Principal
(503) 366-7700
Morning and Afternoon Reminders
As the weather is nicer throughout the day we would like to remind you of a couple of important things:
****In the morning there is no supervision before 7:25 a.m. so please do not drop off your students before then. We want all of our students to be safe!
****The playground is only to be used after 2:45 p.m (1:15 on Wednesdays).
Thank you for your cooperation!
Fill the Cone- THANK YOU!
From the library.......
Library Dates to Note
May 5 - 25 Book Fair Open Online
May 14 – 18 Book Fair Open in Library
May 25 – Last Day of Library Check Out
June 1 – All Library Books Due
It was asked if we would be having a Buy One, Get One Book Fair this spring.
Buy One, Get One Book Fair is a nice way for school libraries to give back to the community. The school, rather than Scholastic, is actually the one giving the free book. It comes from the fundraising money earned by the book fair. So, at the end of the Buy One, Get One Book Fair, the school earns $0.00.
This year the McBride Library is giving a gift certificate of $2 to each student, rather than a matching of funds, for funds spent. It is a little different from what has been done some years in the past. It is not to say that one way is better than the other. We would like to give back to the community in a different way for this spring fair.
Safety Patrol
FOR NEXT YEAR - WE'RE LOOKING FOR SAFETY PATROL - CROSSING GUARD MEMBERS.
For the month of May, we will be accepting applications from current 4th and 5th graders who would like to be on Safety Patrol next year. This is a great way for students to give back and serve our McBride Community. Applications were sent home last week, and extras are available in the office.
Art Literacy
This last round of Art Lit lessons were from Van Gogh. He's known to have said, "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." Kati Crouch brought this forward and she said it best.... "This is a Mustang quote if we've ever heard one." This can be our motto sentence after our theme TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.... Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
McBride Elementary
Children's Mental Health Awareness Day - May 10th
May 10th is Children's Mental Health Awareness Day. To bring awareness to the importance of Children's Mental Health, Columbia Community Mental Health will be hosting an open house at our children's only facility, CCMH the Kid's Haven. The event will take place on May 10th from 5-7 pm. Community partners and families are invited. Some of the children's therapists from CCMH and GOBHI-WRAP will be at the Kid's Haven so community members can ask questions and become more comfortable with the importance of children's mental health. We will also provide snacks and offer tours of the facility. I've attached the flier below.
Last Day of School- EARLY RELEASE
I Love U Guys Creator is speaking in our district!
May 15 – I Love U Guys – John Michael Keys – creator of our emergency response protocol will be speaking in our district. Time and place to be announced – time will “probably” be in the evening hours - 6-8pm but watch for more info!
TOGETHER - Mustang Award
Our Mustang theme this year is "Together". Let's continue the recognition and thank yous. Each week we've enjoyed sharing the recipients for the TOGETHER award. Recipients receive this award because of the spirit of togetherness they've demonstrated to help McBride continue to be strong. You may nominate staff from McBride, staff from St. Helens School District, parents from McBride, community members from McBride/St. Helens - anyone that demonstrates working 'together' to help McBride continue to be the incredible school and community that it is. You may pick up a "Together" nomination form in the office or email Mrs. Tyler (lisat@sthelens.k12.or.us).
This week's award recipients......
Mrs. Becky Franz (Behavior Support at McBride)
Mr. Alex Peterson (2nd grade teacher)
Mr. Donnie Brummer (McBride Parent)
All three of these nominations were very similar. All three of these wonderful members of the McBride community showed support to another this past week. The extra TLC and help is so awesome and we'd like these three to be highlighted today! Thank you!
Woody and Beth Davis - The Davis' saw a need and filled it. Our sixth graders are headed to Outdoor School and they decided to purchase and store sleeping bags in our clothes closet in case there is a student who needed to borrow a sleeping bag. Our community is so blessed to have people like the Davis' looking out for ways they can support McBride students! Thank you!
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McBride Calendar Events
May 11- Talent Show at SHHS
May 15- Choir Tryouts after school- incoming 3rd-6th grade students
May 15 - John Michael Keys - "I Love U Guys" will be speaking from 6pm-8pm at the SHHS Auditorium.
May 28- Memorial Day- NO SCHOOL
June 4- All School BBQ
June 15- Last Day of School- 12:45 dismissal