After a very HOT week, I want to commend our students for their resilience and enthusiasm in the face of the heat. I'm immensely proud of their ability to adapt and make the most of challenging situations. Mrs. Driver's class used the opportunity as a real-world STEM challenge following the design process to make fans!

Our students have started their IREADY Diagnostic testing this week, so attendance has been significant this week and will be this upcoming week! Congratulations to the following students for being Brave of the Week: Gannon Peavler, Halsey Hatcher, Kaylee Beachy, & Levi Bradshaw. To see all these great young role models in our school is exciting! We have one more week until Labor Day weekend (No School on Monday, Sept. 4th), so let’s have a great week of school before we have a three-day weekend! BRAVE PRIDE!!

• August 28 - Sept. 1 - IREADY Diagnostic Window
• September 4 - Labor Day (No School!)
• Sept. 4 - 8 - Braves 2023 Football Homecoming Week Dress-up Days (see for Elementary Below)
• September 8 - 4th Grade Ag Day
• September 11 - 15 - Mac El PTO Scholastic Book Fair

Over the past couple of weeks, we began by defining careers. We have been learning about and exploring interests and skills needed for a career. We have been discussing career clusters and how there are so many different careers that we should not limit ourselves. We even learned about some jobs they did not know existed (i.e., LEGO master model builders). I am excited for the students to dig deeper into their skills and learn more about themselves.

When your child is absent, please call the attendance line. Make sure to give the following information:

• Student Name
• Teacher Name
• Must include the reason for absence

Please provide a doctor's note if your student is consecutively absent for 3 or more days.

If you would like to volunteer to help work the Book Fair, please complete a volunteer application and background check. Volunteer applications can be found under parent resources under the Parents tab on the website.

Thanks to the fundraiser last year, PTO purchased a Book Vending Machine for students. Tokens will be given to students for following school expectations, working hard, and being kind and respectful. They can use the tokens to get books from the machine. Thank you to all who supported our students!

Maconaquah Schools has launched a new website with updated information on handbooks, forms, calendars, events, and more. The website features drop-down menus for each school, parents, students, and quick links. If you cannot find what you're looking for, please contact us. Access the website via the link above or www.maconaquah.k12.in.us.

Maconaquah Schools now has an app for free to download in the App Store. This will be a direct link to the website for all schools, see upcoming events, news, and more! Download the app and check it out!

Take advantage of Indiana Learns tutoring grants. Qualifying students can access $1,000 in grant funds to be spent with approved Learning Partners (tutoring providers). Families can enroll eligible students by completing the enrollment worksheet and emailing it to info@indianalearns.org.

STEM education involves integrating science, technology, engineering, and math in hands-on, collaborative lessons that challenge students to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills on a daily basis.

Items needed: Buttons, Beads, Popsicle Sticks, Cotton Balls, Straws, Pipe Cleaners, Tooth Picks, Cling Wrap, Q-Tips, Balloons, Tissue Paper, Cardstock, Construction Paper, Coffee Filters, Tin Foil, Fabric, Paper Towel Rolls, Felt, Vinyl scraps, Straws, Sequence Pom poms, Pins, Dowel Rods, Plastic Tubing, Glow Sticks, Hot Glue Sticks, Velcro, Small broken electronics, etc.

And anything else you think students may use to make and create things!

The student handbook is corporation-wide for all students. It is accessible under students on the website. Please reference this for questions regarding attendance, discipline, grades, and more.

https://www.maconaquah.k12.in.us/

Mrs. Tidd

Principal

Maconaquah Elementary School

address: 7784 S. Strawtown Pike, Bunker Hill, IN 46914

Phone: (765) 689-9131 x. 3000

email: tidds@maconaquah.k12.in.us