Pike Lake News
An e-newsletter from Pike Lake Kindergarten
At Pike Lake We Show: Respect, Responsibility, Self-Control and Perseverance.
January 10, 2020
Calendar
January 17-20: No School
January 24: No School
January 28: Communication Night 4:00-7:00 p.m.
February 17: No School
March 3-5: Book Fair
March 5: Family Learning Night
March 12-20: Spring Break
March 23: School Resumes
ParentVue at the Kindergarten Center at Pike Lake
Partnership between home and school is essential to the success of each child. Teachers in Mounds View Public Schools utilize a variety of ways of communicating a child’s progress with parents including face-to-face meetings, emails, phone calls, notes, and an online website called ParentVUE.
ParentVUE is a website that offers parents secure and private access to school and student information, including assignments, grades, attendance and FeePay (online access to student lunch accounts and registering for activities). A web link to ParentVUE is found on the homepage for the Kindergarten Center at Pike Lake (www.moundsviewschools.org/pikelake) in the banner on the top of the page. Parents can also download the ParentVUE app on their mobile device.
ParentVUE is used by teachers in kindergarten through high school in Mounds View Public Schools so that progress can be monitored across their educational journey. Parents with multiple children in our schools will see a tab for each child within ParentVUE.
Classroom teachers at the Kindergarten Center at Pike Lake will soon start to enter assignments in reading and math. Specialist teachers will soon enter an assignment in their respective content areas (i.e., music, art, P.E., science, and social studies). The assignments entered in ParentVUE represent some of the most essential learning but do not represent all learning in the content area. Teachers will have at least one assignment entered in their content area by the end of semester 1 (end of January).
Assignments in ParentVUE are based upon the Minnesota Kindergarten Academic Standards https://education.mn.gov/MDE/dse/stds/, which are academic expectations to be met by the end of the school year. Scores are based on a 1-2-3 system where:
1 = beginning (based on end-of-year expectations)
2 = developing (based on end-of-year expectations)
3 = secure (based on end-of-year expectations)
Because teachers are grading students based on end-of-year expectations, it is common at the middle of the year for students to receive grades of mostly “2”. It is a goal for all students to be secure and receiving a score of “3” in all areas by the end of the school year.
If you have not yet logged into ParentVUE, and need an access code, please visit our website at www.moundsviewschools.org/pikelake and select the tab “Parent Resources” → “ParentVUE Help”.
Again, the information in ParentVUE is a summary of some of the most essential learning goals throughout the year but does not represent all learning. If you have any questions about your child’s progress, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher. Thank you for your continued partnership!
Lego League
Yearbook
Interested in Subbing?
We have two types of paras in our building:
- Special Education
- Instructional / Supervisory
If you would be interested in subbing for any of these positions, please go here, then 'View and Apply for available jobs'; apply for substitute positions.
Notes From the School Nurse
Fight the Flu
Considering a flu shot? Wondering if it’s too late? If you haven’t already, this is a great time to get an annual flu vaccine. The Minnesota Department of Health recommends that everyone 6 months of age and older get the flu vaccine each year to help protect both themselves and those around them from contracting influenza.
Where can you get the flu vaccine? Click here for a tool to find a vaccine clinic near you.
What is the flu?
Symptoms of illness can range in severity and are usually mild to moderate, but sometimes lead to severe symptoms and hospitalization, especially in the very young, the older population, or those with chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease
Influenza is not the “stomach bug” that often gets confused in common conversation
Symptoms of influenza include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, and sometimes nausea and vomiting in addition to the fever and other symptoms.
What can you do to help prevent the spread and keep yourself well?
Get an annual flu vaccine
Stay home when you’re sick (students should stay home until fever-free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication (such as Tylenol or ibuprofen)
Report flu-like symptoms in students to the Health Office (651-621-7404) so that we can track trends
Wash hands frequently with soap and water
Clean commonly touched surfaces (including phones, door handles, etc)
Cover those coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your sleeve
Get enough rest, drink plenty of fluids, make time for exercise, and eat a balanced diet
Questions: Call Kathy Knutson, Licensed School Nurse 651-248-0204
FeePay Unavailable
Technical difficulties continue to prevent families from accessing FeePay through ParentVUE. Until FeePay restores service, families can make a Nutrition Services payment for a student's meal account by visiting www.paypams.com or by using our school's payment drop box to deposit cash or a check.
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Attendance Notes
- Please call the attendance line (651-621-7401) each day your child is absent.
- If your child has flu-like symptoms (fever AND a cough or sore throat) please be sure to indicate that in your message.
- If you are traveling, please fill out a "Travel Plans Form" and return it to your child's teacher before your trip.
Visiting Pike Lake
Please bring your picture ID when you visit Pike Lake and allow for extra time to be checked in at the front office. Thank you for your continued support of our young learners!
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