Magness Creek Elementary School
January 2018
Welcome Back!
Welcome back from our Christmas break! I hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and friends. It is important to establish those routines again and make sure your child gets enough sleep to be ready to learn. Teachers have a lot of new standards to cover from now until the end of the year. Thank you for your help in getting your child here on time every day so he/she will not miss out on any valuable instruction.
Outside Temperature Policy
As you well know, we have had some extremely cold days. Our temperature for students going outside for recess is 32 degrees with the windchill. However, we need for students to be dressed appropriately to go outside. So, even though we may be having outside recess, we may keep some students in that we do not feel are dressed in warm enough clothes. Please monitor the weather and what your child is wearing to school each day.
December Bridge Builders
Lost and Found Items
We have several items in our Lost and Found. These items range from shirts - to jackets - to water bottles - to eye glasses - to gloves - to 1 Nike shoe! We have had teachers take students by to look for lost items, but we still have 2 tables at the front of the building. Parents are welcome to come by and look through the items if your child is missing something. Items not claimed by the 18th, will be boxed up and sent for distribution to needy families.
One Book, One School Project
We are ready to begin this year's One Book, One School Project. We will be revealing which book we are using on Friday, January 5th. Your child will bring home the book along with some other items that are related to the book. If you have more than one child, the youngest child will have the book. We hope your family will take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to spend some family time reading together.
Report Cards
Report cards for the second 9-week grading period will be coming home on Monday, January 8th. If you have any questions concerning your child's report card, please contact your child's teacher.
Martin Luther King, jr. Holiday
We will be closed on Monday, January 15th for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
Class Pictures
Lifetouch will be here on Tuesday, January 23rd to get a group picture of your child's class. Information will be coming home soon concerning how to order pictures.
AMI Days and Weather Work
The Cabot School District has been approved for 5 Alternative Method of Instruction (AMI) days, if needed. These have been approved for potential snow days. You can find more information about AMI Days and Weather Work on the Cabot School District Website.
Quaver Music
This year our music teachers have implemented a new music curriculum entitled Quaver Music. It is a computer based curriculum that can also be used at home. In order to access the Quaver Music website you will need to go to the website and create an account. The instructions with the Magness Creek code is below. Please do not share this code with anyone outside of the Cabot School District.
Go to www.quavermusic.com
Click on the Sign-Up window on the top right
Create an account
Create Quaver Name (does not have to be real name - no spaces)
Create Password
Code for Magness Creek: 7Q3UYH
Explore - Create - Have fun!
There are lots of fun music activities for students on the website. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Clark, Music teacher. She is at Magness Creek on Mondays, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings.