News from the Nest: Menchaca ECC
Week of January 22 - 26, 2024
School Hours: 7:10 AM - 2:30 PM
Main Office Phone: (210) 882-1610
Office Hours: 6:45 AM - 3:30 PM
Principal: Tanya Mares
Student Enrollment: 927
Here's what's happening at MECC this week:
Tuesday (1/23) - Kids N Careers Photos
Only students who have turned in order forms with payments will have pictures taken.
Wednesday (1/24) - College & Career Day
Students are encouraged to wear a college, military, or career/trade shirt to promote the skills, knowledge and abilities needed to succeed in life!
Thursday (1/25) - National Opposite Day
Students are encouraged to wear their clothes inside out or backwards.
*Click here for fun ideas you can do with your child to celebrate.
MECC Teacher of the Year
Kids n Careers Photos - Jan 23rd
Menchaca will be offering career photos to encourage our students to dram and see the vision of what they wish to be when they grow up in the future.
Photos will be taken on Tuesday, January 23rd. Please return completed order forms with payment to your child's teacher prior to picture day. For more information, please see the attachment below.
Great Kindness Challenge
January 22 - 26, 2024
Menchaca ECC is excited to participate for the fifth year in the Great Kindness Challenge. January 22nd - 26th we are encouraging students to complete kind acts. A junior edition of the challenge is being sent home with all students, and we encourage you to have fun as a family to complete acts of kindness! Students will be completing acts of kindness in their classrooms, too, and we encourage you to ask them about their kind acts each day. We want to CREATE KINDNESS and spread it!
If you any questions, please feel free to reach out to our Early Childhood Counselors at:
celena.hernandez@southsideisd.org or melanie.morgan@southsideisd.org
Love your MECC Teachers & Staff?
Help Us Stock the Fridge
Show your love and support of MECC by helping us stock the staff lounge refrigerator with drinks for all of our amazing teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians and staff to enjoy!
Drink ideas include: Regular & Diet Sodas, Teas, Flavored Waters, Juices, Sport Drinks, Iced Coffees & K-Cups (for Keurig)
If you are interested in donating, drinks will be collected at the morning drop-off area and in the main office through Friday, February 2nd. Thank you for supporting our school!
Notes from the Nurses
Hands-Only CPR Classes: February 7th
The Menchaca nurses will be hosting free hands-only CPR classes on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 here at MECC. A Spanish class will be offered at 4 PM and an English class at 5:15 PM
To register for the class in Spanish (4 PM): https://forms.gle/d4b1cJJGyx8Jj1zA9
To register for the class in English (5:15 PM): https://forms.gle/yBBokZSn19xUCCmH8
If you have more than two adults in the same family who would like to learn hands-only CPR, please contact Nurse Heather at heather.siebert@southsideisd.org for one of our class kits to take home. We only have a limited number of these kits and they will be first come first served.
We would like to thank the members of the San Antonio Lady Riders for their generous donation of approximately 60 new coats and jackets for our students!
Please visit our new Menchaca Health Services website for announcements, information, and documents and forms at: https://sites.google.com/southsideisd.org/menchaca-health-services/upcoming-events
Our school nurses are available at 210-882-1610 Ext 4059 or
Attendance Royalty Awaits
Last week our Average Daily Attendance was 80.3%
Students with perfect attendance from January 9th - April 19th will be entered into a drawing to earn their shot to become Fiesta Royalty in our annual MECC Fiesta Parade.
Kinder - King & Queen
PK4 - Prince & Princess
PK3 - Duke & Duchess
Don't forget when a student is absent from school, the student must bring a note signed by the parent that describes the reason for the absence.
For questions regarding your child's attendance, please contact our PEIMS Clerks:
Where is My Child's Bus?
School Bus GPS Route Links
https://sites.google.com/southsideisd.org/transportationdepartment/samsara-bus-links
Use the above link to follow your child's bus at all times. This will ensure that you are at the bus stop ready to greet your child at the end of the day. Remember, ALL MECC students MUST have a parent/guardian or authorized adult at the bus stop to receive their child.
Failure to abide by this SISD safety protocol could result in the loss of bus riding privileges.
For more information, please visit the SISD Transportation Website at:
https://sites.google.com/southsideisd.org/transportationdepartment/contact
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