Mac Memo - McLean School Newsletter
October 2020
News From the Principal
Thank you so much for all of our families that have scheduled their time for conferences this week. We are so grateful that you are helping us with your child's learning as we continue to work together to keep our kids safe, healthy, and learning!
Conferences
Please check the email from your teacher for the link to join our virtual meeting. You can join from your smartphone, tablet or computer. If you are having trouble logging in, please call the school at 973-8250 and we will try to assist. If you do call in early, it will tell you that someone will let you in the meeting. It's OK to be at this stage. The teacher will let you in when the meeting begins.
School Dismissal
Remember that school will be dismissed at 1:00 each day of Conferences. Please be prompt in picking up your student and be aware that we will have more people at pick up, so let's all have patience with each other!
Weather Changes
Please be sure that students are dressed appropriately each day for the weather. We do go outside, even when it's cold, so students should be just properly for the day.
Students Use of Masks
I want to thank you all for your work in helping our students remember their masks - the kids are doing GREAT with having them on each day to start the day. Good job, Families!
Red Ribbon Week
Monday, October 26 - Friday, October 30 is Red Ribbon Week. We will be hosting Spirit Days to celebrate. Please join us in the fun.
Tuesday - Wear Red Day - We're RED-y to Make a Difference
Wednesday - Crazy Hair Day - Drugs Make Me Twisted
Thursday - Graphic Shirt Day (Inspirational or Halloween Related) - Happy, Healthy, Drug-free
Friday - Pajama Day - Follow Your Dreams - Don't Do Drugs
Fall Parties
We will have Fall Parties this year on Friday, October 30, but they will look a little different than normal. Students will bring home their treats from the day to enjoy at home. Thank you for supporting your classroom from a distance this year. We will make it fun for them!
Pizza Hut Pizza Day
Each Semester we have Pizza Hut at lunch time and our date this semester is Friday, October 30. You don't need to 'preorder' the meal that day. Students can select this as their school lunch option that day. It's one of their favorite days!
Pop Tops
As a reminder, we are still collecting pop tops for the Ronald McDonald House. Keep sending them in and we will deliver them in the Spring.
We are committed to providing a safe, welcoming place for our students. We are so excited about seeing them again and look forward to connecting with you.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Graves
Conferences This Week
Dates to Know
October 22 - Conferences, Dismiss at 1:00 p.m.
October 23 - Conferences, Dismiss at 1:00 p.m.
October 26 - Red Ribbon Week Starts
October 27 - Chick Fil A Night 3:00 - 10:00/Maple & Ridge
October 27 - Wear Red Day
October 28 - Crazy Hair Day
October 29 - Graphic Shirt Day
October 30 - Pajama Day
October 30 - Fall Parties
October 30 - Pizza Hut Pizza Day at Lunch
November 6 - No School Non-Teaching Duty Day
COVID 19 Communications
From the desk of Ray Hall...PTA President
PTA Meeting: October 13th 6:30p.m. on Microsoft Teams
We will be meeting virtually. You can join via computer, tablet, or even by the telephone.
PTA Memberships: If you want to have a say in how PTA raises and spends money, please consider joining. Dues are $5, and you can join at any time. We support Kansas PTA and the National PTA with a large portion of our membership dues; this allows them to lobby our lawmakers on behalf of your children. Our PTA has short term and long term opportunities to support students. We are always happy to have new members. We are proud to be WildCats at McLean because we exhibit a large amount of parent and community participation.
Executive Board for 2020-2021
President - Ray Hall
Vice President - Andrea Johnson
Secretary - Shannon Proffitt
Treasurer - Janell Carr
PTA Meeting Dates - Meetings will be on TEAMS at 6:30 p.m.
- November 10
- January 12
- February 9
- March 9
- April 13
- May 11
Charlie's Support Week - Thank you for helping our PTA raise $132 from Charlie's to help support the work of PTA.
Our next Family Spirit Night will be Tuesday, October 27 at Chick Fil A - Maple and Ridge Location. Our time frame is from 3:00 - 1:00 p.m. When you go through the drive thru, please tell the order taker that they're there for Spirit Night, or if they're placing a mobile order, they must type "Spirit Night" in the "Special Instructions" box before placing their order. This is how we calculate the total percentage of sales at the end of the event.
Follow us on Facebook! We will communicate important events, due dates, and urgent volunteer needs. www.facebook.com/McLeanPTA
Questions/Comments? Contact PTA President Ray Hall by email at droneshot@gmail.com or call (316) 308-3385. You can also call the office at 973-8250.
About Us...
Email: cgraves1@usd259.net
Website: https://www.usd259.org/McLean
Location: 2277 North Marigold Lane, Wichita, KS, USA
Phone: 316-973-8250
Facebook: facebook.com/McLeanPTA
Twitter: @mcleanwildcats