MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Don't forget daylight savings time!
THIS WEEK:
11/9 Wednesday - Picture Retakes
11/11 Friday - NO SCHOOL (Veterans Day)
COMING SOON:
Conference Sign Ups! (look for this in the next newsletter)
11/18 Friday - Principal's Tea
11/21-22 Monday/Tuesday - Parent/Teacher Conferences - NO SCHOOL
11/23-25 Wednesday-Friday - NO SCHOOL (Fall Break)
11/29 Tuesday - Open House at MLC for 2023 prospective MS & HS students
Pick Up and Drop Off Updates
Pick up and drop off will be getting a makeover soon to ensure the safety of our students while also encouraging community. For now, these are the changes being made effective Monday November 7th:
DROP OFF (cars using the black top)
Please pull all the way up to the front doors/the line before students exit your vehicle.
Stay in the line to await exit upon Tony's signal. Line cutting is a safety issue with younger students close to the area.
Please do not use the back lot for drop off. This is our staff parking with assigned and very limited space. We want to make sure our educators are able to park and get into their classrooms each morning in time to prep for each day of learning.
PICK UP (cars using the black top)
Students that are picked up by car in the parking lot will be in lines by designated cones/teachers.
Car pick up students cannot go to the playground/court while waiting for pick up.
Drivers will need to stay in their cars. A staff member will come to you for your child's name/with your child.
Stay in the line to await exit upon Tony's signal. Line cutting is a safety issue with younger students close to the area.
Again - this system is being reexamined. Until then - Let' all work together to keep our students safe!
Thank you!
Student Spotlight
Great things are happening at MLC! Here is this week's student spotlight:
From 3rd grade teacher John:
"After noticing that we had school on Indigenous People's Day and then a day off that same week, third graders did some research. We watched a video of Joe Biden proclaiming the Federal Holiday and even read the whole proclamation. The kids got fired up and we decided to write persuasive letters (in paragraph form!) to the school board. We then found out that we could go and testify in person, so we wrote a collaborative class letter."
Shout out to the 3rd grade class! Speakers Henry and Max! Teacher John!
Check out our students advocating in the video below at 57:20.
Way to go, MLC 3rd graders!
PTSA News
Greetings from the PTSA! Here's what we've got cooking this week and there's even more information on our website at MLCPTSA.org
Craft Faire is coming! The MLC Craft Faire is a beloved event where even the youngest crafter can sell their wares. This year's Faire will take over the MLC Auditorium on December 8, 2022 from 3:30-5PM. Student vendors sell free, adult vendors pay $20/table. Please see the signup link for more information!
2022 MLC Craft Faire Vendor Signup
Holiday Meal Fund Drive
Holiday Meal Fund for MLCYou can help. Please consider contributing to our annual holiday meal fund drive. Your financial donation will allow MLC families to purchase food and other necessities during the holiday season.
If you need assistance or would like to request a grocery card for your family, please contact MLC's school social worker, Clement.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
MLC Hoodies--Only available with this pre-order! Black with white ink MLC Hoodie printed on super soft Bella+Canvas sweatshirts by New Avenues Ink in Portland, OR. New Avenues is a screen printer with a social mission: since 2013, they have offered paid internship hours and career mentorship to young adults experiencing homelessness and housing instability.
Staff Wish List
Our hard working MLC staff is in need of a few wish list items. If you have any of these things to donate, we would sure appreciate your generosity! Feel free to reach out to the staff requester if you can help them out.
Kathleen Frutiger - Individually wrapped student snacks, T shirts, socks, sweat pants in various small sizes
Dana Lipson - Low-temperature glue guns & glue sticks, empty tins (like Altoids) and little boxes
Minna Mauney - Water bottles, New books for classroom library corner
Betsy McDowell - #2 pre-sharpened, Ticonderoga pencils
Catherine Ordway - Pencils! Notebook paper!
Jenny Rappaport - #2 Pencils, Colored pencils, electric sharpener, whiteboard easel, black sharpies
Anna Sapienza - Used books for the Little Free Library, AA batteries to power Snap Circuits, Snap Circuit sets
Melanie A. Jeudy - #2 pencils - please lots of them
Maggie Byrkit - A sturdy dustpan
Gretchen Benner - Electric pencil sharpener; paper cups, forks & spoons, snacks! Comfy chair or bean bag
Andy Lipson - Lots of #2 pencils
Beriah Empie - Individually wrapped student snacks