Firebird Flash
Building relationships one student at a time.
Dates to Remember
- November 12-20 - Hunting Out Hunger food drive
- November 13 - Veteran's Day Assembly, 8:30 am
- November 14 - World Diabetes Day - WEAR BLUE!
- November 15 - Bring $1 and wear blaze orange for Hunting Out Hunger!
- November 15-16 - Parent-Teacher Conferences
- November 16 - No School (conferences)
- November 19 - STEAM Museum
- November 21-23 - Thanksgiving Break
- November 26-30 - Holiday Shop (more info coming soon!!)
World Diabetes Day - Nov. 14
World Diabetes Day (WDD) became an official United Nations Day in 2006 in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes. WDD is marked every year on November 14, and is the world’s largest diabetes awareness campaign, reaching a global audience of over 1 billion people in more than 160 countries.
WDD is represented by a blue circle logo, the global symbol for diabetes awareness. The blue circle signifies the unity of the global diabetes community in response to the diabetes epidemic. The Minocqua J1 School District supports World Diabetes Day, and asks students and staff to wear BLUE on November 14 in support of diabetes awareness, research, and treatment.
Will your student be absent?
Click here for PreK-5th grade planned absence form
Click here for 6th-th grade planned absence form
Dental Sealants for 2nd & 6th grades
Northwoods Dental Project will be at MJ1 next week on November 14-15 to provide free oral health exams, fluoride varnish and dental sealants at no cost to all 2nd and 6th graders. They will also be re-checking the 3rd and 7th graders who received sealants last year. This is a FREE preventative dental sealant program. This service is offered even if your child has a regular dental provider. If you would like your student to participate, please fill out the form (click here) and return it to the nurse by November 11.
Coats for Kids
STEAM Museum
Click to learn more about the STEAM Museum.
Hearing and Vision Screenings
COLD WEATHER CLOTHING NEEDED!
Counseling Corner
A Little Caring Goes a Long Way -- Empathy in children is linked to stronger relationship skills. Strong relationships help a person feel happy. Teaching children to care for others is a great way to help children be happy when they are older. There are a variety of strategies to build empathy in children. Empathy is the ability to understand and share someone else’s feelings.
What we know:
- When children are asked to think about how other children feel, it can help them to better understand and share someone else’s feelings.
- Children who can see and know how someone else feels are more likely to get along with other people.
- When children consider how other people feel, they are more likely to reach out and help others.
Try this: Many children believe that their parents value success more than being a caring person. You can show your child that it is important to you that they care about other people. Share age-appropriate news stories with your children and start a conversation. News sites for children like TIME for Kids allow you to filter news by age group and find news for your age child.
Read stories like this TIME for Kids article about Hurricane Harvey with your child and talk about it together. Ask:
- How do you think those children felt during the storm? Why?
- How do you think you would feel if you lost your home and all your things?
- What can we do to help?
Try this too: You can use your child’s life to help him think about how other people feel. When your child says that there is a new kid at school you can ask, “How do you think it feels to be in a new place? How do you think it feels to not know anyone?” By talking about other children’s problems, you build empathy and help your child begin to see how other people feel when things are new or difficult.
Print this as a 1-page handout (A Little Caring Goes a Long Way, PDF).
Click for the full "Family and Relationships Matter!" page from the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
Specials and A-Day/B-Day Rotation
Click here for Special rotation schedule
Click here for Middle School A Day - B Day rotation schedule
Upcoming Field Trips
Escape the Library!
Thanksgiving Games & Crafts
Minocqua J1 School District
Email: jellis@mhlt.org
Website: www.mhlt.org
Location: 7450 Titus Drive, Minocqua, WI, United States
Phone: (715) 356-5206
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MinocquaJ1SchoolDistrict/?fref=ts