Memorial Messages
Memorial Elementary School Newsletter, September 2019
FABULOUS FIFTH GRADE ART
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ― Anne Frank
Save the Date (s):
September
2 Labor Day - No school
11 PTO meeting at 3:30 p.m.
20 Walk -A-Thon
25 School Pictures
26 Walk-A-Thon Rain Date
27 1/2 day for students (12 p.m. dismissal)
October
9 PTO meeting 6:00 p.m.
11 End of first grading period
14 & 15 No School for Fall Break
17 Fall Fest & Trunk or Treat
21 - 25 Red Ribbon Week
24 & 25 1/2 day for students - PT Conferences (12 p.m. dismissal both days)
31 Halloween Parties
ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- PTO meetings will be on Wednesday evenings, 3:30 start times.
- Election Day, November 5, will be an eLearning Day. Students will stay home and teachers will monitor work from school. More information will be coming.
- Memorial will have three parties this year. One at Winter Break, Valentine's Day and Halloween. Five Parents will be permitted to volunteer and attend per classroom. These 5 parents can be different for each party, giving more parents the opportunity to volunteer.
- The VCS Healthy School policy will be strictly enforced for all students in all classrooms. Please review the Healthy School Food Guidelines before sending in snacks and treats to school. Please send only NON-food treats for birthday celebrations.
A note from Mrs. Seip, Memorial's Social Worker
Here at Memorial it's my job to help students be as successful as possible. I do that in a variety of ways.
-Backpack and Snacks program: We provide food for students in need through the weekend.
-Small groups: Social skills group to help students in their relationships with peers and/or teachers.
-Individual sessions: Individual time to meet with the social worker.
-Dressed for School: Twice a year we arrange for students to obtain clothing through the Dressed for School store.
-Lunch Buddies: A Greater Good program that allows an adult volunteer to come and eat lunch with a student on a weekly basis. The goal is help foster positive adult relationships.
-Holiday Assistance: Students in need are provided with holiday gifts and items of need. This occurs in December.
If your student could benefit from any of the above programs please let me, Mrs. Seip, know via email at lseip@valpo.k12.in.us or call the school office.
We are working on showing our H.E.A.R.T.s at Memorial.
Classrooms who are collectively, as a class, showing their HEART can earn a heart sticker for their class. These are placed on a big red heart on the door of each classroom. The goal for each class is to fill up their big red hearts with stickers (see the picture above). We hope our students are proud of doing well and continue to strive to show their HEARTS.
Follow Eleanor on Instagram at eleanorbehr_vikingpup
Background Checks/Visitor Badges
Additionally, each visit to the school will require a state issued I.D. card or Driver's License. It will be scanned and you will be given a visitor's badge for your visit.
Teaching about Being Proactive
Ready, Set, Kindergarten is Looking for Four Year Olds!
NOTES & REMINDERS:
- Please send a note, or email Mrs. Remijan, in the morning with all changes in transportation. When calls are made during the busy school day, there is a chance that the message may get delayed and/or not delivered. If you have an emergency during the day, which merits a change in transportation, the best way to send the message is to Mrs. Remijan's email: lremijan@valpo.k12.in.us.
- Students may not carry medicine with them throughout the school day, this includes Inhalers. Please talk to the school nurse about your child's medical needs.
- If your child is late to school (after the 8:45 bell) please walk them into the office and sign them in.
- If you need a copy of the School Wellness Policy, please ask in the office. There is a list of acceptable birthday/classroom treats.
- If you do not have a completed Background Check this school year, please do so ASAP. This needs to be done for all visitors and volunteers that are coming to school during the school day.
- If you need a sign for your car for the Pick-Up Line, please call the office.
General Arrival Procedures
If your child is a walker, they will cross the corners at Park and Milton with the assistance of the adult supervisor. Please remind them to wait for her to stop traffic.
If your child is a bus rider please note that all buses, except bus 8, unload in the front of the building. The bus drivers will let students out to eat breakfast as soon as they get to school. So if your child is in need of breakfast, please tell them they are allowed to get off the bus early. Students eating breakfast are allowed in the building at 8:20.
General Dismissal Procedures
All students who are car riders should leave the building out the east door (Door C) and wait along the curb on Milton Street. The students should enter the car along the curb as directed by the staff.
Students who are walkers should proceed out the front door and follow the sidewalks along Park and Milton. If you are generally a walker, but plan to drive during the cold winter months, please send in a note and your child can become a car rider.
If you park on Park Avenue to pick up your child who is a walker, please be mindful of the cars that travel down Center Street and leave plenty of room for them to pass through.
Thank you for your assistance in keeping dismissal safe!
PTO News
This year's PTO officers:
President - Debra Krieg Lewis
Vice President - Open
Secretary - Rae Smedley
Treasurer - Trish VanTornhout
Please help us save BOX TOPS!
Nurse Notes
Dear Memorial Families,
We want to be sure we keep Memorial healthy!. Here are some helpful tips.
Please remember, in accordance with the VCS policy , children should be kept at home if they have the following:
- Temperature of 100 degrees or over
- Eye infections with discharge
- Cough associated with fever or continuous unrelieved cough
- Cold symptoms associated with other signs of illness
- Communicable diseases (chicken pox, scabies, impetigo, ringworm, head lice - until treated appropriately)
- Vomiting or diarrhea
- Undiagnosed skin eruptions or rashes
*We ask students to be on antibiotic treatment for 24 hours or fever free 24 hours without an analgesic (Tylenol, Motrin) before returning to school.
For more information, please contact our School Nurse
Copyright 1999 Dr. William P. Sawyer
Memorial Elementary
Email: dmisecko@valpo.k12.in.us
Website: www.valpo.k12.in.us/Domain/337
Location: 1052 Park Ave.
Phone: (219) 531-3090
Twitter: @Valpo_Memorial