McGuire Minute
McGuire Mustangs
At McGuire Elementary, our mission is to engage and motivate all students to recognize, accomplish and celebrate their maximum potential.
Important Dates
May 1-5 - Staff Appreciation Week
May 8-10 - 5th Grade Camp
May 9 - 3rd/4th-Attend Pow Wow
May 15-19 - NWEA Spring Testing
May 29 - No School-Memorial Day
June 5 - Field Day
June 7 - Last Day of School, 1/2 Day-Dismissal 11:57am
Staff Appreciation Week-May 1st-5th
Celebrating our Office Staff!
Staff Shout Outs
May Students of the Month
M-STEP-Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress
Dear McGuire Families:
Thank you for allowing McGuire Elementary to be part of your child’s education. McGuire Elementary students will be taking Michigan’s statewide test the M-STEP (Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress).
We want your child’s experience to be relaxed, healthy, enjoyable, and stress-free. Your positive and supportive manner and outlook going into these assessments will have a tremendous impact on your child’s experience, too.
McGuire has worked hard to establish the best testing environment possible for your child. The online M-Step will be given in your child’s classroom, using Chromebooks.
During the M-Step testing period, please keep the following in mind:
Early bedtimes! Get a good night’s rest!
Eat a healthy breakfast……brain power!
Have perfect attendance and arrive at school on time! (Testing will be scheduled based on the daily specials schedule and communicated by the classroom teacher)
(Students tend to do best when they participate in testing with their class).
Be positive! Encourage your child to do his or her best….but not to be stressed!
Your child’s teacher will communicate about parental involvement for classroom snacks if needed during testing breaks.
4th & 5th Grade Girls Technology Camp
classroom environment requests for current 3rd & 4th graders
WHEN
monday, may 1st, 8:45am to friday, may 19th, 4pm
4883 Crosslanes St.
mount pleasant, mi
Classroom Environment Request Forms for the next school year will be available to pick-up at the front office of McGuire Elementary starting Monday, May 1st and are DUE back NO LATER than Friday, May 19th.
Late requests will not be accepted.
**For CURRENT 2nd GRADERS (incoming 3rd graders) a form must be picked up from the student's current school - Pullen Elementary.
Day with the Artists-HERE AT MCGUIRE!!!!
Attention 5th Graders-Youth Police Academy!!
Medicaid Coverage and Renewal
What do to now-
1.Update your address, phone number, and email address now.
Update your information at michigan.gov/mibridges or contact your local MDHHS office.
2. Report any changes to your household or income now.
Report changes at michigan.gov/mibridges or contact your local MDHHS office.
3. Check your mail or text messages for a renewal packet.
Learn more about renewals and filling out the forms at michigan.gov/mibridges.
Questions?
Call the Beneficiary Help Line at 1-800-642-3195, M-F, 8am-7pm
McGuire Elementary Substitute Onboarding
Are you interested in subbing at McGuire? Below is a video to help you onboard. Sign up to be a substitute here.
McGuire Expectations
Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible
Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible
Board Meeting Dates
Student Support Para-Professional Job Posting
Student Council Update
PLEASE HELP OUR SCHOOL!
Hello Families,
Your child brought home a Parent Information Envelope letting you know about a safe and easy way for our school to raise funds for essential tools our students and teachers need to succeed.
The SchoolStore fundraiser is 100% online so there is NO face-to-face selling, handling money, or delivering products. Your participation will take less than 12 minutes, and there are exciting prizes to make it fun for the students.
Here is all you need to do to participate:
1. Go to https://www.schoolstore.net/cgi/SetSchool?SchoolID=0000363158&secheck=on
sign up.
School ID: 0000363158
2. Send form emails inviting family, friends and co-workers to support your child.
3. Return the Envelope with the Student Prize Code to school for your child to get their fun participation prize.
Be sure to ask your child for the Parent Envelope tonight. Your participation will make a difference for our school and teachers!
Thanks,
McGuire Elementary School
NO early drop off until 8:35am
If you drop off after 8:50, please be sure to come into the office to sign your student in for the day before leaving. If you drop off your student to come in without an adult, we will have to call you to come back and sign them in. Unless you sign your student in at the office, the tardy or absence will not be verified which could negatively impact the attendance record, leading to truancy. Thanks!
Please label your student's items
Use a permanent marker to label your child's name on lunchboxes, school supplies, backpacks, water bottles, child's clothes (utilize the inside tags of sweatshirts, jackets, shoes, and snowpants). We will periodically check labels and post pictures of items to be claimed - check out the McGuire Facebook page.
Send an extra pair of clothes to stay in your student's locker, place in a ziplock bag or plastic grocery bag, label with their name.
autism awareness & acceptance lessons with cmu
The lessons will occur monthly beginning this past week. They have been generously funded by the Organization for Autism Research. Lessons will include specific information regarding autism, including how to be aware of the needs of peers with autism, in addition to focusing on the acceptance of differences and similarities of all students.
In addition to the formal lessons, books about children with autism will be read to each class and these books will be donated to the school libraries at the end of the academic year for students to check out and share with family members and friends.
You may check out the following link for more details about the lessons: Kit for Kids | Organization for Autism Research (researchautism.org). If you have specific questions, please feel free to contact AnnMarie Bates at bates4al@cmich.edu or 989-774-5899.
second steps - social & emotional curriculum
End of Day Schedule Change
Volunteering at McGuire
Fidgets, Toys, Pokemon Cards
medication & student medical needs
Please bring any medication (over the counter or prescription) this includes student inhalers, to the front office. A signed release form from the student's doctor will need to be submitted, according to school policy. Thank you for your assistance with this.
ARE YOU FOLLOWING US ON FACEBOOK?
Like @McGuire Elementary
Meal Magic-Add Money to your student's lunch account
Milk .75 cents
*to create an account for your student and add money either using a credit card or e-check, you will need your student's 5 digit ID. This 5 digit ID - is also your child's username to log in their school computer. If you need help finding this number and your student doesn't remember please call our office at Fancher and we can help you.
McGuire Spirit Wear
The McGuire Elementary School Spirit Wear Store allows you to choose from hundreds of spirit wear designs and garments that are delivered to your home in days! Visit https://1stplace.sale/49000.
Before and after school care
PEAK (after school): https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/page/peak-program
SACC (before school)- School Aged Child Care (Before School Program)- 775-2340
COVID Reminders
- Temperature of 100.4 degrees
- Sore Throat
- New uncontrolled cough causing difficulty breathing
- Diarrhea, vomiting, or abdominal pain
- New onset of severe headache, especially with fever
Please continue to communicate with your child's building of any new situations that affect your family by calling us at 989-775-2260 or emailing Mrs. Sarah Burkhart at sburkhart@mp.edzone.net.
If your child is not feeling well and/or going to be absent, please call the school, and we will contact their teacher to let them know of the absence.
2022-2023 District Calendar
Attendance Policy
reminder-No outside food for student lunches
bright by text shares tips and info just for you: based on your child's age and where you live.
MPPS Website and App
Have you checked out our new website - it is pretty slick!
https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/
Download on the App Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mt-pleasant-public-schools/id1632483662
or Get it on Google Play
*scroll to the bottom of the MPPS website and see Stay Connected and the links to download
Where's the Lunch menu?
Morning Drop-Off 8:35am
Afternoon Dismissal 3:49pm
MPPS Transportation
TRANSPORTATION DEPT.
Request for Transportation use the form linked here
https://mtpleasantschools.net/district/transportation/Other forms linked on the Transportation website:
- Permission to Leave Alone
- In City Busing Reduction
Website: https://mtpleasantschools.net/district/transportation/
Phone: 989-775-2323
Mary McGuire Elementary
McGuire Elementary Mission Statement:
Empower Excellence
Office Hours 8:00-4:00 p.m.
Erin King, Principal
Email: eking@mp.edzone.net
Website: mtpleasantschools.net/McGuire
Location: 4883 East Crosslanes
Phone: (989) 775-2260
Facebook: facebook.com/McGuireElementary
Twitter: @McGuireschool