Mac El Weekly News

Wish everyone a warm and snuggly weekend, as January weather seems to be returning! Please be sure your student has dressed appropriately for the bus and recess. If you are in need of assistance, please contact the guidance department. Have a great weekend and week ahead!

4th grade participated in Glow Day today. Classrooms "glowed" with black lights and glow sticks. Students participated in a variety of Glow in the Dark STEM activities including glow in the dark Multiplication/Division Ring Toss, Cup Stacking, Math Review Glow Jenga, How Glow Sticks Work and much much more! This was a fun way to keep up the great learning while having a little bit of fun to go with it.

Check Eligibility for a Tutoring Grant!

ILEARN 2023 is in April. Qualifying 4-5th grade families have $500 tutoring grants available NOW. Visit www.indianalearns.org and input the STN and birthdate. If you qualify, you can claim the award and begin tutoring today.

Guidance classes have been learning and discussing bullying. Students are learning the differences between Bullying (repeated, on purpose, and trying to control thoughts, feelings, and actions) and Conflict (repeated, on purpose, but not controlling). Conflict is when 2 people don’t get along and both are saying and doing mean things to one another. Students have also been learning the terms bully, target, and bystander. The counseling office has also been very busy working with individual students on various issues during our short 2 weeks that we’ve been back.

Chromebooks and chargers will be sent home every day from now on, just in case there are weather issues. Please put the Chromebook and charger in a safe place and make sure your student brings them back to school and is charged if possible.

Should there be a need for virtual learning, please refer to the website for the daily schedule. Teachers will communicate with you if there are any individual changes. Both the schedule and expectations are on each school's web page under the Quick Links tab, under Virtual Learning Instruction Plan. Please contact your child's teacher with any questions.

Please be sure to update Skyward with any phone or address changes. If you are unable to update through Skyward, please contact the front office and we will assist you. It is important to have updated phone numbers for emergency contact and school messenger communication. Thank you!

When calling in your student's absence, please give the reason they are absent. As attendance is required by the state, it needs to be documented. Also, after five (5) absences by a call-in, a doctor's note is required for a future absence to be excused. Thank you for your efforts to get your student to school, as good attendance is vital to student success.

Below is the link to the Threat and Bullying Report Form. This form is also accessible on the Maconaquah School Corporation Website under Safe School Zone.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQnE35GTNfXVnNCwPNNKRQjF1sgnSFE1sY_v2sihQWNkN3jQ/viewform

If you are interested in becoming a substitute teacher, we need you! You can apply at ESS.com