McGuire Minute

Important Dates

March 21 - CMU Art Reach Kids Concert for 4th/5th Grades
March 24th-31st - Spring Break No School
April 3rd - School Resumes
April 6 - Cards for a Cause Fundraiser Complete
April 7 - No School
April 17 - MSTEP Testing Begins
May 8-10 - 5th Grade Camp
May 15-22 - NWEA Spring Testing
May 29 - No School-Memorial Day
June 7 - Last Day of School, 1/2 Day-Dismissal 11:57am

Medicaid Coverage and Renewal

In order to keep Medicaid Coverage, you may need to do a renewal form which will be sent to you in the mail within the next 3 months from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. If you get a renewal packet, be sure to fill it out.

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

Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible

McGuire students have been learning all about how to be safe, respectful, and responsible around the school. We are focusing on what it looks like to follow the school expectations and how to help our school be the best it can be for all learners, all the time. Feel free to review these expectations with your child at home. Ask them what they have been reviewing at school and how to be safe, respectful and responsible in the different areas around the school.

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

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

Please make sure to wait until 8:35 before dropping off your student to the playground or in front of the school. We do not have supervision until 8:35 and we want to make sure everyone is safe. Thanks you for your cooperation and help keeping all of our Mustangs safe.

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

We would love to see our lost & found items claimed, but also to keep the lost & found to a minimum. Families can help us by LABELING EVERYTHING!

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

CMU is excited to partner with Fancher and McGuire during the 2022-2023 school year to provide Autism Awareness and Acceptance Lessons to all 4th and 5th grade students. These lessons were already provided to our current 3rd graders last year in the DK-2 buildings.

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.

End of Day Schedule Change

If you have any late changes to your student’s regular routine for the end of the day, then please write the change in the student agenda. All of our teachers utilize these on a daily basis, so this is a great way to communicate with your teacher. If the change occurs after the school day has begun, then please try to call the office by 3:00 p.m. so we can relay the message in a timely manner. Thanks in advance!

Popcorn

We will have popcorn every Friday for 50 cents per bag. Hope you enjoy it!

Volunteering at McGuire

If you are considering helping out at our building or on any field trips this year, then you will need to complete our volunteer form first. Get this out of the way now so you don't have to worry about it in the future!

Fidgets, Toys, Pokemon Cards

We love that our kids have toys at home to enjoy and we ask that students leave their toys at home. We want to make sure that toys are not broken and misplaced so please make sure that all toys are at home to enjoy and students can enjoy active play at school during their recesses and breaks.

medication & student medical needs

Reminder from our Welcome Newsletter- to make sure the school is aware of any medical needs by the first day of school.

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?

If you aren't currently following us at McGuire Elementary on Facebook, please like our page to you can see our district updates, information about our school, and more.

Like @McGuire Elementary

https://www.facebook.com/McGuireElementary

Meal Magic-Add Money to your student's lunch account

Lunch is $2.05

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.

COVID Reminders

For the health and safety of our staff and students - it is very important every morning families are screening their own child before sending them to school for the day.

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.

MPPS Website and App

Have you checked out our new website - it is pretty slick!

https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/

Download the new Mt. Pleasant Public Schools app!

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

Morning Drop-Off 8:35am

All students will be dropped off at the front door and will walk to the west playground entrance at 8:35. When you see the adult supervisor come out the front door, please feel free to begin dropping off if you are within our loading zone, between the McGuire sign in front of the school and the front porch. Come in the east entrance, drive to the front, drop off and exit the parking lot. Use the exit closest to the front door of the school. The first bell will ring at 8:40 and then school will officially start at 8:45. If it is too cold or raining, you will follow the same drop-off time and the student will come in the school at the west entrance.

Afternoon Dismissal 3:49pm

Afternoon will be very similar to the morning. Dismissal is at 3:49. 3rd and 5th will be dismissed in front of the school and 4th grade has the option to park in the small parking lot in front of the gym to be dismissed. Please remain in the vehicle if you are in front of the school in the line and we will bring your student to you. If you would like to park and walk to the porch area, you are welcome to park in the far west lot and walk over to the front of the school.

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

989-775-2323 mtpleasantschools.net/district/transportation/

Mary McGuire Elementary

McGuire Elementary Mission Statement:

Empower Excellence

Office Hours 8:00-4:00 p.m.

Erin King, Principal

4883 East Crosslanes eking@mp.edzone.net (989) 775-2260 mtpleasantschools.net/McGuire

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At McGuire Elementary, our mission is to engage and motivate all students to recognize, accomplish and celebrate their maximum potential.

Important Dates

Staff Shout Outs

GRASP Summer Learning Option

Medicaid Coverage and Renewal

http://michigan.gov/mibridges

5th Grade Camp Card for a Cause Fundraiser

McGuire Elementary Substitute Onboarding

March Is Reading Month-One District One Book!

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

Community Service Project

Spirit Day

PLEASE HELP OUR SCHOOL!

NO early drop off until 8:35am

Please label your student's items

autism awareness & acceptance lessons with cmu

second steps - social & emotional curriculum

End of Day Schedule Change

Popcorn

Volunteering at McGuire

Fidgets, Toys, Pokemon Cards

medication & student medical needs

ARE YOU FOLLOWING US ON FACEBOOK?

Meal Magic-Add Money to your student's lunch account

McGuire Spirit Wear

Before and after school care

COVID Reminders

2022-2023 District Calendar

Attendance Policy

reminder-No outside food for student lunches

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MPPS Website and App

Where's the Lunch menu?

Nutrislice Menus | Mount Pleasant Public Schools

Family Portal

Morning Drop-Off 8:35am

Afternoon Dismissal 3:49pm

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MPPS Transportation

TRANSPORTATION DEPT.

Mary McGuire Elementary

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