Monday Matters
Week of Aug. 28-Sept. 1
Hi Families!
We hope your students enjoyed their first 3 days of school. We are looking forward to a great week.
- Doors open at 7:30. School starts at 8:00.
- Dismissal is at 3:30. You must have a car tag if you are picking up your student. NO EXCEPTIONS!
- K and 1 bus students must have a parent ready to receive them from the bus driver unless they have an older sibling on the bus.
Your students are doing great! Thank you for trusting us with them.
Mico Rhines
Principal
Important Dates
September
4th- Labor Day School Holiday
5th-Parent Compact will be distributed
7th-Parent Information Night for 1st-4th (Times coming soon)
8th- First Unity Meeting
8th- Grandparent's Day
15th- Hispanic Heritage Month begins
15th-DOT Day (Wear polka dots)
18th- Hello Week
20th- Shark Pride Day (dress in school colors)
22nd- Student Holiday- no school
25th- 2nd Six Weeks begin
29th-Third and Fourth Grade Awards
AUGUST ENRICHMENT SCHEDULE BY GRADE LEVEL
A message from Nurse Spence
From Your School Nurse
Welcome back to school. We have started the school year out with a bang, already seeing cases of COVID, Strep and Flu. YOU, our wonderful parents, are our first line of defense to keep our school healthy. With COVID cases we are seeing low grade fever, body aches and fatigue. If your child is ill, please keep them at home.
We follow the Texas Department of State Health Services policies on excluding sick students from school.
· For COVID positives, the policy states that we exclude students from school for 5 days from the start of symptoms.
· Students with a temperature of 100.0 or greater must remain out of school until fever free for 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medications.
· If your student is vomiting or has diarrhea, they are excluded from school until they are free of symptoms for 24 hours.
The school clinic phone number is 817-299-6950. It is my suggestion that you save that number to your phone so that you do not mistake it for Spam or a telemarketer call when the nurse calls you about your child.
We do offer telehealth through Goodside Health in the school clinic this year. If the nurse feels it could benefit the student and family, she will call the parents to ask if they would like a telehealth visit. If the student is already registered for Goodside Health, then the parent will receive a link via text message to be included in the video visit (parents must be present to do a telehealth visit). A provider will see the student via video chat and can order a strep, COVID or flu test that your school nurse can administer on site. The school nurse also has medications in the clinic that the provider can order for the student. If a prescription is needed, they will call it in to your pharmacy. Families will be billed through their insurance, or for those without insurance, Goodside Health offers a low cash pay rate to ensure accessibility for all. Visit www.goodsidehealth.com/billing-inquiries/ for billing questions.
Registering for SchoolMed is easy! Sign-up online at gsh.co/register
Accidents happen at all grade levels and sometimes we need a change of clothes. Please always have a complete extra set of clothes in your child’s backpack. We hate to disturb your workday to bring your child a change of clothes because they spilled sticky syrup all over themselves!
Welcome Back!
Leighann Spence, RN, BSN
Thelma Jones Elementary
School Nurse
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
OUR PTA NEEDS YOU!
Meal Benefits for the 2023-2024 School Year
Meal applications are available at www.schoolcafe.com.
For questions, please call MISD Student Nutrition at 817-299-6040.
Do you need to update your email address or phone numbers in Skyward? You can make those changes in Family Access.
Here's how:
- Log into Family Access
- Click on My Account (top right corner)
- When the Account Settings screen opens, there is place for your email address and up to three phone numbers.
- Please note – Each parent/guardian can enter one email address to receive communication via Skyward Message Center.
- Once changes are made, click Save.
If you, parent/guardian, is unable to log into Family Access, there are a couple options:
1 – Use the Forgot Your Password link from the Family Access login page
2 – Email misdregistration@misdmail.org
Take Care of Your District Issued Device
Take Care of Your District issued Device!
Parents,
Please remind your son/ daughter of how to properly handle and store their district issued device, as there are many costs associated with them. (See Chromebook & Components prices below) You may also visit the Technology Department's page for Student Issued Devices.
If your child breaks their device, you may make payments (cash/check) to the campus secretary/Bookkeeper or through Payk12/Tickettracker if they are needing to purchase a replacement power cord, protective case or a replacement device.
Link for Payk12 is: https://www.ticketracker.com/store?schoolId=1545.
Bus Information
Bus Information
Mansfield ISD will provide bus transportation for all students meeting the eligibility requirements for transportation.
Find My Bus
http://edulog1.mansfieldisd.org/liveweb/webquery/
School Bus Rider’s Safety Handbook
https://www.mansfieldisd.org/departments/transportation/riders-handbook
For Bus Delays & Substitutions https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j_9bi_plWMqtBDp8AG8B31rb3KzTAOIhRWe8B0CwTnY/edit
Transportation Department