Principal Notes…December 9, 2016

Principal Notes…December 9, 2016

 5th Grade Girls Basketball Try-Outs o Monday, December 12 from 3:30-5 o Tuesday, December 13 from 5:00-6:30 o Wednesday, December 14 from 5:00-6:30 o Thursday, December 15 from 3:30-5:00 o Contact Coach Barnes 260-571-5571 or Coach Merritt 765-432-6393 with any questions that you may have.  Toy Drive o Toys for the toy drive should come to school in the original package and not gift wrapped. o

Thanks to everyone for your generosity!!!!! We will have two boys basketball games in which you can bring a new toy in to cover your admission to our 5th Grade boys basketball game. Those two games are on 12/6/16 and 12/12/16.

 Note From The Cafeteria o Parents that are eating lunch with their students in the cafeteria, we ask that you and your child either eat by yourselves or have your child bring one friend from their class to eat with them. We ask that you not have any more than one friend sit with you and your child. Thank you.  Note From The Nurse o Parents, we have had several cases of head lice at school. Please check your child on a regular basis, reinforce to them wearing only their hat and coat, as well as not using another students comb/brush. If you find head lice, please treat it prior to sending them to school, be sure to remove all nits (eggs) to prevent re-infestation. o If you have any questions please feel free to call the school nurse at extension #3008.  5th Grade Boys Basketball Results o Maconaquah Vs. Tri-Central  A Game: Mac-44 Tri-Central-5  B Game: Mac-26 Tri-Central-8 o Maconaquah Vs. Northfield/Southwood  Mac El - 23 Northfield - 14

 Leading scorers: Ethan Zieser - 10, Braxton Birner - 8  Mac El - 27 Southwood - 11  Leading scorers: Oakley Reeser - 9, Jacob Isley - 9  Parent Access to Skyward o Parents will receive directions at parent teacher conferences on how to access their child's grades through Skyward, our new online student management system. Beginning with the 2nd nine weeks, parents will be able to access Skyward and check their child's grades online. Please note that Mac El teachers are required to update grades at least every two weeks in the online gradebook.  Device Insurance o If you would like to purchase insurance for your child’s device please send in a $25 check made out to Maconaquah Elementary School with your child’s name on it. If you have any questions call 765-689-9131 ext. 3005. o Insurance Cost is $25/student for the 16-17 school year.  School Fees o Parent/Guardians – You can now pay your child’s lunch balance and Laptop/Ipad insurance at https://eps.mvpbanking.com/cgi-bin/efs/login.pl?access=55861. o Note – For your “Family ID #” you will need to use your child’s “Student ID #” for this field.  Mark your calendar: o December 12  5BBB vs. Western @ 6PM o December 14  Kids Hope USA Open House  Group Rom from 5-6:30  Christmas Creations  6-7:30 Cafeteria o December 15  5BBB vs. Northwestern @ 6PM Mac El is now on Twitter! Follow us @Macelbraves. There is additional information on how to create a twitter account. If you do not want a Twitter account, you can still get the information and tweets via text messages to your phone by texting 40404 and sending follow @Macelbraves. Standard data and messaging rates apply.

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