MES Monday Messenger

We are committed to our targeted learning focus for the school:

Ponder, Persevere and Prove It!

As a reminder, tomorrow is an inservice day for staff and teachers. There is no school in session for students on November 1, 2023.

This week we attended a BMX assembly. The PTO sponsored the assembly for all students thanks to the students' hard work and dedication to fundraising for the Fun Run! We had a great time and learned about how to stay healthy to meet goals, bike maintenance and safety as well as how to be kind to others. It was a great and entertaining time for all!

Sign Ups for Cross Country Skiing will begin the week of November 13th during Conference Week. The program is for students in grades 3-5 only and will run concurrently with the Ski and Snowboard PE program. There is only room for 30 students and is filled on a first come first served basis. Forms can be picked up in the office, or in Room 26. I will leave forms outside my room during conference week after school as well!

The program has a $5 donation each week and the skiers leave at 12:30, returning by the 2:40 dismissal. There is no need to rent ski equipment for this program as the participants get their equipment at Tamarack Cross Country Ski Center when we go each week!

If you have questions, please email Mrs. Quirsfeld mquirsfeld@mammothsud.org

We practice number sense routines weekly. Utilizing the image below with students in TK-2, you can practice these math skills at home as well. See what your student thinks about this week's image of the week. By clicking the link in the title above, you can explore even more math resources for your child.

Daily attendance is so important. Please remember to have your student attend every day and arrive on time to school. Our goal is to get above 95% daily attendance!

Last week our average was 92%. Grade level attendance percentages were as follows:

TK - 92%

K - 91%

1 - 92%

2 - 93%

3 - 91%

4 - 92%

5 - 94% 🌟

We have a new system integrated with our attendance program that is making automated contact with families when a student is marked absent. If you have already called in your child's attendance for the day, you can ignore the message. If you have not already made contact, please call our attendance hotline to report why @ 760-934-7162. If your child’s absence is not reported, it is considered truant. Also note that this is a monitored line for leaving an attendance message only. You will not receive a call back.

The dust has settled, our muscles have recovered from the run and the money has been collected. Thank you to everyone who helped make the Fun Run a great success: our volunteers, the mascots, Juan Villalpando and the facilities staff, teachers and staff members, DJ Send It, Mr. Hammers and the Band, the PTO Board and all the spectators.

https://www.mammothpto.org/home.

We are excited to present our next artist, MC Escher! Maurits Cornelis Escher was a Dutch graphic artist who worked in multiple mediums during his lifetime, which spanned the first half of the 20th century.

His works are best known for being mathematically inspired, and are often called "impossible drawings" as they use tessellations to transform a singular shape from one image to another.

In these lessons, your children will be learning about using positive and negative space, shared lines as well as how to create these tessellations!

To learn more, follow this LINK to the MC Escher website.

Club Volleyball registration is starting. Parents can go to mammothclubvolleyball.com

At a later date, a meet and greet with the board will be announced, date and time TBD.

10/30/23 - MES PTO BMX Assembly

10/31/23 - ASB Halloween Trick or Treat during the school day

11/1/23 - In Service Day - No School

11/2/23 - Student Flu Vaccine Clinic @ MES

11/2/23 - Ski Orientation Meeting - 5:00 in MES Library (note change in time)

11/8/23 - School Site Council Meeting - 3:00pm

11/9/23 - PTO Meeting 7:30 am in STEAM Room

11/10/23 - End of First Trimester

11/10/23 - Veteran's Day Observed - No School

11/13/23 - Ski PE Sign-ups 3:00 - 5:00 pm in the MES LIbrary

11/13/23 - 11/17/23 - Academic Conferences

11/13/23 - 11/17/23 - Minimum Days - 12:35 dismissal

11/14/23 - Ski PE Sign-up 3:00 - 5:00 pm in the MES Library

Learning Director - Mrs. Polanco

Instagram - @mammothelementary

Attendance line - (760) 934-7162

Email: mmcmillian@mammothusd.org
Website: Mes.mammothusd.org
Location: 1500 Meridian Boulevard, Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA
Phone: 7609347545
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