Bulldog Nation Insider- 9/9/24

Happy Sunday Bulldog Nation Families,

We hope that you are enjoying your weekend! We had an action packed week, with our most amazing PTSO meeting on Thursday! It is so encouraging and exciting to be a part of a growing community of parents & guardians invested in their child's education! More to come soon on that!

Once again, a reminder of how important it is to be aware of what your child is doing on Social Media. Most of the issues we are experiencing campus wide, as a result of students using social media inappropriately.

Yours in the service of education,

Luke van Schie, Principal

Monday- Before School Activities 8:00AM- 8:40AM- The Platt

6th Grade GATE Opt-In Testing, Volleyball & Basketball Home Game v Wakefield @ 5PM

Tuesday- Before School Activities 8:00AM- 8:40AM- The Platt, Afterschool BOOST Begins

Wednesday- Before School Activities 8:00AM- 8:40AM- The Platt, Social Media Parent Group Planning Meeting 6PM- Library

Thursday- Before School Activities 8:00AM- 8:40AM

Friday- Before School Activities 8:00AM-8:40AM- The Platt, Free Dress for Principal's List Only, Volleyball & Basketball Home Game v Valencia @ 5PM

Saturday- Cross Country Kiwanis Meet @ Christopher Columbus Park- 8:15AM

• September 9th - 6th Grade Gate Opt-in Testing

• September 9th -Girls Volleyball & Boys Basketball Home Game v Wakefield @ 5PM

• September 13th - Girls Volleyball & Boys Basketball Home Game v Valencia @ 5PM

• September 14th - Kiwanis Cross Country Meet @ Christopher Columbus Park @ 8:15AM

• September 18-20th- Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences- Dismissal at 12:16PM

• September 19th - 6:00-7:30PM- Drop In PT Conferences- Cafeteria

• October 3rd- Lunch with the Principals- Testing Incentive

• October 4th- Grading Day- No School

• October 4th- 13th- Fall Break

• October 14th - Fall Picture Day- Must Wear Uniform

• October 17th - Site Council 4:30PM & PTSO 6PM- Library

• October 23rd - PD Day- No School for Students

• October 24th - Awards Night- 6th Grade 6PM, 7th Grade 6:30PM, 8th Grade 7PM

Any events that are BOLD are new events to this newsletter. For new events, see the information below to learn more.

Check out the Link below on how to setup your Canvas account as a parent/guardian. If you need a pairing code for your 2nd student, please email Kirsta.Mosconi@tusd1.org and she will get this fixed for your account. Please get in the habit of checking your scholar's grades weekly, not weakly! Canvas is the place to look, as it will have your child's most up to date grades. ParentVUE will be where you will get their end of quarter report card from.

Mansfeld is Elevating our Game this year through amazing BOOST clubs! Mansfeld has a number of clubs available for students to sign up for! Some of our clubs are: Student Council, STEMbassadors, Yearbook, Homework help, Games, Chess, Debate, Dungeons and Dragons, Art, Sports and more! There are so many fantastic ways to be involved at Mansfeld! Sign up using the QR Code Attached Below. Enrollment is automatic upon completion of the Form.

Mr. Myer's students worked on designing, improving and finally printing a bridge. How strong was it? Well...it held up an entire bucket of water without issue! They will need to find heavier weights to test it!

Before School Activities! Looking for something fun to do before school to wake up and get moving?! Mansfeld is now offering an amazing program at our Platt (across the street from the school at our fields). Starting at 8:00am till the start of school! Come check it out. If you show up for at least 3 days you can win a prize. Learn more by checking it out. Thank you to Mr. Brown and Mr. Reed for making this happen!

Join our Partner the U of A CRR for their incredible game night, either virtually or in person! This event is super fun and close by. Wednesday September 18th virtually from 4-5:30pm or in person from 5:30-7:30pm at the UA Education Building Room 211. For more information visit their event webpage.