MacArthur Elementary School

August

12th: Back to School Night at MacArthur

• 5:00-5:45-last names A-M
• 5:45-6:30-last names N-Z

13th: Kindergarten Practice Bus Ride begins at 10 am

14th: First Student Day of School

September

2nd: No School-Labor Day

18th: E-Learning Day

Teacher assignments will be available at 4 pm Friday, August 9th. Please log in to PowerSchool to find out your child's teacher using the link below:

https://cpcsc.powerschool.com/public/home.html

Supplies for elementary students are included in their annual registration. However, CPCSC elementary schools request that each student has the following:

• Backpack (no wheels, please)
• Pencil case
• Chromebook case cover (strongly recommended, Chromebook dimensions are 12 x 9 inches)
• Headphones or earbuds
• Reusable water bottle

• 2024 bus routes will be available the afternoon of August 12th.
• All students who are outside the walk zone for their school will be assigned a bus route. Parents must create an account in order to look up their child's bus stop information.
• Please have your students at their bus stop 10 minutes before the posted time. Bus times can change any day due to construction, weather, etc. The times posted in Bus Planner are estimates and are subject to change.
  

• If you have any questions, please call the Transportation Department at 219-663-1465.

Our food services team remains committed to providing healthy meals that meet all requirements of the federal school lunch guidelines. Mrs. Milner and the cafeteria crew look forward to serving you hot lunches this school year.

Ice cream treats will be sold every day for $1.00.

Student Breakfast: $1.60 Student Lunch: $2.45

Please visit our website at https://www.cps.k12.in.us/district-departments/food-services for:

• Online payments for My MealTime

• Nutritional information for all products

• Free and reduced applications

• Birthday Treat Order Forms

• Allergy information (call us to help plan a menu if your child has dietary restrictions)

Free & Reduced Applications can be done online at www.mymealtime.com starting July 24.

Our arrival and dismissal procedures will be very simliar to last year. Minor adjustments may be made to ensure safety and improve traffic flow. Staff will be supervising all arrival & dismissal locations. Please be patient and courteous the first few weeks of school as dismissal tends to take a little bit longer in the beginning.

8:30 am: Doors Open & Breakfast Begins

9:05 am: School Day Starts

3:44 pm: School Day Ends

• Arrival should begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m.
• Car riders will enter in the car rider parking lot off of 129th Street.
• Walkers, bike riders, bus riders, and Latch Key will enter through the main entrance off of Fairbanks Street.
• If you arrive after 9:05 am, you will need to go to the main office and sign your child in because they are tardy to school.

• Car rider traffic will flow into the lot from the entrance off of 129th. It is advised that cars do not begin lining up for dismissal prior to 3:15 pm.
• Students will be loaded into cars from the passenger side only and all vehicle passengers are to remain in the car.
• During dismissal, vehicles must have a sign with the last name of all students riding in the vehicle. Signs will be distributed to all families during Open House.
• Walkers, bike riders, bus riders, Latch Key will be dismissed through the main entrance off of Fairbanks St. Students going to the Boys & Girls Club will be supervised by someone from the club on their walk from MacArthur to the club.
• If you live in the neighborhood to the north or west of MacArthur and you child is a walker, please call the school office to let us know. They will dismiss from door 8N at 129th Street & Edison Street.

**Latch Key Before & Afterschool Child Care pick-up & drop off will be at the main entrance

off of Fairbanks St.**

Stay connected with your child's teacher and the school by downloading the ParentSquare App. It provides a safe way for district administrators, school principals, teachers, staff and parents to send and receive school and class information, share pictures and files, see calendar items, sign up to volunteer, and more.

The contact information you provide through PowerSchool, our student registration system, is automatically synced each night with ParentSquare. Make sure your contact information is completed correctly by viewing the information at this link.

CPCSC offers a before and after school child care program (also called Latch Key care) at each elementary before school from 6:00-9:00 a.m. and after school from 3:45-6 p.m. On scheduled e-learning days child care will be available from 6:00 a.m. – 6 p.m. at Lake Street and Winfield Elementary Schools.

Child care fees are $8 before school each day and $8 after school each day. On distance learning days the fee is $8 for up to 4 hours, $16 between 4 and 8 hours, and $24 for more than 8 hours. There is an annual $10 non-refundable sign-up fee.

If you have questions about the Latch Key Child Care program, please contact Kendra Daves at 219-663-3371 ext. 10246 or at kdaves@cps.k12.in.us.

Parents/Guardians,

Welcome back! As we start another school year, I thought it would be fitting to share a few tips I found on transitioning your child back into the school routine.

• Chat about today’s event and tomorrow’s plans. Ask your child to share how their day went, what they learned, etc. Then also prepare them for the next school day ahead.
• Keep routine. For students coming back to school a struggle is often staying in a routine. Set a routine now, and keep with it for the remainder of the year. (For instance, come home-have snack-do homework-chores-etc)
• Keep in contact. Open communication with your student’s teacher is key to their success.
• Connect with friend. This goes for you and your child. Encourage your child to have a friend over to study, or connect with another parent for support.

(adapted from pbs.org)

I wish everyone a happy and terrific school year!

Ms. Bellamy

• President - Stephanie Heim
• Vice President - Amy Harvey
• Secretary - Lissette Martinez- Kadisak
• Treasurer - Katie Santostefano
• Volunteer Coordinator - Open Position
• Communications Coordinator: Aurora Schmidel

PTO is excited to kick off another amazing school year. We are accepting cash donations to help fund all of the amazing opportunities that we provide for students, teachers and staff throughout the year. We can't do this without your help! If you'd like to donate to us, visit www.macpto.com/join to submit your credit card donation, or you will be able to donate via cash/check through the "no-sell" donation form that will be going home with students. Donating automatically makes you a member of PTO which enables you to cast your vote at any of our meetings on budget discussions, big decisions, etc. Becoming a member DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO JOIN A COMMITTEE OR VOLUNTEER!!! We of course would love to have your help if you are interested, but understand schedules and interests vary. Please donate if you can - your support is absolutely seen and incredibly appreciated. www.macpto.com/join

Stop by our table at Back to School Night to join PTO and to sign up to volunteer!!

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Marian Buchko, Principal ext. 16001

Laura Florek, Assistant Principal ext. 16003

Carla Gard, Treasurer ext. 16000

Kim Wasserott, Secretary ext. 16002

Jodi Kvachkoff, Nurse ext. 16081

Email: mbuchko@cps.k12.in.us
Website: https://mac.cps.k12.in.us/
Location: 12900 Fairbanks Street, Cedar Lake, IN, USA
Phone: 219-662-3600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maccpcsc