MacArthur Elementary School

Dear MacArthur Families,

There are so many exciting things happening between now and the winter break. Below you will see several pictures of our student lockers that they each paid $1 to decorate. The students are so excited and proud of their lockers. There is so much creativity. The money collected goes toward our Angel Tree helping our MacArthur families. Thank you to everyone for your support. A special thanks to our Student Council for organizing this philanthropic activity.

Our Honor Society is sponsoring a Candy Cane sale and all proceeds will be donated to the Buddy Bag Project. They will be sold before school all next week for a $1 and they can be given to any student or staff member. The Buddy Bag Project is a program that helps ensure that no child in south Lake County goes home hungry. It provides meals and snacks for students/families in need. Children who benefit from free breakfast and lunch at school are not always so fortunate on the weekends and the Buddy Bag Project helps fill that void. If you feel inclined to help fight student hunger, please reach out and donate to www.communityhelpnet.org/buddy-bags1/. Thank in advance for your generosity.

Have a Great Weekend.

Marian Buchko

December

16th: Santa's Secret Shop

23rd: Winter Break Begins-No School

January

Jan. 7th: Students return from Winter Break

Jan. 14th: PTO Meeting @ 4:15 pm

Jan. 20th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day-No School

Jan. 29th: eLearning Day-No School

There is now a nightly sync between PowerSchool and Buzz for student grades in grades 1-5!

• Each night, your student's grades will update in PowerSchool to match their Buzz grade (unlike only showing semester grades before).
• These are only the overall grade for a class. To see detailed information about each assignment, you will need to log in to your parent Buzz account, which is accessed through a link in PowerSchool.

If you need guidance for navigating Buzz, please see our September newsletter with Parent Buzz Account information.

Parents/Guardians,

Did you know about the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana? You can find the location of the next Pantry-on-the-go on Facebook at “Food Bank of Northwest Indiana.” The only requirement is a photo ID and you must be a resident in Lake County. You can also find other pantry locations at https://foodbanknwi.org/get-help/find-a-pantry/. Lake County has several programs available individuals and families who are in need of a little extra assistance. Remember, it is not a bad thing to ask for help- everyone needs help at some point. If you are ever in need, please feel free to contact me for a list of local community resources that are available.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend,

Miss Bellamy

Wow! Thank you to ALL of our Mac families, teachers, staff and everyone else that came out to support our McTeacher Night! Our goal was $1,000 and we raised $1,112!!!!!!

Santa's Shop will be during the school day on Monday, December 16th. If you'd like to vounteer when your child will be shopping, please see the shopping schedule below:

5th Grade: 9:15-10:00

4th Grade: 10:05-10:50

3rd Grade: 10:55-11:40

Kindergarten: 12:35-1:20

2nd Grade: 1:25-2:10

1st Grade: 2:20-3:05

We also need volunteers to help set up on Friday afternoon-December 13th. Any help is greatly appreciated!!

Strack & Van Til helps local schools by providing FREE classroom supplies. All you have to do is collect your receipts from Strack & Van Til and send them in an envelope to the school office with ATTN PTO on them. Receipts need to be dated from September 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. Receipts are due by April 15, 2025.

Ask your family and friends to save their receipts, too! Every dollar spent earns a point towards FREE classroom supplies.

Birthday ice cream treats are $1.00 each. Money can be uploaded via the Mealtime app or cash/check sent to the cafeteria. Treats are paid for the day the money is received. A 1 week notice is needed to order the treats.

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