BEAR Talk

Dear Families,

I hope you had the opportunity to spend meaningful and fulfilling time with your loved ones during this season of gratitude. As we turn the page to December, it’s hard to believe there are only three weeks remaining before our winter break!

This month is a busy yet joyful time filled with learning, celebrations, and preparation for the new year ahead. Let’s make the most of this season together, staying focused and intentional in all we do.

Thank you for your continued support as we work to make every day memorable for our students.

Principal

Mrs. Schrag

Building Principal

Weather has turned cold! Students need to wear a jacket every day. It is helpful have their names in their items too, like coats, hats, gloves etc.

We have items who need their owner! Please have your student check for missing items in our lost and found.

Please be sure to have all contact information updated in Powerschool. https://usd418.powerschool.com/public/

Please remember to call the school office if your child is going to be late or absent. We have a new phone system and now have the option to leave a voicemail. (620)-241-9550. Thank you!

Please check our website for up to date calendars and information!

https://res.mcpherson.com/

December Lunch Menu

https://res.mcpherson.com/apps/news/article/1803620

Click the picture for more information about our December Character Trait - Responsibility!

Ask your student about the traits they have learned about already: Empathy, Self-Direct and Teamwork.

Thursday, December 12th, 5:30pm at the Free Methodist Church, the 3rd-5th grade students will have a Music Concert. Reminder about the concert on December 12th at 5:30 p.m. Students needing to be at the Free Methodist Church by 5:20 p.m. We will also be having a run through of the program on December 12th at 9:30 a.m. at the Free Methodist Church if any in the community would like to attend this viewing instead of the one that night. Any questions, please email krista.rudman@mcpherson.com

School-aged children can experience many colds and viruses throughout the school year. Most of the time common colds will not keep your child home from school but there will be times that your child should stay home. Please follow the guidelines below to know when you should keep your child home from school because of illness.

• A fever of 100.0 or higher. They should also be sent home if their temperature is elevated and have symptoms that indicate the onset of an contagious illness such as nausea, a headache, cough and/or sneezing. It is important to remember that your child must be fever-free for 24 hours without Tylenol or any other fever-reducing medications before returning to school.

• Vomiting or diarrhea. These could be signs of a contagious illness and your child should be symptom free for 24 hours before returning to school.

• Strep throat. Your child must be on antibiotics and fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school after a diagnosis of strep throat from a doctor.

• Contagious skin conditions. Your child will be required to stay home for 24 hours after treatment has been initiated and will need a physician’s written approval to return to school.

• Pink eye. Your child must be on antibiotic eye drops for 24 hours before returning to school

• There are other illnesses that may keep your child home that have not been listed above. Please contact your school nurse if you question whether or not your child should attend school.

No School - Professional Development Day

6pm - Family Movie Nigh at Opera House

3:20 pm - STUCO Meeting

RES Fundraiser at Dairy Queen

5:30pm 3rd-5th Grade Concert at Free Methodist Church

Tribes - wear Tribe or RES shirt

Winter classroom parties

No School - Winter Break!

https://res.mcpherson.com/apps/events/

Reminder to bring a warmer change of clothes to school for your child.

It’s starting to get colder please make sure to bring winter wear when coming to school as we will go outside if it’s 32 degrees or higher. If you need any assistance with winter wear please contact Nichole.

PreK Christmas Music concert will be Friday, December 20th at 1:45 in the Roosevelt Cafeteria. You are welcome to take your children after the concert, but please make sure to sign them out.

Please continue to have your child practice putting on their coats, hats, and gloves independently as well as zipping their own coats.

December homework will be coming home after the Thanksgiving break. Please help your child complete and return.

If you have been reading and recording books on your "15 and the Mahomies" page please return to school prior to Christmas break.

We are needing snacks. If you have not provided snack for the class to share, or money for the teachers to purchase snacks, please do so.

Please remember to send your decorated tree back to school so we can hang it on our holiday bulletin board!

It is getting cold, please remember to dress warm and to send a coat!

*Thanks for encouraging your child to bring a coat and water bottle each day.

*Be on the lookout for a SignUp Genius from your child's teacher for our December pen pal/buddy gathering.

Please send students with coats and water bottles every day.

Fourth grade has a field trip on the 17th, lunch is provided or they are still welcome to bring a sack lunch.

Please remind students to bring a coat to school!

Music program on the 12th!

Bring coats/hats/gloves for those cold days that are coming more often!

Bring water bottles every day.