Tales from our Youngest Wildcats
December 2nd, 2024
🔵 News from the Office
Dear MACC Families,
It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our MACC families. Thank you for being an essential part of our learning community!
As the temperature drops, we want to remind everyone to prepare their child for outdoor recess. While we’ve been fortunate to enjoy some mild temperatures recently, the chillier days are here. Please ensure that your child(ren) are dressed appropriately for outdoor activities. We encourage families to help students practice zipping zippers, putting on mittens, and wearing snow pants to foster independence. These skills are essential for ensuring students can enjoy their outdoor recess time without frustration. Please write your child's name on their winter gear. We have a lot of black snow pants that belong to "not mine".
Kindly,
Jennifer Stoneman, MACC Principal/Federal Programs Director
PAW PRINTS newsletter will be sent out biweekly. It should be out Sunday evening or Monday. The next newsletter will be on December 15th . If you have questions or concerns, please contact your child's teacher. You may also contact the office.
🔵 School Hours
- 8:25 am : Drop Off Begins
- 8:30 - 3:45 pm : Official School Day Hours
- 2:45 pm : Wednesdays ONLY Early Dismissal
Reminder - If your child has a change in drop off plans, please call the school before 3:00 PM.
Absences – If your child is absent, please call the school (981-4670) before 9:00 AM. Please read the Attendance Policy in the MACC Student Handbook posted on our website.
Additional Reminder
Every Wednesday in Montague Area Public Schools is early dismissal. the MACC dismisses one hour early, at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesdays.
🔵 Upcoming Events
December 3rd : PTO Meeting 6 PM at RRO
December 4th : Children's Theater at Reeths Puffer Auditorium
December 5th : Santa's Secret Shop (teachers will send additional information home)
Grinch Night at RRO 6-8 PM (see flyer below)
December 9th : Board Meeting at MHS in CAT Lab 6 PM
December 13th : Popcorn & Pickles
December 19th : VIP Day 2:30 - 3:30 PM
December 23rd - January 3rd : Holiday Break
🔵 Bus Expectations
Dear Parents,
We are grateful to offer school bus transportation to ensure students travel safely and conveniently to and from school. School bus rides are an extension of the classroom, and students are expected to demonstrate the same level of responsibility and respect while on the bus. Proper behavior not only ensures their safety, but also the safety of fellow students and the bus driver.
We kindly ask for your support in reinforcing these expectations with your child. Key behavior guidelines include:
- Remaining seated and facing forward throughout the ride.
- Using kind and respectful language.
- Keeping hands, feet, and belongings to themselves.
- Following the bus driver’s instructions promptly.
By working together, we can make every student’s bus ride a positive and safe experience. Thank you for your partnership in supporting this important part of your child’s school day.
🔵 Special Events & Notices
Grinchmas Night at RRO
🔵 Friendly Reminders : Morning Drop Off & Pick Up
**Drive through drop off procedures are available for you .We encourage you to transition to this drop off model as soon as possible.
Daily Drop Off Procedures: ( September 16 - June 7)
Parents will use the “drop off zone” to allow their student to have a safe and efficient transition from car to school building. Please adhere to the drop off signs. Have your child seated in the rear passenger seat with their backpack zipped and ready to go. As you pull to the curb, an adult will open the back door of the vehicle and assist your child out of the car. School staff will be waiting inside to help your child navigate to their classroom.
Student Pick-Up
To ensure the safety of our students, parents are asked to pick up their child from a designated area each day. Students are dismissed to parents or authorized adults from that location. Although this procedure takes a few extra minutes, it helps to ensure greater safety for our students. Parents MUST come to get their student and check out with the adult supervising the pick up line. Students will NOT be released to go into the parking lot alone.
The following indicates where students from each classroom should be picked up at the end of the day:
Gould, Flynn: Students will be ready for pick up at the playground entrance nearest to the parking lot.
Verner, Goz: Students will be ready for pick up at the drop off zone at the front of the MACC building.
🔵 PTO News : Monthly Meetings
🔹Meetings are held at RRO CAT Lab at 6 pm. rropto@mapsk12.org
- September 3rd , 2024
- October 1st, 2024
- November 5th, 2024
- December 3rd, 2024
- January 7th, 2025
- February 4th, 2025
- March 4th, 2025
- April 1st, 2025
- May 6th , 2025
- June 3rd, 2025
Jennifer Stoneman - Principal, Federal Programs Director
E-mail: E-mail: stonemanj@mapsk12.org
Website: https://www.mapsk12.org/macc/
Locations: Montague Area Childhood Center, 9151 Dicey St., Montague, MI 49437
Phones: (231) 231-981-4670