MCAS Communicator

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Welcome back, Team M.C.A.S.! You are reading the “MCAS Communicator,” the monthly e-newsletter for all staff. If you have news or other info you would like to include, please email Betsy Kohn at bkohn@educateMC.net before the last school day of the month. The Communicator goes out the first school day of each month. Next edition will hit your in-box on September 1st!

Here's a link to the first-day message from MCAS Superintendent Dr. Barbara Eason-Watkins to teachers & instructional support staff, for anyone who would like to view it again. We are Back on Track!

Team MCAS polo shirts featuring our new wolf mascot are now available for purchase online. These are poly/cotton blend with embroidered logo on the front and screen print on the back. Sizes are unisex and run large. CLICK HERE to order! Pick up at Reprographic Arts (2824 E. Michigan Blvd.) or pay to have them shipped to you.

Gear up for the school year with items from our Athletic Dept's BSN online store, featuring lots of items with our new wolf mascot. HURRY! Order by August 20th. CLICK HERE to order!

The MCHS Art Department is selling these cool new t-shirts... Order yours by August 31st! (Questions? Contact Cheri Whitler at MCHS)

Art Department Shirt Order Form

Our Wolves Fall teams are off to a great start! Remember, your staff ID gets you in free to all games.

THIS FRIDAY the Wolves will host a varsity football scrimmage against South Bend Riley Wildcats at Ames Field. Click HERE for a link to watch this on pay per view! (Cost is $9.95)

GO WOLVES!

Visit https://michigancityathletics.com/ for the latest updates, schedule and scores!

EAP Webinar - August

How to Apologize Well

&

Why Mindfulness Matters and How It Can Improve Health

Wed, August 18, 2021 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CDT

Register HERE

The Feed the Children "Teacher Store" will open for the school year on September 7. Not familiar with the Teacher Store? This is a facility located in Elkhart that provides a variety of free classroom supplies and books for teachers from eligible districts, including MCAS. (Many of our teachers have received materials in the past from this store, so ask your colleagues for tips/advice on shopping there!)

More info is here about the Teacher Store.

Calendar for the school year is here.

Please note that they are on EASTERN time - and also that they limit this opportunity to classroom teachers only (no administrators, support staff, or other certified staff.)

Franciscan Health recently launched a Do Good. Feel Good. 30-Day Challenge. This is a free wellness challenge that is open to anyone; it is focused on introducing new habits, routines, and fresh outlooks on life that transform the way people care for their mind, body, and spirit. After a difficult year, Franciscan wants to help people awaken their happiness again with a calendar of easy, daily tasks that will change them for the better!

When you sign up, you will receive daily emails or texts that encourage you to tackle new challenges like keeping a gratitude journal, taking a moment to stretch and move your body, bumping up your hydration or reaching out to show appreciation. The challenge also provides resources like recipes, devotionals and expert advice that will show you how small steps can lead to sustainable change for a healthier, happier life.

SIGN UP HERE!

With the implementation of a statewide 9-8-8 hotline to connect people in crisis with life-saving resources, the Family and Social Services Administration Division of Mental Health and Addiction is asking for your help. They would like feedback to better serve individuals facing a mental or behavioral health, substance use, or suicidal emergency; and to build a crisis response system Hoosiers can trust and depend on. The survey should take no more than 11 minutes to complete and is available by clicking here.

Online teaching and learning scholarships are available for Indiana teachers through Indiana Wesleyan University. Thanks to GEER funding, IWU is developing a pathway that allows educators to be equipped with the skills most needed to teach online during a pandemic and into the future of e-learning, while also providing a series of credentials to help interested teachers continue their education. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION

• MCHS Math Teacher and Dept. Chair Alan Layman has been invited by IDOE to participate in a task force on the Modernization of Math Opportunities for Indiana students. Way to go!

• Coolspring Elementary Student Support Services teacher Angela Dydo has been invited to participate in the IDOE Teacher Leaders Bootcamp for the 2021-22 school year. This program engages teachers in innovative and relevant professional development to grow as teacher leaders. Congratulations!
  

  
  

Krueger Middle School Math teacher Karen Eigenmann, who sang so beautifully at our opening presentation, is a finalist for the Hoosier Star competition. She will perform with the Laporte County Symphony Orchestra on September 11. Click here to purchase your tickets and "vote for Karen" at this year's Hoosier Star!