Weekly Scout Report ~ Sept. 20, 24

Yesterday, our Scouts joined up with other students from various grades to spend some time together and make connections with one another. During this time, teachers led an introduction meeting and read the book, Our School is a Family. Students participated in a group activity and gathered for a Class Family photo, which will be framed with a background of their signatures. We are so excited to continue our Class Families events throughout the school year! Having these opportunities will promote a sense of welcome amongst all of our students and staff, allow for leadership roles & guidance from older students, will help us grow together, and will only confirm that each one of us is an important piece to the Nike puzzle!

Parents can either sign the form online, or come to the registration night.

Click on the link HERE

You will find the following items in your child's Thursday folder:

*Upward Basketball & Cheerleague

*Meal Ministry - free meals

*Negative lunch balance letters

• Communication has been sent out to parents and guardians for vaccine noncompliance.
• Please ensure that medical records are up to date by October 11th. You can update them through the parent portal or by contacting the school nurse and provided the needed documents.

If you haven't already, please download the MVR3 App! Rooms will be coming to the app this year. This will be a district wide two way communication opportunity!

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The Meramec Valley R-III School District is adding two-way communication and classroom announcements to the district’s mobile app. On September 30th, parents will receive an email and text that will invite them to join their child in Rooms and finish setting up their account.

Why Rooms?

• Parents shared the need for one communication platform for families to use from PreK to high school.

• Rooms simplifies communication by centralizing all updates in the district app.

  • Accessing Rooms requires a simple toggle within the district app.

• Families only need to sign up once, even with multiple children.

  • That single invite will successfully join parents with all their children in Rooms.

  • This is a one time sign up that will match parents with their children’s teachers as they change classes or grades.

• Communicate with K-4 Art/Music/PE, Special Education, and Title teachers through your student’s homeroom.

• Extracurricular/athletic teams will have their own Rooms.

Key Features:

• Messages: Communicate securely. Teachers can initiate group conversations, but guardians can only reply to the teacher. Administrators monitor all communications.

• Stream: Each course has a Stream for sharing class updates, announcements, photos, and assignments.

• Translations: Rooms automatically translates messages based on device language settings, so no need to manually translate communications.

How to Prepare:

• Parents and guardians can download the MVR-III app now.

• Simply search for Meramec Valley R-III on the App Store for iPhones or the Play Store for Android devices.

• Watch the introductory video and read FAQs about Rooms.

“In the past, parents had to juggle different apps like DoJo, Remind, and Band to stay in touch with teachers and coaches. Now, our district app brings everything together in one place—right on your phone. With the Rooms feature, you can have secure conversations and get important updates all within the same app you already use to follow school news and events. Whether you’re a preschool parent or have kids in high school, this app will grow with you throughout your child’s education,” explained Dr. Ketina Armstrong, Assistant Superintendent.

Apptegy, the company that builds and powers the district’s custom app, works with thousands of other school districts across the U.S. to help them provide a cohesive communications experience.

“We want everyone in our school community to download the app and have families use this new set of features to simplify their school communication experience. Best of all, like our website and Infinite Campus app, the mobile app is branded to our school and highlights the incredible moments happening each and every day,” says Dr. Carrie Schwierjohn, Superintendent.

The next PTO meeting will be Wed., Oct. 9th

More information will be send home in Thursday folders in late September, but we would like you to mark your calendar for Oct. 18th!

Do you know someone 50+ who would be interested in helping a child learn to love reading and learning? Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring pairs volunteers ages 50+ with children in grades K-3 to work one-on-one each week as their tutors, mentors and friends. They can tutor one child or several, on a one-on-one basis each week throughout the school year.

Anyone interested can sign up today by calling 314-995-9506 or visiting https://st-louis.oasisnet.org/tutoring/. Training will be on October 16 from 9:00-2:00 at Central Office.

Click this link for an informational video about the program. Please contact Taylor Light tlight@mvr3.k12.mo.us or Sarah Thompson sthompson@mvr3.k12.mo.us with any questions.

Sept. 20th- No School- Staff PD Day

Oct. 9th- PTO meeting

Oct. 11th- Homecoming- HALF DAY

Oct. 14th- No School- Staff PD Day

Oct. 18th- PTO Trunk or Treat

Nov. 1st- No School

Nov. 8th- End of Trimester- HALF DAY

If you have any questions concerning the 2024-2025 school year, please contact me at (636) 271-1444 or email at jtollison@mvr3.k12.mo.us .

Your Partner in Education,

Dr. Jessica Tollison

Nike Principal

Nike Elementary School Principal

Email: jtollison@mvr3.k12.mo.us
Website: https://www.mvr3.k12.mo.us/o/nike
Location: 2264 Hwy Ap, Catawissa, MO 63015
Phone: (636) 271-1444