Mustangs Newsletter - Oct. 16
We’re short of the $20,000 fundraising goal and need your help to spread the word!
Go to http://pledgestar.com/maplegrove to register your student and invite friends & family to donate. Find more details here. Deadline is Oct 16th!
Donations support building a strong school culture through:
Social events so students and the MGMS community can come together.
Student leadership projects so students can give back to our community and school.
Staff appreciation & support to boost morale and provide additional classroom materials.
Let’s make this happen!
$10,000 – Mystery staff sings karaoke
$15,000 – Staff dress-up day
$20,000 – Pie in the face of principals
$25,000 – Staff music video
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MGMS Night at Ninjas United
Thanks to everyone who came out on Oct 8th - what a fun night! Check out Facebook for pictures. (Facebook: Maple Grove Middle School - ISD 279)
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PACT Meeting
You will hear an update from Principal Smith and learn about positive initiatives happening at MGMS. Join us!
Monday Oct 16
7:00-8:00 PM
MGMS Media Center and online
Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/bgp-ndvo-fcq
PACT website: https://mgms.district279.org/families/pact
Facebook: Maple Grove Middle School - ISD 279
The final night for the fall academic parent conferences will take place on Tuesday, October 17th from 3:30pm - 7:00pm. These conferences are virtual so you must have an appointment time. You may sign up in ParentVue until Sunday. In your ParentVue will be a Google Meet link for the conferences. Attached is a link with the instructions.
We have picture retake day on Wednesday, November 1. If your student missed picture day in September then tell your child to listen to the announcements and come to the auditorium when their group is called.
To Order Pictures:
You will receive a link to your students personal gallery in your email 7-10 days after their picture day. Order and choose your yearbook photo. Follow the "How to Order Instructions".
Delivery:
Once your order is placed they will be delivered to your home within 5-7 days. If you experience any issues please contact mailto:info@k-photography.com or you can call (952) 473-2142.
Dear Maple Grove Middle School families,
We have been experiencing an increase of illness at school. Below are helpful tips for when students should remain at home to help avoid the spread of illnesses.
Please consider keeping your child home if they show signs of:
- Consider calling your child’s primary clinic to assist you with any questions or concerns.
- Headache
- Sore throat
- Earache / ear drainage
- Stomachache / nausea
- New or persistent cough
- Runny nose / nasal congestion
- Unidentified/Suspicious skin rash
- Pink eye (conjunctivitis) in one or both eyes
Students must stay home if they are experiencing:
- Vomiting, or diarrhea (must be vomiting/diarrhea free for 24 hours before returning to school)
- Oral temperature of 100.0 degrees or higher (your child must be fever free for 24 hours, without the use of medication (Tylenol or Ibuprofen) before your child returns to school)
- If diagnosed with strep throat, your child may return after taking the prescribed antibiotic for 12 hours and has been fever free after 24 hours (if they had a temperature over 100.0)
- Tested positive for COVID, stay home for 5 days, then may return and encouraged to wear mask.
- Live Lice, students cannot return to school until treated for lice (medication can be purchased at any Target, Walgreens, etc.)
Helpful Tips for Parents
- Healthy children learn better - please encourage healthy habits.
- Encourage adequate amount of sleep each night (8-10 hours is recommended)
- Encourage healthy foods: Fruits, vegetables and whole grains; limit junk foods, sweets and chips; have regular mealtimes; encourage water for thirst instead of soda pop or juice.
- Encourage daily exercise out in the fresh air whenever possible.
- Teach your child hygiene routines (daily showers/shampoo/brushing teeth)
- Wash hands often!
Medications in the school health office
- All medications (prescription or over the counter) that need to be administered by the nurse during school hours must have a physician’s order and a signed medication administration consent form.
- Please contact the nurse prior to sending any new medication. The nurse will assist you with all the necessary documentation needed for your student’s new medication.
Thank you,
School Nurse’s Office
The Early Intervention Therapy program is a service made possible by the Northwest Hennepin Family Service Collaborative in partnership with PrairieCare, a psychiatric group that provides mental health care for children, adolescents, and adults across Minnesota.
Early Intervention Therapists can offer the following to students in need:
1. Provide skills-based support for students struggling with (for example) Anxiety, Depression, lack of motivation, attendance, or work completion.
2. Work closely with teachers and other school staff to support and improve functioning in school and at home.
3. Team with the student, family members, and school staff to address mental health needs.
4. Assist families in navigating through the array of school and community support services.
5. Services are short term, approximately 10 sessions.
Please reach out to your school social worker or counselor if you are interested in this service for your student.
Maple Grove Middle School partners with Every Meal to provide weekend meal bags for families. Families may choose from five options structured around the USDA MyPlate standards. All bag types contain 4-5 pounds of nutritious, non-perishable food, including a variety of fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, and soups/entrees. Click here to enroll your student.
ABSENCES
If your child is going to be late or absent from school, please call the school with the reason for the absence. The telephone call eliminates the need to send a note with your student when he/she returns to school. Excused absences consist of illness, medical appointments, and family emergency situations such as a funeral. Oversleeping, missing the bus, or skipping school are not excused and are considered truancy.
MGMS 24 Hour Attendance Line: 763-315-7603.
ATTENDANCE
If you received a call saying your child was absent one or more periods, please check your ParentVue account for the period your student was absent. Have your child talk to the teacher for the class that they were marked absent. The teacher will then communicate with our attendance person.
APPOINTMENTS/EARLY RELEASE - HERE IS WHAT YOU DO
1. Send a note with your student in the morning
2. When the student gets to school they go to Student Services to get a white pass
3. At the stated time on the pass, your student leaves class and comes to the office with the white pass and signs out in the main office
4. The person picking up can wait in the car (very helpful on cold winter days)
If you didn't send a note, you will need to come in with your driver's license and we will call your student down when you arrive.
This procedure is in place to ensure student safety.
