November 21st: Grateful Day: Wear Fall Colors!

November 22nd-24th: NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Recess

November 29th: 6pm MES Virtual Storytime (Link coming soon!)

A big thank you to our MES families, local businesses and regional sponsors that donated such amazing items or services to our Fall Fest PTO fundraiser! Our event was a huge success and we look forward to scheduling great enrichment programs with the proceeds at MES!

Thank you to our MES Community and our Middlebury Mentors for amazing Stuff the Bus Event! It was a huge success for the fourth year in a row!

Hello families! As many of you know, our school counselor, Mrs. D'Amico, just had a baby! Sweet Sophia is keeping her busy! In her absence, we welcome Mrs. Tyra Lohmann! She will be working at MES on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. She is excited to join the MES team and is available at tlohmann@region15.org.

Procedures for Returning to School After Illness

If your child is not feeling well, please keep them home until feeling better for at least 24 hours and contact the nurse.

The following guidelines must be adhered to before returning to school:

• Fever of 100 degrees or higher - Student must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication before returning to school

• Vomiting and/or diarrhea - No further incidence for at least 24 hours before returning to school

• Strep throat - May return to school 24 hours after the first dose of antibiotic, fever-free for 24 hours, and feeling well enough to participate in the school day

• Conjunctivitis (“pink eye”) - Antibiotic treatment for 24 hours or three doses of antibiotics and no drainage from the eye(s)

• Lice - Appropriate treatment must be completed (call nurse for instructions). A no-nit policy is enforced. Students must see the nurse upon returning to school for a head check. Students may not ride the bus until cleared

• Impetigo - May return to school with affected areas covered after treatment for 24 hours

• Varicella (chicken pox) - Student must stay home until last eruption has crusted

• COVID - Contact school nurse for instructions regarding isolation & date of return to school