McGuire Minute

Let us know how our staff is doing and help us to recognize them by completing our Staff Shout Out. You can recognize an amazing teacher by filling out a few questions in the link below. We will present them with a Staffirmation Certificate that tells what they were recognized for and by who.

CKH Launch for the Week!

"Self-direction is about taking ownership of your path; teamwork is about realizing you don't have to walk it alone. Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean."

— Ryunosuke Satoro

We are almost embarking on a new month already. We will have an assembly next week sharing our new monthly theme. As we welcome the month of November, we are welcoming a new CKH theme for this month: Teamwork!

In CKH, our students will learn about what it means to be a team here at school. We will work as a team to continue to share Good Things in our classrooms, rate and affirm one another with our Social Contracts, and launch each other daily with good vibes and positive messages.

We Value Your Voice! Your feedback matters and our CKH survey will be coming to families soon and we would LOVE for you to fill it out!

Have a great fall weekend with all the wonderful things that go with the season.

Thank you your efforts to support building a positive school culture! Have a great weekend!

Mrs. King

Thank you so much to First United Methodist Church of Mount Pleasant for your generous donation of fresh pencils for all of our classrooms! We are so grateful for our amazing community!

Because we want to Capture the Hearts of our Kids, we try to recognize them in as many positive ways as we can. One way we do that is through Dojo points. Thank you so much to the MPHS varsity football team for coming to McGuire this afternoon!! Our Oiler Drop winners had so much fun playing football with the team today.

We love having Rig at McGuire to help greet our students in the morning! His presence brings us so much joy!

The monthly CKH theme for October is Self Direct. Self Direct is taking intentional steps toward who you want to be! The monthly CKH theme for November is Teamwork. Teamwork is working together in unity towards a common goal.

• October 30 - Fall Fun

• Nov. 2 - Hoops for Hunger Field Trip (See below)

• Nov. 3 - No School-Staff Professional Development

• Nov. 13 - Report Cards sent electronically (IEP Progress Reports sent from service providers via hard copy)

• Nov. 11 - Veterans Day Assembly @ McGuire, 10am

• Nov. 16 - Trimester 2 Begins

• Nov. 16 - OK2SAY Presentations

• Nov. 25-29 - NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)
• November 30 - Jonathan Rand Author Visit at MPHS 6:00; FREE for all ages (see flyer below)
• December 21-January 3 - NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)

McGuire will be not be using school-wide agendas this year but will be making a daily connection home with a communication log. All grade levels will have take-home folders in which you can find important information pertaining to your particular student's classroom.

Please remember that changes for end of day routine for your students MUST be communicated with the office or in the student's daily communication log that comes home. Teachers will not be able to honor changes communicated over email or Dojo. Thank you for your help with this so we can help your student get to where they need to go!

I want to take a minute to discuss lockdown drills and why they are so important. Lockdowns are an uncomfortable topic, because it is about an uncomfortable situation and people are scared or stressed. The goal of a lockdown drill is not to make anyone afraid or stressed. The goal is to ensure we are all prepared for any situations that may happen in school, so that staff and students react SAFELY in case of an emergency. Research has shown that "The body won't go where the mind hasn't been". In other words, we practice safety now, so that you can make an informed decision in case of an actual emergency. Lockdown, Evacuate, Hide where you feel safe. Doing something is always better than doing nothing.

If you have any concerns or want to discuss lockdown drills further, Officer Johns and I would be more than happy to talk.

Stay Safe, Have a Great Week! - Officer McGregor

Contact information: (989)779-5100, Ext 5136.

MPPS Nutrition Club is a unique community support that provides supplemental, weekend food twice a month to participating students.

If your son or daughter qualifies for free or reduced school meals and this nutritional support is needed, he or she is welcome to be enrolled and participate in the MPPS – Nutrition Club.

MPPS - Nutrition Club is made possible through an amazing partnership with the Community Compassion Network and Greater Lansing Food Bank. Financial support is provided by generous donations from many community members and organizations including Mount Pleasant City Women’s Club, Mount Pleasant Area Community Foundation, First United Methodist Church and many other local businesses and groups. In addition there is a multitude of volunteers who donate their time to make this program happen.

To enroll your child in the MPPS - Nutrition Club, simply complete Mount Pleasant Nutrition Club form in Final forms or click on the enrollment form below. You must also complete the Education Benefits form in Final Forms.

Form to complete for Nutrition Club

During the course of the school year, our buildings are obligated to practice at least 5 Fire Drills, 2 Tornado Drills and 3 Lockdown drills. At times, we do have our YSU Liason or other officers from the Police Department assist in our drills. We cover with our students the locations of where to go for each drill, what to do during specific drills, and how to properly evacuate when it is needed. You can also find this information in your child's Handbook at the front of the student agenda.

During the first weeks of school, classes read the story, I'm Not Scared, I'm Prepared book in their class with their teachers. This book focused on the main components of the safety protocols that we work on with children.

I also encourage you to check out our district website where we have information that pertains to our district school safety. Click here to get to the website.

At McGuire Elementary, our school expectations are Be Safe, Be Respectful, and Be Responsible and we are committed to teaching and reinforcing positive behavior expectations in all areas of the school from the classroom to the playground. Each area of our school day, has a focused set of positive expectations that we teach, model, and practice - on what it looks like to be safe, respectful, and responsible.

Our Mustang matrix is at the front of your student's agenda in the pages included for the student handbook, we encourage you to review these expectations at home with your child too.

Daily our students earn Dojo Points for meeting positive expectations, we recognize students with our Mustang Tickets, Weekly Drawings, Positive Office Referrals, Positive Postcards mailed home, and Students of the Month.

We know our students are still growing and developing mentally and socially, so we recognize it is always a work in progress when teaching and reteaching expectations. We utilize restorative practices - including repairing the harm, circle ups, and more.

We appreciate your partnership in supporting our McGuire Mustangs to help make McGuire a great place to be!

Mrs. Erin King and the McGuire Elementary Staff

Request for Transportation use the form linked here

Other forms linked on the Transportation website:

• Permission to Leave Alone
• In City Busing Reduction

Website: https://mtpleasantschools.net/district/transportation/
Phone: 989-775-2323

Veterans Day Assembly (Wednesday, November 11). We will host a Red, White, and Blue Day on November 11 in honor of the assembly. Student council members will have a special roles on this day.

3rd & 4th Graders will be called down to the assembly early to help hand out programs and greet veterans as they arrive.

5th Graders will stay after the assembly concludes to help serve refreshments to veterans and their families.

If your student will be taking medications at school we have a form for that:

https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/o/mpps/page/health-forms

All medications must be brought to the office with the appropriate health form. Please do not send medications to school with your child. This includes inhalers and epi-pens.

• PEAK (after school): https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/page/peak-program

• SACC (before school)- School Aged Child Care (Before School Program)- 775-2340

McGuire has a no student cell phone policy in our student handbook. If a cell phone comes to school with a student it should be turned off and stored in their locked from 8:40am-3:49pm.

We also have a no hats or hoods policy inside the school building, students can wear them outside during recess.

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https://www.mtpleasantschools.net/

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*scroll to the bottom of the MPPS website and see Stay Connected and the links to download

We’re excited to announce that our district is switching to a new electronic menu program! You can now easily view daily meal offerings, check nutritional details, and filter for allergies directly from your phone or computer.

What you’ll love about the new system:

• Real-time updates: Always see the most up-to-date breakfast and lunch options.

• Allergen & dietary filters: Quickly check ingredients to keep your kids safe and healthy.

• Convenient access: View menus anytime, anywhere.

Check out this month’s menu and bookmark the page here:

Mt Pleasant Public Schools - School Nutrition

McGuire Elementary Mission Statement:

Empower Excellence

Office Hours 7:45-4:15 p.m.

Erin King, Principal

Email: eking@mp.edzone.net
Website: mtpleasantschools.net/McGuire
Location: 4883 East Crosslanes
Phone: (989) 775-2260
Facebook: facebook.com/McGuireElementary
Twitter: @McGuireschool