MacArthur Elementary School

Dear MacArthur Families,

Congratulations to the following students for volunteering to help at school.

Jr. Librarians & Mac News

The following students will be helping Mrs. Hasty in the Library this year. Laura M., Bailey S., Cody B., Leah S., Charlotte P., Jacob Z., Shyanne H., Ava J., Landon L., Izzy A. and Joy P.

Carnahan Helpers

The following students will be helping Mr. Carnahan this year. Xavier G., Amelia E., Lily H., Collin B., Tabitha K., Sophie C., Emma K., Valary A., Kyleigh L., Kaiden M., Kyan S., Lilah S., Jake P. and Ariana S.

Have a Great Weekend.

Marian Buchko

Contact Information:

Phone: 219-662-3600 ext. 16001

Email: mlbuchko@cps.k12.in.us

Sept. 21: College Go Week

Sept. 22: LEAD Day

Sept. 23: 1/2 Day for Students

Oct. 5: World Wide Bully Prevention Day

Oct. 8: Group A Picture Day

Oct. 9: Group B Picture Day

Oct. 16: Fall Break/NO School

Oct. 19: Fall Break/NO School

Oct. 26: Red Ribbon Week Begins

Oct. 28: LEAD Day

Transportation department is seeking a full time diesel mechanic. Competitive wages and full benefits, fantastic work environment. Please apply online or call 663-1465 for details.

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Crown Point Community School Corporation Families,

Beginning September 10, 2020, the State of Indiana Department of Nutrition has approved a federal waiver to allow schools to offer Free breakfast and lunch to ALL students. The waiver extends through December 31, 2020, dependent on available funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The approval allows schools to offer meals to all children at no charge this fall. The goal of this offering is to assist our families by minimizing the financial challenges during a pandemic.

Beginning Monday, September 14, 2020, all students in the Crown Point Community School Corporation are eligible to receive free breakfast & lunch each day. Per the USDA guidelines, This does not include second /additional meals or any ala carte items. This waiver does NOT cover textbook assistance.

Our families who are on our free and reduced benefit program will still need to update their application which is due to expire October 5, 2020. Once the waiver is over it will be important to have the updated application on file so your benefits will not be interrupted.

Thank you,

Pam Maloney
Food Service Director
Crown Point Community School Corporation

We would like to wish the following students Happy Birthday this week!

Cole A. - Mrs. Donaldson

Grant H. - Mrs. Donaldson

Layla R. - Mrs. Legg

Aaliyah C. - Mrs. Copeland

Gage G. - Mrs. T. Zarndt

Beau H. - Miss Curtis

Kaiden M. - Mr. Bysiek

Leah S. - Mr. Bysiek

Gavin H. - Miss Bryner

Carter L. - Mrs. Jostes

Gavin L. - Mrs. A. Zarndt

Addison W. - Miss Bryner

To “attend” school means to be physically present and enrolled in a school or another location where the school’s educational program is being conducted during regular school hours on a day in which the educational programming is being offered.

Any student who is enrolled and accumulates at least ten (10) unexcused absences during a school year is considered habitually truant. Any student who accumulates at least ten (10) absences, excused or unexcused, during a school year is considered chronically absent.

Our school will continue to track daily student attendance from the beginning of the school year. Therefore, a student will be counted absent using the criteria below when attending in-person days and distance learning days.

On in-person days, a student will be counted absent if they are not present in school/class on their assigned A or B day. Parents must notify the school of the absence.

On distance learning days the student is absent if there is no evidence by the start of the next school day of the following: course progress, participation in virtual class meetings, participation on assigned instruction, system activity and login times, and completion of daily work and/or long-term projects.

Parents/Guardians,

Look ahead, the week of September 21st is Indiana College Go Week! Did you know during this week more Indiana Colleges wave application fees? It is important to remember that it is never too early to start having discussions with your child about life after high school. Whether it be college, trades, employment, or the armed forces- have discussions with your child about how to plan for life after high school! To celebrate College Go Week at school, we will be having College Day! For A students: September 24, For B students: September 25th, For distance learners: both days! Please see the attached flyer for more info.

Indiana offers a great program for Hoosier students- 21st Century Scholars. Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program offers income-eligible Hoosier students up to four years of paid tuition at an eligible indiana college or university after they graduate from high school, dependent upon financial need. Students sign up in 7th and 8th grade, and in high school and college they must honor the Scholar pledge, which includes completing the high school and college Scholar Success Program. To learn more about helping your students enroll in the program or complete the Scholar Success Program, visit Scholars.IN.gov

Have a great weekend.

Ms. Bellamy, M.S.Ed, LPSC

School Counselor

abellamy@cps.k12.in.us

Indiana legislature has adopted legal requirements that each Indiana public school, including charter schools and accredited nonpublic schools, shall provide age appropriate and research and evidence-based instruction on child abuse and child sexual abuse to students in kindergarten through grade 12. Note that this expands the previous requirement from providing education in grades 2-5 to grades K-12. In order to meet the new requirements, Crown Point school counselors and home-school facilitators will be providing age appropriate, research-informed student personal safety sessions from September 2020 through December 2020. At the elementary level, students will learn the Protect Yourself Rules with their counselor or home-school facilitator in a classroom session of 30-40 minutes. Parents can view the Protect Yourself Rules and related materials at the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation website fightchildabuse.org. Parents are encouraged to contact Mark Gianfermi, Director of Student Services and School Safety, with questions or concerns at (219)663.3371; mgianfermi@cps.k12.in.us

The Chromebook is the property of the school within the Crown Point Community School Corporation. Therefore, the device must be repaired by Crown Point Technology staff.

1. If a student is attending classes in person, please see your School Librarian for Chromebook repair.

2. If a student is an at-home learner and the Chromebook is broken or fails to work or your charger needs repair please fill out this form Chromebook Repair Form. Your School Media Specialist will contact you.

3. For help with the RDS Log-in or the Buzz Button inside RDS complete the CPCSC Support Form.

4. If you are having issues with one of your courses on Buzz, please contact the teacher by email.

Do you have a child aged 0-5 and not yet in kindergarten? If so, enroll in the Birth to School program for FREE developmentally appropriate learning opportunities. Visit the Birth to School website or contact Program Coordinator, Jamie Kalk, at jkalk@cps.k12.in.us for more information.

Please visit the Birth to School website for enrollment information and to register for your FREE learning kits! https://www.cps.k12.in.us/Page/11905

If your student is having computer issues and they are only attending via Distance Learning please click here to contact Mrs. Hasty for help.

Complete a form for each child.

The Latch Key program is in operation before school from 6:00-10:00 a.m. and 3:45-6:30 p.m. every day school is in session. School is considered in session when in-person or distance learning is taking place.

To apply for the Latch Key Program for Child Care a $10.00 annual non-refundable family enrollment fee must be paid. The Latch Key Child Care Program cost is $7.00 for each before school session and $7.00 for each after school session.

To reserve your child’s session for the upcoming week prepay by Thursday of each week. If your registration is received and there are no session openings due to capacity limits, your name will be put on a waiting list and you will be notified when an opening becomes available.

All checks should be made payable to the school site your child attends: Eisenhower Latch Key, Jerry Ross Latch Key, Lake Street Latch Key, MacArthur Latch Key, Solon Robinson Latch Key, Timothy Ball Latch Key, or Winfield Latch Key.

Please use this link to submit a ‘Before and After School Latch Key Child Care Application.’

Collecting Box Tops is a simple & easy way to raise money for MacArthur! We are still collecting the traditional old box tops, found on grocery items such as cereals, Kleenex boxes, kids snacks, etc. You can also scan a grocery receipt to see if any items have the new digital box tops, found on the free Box Tops app. You are also welcome to send in your grocery receipts to the school. Grocery receipts must be scanned within 2 weeks of the purchase date. Thank you for participating & helping our school!

A flyer/form will be going home with the kiddos once school starts, but in case anyone wants to get a head start and sign up for membership this year or are doing the distance learning option, here's a sneak peek of the membership perks that start at the $15 donation level. Can't do $15? Membership starts at just $5! Credit & debit cards/paypal are accepted at [https://www.macpto.com/donationfop](https://www.macpto.com/donationfop) or you can submit cash or check payable to MacArthur Elementary School PTO.

We thank you in advance for your support! <3 <3

You can now order your very own plush Mustang at the following link:

(https://www.macpto.com/product-page/10-plush-mustang-with-tee-shirt)

PLEASE DO NOT ORDER FOR INCOMING KINDERGARTNERS, as we are looking into an option to make this a "welcome" gift for incoming kindergarten students. For other grades, no worries, we have plenty of surprises in the works for them, too!

Please be sure to include the first and last names and incoming grade level of each child you're ordering for in the "notes" section. If you're a teacher or staff member, just type "self." If you're planning to do e-learning, please note that too so we know to reach out to you so we can get you your mustang.

IF you don't have PayPal, I believe you can still just select "pay with PayPal" and then instead of using an account, just click "pay with debit or credit" and it will allow you to check out as a paypal guest without an account!

THANK YOU!

Website: https://www.cps.k12.in.us/Page/3689
Location: 12900 Fairbanks Street, Cedar Lake, IN, USA
Phone: 219-662-3600