School Hours: 7:10 AM - 2:30 PM
Main Office Phone: (210) 882-1610
Office Hours: 6:45 AM - 3:30 PM
Principal: Tanya Mares
Student Enrollment: 933
February 9, 2014
On February 9, we will have dentists from Miles of Smiles program through San Antonio Metro Health at Menchaca providing FREE dental evaluations and fluoride treatments for our non-Head Start students. This is voluntary and opt-in only. Consent forms were sent home for the Miles of Smiles program last week.
If you would like your child to participate, fill out the consent form, check yes, sign the form and return to your teacher. If you do not wish for them to be seen, simply check no. Again, this is voluntary and opt-in only. If we do not have a signed consent form with a "yes" marked, your child will NOT be evaluated.
Forms are due by February 2nd. If you have any questions, please contact our school nurse at: heather.siebert@southsideisd.org.
Hands-Only CPR Classes: February 7th
The Menchaca nurses will be hosting free hands-only CPR classes on Wednesday, February 7, 2024 here at MECC. A Spanish class will be offered at 4 PM and an English class at 5:15 PM
To register for the class in Spanish (4 PM): https://forms.gle/d4b1cJJGyx8Jj1zA9
To register for the class in English (5:15 PM): https://forms.gle/yBBokZSn19xUCCmH8
If you have more than two adults in the same family who would like to learn hands-only CPR, please contact Nurse Heather at heather.siebert@southsideisd.org for one of our class kits to take home. We only have a limited number of these kits and they will be first come first served.
We would like to thank the members of the San Antonio Lady Riders for their generous donation of approximately 60 new coats and jackets for our students!
Please visit our new Menchaca Health Services website for announcements, information, and documents and forms at: https://sites.google.com/southsideisd.org/menchaca-health-services/upcoming-events
Our school nurses are available at 210-882-1610 Ext 4059 or
Students in Kindergarten check-out library books to take home every time they visit the MECC Library during their specials rotation. When our little Kindergarten Cardinals check books out from our library they need to treat them with care, so that others can enjoy them for years to come. Here are some things to remember when books come home:
- Watch Out for Water - Water and other liquids can ruin books.
- Store your book in a safe place - When you bring your library book home, be sure to store it in a safe place like your backpack. Pets and very young children can cause unwanted accidental damage.
- Handle Books Gently - Always turn book pages carefully. If a page accidentally rips while you are reading it, please bring it into the library for repair.
* In order to teach our PK4 students how to properly care for books, when they check-out from the library, those books remain in the child's classroom under the watchful eye of the classroom teacher.
School Begins at 7:10 A.M.
One of the most important aspects of school is that it is organized, scheduled and predictable. Students depend on the structure of the day. They know where they have to be and when. They know the main purpose for being in school is to learn and that routines are in place precisely to help them focus on that learning.
When students are repeatedly tardy, these routines are disrupted. Children who are often late have trouble settling in and mastering routines. Tardiness can throw off their whole morning or even their day, especially if the late commute to school was stressful. Thank you for being on time!
Last week our Average Daily Attendance was 87.8%
Remember, when a student is absent for more than 3 consecutive days because of a personal illness, they must bring a statement from a doctor or health clinic verifying the illness or condition that caused the student’s extended absence from school. Otherwise, the student’s absence may be considered unexcused and, if so, would be considered to be in violation of compulsory attendance laws.
https://southsideisd.org/district/attendance/
Don't forget students with perfect attendance from January 9th - April 19th will be entered into a drawing to earn their shot to become Fiesta Royalty in our annual MECC Fiesta Parade.
Kinder - King & Queen
PK4 - Prince & Princess
PK3 - Duke & Duchess.
For questions regarding your child's attendance, please contact our PEIMS Clerks:
School Bus GPS Route Links
https://sites.google.com/southsideisd.org/transportationdepartment/samsara-bus-links
Use the above link to follow your child's bus at all times. This will ensure that you are at the bus stop ready to greet your child at the end of the day. Remember, ALL MECC students MUST have a parent/guardian or authorized adult at the bus stop to receive their child. If you do miss your child's bus, please contact Southside ISD Transportation at 210-882-1624
Failure to abide by this SISD safety protocol could result in the loss of bus riding privileges.
For more information, please visit the SISD Transportation Website at:
https://sites.google.com/southsideisd.org/transportationdepartment/contact
