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Our attandance goal for the year is 96%. To help students want to come there will be surprise attendance days each six weeks along with State Farm Pizza dinner drawing for perfect attendance. We are also doing an Attendance Match, where the school can earn a prize after we have 25 days of our attendance rate at 96% or higher.

Last Week's Attendance: 93%

PreK - 93%

Kindergarten - 93%

1st Grade - 95%

2nd Grade - 96%

3rd Grade - 95%

4th Grade - 96%

5th Grade - 91%

For the safety and accessibility of all our families, please remember that handicap parking spaces are reserved for vehicles displaying a valid handicap placard or license plate. Some of our families rely on these designated spots to safely unload their children each morning—thank you for helping us keep them available.

With the temperature getting colder, please help us out by making sure your child's name is written in their jackets. It is cold in the morning and then warms up and jackets tend to get left on the playground. Having names inside jackets help us return them to the right owner.

Also, it will be a great help if you have your child already dressed in their jacket when coming from morning arrival. Having to wait for students to put their jacket on in the drop off line causes the line to back up. Your help with this will help morning drop off to continue running smoothly.

Mustang Families,

You are welcome to attend our Veterans Day event if you are serving in the United States military or have served in the past. The Veterans Day presentation is available for you and your student to view together. Coffee, juice, and doughnuts will be served. To ensure we have a headcount, please use the link to let us know whether you can attend. To check in at the front desk, you will need to present your identification. We are excited to celebrate our families with military ties. Here is the link to sign up.

The second six weeks in Music have flown by so fast! For our instruments of the week we have learned about stringed, fretted instruments like the guitar. Kids had fun playing our new electric guitar that was generously donated by one of our retired teachers, Lisa Woods. Keyboard instruments were part of these lessons as well. The kids got to explore our piano as I “took it apart” so they could watch the movements inside of it.

Kindergarten and First grade learned about our different voices: whisper, talk, shout, and sing and got to play fun games and sing songs about them.

The kids have been utilizing what they have learned by applying it to playing instruments. All grades have been able to apply instrumentation of some type (pitched and non-pitched percussion) to our favorite Halloween song, “Pumpkin Bones.”

Mr. Phillips

Dear Parents,

Welcome to Mound Elementary Art class, I am looking forward to a fun, exciting,

and creative year. This year, I am asking parents with students in grades 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th to

donate a canvas for their child to paint in art class. The painted canvas will be a treasured

keepsake for your family to enjoy and will be on display this spring at Open House.

Please bring your canvas before December 19th. Please understand that bringing the canvas

is optional.

White Canvas – Any size, but not larger than 16X20”.

Canvases can be purchased at crafts stores: Michaels, Hobby Lobby,

Walmart, Dollar Tree, General Dollar, and Amazon.

Thank you for supporting the arts,

Renee Leirmo

Academy of Leadership & Technology at Mound Elementary

Art Teacher

rleirmo@bisdmail.net

Safety Patrol Duty November 3rd- 14th

Group C- Front Horseshoe

Group D- Cafeteria

Groups A and B- off-duty weeks

Military Holiday Card Challenge

This year, we're participating in the Military Holiday Card Challenge once again. The primary goal of the challenge is to spread holiday cheer and show our appreciation to military service members serving abroad. You can create a holiday card with your child while they are eating lunch. We have everything we need to create beautiful holiday cards on stage. Families can borrow the cafeteria's student tables if there are too many of them. Completed cards are placed in a basket at the supply station. The station is available from November 3rd to the 14th.

Habit 6: Synergize

Synergize means working together is better! This habit reminds us that everyone has unique strengths and ideas, and when we combine them, we can accomplish amazing things. Families can practice synergy by teaming up on chores, cooking together, or solving problems as a group. When we value each other’s differences and work as a team, we learn more, do more, and have more fun! Synergizing helps us celebrate what makes each person special while creating something even better together.

Just a reminder: attendance is essential to your child’s success at school! Throughout the year, there may be health reasons to keep your child home from school. The following guidelines may be help determine when your child should stay home from school due to illness:

Fever of 100 degrees or higher in the past 24 hours

Your child must be free of fever for a full 24 hours without the help of fever-reducing medications (such as Tylenol or Motrin) before sending them back to school.

Vomiting and/or diarrhea in the past 24 hours
Itchy, red eyes with discharge
Rash that has fluid or pus coming from it until treatment has been received, and a note from the doctor states that your child may return to school.
Ringworm of the scalp (until treatment has started)
Head lice (may return after appropriate lice treatment) -Your school nurse will need to check your child’s head before he/she returns to class
Please encourage your child to wash his or her hands often, use hand sanitizer, and cover their noses and mouths when coughing or sneezing. It is also helpful for your children to get plenty of sleep and to eat healthy foods, especially breakfast.

Always remember that I am available to assist you if you have any questions on whether or not you should keep your student home. We share a common goal – the health, safety, and educational success of your child!

O-fish-ally over: Congratulations to 3rd grade for winning our 2025 Penny Wars! Altogether we raised $1,534.60. Way to go, Mustangs!

A sweet thanks for our staff: The PTO, along with two local businesses, provided a sweet treat and a warm cup of coffee to our staff on Tuesday, Nov. 4. A huge thank you to Home Sweet Cookies for donating beautiful cookies and Great Southwestern Construction for sponsoring the coffee bar.

Teacher fuel needed: Fall is here and we want to keep our staff warm and cozy! We're seeking donations to help stock the teacher's lounge. Please consider donating a box of coffee pods, coffee creamer, or hot chocolate for the Keurig machine. Donations can be dropped off in the front office.

Next meeting: Monday, Nov. 10 at 3:30 pm in the Mound PLC room