Pointer Press

Oct. 16-Early Childhood Screening 8-12. See more info. below.

Oct. 22-Fall choir concert at MPHS 7pm

Oct. 24-Family Math Night 5-7pm

Oct. 29-Flu shots available today. See info. below

A message from Athletic Director Vickie Dahl --

Beginning this Friday for the home football game vs. Darlington, elementary students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian in order to attend the event. Parents/Guardians are responsible for their children and are asked to have their children sit with them. Friday night's game will consist of Senior Night, Hall of Fame, Marching Band Show, and Halftime Entertainment Dance. With so many events on one evening, it is imperative to have everyone on their best behavior.

For any upcoming home football playoff games, we will have the same policy in effect.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Dahl at vickie.dahl@mp.k12.wi.us

Thank you for your support of #PointerNation!

We love to see so many of our students riding their bikes to school. Please encourage your child to follow general bike safety rules when biking. We would love to see all of our friends wearing a helmet if possible. Thank you for your support in this matter.

For the past several years Mineral Point Elementary has worked hard to teach our students empathy. We want to help students see another’s point of view and this year are teaching that Empathy is “Seeing from the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another”. Empathy helps to support inclusion and understanding in our classrooms, school, and community. As a part of this initiative we would like every student to have a Mineral Point Empathy T-shirt. Several occasions during the school year we will all wear our shirts, united with Empathy.

You can find the order form here.

When making an attendance or dismissal change please contact the office. You may contact the teacher as well. It is important for all changes to come through the office so we are aware of what children are coming and going when. In addition, if there is a substitute teacher in the classroom they will not receive the homeroom teachers emails.

*We apologize if you previously tried the link and it did not work. It is now available to use.

Hello MPES Parents and Guardians,

We'd appreciate your participation in a brief survey surrounding ideas around the start up of a monthly parent group. Your feedback would help to determine a direction for the group as well as the best times and days to offer such a group. If you have questions regarding this survey please reach out to:

Katelyn Oellerich, School Psychologist
Katelyn.oellerich@mp.k12.wi.us
608-987-0739 ext. 477 (M/W) ext. 137 (T/Th)

Thank you for your time!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2mBHqx8zSm0LFf1eWS3N59qMObstfew1ZZNX80tEliN_bjA/viewform?usp=sf_link

The Iowa County Public Health Department will be visiting the Mineral Point School District on Tuesday October 29th to administer flu shots. There will only be flu shots no nasal mist.

The team will begin at the Elementary school at 9:00 am and remain on site for approximately two hours then they will transition to the Middle/High School for another two hours. These sessions are the only ones available at the school sites. You may go to the Iowa County Public Health Department in Dodgeville for free flu shots as well.

Please thoroughly read the attached documents, completely fill out and return to classroom teachers in the Elementary grades and Middle/High school aged students will hold onto the documents until the 29th of October.

Staff members may have a flu shot administered during these two sessions as well. A separate consent form for staff members will be available via email.

Please contact District School Nurse, Julie.pompos@mp.k12.wi.us if you have any questions.

Hard copies of all the forms will be accessible in the offices of each school. You can also find the form here.

Mineral Point Elementary is excited to start it's third year of FAST, which stands for Families & Schools Together.

FAST helps children thrive by building strong, supportive relationships at home.

Built on evidence-based practices and rigorously tested, FAST consistently produces statistically significant improvements in children’s behavior, emotional well-being, and academic performance while building social capital among families, schools, and communities.

What does FAST offer?

• Free weekly meal

• Door prize

• Onsite childcare

• Fun family time

• Meet other parents

• Special parent-child playtime

Effects reported by our MP families:

• 89% of FAST parents say they have a better relationship with their FAST child

• Family conflict declines by nearly 22%

• 78% of FAST parents feel their family is more cohesive

• Overall impact of children’s behavior difficulties declines by 60%

• 89% of parents report improvement in community relationships

• 57% of parents say they’re more involved in their children’s education

FAST is open to any families of students in grades Kindergarten through 5th. Sessions are held in the evenings from 5-7:30, once a week for eight weeks.

The program will begin Tuesday, October 29th and run through December 17th.

For more information on FAST, check out: https://www.familiesandschools.org/

If interested, contact:

Carla Rand, FAST Coordinator

608-778-0407

carlarand6@gmail.com

or

Paula Schuette, Parent Partner

paula.schuette@gmail.com

The word of the month for October is "Empathy". All students will participate in an assembly to introduce the idea of Empathy on Monday, October 7th. Our mantra to describe Empathy is: "Seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another". Ask your child or check out our facebook page to see how we're implementing Empathy in the classroom.

Email: jane.barr@mp.k12.wi.us
Website: http://mineralpointschools.org/
Location: 611 Cothern Street, Mineral Point, WI, United States
Phone: 608-987-0710
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MineralPointSchoolDistrict/

The Mineral Point Unified School District, in accordance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and other Federal and State regulations, hereby declares that it is committed to the principle of equal education and employment opportunity and, accordingly, does not discriminate as to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability. Any inquiries or complaints alleging non-compliance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 or other Federal and State civil rights or nondiscrimination regulations shall be referred to the Title IX Coordinator of the Mineral Point Unified School District.