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March 9-5th Grade Musical 7pm, Mineral Point Opera House

March 11th-Parent Teacher Conferences

March 17th-Shamrock Shuffle

March 23-27-Spring Break

Throughout the month of March we will be focusing on the word "Persevere" and want to promote encouraging our students to "persevere" even when things feel tough.

You should have received a letter from your teacher regarding your conference time. Your response is due March 4th. Conferences will be held on March 11th.

When: March 17th, 2020

1 or 2 mile options

Race Day Registration begins at 3:20 pm in the gym.

Early Registration Link: Google Form Link

Where: Mineral Point Elementary School

Registration will be in the elementary gym

Race begins outside of gym

Cost: $2.00 for students

$5.00 for adults

Parking: Lower Parking Lot

Celebrate poetry and the joy of sharing a good book during the Mineral Point Big Read in April. Together with the Mineral Point Public Library, Mineral Point School District libraries, and MultiCultural Outreach Center, Shake Rage Alley Center for the Arts is celebrating National Poetry Month with a month of activities focused on "Citizen: An American Lyric" by Claudia Rankine. Get a free copy of "Citizen" when the Mineral Point Big Read kicks off April 4 at the Mineral Point Opera House, and join us April 25 at a free keynote session featuring Rankine and Wisconsin Poet Laureate Margaret Rozga at the Mineral Point Opera House. For more information about upcoming events including book discussions, lectures, a companion film series, and art-making activities, see https://shakeragalley.org/big-read/.

With the increasing numbers of students experiencing colds and flu like symptoms, please be judicious when deciding if your child should attend school for any given day. Within the last two months we have seen an increase in flu like illness. The onset of symptoms are generally; sore throat, stomach ache and headache with mild fever. Any combination of these is the first indicator that perhaps "something is brewing". Often times students are returning to school too soon after illness when another day of rest is what is truly needed. I totally understand that this can be a challenge for parents as it relates to time away from your work.

Thank you for your consideration.

Nurse Julie

The Mineral Point Unified School District Wellness Committee is asking you to donate your gently used shoes to our shoe drive. The drive will end on March 6th.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Wellness Committee to increase awareness and factors contributing to physical and mental well-being, and to encourage others to make healthier lifestyle choices.

Shoes will be given to those in need in other countries.

How can I help?

• Go into closets, storage, garages, and around the house looking for shoes that can be given away.

• Make sure you have permission to give the shoes away.

• Place them in a bag, but don’t forget to keep the pairs together by tying the laces, or rubber banding them together.

• The gently worn, used, and new shoes should be in good condition with the soles intact, dry, clean, no holes, and still have life left in them. If you wouldn’t give them to a friend, then they are not worthy to submit.

• Drop off at:

  Point Foods

  Ivey's Pharmacy

  MPHS

  MP Elementary

  
  

In the US alone, over 600 million pairs of shoes are thrown away per year. The materials

used to manufacture a pair of shoes are created from chemical compounds that will create health hazards if left to disintegrate openly or in landfills. By donating your gently worn, used and new shoes, your shoes are given a second chance to make a difference.

Who: Kindergarten - 2nd grade

When: April 1st, 8th and 15th

What: Mrs. Ingwell will be going through a yoga sequence and social-emotional learning skills. What is social emotional learning? Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. (casel.org)

Where: In the gym from 2:00-3:30 (please pick your child up at the front of the school at 3:30)

NOTE : This is different from session one, so please feel free to sign your child up for one of the sessions even if they have already participated.

If you have any questions please contact Danielle Swenson at danielle.swenson@mp.k12.wi.us

Follow this link to sign up.

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.