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Sept. 24- Picture Retake Day-Please stop in the office for a form if you have not had your picture taken.

Homecoming Dress up days:

Sept. 30-PJ Day

Oct. 1-Favorite Team

Oct. 2-Workout Day

Oct. 3-Pointer Pride

Oct. 4-Blue and White Day

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

If you missed getting your picture taken at registration please plan to have it taken on September 24th.

1) Go to www.empirephotos.com/order-photos and select “School”

2) Enter Event Password: POINTERS19

3) Select a photo package and don’t forget to choose your free background color!

4) Complete your order and then you are done! You do NOT need to bring a receipt to Picture Retake Day.

*Please complete a separate order for each student, if applicable.

The Mineral Point Homecoming Parade will take place on Thursday, October 3rd at 6:15 PM on High Street. To make this event a success WE NEED YOUR HELP. We are looking for lead volunteers.. Lead volunteers will report to Water Tower Park by 5:45 and be the point of contact for the grade level they are volunteering for. Any parent/guardian or school staff interested in volunteering should sign up by emailing Jane Barr at jane.barr@mp.k12.wi.us or by calling the elementary school at 987-0710 by Wednesday. Additional details will be emailed to the volunteer group prior to the parade.

Please consider volunteering to make the parade a successful event and to ensure continued participation for the Mineral Point Elementary students. Details include:

• As in past years, all pre-K and kindergarten students wishing to participate in the parade must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

• We strongly encourage all students in grades 1-5 to be accompanied by a parents/guardians.

• Students must arrive by 5:55 PM at the Water Tower Park (Business Hwy 151 and Madison Street). Parents/guardians must check in with the volunteer for that child's grade prior to dropping off the child.

• Following the parade, students will remain with a group of volunteers at the Library Park until they are picked up by parents/guardians. PARENTS: Please be prompt in the pick-up of your child(ren)!

You can find district wide Homecoming events 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 19th 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 STEAM Museum will be visiting MPES on Sept. 23rd! Visit this link to learn more about this amazing event!

Each month students will be focusing on a new word of the month. For the month of September our word is "Mindfulness". Mindfulness involves being fully present and aware in the moment. All classrooms were introduced to the idea by viewing a video about mindfulness and reading the book "Mind Bubbles" by Heather Krantz, MD. Throughout the month classrooms are working on different activities to promote mindfulness including mindful breathing, mindful listening, mindful coloring, and yoga. Check out our facebook page for more pictures and information about how we're implementing mindfulness in our classrooms this month!

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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.