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Mayflower Mill

Elementary

August 2017

NEWSLETTER

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

 

We are off to a great start here at The Mill. Each month you will receive a newsletter via email. Please be sure to look these over as they are filled with important information about what is going on in our building.  Just a reminder, we no longer print newsletters and lunch menus for each student. Lunch and breakfast menus can be found on the TSC website. Don't forget you can call the school if you have any questions. 


VISITORS

If you plan to be a visitor at MME you must sign in at the office and receive a visitor's badge. If you are simply dropping off an item to your child, we ask that you do not interrupt class, rather just drop the item in the office and we will make sure your student gets it. If you wish to speak with a teacher, please set up a time that is convenient with them. This can be done via email or by leaving the teacher a voicemail.  Instruction time is vital and we prefer not to interrupt the classroom unless absolutely necessary.

 

LUNCH VISITS

Please feel free to join your child for lunch on any given day. We do ask that you call us by 10:30am so we can notify the cafeteria with plenty of notice. We also ask that you do not bring fast food into the school building. You are more than welcome to bring in a sack lunch or eat a school lunch. Thank you for your understanding! Adult lunches are $2.70. Please bring exact change.

 

LUNCH/RECESS SCHEDULE

KINDERGARTEN    LUNCH 11:15-11:40 RECESS 11:40-12:05

FIRST GRADE          LUNCH 11:45-12:10 RECESS 12:10-12:55

SECOND GRADE     LUNCH 12:15-12:40 RECESS 12:40-1:05

THIRD GRADE         LUNCH 11:35-12:00 RECESS 12:00-12:25

FOURTH GRADE     LUNCH 12:05-12:30 RECESS 12:30-12:55

FIFTH GRADE & HIGH ABILITY LUNCH 12:30-12:55 RECESS 12:55-1:20

 

CAR RIDER STUDENTS

If your child is a car rider you must use the car rider line at the back door. Car rider students may not enter or exit through the front doors. Please DO NOT drop off your children before 8:45am and leave. The teachers and staff are in meetings and are not available to supervise your student. The car rider doors have adults supervising them from 8:45-9:00am. If your student arrives later than 9:00am please bring them in the front entrance and sign them in Tardy at the office. This is for their safety. Students are only considered tardy if they arrive after 9:00 am. Please see the car rider map below. If you have further questions you may call the office at (765)538-3875. Thank you. 

 
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 A REMINDER FROM THE NURSE

Please do not send your child to school if they have had a temperature over 100, vomiting, or diarrhea in the last 24 hours. If a student is sent home from school for fever, vomiting or diarrhea they will be out the following day as well. Students CANNOT bring medicine to school.  All medicines & inhalers have to be brought to school BY THE PARENT. Cough drops CANNOT be sent to school either, we have cough drops in the health room students can take when needed.

 

ATTENDANCE

Please don't forget to call or email the school in the event your child is absent. You can call the office at 765-538-3875 anytime. You can leave a message if no one is available to take your call. If you prefer to email, you may do that also. Please email both Cheryl and Danielle at cnoble@tsc.k12.in.us and dekochert@tsc.k12.in.us. Thank you!

 

TARDY STUDENTS

If your student arrives to school after 9am, they are tardy. You must come into the office and sign him/her in. Once your student has been signed in Tardy, a pass will print for your child to take to their teacher. To avoid further classroom interruption, your student is expected to walk to class on their own. If they need assistance walking to class we will gladly help them. Not signing your student in could result in them accidentally being counted absent for the entire day. If possible, please contact the office to inform us your child will be Tardy and give us their lunch preference.

 

PICKING UP STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL HOURS

If you need to pick up your child for an appointment during the school day, please send a note with your child or call the office. You must come into the building to sign your student out in the office. Please note that after 3pm, the office will not interrupt your child's class. 


VOLUNTEERS/ FIELD TRIP CHAPERONES

If you, or anyone you know, plans to chaperone a field trip or volunteer in the classroom a limited criminal background check must be completed. One form will be sent home with each child the first week of school. If you need another form please call the school and we will send one with your child. A new background check must be completed each school year.

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Register for TSC alerts and notifications
With the launch of the new TSC websites, the TSC and each of its schools will be transitioning away from Pinwheel for SMS (text) alerts and notifications and will instead utilize the communication options available within the new website. Parents/guardians, staff, and students can sign in to the website and register to receive alerts, calendar reminders, athletic updates, and more.

Parents/guardians must have an active PowerSchool Parent Portal account with an accurate email address in order to sign in to the website. To sign in for the first time, parents/guardians will click the "Forgot Username or Password" option on the website login page, then enter the email address that is associated with their PowerSchool Parent Portal account. Parents/guardians will then be able to reset the password for their website account, then add a cell phone number and register for SMS (text) alerts.

TSC students and staff will sign in to the website with their TSC username and password. Click here for step by step directions. 

Please contact the TSC Technology Department with any questions regarding this process by email or by phone at 765-269-8060.

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Mayflower Mill is always collecting Box Tops! Please send your unexpired Box Tops in to the office in a plastic bag or glue them to a piece of paper. Be sure to include your child's name and teacher. All proceeds go back to our classrooms.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

August 24th

MME Parent Information Night 5:30-7pm

September 4th

Labor Day- NO SCHOOL

September 18th

Picture Day

October 5th & 6th

Donuts with Dads 8-8:45am

October 13th

End of 1st 9 Weeks

October 20th

1st 9 Weeks Awards 2pm

October 27th-30th

Fall Break- NO SCHOOL

November 7th-8th

5th Grade Field Trip- Camp Tecumseh

November 10th

Veteran's Day Program

November 23rd-24th

Thanksgiving Break- NO SCHOOL

December 22nd

End of 2nd 9 Weeks

End of 1st Semester

December 25th-January 8th

Winter Break- NO SCHOOL

January 9th

Students return to school

January 12th

2nd 9 Weeks Awards 9:30am

February 19th

 President's Day- Snow makeup day for any days missed through February 2, 2018

February 26th-March 9th

ISTEP grades 3-5

March 9th

End of 3rd 9 Weeks

March 12th-16th

Parent Teacher Conferences

IREAD 3

March 26th-30th

Spring Break- NO SCHOOL

April 13th

Spring Pictures

April 16th-May4th

ISTEP Grades 3-5

May 8th

Kindergarten Field Trip- Indy Zoo

May 10th-11th

Mary Lou's with Moms 8-8:45am

May 21st

Kindergarten Graduation 10am

May 22nd

Field Day 12:30pm

May 24th

End of Year Awards 9:30am

5th Grade Walk 3:10pm

 
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MAYFLOWER MILL ELEMENTARY

200 E 500 S • Lafayette, IN 47909 • (765) 538-3875 

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