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Ms. Gardiner’s class wants to thank our veterans - today and every day!
We are sad the were not able to do our annual Veteran's Day breakfast due to COVID. But, we still want to make special efforts to show our veterans the love and support they deserve.
Midwest Central High School students wrote thank-you cards to mail to our local veterans.
VETERANS - THANK YOU for your service! You are our heros!
JOIN OUR TEAM – We currently have 2 Part-time Primary School Paraprofessional openings. The positions will each be 29 hours per week; $11.00 per hour to help with the additional duties related to COVID. These positions will be hired through a grant with Career Link and are 12 month positions. The successful applicants will be working directly at Midwest Central Primary School helping supervise students in a variety of settings. For more information or to apply please call Maria Resource Room Technician/Clerical Staff Support at 309.807.1386.
Even when Ms. Canada is out of the building, she can still meet with the students via Google Meets! Yesterday we got to read a book together! Ms. Canada, your students think you are the best!
Good Afternoon Primary School Parents! Can you believe this weather?! We have enjoyed so much time bringing our classrooms back outside with this nice weather, and how timely that we have been able to do so with this sudden rise in COVID in our communities. We want to assure you that we are continuing to implement all recommended safety procedures and are making some adjustments in our movement throughout the day to reduce exposure risks to larger groups. When we contact trace, we look at all settings and examine who is within 6 feet for more than 15 minutes and quarantine those students and staff. In one of our preschool classrooms, we had a sudden rise in potential COVID symptoms that included fever in staff and students so we decided to be cautious and close that room for 2 weeks while some people pursued testing. This could be any other illness, but with a group of students and staff in one setting with symptoms, caution was our best option. To date, the Primary School has had 4 positive staff and/or student COVID cases, a .8% positivity rate. Locally in Mason and Tazewell counties, the rolling positive rate is 9.4%-9.7%. School continues to be a safe place to have our staff and students. If you have any other questions regarding our procedures with COVID or anything else, please give me a call!
Upcoming Dates of Importance:
November 6: End of Coin Wars-get those coins to school with your child to put Ms. Timm on the roof!
November 9-19: STAR Benchmark Assessing
November 11: Veteran's Day-be on the lookout for a presentation put together by our music classes!
November 12: Board of Education Meeting 6:30pm @ High School
Have a great, warm, weekend!!
Reminder - No school tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3rd.
Midwest central primary school teachers deserve this and SO MUCH MORE for their perseverance, excellence, and professionalism during the weirdest school year ever. Thanks for keeping each other and your student “afloat”.
Ms. Timm donated $89 to Coin Wars collections. Each class was able to earn $1 per day from Ms. Timm if the majority of their class participated in the Spirit Week dress up days!
Danny Brackney has earned a free personal pan pizza through the Pizza Hut Reading Program in Mrs. Gough's class. Each month, students have a chance to win a free personal pan pizza simply by reading and reaching a goal set for them! Way to go, Danny...keep up the great work!
Mrs. Crawford is back with a special Halloween tale. Do not get spooked by this creepy read aloud! A Creepy Pair if Underwear by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown. https://youtu.be/snju66GpMm8
Due the two week pause at MCHS, we will not be sponsoring this event on Saturday. We hope you receive more treats than tricks on Halloween! Stay safe and we hope to see you next year!
This is a reminder that we have Parent/Teacher Conferences from 3:00 - 7:00 PM tomorrow (Thursday) and 8:00 - 11:00 AM (Friday). Although the calendar shows a 1 hour early dismissal for Thursday, this was under the assumption we were running a normal schedule. Since we're currently running a 1 hour early dismissal everyday, Thursday's dismissal will be at 1:45 for the Middle School, 1:50 for the High School, and 2:00 for the Primary School. I'm sorry for any confusion the calendar may have created for you. Students have no school on Friday. Also, a reminder that next Tuesday has also been declared a state holiday this year and we were unable to waive that day, so students will also be out next Tuesday, November 3rd.
Please reach out to our teaching staff to schedule an in-person or remote conference. They're eager to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Todd Hellrigel
If you saw fire/ambulance at MCPS this morning, there is no need to worry! That was just our fire drill.
In light of eliminating Halloween costumes for this school year, we would like to have a Spirit Week next week! If a majority of children in a classroom participate, Ms. Timm will give $1 per class per day to the Coin Wars!
The following are the themes for each week:
Monday October 26: Sports Day-wear your favorite team gear
Tuesday October 27: Silly Sock Day-silly or mismatched socks
Wednesday October 28: School Spirit Day-Raider gear or colors (black, silver, white)
Thursday October 29: Halloween shirt or colors (orange, black, purple, etc)
Let's put Ms. Timm on the roof!!
MCPS students are participating in a change war beginning Monday, October 26. The classroom that raises the most money will win a PIZZA party!!
As a school, if we reach our fundraising goal of $1,000, our principal will have to spend an entire school day on the ROOF!!
Please help our school reach our goal by digging into your couch cushions, cup holders, and pockets for all your loose change! Thanks!!
Midwest Central is appreciative of their amazing staff today... and every day!
Education is important! Parents - here are some tidbits of information around the dangers of substance use.
November Breakfast and Lunch Menus
