Elementary Update ­May 6, 2016

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Thank you, MEPO

Mediapolis Elementary would like to thank Mediapolis Elementary Parent Organization for giving each teacher $75 credit at the Scholastic Book Fair. We would also like to thank MEPO for providing all staff members breakfast pizza and donuts, appetizers from Chophouse, Desserts from Apron Strings, and Pizza from Legends in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

Bulldog Bank Just a little reminder…The last day of kid’s bank will be May 18, 2016. This will be the last day to bring deposits to the school. We hope that you have a great summer and continue to save.

School Board Appreciation Week May 2­6 School Board Appreciation Week is the perfect time to thank our school board for the difference they make.

School Nurse Day May 11 School Nurse Day is the perfect time to thank our school nurse for the difference she makes.

MEPO

We would like to thank everyone that supported our Buy­One­Get­One­Free Book Fair. It was a great success and we couldn't do it without all our volunteers and customers. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, May 10 in the Elementary Library. We will be planning our MEPOlypmpics which takes place on Wednesday, May 25th. Pre­K­2nd grade will participate in the morning from 9­10:30 and 3rd­5th will participate from 1­2:30 in the afternoon. We will need plenty of help as usual. Please contact us if you can help or better yet, plan on attending the meeting on Tuesday at 6:30.

Books For Charley The Mediapolis Elementary School collected 81 books to be donated to the University of Iowa Hospital’s Pediatric Cardiology Unit. Thanks to everyone who donated, and a special thank you to the MEPO and Stefanie Jacks. For more information and the story behind “Books for Charley” go to http://charleysheart.com.

May Physical Activity Calendar

Click here to see the May Elementary Physical Activity http://www.meposchools.org/wp­content/files/2013/09/May­2016­Elementary­English.pdf

Art in the Community Art in the Community will be displaying the following student’s art work in local businesses up until mid­October, 2016: Grady Gunn, Jacey Escher, Colton Schafer, Ziva Green, Abby Klaus, Kylie Kombs, Kayla McGee, Kadence McGee, Brystol Brown, Lexie Arnold, Hannah Russell, Isabelle Slocum, Brennan Murphy, Lillian Massner, Owen Schmidgall, Kale Kerr, Marshall Garrison, Alton Wonderlich, Chloe Carhoff, Solomon Zaugg, Logan Rosas, Lathan Keller, Bailey Minster, Caleb Heater, Hannah lark, Corey Clark, Owen May, Issac May, Ben Wolter, Maycie Thornburg, Grace Holsteen, Bryce Reid, Madyson Reynolds, Zoey Delzell, David Hicks, Kya Doran, Jacob Wirt, Audrey Howe, Alyssa Haynie, Trent Hicks, Raquel Silvey­Mullin, Grace Schmidgall, Camryn Bailey, JacLynn Wykert, Wes Whitaker, and Damien Royer. We are appreciative of the following businesses who have donated wall space for this project: Mediapolis Dental Clinic, Eland Agency Inc., Mediapolis Veterinary Clinic, Carruthers Pharmacy, Mediapolis News, Mediapolis Telephone Co., Mediapolis Savings Bank (Highway Branch), The Hawkeye Group, Mediapolis Public Library, and the Mediapolis Elementary School office. The art work was created in Mrs. Laue’s art classes. We at Mediapolis School always enjoy recognizing outstanding achievement of our students and genuinely appreciate the efforts of others who assist in promoting the arts in our school.

Madyson Reynolds Grady Gunn Lexie Arnold Kya Doran

Marshall Garrison Kadence McGee Bryce Reid

Elementary Music The Kindergarten music program will be held on Tuesday, May 10, at 6:30 in the Mediapolis auditorium. Please have your child in their homeroom between 6:10 and 6:20. They will be singing through their musical year! The 3rd grade will follow at 7:30 with a patriotic program. Please have the 3rd graders in their homerooms between 7:10 and 7:30. The 3rd graders need to wear any combination of red, white, and/or blue. Mrs. Aamodt

Track & Field Day Weather Permitting, Friday, May 27, will be our traditional End of the Year Track Meet. This year, the meet will include 4th, 5th, and 6th Grades. It will begin at approximately 9am. Students are asked to bring a lunch, as well as an extra drink and snack for the day. Names/initials should Students are expected to dress appropriately for the weather. For foot and ankle safety, students must wear some type of athletic shoe that not only has good traction and provides stability, but can be tied tightly! NO SANDALS OR FLIP FLOPS ALLOWED. Please consider sending sunscreen & bug spray as well. A snack/drink; restroom break will occur at approximately 10:30am and we will break for lunch at 12pm. If the meet has not concluded by that time, we will resume at approximately 12:30pm. All boys will compete in running events first, then field events. All girls will compete in field events first, then running events. 4th grade events precede 5th , followed by 6th grade Families are welcome to attend. Please walk around the North end of the elementary building to the track. If you choose to enter the elementary building, you will be asked to sign in at the office and get a guest badge. Otherwise, you may park on the West side of the elementary building near the home side of the football field. The finish line will be closest to the elementary building so you will want to sit on the “visitors” side of the field. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Anderson at 319­394­ 3101 ext. 1436 or andersonh@mepoedu.org.

****Nurse Notes****

Dear Parents, Annual height, weight and BMI (body mass index) measurements have been completed and recorded into JMC. You can view your students measurements by going to the school web page www.meposchools.org. From the quick reference menu at the top of the page click on "Parents". Then click on "JMC Parent Elementary". Type in your username and password. Once you are in the JMC page click on "Health" on the left side of the page, you can view health records. If you do not have access to the internet, please call me and I will give you that information. 319­394­3101 X 1413. BMI is used as a screening tool to identify possible weight problems for children. Center for Disease Control (CDC)

and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommend the use of BMI to screen

KidTek U GPAEA is pleased to announce a change in Summer Enrichment services. Effective June 2016, our former Summer Enrichment program will be transferred to Southeastern Community College’s Kidtek U. SCC will bring a broadened STEM component to the program while updating and supporting current instructors, students and area families. Our preliminary meetings have formalized these decisions:

SCC will no longer require Talented and Gifted requirements for attending the summer program. Current Enrichment instructors will be contacted and invited to teach. The program times have not been decided (length of learning sessions, number of days, etc.) Great Prairie will support communication and resources to ensure that student needs are being met. SCC hopes to sponsor two campus locations (Mt. Pleasant and West Burlington).

This program change is an exciting opportunity that will support SCC’s outreach to students and STEM programming, while allowing the AEA to focus and support early literacy. Registrations will be accepted via phone, in person, or online at www.kidteku.com.

Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships The former Hershey Track and Field Games will now be held in the state of Iowa as the Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championship. The Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships event was founded in 2015 to continue on the tradition of the Hershey® Track and Field Games in Iowa. Like its predecessor, the Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Championships is a free, state wide event that requires no special equipment to participate. Partnering with parks and recreation departments and school

districts throughout the state, local meets are hosted all around Iowa, giving participants a chance to compete close to home. The local meets provides a great grass­roots introduction to track and field for kids. Registration is now open! For information on the event and meets being held across the state, go to livehealthyiowakidstrack.org. Qualifiers from each local meet will have the opportunity to compete at the state track championships to be held in Marshalltown on June 11, 2016.

YMCA Day Camps Please see attached flier. http://www.meposchools.org/wp­content/files/2013/09/YMCA­Day­Camps.pdf

Upcoming Events

Kindergarten Field Trip to Muscatine Discovery Center and Fuller Park ­ May 11, 2016 First Grade Field Trip to Iowa City MacBride Hall ­May 19, 2016. Second Grade Field Trip to Niabi Zoo­May 26, 2016 Second Grade Field Trip to ­Starr’s Cave May 27, 2017 Preschool­Second Grade MEPOlympics ­May 25, 2016 (Morning) Fourth Grade Field Trip to Putnam ­May 24, 2016 Fourth/Fifth Grade Track & Field Day ­May 27, 2016 Fifth Grade Field Trip to Langwood ­May 26, 2016 Third­Fifth Grade MEPOlympics ­May 25, 2016 (Afternoon)

Please remember, our Elementary Handbook states: “Anyone wishing to volunteer in the Mediapolis Community School system as well as Chaperone a school sponsored activity (such as field trips) must submit the following forms: a criminal background check, and a Child and Adult abuse check (Federal). Please note: this process, once submitted, takes 2­4 weeks to process through the Federal Database.”

Notices Message Updates: Have school delays, cancellations or early out notices sent to your cell phone or alphanumeric pager. You may also choose to receive messages for activities, and athletic results. Go to www.MessageUpdate.com to subscribe. Lunch Menus You can find the school lunch menu at this link: http://www.aea16.k12.ia.us/cgi­bin/aeacalendar.pl?Op=ShowIt&CalendarName=Mediapolis_Lunch_Menu *************************************************************************

Dates to Remember: May 10 Kindergarten Music Program 6:30 p.m. ­Auditorium May 10 3rd Grade Music Program 7:30 p.m. ­Auditorium May 11 Kindergarten Field Trip to Muscatine Discovery Center and Fuller Park May 18 Last Bulldog Bank May 19 First Grade Field Trip to Iowa City MacBride Hall May 24 4th Grade Field Trip to Putnam May 24 Mrs. Rosas Preschool Graduation 6:00 p.m. ­Auditorium May 25 Preschool­Second Grade MEPOlympics (Morning 9:00­10:30) May 25 3rd­5th Grade MEPOlympics (Afternoon 1:30­3:00) May 26 Mrs. Miller Transitional Kindergarten Graduation 6:00 p.m. ­Auditorium May 26 2nd Grade Field Trip to Niabi Zoo May 26 5th Grade Field Trip to Langwood May 27 2nd Grade Field Trip to Starr’s Cave May 27 4th/5th Grade Track & Field Day May 30 NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day) May 31 Scheduled 1:00 Dismissal ­LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/REPORT CARDS HOME