Rattler Round-up

Rattler Roundup
Dec/Jan 2014-15
Rattler Round-up
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I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful
Thanksgiving with family and friends. It is always
important to reflect on all of those things we have
to be thankful for. One thing that I’m always
thankful for is your support in your child’s
education. I would like to express my appreciation
for all of you who participated in your child’s
parent teacher conference. I’m pleased to report
we had a 95% participation rate which is a tribute
to all of you. Thank You!
middle school for a tour and orientation. This
opportunity will also be given to parents prior to
the end of this school year.
Congratulations to our Student Council for their
efforts in organizing and running a very successful
Holiday Food Drive. With their efforts we
exceeded the goal of 1,000 items, great job. I’m
always proud to see our families give to the
community to make everyone’s holiday season that
much more joyous.
As everyone is aware, there are going to be some
big changes next year with the moving of the sixth
graders to the middle schools. Actually, this year
it’s an even a bigger change for us since two grade
levels will be going simultaneously. I’m sure for
our parents with a fifth or sixth grader you have a
lot of questions. The principals from both middle
schools are well aware of this and have planned
informational meetings to share their vision and
answer your questions. So on Wednesday
December 10th @ 6:00, Bob Been from CVMS will
be here, and on Thursday December 11th @ 6:00,
Keith Lewis from PWLMS will be here. I think
these sessions will be very beneficial in alleviating
any concerns and informative on what will be
expected from the students. Also, as we do every
year, students will be taken to their assigned
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Finally, a big thank you to our PTO for sponsoring
an extremely successful Turkey Bingo Night; we
had such a great turnout we ran out of bingo cards.
No worries for the next one, though, they have
already ordered more cards. So spread the word on
how much family fun the bingo nights are. Oh, I
almost forgot to mention, we gave away 19 turkeys
along with many other prizes. Thanks again PTO
for such a fun filled evening!
Together in Education,
Ken Stoll
R e m i n d e r s :
December
December 16th
PTO MEETING 6:30
December (cont.)
December 22nd
WINTER BREAK BEGINS
December 9th
ART SHOW 5:30—7:00
January 6th
December 12th
PTO MOVIE NIGHT
December 16th
GES BAND CONCERT
GES 6:00
January
SCHOOL RESUMES
January 20th
PTO MEETING
Best
wishes for
the holiday
season
from the
MES family
to yours!
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This year’s theme is Favorite Rock Groups. You’ll find
hallways filled with artwork inspired by Three Dog Night,
Led Zeppelin, the beatles, & many more! Don’t miss
our scavenger hunt which will test your knowledge of rock and roll trivia.
Date: Tues, Dec 9th
Time: 5:30—7:00
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yummy desserts on sale
to benefit 5th grade snj trip
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rock trivia Scavenger Hunt

Free Drawing for Gift
Baskets of cool art supplies

fun Hands-on art
activities
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Jennifer Worthington, President
Katie Marquardt, Secretary
Kristin Timpone, Treasurer
Tonya Charles, Volunteer Cord.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Movie Night
Dec. 12
6:00pm
PTO Meeting
Dec. 16 6:30pm
Free, fun, family evening of
Home Alone, cookies, and
hot cocoa.
PTO Meeting
Jan. 20 6:30pm
Thank you to all the families that came out and enjoyed
Turkey Bingo. It was a great time and
because of the HUGE turnout we have
ordered more boards! Please support our sponsors:
Find MES PTO on Facebook, at Minden Elementary School PTO,
or email us at [email protected]
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The Counselor’s Corner:
10 Ways to Raise a Responsible Child
Happy Holidays! I wish you all a happy, healthy, and fun holiday season. It’s almost 2015 and the New Year
provides a fresh start to do things well for yourselves and your children. As you start this New Year, I encourage you
to remember that children learn by what they see and hear. Set a good example and teach responsibility.
10 Ways to Raise a Responsible Child
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Establish family rules and be consistent about carrying out consequences for any rules that are not followed.
Give chores to do, appropriate to your child’s age.
Provide opportunities for choices. These could start with which bedtime story to hear or which socks to wear.
Praise your child for completing responsibilities.
Teach good health and safety habits. Children need to learn to care for themselves.
Make it your child’s responsibility to get all homework done on time.
Help your child get organized. Teach your child to keep all schoolwork in one place, write down assignments,
and file papers.
8. Divide big tasks into smaller parts, so that success will encourage
your child to tackle new responsibilities.
9. As your child matures, offer ways to earn, save, and manage money.
10. Encourage concern for the feelings and needs of others in your family
and community.
Together in Teaching Responsibility,
Mary Garcia
MES School Counselor
Variances Available
for Pau-Wa-Lu
Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School Principal, Keith Lewis, would like to make 5th and 6th grade parents aware of
an opportunity to have your child attend Pau-Wa-Lu on a variance. Beginning Monday, December 8th,
Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School will have 50 variances available for students who will be 6th and 7th graders
during the 2015-16 school year. These variances will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis through
January 16, 2015.
It is important to note that transportation is not provided for students on a variance. Parents will be
required to transport students to school or to the nearest bus stop that is zoned for Pau-Wa-Lu.
Mr. Lewis will be speaking to parents at Minden Elementary School on Thursday, December 11th, at 6:00
PM. In addition, PWLMS will be hosting an informational meeting on Thursday, December 18th, at 6:00
PM in their Cafetorium. In the meantime, if you have any questions please contact Pau-Wa-Lu Registrar,
Linda Slater, at 265-6100.
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School Information
2014-2015
Daily School Schedule:
1170 Baler Street
**Minimum Day Schedule:**
Minden, NV, 89423
Phone: (775) 782-5510
Grades K-6 — 8:55--12:30
Fax: (775) 782-5551
Grades K-6: 8:55-3:10
Lunch~
Email: [email protected]
Dogs are not allowed
at any time on the
MES campus,
including weekends.
Home of the R-R-Rattlers!
School Hours for Students:
If you would like to be added to the Minden Rattler list,
please email [email protected]
Kindergarten: 11:45-12:30
Grades 1-2: 11:50-12:35
Grades 3-4:12:10-12:55
Grades 5-6: 12:15-1:00
Recess~
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Kindergarten: 10:15-10:30
MES Mission
Grades 1-3: 10:30-10:45
Statement
The Mission of MES, in partnership with parents
Grades 4-6: 10:45-11:00
and the community, is to promote academic
excellence, to instill a love of learning, and to help
our students build skills needed to grow into
responsible and productive citizens of the future.
No Late Messages/
Bus Notes, Please!
Another way to
support MES……
www.raleys.com
Office staff cannot guarantee student
transportation changes received after 2:30 pm.
PLEASE SEND A NOTE WITH YOUR
CHILD REQUESTING ANY CHANGES.
www.smithsfood
anddrug.com/
communityrewards
Or call 866-221-4141
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Grades K-3: 1:45-2:00
Don’t forget to clip and save!
Every box top means ten cents
for our school. They add up
quickly & allow us to buy school
materials for our students.
Thank you to our Student
Council kids who collect &
count our boxtops
a month.
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