Mesick Consolidated Schools

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Feel free to leave a "hello" or a "thank you" if you recognize today's featured teachers!

Hi Mesick Families, The focus this week is emotional regulation, and learning to manage those powerful feelings we all have. Here's one technique I love! S – Stop T – Take A Breath O – Observe – your thoughts and feelings P- Pull Back – put in some perspective – what is the bigger picture? P – Practice What Works – Proceed – what is the best thing to do right now? Next time you (or a kiddo or loved one) is struggling to get emotions under control, give it a try. Here's a video that helps explain further: https://youtu.be/4x35DyHwfto Please check out the included photos to learn more about understanding thoughts and emotions. "Feel the feeling but don't become the emotion. Witness it. Allow it. Release it." -Crystal Andrus Have a great evening! -Ms. Stevens

We all remember the teacher that had a big positive impact on our lives when we were in school. I consider myself lucky to be surrounded by those types of teachers every day at work (or these days, in virtual meetings). Happy Teacher Appreciation Day to the most caring, hardest working, most fun, teachers around! Mesick Teachers truly are the best!

Grades K-3 KRN Summer Reading Program Here is the parent guide for KRN. You will also receive one in the mail before your 1st book arrives.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Students past and present, if you see a teacher you know share a memory or say hello!

Great job tonight! Congrats to our top 3 Mrs. Hagerman, The Stanke's, & HalleTerry. See you all on Wednesday for another game!

Tonight's Quizziz features movie trivia. Good luck & have fun! Game Code:588456 https://quizizz.com/join

Grades K-3 BE ON THE LOOK OUT, Kids Read Now will mail your child their first book this week! Look below for the details. Ahead of their book arriving, each family will receive a copy of our Parent Guide in their mailbox to learn more about Kids Read Now and how to report their books. Since we are unable to host a family reading night, your first three books will be automatically mailed out one at a time over this month. What you need to know about reporting book codes: *Each book sent has a unique three-digit code *Parents must report the three-digit code to get their next book *Instructions on how to report the code to KRN are located in each book and the Parent Guide *Books can be reported by text, phone call, or the free KRN app Starting in June, we will send your families weekly reminders to report book codes, but they can be reported as soon as your child receives them!

Hi Mesick Families, This week were going to focus on emotional regulation! What is emotional regulation? It's about having the skills to control your behavior, emotions, and thoughts while you navigate life. We learn emotional regulation skills to help us manage the way we feel and cope with situations. To learn these skills, we first need to understand and identify feelings. The video below is for younger students to begin to understand anger and controlling it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxSKKtUdAjU This video is for older students, and is about understanding why we lose control of our emotions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bKuoH8CkFc&feature=emb_rel_end Remember, THINK before you speak: "Is is True?" "Is it Helpful?" "Is it Inspiring?" "Is it Necessary?" "Is it Kind?" Have a great Monday! -Ms. Stevens

Hi Mesick families! Teachers inspire curiosity and a lifelong love of learning. They motivate, they support, they listen, and they go above and beyond for their students and families- and now they're doing it all remotely. This week is NATIONAL TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK! It's a chance for us to thank educators for all of the incredible things that they do! Here are some ways we can thank our teachers from home: *Give your teacher a shout out here, on the school media page and use the hashtag #ThankATeacher *Write a thank-you note, poem, or song for your teacher *Draw a picture for your teacher and send via text or email *Send a video message thanking your teacher *Get creative! How has your teacher helped and inspired you? Have a great Monday! Ms. Stevens

Happy Monday everyone! Quizziz tonight at 7:00 pm! Hope to see you there!

HAPPY TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK!! Students in the high school Publications Class have worked hard during the closure to show recognition to their teachers at the Jr/Sr High! We will post a few each day this week. Mesick Alumni, if you see a face you recognize, leave a hello!

The Box Tops program has changed a little bit this year. Box Tops are now all digital! You can download the Box Tops app on your phone or mobile device. Make sure and choose Mesick Consolidated Schools for your donations. You can scan physical receipts right in the app. If you are a grocery pick up shopper you get an emailed receipt from the store. Simply forward the emailed receipt to Box Tops and it is added to our school total. Receipts are only accepted up to two weeks after the transaction date, so keep that in mind. Thank you for all your donations to our school, encourage family and friends to join as well. Everything helps and we appreciate all the community support!

Reminder to all 6th - 11th grade parents: Locker items will be available for pick up Thursday the 7th from 4-6 pm at the JR/SR High. Please pull into the drive closest to the football field and stop in front of the sidewalk that leads to the office. Someone will be there to ask your student’s name and we will bring their locker contents out to you. Some students took all of their belongings home when the closure first happened, so be sure to ask your student if they have items in their locker. We have not cleaned out gym lockers at this point.

Reminder School Lunch Request IF YOU HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE FORM THIS WEEK YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE IT AGAIN. School breakfast and lunch will continue next week. Pick-up times will be from 10:30-11:30 in the elementary parking lot on Tuesday, May 5, and Thursday, May 7. You will receive meals for the remaining days of the week these days. Deliveries for the week will be on Tuesday, May 5. We will be doing our deliveries with our buses again so, please be watching for a bus. Some deliveries will still be made by vehicles. Deliver orders need to be submitted before 9:00 AM on Sunday, May 3. YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS FORM ONCE WEEKLY. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaRUN9fDBfBSDpJpbdD5nUhKZwTqY46aC4INkelqKQGfmcJw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Sorry everyone, but due to some technical difficulties we are not able to do Quizziz tonight. We should be back up and running on Monday.

Happy Principal Appreciation Day!

Mesick Elementary - Monthly Reading Calendar This month’s calendar features include... 1) Variety of ways your child can read aloud. 2) 10 Recommended books for May 3) A May calendar that provides daily reading related activities. Reminder: Please have your child read aloud 20 min or more daily. This is a simple and great way for your child to continue growing as readers. Hope this finds you healthy and enjoying the sunny weather today.

Hi Mesick families! It’s time for some remote learning highlights, or the weekly, “Bravo Bulldogs” post! Check out some cool moments of our Elementary students working hard and being creative while learning at home. Have a great weekend, Bulldogs! -Ms. Stevens

It’s Friday, that means Quizziz tonight at 7:00 pm. Tonight’s topic is a mystery! See you at 6:45 pm for the game code!