We are keeping track of students with ILI and will need to report to the Minnesota Department of Health if a threshhold number of students are affected. Please help with this reporting by notifying the office on a daily basis if your student has ILI.  You should specify if your child has a fever of over 100 degrees and whether or not s/he has a cough and/or sore throat.

School Medications:  All medications dispensed at school must be provided by a parent/guardian.  Medications must be in the original labeled container and have your child's name on it.  This includes Ibuprofen, Tylenol and other over-the-counter medications.  Please stop by the office to complete a medication authorization form if your student will need medication at school.  Prescription medications need a signature of parent/guardian and physician.  Over-the-counter medications need a signature of parent/guardian only.  We are able to fax the form to your student's physician for signature if you provide the name and clinic of the physician.
 
I am at school every Thursday beginning at 11 am if you would like to discuss your student's health.
 
Thank you,
Ann DePaolis-Jones
Licensed School Nurse

 

 

 

We are seeking a host family to provide room and some meals (shared dinner) for Ms. Fontana. We can arrange housing with one family for 8 weeks or two families for 4 weeks each. Please contact Mary Lou Bala at school.

 

We are also hoping to borrow a car for Ms. Fontana to use while she is here. Please contact Mary Lou Bala if you are able to help.

 

 

The 4th grade has been thinking hard about color and what it can tell us. They carefully drew patterns for a decorative panel and now are learning how to cross-stitch their designs onto their handwork bags-- whew!

 

In 5th grade, the students are learning to knit in the round and just last week, dyed the wool they'll use to knit their socks. 6th graders are in the early stages of doll-making while 7th graders are sewing and embellishing a secret project for another class! Soon, they'll begin felting.

 

Finally, the 8th graders have learned all about the sewing machine and its history within the context  of the Industrial Revolution: a savior to homemakers, the beginning of the end for professional tailors. The class looks forward to buying fabric for their quilts next week!

 

 

A link to the calendar may be found in each Update under "Upcoming Events,"  another link may be found on the MWS website. You may also subscribe to the calendar using the following ICAL address: http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/mwsamys%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics. It is a very useful tool for planning. We hope you'll take advantage of it!

 

 

 

 

 

Sara Bowman

Ting Ting Cheng

 

K-Eileen 

Amy Martel

Vaara Ostin

 

K-Mary Lou