Monroe Middle School Newsletter 
Jan/Feb 2013

 

 

 

REMINDER: You must bring your ID to office to take your student out of school.

  

Flu Season is Here

                              
Flu Prevention Tips!
 
Wash Your Hands
Cough into your shoulder or elbow
Wash Your Hands
Stay home if you have a fever, are vomiting or coughing so much you can't concentrate at school
Wash Your Hands
Get plenty of rest: teens need 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night
Wash Your Hands
Enjoy a healthy balanced diet
Wash Your Hands
  
If you get sick:
  • 24 hours fever (100 degrees) free without fever reducing medication before you return to school
  • 24 hours from last vomiting prior to returning to school
Laurie Rowe, RN
School Nurse
 

 

Free ChildrensDental Clinic

Sat 2/2/13  

 

The Children's Free Sealant Clinic will once again be held at Lane Community College (LCC) Saturday February 2, 2013. The clinic is aimed at children 7 to 14 who have limited access to dental care. A parent or guardian must be present. The clinic will provide an examination, x-rays, sealants on cavity free molars and a fluoride varnish to those arriving between 9:30am and noon. A brochure regarding the sealant clinic in both Spanish and English is available upon request. 

 

For more information you may contact Dr. Carolyn Cantrell at (541) 687-2156 or Linda Eichner at (541) 790-5181. 

 

 
 
In Case of Emergency......
 
If an emergency were to occur here at school, parents can look to our website to get emergency information.
 
The Principal will keep parents informed via the front page of the monroe website.
 
Click here to bookmark our website

 

Please remind your student to get their overdue library book(s) returned.  

 

 

 

 
What is MPAC?

 

The goal of MPAC is to promote personal, academic & career goals in our students. This is a school-wide enhancement program aimed giving students opportunities to improve social skills, practice group roles, assess personal strengths and set academic and career goals.

 

Students are grouped by grade and meet monthly throughout the school year.

 

MPAC topics for the 2012-13 school year include:

 

  • Bullying / Harassment Prevention
  • Academic Goal-Setting
  • Career Investigation

 

SPORTS PHOTOS

Note from Mrs. Kronser...

In this year's yearbook we would like to have a sports page.  Please send 1 or 2 pictures to Mrs. Kronser at
[email protected] from this year featuring Monroe students sports. These pictures should include Monroe students only. 
Pictures with less than 5 students will not be considered.  There is only room for about 10 photos total.  

Space is limited - not all sumbitted photos will appear in the yearbook

Click HERE to view the

2012-2013

Student/Parent Handbook

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Fri 2/1 Out of District Transfer Apps available online
Sat 2/2 Free Children's Dental Clinic

Fri 2/8 All School Field trip to Hult Center: Swan Lake

Fri 2/8 Mr. Irish Dance at Sheldon - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Wed 2/13 NAEP testing 8th grade

Wed 2/13 Site Council - 3:30pm

Mon 2/18 NO SCHOOL - President's Day

Tues 2/19 IHS Regular Info night - 7-8pm SHS

Wed 2/20 Immunization Exclusion Day

2/20, 2/22, 2/26, 2/28 School Spirit Days

Thurs 2/21 8th grade band workshop field trip

Thurs 2/21 School Choice Info Meeting 7pm Ed Ctr.

Thurs 2/21 IHS Reg & SI Info meeting - 7-8pm SHS

Sat 2/23 School Choice Info Meeting 9am Ed Ctr.

Mon 2/25 MPO meeting - 7pm

Tues 2/26 MPAC

Tues 2/26 Monroe Visitation - call school to sign-up

Wed 2/27 Spring Pictures

Thurs 2/28 Monroe Visitation - call school to sign-up

Fri 3/8 NO SCHOOL - Grading day

Mon 3/11 Trimester 3 begins

Wed 3/13 Site Council 3:30pm

Fri 3/15 School Play teaser

Fri 3/15 School Play - 7-8pm

Sat 3/16 School play - 7-8pm

Tues 3/19 Band Concert - 7-8pm

Thurs 3/21 Locker Cleanout

Mon - Fri 3/25-3/29 SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

Mon 4/1 NO SCHOOL - Planning Day

Tues 4/2 Classes Resume

 

 

 

Important Dates:

1/8 In-district School Choice apps available online

 

1/24 School Choice Information Meeting 7 p.m., 200 N. Monroe St.

 

1/26 School Showcase 9:30 am to noon at C�sar Ch�vez Elementary

 

1/29, 1/31 Monroe visitation - call Monroe to sign up

 

2/1 Out-of-District (Open Enrollment) Transfer applications available online

 

2/21 School Choice Information Meeting 7 p.m., 200 N. Monroe St.

 

2/23 School Choice Information Meeting 9 a.m., 200 N. Monroe St.

 

2/26, 2/28 Monroe visitation - call Monroe to sign-up

 

Click here for more details and forms


 

 

Are you curious about global events? Do you enjoy considering different perspectives on world issues? Do you want to make a difference in your local and global community?
 

 

You might be interested in Eugene International High School!

 

Eugene IHS is an award-winning alternative high school in international studies for students in grades 9-12. Located at Churchill, Sheldon and South Eugene, the school is open via district lottery to any student who wishes to attend. If you are curious about the world, love languages, and learning in a close-knit, unique environment that is both challenging and supportive, consider Eugene IHS as your high school choice.

 

Admission into Eugene IHS is through the 4J District lottery process; all students must fill out a school choice form and return it to the 4J District office. School choice forms for 2013-14 will be available in January. Go to the 4J District school choice web page for school choice deadlines and to print the school choice form: http://www.4j.lane.edu/choice.

 

Important Dates for the 2013-14 School Year:
January 2013: School Choice Applications for lottery available
March 22: In-District deadline to submit School Choice Applications for high school lottery
April 1: Out-of-District transfer Applications Due
April 4: School Choice lottery results available
April 19: Deadline to notify high schools of School Choice decision

Immersion students will be enrolled in Eugene IHS without the lottery process. However, immersion students do need to submit the Eugene IHS enrollment form to the Eugene IHS office at South or Sheldon by the March 22nd deadline. This form will be included in a special mailing to immersion families.

Interested Parents and Students:
Please come to one of the special information nights listed below to hear more about Eugene International High School and enrollment information. 

 

South Region
Thursday, February 7, 7:00pm South Eugene Cafeteria (French Immersion breakout session)
Tuesday, February 12, 7:45pm South Eugene Cafeteria (Joint evening with South)  

 

Sheldon Region
Tuesday, February 19, 7:00pm Sheldon Lecture Hall
Thursday, February 21, 7:00pm Sheldon Lecture Hall (Spanish Immersion breakout session)  

 

Churchill Region
Tuesday, February 26, 7:00pm Churchill Cafeteria

For more information contact one of the Eugene IHS offices below, or visit their website at www.ihs.4j.lane.edu

Eugene IHS @ Churchill: 541-790-5225
Eugene IHS @ Sheldon: 541-790-6636
Eugene IHS @ South Eugene:  541-790-8030

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Vaccines Required

Exclusion Day 2/20/13

  

Letters are being sent out to all 7th grade parents who have not updated their students with the Tdap vaccination, or rather the whooping cough vaccine.

 

Oregon Law has added requirements for the school year 2012-2013.  Your child should have this additional vaccine by January 2013 to avoid being excluded from school. State wide Exclusion day is February 20, 2013. Please, please do not wait till the last minute. Because doctor's offices may be overloaded. It's happened before.

 

Tdap which is: Tetanus, Diphtheria an Acellular Pertussis (Whooping Cough) has been on the rise in recent years. It is most dangerous for babies. The CDC recommends that all adults should get the booster shot because it is so contagious.

 

Whooping cough typically begins with cold-like symptoms such as fever, a runny nose and is accompanied by a mild cough that grows more severe by the first or second week. A high-pitched whoop, giving the illness it's name and can follow violent coughing fits.

 

If you do not have a personal physician you can call our local Health Center at Sheldon High for an appointment at (541) 790-6644. They are there for our 4j families. They can bill your insurance, or if you cannot pay, they will work with you.
 
Monroe Middle School
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Eugene, Oregon 97401
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