Truman Elementary School

We are so excited to get this event up and going. Truman PTO has worked tirelessly to organize a socially, distanced, family-friendly, event for ALL to join in on the fun! This is not a fundraising event, just a way to designate time in our busy Spring schedules to see all our amazing town has to offer while in good company of our loved ones. ***You do NOT have to be a Truman family to participate...ALL are welcome!!! ****RSVP RIGHT NOW at this link to reserve your spot and passports: https://forms.gle/NCGJY1rM3Gke448J6

Help us congratulate Mr. Gilcrease and Ms. Wadlow! Today, we recognize Truman Elementary School’s Phil Gilcrease as the Support Staff Member of the Year and Rachel Wadlow as the Teacher of the Year. Their hard work and dedication is appreciated. #MVNation #TrumanTribe

This message is to inform families that MVR-III is canceling classes for Thursday, February 11th due to poor road conditions in areas throughout the district. While roads in the city of Pacific have improved, roads in Catawissa, Robertsville, and Villa Ridge make it difficult to safely transport students. Again, we appreciate your support as we focus on the safety of our students.

MVR-III is canceling classes for Wednesday, February 10th. While some of the roads in town have improved significantly, many roads in the southern portion of the district remain challenging to navigate. Thank you for your understanding as we continue to focus on student safety.

‼️ Our phone lines are up and working back to normal ‼️

Dear MVR-III Families, The school district continues to have problems with our digital phone lines. We hope to have service fully restored this week. In the meantime, we want to provide families with a phone line for each building's main office. Thank you for your patience as we work through this matter. Sincerely, MVR-III School District

PHONE LINES: Our Friday phone line fix it to use our Fax Line for anyone needing to call in. IF you need to contact the school you can use our Fax Number: 636-271-1490 to contact Mrs. Cheryl in the office. You are still welcome to text or call my cell 636-346-6156 or use Class Dojo as a form of communication! I will continue to keep you posted as we work through this issue.

As of Friday, Dec 11th, our phone lines are still down. You will not be able to contact the school. Please use our Class Dojo Messaging or reach out to me on my cell 636-346-6156. You can also reach out via email. All teacher & administrator email addresses may be found on the district website at https://www.mvr3.k12.mo.us/o/truman/staff We apologize for the inconvenience. Your patience and understanding as we work through this problem is appreciated. Sincerely, Dr. Sladek

From the Desk of Dr Sladek: School phone lines are down. If you need to contact the school please use class dojo messaging or contact my cell phone - 636-346-6156

From the Desk of Dr. Sladek: Tonight, Franklin County officials announced a mask mandate that will go into effect tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 20. It applies to all persons 10 and older. To be in compliance with this mandate, if your child is 10 or older, please have them wear a mask to school tomorrow. If you do not have a mask for your child, we will provide one for them when they arrive.

TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Absentee/Retake PLUS Virtual Student Picture Day is: Thursday, November 5, 2020 Wagner Portrait Group will be at school to photograph any students who were absent on the initial picture day or any student that needs his/her picture retaken. If you are having a picture taken as a RETAKE, please make sure your student returns their package in its entirety, including the package insert sheet, to the photographer. (Feel free to attach a note to describe what you’d like us to do differently.) FOR ABSENTEE & VIRTUAL STUDENTS- CLICK HERE TO ORDER https://bit.ly/31XKtr8 Don’t forget to dress appropriately as the school dress code will apply. Please direct all questions, concerns, or special requests directly to Wagner Portrait Group. We are happy to help! 1-800-444-7986 info@wagnerportaitgroup.com

Spirit Week this week!

Are you looking for some new school apparel? Take a look at the www.MVR3Merch.com online store to purchase t-shirts, hoodies, and more. Text option available by texting MVR3 to 900900. Happy shopping!! #MVNation

Happy Thursday Truman Tribe: Attendance: Yesterday many parents received an attendance report based on their students current %. I want you to know that our system generates that report automatically monthly and with the year of 2020 and the need to quarantine or stay home when having symptoms that attendance is not our priority or main focus this year. I have brought this to the attention of other administrators and we are working on getting this featured turned off this year so that you do not receive these automatic reports. Please note that there is nothing held against your student as far as attendance when it comes to our case by case situations that we are dealing with daily this year. Please continue to keep your families health a priority and open communication between home and school. It is greatly appreciated. Free and Reduced Forms: You will find a Free and Reduced Lunch form in your students Thursday Folder. If you have already filled one out and turned it in to the office you do NOT have to fill one out again. If this is something that could benefit your family it is truly a WIN-WIN for you and our district. The state uses a formula and determines a % of federal funds that a school will receive based off the number of families using the free and reduced program option. Also, when filling out the form you are allowed to list EVERYONE living under your roof. A lot of times this is a qualifying factors that many don’t take advantage of! I hope you find this information helpful and consider your need in filling out this form. PTO Meeting: Wednesday Sept. 30th: Click on the link to view the flyer - https://5il.co/l52m Parent/Teacher Conferences: I met with teachers this week and we brainstormed ideas and a plan for the new format of Parent/Teacher Conferences. Many teachers have already communicated their sign up process and expectations. Please keep in mind that this is new format is new for all of us and we will work together to iron out all the details. I want to be clear that ALL families should be in contact with their student’s teacher at some point in Sept OR Nov. I truly believe with the Class Dojo platform that we find ourselves communicating easily and weekly to best support the home to school connection. However, on Sept. 23rd OR Nov. 18th we want to dedicate intentional time to talk about your student progress academically and make sure we are taking a team approach in growing your student. Please look out for these dates to sign up for ONE time. Please note that I would prefer families to try to ZOOM or do a virtual conversation but an in person option is still acceptable. If you choose to come in person for the conference please limit the conference to ONE adult and the student (no siblings). The adult must wear a mask. We will have a separate entrance and exit and those details will be explained next week! 3rd & 4th Grade Girls ONLY!!! Click on this link to see information about little league basketball - https://5il.co/l52h Cornhole Tournament + Community Connections: We are so fortunate to have such an amazing Tribe. The town of Pacific is so united and I am so proud to be a part of it. We have Walsh Reality hosting a Cornhole Tournament with the focus of the proceeds coming back to Truman Elementary PTO. How awesome is that! If you are free and want to join in on the fun, or know of a family or friend who would enjoy their time, or even a business that would like to partner in this event please send this Flyer out and consider supporting Truman Elementary. Click on the link to view the flyer - https://5il.co/l53k In quick review of all the above topics...isn't it crazy to think how MUCH we have going on. How much LOVE surrounds our students daily! How cool. Thinking from a parent involved organization, to a program that supports our kiddos getting good meals throughout the day, to basketball leagues, to parents and teachers setting time aside to talk about education, to a community supportive event that honors and gives back to our school! WOW.... It does truly take a village to raise a child. I am proud of ours!

What a sweet surprise to pull up to school today and see that we got “ambushed” 💜 PHS Dance Team, Truman Elementary feels the love and positive vibes #GoodVibeTribe #MVNation #PTownPride #CommunityLove Now who was behind this magical moment and act of kindness of funding the love?! 🤔

Happy Monday Tribe! Let’s set the tone for this week and remember that we have the power to decide what this week will #BE! We may not have control over what it will bring but we are in this together 💜🙌 #GoodVibeTribe #TribeLife #MVNation

REMINDER!!! Dress to impress because tomorrow is Fall Picture Day! (These pictures are for in person students only there will be a separate picture day for virtual students). Thanks for a great first day Tribe. See you tomorrow! 💜

From our Tribe to YOU we want to remind you of our purpose and focus for this year. Meetings to help prep for our Tribe’s return, no matter in what format was chosen, may have been stressful, emotional, and long but with the support from Dr. Mulford and the unity of our Staff we are ready to welcome you today for the First Day of our 20-21 school year. Enjoy the video below: https://youtu.be/vi28VRHAb7o

Truman Elementary is excited to Welcome Back Students for the 20-21 School Year. Here is a “Virtual Open House” for all to view. 💜 Enjoy #TribeLife #MVNation https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10AbxWf233VSTM5JBEmHPhbf8XwOCHjVmdUsBr0_Vfns/edit?usp=sharing

PICTURE DAY! We are strongly encouraging online ordering this year! I am currently working on a plan to come up with a safe way for our virtual students to get their picture taken! I will reach out to them to advise next steps. For our in-seat students I have a schedule that will allow classes to go one at a time to have their picture taken. We will NOT need any parent volunteers for Picture Day this year. Please reference the link below to order online: TRUMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Picture Day is: Thursday, August 27, 2020 Wagner Portrait Group will be photographing students for portrait packages & school records. This will be your special opportunity to purchase your school pictures! CLICK HERE TO ORDER: https://bit.ly/2Qd28Fm Don’t forget to dress appropriately as the school dress code will apply. Please direct all questions, concerns, or special requests directly to Wagner Portrait Group. We are happy to help! 1-800-444-7986 info@wagnerportaitgroup.com