LEADING THE CHARGE OF LIFELONG LEARNING!
weekly e-newsletter
October 25, 2020
SCHOOL-WIDE NEWS
CHARACTER COUNTS HOMECOMING WEEK - OCTOBER 26 - OCTOBER 30
LET'S ROCK THIS WEEK!

See below for each day's character counts trait and spirit day dress!
K -5 and MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM CHAT UPDATES -

Please make sure you have viewed the Curriculum Information. This is important information regarding your child's learning expectations for the school year. Please click below to access curriculum.

Thank you,

FALL PICTURE RETAKES -

Individual Fall Picture Retakes will be taken on Friday, October 30.
  • Students who have already received purchased pictures MUST return those pictures on Friday, Oct. 30 to have their picture retaken.
  • Any student that was not photographed on picture day will have their picture taken on Friday, Oct. 30.
ATHLETIC UPDATES

Sales for tickets will GO LIVE at 4:30 via MCA Homepage on Sundays for Tuesday games and tickets will GO LIVE at 4:30 on Tuesday for Thursday games . Make sure to check out the MCA homepage after 4:30 to purchase any available tickets.

As a reminder, tickets CANNOT be purchased at the door due to limited capacity.

MCA Families, we appreciate your assistance in supporting our health and safety protocols here on campus. As a reminder, below is the student health screener questions. If you can say yes to any of the symptoms below for your child, please keep your child at home until you can say no to all symptoms. If you can say yes to the questions, follow the instructions in red.
Student Health Screening Entry Form
 
Please assess your child daily for the following symptoms and answer the contact questions.

  • Fever of 100.4 or higher
  • Uncontrolled cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Sore throat
  • Loss of sense of smell or taste
  • Muscle aches
  • Vomiting or diarrhea

  1. Is your child currently awaiting COVID-19 test results? If yes, please keep your child home and notify the school nurse when test results received. Further instructions will be discussed at that time.

  1. Does your child live in the same household with someone positive for COVID-19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 14 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. A negative test result does not reduce the quarantine requirement for the full 14 day incubation period.

  1. Has your child had close contact with someone who in the past 14 days who tested positive for COVID-19? If yes, your child must quarantine for 14 days from the last date of contact with the positive individual. A negative test result does not reduce the quarantine requirement for the full 14 day incubation period.
HEALTH SCREENINGS - KINDERGARTEN, 1ST, 3RD, & 6TH GRADE ONLY -

In compliance with Florida Statute 381.0056(5a), regarding school health services and in accordance with Department of Health requirements, we will be offered free screening for vision, hearing, and height/weight measurement for growth and development for Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, and 6th Grade Students. 6th grade students included in the heath check are screened for scoliosis. These health screenings are done annually. All screenings are done individually by certified health care professionals.

Screenings will be conducted throughout the day on Thursday, October 29thThis year, due to social distancing guidelines, we will only be screening 10% of our students in Kinder, 1st, 3rd, and 6th Grades who are Brick and Mortar Learners. If you are a Distance Learner, an email was sent to you about your options for participating in the screening.

The students will be randomly chosen from the listed grade levels to participate in the screening. If your child is tested and the results are not in the “normal” range for the particular test, you will be notified by letter. If you would like to opt out of the health screening, please complete the attached OPT OUT letter and return it to MCA before Thursday, Oct. 22. 



For questions, please email Stacy Stackhouse, Assistant Principal at Stacy.Stackhouse@stjohns.k12.fl.us
PTA NEWS
MCA SPIRITWEAR

Character Counts and Spirit Week is here and Friday is MCA Spirit Day! Be sure to have your spirit wear orders in by Tuesday if you need something for Friday. All items listed are in stock for immediate delivery. Please shop the link below!  

The weather is getting a little cooler, send your Student to school warm and showing MCA Pride with our Hooded Windbreakers! You can purchase them from https://mcaptaspiritwear.company.site/MCA-Spirit-Hooded-Windbreaker-p222065136

 MATH-A-THON UPDATES

Please continue to send in those math-a-thon pledges.
SCHOOL-BASED DISTANCE LEARNERS(SBDL)
Distant Learning Webpage - Please make sure that you saved the link below to your favorites and frequent the page often should you have questions.

Visit https://www-mca.stjohns.k12.fl.us/distance-learners/ for links and the latest information.
St Johns County School District
For the most recent news from the district, please visit the district's webpage.

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3750 International Golf Pkwy
St. Augustine, FL 32092
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