Knightly News

MCS Weekly Announcements
  • Nov. 10: Hot Dog Day
  • Nov. 11: Veterans Day - NO SCHOOL
  • Nov. 12: Teacher Workday - NO SCHOOL
  • Nov. 18: Popcorn Day
  • Nov. 19: Thanksgiving Feast
  • Nov. 24-26: Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL
  • Dec. 1: Donut Day
  • Dec. 1: A Time to Give Campaign Begins
HOT DOG DAY

Wednesday is hot dog day! For just $14 your student can enjoy a delicious hot dog and fries from 2 ½ Men BBQ this Wednesday and next month (Wednesday, December 8th).
If you are interested, stop by the office to sign up your student(s).
SCHOOL PICTURES

Just a couple more days to order school pictures!

A few things in regards to school portraits. This gallery is just a PROOF gallery. All orders will be fully edited and cropped to the size and printed in the ORIENTATION of the proof. The class photo will have the backdrop extended. 

One pose per package. NO mixing and matching. 

All orders will be submitted for printing November 12th and delivered to the school before Thanksgiving break (unless specified).

If you ordered any digital images, they will be emailed directly to you.

Use the following password to access your photos: MCS2021


This gallery will expire on November 10, 2021. (A fee for late orders will apply.)
  
Please contact Kayla directly if you have any questions. 
Kayla J Photography
106 E Main St
Monroe, WA 98272
425 232 1754
VETERANS DAY

In honor of our military veterans, we give tribute to those who have served and those that are still serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans Day is a good time to remember that our freedom isn't guaranteed. It's protected by the men and women in our Armed Services.
To those who secure our way of life...Thank you!
In observance of Veterans Day, school will be closed Thursday, November 11th.
TAPP’S Cozy Basket Raffle

TAPP is raising money to put on a Christmas party for our hard working teachers. Please come and support our fundraiser by purchasing raffle tickets for our Cozy Basket. Items in basket and cost of raffle tickets are below.

(All items were donated by TAPP Committee Members. Thank you!)

Items in our fabulous Cozy Basket:
Woven Basket, Warm Fuzzy Blanket, Winter Scarf, Beanie, Two Bottles of Wine, Wine Glass, Ferrero Collection of Chocolates, Lindt Gourmet Truffles, One Pound of Starbucks Coffee, Pumpkin Caramel Scone Coffee Flavor, Starbucks Hot Cocoa, Snowflake Marshmallows, Teavana Teas, Get Cozy Mug, Young Living Essential Oils, Scented Wax, Two DVD’s, Two Coloring Books with Colored Pencils, A Gratitude Journal, Décor Plant, Sand + Fog Candle, Three Pairs of Cozy Socks, Barr-Bath Salts, Homemade Body Scrub, Vanilla Mint Body Butter, Pure Romance Body Oil, Pure Romance Heart Massager, Four Face Masks and other goodies.

Cost:
1 ticket for $5
3 tickets for $10
5 tickets for $20

Pick up your tickets in the school office. (Please pay with cash or check.)

Raffle ends November 30. Drawing will be December 1, 2021.
THANKSGIVING FEAST

Friday, November 19th, we will hold our annual Thanksgiving Feast! Each student will be served a delicious meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, a vegetable and a tasty dessert. Due to ongoing restrictions, each plate will be individually packaged and served in the classrooms. We ask that parents provide $4.00 per student to help cover the cost of the meal.
 
Our thanks go to Sultan Red Apple, Sara Peterson, and other parent volunteers for their help and support with this wonderful event.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

The students and staff at Monroe Christian School are busy preparing for our Christmas program that we will be sharing with all of you on December 9th! Below is a link to a YouTube playlist with all the music in case your kids are wanting to listen and practice at home. The more they listen to the music, the better! (Sorry you may have these songs stuck in your head for the next month…they’re pretty catchy!)
CHANGE OF CLOTHES

We are seeing many of our students having a wonderful time playing outside at recess but then find themselves more than a little wet afterwards. If you'd like to send a change of clothes to school with your child, it could make their afternoons a little less soggy.
FRIENDLY REMINDER ABOUT ILLNESSES
 
We know there is a lot of information out regarding what you need to do if you have been exposed to or infected with COVID 19.
It is our school policy that if anyone in your household has been exposed to the virus and/or is being tested, we ask all students to stay home until a negative test result is received. Should anyone in your household receive a positive test result, we ask all students to stay home for the 10/14 days that your doctor has specified.
To do our part, we will continue taking temperatures before your student enters the classroom and ask that if your student has any of the following symptoms, please keep them home and notify the office of their absence.

  • Temperature above 100.3 (without the use of a fever reducing medication)*
  •  coughing
  •  shortness of breath
  • headache
  • sore throat
  • muscle or body aches
  • loss of taste or smell
  • congestion
  • nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea*
*Note: Any family members that have fevers and/or vomiting, we ask that you keep all students home for 48 hours after the symptoms have subsided.

If a student has 1 cold-like symptom (i.e. runny nose, sore throat from nasal drip, etc.) please keep child home for 24 hours and make sure symptoms are not worsening before sending the child to school.

Please click the link to view MCS's Quarantine Policy Flowchart
LOVE AND LOGIC

Tips to Teach Kids About Money Management and Responsibility
When I was young, my parents set up an allowance for me—and taught me a valuable lesson about money management. They told me I would get a weekly allowance and then they explained the rules. Of course, I didn’t focus on the rules—I was overjoyed just at having money that I could spend any way that I wanted!

That same week, we went to the carnival as a family. I had a great time and spent my entire allowance on all sorts off exciting things. I didn’t give it a second thought because the money was mine to spend any way I chose. However, the following Monday morning I realized I had a problem—one of those pesky rules. I was supposed to use my allowance to pay for my lunch at school.

I went to my Dad and asked him what I was going to do for lunch. He replied, “Go over to your pay envelope and get your lunch money out.” I told him it was all gone. With genuine empathy he said, “Oh no, that’s really too bad. What are you going to do about that?” I replied, “I don’t know, can I get some food out of the refrigerator and make a lunch?” He said, “Sure, if you can afford to pay for it. Mom and I have already paid you for lunches once, and we don’t want to pay for them again.”

That week was tough for me at school because I had to skip lunch and only had two meals a day. Even though my parents made sure that there was plenty of food at those two meals, I learned a big lesson in money management.

Love and Logic parents use allowances to teach their kids money management—and responsibility. When kids struggle with money at an early age, they learn not only to be more fiscally responsible, but this lesson helps them be responsible in all areas of life. Here are some helpful rules for allowances that can help your kids get the most out of this terrific learning experience.

Rule One: Children do not earn their allowance.
We do not pay them to do chores. Kids should see chores as contributing their fair share of the family workload. We only pay them for chores when they do our chores.

Rule Two: Provide the allowance at the same time every week.
Put the cash for the allowance in an envelope and include a small invoice that lists the breakdown of the allowance (for example, a child might have $2 for spending and $8 for lunch money). You can add a message, such as, “Because we love you. Spend it wisely and make it last.”

Rule Three: Never insist that children save the allowance.
In general, people learn to save money only after they have experienced being broke. It can be difficult for parents to let their kids go broke, but it will be a lesson that their kids will remember.

Rule Four: As long as they are not engaged in illegal activity, allow children to spend, save, or waste the money any way that they see fit.
They can use their money any way they want. For example, they can pay others to do their chores. Here’s the catch—when the money’s gone, it’s gone. No more allowance until the next week’s envelope.

These rules are based on one of the fundamental principles of Love and Logic—let the consequences do the teaching. For more about teaching kids to be responsible, listen to our MP3 audio, Four Steps to Responsibility. 

Thanks for reading! Our goal is to help as many families as possible.
Our scripture theme for this year is based on Galatians 5:22-23, 25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit
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