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CANCELLED 2nd Grade Merced Symphony Children's Concert
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McSwain News
Daily Update
Good Morning Mustangs!
We hope you are having a great weekend; here are some updates.
4H Easter Egg Hunt
Our amazing 4H will be having its annual easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 24th.
The event is open to ages 1-8 and will begin at 2:00 pm
Students participating will need to bring their basket
Please see the flyer below for more information
Construction Update
As we proceed with enhancing and modernizing our campus, you may observe an increase in construction activity.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this process.
6,7, and 8th Grade Opportunity!
Calling all 6th, 7th, and 8th garde students
Merced County Presets the Y2K Conference on 4/13/24
The event is from 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Please see the attached flyer below (This is non school school-affiliated event)
Coffee with Mr.P!
Once a month, we host Coffee with Mr. Pannu. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ongoing events here at Mcswain and how we could continue to strengthen the partnership between our school and our students and families. Our next session of the year will be Thursday, 3/26, at 8:30 am in the West Campus Cafeteria.
Our meeting will focus on the upcoming state assessment, CAASPP
For parents who cannot make the meeting, we will also upload a copy of the presentation onto our website.
Donuts and Coffee will be served.
This is open to all Parents! Spanish Translation will be available.
Tutoring Resource
As a reminder, the California State Library provides free online tutoring for California K-12 students through public libraries. Through HelpNow, real-time homework assistance is available 24 hours a day by laptop, tablet, or phone from qualified tutors using state curriculum and standards.
24/7 assistance is available in English and Spanish for Language Arts and Mathematics.
Every day between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm, assistance is available in core K-12 subjects in the following languages:
English
Spanish
Mandarin
Cantonese
Vietnamese
Tagalog.
Tutors can provide a virtual whiteboard, conduct live audio interactions with students, and work with learners on various concepts. Students are expected to work through the content and learn from the feedback.
The California State Library is partnering with the Pacific Library Partnership (PLP) to bring this resource to California public libraries.
Our Merced County Public Library is participating. Please see the link in your parent square to get your student get started!
We hope you are having a great weekend; here are some updates.
4H Easter Egg Hunt
Our amazing 4H will be having its annual easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 24th.
The event is open to ages 1-8 and will begin at 2:00 pm
Students participating will need to bring their basket
Please see the flyer below for more information
Construction Update
As we proceed with enhancing and modernizing our campus, you may observe an increase in construction activity.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this process.
6,7, and 8th Grade Opportunity!
Calling all 6th, 7th, and 8th garde students
Merced County Presets the Y2K Conference on 4/13/24
The event is from 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Please see the attached flyer below (This is non school school-affiliated event)
Coffee with Mr.P!
Once a month, we host Coffee with Mr. Pannu. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ongoing events here at Mcswain and how we could continue to strengthen the partnership between our school and our students and families. Our next session of the year will be Thursday, 3/26, at 8:30 am in the West Campus Cafeteria.
Our meeting will focus on the upcoming state assessment, CAASPP
For parents who cannot make the meeting, we will also upload a copy of the presentation onto our website.
Donuts and Coffee will be served.
This is open to all Parents! Spanish Translation will be available.
Tutoring Resource
As a reminder, the California State Library provides free online tutoring for California K-12 students through public libraries. Through HelpNow, real-time homework assistance is available 24 hours a day by laptop, tablet, or phone from qualified tutors using state curriculum and standards.
24/7 assistance is available in English and Spanish for Language Arts and Mathematics.
Every day between 10:00 am and 10:00 pm, assistance is available in core K-12 subjects in the following languages:
English
Spanish
Mandarin
Cantonese
Vietnamese
Tagalog.
Tutors can provide a virtual whiteboard, conduct live audio interactions with students, and work with learners on various concepts. Students are expected to work through the content and learn from the feedback.
The California State Library is partnering with the Pacific Library Partnership (PLP) to bring this resource to California public libraries.
Our Merced County Public Library is participating. Please see the link in your parent square to get your student get started!
Daily Update
Hello, McSwain Community!
Please take a look at the information below.
4H Easter Egg Hunt
Our amazing 4H will be having its annual easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 24th.
The event is open to ages 1-8 and will begin at 2:00 pm
Students participating will need to bring their basket
Please see the flyer below for more information
Construction Update
As we proceed with enhancing and modernizing our campus, you may observe an increase in construction activity.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this process.
6,7 and 8th Grade Opportunity!
Calling all 6th, 7th, and 8th garde students
Merced County Presets the Y2K Conference on 4/13/24
The event is from 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Please see the attached flyer below (This is non school school-affiliated event)
Report Card Week Reminder!
Thank you, parents, for attending report card week. We will have one more day of report cards tomorrow, 3/14/23.
Please note the schedules below.
West Campus will be released at 1:00 pm
East Campus will be released at 1:50 pm
With all parent meetings, if you would like to set up an additional appointment with your child's teacher, don't hesitate to get in touch with them; we would be happy to accommodate.
Please take a look at the information below.
4H Easter Egg Hunt
Our amazing 4H will be having its annual easter egg hunt on Sunday, March 24th.
The event is open to ages 1-8 and will begin at 2:00 pm
Students participating will need to bring their basket
Please see the flyer below for more information
Construction Update
As we proceed with enhancing and modernizing our campus, you may observe an increase in construction activity.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this process.
6,7 and 8th Grade Opportunity!
Calling all 6th, 7th, and 8th garde students
Merced County Presets the Y2K Conference on 4/13/24
The event is from 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
Please see the attached flyer below (This is non school school-affiliated event)
Report Card Week Reminder!
Thank you, parents, for attending report card week. We will have one more day of report cards tomorrow, 3/14/23.
Please note the schedules below.
West Campus will be released at 1:00 pm
East Campus will be released at 1:50 pm
With all parent meetings, if you would like to set up an additional appointment with your child's teacher, don't hesitate to get in touch with them; we would be happy to accommodate.
Daily Update
Hello McSwain Community,
Thank you for making our "Reading is Fun Week" and the first-ever "Camp Read" event a resounding success. Your enthusiasm, support, and participation brought these initiatives to life, creating unforgettable experiences for our students. Seeing everyone come together to celebrate the joy of reading was truly special. Your involvement—from attending events to sharing stories—played a crucial role in sparking a lifelong love of reading in our students' hearts.
We are deeply grateful for your contributions and look forward to more wonderful events in the future. Together, we've started something amazing.
Have a great weekend, Mustangs, and see the reminders below!
Best,
Mr. P
Report Card Week!
We will have report card week from March 12-14th
Please note the schedules below.
March 12th- March 14th
Tuesday- Thursday
West Campus will be released at 1:00 pm
East Campus will be released at 1:50 pm
Your child's teachers will send information about conferences and setting up meetings. Please be on the lookout for these communications.
In addition to report cards, your child will be given information regarding their NWEA benchmark test when applicable.
With all parent meetings, if you would like to set up an additional appointment with your child's teacher, please reach out to them, and we would be happy to accommodate.
Message from the Cafeteria
VEGETABLE OF THE MONTH……..SNAP PEAS!!!!
Our vegetable to Salute this month is Snap Peas!
The snap pea, also known as the sugar snap pea, is an edible pod pea with rounded pods and thick pod walls, in contrast to snow pea pods, which are flat with thin walls. Snap peas are bright green and typically harvested when the peas inside the pod are small and sweet.
Check out these fun facts that may even make you want to eat this vegetable more.
Sugar snap peas took the vegetable world by storm in the spring of 1979, hailed as the greatest new vegetable on the market! U.S. plant breeder Calvin Lamborn developed the “sugar snap” pea variety by crossing garden peas with especially thick walls with snow peas and ta-da!! Sugar snap peas were born!!
Like beans, sugar snap peas can be grown as a bush or a vine. Commercial farmers changed the way snap peas were initially grown on a vine to more bush-like so that the plants would be smaller, easier to maintain, and harvest all at once.
Snap peas are considered a fruit, though most people consider them vegetables. The whole pod can be eaten, and they have a crunchy texture and very sweet flavor. They may be eaten raw or cooked. There are 3-8 peas in each pod.
So what’s so good about them? Snap peas are high in fiber and rich in vitamin C, which is great for building the immune system. They’re also a good source of B vitamins and folic acid, which helps to break down protein, carbohydrates, and fat into energy. They're also packed with iron, manganese, and Vitamins A and K.
Let’s give them a try this month. You can eat them whole or in a salad, stir-fried or steamed. Open them up and see what’s inside!
Parking Tips and Tricks Reminder
Arrive early for drop-off. Students are allowed to enter campus by 7:30 am
If you arrive late or close to the start of school, you will be in traffic.
Follow the designated routes. If you do not, our procedure will be negatively impacted, and you will be in more traffic.
For pick-up, please make sure to show up at the correct time.
For West Campus pick-up, once you have picked up your student, please exit the parking lot to allow for traffic to move.
A tip for pick-up on the East campus is that If you are running late in the afternoon, students are under the supervision of an adult. Coming after the original wave of traffic will also help expedite pick-up.
Thank you for making our "Reading is Fun Week" and the first-ever "Camp Read" event a resounding success. Your enthusiasm, support, and participation brought these initiatives to life, creating unforgettable experiences for our students. Seeing everyone come together to celebrate the joy of reading was truly special. Your involvement—from attending events to sharing stories—played a crucial role in sparking a lifelong love of reading in our students' hearts.
We are deeply grateful for your contributions and look forward to more wonderful events in the future. Together, we've started something amazing.
Have a great weekend, Mustangs, and see the reminders below!
Best,
Mr. P
Report Card Week!
We will have report card week from March 12-14th
Please note the schedules below.
March 12th- March 14th
Tuesday- Thursday
West Campus will be released at 1:00 pm
East Campus will be released at 1:50 pm
Your child's teachers will send information about conferences and setting up meetings. Please be on the lookout for these communications.
In addition to report cards, your child will be given information regarding their NWEA benchmark test when applicable.
With all parent meetings, if you would like to set up an additional appointment with your child's teacher, please reach out to them, and we would be happy to accommodate.
Message from the Cafeteria
VEGETABLE OF THE MONTH……..SNAP PEAS!!!!
Our vegetable to Salute this month is Snap Peas!
The snap pea, also known as the sugar snap pea, is an edible pod pea with rounded pods and thick pod walls, in contrast to snow pea pods, which are flat with thin walls. Snap peas are bright green and typically harvested when the peas inside the pod are small and sweet.
Check out these fun facts that may even make you want to eat this vegetable more.
Sugar snap peas took the vegetable world by storm in the spring of 1979, hailed as the greatest new vegetable on the market! U.S. plant breeder Calvin Lamborn developed the “sugar snap” pea variety by crossing garden peas with especially thick walls with snow peas and ta-da!! Sugar snap peas were born!!
Like beans, sugar snap peas can be grown as a bush or a vine. Commercial farmers changed the way snap peas were initially grown on a vine to more bush-like so that the plants would be smaller, easier to maintain, and harvest all at once.
Snap peas are considered a fruit, though most people consider them vegetables. The whole pod can be eaten, and they have a crunchy texture and very sweet flavor. They may be eaten raw or cooked. There are 3-8 peas in each pod.
So what’s so good about them? Snap peas are high in fiber and rich in vitamin C, which is great for building the immune system. They’re also a good source of B vitamins and folic acid, which helps to break down protein, carbohydrates, and fat into energy. They're also packed with iron, manganese, and Vitamins A and K.
Let’s give them a try this month. You can eat them whole or in a salad, stir-fried or steamed. Open them up and see what’s inside!
Parking Tips and Tricks Reminder
Arrive early for drop-off. Students are allowed to enter campus by 7:30 am
If you arrive late or close to the start of school, you will be in traffic.
Follow the designated routes. If you do not, our procedure will be negatively impacted, and you will be in more traffic.
For pick-up, please make sure to show up at the correct time.
For West Campus pick-up, once you have picked up your student, please exit the parking lot to allow for traffic to move.
A tip for pick-up on the East campus is that If you are running late in the afternoon, students are under the supervision of an adult. Coming after the original wave of traffic will also help expedite pick-up.
Book Fair
Mark your calendars, the Literati Book Fair will be here Thursday, March 7th- Friday,15th from 7:30 AM-2:30 PM in the East Campus Library!
Please note that the Book Fair will end at noon on the last day, Friday, March 15th. We hope to see our East campus 4th- 8th-grade families there! There will be so many books to choose from for every reader.
Don't forget, we will be open LATE on Thursday, March 7th, from 5:00-700 PM during CAMP READ night!
Purchases can be paid for by cash, debit, or credit.
If you'd like your child(ren) to shop cashless, we encourage you to set up a Gift Card NOW, so he/she is ready to shop on opening day! Set up your Gift Card on our webpage https://literati.com/store/?school=mcswain-elementary-school-merced-ca
Thank you for your support! See you at the Literati Book Fair!
Please note that the Book Fair will end at noon on the last day, Friday, March 15th. We hope to see our East campus 4th- 8th-grade families there! There will be so many books to choose from for every reader.
Don't forget, we will be open LATE on Thursday, March 7th, from 5:00-700 PM during CAMP READ night!
Purchases can be paid for by cash, debit, or credit.
If you'd like your child(ren) to shop cashless, we encourage you to set up a Gift Card NOW, so he/she is ready to shop on opening day! Set up your Gift Card on our webpage https://literati.com/store/?school=mcswain-elementary-school-merced-ca
Thank you for your support! See you at the Literati Book Fair!