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Principal's Message from Dr. Edwards
Quarter 2 flies. We have just 12 school days until Thanksgiving break, and then there are only 15 school days after that until Winter Break. In Nurture Group this week, we focused on balancing that we take ownership of ourselves, our choices, and our work along with not being afraid to ask for help. Asking for help is brave! Encourage your child to speak up when they’re feeling stuck, worried, or overwhelmed and also celebrate when they take responsibility and make attempts on their own.
We have our annual vision and hearing screenings coming up, so please take note of the announcements beneath the quote.
FES Health Room Request: The health room is in need of gently used pants of various sizes. If you are willing to donate please drop off in the front office.
FES Garden Request: Clearing out outdoor pots or hanging baskets? Donate your old soil and leftover plant material to our new Viking Vegetation raised beds that our All Pro Dad group helped build! Leave the whole pot for us to recycle, or just dump the contents into a bed if you're keeping your container. The garden is located just outside the playground fencing.
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 Dear MVCSC Families,
Over the next few weeks/months we will begin vision screenings for students.
● Mt. Vernon Schools will be conducting annual vision screenings for students in grades 1, 3, 5, and 8.
Screenings will also be completed for any student who previously did not pass a vision screening
and does not have follow-up on file, as well as for any new students without a current screening
record. These screenings help us identify students who may be experiencing vision changes and
need to see an optometrist for a more complete eye exam.
● Children who wear glasses or contacts will be tested while wearing their glasses or contacts. Please
ensure your student has their glasses at school.
● Parents will ONLY be notified if the child fails any part of the vision screening test and requires
follow-up. Parents will be notified via a letter sent home with their child OR via Parent Square within
10 school days of their child’s screening.
● If you do not want your student screened, you MUST SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST IN WRITING to
your building health services staff. You may be asked to submit an up to date vision screen or yearly
exam results by an optometrist or ophthalmologist dated within the last twelve (12) months.
A vision screening is not a substitute for a comprehensive eye examination by an eye care practitioner. If
you have any concerns about your child’s vision contact an eye care professional about an eye examination.
For questions please contact your school's health room assistant or school nurse.
shanda.jouppi@mtvernonschools.org
Hearing ScreeningsDear MVCSC Families,
Over the next few weeks, Mt. Vernon schools will be conducting annual hearing screenings for students who:
Are enrolled in grades K, 1st, 4th, 7th, and 10th. Have transferred into the school corporation. Are suspected of having a hearing defect or who failed their last annual screening.
Children already identified as having a hearing loss will not be screened.
Parents/guardians will be notified ONLY if the child fails any part of the hearing screening and requires follow-up via a letter sent home with their child via ParentSquare. Students who fail will undergo a rescreening in the following weeks. If a child fails the rescreen, parents/guardians will be notified via a letter sent home or a ParentSquare message.
A hearing screening is not a substitute for a comprehensive hearing examination by an audiologist. If you have any concerns about your child’s hearing, contact a hearing care professional about a hearing examination.
For questions, please contact your school’s Speech-Language Pathologist.
Fortville Elementary
Alicia Pierce, speech-language pathologist
alicia.pierce@mtvernonschools.org
Thank you,
MVCSC Speech and Language Department
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Reporting Absences
Please assist us by being sure to call our office at 317-485-3180 or email elizabeth.thomas@mvcsc.k12.in.us if your student is going to be absent. With state reporting, we have to assign specific codes for every absence, and it saves our office staff a lot of time each day if we don’t have to call to follow-up on students that are marked absent by their teachers. And please be sure to provide the documentation required for qualifying absences to be marked as excused in a timely manner. We are working together to meet the state accountability expectation and school goal of at least 95% attendance rate for every student.
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