New Year, Same Drill
As students returned from Winter Break, rested and ready for learning, teachers and schools within the district welcomed students back by engaging in fun activities and reviewing content from the first half of the year- including behavior routines!
Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) is a research-based system MPS uses to help students learn and practice behavior routines and social emotional wellbeing.
These skills are an important foundation for learning. After returning from break, each building spent time reminding students of classroom-specific routines and expectations such as completing work, when and how they use the restroom, hat and gum policies, etc. Additionally, our younger Bulldogs may have also practiced school-wide routines such as lining up for the bus, walking quietly in the hallway and cleaning up after themselves in the lunchroom.
Maintaining positive and effective routines allows students, teachers and staff more time to focus on fun and learning!
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First grade students in Mandy DeMott’s class at Steele Elementary had an exciting visit from a big truck courtesy of M.L. Chartier and Michigan Construction after winning the Michigan Construction Truckload of Books contest!
As part of the Mason Public Schools (MPS) 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, the district is researching various aspects of its educational, operational, financial and facility functions, and we want to hear from you!
Because MPS values your contribution to our planning process, you are invited to complete a short District Needs Survey about the future needs of MPS.
The Mason Public Schools Health Team is offering free, drive-through COVID-19 testing for staff and students before and after Winter Break. Testing will be offered Friday, December 20 from 7 - 8:30 AM and Monday, January 6 from 7 - 8:30 AM at North Aurelius Elementary School.
Testing is limited, please pre-register as there are a limited number of tests available. The drive-thru testing site is located on the south side of North Aurelius Elementary. Follow the building entrance highlighted in yellow and stop past the building entrance.
The Bulldog Bark Squad has grown by four more paws with the addition of Coco! Coco recently joined the home of her new family with Kathleen VanFleet and will be working at North Aurelius Elementary starting later this school year. She has been training with Canines for Change and can’t wait to meet her new human friends at Mason Public Schools! Thank you to the Rotary Club of Mason for supporting Coco and the Bark Squad! Check out Coco in action!
As we head into the winter months, snow, ice, cold temperatures and road conditions may lead to school closings and delays.
In the event of school closures or delays, families will be notified by email, phone calls and text messages using the Skylert system.
In addition, school closings will be reported to local television stations and posted on the district website and MPS Facebook page.
