MacArthur Elementary

Greetings MacArthur Families!

Spring is here! And with the spring season, our new construction is coming along very nicely! At this point, the interior of the new section has temporary heating, which is allowing for work to be done on a highly consistent basis. Also, the interior walls are up, much of the outer facade is in place, and the wiring has begun. Take a look at the attached photos! The library is featured in one photo; you will note the green upper wall in the background. Also there is a picture of the exterior of the new classrooms with the attached breakout space. We are grateful for the new wing, especially as the majority of our students will get a chance to experience this modern learning space.

As to other exciting news, the two houses on the right of our parking lot entrance have been cleared for demolition. This process will begin over our Spring Break and will be enormously helpful with traffic as we go into next year. The main benefit will be that our buses and parents will separate places to enter/exit our parking lot area. As a learning community, we have so much to be grateful for!

Have a great break!

Steven Williams

MacArthur Principal

Destination Imagination 

All of Mac’s Destination Imagination teams did a great job representing MacArthur School at the Regional Tournament on March 3^rd! They all presented creative solutions to their chosen Challenges, and showed great teamwork and quick-thinking skills as they solved their Instant Challenges. We are proud to announce that the 5^th grade team consisting of Essie Aebly, Eden Annoye, Ella Armstrong, Kasey Katzner, Emma Pawlinski, Simone Schulz, and Liam Sires-Zydzik, qualified for the State Tournament! The team was managed by Mrs. Ann Dombroe. The State Tournament was held on March 24th, and they placed 5th out of 20 teams. Congratulations!

Thank you to all of the parents (Brenda Buss, Amy Ankerson, Kari Schiereck, Lisa Vick, Courtney Pederson, Kaitlyn Letourneau, Natalie Metz, and Ann Dombroe) who volunteered as team managers, as well as our GHS helpers Molly Pederson, Maddie Laszewski, and Samantha Oswald.

MacArthur kids will be invited to sign up for DI early next year, so keep an eye out for information coming home in late September. You can learn more about DI by going to destinationimagination.org.

Please remember to send your children with a coat or jacket, early spring can be a bit tricky.

SCHOOL VISIITS

     As MacArthur staff works hard to ensure behavioral expectations are consistently reinforced, we ask that families not accompany their children to recess during classroom and/or lunch visits.  Thank you for you assistance.

School Year Hours

Kindergarten - 5th Grade: 8:50 a.m. - 3:44 p.m.
Please remember that students cannot be dropped off at school any earlier than 8:30 a.m.

Students purchasing breakfast at MacArthur may report to the gym at 8:20 a.m.