October 2020 – Mosaic PTO

October 26, 2020 – Dr. Clark Email

Dear MOSAIC Families,

We would like to thank our families for attending parent/teacher conferences during these past few weeks. The teachers enjoyed meeting their families and sharing the progress of their students.

As we enter a busy time of the year, there are several dates I want to share with our MOSAIC families. Please be sure to mark your calendars.

November 2^nd – No School
November 3^rd – No School (Teacher workday/Professional Development Day)
November 25^th-27^th – No School (Thanksgiving Break)
December 23^rd – January 4^th – Winter Break
January 5^th – Students return to school

Book Fair Information

Dear Parents and Families:

The Scholastic Book Fair is back! While the Fair will be exclusively held online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids. Features include:

● MOSAIC Elementary’s own online store with a large selection of titles
● A Virtual Fair so you and your kids can experience the magic of the school shopping experience. Browse titles by grade, view book trailers and explore over 6000 products.
● Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!)

Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:

Fair Dates: October 16 – October 29
Online Store: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mosaic

MOSAIC Recognition

I would like to encourage our families to submit a MOSAIC Recognition Form to give a shout out to a MOSAIC student or staff member. I read submissions each day for morning announcements. It is a great way to begin the day!

MOSAIC Recognition Form

PTO Weekly Update
https://mosaic-pto.org

MOSAIC MYSTERY MANSION
October 29th

Thank you to everyone who signed up! The Mystery Kits will be coming home this week. Keep an eye on your inbox for more details to come! Even if you didn’t sign up to receive a kit, you are welcome to join the virtual festivities. We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!

Date: 10/29/2020 (Thu.)
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm CDT
Location: Google Meet

MOSAIC MILE
(EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS FRIDAY)

We have 52 registered participants so far! Thank you to everyone who has signed up! Registration to receive the student designed Mosaic Mile t-shirt ends FRIDAY!!

There is still time to get involved before race day on November 14!

Start a fundraising page on the race website
- https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/101364/BecomeFundraiser
- Use this link to sign up as a fundraiser, create your own page and share your link on social media and email with family and friends to help support MOSAIC
Become a Sponsor!
- Sponsorships are available starting at $100, $250 and $500
- Sponsor business logos will be featured on the back of the race t-shirt!
- Contact Angela Fulbright at [email protected] for more information on how to become a sponsor
Register for the race
- https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/SaintLouis/MosaicMile
- Join your Studio to see which Studio can recruit the most participants – family and friends are encouraged to participate too!
- Register by 10/30 to get a race shirt!
- Studio 2 and Studio 3 are STILL currently tied with 12 participants each!

If you have any questions about registering or creating your fundraiser, please don’t hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

MOSAIC HALLOWEEN BOO!

Thank you for the last 24 days of fun! The pictures shared were great to see and we hope your kids enjoyed the experience too! We cannot wait for everybody to see the slideshow so keep a lookout for that in the next week. If you haven’t yet, please post your Boo! photos either on Facebook at Real Moms of MOSAIC or to this link on the PTO’s google drive:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XEj7lXCOqdATHiTnne6bmYeMYd0jETJ8

Oberweis Dairy Days!
(THIS WEEK)

Mosaic has teamed up with Oberweis Dairy on Telegraph for three different days. If you visit Oberweis anytime on the dates listed below and mention Mosaic Elementary, the school will receive 20% of your purchase! This applies to take-out, drive-thru, and dine-in on these dates!! Thank you for your support!

Wednesday, October 28th
Wednesday, November 18th

Address: 4590 Telegraph Rd, Oakville, MO 63129

PTO Meetings for the 2020/2021 School Year

All meetings will be held on Tuesday’s and start at 6:00 pm. Currently meetings will be held by Zoom. Mark your calendars now!

November 10th, 2020
December 8th, 2020
January 12th, 2021
February 9th, 2021
March 9th, 2021
April 13th, 2021
May 11th, 2021

Take care and I hope you can join us Thursday evening for our virtual Halloween event, MOSAIC’s Mysterious Mansion from 6:30pm-7:30pm. I will be sharing the virtual link for the event through email on Wednesday evening.

-Scott

October 19, 2020 – Dr. Clark Email

Good Afternoon MOSAIC Families,

This week’s email blast has important information from our cafeteria manager, our school librarian and from our PTO. Please take a few moments to read through the entire email as we also give details about a fun Halloween event on October 29^th hosted by our PTO.

A note from our cafeteria

Beginning Oct. 20th, MOSAIC’s cafeteria will now be serving two main entrees each day for both cohorts of students. Meals offered to students on one day will be available the next day for students. This will provide students more choice in their meal selection.

Turkey sandwich and Sunbutter & Jelly will still be offered daily.

We want to hear from our families regarding their child’s experience in the cafeteria and their opinion about the food that is offered. Please follow the link below to fill out a brief survey on the topics mentioned above.

Cafeteria Survey

Book Fair Information

Dear Parents and Families:

The Scholastic Book Fair is back! While the Fair will be exclusively held online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids. Features include:

● MOSAIC Elementary’s own online store with a large selection of titles

● A Virtual Fair so you and your kids can experience the magic of the school shopping experience. Browse titles by grade, view book trailers and explore over 6000 products.

● Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!)

Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:

Fair Dates: October 16 – October 29

Online Store: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mosaic

Supply Pick-up

We will continue to offer supply pick-ups for MOSAIC@Home students only. During supply pick-up, families will receive classroom resources and materials from Ms. Huettenmeyer, Ms. Meyers and Mrs. Klang. This will also be a time for MOSAIC@Home students to pick up books that you check out from our library. Our next pick-up date is Monday, October 26^th at 8am and from 3:30-4:00pm.

MOSAIC Recognition

MOSAIC Recognition Form

PTO Weekly Update

https://mosaic-pto.org

MOSAIC MYSTERY MANSION

(SIGN-UP THIS WEEK)

Mosaic families, we have some exciting news! We will be hosting a virtual Halloween Bash Thursday, October 29th from 6:30-7:30 pm on Google Meet. The virtual event will feature a dance party, costume and backdrop contest, scavenger hunt, storytelling, crafts, and more! Please RSVP by THIS WEDNESDAY 10/21 if you’ll be joining us so we know how many kits to put together! If you would like a kit for a sibling, please include them in your RSVP! We will be sending out the kits next week. Hope to see you there!!

Date: 10/29/2020 (Thu.)
Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm CDT
Location: Google Meet

RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094eacaa2faaf85-mosaic1

MOSAIC MILE

(EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS 10/30)

Thank you to everyone who has signed up for the MOSAIC Mile! We are getting closer to our goal every day! Donations secured during this event will allow school administration and staff to focus on providing outdoor education and classroom environments that strengthen the MOSAIC vision to achieve, imagine, create.

There is still time to get involved before race day on November 14!

Start a fundraising page on the race website
- https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/101364/BecomeFundraiser
- Use this link to sign up as a fundraiser, create your own page and share your link on social media and email with family and friends to help support MOSAIC
Become a Sponsor!
- Sponsorships are available starting at $100, $250 and $500
- Sponsor business logos will be featured on the back of the race t-shirt!
- Contact Angela Fulbright at [email protected] for more information on how to become a sponsor
Register for the race
- https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/SaintLouis/MosaicMile
- Join your Studio to see which Studio can recruit the most participants – family and friends are allowed to participate too!
- Register by 10/30 to get a race shirt!
- Studios 2 and 3 are currently tied for 1^st place with 9 registrations each!

For more information on how you can join the MOSAIC Mile, contact the MOSAIC PTO at [email protected].

MOSAIC HALLOWEEN BOO!

(ENDS THIS WEEK)

We matched 126 students for BOOing! We are so excited to share this new experience with our community, so make sure you take a photo of your BOOing and upload it to The Real Moms of Mosaic FaceBook page or HERE. Please Boo! Your buddy by Saturday 10/24.

Oberweis Dairy Days!

(NEXT WEEK)

Wednesday, October 28th
Wednesday, November 18th

Address: 4590 Telegraph Rd, Oakville, MO 63129

MUMS FUNDRAISER

We want to thank everyone again for your participation and support with the mums fundraiser this year! We were blown away by the success of this fundraiser and the generosity of our Mosaic community. With your help, we sold 1,785 mums and made $4,316.20 for the PTO. YOU ALL ROCK!!!

PTO Meetings for the 2020/2021 School Year

All meetings will be held on Tuesday’s and start at 6:00 pm. Currently meetings will be held by Zoom. Mark your calendars now!

November 10th, 2020
December 8th, 2020
January 12th, 2021
February 9th, 2021
March 9th, 2021
April 13th, 2021
May 11th, 2021

Take care and have a great week!

-Scott

October 12, 2020 – Dr. Clark Email

Dear MOSAIC Families,

The leaves are changing colors and it is wonderful outside. I hope everyone is taking time to enjoy this beautiful fall weather. I also hope our families are taking the opportunity to meet with their child’s teacher for parent/teacher conferences. The teachers are eager to meet with you to discuss your child’s progress.

Please take a few moments to read this week’s Monday email blast.

Book Fair Information

Dear Parents and Families:

The Scholastic Book Fair is back! While the Fair will be exclusively held online this year, we still plan on making it a fun and joyous experience for our kids. Features include:

● MOSAIC Elementary’s own online store with a large selection of titles

● A Virtual Fair so you and your kids can experience the magic of the school

shopping experience. Browse titles by grade, view book trailers and explore over 6000 products.

● Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly (25% back in rewards!)

Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:

Fair Dates: October 16 – October 29

Online Store: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mosaic

Book Fair Flyer

Supply Pick-up

We will continue to offer supply pick-ups for MOSAIC@Home students only. During supply pick-up, families will receive classroom resources and materials from Ms. Huettenmeyer, Ms. Meyers and Mrs. Klang. This will also be a time for MOSAIC@Home students to check out books from our library. Our next pick-up date is Monday, October 26^th at 8am and from 3:30-4:00pm.

Do you qualify for free and reduced price meals?

At this time, we are unsure if we will be able to continue to offer free meals past December. Mehlville School District encourages families who qualify for free and reduced meals to complete the 2020-2021 application now to avoid disruption.

If your household qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, please start your application now.

Our school food and nutrition employees are available to answer any questions you have about free and reduced price meals. You can reach them at 314-467-5250

Family Support Resources
The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for everyone. To help families find resources they may need, we have compiled support resources on our website. Check out this page to find free meals, utility assistance, childcare options and mental health support.

MOSAIC Recognition

MOSAIC Recognition Form

PTO Weekly Update
https://mosaic-pto.org

MOSAIC MILE
(STARTS TODAY)

Join our 4th annual MOSAIC Mile fun run to support our MOSAIC Students!

This completely virtual event allows students and their families to help support the PTO while getting outside to enjoy the fall weather!

Help the MOSAIC PTO raise funds to enhance project based learning opportunities for students. Donations secured during this event will allow school administration and staff to focus on providing outdoor education and classroom environments that strengthen the MOSAIC vision to achieve, imagine, create.

Joining our race is easy: Register your participant, fundraise from now until 11/13, then on Saturday, November 14th, accompany your family and walk, hike, swim, or bike a mile. It doesn’t matter what you do – as long as you have fun! Post pictures on our social media pages on race day using the hashtag – #MOSAICMile.

All students, their family and friends are encouraged to register for this event. Select the appropriate Team when completing registration. Students who register by Friday 10/30 will receive a free race t-shirt. Additional t-shirts may be purchased for family and friends participating in the race until Friday 10/30. T-shirts will be distributed to students the week of 11/9. Registration for the event will close at 11:59 pm on Friday 11/13.

Donations may also be sent to school payable by check made out to Mosaic PTO. Please, include MOSAIC Mile and Child’s Studio Number in the memo line.

To Register for the MOSAIC Mile: https://runsignup.com/Race/MO/SaintLouis/MosaicMile

To Donate Directly without registering: https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/MO/SaintLouis/MosaicMile

Individual and Studio Prizes for this fun-filled virtual event include:

Most raised class
Most members of a studio team
Most inspirational chalk messages
Most creative DIY finish lines
Best Mile Time (Competitive Only)

MOSAIC HALLOWEEN BOO!
(SIGN UP NOW CLOSED)

Halloween/Holiday Planning Committee
(THIS WEEK)

Please join us for our Halloween/Holiday Planning Committee Meeting this Wednesday 10/14 @ 6:00pm. Zoom Link

Oberweis Dairy Days!
(THIS WEEK)

Wednesday, October 14th
Wednesday, October 28th
Wednesday, November 18th

Address: 4590 Telegraph Rd, Oakville, MO 63129

AMAZON PRIME DAY!
(STARTS @ MIDNIGHT)

This year Amazon Prime day is October 13-14. As you are shopping, please remember to support Mosaic by going to smile.amazon.com and selecting Mosaic Elementary as your nonprofit organization. Amazon will give 0.5% of your purchase to Mosaic PTO! You can also set up AmazonSmile from within the app by going to Menu > Programs & Features > AmazonSmile. Thank you for your support!

PTO Meetings for the 2020/2021 School Year

All meetings will be held on Tuesday’s and start at 6:00 pm. Currently meetings will be held by Zoom. Mark your calendars now!

October 13th, 2020 – https://zoom.us/j/98110064156
November 10th, 2020
December 8th, 2020
January 12th, 2021
February 9th, 2021
March 9th, 2021
April 13th, 2021
May 11th, 2021

Take care and have a great week!

-Scott

October 5, 2020 – Dr. Clark Email

Dear MOSAIC Families,

Tomorrow will be an exciting day for our 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th grade students and staff. We will once again be welcoming these students in our studios for the first time in more than six months. Excited is not even the correct word to use! Amazing! Thrilled! Ecstatic! These words express our feelings as we prepare for tomorrow.

Please take the time to read the important messages below about arrival and dismissal for tomorrow. I have also included important messages from our school counselor, our PTO and other district departments.

A Note from Our School Counselor

October is Bully Prevention Month. The students do an amazing job of being upstanders and not bystanders. Lets celebrate World Day of Bully Prevention by wearing blue. Since we will not be at school Monday, October 5th, wear blue Tuesday or Wednesday to remind ourselves to be kind to one another.

Changes to Grab-and-Go meals beginning Oct. 6

Changes are being made to our free Grab-and-Go meal service as more students return to our buildings. Beginning next week, meals will be available for pick up from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at all district schools on Mondays and at Mehlville High School and Oakville High School only on Tuesdays-Fridays. This change will allow our elementary and middle school cafeteria staff to focus on preparing meals for on-campus students and following our procedures designed to keep students safe during lunch. Wednesday, Oct. 7 will be the final day we are able to offer meal delivery since our bus drivers will be running additional routes.

While meals are free for all children 18 and under living in Mehlville School District, we ask that you please complete the School Meals Pickup Request form each week to help our staff know how many meals to prepare. Menus are available on the School Food and Nutrition Services website.

School Hours/Student Arrival/Student Dismissal

MOSAIC’s school hours are 9:10am-4:00pm Tuesday through Friday (Virtual hours for Mondays in the blended model are from 9:00am -2:20pm.) Student arrival begins at 8:55am on the playground parking lot and concludes at 9:10am. Student dismissal begins sharply at 3:55pm. I ask that all families be on MOSAIC’s parking lot before 3:50pm for the safety of students. All families have been assigned a parking row for afternoon dismissal pick up. K-1 families will pick up their child on the playground parking lot. 2^nd-5^th grade families will pick up their child on the lower parking lot.

Bus Routes

MOSAIC students have the opportunity to ride a Mehlville school bus to MOSAIC each morning. Parents are required to pick-up their child(ren) in the afternoon for dismissal. MOSAIC Students can access bus transportation at their neighborhood bus stop. The bus will take MOSAIC students to their home school where they will then board a shuttle bus to MOSAIC. Please follow the link below for your family’s neighborhood stop and time.

Below are the bus routes for each individual school:

Mehlville School District Bus Routes

Beasley and Blades Bus Transportation

Students in the Beasley and Blades attendance area will catch the MOSAIC shuttle bus at their home schools. The MOSAIC shuttle bus for Blades students will arrive at Blades’ front parking lot at 8:45am. I would arrive five minutes earlier than 8:45am. Beasley students will catch the MOSAIC shuttle bus also at 8:45am in Beasley’s front parking lot. Plan to arrive a few minutes early as well.

Y-Care

Y-Care is once again available for MOSAIC students for before and after school care. Before school begins each morning at 6:30am in MOSAIC’s gym. After-school care provides supervision from the end of school until 6:00pm. As we shift to a blended model, Y-Care will only be available for K-2 students Tuesday through Friday. For more info, please contact Ashley Reinhardt at [email protected].

MOSAIC Recognition

MOSAIC Recognition Form

PTO Weekly Update

https://mosaic-pto.org

MOSAIC MILE LOGO DESIGN

Calling all artists! We would like YOU to help us design a logo for our Mosaic Mile this year. “Mosaic Mile 2020” should be included somewhere in the logo. The logo will be featured on the race website and the event t-shirt! Please submit your designs HERE by Sunday 10/11 to be considered.

MOSAIC HALLOWEEN BOO!

(SIGN UP NOW CLOSED)

Everyone who signed up to participate in the Mosaic Halloween BOO! Should have received an email on Friday with their BOO! Buddy assignment. If you did not receive this email, please let us know ASAP at [email protected]. We matched 126 students for BOOing! We are so excited to share this new experience with our community, so make sure you take a photo of your BOOing and upload it HERE.

Halloween/Holiday Planning Committee

The Mosaic PTO needs your help! Please respond to the form below if you are interested in helping plan virtual events for the upcoming holidays. These uncertain times have necessitated providing the same fun and engaging community events in a whole new way and we couldn’t do it without the help and support of our Mosaic community. Thank you! If you are interested in being a part of a planning committee, please fill out the form below no later than Tuesday 10/6:

https://forms.gle/9TpGYK6r7L7qU8Co7

Oberweis Dairy Nights!

Mosaic has teamed up with Oberweis Dairy on Telegraph for three different nights. If you visit Oberweis anytime on the dates listed below and mention Mosaic Elementary, the school will receive 20% of your purchase! This applies to take-out, drive-thru, and dine-in on these dates!!

Wednesday, October 14th

Wednesday, October 28th

Wednesday, November 18th

Address: 4590 Telegraph Rd, Oakville, MO 63129

Amazon Prime day

PTO Meetings for the 2020/2021 School Year

All meetings will be held on Tuesday’s and start at 6:00 pm. Currently, meetings will be held by Zoom. Mark your calendars now!

October 13th, 2020 – Zoom Meeting Link

November 10th, 2020

December 8th, 2020

January 12th, 2021

February 9th, 2021

March 9th, 2021

April 13th, 2021

May 11th, 2021

Take care and have a wonderful week!

-Scott