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Our first Cocoa & Crafts Library was a huge success! This is an event hosted by the library throughout the year. Students pay a small amount and enjoy time in the library creating a craft and drinking cocoa!! The funds raised are used to purchase books and other supplies for our library.
How much screen time is “too much”?
The answer gets complicated because screen use changes dramatically across childhood and adolescence, and not all screen time serves the same purpose.
A FaceTime call with Grandma is different from watching YouTube for three hours. Doing homework is different from scrolling TikTok until midnight. Playing a collaborative game with friends is different from using a phone alone for hours while feeling increasingly disconnected.
And for many adults, the reality is that pretty much all of our waking hours involve a device in some way. We work on screens, communicate through screens, shop on screens, consume entertainment on screens, read the news on screens, manage our finances on screens, and often reach for our phones whenever there is a moment of boredom or discomfort.
That makes the question of screen time increasingly complicated. We can't simply ask, “How many hours?”
We also have to ask:
Is your child sleeping enough?
Are they getting outside?
Are they maintaining friendships?
Can they tolerate being bored?
Are screens interfering with family life, school, or responsibilities?
Can they put the device down when asked?
And honestly, adults might want to ask themselves some of the same questions.
Screens are part of modern life. The goal isn't necessarily eliminating them. It's developing a relationship with technology that allows us to use it without allowing it to consume every available moment of our attention.
Because when a device is present from the moment we wake up until the moment we fall asleep, the question becomes less about whether we use screens and more about what the screens are replacing.
The answer gets complicated because screen use changes dramatically across childhood and adolescence, and not all screen time serves the same purpose.
A FaceTime call with Grandma is different from watching YouTube for three hours. Doing homework is different from scrolling TikTok until midnight. Playing a collaborative game with friends is different from using a phone alone for hours while feeling increasingly disconnected.
And for many adults, the reality is that pretty much all of our waking hours involve a device in some way. We work on screens, communicate through screens, shop on screens, consume entertainment on screens, read the news on screens, manage our finances on screens, and often reach for our phones whenever there is a moment of boredom or discomfort.
That makes the question of screen time increasingly complicated. We can't simply ask, “How many hours?”
We also have to ask:
Is your child sleeping enough?
Are they getting outside?
Are they maintaining friendships?
Can they tolerate being bored?
Are screens interfering with family life, school, or responsibilities?
Can they put the device down when asked?
And honestly, adults might want to ask themselves some of the same questions.
Screens are part of modern life. The goal isn't necessarily eliminating them. It's developing a relationship with technology that allows us to use it without allowing it to consume every available moment of our attention.
Because when a device is present from the moment we wake up until the moment we fall asleep, the question becomes less about whether we use screens and more about what the screens are replacing.
Thank you McLoud Alumni Association for your generous donation to projects at multiple school sites. We deeply appreciate your continued support.
We are celebrating Red Ribbon Week NEXT WEEK at the Intermediate! Check out the flyer below for a list of our Dress-Up Days.
PLEASE NOTE: Our Halloween Costume Day will be TUESDAY; our parties will also be in the afternoon on this day. Your student's teacher will be sending home more info on that.
***Our Dress-Up Days differ slightly from the other campuses due to our 5th Grade attending StarBase on Wednesday and Thursday of each week.***
PLEASE NOTE: Our Halloween Costume Day will be TUESDAY; our parties will also be in the afternoon on this day. Your student's teacher will be sending home more info on that.
***Our Dress-Up Days differ slightly from the other campuses due to our 5th Grade attending StarBase on Wednesday and Thursday of each week.***
McLoud Family - Buses 6 and 14 will be running late this afternoon. Thank you.
State softball has been pushed back one day! Same game times, leave times, etc... Friday, Saturday, Monday.
📸 Picture Day Date Change!
Intermediate Picture Day has been moved from October 29 to Monday, November 2! Please update your calendars!
Intermediate Picture Day has been moved from October 29 to Monday, November 2! Please update your calendars!
Students in Mrs. Palmer and the Student Teacher, Mr. Scott's classes have been working to create Math Games. Each group was responsible for the design and rules of their game!
Congratulations to 6th Grade Teacher, Ms. Murray, on being awarded a BancFirst Teacher Grant!
Graduation venue has changed to the Grand Event Center at the Grand Hotel and Casino! Date and time are the same, May 22,2027 at 7:00 PM!
This information has also been posted to the senior Google Classroom. Thank you for your patience while we secured another venue and thank you to the Grand Event Center for assisting us!
Our staff is trained and prepared to respond to emergency situations—and today, Ms. Dawn put that training into action.
During lunch, a student experienced a choking emergency. Ms. Dawn responded quickly and appropriately, providing first aid that successfully helped clear the obstruction.
We are grateful for team members who remain calm, prepared, and ready to respond when an unexpected situation arises. Thank you, Ms. Dawn, for your quick response and commitment to keeping our students safe! 👏
During lunch, a student experienced a choking emergency. Ms. Dawn responded quickly and appropriately, providing first aid that successfully helped clear the obstruction.
We are grateful for team members who remain calm, prepared, and ready to respond when an unexpected situation arises. Thank you, Ms. Dawn, for your quick response and commitment to keeping our students safe! 👏
McLoud Public Schools is grateful for our partnership with The Road Baptist Church and appreciates their generous donation to our school!
October Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Allow us to introduce our first-ever Empowering Employee of the Month, Ms. Becky Black! Ms. Becky serves as a paraprofessional in our 5th and 6th grade classrooms. She is always available with a smile and a helping hand!
Attention, 5th- and 6th-grade boys! The team roster will be announced to students during lunchtime on Monday.
McLoud Family - Bus 6 will be running late this afternoon. Thank you.
Attention: Honor Choir practice for today (September 28th) is cancelled. Students will be dismissed at the end of the school day.
McLoud Family - Bus 11 will be running late this afternoon. Thank you.
McLoud Family - Bus 14 will be running late this afternoon. Thank you.