Please plan vacations during non-school dates.
Please pick-up students promptly following after school activities.

Events/times/locations are subject to change.  Please check frequently!

2010-2011

August
3   New Student Registration – 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., (314) 467-6800 -- please bring all requested material - see information on Principal's Corner - Enrollment Packets will be available at the school  - This is for students that are NEW to the Mehlville School District.
11  6th Grade Schedule pick-up & locker assigments 6:00-8:00 PM
18  Back to School - Student drop-off begins at 7 AM - First Class Begins at 7:20
19  7th/8th Grade Locker Night 4:00-6:00 PM
25  6th Grade Camp Meeting 6:30-7:00PM

September
1     Picture Day!
1     Open House/Curriculum Night 5:00-8:00 PM
6     No School - Labor Day
14   Two Hour Early Dismissal - 12:05 PM
15-17  6th Grade Camp
23    Cross Country Meet

October - Spirit Month!
1      End of 6 Week Grading Period
4      No School - Prof. Development
11    Grading Reports will be sent home during this week
16    Mehlville/Oakville 21st Annual Walk-Run @ JB
19    Two Hour Early Dismissal - 12:05 PM
20    Hearing and Vision Screening
21    Parent/Teacher Conference Night 4-7 PM
27    Math-a-Thon

November -  Veterans' Month
1     No School
8     Begin Canned Food Drive
9     Two Hour Early Dismissal - 12:05 PM
12    End of 12 Week Grading Period
22  Grading Reports will be sent home during this week
24   Early Release for Thanksgiving Break 11:30 AM
25-26  Thanksgiving Break

December
4    Volleyball Tournament
7   Two Hour Early Dismissal - 12:05 PM
8    Winter Band Concert - 7 PM
16  Last day for Canned Food Drive
16  Winter Choral Concert - 7 PM
17  Canned Food Drive Mixer
21  Final Exams - Early Release - 11:30 AM
22  Final Exams - Early Release - 11:30 AM
       End of First Semester

No School for Winter Break - December 23 - January 3

2011
January
4     Back to School - Begin 2nd Semester
10  Grading Reports for first semester will be sent home during this week
13  Two Hour Early Dismissal - 12:05 PM
17  No School - Dr. M.L.King Day
 
January 11 - February 10:  Autism Awareness Campaign

February
3    Two Hour Early Dismissal - 12:05 PM
11  Autism Awareness Mixer
11  End of 6 Week Grading Period
18  No School - Teacher Workday
21  No School - President's Day
22  Grading Reports will be sent home during this week
26  Academic Olympics

March
3    Two Hour Early Dismissal - 12:05 PM
3    Parent Teacher Conferences 4-7 PM
10  Honor Society Talent Show
11  No School - Begin Spring Break
14-18 No School - Spring Break
31   Wrestling Tournament
 

April
1     End of 12 Week Grading Period
8    Senior Citizens' Prom - STUCO
11    Grading Reports will be sent home during this week
20   5th Grade Student/Parent Orientation
22   No School - Prof. Development
25   No School
28   Two Hour Early Dismissal - 12:05 PM
30   Track Meet

May
3       Spring Choral Concert
5       National Junior Honor Society Induction Ceremony
11     Spring Band Concert
13     8th Grade Social
19     Final Exams - Snow Days will be added after May 20 as needed
20     Final Exams - Snow Days will be added after May 20 as needed
          End of Second Semester - Snow Days will be added after May 20 as needed
30     Grading Reports will be mailed home during this week
 

Click here for a list of the 2010-11 Buerkle Bus stops

Click on the heading above to go to the district's transportation web page.

Students should be dropped off in the area just past the flagpole, on the upper lot after 7 AM. Please note that cars will stay to the left as you circle the building. Students should use the sidewalk that runs from the upper drop-off area to the lower bus area and wait for building personnel to signal them to cross to the building entrance. Students will enter the building through the main school doors. Student supervision does not begin in the main building until 7 AM; therefore, students should not be dropped off before 7 AM.

Map: 
7:00 AM Student drop-off: highlighted blue and designated with a square on map
6:55 AM Breakfast drop-off: designated with a circle on map

Please ride the bus.

New student registration for Buerkle Middle School will be held on August 3 from 8:00 AM - Noon.  (This is for students that are NEW to the Mehlville School District. If your child is moving from a Mehlville elementary school to Buerkle you do not have to attend this session.) To make this process more efficient, you will need to bring the following items with you to register:

• Enrollment form
• Parent Portal
• Proof of Residency, ONE item from Column A and ONE item from Column B from the chart below
• Birth Certificate
• Immunization Certificate
• Guardianship/Custody Papers (if applicable)
• Special School District Information; e.g., IEP or 504 (if applicable)
• Other forms you will need to fill out at the time of enrollment are the Technology Usage forms for Students and Parents, Home Language Survey, Missouri Safe Schools Act and the Health and Physical forms.
• In addition, parents and/or legal guardians will be asked to provide the name, address and phone numbers of the child’s doctor, along with the phone numbers of parent and/or legal guardian’s employers and two emergency contact names and phone numbers. Until all of the above material is received, your child cannot be enrolled in the Mehlville School District.

List A	List B
Mortgage Statement	Unpaid Utility Bill
Real Estate Tax Bill	Verification of Service from a Utility Provider
Homeowner's Policy	Personal Property Tax Invoice
Residential Lease - signed by both parties (enrolling student name required on lease)	Welfare, Social  Security or other Legal or Court Documents
Rental Agreement - signed by both parties (enrolling student name required on lease)	Municipal Occupancy Permit
Rent Receipts	Driver's License

Note: If parent/guardian is living with a Mehlville resident, a notarized Building Affidavit of Proof of Residency must be filled out by the parent/guardian AND the Mehlville resident. Proof of residency is required for the Mehlville resident. If parent/guardian is not living with the child and the child will be living with a Mehlville School District, a meeting with Dr. Scott Hayes, Executive Director of Special Services is required to discuss residency. Please call 467-5229 to arrange a time when you can meet with him. Please bring proof of residency to your meeting.

Please remember:

Check your child's planner as soon as possible after school. 
All middle school students are expected to use their planner for recording daily assignments and tests.  If your child has lost their planner, they may be purchased in the office for $3.

Expect homework.
If your child tells you "I don't have any," OR, "I finished it in class," ask to SEE it. Middle school students often make excuses to avoid homework.  PLEASE, do not accept the excuses.

Take the initiative to contact your child's teachers.  
All teachers have voicemail and email. Contact them the moment you have a question concerning your child's education.

Check your child's backpack and binder the night before.
Develop the habit of helping your child to organize his/her belongings BEFORE going to bed.  Place everything near the door to make it easy to locate and take to school the next day.

If the decision to close school is made, the first thing the district will do is post it on the main website www.mehlvilleschooldistrict.com .  It's not necessary to wait for the SIScall, watch the TV, listen to the radio or navigate a local news channel's website. If we are closed, www.mehlvilleschooldistrict.com will have it on the opening page. 

Parents,

As a reminder, when picking up your child, the office will require you to show an ID. If you have arranged for another person to pick up your child, we ask that you notify the office in advance with the name of that person and time he or she will be picking up your child.  We ask that you remind the person picking up your child that he or she must show their ID to ensure that they are in fact the person that you have designated.  Safety first!
Thank you!