3.1.24
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with a quick update.
I wanted to let everyone know that the Bill Hall Bridge over the Mitchell River just below the school will be closed beginning March 11. The hope is that it will open in November, but regardless of when the DOT finishes, this will be a long closure and will cause changes to morning and afternoon routines involving our students.
Our buses will have the following changes: Students who live on Liberty School Rd. or Golden Rd. will now ride bus 37 and their pickup and drop-off times will not change. Bus 37 morning times will be approximately 10 minutes earlier and Bus 37 afternoon times will be approximately 10 minutes later. Bus 36 morning times wil be approximately 10 min. early and drop off times will also be approximately 10 min. early.
If you normally drive your student to school and use the bridge, please plan for an extra 10 min. to get here as well.
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus after Spring Break on March 11.
🪨📄✂️ Champions! Our staff competed in a friendly rock, paper, scissors challenge yesterday. Congratulations to our Champions! 1st Place: Ms. Chattin 2nd Place: Mrs. Moore 3rd Place: Mrs. Pierce 4th Place: Mrs. Marion 5th Place: Mrs. Sanders
On Saturday, February 17, two Mountain Park students participated in the Regional Science Fair. Atticus Hawks (5th Grade) and Oliver Marshall (4th grade) faced tough competition this year with many projects focusing on health and environmental issues. Atticus brought home 3rd place in his division! Please join us in congratulation our Mountaineers on this achievement!
Our Book Battle team enjoyed a Novel in a Night a few weeks ago. They read the book "Rules", enjoyed some treats, learned to communicate with just notes, and ended with a dance party! Our team is working hard to prepare for the battle and we are so proud of them.
Yearbooks are on sale! Click the following link to order your yearbook today!
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB28029
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
We will have Math Monday tomorrow after school until 4:00. On Tuesday, our Book Battle team will practice after school until 4:00. On Wednesday, the Good News Club will meet until 4:30.We will celebrate our student leaders of the month on Thursday with Pizza with the Principal, and our Do Not Give Up award winners on Friday.
Grow Strong practice will begin on Tuesday and Thursday after school until 4pm. ALL forms need to be turned in to Mrs. Marion by Monday, February 26th or students will not be able to participate. Make sure students have the appropriate clothes they need to participate in practice on Tuesday and Thursday.
We are in need of donors for our blood drive on March 13 from 1:00 - 5:30. Feel free to sign up online or students have forms to bring home that need to be returned to our school nurse. If you are interested in donating any snacks or drinks for our blood drive, please send them to school with your student and turn them in at the front office. The class who gets the most blood donors will get a treat!
Our 2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration is now open. If you know of anyone with a child who will be 5 on or before August 31st, they are eligible for kindergarten enrollment. Registration links can be found on our website or Facebook page.
If you receive this as an email, you can order your yearbook by going to the website at the bottom of this message. If you do not receive email messages, you may go to our website or Facebook to find a link to order the yearbook. Of course, paper order forms will come home later in the year. If you are interested in purchasing a yearbook for another student, please contact the front office. https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB28029
Looking forward, we will have no school the week of March 4th for Spring Break. Our first day back after Spring Break will be March 11.
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
A test of the Surry County Schools Notification System was conducted this afternoon. If you did not receive a call or email, please alert the main office at your respective school so staff can update your contact information accordingly.
This is a TEST of the SCS Mass Notification System. In the event of weather-related closures or an emergency, SCS will use this system to notify you of matters impacting our campuses. This is only a TEST. Thank you!
Good Morning Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with a quick update.
The Mountain Park Youth Foundation sign-ups for T-Ball will end today at 5:00. If you haven't signed up yet, please do so before 5:00 today. You can signup on their Facebook page, or you can sign up at mtnparkyouth.org. Again, T-Ball sign-ups close today at 5:00. Make sure you get signed up before then.
That is the only announcement for this morning. I hope you all have a restful weekend!
In honor of President’s Day, Pre K held their own election.
Mountain Park Elementary is hosting a blood drive on March 13, 2024 from 1:00pm-5:30pm. Feel free to sign up online or students will have forms to bring home to sign up and return to our school nurse. If you are interested in donating any snacks or drinks for our blood drive, please send them to school with your student and have them turn them into the front office. The class who gets the most blood donors will get a treat! Every student who has one donor sign up, will also receive a free kickball!
We love Mrs. Amos and her Pre-K friends!
Good luck to Oliver and Atticus as they compete at the Regional Science Fair tomorrow! You will be amazing!
5th graders hosted a Wax Museum and Battle song presentation for fourth graders this morning. Students researched a Revolutionary War Hero to share in the museum! Even the adults in our building were learning today!
Happy SRO day, Officer Foster! We are incredibly thankful for all you do to support our school.
Kindergarten had fun celebrating Valentine’s Day. They drew a name and wrote someone a valentines card and exchanged them. They also had Valentine’s Day themed math and reading centers!
Mountain Park Elementary is hosting a blood drive on March 13, 2024 from 1:00pm-5:30pm. Feel free to sign up online or students will have forms to bring home to sign up and return to our school nurse. If you are interested in donating any snacks or drinks for our blood drive, please send them to school with your student and have them turn them into the front office. The class who gets the most blood donors will get a treat!
First grade has been studying Dental Health. We ended the unit by making a model of our teeth with 10 marshmallow teeth on the top and 10 marshmallow teeth on the bottom to represent each of our baby teeth.
2.11.24
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
We will have Math Monday tomorrow after school until 4:00. On Tuesday, our Book Battle team will practice after school until 4:00. On Wednesday, the Good News Club will meet until 4:30, and on Friday, our Book Battle team will complete a Novel-in-a-Day after school from 3:00-9:00.
There are only two more days of Candy Gram sales. They can be purchased for $2 at the table in the front entryway before school. These go to support our student council and the candy grams will be delivered on Valentine’s Day.
We are hosting a blood drive on March 13 from 1:00 - 5:30. Feel free to sign up online or students have forms to bring home that need to be returned to our school nurse. If you are interested in donating any snacks or drinks for our blood drive, please send them to school with your student and turn them in at the front office. The class who gets the most blood donors will get a treat!
Grow Strong Running Club applications have been sent home with your students. Please fill them out and bring them back to Mrs. Marion ASAP. Practice will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 4:00 starting Thursday, February 22nd.
The Mountain Park Youth Foundation has opened up their t-ball, softball, and baseball signups. These can be accessed through their website, mtnparkyouth.org, or found on their Facebook page. Sign-ups are open until Feb. 23.
Our 2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration is now open. If you know of anyone with a child who will be 5 on or before August 31st, they are eligible for kindergarten enrollment. Registration links can be found on our website or Facebook page.
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
It's National School Counselor Appreciation Week, and we couldn't be more thankful for Mrs. Pack! She goes above and beyond for our students. Thank you for all you do to serve our students.
Mrs. Pack shared a little note about her love for being a counselor.
Why I love being a school counselor………Being a new school counselor means that my thoughts and expectations of what would happen are now coming to fruition. While I could try to predict the meaning that being a counselor would have in my life, it has become so much more than I thought it would be. When I initially faced the sea of student faces on my first day, I was a bit overwhelmed at not knowing any of the students. But that quickly changed. Elementary students generally are quick to love, and I witnessed that expression nearly immediately. In my few short months, I’ve learned of the students’ academic progress, their likes and dislikes, their dreams, extracurricular activities, and family dynamics. When Mr. Scott offered me the position, he asked if I’d like to join their Mountaineer Family. In my short time at Mountain Park Elementary, I do feel as if I’m a part of a family. Being able to encourage the students both in the classroom and individually has given me a renewed sense of purpose. I look forward to learning and growing as a school counselor in my endeavors to support the students that I serve.
