Two of our Mountaineers are in the cast of Frozen, Jr this weekend at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mt Airy! Way to go Atticus and Prim!!
REMINDER: No School for Students on Friday, November 3, 2023! Required Staff Development for Staff.
Fifth graders celebrated Halloween by becoming detectives, facing their fears, and putting their math skills to the test.
Today we wore Red for Red Ribbon Week!
Tomorrow we will "Chase our dreams, not drugs" by wearing our PJ's!
Happy Halloween!
Our future is bright! Future Self Day was so much fun.
Tomorrow students can dress up in their Halloween costumes to say Boo to bullies and drugs! Remember Halloween costumes must be school appropriate (not too scary, no weapons or blood).
10.29.23
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
Report cards come home on Monday. Please look over these with your student and help them make goals for the next grading period. We’re very proud of the growth we’ve seen so far this year and we hope you will celebrate that with your students. On Monday and Thursday, our Grow Strong team will practice after school until 4:00. Robotics will practice after school on Tuesday until 4:00, please note that this is a change. The Good News Club will meet after school on Wednesday until 4:30. Also on Wednesday, we will celebrate our DoNut Ever Give Up Awards and Pizza with the Principal. There will be no school on Friday for a teacher workday.
Red Ribbon Week, which is the largest Annual Drug Awareness Campaign for students in the United States, will be celebrated from October 31 to November 2. This year’s Red Ribbon theme is “Be Kind to Your Mind, Live Drug Free.” Our students will participate in school lessons and activities to learn more about Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is a reminder that everyday Americans across the country make significant daily contributions to their communities by being the best they can be because they live Drug-Free. Please take this opportunity to talk to your kids about Red Ribbon Week, healthy behaviors, and the dangers of all substance use.
Our Spirit Week to celebrate Red Ribbon Week is on our school website and Facebook page. On Monday we will show a Future Me Without Drugs by dressing like your future self or what you want to be when you grow up. Tuesday is Say BOO to Bullies & Drugs Day and you can dress in your Halloween costume. Wear red on Wednesday to celebrate the theme “Be Kind to your Mind, Live Drug Free.” On Thursday we will Chase our Dreams, not drugs, and wear our pajamas.
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
Tomorrow starts Red Ribbon Week at MPES. Monday is "Dress as Your future Self" day. Students should come dressed as what they want to be when they grow up. This is a great opportunity to talk with your student about the many different career options they have. Check out the list below and use this to guide your conversations for what they want to dress as tomorrow! We can't wait to see what careers they choose!
*Students do not have to dress up as something on the list. These are just suggestions.
Our Fall Festival was wonderful last night! Thank you for making our Fall Festival a fun and exciting night.
Kindergarten visited the Court House on Thursday for a little trick or treating! What a sweet field trip.
Next week, we are celebrating Red Ribbon Week. Our theme this year is Be Kind to Your Mind and live Drug Free!
Have you registered for School Cash Online yet? If not, go to https://surryco.schoolcashonline.com/ and click REGISTER. You will get email notifications the next time a field trip or school fee is due. Never miss a deadline again!
Thank you Mountain Park Volunteer Fire Department for spending the day teaching us about fire safety. We are so thankful for all you do for our community.
10.22.23
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
Monday and Thursday our Grow Strong team will practice after school until 4:00. Robotics will practice after school on Tuesday until 4:30. The Good News Club will meet after school on Wednesday until 4:30, and on Thursday, our Kindergarteners will visit the Historic Courthouse Square in Dobson for a Halloween Boo Bash.
Our Chocolate Bar sale is winding down. We need all money turned in by Friday, Oct. 27. We have just a few boxes left for anyone that can help us make a final push. We really need to sell all our boxes in order to reach our goal. We’ve given out some awesome prizes and I’m sure we’ll give more out this week. Remember we have a few special prizes that we will celebrate later as well.
Our Book Fair will be held this week. Students will be able to visit the book fair any day. Parents may come or bring their student every afternoon from 3:00-3:30, and Family Night at the Book Fair will be on Thursday, Oct. 26 from 6:00-7:30.
As a reminder, being at school every day and on time is of the utmost importance. If you do not arrive at school by 8:00, please park and walk your student in as they have to be signed in.
We will now be offering SchoolCash Online as our preferred method of payment for all school fees, including everything from field trips to yearbook.
SchoolCash Online helps parents and community members pay school-related fees safely, quickly, and easily. By using SchoolCash Online, you help increase efficiency and security by making payments directly into Mountain Park Elementary School’s bank account. We will post our items and activities and assign the relevant fees to your student, so you can then make purchases online using your credit card. This allows you to stay informed about upcoming school activities while keeping track of the school fees that require your attention. Teachers either have or will send a link and directions in the next few days to help you sign up.
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
Our Book Fair starts tomorrow!
Please note times are different this year.
Dates: Oct. 23-27
Time: 12:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: MPES Media Center
Family Night: Oct. 26th 6:00 - 7:30pm
Website: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mountainparkelementarysch3
A little joy was spread over our beautiful community yesterday! If you captured a photo yesterday of the rainbows over Mountain Park post them in the comments below.
Good Morning Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with a quick update.
Our Fall Festival will be here soon. We’ll be hosting it here at school on October 26 from 5:30-7:30. We really need bags of candy for the festival prizes. If you can help, send your bags and we will collect them in the front office. Please mark your calendars to come attend this fun-filled evening.
Also, our chocolate bar fundraiser only has a week left. All money is due back next Friday, Oct. 27th. Please help us make a final push and sell all our boxes!
Those are the only announcements for tonight. I hope you have a great weekend.
Pre K did an experiment to see how germs live on their hands and how important hand washing is. They want to remind everyone to wash their hands and to not be germ helpers!
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
Our Mountain Park fundraiser kicked off on Thursday. Chocolate bars came home with students at that time. Once you sell those chocolate bars, you may sign and return a form for another box of chocolate bars. Thank you so much for your support of this school fundraiser.
This week our 1st graders will be taking benchmarks, and 3rd - 5th graders will be taking NC Check-Ins. Please make sure students arrive in time to get their free breakfast here at school and are well rested. We look forward to showing off how much we are learning at Mountain Park this year!
Monday and Thursday our Grow Strong team will practice after school until 4:00. Robotics will practice after school on Tuesday until 4:30. Our Robotics team will practice Saturday as well. More information will be coming from Mrs. Sanders about the Saturday practice. The Good News Club will meet after school on Wednesday until 4:30
Our Fall Festival will be here soon. We’ll be hosting it here at school on October 26 from 5:30-7:30. We need bags of candy for the festival prizes. If you can help, send your bags and we will collect them in the front office. Please mark your calendars to come attend this fun-filled evening.
We have a change war going on at Mountain Park. All grade levels are involved and we are raising funds for the Surry County Schools Educational Foundation and the United Fund of Surry. The class that raises the most money will receive an ice cream party. So talk to your family and friends and bring in any loose change you can find to help raise money for these great causes.
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
Who loves chocolate? We do! Our chocolate fundraiser started today with a fun assembly. Our school goal is for every family to sell one box. It's not too late to pick up a box and to help us raise money for our school!
