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.
We would like to congratulate Mason Frederick for representing Mountain Park at the County Spelling Bee. We are very proud of you!
To celebrate World Read Aloud Day, our Mountaineers partnered up with book buddies from different grade levels to read together! #Readersareleaders
Good News Club will be cancelled for February 7th. Please remember that any transportation change must be in writing.
Sunday. 2.4.24 Principal Update
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
On Monday, our 5th graders will take the NC Check-in for Science. Please make sure your child is well-rested and on time for this state assessment. We will have Math Monday tomorrow after school until 4:00. On Tuesday, our Book Battle team will practice after school until 4:00, and on Wednesday, the Good News Club will meet until 4:30. Good luck to Mason Frederick, our school spelling bee champion, as he will represent our school on Thursday at the County Spelling Bee. Progress reports and mClass letters with Middle-of-the-Year assessment information will come home this week.
February is National Love the Bus Month. Please join me in showing how grateful we are for Ms. Debbie and Mrs. Kriss. They do a wonderful job of getting our students to school and home safely. We also are celebrating National School Counseling Week this week. We are so grateful for Mrs. Pack and the time and effort she puts into growing all our students.
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.
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
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
Today, Mountaineers wore Red to raise awareness for heart disease!
If you wore red today too, post a photo in the comments!
Click, Clack, Moo!
First graders can type. Can you?
Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Teacher of the Year and Teaching Assistant of the Year, Mrs. Erin Lozowski and Mrs. Tanya Embry!
Mountaineers Go Red to raise awareness for Heart Disease!
Join us in raising awareness for Hear Disease by wearing RED this Friday!
Don't forget our Heart Challenge is going strong! We are about halfway to our goal of $3000!
100 Days Smarter! Look at these cute 100 year olds!
1.21.24
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
On Monday we will celebrate the 100th day of school by dressing up like 100-year-olds. We will also have our first Math Monday this week. These after-school tutoring sessions are available to 4th or 5th graders that have previously signed up. If you are interested in these tutoring opportunities, please contact your student’s teacher.
Our school is participating in the Kid’s Heart Challenge. There are two huge rewards possible through this challenge, the first is a pair of tickets to the Super Bowl, and the second is $10,000 in fitness equipment for the school. Please see our Facebook page or website for more details.
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.
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
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
Due to widespread black ice throughout the county, Surry County Schools will transition to a Remote Learning Day today, Friday, January 19, for students and staff. This means all schools and facilities will be closed for students. Elementary students should complete work in their remote learning packets, and middle and high school students should access their assignments on Canvas.
Please see https://www.surry.k12.nc.us/page/remote-learning for additional information on Remote Learning Days.
Due to widespread black ice throughout the county, Surry County Schools will transition to a Remote Learning Day today, Friday, January 19, for students and staff. This means all schools and facilities will be closed for students. Elementary students should complete work in their remote learning packets, and middle and high school students should access their assignments on Canvas.
Please see https://www.surry.k12.nc.us/page/remote-learning for additional information on Remote Learning Days.
On Saturday, January 13, the MPES Mountaineer Engineers competed in the First Lego League State Championship at the North Carolina A & T University in Greensboro. The top 60 teams from North Carolina competed and the Mountaineer Engineers finished 33 in the robot run with a score of 300. They improved their previous high score of 260 by 40 points. We are so proud of our Mountaineers and their success this year!
Have you ordered your yearbook yet? Use the link below to order.
We are moving our 100th day of school celebration to Monday!
Surry County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. This delay will help with visibility for bus drivers and allow time for temperatures to increase.
All evening events and activities are canceled for today, Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
