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.
Surry County Schools will be closed with an optional teacher workday tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16, 2024. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that will be in effect until 7:00 AM Tuesday morning. There are snow-covered roads in the northern parts of Surry County, so please exercise caution if planning to travel.
Surry County Schools will be closed with an optional teacher workday tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16, 2024. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory that will be in effect until 7:00 AM Tuesday morning. There are snow-covered roads in the northern parts of Surry County, so please exercise caution if planning to travel.
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
Congratulations to our Robotics Team. We can all be proud of their effort at the State Championships on Saturday. They represented our school and community wonderfully. I appreciate all the time and effort this team has put into their competitions this year.
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.
There will be no school on Monday as we celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Friday we will celebrate the 100th day of school by dressing up like 100-year-olds.
Report Cards and Attendance letters came home on Friday with students. Please look over the report cards with your student and help them set goals for the last semester.
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.
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 Tuesday.
The Fourth Grade enjoyed a marshmallow “snow ball” fight today! They created catapults, testing and adjusting them to fire marshmallows. What a fun STEM activity!
Yesterday was National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and we wanted to take a moment to celebrate Officer Foster. Officer Foster has been a wonderful addition to our building. She is constantly supporting our staff and building relationships with our students. Thank you Officer Foster for all you do for our school and community!
Due to heavy rain and potential flooding, Surry County Schools will dismiss students at 1:30 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 9, 2024. All after-school events and activities are canceled, and there will be no after-school childcare this afternoon. We will continue to monitor weather conditions overnight.
