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!
It's an Early Release day! Dismissal is at 1pm. We will not have Grow Strong Practice today.
Our Change War continues!
It's time for our Fall Chocolate Fundraiser! The funds raised by this fundraiser go towards educational supplies and technology for all students at MPES! Help us reach our goal of $5,000 by selling one box or more! Thank you for supporting MPES!
It's almost time for Book Fair!
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
First Grade had a wonderful time at The Farm on Thursday! They got to pick their very own pumpkin and had a puppet show with Spookley.
September leaders of the month were treated to Pizza with the Principal on Friday, September 29. Students were chosen as leaders of the month for demonstrating the leadership attribute of accountability. These students took ownership of their actions, and their learning. We are proud of the September leaders!
Fall Festival is just around the corner!
The PTO is accepting donations for bags of candy for the event. If you would like to donate, please bring those bags to the school by October 20.
Tomorrow is Picture Day!
Here is the final round of our Guess Who game. Can you name these teachers?
10.8.23
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
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.
Our Chocolate Bar Fundraiser will kickoff this on Thursday of this week. Students were given check-out forms on Friday. Students must bring that form back signed in order to receive their chocolate bars. We have lots of great prizes listed and other information on the bottom of the sheet that came home Friday. We do not do many fundraisers, so we really need every student to sell at least one box.
Picture Day is Monday! Reminders came home Friday and no money is needed. Our Grow Strong Running Team will practice on Monday until 4, but will NOT practice on Thursday since we dismiss at 1:00 on Thursday. Please make sure all running club 5K permission forms are turned in to Mrs. Marion as soon as possible. On Tuesday, our 1st Grade will visit the Andy Griffith Playhouse and our Kindergarteners will visit on Wednesday. The Robotics Team will practice after school on Tuesday until 4:30. Again, on Thursday, we will dismiss at 1:00 and there will be no school on Friday.
We are already collecting several jackets that have been left or lost. Please help us find the owner of lost jackets by placing the name of your student in them.
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.
It is almost time for the Salvation Army Angel Tree Christmas sign-ups to begin. This year Surry County Schools is offering multiple sign-up locations and one of them is right here at Mountain Park. October 12th from 1:30pm to 6:00pm and October 13th from 9:00am to 2:00pm families have the option to go to either Pilot Mountain Middle School or Mountain Park Elementary School. If you are not able to make either one of these dates there will be sign-ups taking place at The Salvation Army from October 16th until October 20th located at 651 S South St in Mount Airy. When you come to any of these locations please make sure you have proof of identification, your child's Medicaid card or birth certificate, and your EBT card. If you do not have an EBT card, please bring current pay stubs and proof of all household expenses. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
Hello Surry County Schools families. It is almost time for the Salvation Army Angel Tree Christmas sign ups to begin. This year Surry County Schools is offering multiple sign up locations to better serve the families in our community. October 12th from 1:30pm to 6:00pm and October 13th from 9:00am to 2:00pm families have the option to go to either Pilot Mountain Middle School located at 543 Old Westfield Rd in Pilot Mountain or to Mountain Park Elementary School located at 505 Mountain Park Rd in State Road. If you are not able to make either one of these dates there will be sign ups taking place at The Salvation Army from October 16th until October 20th located at 651 S South St in Mount Airy. When you come to any of these locations please make sure you have a proof of identification, your child's Medicaid card or birth certificate, and your EBT card. If you do not have an EBT card, please bring current pay stubs and proof of all household expenses. We look forward to seeing you soon!
This week's Team Tuesday is dedicated to TEAM JACEEGIRLSTRONG. Your Mountain Park family loves you and we are praying for you! Once a Mountaineer, Always a Mountaineer! #jaceegirlstrong
The Children's Center of Northwest North Carolina is offering a Virtual Popup. Please see the attached flyer for information on a Pop-Up Virtual SF Program for
children age 6-11 AND their parents.
On Friday, we celebrated our Donut (Do not) Ever Give Up Award Winners with a doughnut breakfast. Over the month of September these students demonstrated great perseverance and determination in the classroom. They always give 110% effort no matter if the task is challenging or easy. We are very proud of these hard working students. #itsagreatdaytobeamountaineer
It's time for a change war to help support schools in Surry County! See the flyer for more information.
Picture Day is one week away. Fall pictures will be on Monday, October 9.
Here is round two of Guess the Staff! Can you guess all eight?
Comment below your guesses.
Tomorrow, October 3rd, MPES would like to invite all Mountaineers to wear yellow to show support of two previous students who were involved in an accident last week. We are also accepting donations of $1 for the family. All donations should be turned into your child's teacher. Once a Mountaineer, Always a Mountaineer! #jaceegirlstrong
10.2.23
This is Mountain Park Elementary Principal, Matt Scott. I am calling to let you know that our school participated in a Practice Lockdown Drill this morning in cooperation with the Surry County Sheriff's Office. We are very proud of our students and staff because they responded quickly and did a great job with the practice procedures. Student safety is the highest priority for Surry County Schools and the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, and we are all working diligently every day to ensure the safety of children. We appreciate everyone’s efforts to work with us in that process. We encourage you to talk to your child tonight about our practice drill. Please call us if you have any questions or concerns. We hope you have a great day.
Today we are celebrating our two amazing custodians. Rhonda and Andrew work tirelessly to keep our building and grounds looking amazing! We are so thankful to have two incredible custodians in our building. Thank you Andrew and Rhonda for everything you do!
10.1.23
Good Evening Mountaineers! This is your principal Matt Scott with this week’s updates.
The Grow Strong Running Team will practice after school on Monday and Thursday until 4:00. Robotics will practice on Tuesday after school until 4:30. Good News Club will meet after school on Wednesday until 4:30. On Thursday, our 1st and 2nd Grades will have a field trip to The Farm.
On Monday, October 2nd, we will have a practice lockdown drill, in cooperation with the Surry County Sheriff’s Office. Our teachers have practiced lockdown procedures with their students so they will be prepared and will know what to expect. Student safety is the highest priority for Surry County Schools and the Surry County Sheriff’s Office. Following the completion of the drill, a phone message will be sent to let you know it was successfully completed and that we are resuming a regular schedule.
It's almost Science Fair Time! The Mountain Park Science Fair will be on Thursday, November 9th for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Several forms MUST be completed BEFORE you begin your project. You can pick up the forms from Mrs. Dollyhite. Any 3rd through 5th grader who participates in the Science Fair will get to go on a special Science field trip. Please contact Mrs. Dollyhite if you have any questions.
Looking ahead, our school picture day will be Oct. 9th. Look for information on our website or Facebook page. Also, Oct. 12 will be an early release day at 1:00 and there will be no school on Oct. 13th.
Those are all the announcements for tonight. I look forward to seeing our Mountaineers back on campus tomorrow.
