Mustang Message: March Edition

March

March 1 - Professional Day, No School for Students

March 4-8 - National School Breakfast Week

March 6 & 7 - Grade 5 MISA

March 11 @ 4:15 pm - PTO General Membership Meeting & SIP Update in the Media Center

March 13 @ 7 pm - Spring Musical

March 19 - 21 - PTO M&M Fundraiser

March 20 @ 6-8 pm - PTO Stuff-A-Mustang Event

March 22 - Virtual Instruction Day

March 25 - April 1 - Spring Break

Looking Ahead to April

April 2 - Students return

April 8-19 - Field Day Gear Sales

April 10 - Report card distribution

April 15 - Primary Musical at MES @ 7PM

April 19 - Two-Hour Early Dismissal

April 24 - Administrative Professionals Day (Thank you Ms. Post and Ms. Miller)

April 26 - Elms Field Trip - Cable/Parker

See the info here: https://sites.google.com/smcps.org/elms-teachers/information-by-grade-level/kindergarten

Overall, our attendance rate is still higher than last year. However, you can see from the chart below that it has progressed downward from the start of the year. Let's commit to doing our best to march it back up to the as Winter ends and flu and cold season end as well.

Attendance Challenge: If our students can beat last year’s attendance for January through March, they will earn 30 minutes of extra recess and Rita's on March 21st! Our students’ attendance is currently NOT meeting goal set. Please be sure your child stays home ONLY for the following:

Thank you so very much to everyone for participating in the Joe Corbi’s/Claire’s Gourmet fundraiser. We doubled our goal this year! A special congratulations to Jackson A. in Ms. Simpkin’s class for being our top seller and winning a box of M&M chocolate chip cookies. We will post an update shortly with details on the date and time for you to pick up your order.

• https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/recreate/camps

• https://www.stmaryscountymd.gov/docs/thescoop.pdf

For more information download the document linked below.

Yearbook store front: https://shop.yearbookmarket.com/mechanicsvilleelementarystmarys

• Store Closes April 15th
• Yearbook Cost $21.00 plus Tax and Conv. Fee
• Additional Options Offered
• Personalization $4.99
• Love Lines $14.99

Parents or guardians of children receiving special education and related services were mailed the Maryland Special Education Parent Involvement Survey from the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services during the week of February 12, 2024. Parents are asked to complete the survey and return it in the postage-paid envelope by May 24, 2024. The Survey may also be completed online. Your feedback will help guide efforts to improve special education and related services in your local school system. Your voice can make a real difference for your child and many other children across the state of Maryland. To learn more, please visit https://www.mdparentsurvey.com.