Mustang Messenger for Parents

The mission of Mitchell Road Elementary School is to educate all students in a safe, inclusive learning environment while challenging them to be lifelong learners, prepared for their future as compassionate, respectful, and self-disciplined citizens.

We truly missed our students while we were out because of the weather! We hope you are all doing well since the storm and we look forward to getting back into our school routines starting tomorrow.

We are so excited for our first special guest event for the year! Dads and other male figures can join us on Thursday and Friday, October 17-18, to have a little morning treat with our students. The cost is 1 dollar cash per ADULT. Please arrive to the front office to get checked in - you will need your license with you. The event will be from 7:00-7:45am. Visitors CANNOT enter through the back doors. All guests must come through the front office to get signed in and a visitor pass. When you are finished, please say goodbye from the cafeteria doors and send the student on to class. Visitors cannot walk the building during this event. We appreciate your understanding of this. Thursday, October 17 will be for K3, K4, K5, 1st, and 2nd grade students. Friday, October 18 will be for self-contained classes and 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students.

It is time to vote on our new SIC nominations. Please take a moment to answer this brief Voting Form. Voting will close at 4:00pm on Monday, October 14.

It is time for our fall parent/teacher conferences. This is an important opportunity for parents to find out how students are doing academically, socially, and emotionally in school. Parents will soon receive sign-up information from your child's teacher to set a conference time. It takes us working together to see our students be the best versions of themselves. We appreciate your attendance in these important meetings!

Parents, one of the special attributes of Mitchell Road Elementary is our beautiful gardens! We’re excited to offer our students hands-on learning experiences in our school garden but we need your help. Recently we had two organizations help clean up two of our three gardens and we need your support to keep the space ready for our students. To keep this educational space thriving, we’re reaching out for parent volunteers who may have gardening skills or simply an interest in helping out. Whether it’s lending a hand with planting, coming in for an hour each week to weed and help maintain the garden, or donating supplies, we’d love your support. Please let us know if you’re available to assist in any way by completing this Google Form.

October 21, 2024

5:30 to 7:00

This meeting is for all interested magnet and prospective families!

Come and experience our 21st-century middle school activities from 5:30 to 7:00!

We will have an informational meeting about Hughes Academy and the Magnet Process from 6:00 to 6:30.

Hughes Academy Prospective Parent/Magnet Night flyer

The PTA Membership Blitz is over! Congratulations to the following classes who reached 100% membership: Forman, Betten, DeVore, Thomson, Youngblood, Rouse, Fisher, Robertson, Weekes, Eskine, Agudelo, and Streetman! PTA will be coordinating their class ice cream parties soon. 🎉

This month we will focus on the character trait of being self-direct. Check out these newsletters to learn more about how you can talk about this important skill with your child: English version and Spanish version.

• Mitchell Road provides free breakfast and lunch to all students.

• Breakfast is from 7:00-7:45am each day.
• At the 7:35am bell, the cafeteria switches to bagged breakfasts to help get students to class on time.
• If parents would like to join students for breakfast or lunch, please sign in at the front office with your ID. Parents cannot walk with students to class after eating. All parents must say goodbye at the cafeteria door and sign back out at the main office.
• If students would like to purchase additional servings or snacks, they must have money on their lunch accounts. You can do this by sending in cash or check to the cafeteria or by adding money to the student's account on MySchoolBucks.
• Meal prices for adults this year will be $3.10 for breakfast and $5.27 for lunch.
  

• The weekly newsletter can be translated to a variety of languages. Please click the "Translate" button on the top right side and select your language.
  
• El boletín semanal se puede traducir a una variedad de idiomas. Haga clic en el botón "Traducir" en la parte superior derecha y seleccione su idioma.
• Please be sure any transportation changes are sent to the teacher, in writing the day of the change. We cannot accept these over the phone.
  
• No early dismissals will be allowed after 1:45pm.
• Dismissal begins at 2:15pm. If you are not here by 2:35pm, you will need to go to the office with your driver's license or car tag to sign your student out.

October

***RESCHEDULED to Monday, October 28: General PTA membership meeting and performance by K5, 1st, and 2nd grade students at 6:00pm

14: No School - teacher workday

15: Student Council meeting at 7:00am in Challenge Room

17: Donuts for Dads for K4, K5, 1st, and 2nd grade students in the cafeteria from 7:00-7:45am

18: Donuts for Dads for 3rd, 4th, 5th grades and self-contained classes in the cafeteria from 7:00-7:45am

17-18: Benchmark Testing for Second Graders (ELA and math)

21: Mustang Monday!

21-22: Benchmark Testing for Third-Fifth Graders (ELA and math)

23: Benchmark Testing for Fourth Graders (science)

**RESCHEDULED 22-25: CogAt/ITBS testing for second graders

24: Skate Night Spirit Night at Taylors Roller Rink from 6:00-8:00pm (5 dollar cash admission and parents MUST stay)

25: SIC Meeting at 7:00am in conference room

28: General PTA membership meeting and performance by K5, 1st, and 2nd grade students at 6:00pm

November

4: No School - Teacher Workday

5: No School - Election Day

11: Mustang Monday!

12: Student Council meeting at 7:00am in Challenge Room

18: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night at Pelham Road from 4:00-8:00pm

TBD: Thanksgiving Feast (details to come)

22: SIC Meeting at 7:00am in conference room

27-29: No School - Thanksgiving Holiday

December

2: Mustang Monday!

3: Student Council meeting at 7:00am in Challenge Room

6: Talent Show Auditions (information to come)

12: Benchmark testing for grades 2-5 (ELA)

13: Benchmark testing for grades 2-5 (math)

16: Benchmark testing for grade 4 (science)

19: Talent Show (information to come)

20: SIC Meeting at 7:00am in conference room

20: Half Day Dismissal for Students at 11:45am

23-January 6: Winter Break

January

December 23-January 6: Winter Break

8: Second Quarter Report Card

13: Mustang Monday!

20: No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

28: PTA General Membership meeting at Bingo Night in the Cafeteria from 5:30-7:00pm

31: SIC Meeting at 7:00am in conference room

February

3: Mustang Monday!

4: Student Council meeting at 7:00am in Challenge Room

6: Skate Night at Taylors Roller Rink from 6:00-8:00pm (5 dollar cash admission and parents MUST stay)

10: General PTA membership meeting and performance by 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students at 6:00pm

10: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night at Pelham Road from 4:00-8:00pm

13: Muffins for Moms for K4, K5, 1st, and 2nd grade students in the cafeteria from 7:00-7:45am

14: Muffins for Moms for 3rd, 4th, 5th grades and self-contained classes in the cafeteria from 7:00-7:45am

17: No School - Presidents' Day

28: SIC Meeting at 7:00am in conference room

March

3: Mustang Monday!

4: Student Council meeting at 7:00am in Challenge Room

10: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night at Pelham Road from 4:00-8:00pm

14: No School - Teacher Workday

17-21: No School - Spring Break

26: Third Quarter Report Card

28: SIC Meeting at 7:00am in conference room

April

1: Benchmark testing for grades 2-5 (ELA)

2: Benchmark testing for grades 2-5 (math)

3: Benchmark testing for grade 4 (science)

7: Mustang Monday!

8: Skate Night at Taylors Roller Rink from 6:00-8:00pm (5 dollar cash admission and parents MUST stay)

10: Grits for Grands for K4, K5, 1st, and 2nd grade students in the cafeteria from 7:00-7:45am

11: Grits for Grands for 3rd, 4th, 5th grades and self-contained classes in the cafeteria from 7:00-7:45am

14: General PTA membership meeting and performance by Chorus for the Broadway Musical at 6:00pm

14: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night at Pelham Road from 4:00-8:00pm

18: No School

24: Glow Party from 5:00-7:00pm in the gym (1 dollar cash admission for students and parents MUST stay)

25: SIC Meeting at 7:00am in conference room

May

2: PTA selling Chick-fil-a biscuits in car rider lines while supplies last (5 dollars cash per biscuit)

5: Mustang Monday!

12: Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night at Pelham Road from 4:00-8:00pm

15: Senior Clap Out (details to come)

16: SIC Meeting at 7:00am in conference room

22: Half Day Dismissal for Students at 11:45am

23: Last Day of School! Half Day Dismissal for Students at 11:45am

We know it is important for you to see a glimpse of our school day, even when you cannot be here with us. Please follow us on social media at the following accounts:

• Facebook: Mitchell Road Elementary School
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• Twitter: mitchell_road

Email: jholman@greenville.k12.sc.us
Website: https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/mitchell/
Location: 4124 East North Street, Greenville, SC, USA
Phone: (864) 355-6700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mitchell-Road-Elementary-School/100050881973460/
Twitter: @mitchell_road