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.

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.

Our next Mustang Monday will be tomorrow, September 16! Students are invited to wear an MRES shirt or our school colors, blue and white, to celebrate our school spirit with staff.

This Tuesday we will have a representative from Boy Scouts talk to students in the morning to tell about their programs. On Wednesday, September 18, there will be a representative by the gym from 5:00-6:00pm to sign up any students who are interested in joining. Parents can stop by during that afternoon to register.

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

We have a need to assemble a panel of parents to help with reviewing books for the school that have been challenged (based on a new policy for the district). Book reviews have to be completed within 21 days of a challenge being submitted. The district policy requires 3 parent volunteers to be on the panel in addition to school personnel. This role would be ongoing throughout the school year on an as-needed basis. Your best contact info will be shared directly with Mrs. Holman to work directly with her on this task. If you would be interested to support this panel, please sign up at this link.

Parents, we have two coffee bars at school that have become more popular than expected! We would love any donations of disposable coffee cups with lids, individual coffee creamers, individual coffee pods, or individual sugar packets. Any variety of this would be very much appreciated. Donations may be dropped off at the front office during school hours to Jen Sandidge. Thank you for considering this opportunity to support our school!

In an effort to maximize academic instruction, limit electronic device distractions, and to provide more consistency and clarity for parents and students, we are providing the updated Cell Phone and Electronic Devices expectations, which were implemented last year and are still in effect for the 2024-25 school year:

For elementary and middle schools, personal electronic devices cannot be used by students during the instructional day without authorized permission by the principal or principal’s designee for unique events. This includes cell phones, smart watches, and other personal communication devices. All personal devices must remain out of sight of others and be silenced during this time.

• Elementary school instructional day: 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

• Middle school instructional day: 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

This information is also found in our 2024-25 Student Handbook found here. Please reach out to me with any questions by contacting the front office.

PTA has created a school membership blitz! There is a tracker in the cafeteria. Classes who reach 100% membership will earn an ice cream party! Our PTA does so much for our school but they can only do so with the support of members like you. Join now at this link.

The PTA membership blitz board has been updated! Check out where your child's class stands. Remember memberships can be for any family member or friend.

The Run Hard program is starting soon and registration is now open! This is an afterschool program for boys and girls in 3rd - 5th grades that, according to their website, helps kids build the foundation for success in life by teaching them life values through the sport of running. It teaches teamwork, wise choices, how to show positive peer pressure, honesty, respect, leadership and perseverance while training everyone to finish a 5k in November!

Please email Jenni Finley jtfinley@greenville.k12.sc.us if you have questions.

• 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 pre-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.
  

To offer more information about Capturing Kids' Hearts and why we use this process, please check out the introductory newsletter in English here and in Spanish here.

GCDH Vaccine Clinics

Back to School Vaccine Only Clinics are Monday, September 9, and Monday, October 7, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Walk-ins only. First come first served. Links: Spanish Flyer | English Flyer

• 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.

September

16: Mustang Monday!

18: Boy Scout sign-up opportunity from 5:00-6:00pm

20: PTA selling Chick-fil-a biscuits in car rider lines

27: Step-It-Up fundraiser kickoff

October

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

8-11: CogAt/ITBS testing for second graders

8: Viva Chicken Spirit Night

14: No School - teacher workday

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

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

28: Day of Awesomeness fundraiser celebration (volunteers needed!)

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
• Instagram: mitchellroadelementary
• 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