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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.

Spring Break reading bingo cards went home with all students before the break. The bingo cards are due to their teachers no later than Tuesday, March 25, 2025. We will have a special treat for every student that turns in their BINGO log later this week.

In case your child misplaced their BINGO log, you can reprint one from the homepage of our website.

We are excited to celebrate our fundraiser success with our Day of Awesomeness this Thursday, March 27! Each class will have a designated time to enjoy the inflatables on our playground field. For this day to go smoothly, we need your help in volunteering. Volunteers must have level 2 clearance. If you are available to help, please sign up at THIS LINK.

It is time to submit nominations for our PTA Executive Board for the 2025-26 school year. Our PTA plays an important role in the success of our school so please consider making a nomination to support their work. Here is the nomination link. Nominations will close in April.

This month we will focus on the character trait of courage. Courage is developing strength to face something difficult. Check out these newsletters to learn more about how you can talk about this important skill with your child: English version and Spanish version.

We will be having our Grits for Grands and Other Special Guests events on Thursday and Friday, April 10 and 11. Grades pre-k through 2nd will be Thursday, April 10 and grades 3rd-5th will be Friday, April 11. The cost for each adult guest is 1 dollar and exact change is preferred. Guests will be able to enter at the back door by the gym. The event each day will be in the cafeteria from 7:00-7:45am. We look forward to seeing our special guests then!

Parents, it is time to give your input about for the parent climate survey that goes with our state report card data. The survey can be found through your parent backpack account. We encourage parents to complete this survey to give us valuable input into your views of Mitchell Road. The survey will be open until Friday ,April 11, 2025 at 10:00pm. Parents of students in any grade may complete a survey, including K4, K5, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. A parent/guardian may complete one parent survey for each of their students. If you have issues with survey technology, please email me at JHolman@greenville.k12.sc.us and I can contact the district for you. You can find the link in your parent backpack account like the picture below.

Please remember that per DHEC regulations, students cannot return to school until they are fever free for 24 hours without the aid of fever reducing medication. This means when a student is sent home from school with a fever, they cannot return the next day. A doctor's note does not allow them to return early. We have to follow DHEC regulations.

Parents, YOU might be able to help keep our school AND get paid while doing it. We need SUBS! When teachers have to be out for planned appointments, sickness, family emergencies, etc., we have not had enough substitutes lately to keep all classes covered.

If you are able to help serve as a substitute for Greenville County Schools, please follow this link to get started and be sure to let us know (CLICK HERE to email Mrs. Holman). We will be happy to help facilitate the process. You may choose to work at any school or you can select Mitchell Road exclusively. Work only on the days that fit your schedule. We even have the option for substitutes to cover the whole day or a half AM or half PM option. The AM half option is from 7:15 - 11:00am and the PM half option is 11:01am - 2:45pm. We appreciate your consideration to help the school by serving as a substitute!

Yearbooks for this year are now on sale! Be sure to purchase yours now because there will only be a limited number of extras. The cost is just 20 dollars and purchases can only be done from the link here.

Hurricane Helene Makeup Days

The Board of Trustees voted to forgive 3 instructional days missed due to Hurricane Helene. In accordance with state law, the State Department of Education is requiring districts to make up 3 of the days missed during Hurricane Helene, which would then allow our local school board to excuse 3 days and the State Board of Education to excuse 3 days. The district’s plan for addressing the 8 missed days from Hurricane Helene is as follows:

• 3 Makeup Self-paced eLearning Days (Friday, March 14; Friday, April 18; and Saturday, May 10, 2025)
• 3 Days Forgiven by GCS Board of Trustees (approved)
• Up to 3 Days Forgiven by SC State Board of Education (pending approval in April)

Greenville County Schools will make up three days missed from Hurricane Helene using self-paced, asynchronous (no live instruction) eLearning on the following days: Friday, March 14; Friday, April 18; and Saturday, May 10. Students and teachers will not need to be online for these makeup days; teachers will provide students with assignments that can be completed within five school days upon return to school. Details about how self-paced, asynchronous eLearning will be conducted, the complete plan for making up days, and other FAQs can be found on the Greenville County Schools website.

ARMES Nominations

Greenville County Schools will soon start taking nominations for the ARMES program for the 2025-26 school year. Nominations are open February 3 - March 31. ARMES is the school district's Arts Reading Middle and Elementary Schools program. It is a free program for students who are gifted in the arts. See below and go to the QR code for more details.

• 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.

March

27: Third Quarter Report Card

27: Day of Awesomeness (Volunteers needed!)

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
• 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