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The mission of Mitchell Road Elementary School is to offer students a quality education in a safe, inviting learning environment while helping them learn responsibility, self-discipline, and respect for others.

Parents, please help us keep everyone safe in the car rider lines. We appreciate your understanding and support.

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.

Mark your calendars now for our first PTA Spirit Skate Night at Taylors Roller Rink on August 27th from 6:00-8:00pm. The cost is $5 at the door (cash only).

To celebrate the start of football season, students are invited to wear their favorite team jersey or colors with staff this Friday!

Greenville County Schools, including Mitchell Road Elementary, will not be able to host an in-person book fair this school year like we have in the past. We hope to be able to host them again in the future, and below is an explanation of why book fairs are being paused at this time.

Greenville County Schools and our school recognize the value in school-sponsored book fairs as a way to promote reading with students while also engaging parents and the community in support of literacy. Additionally, book fairs provide a fundraising opportunity for schools that have a positive impact on students and the community.

Effective August 1, 2024, South Carolina’s State Board of Education passed SC Regulation 43-170, which outlines new requirements for how instructional materials provided by schools or made available to students in school are selected. As a result, Greenville County Schools finds it necessary to pause all book fairs for this school year while it works with vendors to find a solution that ensures compliance and avoids a circumstance that may place employees in jeopardy of violating provisions of the regulation. The logistics of book fairs involve large containers of books and other material being delivered to schools, set out, packed up, picked up, restocked, and sent to the next school on a short turnaround time. It is not possible for school personnel to vet all book fair content after it arrives, nor can vendors provide accurate content information far enough in advance for it to be vetted through the District prior to the start of fall book fairs.

The District’s Academics team is actively working with schools and individual book fair vendors to explore ways to continue offering book fairs in the future. During the time needed to ensure full compliance with the new regulation, there are alternatives, such as book clubs and online book fairs, for schools to consider. We will share more information once we have evaluated those other options for this year.

Greenville County Schools and our school understand the importance of book fairs as a way to promote reading while also raising funds for the schools. Please know that the District is committed to finding alternative solutions in the future that comply with Regulation 43-170 and allow us to continue engaging parents and the community in support of literacy within our schools and at home.

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.

The HR Operations department of Greenville County Schools will host a job fair Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at J. Harley Bonds Career Center, 505 N. Main Street, Greer from 5-7 pm. This hiring event will focus on hiring bus drivers, bus aides, custodians and food service operators.

NEW PAY RATES EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024:

Bus Driver $22.03 - $24.37

Bus Aide $16.14 - $17.74

Custodian $16.08 - $17.66

Food Service $16.08 - $17.66

• 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.
  

Mitchell Road Elementary is a Capturing Kids' Hearts school. This guides how we interact and behave within our school community. All students are learning about the foundations of CKH this month and will be working to build their social contracts soon.

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.
  
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• 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.

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

August

6: Meet the Teacher from 4:00-6:00pm

8: First Day of School for Students!

12: Mustang Monday

27: Back to School Skate Night at Taylors Roller Rink from 6:00-8:00pm

30: College Colors Day (see above)

September

2: No School! Labor Day Holiday

9: Picture Day for students!

9: PTA meeting and Open House at 6:00pm

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

**Dates for the rest of the school year are coming soon!

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