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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.

This month we will focus on the character trait of kindness. Kindness is the ability and willingness to express care and compassion for others. Kindness is a choice to use our time, talent, and resources to better the lives of others and the world through genuine acts of love, compassion, generosity, and service. Check out these newsletters to learn more about how you can talk about this important skill with your child: English version and Spanish version.

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Parents, thank you for a great start to our fundraiser! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we need your help in making it a success. We are hoping to get new playground equipment if we can reach our goal. We are half way through the money raising period and we are at 40% of our goal. Please share on your own social media and we your child's Super Fans to help us reach more people to support our wonderful school.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade concert and general PTA membership meeting on Monday! We had a great turn out and enjoyed hearing our students perform.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Muffins for Moms and Other Female Figures events this week! We loved celebrating you. Check out some of the pictures on our Facebook page. A special shout out to our AMAZING PTA for putting together an awesome two day event! 🎉

Mitchell Road will be hosting the Mobile Mammogram Bus on Thursday, February 20 from 8:30-11:30am. Parents, family members, and the community are welcome to participate. Breast Cancer impacts 1 in 8 women. Early detection can make all the difference! If you are interested and meet the eligibility requirements, please call to schedule an appointment.

Parents, we need your help! Over the last few weeks, we have had students bring over the counter medicine or cough drops into school on their own. This is NOT allowed. Parents cannot send medication or cough drops like this with students. Any medication (cough drops, tylenol, etc.) has to be administered by the NURSE and have a FORM filled out in the health room. Please contact Nurse Robin at 355-6983.

Our Kids Heart Challenge is happening now! February is National Heart Month and our students are focusing on the importance of heart health in PE. Our school goal is to have 100% of families learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR. It takes less than two minutes to learn, and can double or triple a person's chance of survival. See our website for details. This is our school's community service project for this month and we appreciate your support!

Greenville County Schools' HR Operations will host a job fair on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at J.L. Mann Academy, 160 Fairforest Way, Greenville from 5-7 pm. This hiring event will focus on hiring bus drivers, bus aides, custodians and food service operators.

PAY RATES:

Bus Driver $22.03 - $24.37

Bus Aide $16.14 - $17.74

Custodian $16.08 - $17.66

Food Service $16.08 - $17.66

It is time for students who are interested in our Run Hard Club to sign up! Practices will be Mondays and Thursdays from 2:15-3:30. Pick up will be in the K-1 carline at 3:30. Students receive a snack at each practice, learn about important character building skills, and work on their running endurance. At the end of the program, all participants can run a 5K race! See this link for details and to register. Spots are limited!

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.

Education-Related Legislation in the SC General Assembly

You can check in periodically to the Eye on Legislation section of the Board of Trustees’ web page to see updates on education-related legislative and budget issues during the 2025 session of the SC General Assembly. Contact: Julie Horton, 355-8863

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.

Parents are invited to attend the Parent Academy, a comprehensive workshop designed to support families in navigating the special education process. This event offers a valuable opportunity to connect with other parents and explore essential topics, including:

• An overview of special education
• The evaluation process
• The roles of parents and students in the IEP process
• Understanding the Individualized Education Program (IEP)
• Answers to your questions
• Information about available resources

Sessions will be held at MT Anderson from 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m. on the following dates:

• March 7, 2025
  

Link to Register- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBcF16kihKVYCLKlQx08rHwsq7N2uCztu4hS1UpVpFmeNsYg/viewform

We encourage all parents to participate in this informative session to enhance their understanding and access the tools needed to support their child's educational journey.

• 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.

February

17: No School - Presidents' Day

25 and 27: NO MR Friends

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

March

3: Mustang Monday!

4: Student Council meeting at 7:15am 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

27: Day of Awesomeness (details to come)

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