What's Happening Weekly @ MRH

Are you ready to open the door to the potential of personalized learning? We invite you to join us for a community forum on Personalized Competency-Based Learning (PCBL).

Imagine a world where students learn at their own pace, following their passions and interests. PCBL is a groundbreaking approach that empowers students to take ownership of their education, fostering creativity, critical thinking and lifelong learning.

Date: November 6, 2024

Time: 6:30 PM

Location: MRH Central Office, 2531 S. Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63143

Together, let's explore how PCBL can benefit our community's students by:

• Empowering student choice: Students learn in ways that suit their interests and learning needs.

• Fostering collaboration: Educators work with students and community partners to create unique learning plans.

• Promoting flexibility: Students can learn at their own pace and through a variety of pathways.

• Enhancing meaningful assessment: Assessment is a positive experience that provides students with timely, relevant evidence.

• Embracing equity: Schools and education systems embed equity strategies into their culture and pedagogy.

Join us for an evening of discussion, exploration, and inspiration. Let's open the door to a brighter future for our students!

If you were unable to join last week's virtual Community Conversations with MRH Administrators, tap the link below. The roughly 70-minute session centered on the basics of school finance and bonding, the status of construction and renovation under Proposition E, as well as future needs.

Our next topic: Supporting and Addressing Student Mental Health Needs. We'll explore how the District supports students’ emotional well-being through counseling services, social-emotional learning (SEL), and mental health initiatives, with tips for parents to reduce anxiety at home. Our special guest will be MRH Student Services Director Vince Estrada.

No appointments necessary; our teachers and administrators are eager to show you around and answer your questions. In addition to our school buildings, we will cut the ribbon on our new Maria J. Langston Administrative Center at 2531 S. Big Bend Boulevard. We hope to you see on November 9!

• Share your story. Post a video or share a photo and caption on social media about why Parents as Teachers is important to you and your family. Use the hashtag #NationalParentsasTeachersDay.
• Read with your child. Reading with children from a young age helps develop social skills and confidence and gives them early access to reading and writing.

To learn more about the Parents as Teachers program at Maplewood Richmond Heights Early Childhood Center, visit our website.

District Central Office and school building phone numbers

The MRH Communications Tree: Find the right person to contact with your questions/concerns.

MRH Calendars for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

Absence Reporting/Why Regular Attendance Matters

If you haven't already, download the instructions below to get text messages from your school and Central Office.

This week, the Blue Devil shines his light on an organization which has steadfastly served the MRH community for 78 years: the Kiwanis Club of Maplewood. Kiwanians are part of a global network of clubs which partner with each other and with organizations such as MRH whose missions align. A few of the Club's projects include:

• Annual golf tournament with proceeds used for MRH scholarships
• Annual Pancake Breakfast (happening this weekend) to benefit MRH Seed to Table, MRH Key club and MRH Boys Basketball
• Kiwanis/Kellogg Park – a gift from Kiwanis to the City of Maplewood

The Maplewood chapter of Kiwanis is a rapidly growing and eclectic group of individuals, including members of local businesses, non-profits, municipal government, retirees and MRH alums. If you'd like to consider joining an organization dedicated to uplifting the youth of our community, check out the Kiwanis Club of Maplewood's Facebook page.

November 5: No school for students/professional development for staff/election day

November 6: Competency-Based Learning forum for MRH families

November 9: MRH Districtwide Open House; Central Office ribbon-cutting; Kiwanis Club of Maplewood Pancake Breakfast

November 21: Board of Education monthly business meeting

MRH Youth Sports winter sports registration is open at MRHYS.org. For more details on team sizes, practice schedules and game info, please visit OUR SITE. Financial aid is available. Reach out to mrhyouthsports@gmail.com with any questions, and we’ll see you on the courts and mats!

The Maplewood Richmond Heights School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sexual orientation and/or perceived sexual orientation, or genetic information in its programs and activities. View Notice of Non-Discrimination or Board Policy AC.