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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 week we will participating in the Unified Schools Spirit Week in support of our Special Olympics athletes! Above are the themes that our Student Council created for this special event. Students are encouraged to participate to show their support. We will also be talking about this on our morning news and highlighting our athletes throughout the week. We are excited to celebrate them!

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.

We are looking forward to our last General PTA Meeting of the year on Monday, April 14 at 6:00pm in the cafeteria. Our Chorus will also be performing their Broadway production. Please plan to join us.

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!

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.

Future Teachers Scholarship

Established by the Greenville County Schools Foundation, the scholarship provides financial support to GCS students pursuing careers in education. You can help support this program. Your gift will go to students entering the education profession and can be made in honor or memory of an educator. Your contribution helps aspiring teachers achieve their dreams and ensures a strong future for our schools.

Links: GCS Foundation Website | Scholarship Flyer Contact: Whitney Hanna, 355-8871

Cinderella Project & Prince Charming: SC Bar Young Lawyers Division is offering free Prom Outfits

SC Bar Young Lawyers Division will host the annual Cinderella Project and Prince Charming shopping experience. They will offer new and used dresses, suits, accessories and more! All items are available at no charge to high school students. To enter the boutique, students must bring their student ID. Limit one dress per student. Please share this flyer with students who could benefit from this opportunity. Link: Greenville Boutique Flyers Contact: Anne Lee Buck, 864-355-3144

• 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.

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
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• 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