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Week of October 11, 2026

MRP MonarchMessengerWeek of October 11, 2026

What's Ahead? What's Ahead?

10/14...Professional Learning Day - No School for Students

10/19...PTO Meeting @ 4pm in the MRP cafe. Come join us!

10/24...The Ridge Community Day - see details below


Enjoy the Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival Weekend and Community events!

2026 Festival Schedule | Oct. 15-18 | MSAHF

2026 Festival Schedule | Oct. 15-18 | MSAHF

The full 2026 Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival schedule — kickoff week, the Royal Gala, Coronation, Grand Feature Parade, rodeo, Makers Market, contests and more. October 15-18, 2026 in Martinsburg, WV.

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High-Five Fri-Yay with our Bus Drivers High-Five Fri-Yay with our Bus Drivers

Mr. Todd High-Fives
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We are so blessed to have some of our bus drivers spend time with our students during lunch giving High-Fives on Fridays! Students love seeing them in the cafeteria and providing positive interaction! We are thankful for our Mountain Ridge Community who shows up for our students!

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Highlights from Unified Arts Highlights from Unified Arts

We had a fantastic week in music as we continued building our rhythm skills through some fun Fall-themed activities!


🎵 Kindergarten learned to perform Ta and Rest beats with Six Music Pumpkins, using egg shakers to keep the beat and bring our music to life! We also reinforced our math skills as we took away one pumpkin in each round.


🍁 First Grade followed a Leaf Rhythm Path through their classrooms, marching to the steady beat and practicing how to move together with the music.


🎃 Second Grade got moving with our Pumpkin Patch Relay! Teams raced to their pumpkin patches, picked a pumpkin rhythm card, and performed Ta, Ti-Ti, and Rest rhythms using body percussion. It was a fun way to practice rhythm recognition, teamwork, and musical performance!


We are learning SO many new things in music, and I couldn’t be prouder of our students! Not only are our musical skills growing, but our behavior has been award-winning! 🌟 Keep up the amazing work, little music makers! 🎶

First grade music
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Music Movement with First Grade

Kindergarten music
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Bringing Music to life in Kindergarten

Mrs. Hess - Music Teacher Makeover
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When homerooms earn their goal for positive behavior stars with Mrs. Hess in Music class, they get to spin the reward wheel! This week one class landed on Music Teacher Makeover!

Officer Harvey & Moose Officer Harvey & Moose

Officer Harvey & Moose
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Students absolutely love seeing Officer Harvey and Moose each day at MRP! Whether they are patrolling our hallways, cafeteria, campus perimeter, or keeping a watchful eye as students move between buildings, their presence brings both safety and smiles to our school community. We are incredibly fortunate and grateful to have Officer Harvey and Moose as such an important part of our MRP Family. Their dedication, care, and commitment to our students make a difference every single day.

PTO Connection PTO Connection

Candy Donations
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We hope you can join us for our Mountain Ridge Community Day on Oct. 24th!


We are holding a candy collection competition between all grade levels though October 23. Keep sending those bags of candy to prepare for our campus event! The grade level candy 'Monster' has started to 'eat' the bags in each hallway. The students are excited to see candy bags placed in their grade level monster and can't wait to hear how much their grade has collected so far.

Mountain Ridge Community Truck or Treat.  Saturday, October 24th, 4-6pm.  MRM School Parking Lot.  Food Trucks, Games and more...
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Emergency Cards Emergency Cards

All students need a completed online emergency card every year. Thanks to everyone who has already submitted one! We're still missing several. If you haven't filled one out for your child(ren), do it today!

ANNUAL EMERGENCY UPDATE
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Absences Absences

If your child misses school, please send a note within 48 hours so it can be coded correctly!

ABSENCE NOTE
Mountain Ridge Primary School

Principal

Autumne Frye


2675 Gerrardstown Road | Gerrardstown, WV 25420

304-229-1990

https://www.berkeleycountyschools.org/o/mrp

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