MCP3 Staff News

Greetings MCP3 Team!

As we move through March, I want to take a moment to recognize the incredible work you all do every day. Your commitment to living out our vision and core values truly shines through in the way you care for, teach, and support our scholars. The dedication you bring and the loving relationships you build with each scholar have a powerful and lasting impact. Because of you, our classrooms are places where children feel safe, valued, and excited to learn.

Your patience, knowledge, creativity, and teamwork help bring our mission to life each day. The strong relationships you nurture and the consistent dedication you show make a meaningful difference not only for our scholars, but for their families and our entire school community.

Thank you for the heart you pour into this work. Your impact is seen, felt, and deeply appreciated. Let’s continue moving through this month with the same passion and purpose that makes our MCP3 program so special.

Here are some important happenings and reminders:

New Student Open Enrollment

121- 88%

122-94%

123-63%

124- 70%

125- 75%

MCP3 overall % of scholars enrolled in MCP for the 26-27 school year at this time is 74%. We are slightly below our 80% goal. The lottery is taking place and will be held on 3/11 for families that have applied for a seat.

Shout out to Ms. Mitchell for getting above the 90%, I will follow up with you regarding the entry to receive a SPA gift card.

MCP3 is Enrolling for the 26-27 school year! Please help spread the word by sharing the video in the email with friends, family, and your social media and encourage people to come check us out!

RANG Update

MCP3 will be having our PIZZA Party on Monday, 3/9 to celebrate our 100% activation! Staff will also get to enjoy some wings for their hard work of getting 100%! Pizza party will be during your regular lunch times and you will still serve the sides and milk along with the pizza to scholars. Special shout out to the Florida Gators for having the highest goal accepted rate for the month of February! Whoot Whoot! Gators will get a special treat to go along with their Pizza Party!

New items are available for families in RANG for March- be sure to share the flyer sent in the email on your dojo and remind families to accept their weekly goal!

Here are the % of scholars that have accepted their weekly goal for last week:

121- 52.9%

122- 76.5%

123- 47.4%

124- 60%

125- 80%
Way to go Golden Eagles for having the highest Goal Accepted rate for last week!

Here is the list of scholars that have not accepted their goal as of yet for next week.

Lead Teacher Fab Collab 3/10 1:00-2;30

First staff lunch 12:00-12:30 and 2nd staff lunch from 12:30-1:00. Lead teachers will meet in SESS office. Perine will support as needed between 2:00-2:30 to help EAs get scholars up.

This course offers early childhood educators strategies to recognize stressors and explore ways to build resilience in both their personal and professional lives. Participants will reflect on techniques to enhance emotional well-being and consider practical approaches to finding balance and maintaining a positive outlook in their work. The training aims to support educators in navigating challenges with greater ease and promoting a healthier, more resilient mindset.

Q3 Report Card Timeline

Staff may begin to work on Q3 report cards. Be sure to refer to the report card domains and skills document below for reference.

Report Cards Completed by teachers and due 3/27

Report Cards printed and reviewed by Peterson 4/6

Report Card revisions provided to Teachers 4/8

Report Card revisions completed by teachers 4/9

Final Report Cards saved to Drive by Peterson 4/10

Report Card Domain and Skills

With all the Love and Respect,

Peterson

Important Upcoming Dates & Events:

3/9-3/12- DSHA volunteers here, Ms. Katy moves to room 125

3/9- Dress down day for staff and scholars

3/9- MCP3 RANG PIZZA Party 11:30-12:00

3/10- UEC Field Trip Gators

3/10 Lead Teacher Fab collab 1:00-2:30

3/11- UEC Field Trip Tigers

3/12- UEC Field Trip Golden Eagles

3/12- PI Day- wear a numbered shirt with jeans

3/13- No School for Staff or scholars

Weekly Staff Coverage

Monday 3/9 Blevins leaves at 1:30. Stricklin leads and Keifer will support.

Tuesday 3/10 Carroll leaves at 1:00. Minor will be in at 1:30 to support Elephants.

Please begin to plan and schedule your Quarter 4 Field Trip. Quarter 4 runs from April 6th-June 11th.

I have included the UEC schedule below for reference. (UEC is Q3 Field Trip). Alabama Elephants may also schedule a Q3 Field trip still.

Frog Street: Theme 7 Week 1

Portfolio Artifacts for the Theme

• Places Kids Go Story Page (writing) Encourage Scholars to do their own writing, used for Report Card T7W1-4 (By the end of Q3)
• Order/Sequence Math Center D picture/Video T72-3
• Phonological Awareness Assessment By the end of Q3 (used for RC)
• Progress to Monthly Goal

Heggerty -Week 26

Second Step- week 18 Managing Waiting

Scope and Sequence

Benchmark Assessment Tracker

MCP3 Benchmark Assessment

small group document

Activities by Skill Resource

Skill Tracker for Progress

Daily on-site IT support @ North: Monday & Wednesday 8:00-12:00, Tuesday & Thursday 12:00-4:00. During these times, feel free to stop by your staff lounge for any IT questions, comments, concerns, or just to chat! We will also periodically walk around the building for those who might not be able to leave their classroom for more than a moment.

If you ever have an IT need and cannot find us at your campus, you are also always welcome to visit our MCP Help Desk (found on your homepage!) to submit a ticket, request a service, or view our self-help articles to try and solve your issue yourself:

Room 121- Thursday @ 2:30

Room 122- Tuesday @ 2:10

Room 123- Monday @ 2:30

Room 124- Friday @ 2:10

Room 125- Wednesday @ 2:30

*If there is a circumstance in which your classroom needs to wash on a different day/time, please refer to this schedule and be sure to do your laundry outside of these scheduled classroom times. If you plan to change your day/time- be sure to let me know so that I can edit it on our weekly staff newsletter so that everyone is informed.*