MVE Weekly Rainbow (Wk. of 8/10/26)

Welcome back Unicorn Families! We are racing towards success for the 2026-2027 school year. We are excited to welcome both students and families back into our building. We are your partners in education, and you are a vital piece to what we do, day in and day out with your child.

Meet the teacher will take place on Monday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. This will be an opportunity for students to meet their teacher, find their classroom, and prepare for a successful year!

Our doors/gates will open at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Parents are welcome to walk their students to class on the first day of school. After the first day, we will support students in the hallways as they make their way to class.

Breakfast will be served daily beginning at 8:15 a.m. in our cafeteria. Students arriving after 8:40 will receive a grab and go breakfast. While both breakfast and lunch are free in our cafeteria, we encourage parents to complete the free/reduced lunch application online. Completing this application helps our school to be identified for additional services and supports. Please be sure to click on the link below to complete your application.

Our August PTA/SAC meeting will be held on August 18th at 6:00 p.m. in the media center. Please join us as we plan out an exciting year for our students! We are looking for both board and general members. Please see the attached newsletter from our PTA President, Mr. Powell.

Our Annual Title 1 Meeting/Open House will be held on Wednesday August 26th at 5:30 p.m. in our cafeteria. Please come out to learn about all the magic that happens daily in your child's classroom. We hope to see each of you in attendance.

We are looking forward to an amazing school year! Thank you for your part in making this magic happen!

Magically yours,

Principal Dixon

Every student, every day. It's the Unicorn way!

August

• 10th Meet the Teacher (2:00 p.m. Please enter through the bus gate)
• 11th First Day of school (parents welcome to walk students to class)
• 18th PTA Meeting 6:00 p.m. (Media Center)
• 24th Scholastic Bookfair begins (Media Center)
• 26th Title 1 Annual meeting/Open House 5:30 p.m. (cafeteria; Please enter through bus gate)
• 28th Scholastic Book Fair ends
• 29th PTA Workshop (Board Members)

September

• 4th First Friday Family Lunch Day/Kona Ice
• 4th Parent University
• 4th Chuck e Cheese's Spirit Night
• 7th Labor Day/School Closed
• 8th Celebrate Attendance Week begins
• 9th Mid-term Progress reports go home
• 9th Astro Skate Field Trip 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (pick-up at 5:45 p.m.
• 14th Start with Hello Week begins
• 14th Good News Club begins (registration required)
• 15th Extended Learning Program (ELP) begins
• 15th PTA Meeting 6:00 p.m. (Media Center)
• 17th PTA Fall Festival
• 25th National Bravery Day (wear your green)
• 29th Fall Pictures

• Mt. Vernon will continue to be a house school. Please read all about our house system in your child’s planner.
• Fridays are House Spirit Days! We encourage students to wear their house shirts/colors on Fridays to show their house spirit. Students wearing their house shirt/color on Fridays will receive an extra house point.
• Student agendas will be used in grades K-5. Please make it a habit to check/sign (initial) your child’s agenda each day.
• Our school website will be another communication tool, again this year. Each week, we will post the Parent Weekly Rainbow and other pertinent information on our website. Please plan on remaining informed by visiting our website frequently.

• Our campus opens for students at 8:15 a.m. each day. Please don’t drop off or leave kids unattended prior to this time.
• All parents entering our campus must possess a valid, acceptable form of ID. No exceptions
• All visitors must enter through the front office when visiting our campus.
• For the safety of all, we ask that you please use the identified crosswalks when coming on campus. Please DO NOT walk through the car circle during arrival/dismissal. Thank you for helping us keep you safe.
• Please use our car circle for pick-up and drop off unless your student walks to school. This is the safest and most efficient way for students to enter and exit the campus.
• School starts promptly at 8:45. Please ensure that your child arrives in a timely manner to arrive to class on time.
• Please encourage your students to keep our campus safe by reporting anything that they see or hear that can jeopardize the safety of our campus. Thank you for your support of keeping out campus safe.

Ms. McCrea, our Family Community Liaison, is the point of contact for all volunteering opportunities. She can be reached at 727-893-1815 or Mccreaz@pcsb.org. All volunteers must be registered and Level II cleared. Level II volunteers must always have their Level II badge and their driving license when arriving on campus.

If you haven’t already, please reactivate your volunteer status by completing the update that was emailed to you. Please don’t wait to do this as the volunteer process can take several weeks to complete. You must be a registered volunteer to be on campus while students are present.

We currently have the following volunteer opportunities:

• First Friday Family Lunch (9/4)
• Astro Skating Party (9/9)
• PTA/SAC Member (3rd Tuesday of each month)