Monitor Elementary School

Message from Principals

September was a wonderful month at Monitor Elementary! Students participated in fun learning activities, worked hard on ATLAS testing, and learned all about how mallards SOAR - Stay safe, Own our Actions, Act Responsibly, and Respect Ourselves, Others, and This Place. Our Mallard University after school program kicked off, we had our fall picture day, our first graders took a field trip, and we had our first student birthday lunch of the school year!

This month, we will have a fire safety assembly and our first Monitor UNPLUGGED day of the school year! Kindergarten and third grade students will take a field trip, and we will have our fall family festival at Farmland Adventures. We will also celebrate Red Ribbon Week and have fall parties as well as our book character parade. October will be another great month, and we're looking forward to all we have planned!

Mrs. Andi Acuff, Principal

Mrs. Cassie Marquette, Assistant Principal

Important Upcoming Dates

Below are some important upcoming dates:

Wednesday, October 1st: Mini Wild Dog Race @ HBHS
Thursday, October 2nd: School Custodian Appreciation Day
Friday, October 3rd: Hat Day - $1.00
Friday, October 3rd: Spirit Day
Monday, October 6th: National Coaches Day
Wednesday, October 8th: Monitor UNPLUGGED Day
Wednesday, October 8th: Book Fair Begins
Thursday, October 9th: 1st-5th Grade Fire Safety Assembly
Thursday, October 9th: 3rd Grade Field Trip
Thursday, October 9th: Duck Day
Friday, October 10th: Spirit Day
Friday, October 10th: End of 1st Quarter
Monday, October 13th: No Mallard University This Week
Monday, October 13th: Student-Led Conferences from 3:15pm-6:30pm
Tuesday, October 14th: Student-Led Conferences from 3:15pm-6:30pm
Tuesday, October 14th: School Food Pantry Open from 12pm-2pm
Wednesday, October 15th: Mini Wild Dog Race @ SMS
Thursday, October 16th: Book Fair Ends
Thursday, October 16th: No School - Conferences & Teacher In-Service
Friday, October 17th: No School - Teacher In-Service
Monday, October 20th: Report Cards Go Home
Monday, October 20th: Fall Festival at Farmland Adventures from 5pm-7pm
Wednesday, October 22nd: Wear Orange for Unity Day
Thursday, October 23rd: Kindergarten Field Trip
Friday, October 24th: Spirit Day
Monday, October 27th: Red Ribbon Week Begins
Monday, October 27th: Team Up - Favorite Team or Jersey
Tuesday, October 28th: Pajama Day OR Crazy Head to Toe
Wednesday, October 29th: Spirit Assembly
Wednesday, October 29th: Be a PURPLE Person
Thursday, October 30th: School Food Pantry Open from 3:30pm-4:30pm
Thursday, October 30th: Students Dress Like Teachers & Teachers Dress Like Students
Friday, October 31st: Fall Class Parties
Friday, October 31st: Student Birthday Lunch
Friday, October 31st: Book Character Day & Parade

Monitor Elementary School Hours

The school day begins at 7:45am. Students who arrive after this time should be signed in by an adult in the front office. Students are dismissed each day at 3:10pm with early release at 1:50pm on Wednesdays.

Student Check In/Check Out Procedures

Students who arrive after 7:45am should be checked in by an adult in the front office. If you need to change the way your child is going home, please contact your child's teacher or call the office by 2pm so there is enough time for the office to notify the teacher. Please note that if you are checking your student out, students will not be called to the office until a parent is in the office to pick them up. This ensures students are in class for instruction for as long as possible.

Dress Code Reminders

As the weather is changing and students are growing, please be mindful of the following school dress code items:

Distressed jeans should have holes or rips above fingertip length.
Shirts should be long enough so the midriff is not showing.
Pajama pants should be worn on pajama days only.

If you need any help with clothing for your child, please contact the school and connect with our school social worker, Reina Hart.

Teacher Happy Wagon

We love to celebrate and treat our teachers every so often with a visit from our happy wagon! From time to time our happy wagon might deliver Sonic drinks, donuts, or other small treats. If you would like to donate to help us stock our happy wagon, you can send a donation via Venmo to @MonitorBoosterClub. Please include “Happy Wagon” in the text so we know how to direct your donation. Thank you for helping us show appreciation for all our teachers do!

Mini Wild Dog Races

Our next mini wild dog races are October 1st at Har-Ber High School and October 15th at Sonora Middle School. Kindergarten-2nd grade students run a half mile race and 3rd-5th students run a one mile race. Students should wear a Monitor shirt if they have one. Go, mallards!

Monitor UNPLUGGED

As we are learning more about screen time and the impact it has on young children, we pledge to support your child in the effort to limit screen time and encourage multisensory learning by eliminating all screen time at school on Wednesday, October 8th! Be sure to check out Facebook to see what we are up to on our first Monitor UNPLUGGED day of the school year! We also encourage families to remain unplugged after school hours and would love for you to share how you make screen free time fun by sharing with us on a post we will create on Facebook!

Student-Led Conferences

Conferences will be held Monday, October 13th and Tuesday, October 14th. Please look for information from your child's teacher regarding scheduling a time for your conference. We look forward to sharing more about what your student will be learning this year and the progress they have made so far!

Monitor Fall Festival at Farmland Adventures

We will have our fall festival at Farmland Adventures on Monday, October 20th from 5pm-7pm. The cost is $7.00 per person. Entrance gets you access to the corn maze, hayride, petting zoo, and more! We will also have a hotdog meal available for sale for $2.00 per person. We hope to see your family there!

Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week will be October 27th-October 31st! The dress up days for the week will be as follows:

Monday: Favorite Team or Jersey
Tuesday: Pajama Day or Crazy Head to Toe
Wednesday: Be A PURPLE Person
Thursday: Students Dress Like Teachers
Friday: Book Character Day

Book Character Parade & Fall Parties

Our book character parade and fall parties will be on Friday, October 31st! Students are encouraged to dress up like their favorite book character! Please avoid masks and scary costumes and be looking for information from your child's teacher about classroom fall parties. We look forward to celebrating the joy of reading with our students!