MRP Monarch Messenger

Week of August 31 - 1st & 2nd grade students will take the iReady Inform Benchmark assessment. This will give their teachers a formal understanding of what they know and what they need to work on in reading and math. A benchmark is given 3 times a year.

9/4...College Colors Day - Wear your favorite team colors!

9/7...Labor Day - No School

9/11...Patriot Day - Wear Red, White & Blue!

9/16...Go GOLD for Childhood Cancer - Wear GOLD to celebrate & remember!

9/16...Teacher Prep - 2.5 Early Release. **This is a 12:45pm Dismissal

The next Monarch Messenger will be sent on Monday, September 7, due to the 3-day weekend.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and schools and businesses across West Virginia are being encouraged to GO GOLD in support of children and families affected by childhood cancer. West Virginia Kids Cancer Crusaders encourages schools across our state to participate, and this year's Go Gold Day will be Wednesday, September 16.

You will come to the small cottage - the Administration Building. Bring your phone and your ID.

Scan the QR code to sign them out (or in if it's after 8:40 am). Please provide your child's name and ID and we will compare it to your child's emergency information on file. You must have your ID when signing your child out from school. Thank you for helping us keep your child safe.

Thank you for your patience with drop-off and pick-up each day! Please continue to help us make pick-up smooth and safe for everyone!

• Want to help make parent pick-up smooth? Consider having your student ride the bus home.

• If you're picking up and it's a change - contact the OFFICE with bus changes by NOON. If you send a message to the teacher they may not see it because they are teaching.

• If you're picking up daily and do not have a parent pick-up number, please request a form from the office and you will be given a pick-up number. THIS IS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE EVERYDAY PICK-UP.

• Use the Parent Drop-off/Pick-up lane as you come onto our campus. Please do not begin lining up until 3 pm. This is a safety concern for our staff and students.

• Families will remain in their cars.

• A staff member will be looking for the parent pick up number assigned to the student.

• Staff members are REQUIRED to check IDs EVERYDAY.

Teachers have taught and practiced our safety drills with their class. Our school completed our first school-wide fire drill last week and our students did great! Please remind them to always listen to the adult giving directions in any situation.

FYI - We will practice a school-wide Lockdown Drill this week.

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

September is Attendance Awareness Month, and we want all our families to understand how important regular attendance is to each student’s success- in school and beyond. Berkeley County Schools is encouraging all students and families to Strive for Less than Five absences per semester.

Our goal is to have students in school learning, growing, and celebrating together. This month at Mountain Ridge Primary School, students are participating in “Building Bright Futures Together,” an activity that celebrates each day your student attends school. Every student will be provided with a “Get Up, Show Up, Build Up” picture of a block house; the blocks represent the days of school in the month of September. Each day a student attends school, they will color in the block that corresponds to the date. Students will earn special recognition for attending school on random days throughout the month!

As your student plays an important role in their classroom, your support in reinforcing regular school attendance is essential to building healthy attendance habits!

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