MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Monday September 4th - No school (Labor Day)
Tuesday September 5th - Resume regular schedule
PTSA Meeting @ 6:30 pm in the MLC Library
Thursday September 7th - Fire Drill @ 9:45
Ice Cream Social (See PTSA details below) 3:20-4:30pm
Friday September 8th - Half Day Fridays Begin! K-9 release at 12:05/10-12th 12:30
MLC Parent/Guardian Coffee Cart (See PTSA details below) 8:20-9:00am
PTSA News
PTSA Meeting
Tuesday, Sept 5
6:30-8pm
MLC Library or Zoom (see mlcpsta.org for the Zoom link)
Join us at our first meeting to:
· Pass the budget (so we can start funding all the things we do)
· Nominate committee chairs
Join or renew your MLC PTSA Membership HERE to become a voting member.
We're looking forward to all the great experiences this school year has to offer, from field trips, and electives, math and science, art, music, plays, and stories, and all the events like Craft Faire, Egg Drop and Solstice.
Ice Cream Social
Thursday, Sept 7
3:20-4:30pm
Join us for Ice Cream and Sorbet (dairy free) and learn more about how you can be involved at MLC this year and meet other MLC families. This event is open to all MLC parents and students.
Coffee Cart
Friday, Sept 8
8:20-9:00am
Get your Friday morning coffee fix at drop off and chat with other MLC parents. Learn more about the MLC community and how you can support our school. This event is open to all MLC parents.
Parking Fundraiser Volunteers Needed
It’s peak soccer season and this is one of the best times of year for our school to fundraise by offering parking for the Timbers and Thorns games. These parking fundraisers hosted by the PTSA, will continue to fill the gap and help support our staff and students with the much-needed funds for student activities, such as supplies for classroom and electives, field trips, scholarships, dances, and community building events and all the reasons why we love and choose to be at MLC. Our parking coordinators will teach you everything you need to know to get you well on your way!
Sign up HERE
Chenney Gruber
Vice President of the PTSA
@ Metropolitan Learning Center
MORNING DROP OFF and AFTERNOON PICK UP for K-6
K-6 Drop off
School Start Time: 8:45 am
1st -3rd grade families have the option to come inside for drop off or use the blacktop car line.
The main front door will open at 8:40 for students/families to enter.
Class time will start promptly at 8:45. We will be clearing the halls of parents/guardians by 8:50 to start the day.
4th-6th grade students will enter the building at 8:40 through the main doors.
Breakfast will be served for those K-6 interested at 8:30 in the cafeteria. Students will enter through the cafeteria door. Once the student has eaten breakfast, they will then return outside to wait for the main door to open for the day. ONLY students eating school breakfast will be allowed in the cafeteria. Exceptions will be made for weather determined by admin.
STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ARRIVE TO MLC BEFORE 8:30 a.m.
Unfortunately, we do not have enough staff to monitor all areas of the building and outdoors before those times. Teachers and staff are preparing for the day. We want to make sure all students are safe and in designated areas where there is adequate supervision.
Kindergarten students will be dropped off and picked up in the Kindergarten classroom!
The main front door will open at 8:40 for students/families to enter.
Class time will start promptly at 8:45. We will be clearing the halls of parents/guardians by 8:50 to start the day.
Where do I park?
Street parking is the only option in our neighborhood. The back lot is reserved for staff with very limited and assigned parking.
DROP OFF (cars using the black top)
Please pull all the way up to the front doors/the line before students exit your vehicle.
Stay in the line to await exit upon Tony's signal. Line cutting is a safety issue with younger students close to the area.
Please do not use the back lot for drop off. This is our staff parking with assigned and very limited space. We want to make sure our educators are able to park and get into their classrooms each morning in time to prep for each day of learning.
K-6 Pick Up
School End Time: 3:20 (Monday-Thursday)/12:05 (Friday)
PICK UP (cars using the black top)
CAR LINE PICK UP
Students that are picked up by car in the parking lot will be in lines by designated cones/teachers.
Car pick up students cannot go to the playground/court while waiting for pick up.
Drivers will need to stay in their cars. A staff member will come to you for your child's name/with your child.
Stay in the line to await exit upon Tony's signal. Line cutting is a safety issue with younger students close to the area.
WALK UP PICK UP
Please come to the north side of the pick up line for walk ups (opposite of the cars). This will keep our car sight line and congestion clear.
There are zero lot spaces available in the back to spare for family parking. Please do not use the back lot for pick up/drop off in any way. We need to make sure our staff can park without any issue to educate students!
Kindergarten students will be picked up in the Kindergarten classroom. Doors will open at 3:15 M-Th and 12:00 on Fridays for parents/guardians to wait outside the classroom.
7th-12th Drop Off & Pick Up
7th-12th Drop off
School Start Time: 8:30 am
Students will enter the building at 8:40 through the main doors.
Breakfast will be served for those 7th-12th interested at 8:15 in the cafeteria. Students will enter through the cafeteria door. Once the student has eaten breakfast, they will then return outside to wait for the main door to open for the day. ONLY students eating school breakfast will be allowed in the cafeteria. Exceptions will be made for weather determined by admin.
STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ARRIVE TO MLC BEFORE 8:15 a.m.
Unfortunately, we do not have enough staff to monitor all areas of the building and outdoors before those times. Teachers and staff are preparing for the day. We want to make sure all students are safe and in designated areas where there is adequate supervision.
Where do I park?
Street parking is the only option in our neighborhood. The back lot is reserved for staff with very limited and assigned parking.
DROP OFF
7th-12th famlies are encouraged to use the Hoyt Street drop off area.
(cars using the black top)
Please pull all the way up to the front doors/the line before students exit your vehicle.
Stay in the line to await exit upon Tony's signal. Line cutting is a safety issue with younger students close to the area.
Please do not use the back lot for drop off. This is our staff parking with assigned and very limited space. We want to make sure our educators are able to park and get into their classrooms each morning in time to prep for each day of learning.
7th-12th Pick Up
School End Time: 3:30 (Monday-Thursday)/12:05 (Friday 7th-9th). 12:30 (10-12th)
7th-12th famlies are encouraged to use the Hoyt Street pick up area.
6th-12th Off Campus Lunch Policy
Teachers will share the official contract during conferences.
7th-12th: There are two ways to sign out:
Using a phone or device with QR code located at the front doors
Paper sign out in the front office.
Students will not need to sign back in due to teachers taking attendance after lunch.
6th grade: Students will not have off campus lunch until teachers authorize they are ready.
When they do receive this privilege, students will sign out on a clipboard in their homeroom classroom. (Andre or Kathleen)
