Cougar Parents Weekly Newsletter

Good afternoon, Cougar families!

This is your weekly update from Middlesex Elementary School.

Friday, February 2nd, the PTO will have a Valentine's Sale. PTO members will go to each classroom in the morning to sell items. Please see Flyer in the newsletter for more information. If you would like your child to purchase items, please ensure they have money on Friday. This is a one-day-only sale.

In addition, Friday, February 2nd, is National Wear Red Day to honor Heart Health Month. Please see Mr. Pearce's message about Heart Health Month.

Wednesday, February 7th, is the 100th day of school. We encourage all students and staff to dress as if they were 100 years old. Also, many teachers will have special activities planned for this day. It's going to be a great day!

February 9th and 12th are teacher workdays. The school will be closed for students.

It's going to be another great week at MES!

Have a great evening!

Vision:

Middlesex Elementary School is focused on preparing ALL students for bright futures by providing rigorous and global instruction in every classroom.

Mission: Middlesex Elementary's mission is that we will maintain highly rigorous instruction to support growth for 100% of our students.

• Friday, February 2nd- Valentine Sale- Please see Flyer in the newsletter
• Friday, February 2nd- National Wear Red Day
  
• Wednesday, February 7th- 100th Day of School
  
• Thursday, February 8th- Term 3-Progress Reports
  
• Friday, February 9th- Teacher Workday
• Monday, February 12th- Teacher Workday
• Tuesday, February 13th- Friday, February 16th- Benchmarks 3rd to 5th Grade
• Friday, February 23rd - Orchestra Trip for 5th graders - Field Trip
• Saturday, February 24th- Daddy/Daughter Dance
• Wednesday, February 28th- National Kindness Day- Wear Pink
• Tuesday, March 5th - All County Chorus for Selected Students
• Friday, March 8th- 5th Grade Field Trip
  
• Tuesday, March 12th- Battle of the Books
  
• Tuesday, March 12th- Parent Night (Data Notebooks) 5:30-6:30
  
• Tuesday, March 12th- PTO meeting (Virtual) 7:30
  

February is American Heart Health Month! We will be learning about ways to keep our heart healthy (move more, be kind and drink water!) as well as participating in the 2024 Kids Heart Challenge!

Donate today at heart.org/KHC or download the Kids Heart Challenge app! For a donation of $5, your student will receive a Heart Hero Character! All donations must be completed by Feb.16! You may turn in cash donations on Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays.

Participation in this program is optional! Thank you for being a heart hero!

Mr. Pearce, PE Teacher

We are excited to provide you with a free resource to help you support your child's learning and development. Family Engagement on Demand is an online platform with live-streamed and recorded videos that you can watch on a variety of topics. Simply click on the link, click on register now, find your school, and type in your information. It's very simple for you to use. We hope that you will enjoy this resource and participate in some of the exciting workshops planned for you this year.

Click here: https://familyengagement.pub/ncps

Parent Portal and Rooms Support: If you need help with Parent Portal or Rooms, visit the Nash County Public Schools website and click Rooms Support on the right-hand side.

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a program that Nash County Public Schools participates in. This program allows students at eligible schools to eat breakfast and lunch at no cost. Middlesex Elementary has been approved to participate in the CEP for the 2023-24 school year.

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Nash County Schools is excited to announce that your child’s school now offers a new and preferred method of payment for all school fees. School Cash Online is a safe and secure form of online payment that allows you to pay for your child’s school items, like field trips and spirit wear, from your hand-held device or computer, using Visa, Mastercard, or echeck.

Register Now

By registering you will have the ability to:

Keep track of your child’s school items and activity fees

Check your account history

View and print receipts

Pay for school fees with the click of a button

For more information and to register, visit ncps.schoolcashonline.com.

Students may begin being dropped off at 7:20 AM

First Bell 7:40 AM

Morning Announcements 8:00 AM

Dismissal 3:00

**In order for students to be counted present, students may not be check-in later than 10:20 a.m or check-out earlier than 12:40 p.m.

**No student check-outs will be allowed after 2:30 PM

• Pre-K students are dropped off at the side door in the bus parking lot. Please park your car, and sign your student in each morning.
• Student drop-off may begin at 7:20 AM. Students arriving between 7:20 AM and 7:40 AM will report to the cafeteria and sit in their assigned grade-level area. At 7:40 AM, students will report to their homeroom class. Any student arriving after 7:40 AM will eat breakfast in the cafeteria (breakfast is optional) and report to their homeroom class afterward. Breakfast will end at 7:55 AM.
• Students do not have to wait for an adult to open the car door; older students may get off if you feel comfortable allowing them to leave the car. That will help the line move faster in the morning. In addition, it helps to have students ready to unload quickly.
• Please remember at 7:55, the staff enters the building. If you bring your child to school and there is no staff member at the front of the school, you need to walk your child into the school. We want the students to be safe, and if there is no adult to supervise, the parent needs to walk into the office to check the child in.

• Bus students arriving before 7:40 AM will report to the cafeteria and sit in their assigned grade-level area. When bus students arrive on campus after 7:40 AM, they will eat breakfast in the cafeteria (breakfast is optional) and report to their homeroom class.
  

Car Rider Pick Up

• Begin dismissal procedures at 3:00 PM.

• Car rider students will sit by grade level in the hallway by the front office until their name is called over the radio.

• Parents will pick up students in the car line. (Do not park and pick up students)

• Please make sure you are making a double line while you wait for school to dismiss. Please pull all the way up to where the caller stands in the afternoons. The caller will alternate cars when calling students names. We are trying to get as many cars off the main street as possible, and this will help.

In order for students to be counted in attendance for the school day they must check-in no later than 10:20AM and must not check-out earlier than 12:40PM. These check-in and check-out times reflect and align with NCPS Board Policy 4400.

Please complete the Google Form below to join PTO. PTO still needs parent volunteers to join PTO to help with the different functions planned throughout the school year.

President: Christy Walters

Assistant to President: Deborah Sullivan

President Treasurer:

PTO met on January 23rd. Please see the notes attached.

English PTO Notes

Spanish PTO Notes

If you are registering a new student or enrolling your child in Kindergarten please click the links below for more information:

Kindergarten Registration Information

New Student Enrollment Information

If you have questions, please reach out to the school using the contact information at the bottom of this newsletter! You can also come out to school as well to complete the enrollment process!

Principal: Ginger Carey

Email: glcarey@ncpschools.net

Assistant Principal: Lorena Gonzalez

Email: lgonzalez@ncpschools.net

13081 W Hanes Ave, Middlesex, NC 27557

Phone: (252) 462-2815