MPES Connection
December 20, 2019
Happy Holidays!
Holiday Fun at MPES!
Giving Back to Our Community
Ms. Rizzutto, Ms. Cramer and Mr. Hoffa spent time with their third grade students discussing the importance of giving back during the holiday season. They talked about how much our school does for the community and how they wanted to be a part of that too! They came up with the idea to have their class make blankets to give out to families at the MPCS Family Market. The students loved the idea and worked so well in their groups to complete the blankets. They had students assigned to cutting the strips and others assigned to tying the knots. The students were very proud of their finished products! What a wonderful way to give back to our Manassas Park Community!
Cold Weather Reminders
Please remind your child to wear a coat, hat and gloves when they head out to the bus stop in the morning. If you are dropping your child off at school, a reminder that our doors open at 7:45 a.m. We do not want students waiting outside in the cold if they are dropped off early.
Also, a reminder that we have MANY coats, hats and sweatshirts in our lost and found! If your child is missing something, please encourage him to check our lost and found located in Autumn 2nd floor. Parents are also welcome to come to the school to look for missing items.
MPCS Inclement Weather Information
School Board Meetings and Work Sessions Available on YouTube!
Student Handbook
Mark Your Calendars for our Family Nights and Concerts!
February 6 - STEM Carnival
March 12 - Multicultural Night
March 24 - 3rd Grade Music and Movement Concert
April 28 - 4th Grade Music Concert
May 2 - Cougar Literacy Run
May 5 - 5th Grade Band and Choir Concert
May - MPCS Division-Wide Art Show
Keep the Learning Going at Home!
English Classes Coming in February
Ways to Support the PTO and our schools
Amazon Smile
Start your shopping at smile.amazon.com! All it takes is a Smile to help raise money for our schools! If you are already an Amazon shopper, be sure to link your account to the Manassas Park Cougar Parent Teacher Organization and do your shopping directly on smile.amazon.com. A percentage of your order amount will be donated back to the schools!
Shoparoo Mobile App
Support our schools by downloading the Shoparoo Mobile App to your mobile device! After each of your grocery store shopping trips, open the app and snap a picture of your receipt! That's all it takes to earn money for our schools!
Harris Teeter VIC Card
Do you shop at Harris Teeter? Do you have a VIC Loyalty Card? Helping our schools to earn extra cash is as simple as visiting www.harristeeter.com and following the online steps to link your VIC card to both Cougar and Manassas Park Elementary!
MySchoolBucks
Manassas Park City Schools will continue to offer MySchoolBucks. This convenient online payment service provides a quick and easy way to pay for school-related purchases. You can pay for items such as meal payments, field trips, and more using your credit/debit card or electronic check. Register for your FREE account today at https://www.MySchoolBucks.com.
Free and Reduced Lunch Applications
The application is open and available for all families to see if they qualify. The paperwork needs to be completed in the first 30 days of school. After this time, if the paperwork is not completed, all meals charged to start the school year will be billed as full price. I encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.
Stay Connected!
There will be many exciting things happening throughout the next school year. I encourage you to stay up-to-date with important information and follow highlights of our learning at MPES and in Manassas Park City Schools.
You can stay connected by:
- Checking your child's Monday Folder each week
- Reading the MPES weekly online newsletters emailed out each Friday afternoon
- Following MPES on Twitter @MPEScougars
- Following MPCS on Twitter @MPCSchools
- Liking and following the Manassas Park City Schools Facebook page
- Checking the MPCS website frequently at www.mpark.net
Be sure to also keep up to date with PTO happenings!
- Facebook - www.facebook.com/ManassasParkCougarPTO
- Twitter - www.twitter.com/ManassasParkPTO
- Email - mpc-pto@mpcschools.et
Upcoming Events
Winter Break - No School
December 23 - January 3
School Resumes
Monday, January 6
Robotics Tournament at MPES
Saturday, January 11
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, January 15
6:30 p.m.
Cougar Elementary School
PTO Spirit Night at Preston's
Wednesday, January 15
4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
MPCS Family Market
Thursday, January 16
4:00 p.m.
MPHS
No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 20
End of Quarter 2
Friday, January 24
No School for Students - Teacher Workday and Professional Development
Monday, January 27
PTO Spirit Night at Sky Zone
Thursday, January 30
Quarter 2 Report Cards Sent Home with Students
Monday, February 3
PTO Spirit Night at Domino's Pizza
11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
MPES STEM Carnival
Thursday, February 6
Manassas Park Elementary School
Principal
Email: stacey.mamon@mpark.net
Website: www.mpark.net
Location: 9298 Cougar Court, Manassas Park, VA, United States
Phone: (703) 368-2032
Twitter: @MPEScougars