MPES Connection
March 6, 2020
Important Message
Dear Cougar Community,
The recent news regarding COVID-19, or what's being called the coronavirus, has understandably caused worry. As we are constantly receiving updates on this virus through multiple channels, some of this worry may surface in our children. If you need a resource to talk to your children about COVID-19, you might find this link useful.
We want to reassure everyone that MPCS is a healthy and safe environment. MPCS Health Services staff will continue to monitor illness in our schools as a standard practice. Please refamiliarize yourselves with the division’s Sick Day Guidelines, and continue to practice good respiratory etiquette and hand hygiene including:
- Frequently washing hands with soap and water. Use an alcohol-based hand cleaner if soap and water are not available.
- Covering nose and mouth with a sleeve or a tissue when coughing or sneezing.
- Avoiding touching eyes, nose, and mouth to prevent the spread of germs.
- Staying home when you are sick.
The District already has many protocols in place due to cold and flu season, which we will continue to implement and can increase, should that be warranted. In addition, the division has an Emergency Operation Plan and will reinstitute practices that we have used during previous situations, such as the H1N1 (Swine Flu) pandemic in 2009, if needed.
We continue to appreciate your support and cooperation as we work together to ensure a safe and healthy environment for our students and staff.
MPES Multicultural Night is next Thursday, March 12th!
Read Across America Week Fun!
Cougar Literacy Run T-Shirt Design COntest
Yearbooks on Sale Now!
Project U.P. - Now Accepting Field Trip Permission Slips & Payments!
Permission slips have been sent home with all 4th & 5th grade students. Please fill out and hand in permission slips and payments by March 20th. Payments can be made online through www.myschoolbucks.com. You may also send in cash, check, or money order made out to “Manassas Park Elementary School”. Permission slips for these field trips will go home mid-February!
Box Tops
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.
MPCS Inclement Weather Information
Earbuds/Headphones
Click on the Link below for 2020 Census 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 7 - MPCS Division-Wide Art Show
Keep the Learning Going at Home!
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.
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
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, March 10
6:30 p.m.
CES
PTO Spirit Night At Preston's
Wednesday, March 11
4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Special Education Advisory Council Meeting
Thursday, March 12
5:30 p.m.
CES
MPES Multicultural Night
Thursday, March 12
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
MPES
MPCS Family Market
Thursday, March 19
4:00 p.m.
MPHS
Project U.P. Field Trip Permission Forms and Payments Due
Thursday, March 20
MPES
3rd Grade Music and Movement Concert
Tuesday, March 24
MPHS
End of Quarter 3
Thursday, March 26
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