MPES Connection
September 7, 2018
What made you think today?
Tell me about the best part of your day.
What was the hardest thing you had to do today?
Tell me something kind you did for someone else today.
When did you feel most proud of yourself today?
What made you laugh today?
Learning in Action
Join the Manassas Park Cougar PTO
Support your child, support your school! Join the Manassas Park Cougar Parent-Teacher Organization. Any parent or guardian of students at Cougar Elementary and Manassas Park Elementary can be a PTO member. Membership is free! Please check your child’s Monday folders for membership information, along with reading the Fall PTO newsletter below. The first PTO meeting of the school year will be on Tuesday, September 11th at 7:00 p.m. at Cougar Elementary. We hope to see you there!
PTO Spirit Wear Now On Sale!
You Are Invited!
We invite you to join us at our PTO Ice Cream Social and Olweus Kick Off Party on Tuesday, September 18th from 5:30 p.m.—7:00 p.m. at the CES playgrounds. Please come to learn more about our Olweus Bullying Prevention program and enjoy delicious ice cream with our teachers and other MPES and CES families!
5th Grade Band Program
We are very proud of our 5th grade band program and the opportunities it provides for our students to explore music and find success in new areas. Every 5th grade student is issued an instrument to use (free of charge) for the school year and he/she receives high quality music instruction once a week during our specials rotation. Please click on the link below and fill out the User Agreement Form. This form will provide us with the necessary information to keep you informed and your student successful in band!
Mark Your Calendars!
Join our MPES Girls on the Run Team!
We are excited to continue our Girls on the Run program at MPES this year! Flyers with information will be coming home in next week's Monday folders. Online registration has opened and will remain open until September 18, 2017. You can register at http://www.gotrnova.org/. We will have a Registration Night at MPES on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for anyone who is interested in being a member of our team. Our first practice of the season begins on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 from 3:30-4:50 pm at MPES. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our Head Coach, Katie Davis, at katherine.davis@mpark.net.
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.
Deployment Survey
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
- Following the MPC PTO on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ManassasParkCougarPTO
Upcoming Events
Girls on the Run Registration Night
Tuesday, September 11
6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m.
MPES
PTO Meeting
Tuesday, September 11
7:00 p.m.
CES
School Board Meeting
Monday, September 17
7:00 p.m.
School Board Meeting Room
PTO Ice Cream Social
Tuesday, September 18
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Behind Cougar Elementary
PTO School Store Opens at MPES
Wednesday, September 19
During all lunches
MPES Cafeteria
PTO Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A
Wednesday, September 19
3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
MPCS Family Market
Thursday, September 20
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
MPHS
Superintendent's Listening Tour
Monday, September 24
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
MPHS Commons
PTO Spirit Night at Betty and Marie's Ice Cream
Friday, September 28
4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
PTO Spirit Night at Preston's
Wednesday, October 3
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
PTO Spirit Wear Sale Ends
Friday, October 5
NO SCHOOL for Students
October 8 and 9
MPES Book Fair
October 15 - 19
MPES Back to School Night and Family Reading Night
Thursday, October 18
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fall Pictures
Monday, October 29
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