It’s that time of year again! Time to start planning for next year’s PTA executive board. If you are interested in serving on our nominating committee, please email Lisa Furmanek at LMP7045@yahoo.com by this Friday. The nominating committee’s role is to put together a slate of nominees for next year’s elected officers. We need your help in finding the best candidates for the job!
News for the Week
Mrs. Copenhaver and Ms. Browne would like to remind you that our Square One Art fundraiser has started! All orders help our art teachers buy supplies for our students. April 23rd is the last day to order these amazing keepsakes.
All parents need to sign up for the Parent Backpack. This is critical in order to receive important district information. You may begin this process by going HERE. https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/Parents/main.asp?titleid=backpack
The 2021 Parent Opinion Survey link is available here: https://ed.sc.gov/surveys/parent-survey/
The cafeteria menu for the rest of the school year is available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yfhIscvR7b4w1k7WomaaAJYBvp4RJErPQUbh9uVOJbc/edit
The Spring Book Fair is this week, April 19-23. Students will be using Scholastic e-wallets only, no cash or checks accepted so it will be contactless. No visitors are permitted, but families are encouraged to shop online together! Set up an e-wallet here.
The next virtual SIC meeting is May 3, at 7:45 am. You can email Mark Loach at mloach@greenville.k12.sc.us for the link to the meeting. The School Improvement Council is made up of school faculty members, parents, and community stakeholders. The purpose of the committee is to identify and address needs for school improvement. Anyone is welcome to attend a Monarch SIC meeting.
WINGS
Attention 3rd and 4th grade Parents:
The WINGS Committee will be hosting a zoom parent information meeting tonight at 7:30 about the WINGS Leadership Development Program (LDP) Please join us if you would like more information about the WINGS LDP or have questions about the application process or program.
Yearbooks
Yearbook deadline extended to April 18.
Monarch’s 2020-2021 yearbook will be on sale online from Jan. 28, 2021 through April 18, 2021. The website to place online orders is https://www.yearbookordercenter.com/ and Monarch’s school code is 13889. You can also click on the Yearbook Sales image to place your order.
The yearbook costs $26.00 and will be full color and bound with a hard cover again this year. Ordering yearbooks online by April 18, 2021is the only guarantee that students will receive a yearbook. Those who choose not to order online may send in payment to the classroom teacher with checks made payable to Monarch Elem.
Parents with virtual students can email pictures of your students to Mrs. Copenhaver by April 12 to have them included in the yearbook.
Spring Book Fair
Picture Day
Spring Picture Day is Tuesday, March 23. Spring photos will be prepaid this year. Please see the information attached to prepay for pictures. The students will need to bring the prepayment to school tomorrow. No pictures will be taken without payment.
Author Visit
New York Times bestselling children’s author
Jory John and illustrator Erin Kraan will be
doing a virtual visit at Monarch Elementary
School on Friday, March 26th, to discuss their
new picture book, Something’s Wrong!.
Local independent bookstore Fiction Addiction
(1175 Woods Crossing Rd., 675-0540) is
supplying us with books for the event.
If you would like to pre-order books (including a
signed bookplate), please attach your payment
to the form below (make checks payable to
Fiction Addiction) and return it to your child’s
teacher by Friday, March 12th. Note: Orders
received after this date will be filled as supplies
last.
Thank you, and we hope you and your child
enjoy this exciting event!
Parent Backpack
It is extremely important that every parent enroll in Greenville County School’s Parent Backpack. This is a one-time enrollment, so if you signed up last year you do not need to sign up again. Backpack is an online tool that will allow you to view your child’s grades, see district and state testing scores, attendance and more. Parent Backpack works on any device and is mobile friendly. Learn more information by going to Parent Backpack at https://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/Parents/main.asp?titleid=backpack
Square 1 Art Projects
Our students have begun working on their Square 1 Art projects!
The art work is due at the end of March and orders will be delivered in May.
If you aren’t familiar with this program please click here!
WINGS Program
The School Improvement Council (SIC) has exciting news to share. During the 2020-2021 school year, the SIC developed the WINGS program as part of the PTA. WINGS will be making its debut at Monarch this spring and the full program will begin in the fall for the 2021-2022 school year.
Next week, Monarch will host two informational meetings to introduce WINGS. Please join us for a meeting on February 17th or 18th.
See information for Zoom Meetings below:
| Topic: WINGS Parent Information Session
Time: Feb 17, 2021 09:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87351005191?pwd=SEFsMmx2alYyUWRvVzVRbERIcXNzUT09 Meeting ID: 873 5100 5191 Passcode: 205174 One tap mobile, find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbkfcSb1xC |
Topic: WINGS Parent Information Session
Time: Feb 18, 2021 07:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85048790644?pwd=aUF5R1dUWDVNdHRBZGhVMUJnWnh4Zz09 Meeting ID: 850 4879 0644 Passcode: 504922 One tap mobile, find your local number: |