Friendly Reminder: There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, Sept. 6 in recognition of Labor Day.
Lunch choice for the week of Aug. 30 - Sept. 3
Monday: Pizza or Turkey & Cheese
Tuesday: Chicken Pastry or Baked Ham
Wednesday: Corndog Nuggets or Cheeseburger
Thursday: Sloppy Joe or Chicken Fajita
Friday: Chicken Nuggetts or Turkey & Cheese
Our next Community Listening Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 7 at Riverside High School. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Media Center. Everyone is welcome from all parts of the county.
Please note the following lunch changes for the remainder of the week:
Thursday: Cheeseburger or Chicken Fajita
Friday: Corndog Nuggets or Sloppy Joe
Monday: Pizza or Turkey & Cheese
in an effort to be proactive & decrease the amount of exposure, we are only allowing kindergarten parents (limit 2) to escort their child to class on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday for their staggered entrance. On Thursday, we will celebrate Independence Day & no parent escorts after Wednesday. We greatly appreciate your support as the safety of our students, parents, & teachers are of the utmost importance.
Parents: You will have an opportunity to complete these surveys tonight at Open House. We appreciate your feedback.
https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/169631/p2323
https://eprovesurveys.advanc-ed.org/surveys/#/action/170219/p2323
Busy day tomorrow (8/19). MCS Open House at all campuses from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. and the Back to School Bash in Robersonville. All students are welcome. Follow this link for details!
https://www.martin.k12.nc.us/page/back-to-school
COVID vaccinations - both second shots from the recent clinic and first shots - are available today at South Creek HS from 3pm - 7pm. Same availability tomorrow (8/17) at Riverside HS, also from 3pm - 7 pm.
Please note the upcoming meeting for parents interested in hearing more about the MCS AIG Program. There are two opportunities to attend and parents are welcome at either meeting.
Due to ongoing construction on the South Creek High School campus, please use the school bus parking lot entrance to attend Thursday night's Community Listening Meeting which begins at 6:30 p.m. Thank You.
Board Split on Mask Requirement
WILLIAMSTON – The Martin County Board of Education decided in a 4-2 vote students and staff will start the 2021-2022 school year with a mask requirement.
The motion was made by Gail Cargile that effective August 3, for MCS to follow CDC and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) recommendations during the school day. Cargile’s motion included a decision on athletics would be made by Dr. David Fonseca, Superintendent; Clay Wagner, Director of Student Services and athletic directors in the school district.
Barbara Council, Board Chair; Renee Purvis, Vice-Chair; Keisha Manson and Cargile voted in favor of the motion.
Van Heath and Gene Scott voted against the motion after Heath’s motion for an optional mask requirement failed 2-4.
Kenneth Harrell was absent from the meeting.
We are working to gather as much Back to School information as we can in one spot for your convenience. Under the DISTRICT tab on our website, click BACK TO SCHOOL 2021-2022 for updates and announcements.
https://www.martin.k12.nc.us/article/499333
Please visit this link for upcoming Community Listenting Meetings
Thursday, March 11 is a remote learning day. No LIVE sessions but students will have assignments to complete via google classroom. Friday, March 12 is a teacher workday = NO SCHOOL for students. Monday, March 15 is an unscheduled day = NO SCHOOL for students. Enjoy your extended weekend!
Please continue to support our virtual book! Purchases of $25.00 or more = free shipping.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/rodgerselementaryschool1
RES will be raising money from March 8-26 to help support the American Heart Association. This event will be all virtual this year. All donations must be submitted online with the links you will be provided in the coming days. ONLINE ONLY for donations. No cash needs to be brought to school. The links and event information will be provided via our school's Facebook page, a flyer sent home, and each student will get a google classroom message from Mr. Swift next week. The directions, procedures, and all the prizes for the students will be on the provided link to the American Heart Association website for our school.
It was another great at RES. Congrats to Ethan Askew & Paisley Greenhaw - they have won our trivia contests. Also, don't forget to check out our virtual bookfair going on now through March 14.
Virtual PTA meeting on Thursday, March 4 at 6:30. Here is the link!
https://meet.google.com/yeu-ztew-xyd