Mt. Zion Elementary

We're going to have so much fun tonight! Hope to see you there!

2nd-4th grade enjoyed the second to last performance ever of Step Afrika on Thursday. This amazing show tells the story of the 1739 Stono Slave Rebellion through music and STEP dancing. It was amazing!
Friday those students got to participate in a workshop with Ms. Jordan. They learned some basic STEP moves and chants. It was impactful learning about a horrible moment in history and some of the good that came out of it.

While you don't need to sign up to attend our Family Literacy Night this Monday, PTO would love your help! Here's a reminder to sign up for our Family Literacy Night this coming Monday, November 5. The PTO will be selling pizza and drinks to make everyone’s dinner plans a little easier! We truly appreciate your support!

Family Literacy Night Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

We are collecting plastic bags (the cheap, "old-fashioned" thin kind from the grocery store, not the thick, 'eco' gray kind from Walmart) for a STEAM project. Please send them in to Ms. Haertel. Thanks!

We are going to start donating our lost and found items at the end of each month. We're giving a little extra time this month since this is a new procedure. Have your kids check for their lost items!!

We know everyone has candy and fun costumes on their mind, but we're already thinking about pie! Have you heard about the November class attendance challenge?

Several of our young Wildcats play on these teams, and it looks like it will be a beautiful morning tomorrow!

Our Character Parade is this Friday. We can't wait to see everyone's book character costumes! Parents are welcome to come watch and then stay for Coffee with the Principal.
Daddy’s Breakfast will be at Mt. Zion starting at 8:00 a.m. this Friday for parents and friends to purchase their delicious espresso and breakfast options! Grab a bite to enjoy during the 9:00 parade (That's the starting time. Please come a little early to sign in.) and 9:30 Coffee with the Principal.

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The PTO will sell pizza and drinks during Family Literacy Night on the evening of Nov. 6. If you’re able to donate items to sell, or if you’d like to man the pizza station during the event, sign up today!

Family Literacy Night Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

Reminder: After school clubs meet twice a month! Clubs will meet NEXT Tuesday, October 24th 3:45-4:45. Here are the dates for the rest of semester: 10/24, 11/14, 11/28, 12/12.

Picture Day is Monday!

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If anyone is looking for a good cause to donate to donations, are being doubled on donors choose today! Assistant Principal extraordinaire, Mrs. Price, is raising money for the mentor program that she runs at our school! The project gives our mentor pairs activities that they can do together when they volunteer and work with our students.
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Although we know we're excellent, MZES is celebrating moving from 'average' to 'good' on our SC Report Card. We've been working hard and look forward to continued official improvement. Check out report cards here: https://screportcards.com/overview/?q=eT0yMDIzJnQ9RSZzaWQ9MTAwMTA5NQ

"Hi parents! After school clubs begin tomorrow and here are some details you will need to know. If your student has signed up and returned a permission slip, they will stay after school tomorrow (Tuesday, October 10th). Please pick your child up no later than 4:50 in the car loop in the back of the school. Do not attempt to pick up by the front office/cafeteria, as this is reserved for Kaleidoscope pick up. It's going to be great!

(After school clubs will meet twice a month on the following Tuesdays: 10/10, 10/24, 11/14, 11/28, 12/12)"

One of the many benefits of having a PE teacher full time is her ability to help support Wildcat wellness with extra activities like a morning walking club. Each grade (1st-5th) will compete to see who can walk the farthest!

Many thanks to Books and Beyond for the free book fair they sponsored for our Wildcats. While we frequently do book giveaways to build home libraries, this event allowed our students to shop, like a traditional book fair, for brand new books to keep at home. The best part? Books and Beyond was super easy to work with, set up and tore down the event in one day, and promoted reading for pleasure to all our students!! Ms. Haertel can't wait to work with them again!
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Many thanks to Books and Beyond for hosting an amazing book fair for our Wildcats! Every student, Head Start through 5th grade, got to shop and pick from a fabulous selection of books and take two home for FREE! There's nothing better than that new book smell. Enjoy reading, Wildcats!

We love to see our little Wildcats!

It is almost picture time! Click here for more information: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/mt-zion-elementary/fall-pictures-10-16-2023-2/optIn

Have you heard?! Mt. Zion is offering brand new after school clubs starting next week! They're free, fun and open to students in grades K-5 who aren't enrolled in Kaleidoscope. Sign your student up today!

It’s been a fun Attendance Awareness Month at MZE! We're so proud of our students for showing up on time, ready to learn all day, each day.

Congrats to this week’s winner, Berenice Morales-Ramirez in 4th grade! She won the final $50 gift card to Food Lion. Way to go!

Keep showing up to learn and grow, Wildcats! A special thanks to Support Mt Zion Kids for donating gift cards for Attendance Awareness Month🤗

Tomorrow is futbol day for our Hispanic Heritage Dress Down week. We will also be welcoming members of the St. John's High School football team for lunch! If you don't have a futbol (soccer) jersey, consider wearing Islander colors (red, white and blue) to school. If students wear Islander gear or colors to the football game tomorrow night, they get a free ticket!

A message from Anna Mims:
Families and community members, this special edition of the newsletter is going out to families via our other communication channels, and I wanted to make sure that any family members who don't receive the weekly callout messages also received this newsletter.

We will send out our regular edition of the Wildcat Weekly tomorrow evening.

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Good morning Mt. Zion families. Due to not having assigned devices at home, the inability to distribute materials at school, and the awareness of many families in lockdown, we will have very minimal eLearning requirements today. We do not want to add to any stress caused by this event. We encourage our students to read throughout the day and will be sending out a special edition of the Wildcat Weekly today with optional activities for learning at home. These activities will not require any devices or special materials. We will also share information about how to let us know if your family would benefit from counseling support in light of the ongoing events on Johns Island. Stay safe, Mt. Zion families!

Buenos días familias de Mt. Zion. Debido a no tener dispositivos asignados en casa, la incapacidad de distribuir materiales en la escuela, y la conciencia de muchas familias en confinamiento, vamos a tener muy mínimos requisitos de aprendizaje en línea hoy. No queremos aumentar el estrés causado por este evento. Animamos a nuestros alumnos a leer durante todo el día y enviaremos hoy una edición especial del Wildcat Weekly con actividades opcionales para aprender en casa. Estas actividades no requerirán ningún dispositivo o material especial. También compartiremos información sobre cómo hacernos saber si su familia se beneficiaría de apoyo de asesoramiento a la luz de los eventos actuales en Johns Island. ¡Manténgase a salvo, Mt. Zion familias!

SO many FUN events in September & October!!

Yesterday we celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with Vaquero Day (Cowboy Day) with our boots and hats. Today we are highlighting Hispanic Heritage with neon colors. I can't wait to see everyone tomorrow for Como La Flor (Flower Day)! More pictures will be coming!

Happy Attendance Awareness Month! We're so proud of our students for showing up on time, ready to learn all day.

Congrats to this week’s winner, Manny Gilliard in 5th grade! He won a $50 gift card to Food Lion. Way to go!

There is still a chance for your student to enter the drawing and win. The last drawing will be next Friday, September 29th- so let's be at school on time, all day each day, Wildcats. A special thanks to Support Mt Zion Kids for donating gift cards for Attendance Awareness Month🤗

Can you help? Here’s a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of local school students today. Check out our bio for info on The Child Advocacy Network of Johns & Wadmalaw Islands which is an outreach of this chapter of Exchange Club Mt. Zion Elementary

Enjoy this early kick-off to Hispanic Heritage Month!

Most of our students got to pick out books for their home libraries today in a free "book fair" today. Ask your students to read their book with you for a fun family activity.

Congratulations to our first September Attendance Weekly Give Away winner, Emma Esparza Vasquez! Make sure you are getting to school on-time and every day so you can be entered to win the next give away!

Please send in any work packets from the e-learning day so your student can be marked present.

We are so excited to be piloting a composting program with Smart Recycling this year! Ms. Bianco and volunteers have been teaching students how to create less waste during breakfast, lunch and after-school dinner the past two days.

Day one down and 179 more to go. We had an awesome first day at Mt. Zion!

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