Merriwether Elementary PTO

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Here is a map for morning carline! The morning carline will look a little differently because we now have a COVERED WALKWAY!🎉Yay!🎉 Remember, doors open at 7:10am each day! Please keep children inside your vehicle until the signal is given by an MES Faculty or Staff member that it’s time to exit! *We will only be using the far, right-hand lane in the morning carline!*

ATTENTION! Great news! 🥰🥰🥰🥳🥳🥳

Edgefield County School District (ECSD) announced today that the district is providing back-to-school supplies to all students and teachers for the upcoming academic year. The district’s recent expansion of 1-to-1 Chromebook instruction reduces the school supplies needed. While families are asked to still provide bookbags and essential personal items for their children, school supplies will be provided at school at no expense to parents.

For the 2021-2022 school year, ECSD families do not need to purchase a list of typical supply items for their students. Rather, school and district leaders ordered supplies specific to each level—elementary, middle, and high. The selected items were chosen to complement 1-to-1 Chromebook instruction. ECSD purchased these items in bulk, thereby reducing their costs. Some supplies have already arrived at schools, with some arriving in the coming weeks due to shipping restraints. Each school determines the best method of distributing supplies to students and teachers. Teacher supplies will be provided to students as requested and needed.

School and district leaders developed this approach in order to:
1) Reduce the financial burden on Edgefield County families;
2) Streamline supply lists across the district for equity and consistency throughout the county;
3) Eliminate the purchasing of unnecessary materials;
4) Purchase items in bulk when possible; and
5) Minimize or eliminate the need for a teacher-issued supply list.

“By combining 1-on-1 Chromebook instruction with this model of providing students with school supplies, students will have all of the technological and traditional tools they need to excel,” stated Superintendent Dr. Kevin O’Gorman. “Furthermore, we know many of our families are stretching every dollar to meet the needs of their households. We hope that this approach will reduce the typical financial back-to-school burden that families and teachers often face.”

Families should provide a bookbag and any personal essential items—such as water bottles—when needed. This approach to school supplies does not affect general school fees which cover expenses unrelated to school supplies. As in previous years, families will be asked to pay a general school fee of $25, plus any additional fees that cover costs associated with lockers, parking, and other specific school related needs. Families that qualify for free or reduced lunch, will receive the proportional reductions on the general school fee, after appropriate documentation has been completed and verified.

As part of this school supply initiative, every elementary school student will receive earbuds, composition notebooks, a pencil pouch, pencils, highlighters, folders, and notebook paper. 4K students will have mats to use for rest time. Each elementary school teacher will have scissors for all students, crayons, dry erase markers, erasers, index cards, and Post-it notes. Each middle school student will have earbuds, a two-inch binder with dividers, a pencil pouch, pencils, and notebook paper. Each middle school teacher will have scissors, erasers for all students, manual pencil sharpeners, composition notebooks for students, rulers (according to subject), glue sticks, colored pencils, pens in three different colors for all students, highlighters, dry erase markers, index cards, Post-it notes, and graph paper. Each high school student will receive a three-inch binder with dividers, pens in two colors, and pencils. Each high school teacher will have notebook paper, spiral notebooks, colored pencils, headphones for students, and graph paper (for math teachers).

“It means a lot to teachers to know that we will have all the necessary supplies for our students to be successful.“ stated Erin Martinez, a first grade teacher at Johnston Elementary. ”It takes the burden off of families and certainly helps all of our students feel like they have what they need to start the year!”

Here’s a sneak peak!! This Saturday July 31st we are excited to welcome everyone to our Back to School Clothing Giveaway! We will have FREE school supplies and haircuts!!! Look forward to seeing you there!
Big Stevens Creek Baptist Church
1850 West Martintown Road
North Augusta
10-2pm

PLEASE JOIN US! 🥰🥳📍📌📚🖇✂️✏️🚌🖍📓📖📆🖊📕📒📔📘🖋🏫📙📗📋🖌🗓📏📐✒️

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We love Miss Mock!! Hot dog 🌭 she is just the greatest!!! 🥳🥳🥳🌭🌭🌭

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TEACHERS!
We are so thankful for all that you do - the seen and the unseen.
Thank you for your patience and your love for students.

All teachers are invited to enjoy a free pizza on us! Drop by the TrueNorth Church campus on Wednesday, May 26 from 4-5:30pm for a free box of pizza.

TEACHERS!
We are so thankful for all that you do - the seen and the unseen.
Thank you for your patience and your love for students.

All teachers are invited to enjoy a free pizza on us! Drop by the TrueNorth Church campus on Wednesday, May 26 from 4-5:30pm for a free box of pizza.

Teacher Appreciation Week! We love our teachers and staff at MES! They are phemomenal!🥰

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Please let’s welcome these 2 great additions to our MES family!