Tiger Newsflash 8-13-17

8-13-17

Good afternoon!

It is hard to believe that the 2017-18 School Year is beginning this week. We are very excited for the arrival of all 233 of the best and the brightest students.  It was especially great for us to see our new Kindergarten students and families as we welcomed them this past week with a home visit and a Columbia Elementary Tiger Yard Sign.  I love to see that excitement for school and the smiles that come with it.  I believe it is important that we harness this excitement for their entire career at Mount Vernon City Schools in grades K-12. 

Before I meet with all of you on Tuesday night at 6pm for our Back to School Celebration, I want to share some important information with you to better prepare you for this school year:

Parent Portal

Make sure that you have completed and update your information in our Parent Portal before this Tuesday night.  This is a simple and easy process for you to complete the annual required paperwork:

With the start of the 2017-2018 school year just weeks away, we wanted to notify you to login to your Mount Vernon OneView account and begin to fill out the online forms for your student(s). Each year parents are required to submit an updated Emergency Medical Form and District Authorizations Form.

The OneView Parent Portal will be the main access site for all school forms including athletics, bus routes, ProgressBook access, student fees, and lunches.

Visit our district website (www.mvcsd.us) and select the round button at the top labeled PARENTS for instructions on how to create an account and fill out each of the district forms. If you are already familiar with OneView, login to Mount Vernon OneView Portal and begin to fill out your student’s forms.

If you need any assistance or access to a computer, please contact your building secretary or stop by the Board of Education Office on 300 Newark Road. Computers will be available at the individual buildings prior to and including Back to School Nights and Student Orientations for parents to set up their account in OneView or complete their online forms. 

If you have additional questions contact John Frye, district Web Manager, at 740.397.7422 x 6038; email jfrye@mvcsd.us or Deb Doup, district Registrar at 740.397.7422 x 6000; email dedoup@mvcsd.us 

Parent Portal Help Session

If you either need access to a computer or need assistance, please feel free to join Mrs. Miler and I at Columbia Elementary from 5:30-6pm in Columbia Elementary's Cafeteria before our Back to School Celebration.  We will be happy to assist you.  

 Back to School Celebration

Please know we are looking forward to your attendance for our Back to School Celebration at 6pm on this Tuesday night.  We will begin at 6pm in the gym and will dismiss to the classrooms from 6:30-7pm.  Be sure to bring your mobile devices (internet ready) to my presentation at 6pm. I will be texting you a link ahead of time that we will be using:)

Our Instructional Team for 2017-18:

As we are eager to see and meet all of you again, I want share our Columbia Elementary Instructional Team's Line Up to better serve your child/ren:

Grade Levels/Positions	Teachers
Kindergarten	Mrs. Darcy Ewers Mrs. Melissa Gregory
First Grade	Mrs. Tammy Souhrada Ms. Stacey Suarez
Second Grade	Mrs. Lori Luna Mrs. Kim Atkinson
Third Grade	Mrs. Erin Humphrey Mrs. MacKenzie Scott
Fourth Grade	Mrs. Traci Thomas Mrs. Dee Barteau
Fifth Grade	Mrs. Nicole Justice Mrs. Amy Ferguson
Intervention Specialist	Mrs. Heather Sanders
Title I Reading Teacher	Mrs. Jenny Brown
Title I Reading Specialist	Mrs. Carol DeLano
Title I Math Specialist	Mrs. Karen Fanning
Fast Forward Aide Support	Mrs. Melissa Armstrong
Second Grade Classroom Aide	Mrs Marla Filburn
Speech Therapist	Mr. Ed Rezny
Art Teacher	Ms. Megan Reardon
Music Teacher	Mrs. Laura Ackert
P.E. Teacher	Mr. Jerry Clinger
Media Specialist (Library/Technology)	Mrs. Megan Garrett
Head Cook	Mrs. Sheila Lowe
Part Time Cook	Mrs. Brandy Bittenger
Head Custodian	Mr. Mahdi Bradley
Social Worker	Mr. Nick Gotschall
Building Secretary	Mrs. Darcy Miller
Building Principal	Matthew Dill

Solar Eclipse on August 21st Information:

As the Solar Eclipse is going to occur on August 21st during school hours, each individual teacher may tie this event into an educational experience for our students.  While there will be no schoolwide event, our primary concern is that any of these  experiences are both safe and educational.  Feel free to contact your child's classroom teacher for further details.  

It is our understanding that this eclipse will take place after our lunch recess time period and will reach its' peak at 2:30pm.  Sources are predicting that the coverage of the sun will be at 86% in the Columbus/Mount Vernon Region.  

Please know that above all our focus will be the safety of the students for anything that may occur. 

Tiger Up T-Shirt Orders:

The deadline to order a Tiger Up T-shirt is August 25th.  You can submit your order online, but we do not have the ability to accept the money online.  You will need to send it in with your child or pay for it in the office.  We have a new design for adults, though that does not mean that an adult can't order/wear the orange shirt. 

Click here for the Tiger Up Order Form

Important Dates:

8/14-8/14-Clothing Drive will continue-All are welcome between 8am and 4pm-Free of Charge

8/15-Parent Portal Help Session (if you need a computer and/help)-5:30-6pm

8/15-Back to School Celebration-6-7pm

8/17-First Day for Students-Doors open at 8:30am

Normal School Hours-9am-3:30pm

8/17&8/18-Kindergarten Staggered Start (1/2 of students on each day)

8/21-All Students in session at Columbia Elementary (K-5)

8/21-Solar Eclipse

8/25-KDG Fire Safety Assembly at 9:30am

9/1-KDG Bus Safety Assembly-9:30am

9/4-No School-Labor Day

9/5-Students Return to School

9/5-PTO Meeting-7pm in Columbia Elementary Library

9/6-5th Grade YES Concert-10am

Thank you for all of your support of our students! We are looking forward to a terrific year!

Tiger Up!

Matt