Monongah Elementary School

Thursday, September 9 7:30 am - 2:30 pm Chromebook distribution for students grades 1-4 that did not receive one last year and Kindergarten students. Parent/Guardian and student must be present to sign paperwork. Help will be available to sign into computer first time if needed.

MCS will gather information about the levels of proficiency in English Language Arts and Math for grades 1 to 10 today through Sept. 17. This beginning of the year benchmark will help teachers plan instruction and interventions for the coming school year to recover instruction.

MCS provides insurance for our Dell 3100 Chromebooks . The enrollment window is open through October 4th at https://gpo.worthavegroup.com/gpo/marioncounty. Kindergarten students will get packets at their school.

As we enter the months of inclement weather, MCS is releasing information so our families may proactively plan for any weather-related interruptions that may occur. Find out more: https://5il.co/y5es.

Fairmont State University Academy for the Arts is offering scholarship opportunities unique to the North Marion feeder area schools. Want to learn more, visithttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1crAmb5M3jT82IVdub_87sn0zHlwZlNcK/view?usp=sharing.

🐾Monongah Elementary staff is doing the best we can to keep our students IN SCHOOL 5 days a week. Masks are being worn but can be pulled down while outside - we are asking that students pull them up while on the equipment (slide area and merry-go-round) as they are within inches of each other faces. If masks are taken completely off, they may end up on the ground or students could put someone else’s on. All students have been told this by their teachers and some choose to continue to wear their mask outside. Staff has purchased child size masks and have had donations from parents (Thank you!! Always accepting more.). Students are never left wearing a mask that is wet, dirty, or to big. Decisions are always made geared toward our 280 students’ best interest and safety while at school. We love our students and want to see them 5 days a week all year. I always welcome conversation and ideas concerning your child. Please do not hesitate to contact me (304-367-2159). 🐾Kim Higgins, Principal

#whattowear Friday, August 27 🐾Monongah Gear - red and/or black🐾

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For updates on COVID-19 cases in MCS, visit our homepage daily or this link: https://www.marionboe.com/page/covid19-reporting

"Grit and grace" and "stick together and take care of each other," are the words of 1986 graduate of North Marion High School and the first female WVU Mountaineer and former WV Secretary of State Natalie Tennant: https://5il.co/xos8 #MCSgetbackinthegame

There are two ways you can check out our virtual open house: 1. Scan the QR code with your phone's camera 2. Click on this link https://flipgrid.com/348fb1e0 Password: MESLions

Marion County Schools releases 2021-22 Quarantine Guidelines Summary Document at https://5il.co/xmt5. In the K–12 indoor classroom setting, a quarantine excludes students who were within 3 to 6 feet of an infected student if both the infected student and the exposed student(s) correctly and consistently wore well-fitting masks the entire time. See more information at the above link.

Given a review of Marion County trends in COVID-19 cases, in collaboration with the MC Health Department, MCS will extend the current mask mandate in all indoor spaces for all students and staff, regardless of vaccination status, to the end of the first semester. This mandate was originally in place through August 25 by MCS. It will be assessed regularly in collaboration with the MC Health Department, and it is our sincere hope that it can be lifted when local cases fall within acceptable levels.

Exposing MCS to the arts with Fairmont State University Academy for the Arts: Future activities in the works for theatre camps, scholarships, WV Folklife Center field trips, school performances, and a $10,000 George W. Bowers grant. See https://5il.co/x626 #MCSgetbackinthegame

To read about some of the supplies and preventative measures in place for 2021-22 in MCS through the Maintenance/Facilities Department, please see https://5il.co/x9u4 #MCSgetbackinthegame

In an on-going effort to keep families up-to-date on mitigation strategies in place, MCS provides information about various departments' protocols in place as we welcome our students in grades 1-12 back on Aug. 24. See Transportation: https://5il.co/x9q0 #MCSgetbackinthegame

August & September Newsletter and Lunch Menus

In coming days, a QR code sticker like this will be at the entrance of MCS facilities with centralized air units. Codes for stand alone units will also appear in the future. Once scanned, the GPS website tells how the building has improvements to the air quality at the school.

Congratulations to Desiree Hardaway, secretary at Fairmont Senior High School, who is the 2022 MCS Service Personnel of the Year. Ms. Hardaway will be honored among other WV county Service Personnel of the Year during a virtual ceremony in September. #MCSgetbackinthegame

Renowned community servant, Executive Vice President of Davis & Elkins College and 1986 graduate of East Fairmont High School Rosemary Thomas reminds students and staff to “not sit on the sidelines” and “leave it all on the field” at https://5il.co/x62u #MCSgetbackinthegame