Monroe Messages
Newsletter of Monroe County Schools


 
Monroe County Schools Highlights
Week of August 28 - September 1 #mcscometogether #committedtoexcellence
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Watch the video above for this week's highlights!  You may find your student, a community member, or a staff member you know.  Follow our system and schools on Twitter to get the latest Monroe County Schools' information and see our activities as they happen. Copyright free music in video courtesy of https://www.bensound.com.


Family Connections Seeks Community Input
Monroe County Family Connections is conducting a Community Needs Assessment for strategic planning to address needs in our county. 
Please take a few moments to complete this survey.
Your participation is greatly appreciated!  Please feel free to share this survey with others in our community.


A Message from Monroe County Schools Nurses:
 It's Time to Plan for Flu Vaccinations
The CDC recommends a flu shot each year. Click here for information on Influenza from the CDC.
 Monroe County Schools will be partnering with the Monroe County Health Department to provide the flu vaccination program to children at school again this year.
The flu vaccination clinic will be Wednesday, September 27 through Friday, September 29.  Consent forms will be sent home with students on September 7 th to be returned to school by September 15 th .  The only vaccination available for the flu is now the shot. Flu mist is no longer available.
Please take advantage of this opportunity to get your child vaccinated, so your entire family can stay healthy this flu season.  To see the full schedule of flu vaccinations, see our website. 
For more information on this fundraiser benefiting the MCMS Special Needs Access Program, contact annie.dyke@mcschools.org.
MP VolleyDogs Selling September 8 Football Game TShirts for Childhood Cancer Awareness
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month! The MPHS Volleyball team will be selling "Gold Out" T-shirts for the football game, September 8 and throughout the month. We will recognize our cancer kiddos before the game and are asking everyone to wear "GOLD."
Please email Marcy Sanders at  marcy.sanders@mcschools.org to place your order. The shirts will be ready by Thursday.  The Volleydogs will make a donation to Jay's Hope.
MyPaymentsPlus is here for You, Parents!
Make Cafeteria Payments Online
Monroe County Schools Nutrition Service provides an online payment option for families.  MyPaymentsPlus provides an easy-to-use, efficient way to make payments quickly and securely anytime using a simple Internet connection. You can say goodbye to the hassles of sending in multiple checks to multiple locations for multiple students. It can all be done with one payment on MyPaymentsPlus. MyPaymentsPlus also allows the ability to receive free low balance emails and, in most cases, view the purchases made in the cafeteria online.  This service is found at https://www2.mypaymentsplus.com/welcome.  Sign up today!
Infinite Campus Parent Portal:  Are you tracking your student's attendance and grades?
Have you established  Infinite Campus Parent Portal access?  With this access, track attendance and grades of all of your students in a single login.  Make sure your email address is on file, and look for instructions via email.  Find the Infinite Campus Parent app in Google Play Store or Apple App Store. 
When signed in as a student, users view schedule, grades, attendance, reports, and demographic data for that student.  They cannot update information.  They cannot access the Online Registration application.  For directions on setting up student Infinite Campus access, click here.  
When signed in as a parent, the user has ability to access information for all of their students with one login.  They can also access update household and family members information, if on a computer.  Through a computer interface, they can also access  Online Registration application to provide proof of residency documentation, update emergency contact information, and more.
Boys & Girls Club Coming to Monroe County
Boys & Girls Clubs Registration is in full swing! As an incentive for those early registrants, the FIRST 100 students to register for Boys & Girls Clubs membership and pay membership/program fees will receive a FREE Boys & Girls Clubs T shirt! The Club will open on Monday, September 11th and we will host an Open House for the community on Friday, September 8th. Register at the Forsyth-Monroe County Boys & Girls Club located at 500 Highway 83 South on the old 8th grade wing (towards the old gym) of the Hubbard Campus of the Monroe County Middle School. Please call (478) 992-5605 or email our Unit Director, Joel Tolliver, at jtolliver@bgccg.org. We look forward to becoming a part of the Monroe County community and extending our "Great Futures Start Here" philosophy to the students and families of Monroe County Schools.

Monroe County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or sex in its employment practices, student programs and dealings with the public. It is the policy of the Board of Education to comply fully with the requirements of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act and all accompanying regulations. As a result, the following people have been appointed to oversee specific areas. Title II, Adult 504, Adult Title IX   Dr. Mike Hickman   25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029   478-994-2031  Student and Athletic Title IX Jackson Daniel  25 Brooklyn Avenue, Forsyth, GA 31029  Student 504 Jenny Rooks 25 Brooklyn Avenue Forsyth, GA 31029 Copyright 2017. All Rights Reserved.