Due to ongoing construction on the South Creek High School campus, please use the school bus parking lot entrance to attend Thursday night's Community Listening Meeting which begins at 6:30 p.m. Thank You.
Board Split on Mask Requirement
WILLIAMSTON – The Martin County Board of Education decided in a 4-2 vote students and staff will start the 2021-2022 school year with a mask requirement.
The motion was made by Gail Cargile that effective August 3, for MCS to follow CDC and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) recommendations during the school day. Cargile’s motion included a decision on athletics would be made by Dr. David Fonseca, Superintendent; Clay Wagner, Director of Student Services and athletic directors in the school district.
Barbara Council, Board Chair; Renee Purvis, Vice-Chair; Keisha Manson and Cargile voted in favor of the motion.
Van Heath and Gene Scott voted against the motion after Heath’s motion for an optional mask requirement failed 2-4.
Kenneth Harrell was absent from the meeting.
We are working to gather as much Back to School information as we can in one spot for your convenience. Under the DISTRICT tab on our website, click BACK TO SCHOOL 2021-2022 for updates and announcements.
https://www.martin.k12.nc.us/article/499333
Please visit this link for upcoming Community Listenting Meetings
Thursday, March 11 is a remote learning day. No LIVE sessions but students will have assignments to complete via google classroom. Friday, March 12 is a teacher workday = NO SCHOOL for students. Monday, March 15 is an unscheduled day = NO SCHOOL for students. Enjoy your extended weekend!
Please continue to support our virtual book! Purchases of $25.00 or more = free shipping.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/rodgerselementaryschool1
RES will be raising money from March 8-26 to help support the American Heart Association. This event will be all virtual this year. All donations must be submitted online with the links you will be provided in the coming days. ONLINE ONLY for donations. No cash needs to be brought to school. The links and event information will be provided via our school's Facebook page, a flyer sent home, and each student will get a google classroom message from Mr. Swift next week. The directions, procedures, and all the prizes for the students will be on the provided link to the American Heart Association website for our school.
It was another great at RES. Congrats to Ethan Askew & Paisley Greenhaw - they have won our trivia contests. Also, don't forget to check out our virtual bookfair going on now through March 14.
Virtual PTA meeting on Thursday, March 4 at 6:30. Here is the link!
https://meet.google.com/yeu-ztew-xyd
It's Cat in the Hat Day at RES! We will be celebrating Read Across America Week all week with exciting and fun activities. We will also kick off our virtual book fair that will run March 1 - 14.
Good evening! This is Angela Cross at Rodgers Elementary. Thursday, Feb. 25 & Friday, Feb. 26 are designated as parent/teacher conference days & there will be no school for students. Thursday, Feb. 25 is a remote learning day & assignments will be posted in google classrom. Teachers will be contacting parents for virtual conferences on Thursday & Friday. We appreciate your continued support of Rodgers Elementary: Learning Today - Leading Tomorrow!
Just a friendly reminder that there is NO School on Friday, Feb. 19. This is a designated teacher workday. Enjoy your extended weekend!
Thanks to our school community for your support at our RES Family Night last night at Mama's Pizza. We are truly blessed to have a wonderful school family and your support is greatly appreciated.
Here is the link from last night's Meet the Superintendent Virtual Parent Night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zirapg-Fmyo&feature=youtu.be
Good morning! This is Angela Cross, principal at Rodgers Elementary. Please be advised that Rodgers Elementary has had a 3rd grade student to test positive with COVID-19. Out of abundance of caution and the recommendation of the Martin, Tyrell, Washington Health Department, all students and staff who could have been in close contact with this individual will be in quarantine for a designated period of time. All of these individuals' parents and guardians have been informed of the quarantine situation prior to this message. Rodgers Elementary appreciates your cooperation. Please know that we want to keep our students, staff, and parents safe and informed. Thank you!
Good morning! This is Angela Cross, principal at Rodgers Elementary. Please be advised that Rodgers Elementary has had a 3rd grade student to test positive with COVID-19. Out of abundance of caution and the recommendation of the Martin, Tyrell, Washington Health Department, all students and staff who could have been in close contact with this individual will be in quarantine for a designated period of time. All of these individuals' parents and guardians have been informed of the quarantine situation prior to this message. Rodgers Elementary appreciates your cooperation. Please know that we want to keep our students, staff, and parents safe and informed. Thank you!
Greetings MCS Parents and Community,
Martin County Schools cordially invites you to tune in to meet "virtually" Dr. David Fonseca, the new superintendent of Martin County Schools. Dr. Fonseca will be interviewed in a panel style conversation by parents that have volunteered to represent our schools for these events. The dates are as follows:
Meet the Superintendent "Virtual" Parent Night 1:
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
YouTube link TBD
Meet the Superintendent "Virtual" Parent Night 2:
Thursday, February 18, 2021
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
YouTube link TBD
Links to YoutTube live will be provided to parents closer to the event. The links also will be posted in different MCS social media outlets closer to the event. Parents may attend one or both nights, however please note that the same information will be provided during each event.
We hope you can join us. Thank you for choosing Martin County Schools as a partner in education!
Monday Feb. 15 is a regular school day. This is a make up day from our previous snow day.
Good evening -- As students are set to return to back to school on Monday, Feb. 8 - please be mindful that we are still practicing the three W's (wear a mask, wash your hands, and wait (social distancing). Also, please be sure that you are filling out attestation forms daily for your child before boarding school buses or exiting vehicles. A new set of masks and attestation forms will be sent home with your child on Monday. Don't forget to show your school spirit by wearing your Rodgers School spirit shirt. If you do not have a Rodges school shirt, you may wear a blue shirt. We appreciate your continued support of Rodgers Elementary - Learning Today --> Leading Tomorrow!