Welcome to Mountain Ridge 2020-2021

Our staff is eager to begin this school year and meeting our students.  Welcome!  As we enter the 2020-2021 school year, parents and students will see many adjustments in our procedures to provide a safe learning environment. The safety and health of our students and staff are at the forefront of the changes you will see this year.

Orientation week will begin on August 17 with a different group of 25% of our students each day …. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Friday is reserved for our 100% e-learning students. Our 100% e-learner students will begin Friday with a virtual session and an early afternoon on-campus opportunity.  

Items you may be wondering about:

Our first athletic sport for the year begins on August 24^th with Cross Country.  Parents will need to fill out the Participation Form  and pay through MySchoolBucks for your student to participate. Students may bring the participation form with them during orientation week or parents may scan and email to Cathy.Russell@dcsdk12.org or drop off the completed form in our DROP BOX (left wall of our main doors).

Athletic Fundraiser – Masks and Gators – Ordering closes August 16^th

• https://mountainridgemasks.itemorder.com/sale?read_message=true
• The proceeds from this will go directly to the Athletic/Activities Department and will assist with providing our students with athletic/activity opportunities.

For Orientation Week beginning August 17^th

• Students must wear a mask covering (all year long)
• Medications and Health information
  • MRMS Nurse Megan Whisler
• Bring a personal filled water bottle
  • Water filling stations will be available
  • All drinking fountains will be shut off
• Basic individual school supplies
  • Writing utensil(s)    (Pencils - should be pre-sharpened)
  • Paper (such as a spiral notebook)
    • A more complete school supply list will be provided by the classroom teachers
• Students will keep all their supplies, snacks, lunch and other items they deem necessary in their backpacks throughout the day
• Breakfast and lunch will be available for purchase
• Transportation busses will be running during Orientation Week if you have signed up through the district transportation department
• Optional:
  • Student personal computer/chrome book for health safety concerns
    • Helps to eliminate cross contamination
    • Students who have not returned a loaner MRMS chrome book from the spring; may bring those.
• More information regarding Orientation Week will be provided as we get closer.

More information on following will be coming to you soon:

• Hybrid Cohort information (A = Monday/Wednesday in person; B = Tuesday/Thursday in person)
• Student schedules and pod assignments
• Student Entrance and Exits
• Student drop off and pick up areas
• Classroom supplies