Mayflower Elementary School

What an amazing first day of school! Thanks to everyone who helped make today a great first day for kids! Go Eagles!

First day jitters? No way! MES is rocking it today!

MES Important Message: K-4 Students return Tuesday. K and sibling drop off and pick up will be in the front drive. First-fourth grade students will drop off and pick up in the drive by the gym. Drop begins at 7:15. Classes start at 7:35. Pick up is at 4:10. Parents must have a yellow car rider sign to pick up students. Parents must also remain in your car. During pick up, K parents remain in the far right lane when entering Grove St. First through fourth grade parents remain in the far left lane of Grove St. When turning onto Mitchell, K parents will switch to the left lane. First through fourth grade parents will switch to the right lane when turning on Mitchell. Parents may walk their children to class the first day. We can't wait to see you Tuesday!

Important 2022-23 Breakfast and Lunch Information: For the past two years, every Mayflower student has eaten breakfast and lunch for free due to federal funding. Unfortunately, the funding to provide free meals to all students ran out this summer. This year the cost for breakfast will be $2.00 per student, and the cost of lunch will be $3.00 for elementary students and $3.25 for middle and high school students. We encourage all families to complete the free/reduced lunch application (even if you think you may not qualify). Simply completing the application helps the school district. You can find the application here: https://family.titank12.com/application/new?lang=English

Come join our team! The Mayflower School District has current openings for bus drivers, custodians, and a technology assistant. For more information to apply, follow this link: https://mayflower.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

It's game day for your Mayflower Eagles! Come out tonight and support your Eagles as they take on the Perryville Mustangs in this year's benefit game! Jr High starts at 6:00pm and Sr. High begins at 7:00pm. Go Eagles!

Important Bus Information: School starts on Tuesday, Aug. 23. All students planning to ride the bus will need to be at their designated pick up location 25 minutes earlier than last year's pick up time. In the afternoon, buses will pick up elementary students at 4:10pm, middle school at 4:15pm, and high school at 4:20pm. Please be patient with our drivers and staff as we get into a routine and can better estimate when students will arrive home.

A huge thanks to Project 8 for donating school supplies for our students. What a great way to start the year! Thank you for all your time and hard work! We appreciate you!

What a great looking group of Mayflower Elementary Teachers and Staff! We are excited to see all our students soon!

This request for input is being shared with stakeholders from ForwARd Arkansas. ForwARd Arkansas is a nonprofit focused on the state-wide improvement of education in Arkansas. Earlier this summer, Forward launched a new project, in partnership with DESE, called the "State of Education in Arkansas." If you'd be willing, we would love to have your input and voice as a part of this project. Over the next many months, we will be coordinating an extensive effort to gather as much input as possible from district leaders, school leaders, educators, and families across Arkansas. Our plan is that this project will lead to a report that elevates: Where the state has made progress in education over the last 5 years Where we are currently, especially in light of the COVID pandemic Critical education priorities for the next 5 years informed by those in districts, schools, and communities We have launched a brief survey (5 to 7 mins) that is appropriate for any stakeholder. We hope you'll join us in this process. Thanks for your consideration!

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P-EBT Instructions for Parents 1. Consider whether your student(s) qualifies for P-EBT benefits: a. Does my student free/reduced eligibility status? i. I was approved for free or reduced meal benefits based on approval of a free/reduced meal application OR ii. My child qualifies through direct certification (SNAP eligible) OR iii. My school qualifies for special status through CEP or Provision 2 AND b. Was my student absent due to a COVID-19 isolation or quarantine? 2. If the answer is yes to BOTH of the questions (a and b) above, your student qualifies and you should contact your child’s school for an application. 3. Return/submit the completed application (either via google form or paper application) to your child’s school by July 29, 2022. 4. Await processing and receipt of P-EBT card (could be a several weeks)

WANTED/NEEDED: We are extending our preschool program. We need a licensed teacher. If interested and qualified with a teaching license and willingness to complete 9 hours in the preschool academy free of charge, please apply on our webpage under "employment opportunities."

New to the district in August? New students Kingergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, and 4th Grade. Register now @ https://www.mayflower.school/page/online-registration! Returning students will reveive a snap code for registration.

Please complete this survey using the QR code in the included image at the request of the Arkansas State Legislature.

Due to inclement weather, the basketball postseason tournaments have been modified according to the schedule below. Day 1 - Saturday starting at 4:00 (originally scheduled for Feb 23) Day 2 - Sunday starting at 1:00 (originally scheduled for Feb 24 Semi-Finals - Monday starting at 4:00 Finals - Tuesday starting at 4:00 State Tournament will now start on Thursday, March 3 and games will be played on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The state Semifinals will be played on Monday, March 7 with split sessions starting at 1:00 and 5:30. Girls regional bracket: https://scorebooklive.com/arkansas/girls-basketball/brackets/2022-3a-girls-region-3-tournament Boys regional bracket: https://scorebooklive.com/arkansas/basketball/brackets/2022-3a-boys-region-3-tournament

Due to poor road conditions in much of the district and the high likelihood of refreezing tonight, Mayflower School District campuses will be closed on Friday, Feb. 25. Please stay safe. This will be AMI day #6.

Due to inclement weather, Mayflower School District campuses will be closed on Thursday, February 24. This will be AMI day #5.

Mayflower School District recently replaced two scoreboards in the basketball gymnasium. If you are interested in them the district will take bids via email until Friday, December 17. Please email bids to achisum@mayflowerschools.org. For any questions, please contact maintenance director Randy Rankin at 501-339-3209.

Congratulations to our top-selling students in our raffle ticket sales! From right to left are first, second, and third place winners.