Enter for a chance to win a VIP parking spot for 1st semester! Winners can skip the line and pull up to their VIP spot near the back entrance where a staff member will load your student into your vehicle.
Tickets can be purchased 7/28- midnight on 8/23
$10 per entry/unlimited entries
1 winner from PK-2nd & 1 winner from 3rd-5th.
Drawing will be 8/24.
Winner will be contacted on 8/24 with instructions on how and when
to begin.
Tickets can be purchased 7/28- midnight on 8/23
$10 per entry/unlimited entries
1 winner from PK-2nd & 1 winner from 3rd-5th.
Drawing will be 8/24.
Winner will be contacted on 8/24 with instructions on how and when
to begin.


Make sure to complete your MCS reading log and bring it back by August 14 to score a sweet treat from Jeremiah's Italian Ice! See Mrs. Renfroe for a copy of the Summer Reading Log if you've misplaced yours. You can still finish strong!

Please join us at DQ on Thursday, August 13 - drop in from 5 - 6:30pm! PTO Leadership will be present to kick off the new year and answer questions about the purpose of PTO, how funds are spent, & events planned for the year including committee sign up. All are invited to attend!

A big TGS thank you to Bank of Dudley for providing CFA biscuits this morning - a perfect treat for our first Fuel Up Friday of the year! We've had a great first week back, and in looking forward to all that's ahead, we so appreciate your partnership and support of our school!


TGS parents, please note our early dismissal for car riders the first 3 days of school. Monday, August 3, car riders will be released at 2:45. Tuesday, August 4, and Wednesday, August 5, car riders will be released at 3:00. Beginning August 6, car riders will be released at 3:15

TGS parents,
Beat the Open House Rush!
Save time at Open House by completing your paperwork before you arrive!
Families have two convenient options:
✅ Pick up a paper copy at the school THIS WEEK ONLY, today–Thursday, from 7:30am to 5pm
✅ Download and print the attached digital copy from home at your convenience.
Digital Version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B5TWthg3rGk0ms6YJyzXScGGg5L28Cxz/view?usp=sharing
Having your forms completed ahead of time will help make your Open House experience quicker and easier. We can't wait to welcome everyone back for an amazing school year! 🐻💙

Monroe County Schools will be closed June 29, 2026 - July 3, 2026 in observance of the 4th of July holiday. We hope you have a wonderful week. #LearnGrowSucceed #CommittedToExcellence

Please note that we will follow rainy day protocol this morning!!
PreK - 2nd grade - drop off at the first awning.
3rd - 5th grades - drop off at the second awning.
Both lanes are open - please feel free to use the left lane if only dropping at the second awning.
Thank you in advance for your patience and flexibility in helping to keep our families safe (& dry!). Have a great day, and drive carefully!

5th grade parents, don't forget that physicals are happening today! APRIL 22
MARY PERSONS MAIN GYM
Rising 6th - 8th grades 4 - 5PM
Rising 9th - 12th grades 5:15 - 6:15PM
$10 cash or check (payable to MPHS)
MARY PERSONS MAIN GYM
Rising 6th - 8th grades 4 - 5PM
Rising 9th - 12th grades 5:15 - 6:15PM
$10 cash or check (payable to MPHS)

Please join us next week for our Spring Title I Input/Review Meeting -
- Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Drop in anytime 8:30 - 9:30 in the morning OR 5:30 - 6:30 in the afternoon
- TGS Kindergarten Work Room
We value your input and would love to hear your thoughts and opinions
- Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Drop in anytime 8:30 - 9:30 in the morning OR 5:30 - 6:30 in the afternoon
- TGS Kindergarten Work Room
We value your input and would love to hear your thoughts and opinions

Please join us for our annual Art Night and 4th Grade Band concert!
Monday, March 30, 5:30 - 7pm
We are also offering Jeremiah's Italian Ice for $5/ cup and a Parent Workshop in the media center at 5:30 to address Test Anxiety.
We hope to see everyone there!
(see Bear Bytes for a link to order your child's art on line)
Monday, March 30, 5:30 - 7pm
We are also offering Jeremiah's Italian Ice for $5/ cup and a Parent Workshop in the media center at 5:30 to address Test Anxiety.
We hope to see everyone there!
(see Bear Bytes for a link to order your child's art on line)



As we close in on our $30K goal earning Read-apalooza (less than $200 away!), PTO is upping the ante AGAIN and offering one paramount, supremely ultimate, over the top incentive to see if we can reach $35K. How would y'all like to see.....
drum roll, please,
Mr. T, Mrs. Blash, and Mrs. Tarver....
doing TikTok dances?!?!? If we reach $35K, our principal and assistant principals will learn, perfect, and perform three popular TikTok dances - Double Dutch, Need You Now, & Lush Life - for your viewing pleasure! Here we go - one last push! One last week to go!
drum roll, please,
Mr. T, Mrs. Blash, and Mrs. Tarver....
doing TikTok dances?!?!? If we reach $35K, our principal and assistant principals will learn, perfect, and perform three popular TikTok dances - Double Dutch, Need You Now, & Lush Life - for your viewing pleasure! Here we go - one last push! One last week to go!

Monroe County Schools will operate on a delayed schedule on Monday, March 16, 2026, due to the threat of severe weather during the morning commute. All schools will begin at 10 a.m. Buses will be on a two-hour delay. Please use caution when traveling to school in the morning. Faculty and staff should report by 9:30 a.m. Student drop off can begin occurring at 9:30 a.m.

And.... three more sponsors coming in today! Thank you, Boone Trucking and Land Enhancements, Dairy Queen of Forsyth, and McNair, McLemore, Middlebrooks, and Co! We appreciate your generous support of our fundraiser and our school! If anyone else wants to sponsor, you have until midnight tonight to have your logo included on the back of our t-shirt. Just scan the QR code or email tgscottpto1@gmail.com. Thank you!


Don't forget that tomorrow is another Read-athon reward day!! It's Hat Day so sport your favorite jaunty cap and have fun!

Thank you to our 2 newest sponsors for our Read-athon - Beverly Sanders, MD, and Russell O'Neal, MD! We so appreciate the partnership and support!
If you're interested in sponsoring our biggest fundraiser, please scan the QR code or email tgscottpto1@gmail.com. But, for your logo to be included on the back of our tshirt, we need the commitment by tomorrow, March 13. TY!
If you're interested in sponsoring our biggest fundraiser, please scan the QR code or email tgscottpto1@gmail.com. But, for your logo to be included on the back of our tshirt, we need the commitment by tomorrow, March 13. TY!


Tomorrow, March 13, is the last day to earn a Read-athon tshirt by raising at least $30 in the fundraiser. It's also the last day for your logo to be included on the back of the shirt if you want to be a business sponsor for at least $250. Thanks for helping us to reach our goal!

Attention Monroe County parents, due to severe weather, road conditions and power outages, all Monroe County schools will begin at 9 a.m. today. Please use caution when driving to school today.

TGS parents, please be prepared for Rainy Day Dropoff this morning -
PreK - 2nd grade - drop off at the first awning.
3rd - 5th grades - drop off at the second awning.
Both lanes are open - please feel free to use the left lane if only
dropping at the second awning. TY! Be safe!
PreK - 2nd grade - drop off at the first awning.
3rd - 5th grades - drop off at the second awning.
Both lanes are open - please feel free to use the left lane if only
dropping at the second awning. TY! Be safe!

Congrats to all the students and teachers (& parents!) who have worked so hard to make our Read-athon successful! Because of your efforts, the kids are already reaping rewards! One of those is PJ Day to kick off the week - Monday, March 9! And, Hat Day is Friday, March 13. Let's keep knocking out all our goals!



