I am really excited about Monarch Elementary in the Five Forks area. The school will open in August and it is just beautiful. To put some parents at ease- here are just a few updates:
Traffic. Yes, traffic is always an issue. To help get cars off the main road, Monarch will have the car pool line use the back entrance of the school and the buses will use the front entrance. The car pool will accommodate 350 cars at a time.
Furniture- furniture has been ordered and all students will have rocker chairs. These chairs can stay in the "still" position or can rock gently if the child wants/needs to. Love it!
PTA- the PTA is already forming.
The school will have a health science focus. Teachers will still teach the same material from the state standards, but will do so in more of a hands-on fashion where children are encouraged to discover as opposed to just read and learn about it.
The school will be on the healthy school lunch list. The food available to the students will be fresh food that is cooked daily, not just processed frozen food. All schools in the county will be doing this within the next few years.
Please post if you have some questions/comments.
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