Communication Essentials

Mount Airy City Schools realizes the importance of strong, clear communication. Thanks to our 2020 COVID-19 experience, each school in our district spent a good amount of time speaking with parents regarding school-to-home communication. The following Communication Essentials were established for each school in an effort to strengthen school-to-parent and teacher-to-parent communication efforts.

Mount Airy City Schools uses SchoolMessenger to send calls home to families. Add this number to your contact list to ensure you get the latest information from the district and your child's school. This number is also used for inclement weather and emergency notifications.

You can also opt-in to get text messages. To receive texts, your number must be in PowerSchool connected to your child and you must opt-in using your cell phone. You can participate in this service by sending a text message of "Y" or "Yes" to 67587. You can also opt-out of these messages anytime by simply replying to one of our messages with "Stop".

District Communication to Parents along with Parent to School Communication

Also directly linked here.

Staff Listings

Who to Call

School Numbers

BH Tharrington Primary School

BHT teachers will utilize student folders to send home memos and notes while also posting information in Canvas for parents. A goal of BHT is to have 100% of parents interacting with teachers through Canvas. Parent emails and calls home will be used as extra layers when needed and to reach parents not yet on Canvas.

BHT will communicate with parents through posting announcements on www.tharringtonschool.org, sending a SchoolMessenger call home, and utilizing teacher methods.

BHT sends weekly, Sunday night calls home. Other calls are sent home on an as-needed basis.

JJ Jones Intermediate School

Jones teachers will utilize student planners or folders to send home memos and notes while also posting information in Canvas for parents. A goal of Jones is to have 100% of parents interacting with teachers through Canvas. Parent emails and calls home will be used as extra layers when needed and to reach parents not yet on Canvas.

Jones will communicate with parents through posting announcements on www.jonesschool.org, in Canvas, sending a SchoolMessenger call home, and utilizing teacher methods.

Jones sends weekly, Sunday night calls home. Other calls are sent home on an as-needed basis.

Mount Airy Middle School

MAMS teachers will utilize Canvas for posting information for parents. A goal of MAMS is to have 100% of parents interacting with teachers through Canvas. Teachers will also send weekly grade-level newsletters through parent email. Parent emails and calls home will be used as extra layers when needed and to reach parents not yet connected through Canvas.

MAMS will communicate with parents through posting announcements on www.mtairymiddleschool.org posting in Canvas, sending a SchoolMessenger call home, and utilizing teacher methods.

MAMS sends weekly, Sunday night calls home.

Other calls are sent home on an as-needed basis.

Mount Airy High School

MAHS will communicate with parents through posting announcements on www.mahsbears.org, MAHS Announcements slides, posting in Canvas, sending a SchoolMessenger call home, and utilizing teacher methods.

Teachers will utilize Canvas for posting information for parents. A goal of MAHS is to have 100% of parents interacting with teachers through Canvas. Parent emails and calls home will be used as extra layers when needed and to reach parents not yet connected through Canvas.

MAHS sends weekly, Sunday night calls home.

Other calls are sent home on an as-needed basis.