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3/31/2017

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MMS HSA News Week 26

3/26/2017

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Hey guys, lots and lots going on as per usual. Check it out …

****THE PRINCIPAL’S CORNER**** 
Please click HERE for this week’s message from Ms. Gronau.

MMS 8th GRADE/COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT: The 8th Grade Wind Ensemble and Honors Wind Ensemble will be performing as part of a joint concert with the Maplewood Community Band this Wednesday, March 29th at 7:30pm in the MMS auditorium. All info can be found in the flyer HERE. Please click HERE to donate baked goods for the Bake Sale Fundraiser. All proceeds from the sale will be split between the Community Band and the MMS Music Department.

8th GRADE TRIP TO SEE HIDDEN FIGURES: The 8th graders are seeing Hidden Figures on Friday, March 31st. Permission slips and money will be collected Monday & Tuesday of this week during their lunch period. Click HERE for the permission slip.

AUTHOR VISIT AT MAPLEWOOD IDEAS FESTIVAL: On Tuesday, March 28th at 4pm in the Maplewood Main Library, MMS parent, children’s author, and literary agent Holly McGhee will talk about her debut middle grade novel, Matylda, Bright & Tender. Please encourage your students to attend and listen to she reads from her book and shares her journey of creating art in the face of great difficulty. All info can be found HERE.

SPRING YOUTHNET ENROLLMENT IS OPEN: YouthNet classes start next week, Monday, April 3rd. Don’t forget to enroll your students! Click HEREfor all the info and a description of the great course offerings.

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH COMMERCIAL CONTEST: The deadline for the Women’s History Month Commercial Contest is this Friday, March 31st. Click HERE to check out the info. Can’t wait to view the entries!

MARCH ART CONTEST: The March Art Contest deadline is also this Friday, March 31st. Click HERE for all of the info and requirements. So much talent at our school, looking forward to seeing what the students create!

MATH COURSE SELECTION FORMS: 6th & 7th grade parents -- your students’ math course selection forms for next year are due back on Friday, March 31. If you have any questions about the levels or the process click HEREfor all of the middle school math documents or contact your student’s current math teacher.

MMS YEARBOOK: The deadline to order the MMS Yearbook is May 13th. The flyer outlining how to order online or in school can be found HERE. And information on purchasing a “Well Wisher” for an 8th grade student to include in the yearbook can be found HERE -- deadline for Well Wishers is April 1st. Have questions? Please contact Ms. Hansen (mhansen@somsd.k12.nj.us) or Ms. Varney (rvarney@somsd.k12.nj.us).

YOUTH IN ACTION NIGHT: Mrs. Felder’s Youth Net club, Students for Social Change, has been working all year on their research project to showcase at Rutgers in May. Please join them for a showcase of all of their hard work on social justice issues on Wednesday, April 5th from 4pm-6pm in the SOMS auditorium. All info can be found in the flyer HERE. Let’s support these amazing kids as they explore issues of racial justice, environmental justice, gender equality, improving the effectiveness of schools, and LGBTQ+ rights!

SCHOOL STORE: Our recent efforts to bolster the MMS School Store have been working thanks entirely to the incredible generosity of you, our parent community! Please keep it up! The School Store Wish List is HERE. Or donate funds via Pay Pal. Or drop off items you purchase in the Main Office. Please contact Ms. O’Sullivan at mosulliv@somsd.k12.nj.us to coordinate any deliveries or to ask questions. Thank you!

TALKING TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT RACE: Please see the attached flyer HERE and read about the important seminars hosted over the next few weeks by The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race. So important and relevant today, renowned professor Diane Hughes, whose focus is on bias and race, will help parents and educators navigate talking to children about race.

YOUTHNET BINGO: YouthNet is holding a multigenerational Bingo fundraising event at Dehart Senior Center on Sunday March 26th from 2pm-4pm. All ages welcome! All info HERE.

CITY CHALLENGE OBSTACLE RACE: Join Mr. Mantes’s MMS Fitness Club in this fun City Challenge Obstacle Race on Saturday, April 22nd. The team will be in the 11am wave and they would love a huge group of parents and students to join them! Check out the website HERE and contact Mr. Mantes at rmantes@somsd.k12.nj.us with any questions.

STRENGTHENING FAMILIES OF ESSEX: Strengthening Families of Essex (SFOE) is a free 14 session family skills program to help children succeed and families build stronger bonds.The program started yesterday, Saturday March 25th, but you may join mid-way. It meets each Saturday for 7 weeks from 10am-1pm at 170 Scotland Road Orange NJ 07050. Click HERE for all of the info about this great opportunity.

A TASTE OF NEW JERSEY’S BEST: Click HERE for all of the info about a great night out with fine food to celebrate a wonderful cause. This Tasting Gala (A Taste of NJ’s Best) will be on Tuesday, May 2nd at the Westminster Hotel in Livingston and the event will raise funds to support Family Connections’ 35 programs including The Loft at Columbia High School and The Hub at Maplewood Middle School. We invite all parents to join us for this fun–filled evening that celebrates a great cause with the finest food – or consider a donation.   Tickets ($150 per person) can be purchased by going to: http://www.familyconnectionsnj.org/tasting-gala-2017/

Ok everyone! That’s it for now. See you in April!

Kathleen Bailie & Alan Stephenson
your MMS HSA Co-Presidents

kbailie1@gmail.com   
wunderdogny@aol.com
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MMS 8th GRADECOMMUNITY BAND CONCERT

3/23/2017

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The 8th Grade Wind Ensemble and Honors Wind Ensemble will be performing as part of a joint concert with the Maplewood Community Band on Wednesday, March 29th at 7:30pm in the MMS auditorium.
All info can be found in the flyer 
HERE.

Please click 
HERE to donate baked goods for the Bake Sale Fundraiser. All proceeds from the sale will be split between the Community Band and the MMS Music Department.
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MMS HSA News Week 25

3/19/2017

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Hey guys! No snow in the forecast, should be a full week of school. Woo hoo!

Here’s what’s going on …


****THE PRINCIPAL’S CORNER****
Please click HERE for this week’s message from Ms. Gronau.

MMS 8th GRADE/COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT: The 8th Grade Wind Ensemble and Honors Wind Ensemble will be performing as part of a joint concert with the Maplewood Community Band on Wednesday, March 29th at 7:30pm in the MMS auditorium. All info can be found in the flyer HERE. Please click HERE to donate baked goods for the Bake Sale Fundraiser. All proceeds from the sale will be split between the Community Band and the MMS Music Department.

SPRING YOUTHNET ENROLLMENT IS OPEN: Spring YouthNet registration is open now and classes begin soon. Click HERE for all the info and a description of the great course offerings. YouthNet is such a terrific opportunity for our students, please encourage your kids to participate!

SCHOOL STORE: Our recent efforts to bolster the MMS School Store have been working thanks entirely to the incredible generosity of you, our parent community! Please keep it up! The School Store Wish List is HERE. Or donate funds via Pay Pal. Or drop off items you purchase in the Main Office. Please contact Ms. O’Sullivan at mosulliv@somsd.k12.nj.us to coordinate any deliveries or to ask questions. Thank you!

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH COMMERCIAL CONTEST: Click HERE to check out the commercial contest that MMS Student Council is holding in honor of Women’s History Month. All videos must be received by Friday, March 31st. Your HSA is sponsoring prizes for the winning entries. Please encourage your students to participate!

MARCH ART CONTEST: MMS art teachers Ms. McCourt and Ms. Reisman are holding an art contest in honor of Youth Art Month. Click HERE for all of the info and requirements. All entries must be received by Friday, March 31st. Your HSA is sponsoring prizes for the winners of the contest. Please encourage your students to participate!

MATH COURSE SELECTION FORMS: 6th & 7th grade parents -- your students’ math course selection forms for next year are due back on Friday, March 31. If you have any questions about the levels or the process click HERE for all of the middle school math documents or contact your student’s current math teacher.

YOUTH IN ACTION NIGHT: Mrs. Felder’s Youth Net club, Students for Social Change, has been working all year on their research project to showcase at Rutgers in May. Please join them for a showcase of all of their hard work on social justice issues on Wednesday, April 5th from 4pm-6pm in the SOMS auditorium. All info can be found in the flyer HERE. Let’s support these amazing kids as they explore issues of racial justice, environmental justice, gender equality, improving the effectiveness of schools, and LGBTQ+ rights!

TALKING TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT RACE: Please see the attached flyer HERE and read about the important seminars hosted over the next few weeks by The South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race. So important and relevant today, renowned professor Diane Hughes, whose focus is on bias and race, will help parents and educators navigate talking to children about race.

YOUTHNET BINGO: YouthNet is holding a multigenerational Bingo fundraising event at Dehart Senior Center on Sunday March 26th from 2pm-4pm. All ages welcome! All info HERE.

CITY CHALLENGE OBSTACLE RACE: Join Mr. Mantes’s MMS Fitness Club in this fun City Challenge Obstacle Race on Saturday, April 22nd. The team will be in the 11am wave and they would love a huge group of parents and students to join them! Check out the website HERE and contact Mr. Mantes at rmantes@somsd.k12.nj.us with any questions.

Thanks everyone! Have a great week.

Kathleen Bailie & Alan Stephenson
your MMS HSA Co-Presidents

kbailie1@gmail.com    
wunderdogny@aol.com
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MMS HSA News Week 24

3/12/2017

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Hey MMS. Welcome to Daylight Savings -- don’t forget to Spring Forward! Though if you look at the forecast for the week Mother Nature seems a bit mixed-up. The upside though is snow days mean we don’t need to wake cranky teens who are slow to adjust to the time change. So have fun & stay warm this week! Here’s what’s going on …

****THE PRINCIPAL’S CORNER****
Please click HERE for this week’s message from Ms. Gronau.

PARENT SURVEY: The deadline to complete the NJ Department of Education School Climate Survey is this Friday, March 17th. Please click
HERE to fill out the quick questionnaire. It takes no time and is a big help to the school.

SCHOOL STORE SUPPORT MADE EASIER: Thank you very much to the many of you who so generously contributed last week to our fund for the MMS School Store! With your assistance we are helping to meet the needs of our most food insecure students while at the same time promoting positive behavior initiatives through the Cougar Cash program. Win win! And now we’ve made it easier for you to help us sustain a vibrant and active school store. Please visit the School Store Wish List
HERE -- just a few clicks and your donations will be delivered right to school. So easy! Of course you’re always welcome to pick up some extra snacks on your next Costco or Target run and deliver right to school yourself. Please contact Ms. O’Sullivan at mosulliv@somsd.k12.nj.us to coordinate any deliveries or to ask questions. And thank you so much for supporting the store and its mission!

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH COMMERCIAL CONTEST: Click
HERE to check out the commercial contest that MMS Student Council is holding in honor of Women’s History Month. All videos must be received by Friday, March 31st. Your HSA is sponsoring prizes for the winning entries. Please encourage your students to participate!

MARCH ART CONTEST: MMS art teachers Ms. McCourt and Ms. Reisman are holding an art contest in honor of Youth Art Month. Click
HERE for all of the info and requirements. All entries must be received by Friday, March 31st. Your HSA is sponsoring prizes for the winners of the contest. Please encourage your students to participate!

MMS 8th GRADE/COMMUNITY BAND CONCERT: The 8th Grade Wind Ensemble and Honors Wind Ensemble will be performing as part of a joint concert with the Maplewood Community Band on Wednesday, March 29th at 7:30pm in the MMS auditorium. Please click
HERE to donate baked goods for the Bake Sale Fundraiser. All proceeds from the sale will be split between the Community Band and the MMS Music Department.

BEYOND MEASURE: The Clinton PTA and the Parenting Center of South Orange-Maplewood are co-hosting a free screening of the film, Beyond Measure, on Thursday, March 16th from 7:30-9:30pm at Clinton School. From the makers of Race to Nowhere, Beyond Measure is a film of inspiring stories from the forefront of innovation in education. For more information and to RSVP, please follow the link
HERE.

MATH COURSE SELECTION FORMS: 6th & 7th grade parents -- your students’ math course selection forms for next year are due back on Friday, March 31. If you have any questions about the levels or the process click
HERE for all of the middle school math documents or contact your student’s current math teacher.

CITY CHALLENGE OBSTACLE RACE: Join Mr. Mantes’s MMS Fitness Club in this fun City Challenge Obstacle Race on Saturday, April 22nd. The team will be in the 11am wave and they would love a huge group of parents and students to join them! Check out the website
HERE and contact Mr. Mantes at rmantes@somsd.k12.nj.us with any questions.

Thanks everyone! Have a great week.

Kathleen Bailie & Alan Stephenson
your MMS HSA Co-Presidents

kbailie1@gmail.com    
wunderdogny@aol.com

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MMS HSA News Week 23

3/5/2017

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Hi MMS, welcome to March! Lots of stuff to tell you today …  

****THE PRINCIPAL’S CORNER****
Please click HERE for this week’s message from Ms. Gronau.

HELP FOR OUR NEEDIEST STUDENTS: Did you know -- our Cougar Cash MMS School Store isn’t just fun for all kids but also importantly serves our food insecure students by helping to bridge the gap between free school-provided breakfast & lunch and home. But we need the help of the parent community to keep the store fully stocked with after-school snacks. Would you consider donating some funds or items to help ensure the store always has a full inventory? A list of the most popular items can be found HERE and anything you purchase can be dropped in the main office. Or you may donate some funds -- drop a check in the HSA mailbox in the main office with a notation that it’s for the school store or use our Pay Pal account HERE, again with a notation directing the money toward the store. And thank you so much for helping to serve ALL our children.

YOUTHNET IS STARTING AGAIN: The Winter session of Youth Net clubs is starting this week and there’s still time to sign your student up for these amazing classes! It’s just one $40 fee for multiple clubs. And no student is ever denied access for financial reasons. We are so lucky to have Youth Net in our community and to have our incredible MMS faculty teach these courses. Check out the current brochure HERE and encourage your kids to participate!

MMS CHOPPED: Speaking of Youth Net, Ms. Silva’s cooking club “MMS Chopped” can use your donations. She’s really short on supplies and wants to give the kids the best possible experience. Have anything cooking-related that you can donate? She’ll take anything! Ideas are: microwave, blenders, measuring spoons, toaster oven, griddle that plugs in, hot mitts, aprons. Please contact Ms. Silva at dsilva@somsd.k12.nj.us if you’re able to help. And thanks!

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH AT MMS: Our MMS Student Council is hard at work promoting ideas to celebrate and learn about Women’s History Month. Read about all the great stuff they’re doing:

1. News on Waffles Daily Announcements & Guess Who Trivia Board
a. Each morning students will hear a short bio and quote that will connect with an interactive trivia bulletin board
B. Students will have chances to win prizes twice a week
2. Multimedia Commercial Contest
a. ​ An Open Contest For All Three Grades To Create an informative and creative video short (90 seconds) that highlights the theme, MMS Honors Trailblazing Women
b. Judges will choose the top 12 shorts to highlight on News on Waffles

3. Advisory Door Decorating Contest
A.  All Three Grades Will Compete In advisories to decorate their classroom door to represent the theme, MMS Honors Trailblazing Women
B. Administrators will choose one advisory per grade that exemplified the theme in their work and product C. One advisory per grade will be invited to a pizza party on March 31st

4. Important Women’s Tea
A. Students from all three grades will be offered the opportunity to craft a poem, essay, or other piece of writing about an important woman in their life
B. Students who craft this piece of writing can then ask the important woman that was the subject of their writing to join them at the Important Women’s Tea  


MATH COURSE SELECTION MEETING: The school district is hosting a math course selection informational session on Wednesday, March 8th from 7pm-8:30pm in the MMS library for families with current 5th-7th graders. Come hear about the math & science courses offered at the middle school and high school and get all your questions answered about levels, prerequisites, summer options, access & equity, and more. All info can be found HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS MMS ODYSSEY OF THE MIND: In its very first year at MMS, our Odyssey of the Mind team came in 4th place out of 17 teams. Our hard working students should be congratulated and acknowledged for their commitment and placement. This terrific team consisted of 6th grade students Owen Holt, Max Lombardi, Charles Rosenberg, Alex Shubart, Jonathan Smith, and Sam Zaslow-Braverman and their faculty advisor was Mr. Kaplan. And a huge thank you as well to MMS parent Emilie Zaslow for all of her hard work and effort in bringing this club to MMS. Well done, everyone!

CITY CHALLENGE OBSTACLE RACE: Join Mr. Mantes’s MMS Fitness Club in this fun City Challenge Obstacle Race on Saturday, April 22nd. The team will be in the 11am wave and they would love a huge group of parents and students to join them! Check out the website HERE and contact Mr. Mantes at rmantes@somsd.k12.nj.us with any questions.

SPECIAL OFFER FROM PERFORMERS THEATER WORKSHOP: Performers Theatre Workshop congratulates MMS on an outstanding production of The Addams Family! PTW is happy to offer continued opportunities for MMS students to act, dance, and sing. Registration for spring and summer sessions are happening right now. PTW would like to extend to the MMS families a 20% discount on tuition for any new student. PTW is walking distance from MMS and has classes after school and on Saturday. Call 973-327-2250 or email PTWstars@gmail.com to join the community at PTW. http://ptwonline.com/

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMER SCIENCE CAMP: Please click HERE for all of the info on a selective summer science camp opportunity for middle schoolers. Click HERE for the application.

Thanks for reading! Have a great week and stay warm!
Kathleen Bailie & Alan Stephenson
your MMS HSA Co-Presidents
kbailie1@gmail.com    
wunderdogny@aol.com





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