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MMS HSA News: Week of September 27

9/27/2021

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MMS HSA. Week of Sept. 27
The MMS HSA raises funds through a No Frills fundraiser, a simple link that allows you to donate what you can afford. Without the support of families, we would not be able to provide the supplemental support to the students and staff.

Here are a few examples of how YOUR Support helps the MMS-HSA…
  • CULTURAL ARTS
  • STUDENT AGENDAS
  • FIELD TRIPS
  • SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS
  • STAFF APPRECIATION BREAKFASTS & LUNCHES
  • SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION
  • GRADE LEVEL SOCIALS
  • 8th GRADE ACTIVITIES
  • POETRY GRAMMYS
  • SUPPORT ADMINISTRATIVE INITIATIVES
The 6th grade ice cream social is happening this Wednesday September 29th at 2:45pm. This is open to all 6th graders and will take place straight after school in the courtyard off the cafeteria. Kids do not have to attend Peer Connection on Wednesday. We do need at least 10 volunteers to help on Wednesday. Please email amacwhannell2@gmail.com if you can help. Thank you, Your 6th grade class coordinators.
MMS HSA News 
Week of Sept. 20

MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Fall 2021 YouthNet Club Registration
Youthnet clubs will be in person this academic school year and take place at MMS. Check out thebrochure here. 
Register here until October 1st, 2021. Clubs will run from October 11th- December 3rd (6 weeks)
All activities will be posted to specific Google Classrooms for that particular club. The activities will be posted for the week through announcements, recorded videos, pdfs, etc. by the club adviser.
Clubs this session will be $50. Payments will be accepted through Paypal. If you do not have or can not create a Paypal account, please contact youthnetplus@gmail.com. No one will be denied access to YouthNet clubs due to financial hardship. Paypal payments can be made on the https://www.somayouthnet.org/middle-school-clubs.html website. (please indicate the PayPal confirmation number on the registration form).
Donations are always accepted at somayouthnet.org
A parent/guardian's digital signature and payment confirmation is required for registration for the club(s) you are interested in.

Mrs. Diane Malloy - YouthNet Director youthnetplus@gmail.com
Mrs. Dominique Laing-Rogers - MMS YouthNet Coordinator
Shopping local is great. But sometimes we need to use the Internet. And we have great news on that front! If you want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, you can do that at no extra cost to you! Simply follow the instructions below to select "Maplewood Middle School Home & School Association" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us. 

How it works: 
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone 
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features 
3. Select "Maplewood Middle School Home & School Association" as your charity 
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app 
On the Calendar
  • September 25 - Achieve’s Newstead 5K 
  • October 12 - Half day for all students.
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MMS HSA News: Week of September 20

9/20/2021

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MMS HSA News 
Week of Sept. 20

MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

More outdoor lunch at MMS!

After running our lunch plan this week, we are now in a good position to offer more outdoor lunch sessions for our students!  Please see the updated attached schedule.  We will remind our students about the change on Monday via our P.A. system.  Please find the locations here!  This will updated on our Google Quick Links site as well and are available below.  MMS Team Lunch Rotation.Updated September 17, 2021.pdf 

Chrome books for middle school students

The district is providing all High School and Middle School students with a district Chromebook. Additional Chromebook pickup time slots have been added this weekend for High School and Middle School families.
Please click here or here to schedule a time to pick up your high school/ middle school student's Chromebook. 

We've really enjoyed having our students back this week!  Have a great weekend.

--Ms. Gronau

dgronau@somsd.k12.nj.us

Shopping local is great. But sometimes we need to use the Internet. And we have great news on that front! If you want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, you can do that at no extra cost to you! Simply follow the instructions below to select "Maplewood Middle School Home & School Association" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us. 

How it works: 
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone 
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features 
3. Select "Maplewood Middle School Home & School Association" as your charity 
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app 

We’ll be back in-person at 9AM on September 25, 2021!

For 18 years, the Newstead 5K race has kicked off the new school year in South Orange-Maplewood, attracting hundreds of enthusiastic runners and walkers for a morning of healthy activity, connection and fundraising. After a virtual “INstead 5K” last fall, we’re thrilled to be able to run together again this September. Of course, if you’re not around that morning, you can still participate by running or walking when and where you’d like.

The race will begin at the South Mountain Annex at 9:00 AM on September 25th, with chip-timing provided by CompuScore.  Race registration is here. Entry is only $25 per person until September 18; after that the registration fee will increase to $35. Participants will get our popular race T-shirts (while supplies last). 

We are most grateful to the 47 local businesses and families who sponsored last year’s INstead 5K! In addition to being featured on Achieve’s website and monthly newsletter, sponsors receive community exposure by getting their names or logos on the popular race T-shirts. 

Email director@achievefoundation.org to learn about sponsoring this year’s race.

On the Calendar
  • September 23 - Back to School Night (Virtual)
  • September 25 - Achieve’s Newstead 5K 
  • October 12 - Half day for all students.
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MMS HSA News: First Week of School

9/12/2021

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MMS HSA News 
First Week of School! 

MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION

Welcome to the 2021-2022 School Year!

The MMS Home and School Alliance (HSA) would like to welcome all students and families to Maplewood Middle School!! Live and in person! The HSA is here to partner with families, teachers and administrators with the common goal of promoting the education and well-being of all students at MMS. 

The HSA has been working with Principal Gronau and MMS administrators over the summer to prepare for a year that will hopefully contain a great deal of normalcy but also continue to navigate the on-going challenges of Covid-19.  It is our hope to strengthen a sense of community at MMS and create avenues for families to be involved and to have input into their children’s middle school education and experience.

The HSA is responsible for funding and organizing student activities throughout the year, including ice cream socials, field trips, guest speakers, and eighth grade graduation events. We also fund teacher appreciation events and various teacher projects as well as support fine arts and cultural programming.  This year we hope to also raise money for school beautification projects so that the MMS facility is the school that our diverse student body deserves. Finally we serve as a mechanism for parent feedback to the district leaders and we welcome your input and advocacy on behalf of our students.

We encourage you to become a member of the MMS HSA to show your support for student and teacher activities.  You can go to mmshsa.org to register for membership. We also encourage you to sign up on the website for the weekly newsletter to keep you apprised of MMS HSA activities and important dates.

HSA meetings are typically the third Thursday of the month at 7pm-8:30pm.  If you would like to attend a meeting or have an issue you’d like to add to the agenda, please email mmshsainfo@gmail.com  If you have any questions or suggestions in general, you can also email us at the same address. 

Hope your children have a wonderful school year and here’s hoping it’s as normal as possible!

Best,

Laura Booker

MMS HSA President

We had a great day welcoming almost 200 6th graders on Friday and look forward to welcoming back all of our students on Monday!  I can't tell you what a joy it was to hear and see our students today.  

Linked below please find:

  • Our welcome video is here and below: https://youtu.be/NjiK-xx4dPo.  
  • Updated lunch rotation for September is linked here and below:  MMS Team Lunch Rotation.September 2021.pdf  * The rotation will change in October.
  • A reminder about our pickup procedures.  Whether you are signing your child out for lunch or signing out your child early from school for any reason, please email mmsasap@somsd.k12.nj.us.  Find our procedures here!  MMS Lunch and Sign-Out Procedures 2021-22.pdf 
  • Attached please find our MMS classroom supply list for 2021-2022.  MMS Classroom Supply List 2021-2022.pdf 
  • Grade team listing for the 2021-2022 school year: MMS Grade Teams.2021-2022.pdf

Listen and look out for phone calls and additional communication this weekend!  We will see you Monday!

--Ms. Gronau

dgronau@somsd.k12.nj.us 

Shopping local is great. But sometimes we need to use the Internet. And we have great news on that front! If you want to help make a difference while you shop in the Amazon app, you can do that at no extra cost to you! Simply follow the instructions below to select "Maplewood Middle School Home & School Association" as your charity and activate AmazonSmile in the app. They'll donate a portion of your eligible mobile app purchases to us. 

How it works: 
1. Open the Amazon app on your phone 
2. Select the main menu (=) & tap on "AmazonSmile" within Programs & Features 
3. Select "Maplewood Middle School Home & School Association" as your charity 
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to activate AmazonSmile in the mobile app 

We’ll be back in-person at 9AM on September 25, 2021!

For 18 years, the Newstead 5K race has kicked off the new school year in South Orange-Maplewood, attracting hundreds of enthusiastic runners and walkers for a morning of healthy activity, connection and fundraising. After a virtual “INstead 5K” last fall, we’re thrilled to be able to run together again this September. Of course, if you’re not around that morning, you can still participate by running or walking when and where you’d like.

The race will begin at the South Mountain Annex at 9:00 AM on September 25th, with chip-timing provided by CompuScore.  Race registration is here. Entry is only $25 per person until September 18; after that the registration fee will increase to $35. Participants will get our popular race T-shirts (while supplies last). 

We are most grateful to the 47 local businesses and families who sponsored last year’s INstead 5K! In addition to being featured on Achieve’s website and monthly newsletter, sponsors receive community exposure by getting their names or logos on the popular race T-shirts. 

Email director@achievefoundation.org to learn about sponsoring this year’s race.

Registration is now OPEN! - Spread the word!

Maplewood Girls Lacrosse Club Clinic is returning to Friday Night! Our program is custom designed for MGLC and delivered by experienced coaches from the DEWLAX organization. This clinic is open to all girls of all skill levels in grades 1-8. It is an outstanding opportunity for all levels of play! Returning players will increase their skills and new players will come out and experience the fastest growing sport in the USA.

To register, go to https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/284769

Dates: September 17, 24 October 1, 8, 15, 22 Rain Date October 29
Time: Session 1 (Grades 1-4): 6:00-7:30 Session 2 (Grades 5-8): 7:30-9:00
Location: New Waterlands Park, 3rd Street, South Orange Cost: $125.00
Required Gear: Players will need to bring their own lacrosse stick, goggles, mouth guard, water/ The safety and health of our players and coaches are top priority. We will follow established COVID-19 safety protocols.

To register for The MGLC Fall Clinic, your child must be a member of US Lacrosse for insurance purposes. The membership fee is $30.00 and is good for one year. Go to www.uslacrosse.org

On the Calendar

September 13 - First Day of School for All Grades

September 16 - No school - Yom Kippur

September 17 - Covid 19 Parent Agreement Due 

September 23 - Back to School Night (Virtual)

September 25 - Achieve’s Newstead 5K 

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