Hey MMS! Hope you’ve all had a great weekend. A huge thank you to Mrs. Felder and the PBIS committee for hosting our first ever Dance A Thon! We danced, we ate, we met Ms. Gronau’s adorable kids, we greeted Mr. Patterson, we gave away an iPad -- what fun! Thanks to all of the staff and parents and students who showed up and participated. Here’s what’s going on this week …
MMS MUSICAL BUILDERS NEEDED: Any handy parents out there willing to lend their time & talents (& tools) to the MMS Musical? We need your help! Set builders should please come to school Saturday, November 5th from 9am-3pm to help out. Any questions? Please reach out to Ms. Palmgren at rpalmgre@somsd.k12.nj.us.
STUDENT COUNCIL UPDATE: Student Council’s collection for Box Tops is ongoing. Please encourage your kids to send them in to earn money for our school and earn Battle of the Classes points too. Also, please continue to send in donations for our School Store. All donations of snacks, waters, and items are welcome, and the Amazon site with specific items can be found HERE. Last, Student Council plans to start Lunchtime Raffles soon, so please consider donating a gift card. Any questions? Please contact Ms. O’Sullivan at mosulliv@somsd.k12.nj.us.
MMS SPIRIT WEAR SALE EXTENDED: We’re extending our Spirit Wear sale! So there’s still a bit of time to shop online at http://www.mmshsa.org/spirit-wear.html for the latest MMS garb. Or check your student’s backpack for a flyer this week. Any questions? Just ask Lynn Salort at lsalort@aol.com.
SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION: We are resuming our school beautification work and we need helping hands! Two upcoming projects will be decorating the hallways & bulletin boards with inspirational quotes chosen by faculty & administration and taking photographs of students in the science labs to display throughout the science wing. Want to get involved with these or other beautification efforts? Please contact Karen Harris Kingsley at kharris.kingsley@gmail.com and she will put you to work!
FOCUS GROUP ON SEARCH DIRECTOR FOR SPECIAL SERVICES: The search firm hired to help fill the Director of Special Services position is hosting a focus group to solicit feedback and input from the community on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:30pm-8pm in the CHS chorus room. Flyer is HERE.
BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES’ FAIR: On Thursday, November 3rd Presidents’ Council will be sponsoring a Candidates’ Fair from 7pm-8:30pm in the CHS library, all info HERE. Please help our schools and our children by being an informed voter!
PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP: There’s an excellent opportunity for our middle school students during Teacher’s Convention week. Lumos Debate is running a 2-day Debate Workshop during school vacation November 10th & 11th. The classes will be held from 12pm-4pm. Your child will study public speaking, critical thinking, and leadership. Grades 6-9. Registration fee is $65. Register at: http://camp.lumosdebate.com/workshop/
Have a great week!
Your MMS HSA Co-Presidents,Kathleen Bailie & Alan Stephenson
kbailie1@gmail.com wunderdogny@aol.com
MMS MUSICAL BUILDERS NEEDED: Any handy parents out there willing to lend their time & talents (& tools) to the MMS Musical? We need your help! Set builders should please come to school Saturday, November 5th from 9am-3pm to help out. Any questions? Please reach out to Ms. Palmgren at rpalmgre@somsd.k12.nj.us.
STUDENT COUNCIL UPDATE: Student Council’s collection for Box Tops is ongoing. Please encourage your kids to send them in to earn money for our school and earn Battle of the Classes points too. Also, please continue to send in donations for our School Store. All donations of snacks, waters, and items are welcome, and the Amazon site with specific items can be found HERE. Last, Student Council plans to start Lunchtime Raffles soon, so please consider donating a gift card. Any questions? Please contact Ms. O’Sullivan at mosulliv@somsd.k12.nj.us.
MMS SPIRIT WEAR SALE EXTENDED: We’re extending our Spirit Wear sale! So there’s still a bit of time to shop online at http://www.mmshsa.org/spirit-wear.html for the latest MMS garb. Or check your student’s backpack for a flyer this week. Any questions? Just ask Lynn Salort at lsalort@aol.com.
SCHOOL BEAUTIFICATION: We are resuming our school beautification work and we need helping hands! Two upcoming projects will be decorating the hallways & bulletin boards with inspirational quotes chosen by faculty & administration and taking photographs of students in the science labs to display throughout the science wing. Want to get involved with these or other beautification efforts? Please contact Karen Harris Kingsley at kharris.kingsley@gmail.com and she will put you to work!
FOCUS GROUP ON SEARCH DIRECTOR FOR SPECIAL SERVICES: The search firm hired to help fill the Director of Special Services position is hosting a focus group to solicit feedback and input from the community on Thursday, November 3rd from 6:30pm-8pm in the CHS chorus room. Flyer is HERE.
BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATES’ FAIR: On Thursday, November 3rd Presidents’ Council will be sponsoring a Candidates’ Fair from 7pm-8:30pm in the CHS library, all info HERE. Please help our schools and our children by being an informed voter!
PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP: There’s an excellent opportunity for our middle school students during Teacher’s Convention week. Lumos Debate is running a 2-day Debate Workshop during school vacation November 10th & 11th. The classes will be held from 12pm-4pm. Your child will study public speaking, critical thinking, and leadership. Grades 6-9. Registration fee is $65. Register at: http://camp.lumosdebate.com/workshop/
Have a great week!
Your MMS HSA Co-Presidents,Kathleen Bailie & Alan Stephenson
kbailie1@gmail.com wunderdogny@aol.com