MMS HSA News - Week 23

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MMS HSA News - Week 23 MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION February is here and brings with it a very packed month! This week alone there are four activities including school assemblies organized by our wonderful Cultural and Fine Arts HSA teams as well the Winter Band and Orchestra Concerts. Here are the dates: School Assembly - From Jazz to Hip Hop: Featuring the Mark Gross Quartet and DJ Mike for the 6th and 8th grades on Monday, Feb. 3. Winter Orchestra Concert - Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m.   School Assembly - Women and the Word: A Poetic Herstory for the 7th grade on Thursday, Feb. 6.  Winter Band Concert - Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. This week is also School Counselor Appreciation Week. Did you know that our school only has two counselors for ~830 students? Last week our MMS Student Council advocated for another counselor before the SOMSD Board of Education. While no decisions have been made, we are proud of our students for showing up! Also, be sure to remind your students to wish our School Counselors a great week! A few additional reminders: Half Day on Tuesday, Feb. 4 for Staff Professional Development!  The school is hosting Black Lives Matters Week in Action in honor of Black History Month.  13! The Musical is at the end of the month - don't forget to get your tickets.  Trivia Night, on Friday, Feb 21, is quickly selling out - get your tickets here. Have a great week! Veronica and Kelly Student Council Book Project - Please Help! We are looking for donations of books we can sell at the Student Council Store for Black History Month. From Monday, Feb. 5 through Friday, Feb. 14, a wishlist will be at the front desk of WORDS bookstore in Maplewood, along with a special window display. Families are encouraged to purchase a book title from the list for donation to the School Store. The books can then be purchased with Cougar Cash at the store from Feb. 19 through Feb. 28. Our Black History Month theme is “Telling Our Stories” - what better way to promote the reading of Black authors and characters, and reflect on the rich traditions that have helped shape our world. SAVE THE DATE!! MMS 7th ANNUAL TRIVIA NIGHT! Friday, February 21 @ The Woodland 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets: $70 and include more fun than you can imagine with a fierce trivia competition and plenty of food! 1 drink ticket included. You are also welcome to bring your own or buy wine and beer there. Tickets sell out fast! Think about your team now. CLICK HERE TO ORDER TICKETS OR TO SPONSOR THE EVENT! All proceeds go to support MMS HSA programs. 8th Grade Mixer  The deadline for students to sign up for the 8th grade mixer is Friday, Feb. 7. Click here for the permission slip. This is a chance for MMS 8th graders to hang out with their SOMS counterparts before they all meet up at Columbia High School next fall. Permission slips will be collected during lunch the week before the mixer. Snack and drink donations are also needed to make this a fun event for the Class of 2024. Sign up here.  Winter Concerts Two concerts are happening this week both in the MMS auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. Note that performers should arrive at 6:30 p.m. in standard concert attire. Orchestra: Tuesday, Feb. 4 Band: Thursday, Feb. 6 6th Grade Rewards Activity Our generous 6th Grade teachers are organizing a Q2 REWARDS ACTIVITY for Friday, Feb. 7 after lunch. They are planning a "Cineplex Movie" activity and have asked for snack donations. You can help reward our kids for a successful first half of the year! Click here for the SignUpGenius. 13! Front Row Seats Fundraiser This month's fundraiser is a Front Row Seat Raffle! Just $10 buys you a chance to win FOUR prime seats, a retail value of $80!One winner per performance will get four front-row seats, a 13! poster and a T-shirt.Click here to register. Winners will be drawn Feb. 13.   President's Day Holiday School is closed Friday, Feb. 14 and Monday, Feb. 17 for President's Day. Enjoy the long weekend! Nights of 100 Dinners - Achieve's Fundraiser Do you enjoy entertaining? Want to support our schools? Host a party in March for the Achieve Foundation's Nights of 100 Dinners! Send your guest list to Achieve and we'll send the invitations. Guests make a donation to the organization. Learn more.  Achieve Foundation Direct Funding Last month, the Achieve Foundation, awarded $34,000 in educator grants for projects across the district. Five worthy grants -  including for MMS - are now open for Direct Funding from the community. Help us spread the word and fully fund these wonderful and varied programs that benefit our students.   HSA Meeting The next HSA meeting will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the MMS Library. The meeting originally scheduled for Jan. 15 was postponed. Yearbooks on Sale!  Yearbooks are on sale! Don't wait until it is too late. Order your copy today! Order and payment must be received by April 15, 2020. Download the yearbook order form or order online. Our school code is 6667. You can also order a Well Wisher online. Send a message to a special 8th grader! Your Well Wisher must be ordered by April 1, 2020.  Join The MMS HSA YouthNet HSA News Submission Form No Frills Fundraiser MMS Makerspace Team Sites

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