MMS HSA News - Week 24

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MMS HSA News - Week 24 MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION MMS Families, This week is a short one with lots to do - especially for our 8th grade students!  This Tuesday is the annual 8th grade MMS/SOMS Mixer at Columbia High School. Please ensure your student has filled out their permission slip (details below) if they are attending. On Thursday, Feb. 13 all students are invited to cheer on the 8th Grade Table Tennis Finalist. Snacks and drinks will be sold for $1 each - all proceeds will benefit our 8th grade.  We are getting closer to Trivia Night on Friday, Feb 21. A few tickets are still available. See below for details.  Finally, there is no school on Friday, Feb. 14 or Monday, Feb. 16. Hope you enjoy your long Valentine's Day weekend! 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. 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. Last Chance for 8th Grade Mixer! The deadline for students to sign up for the 8th grade mixer is lunchtime on Monday, Feb. 10. 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 can be turned in to homeroom teachers or dropped in main office. NO PERMISSION SLIPS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE EVENT SO DON'T WAIT. Snack and drink donations are also needed to make this a fun event for the Class of 2024. Sign up here.  Dental Health Month MMS continues to support FeedSoMany, the local South Orange-Maplewood neighborhood Facebook group that collects food for our local food pantries! February is Dental Health Month so we will be collecting full sized toothpaste and individual toothbrushes. Your students can drop donations in the blue bin next to the security desk. Thanks for your generosity! 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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