MMS HSA News - Week 31

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MMS HSA News - Week 31 MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Dear MMS Community:  We know you are on triple duty -- working, parenting and teaching from home -- all while striving to keep your household healthy.  The struggle is real!  We want to also acknowledge our  teachers and administrators, and all that they do while also on duty at home.    One thing that we have been dealing with in our homes is anxiety.  Children, as well as adults, are likely to experience anxiety in this uncertain time. Several resources have been created by mental health experts on how to have age-appropriate, fact-based and reassuring conversations with your students about the outbreak and the steps they can take to stay healthy. How to Talk to Your Child about the Coronavirus, Kids Health Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource, National Association of School Psychologists Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), National Child Traumatic Stress Network Please reach out if there are resources you or your students need!  We are here for you.   Just like work and school, our next HSA meeting will be "virtual."  More details to come on the exact date, time and online tool.   Kelly & Veronica    Distance Learning For more information on this week's schedule for distance learning, please click here. School Lunch Service To Continue For students who receive free or reduced lunch, packed lunches will be distributed every school day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning on Wednesday, March 18 at: • Seth Boyden School • Maplewood Middle School • South Orange Middle School • Columbia High School Every School Day No one will be denied a meal. If your family needs additional food support … If you feel that you will need food support during our school closure, please let us know and we will arrange for a food delivery for your family. Call Karen Weiland at: 973-762-5600, X1850 or email at kweiland@somsd.k12.nj.us Please leave your name and phone number and we will contact you with details. Please speak slowly and clearly & please repeat your phone number twice. If you request food support we will share your contact information with a community volunteer who will make a food delivery to your home.   Year end is quickly approaching and we have just four months left until our 8th Graders say goodbye to MMS. Activities can get expensive for our eighth graders  -- that’s why we have some dedicated fundraising efforts this Spring.  First up, we have the  MATCH Madness fundraiser.  For every dollar you donate, a generous group of 8th grade parents has agreed to match it dollar-for-dollar up to $500 total! Please click HERE to help raise at least $1,000 for our 8th grade events. This event will start immediately and run through March 31. Plans are under way for a second fundraiser in late April. We'll be back with details in a few weeks.   In the event that any planned 8th grade activities are canceled, we will return all donations collected.   HSA Meeting The next HSA meeting will be a virtual meeting. The date has not yet been determined. Join The MMS HSA YouthNet HSA News Submission Form No Frills Fundraiser MMS Makerspace Team Sites

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