MMS HSA News - Week 36

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MMS HSA News - Week 36 MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOME & SCHOOL ASSOCIATION It's time to celebrate our teachers! This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week and we will be celebrating MMS teachers and staff with "at a distance" activities throughout the week. Please contribute in sending positive energy and thoughts to our teachers!  Here's the plan: Monday - Parent/Student Videograms:  This day is about individual appreciation. Student and parents are encouraged to send a short video clip to their teachers. Consider the question: "What makes your teacher special?"  Tuesday - MMS HSA Teacher Appreciation: The HSA will be sharing a special Kudos Board to all teachers and staff.   Wednesday - Team Teacher Cards: HSA team leads are preparing special digital cards for MMS teachers by grade.  Thursday - Teacher Digital Gift Cards: We are supporting local businesses with digital gift cards to teachers in lieu of a physical gift. Friday - Special Announcement In other news, we hope to know by Monday whether school will reopen this year. We will update our community as soon as we know the implications for MMS. In addition, several of you have asked about 8th grade end-of-year activities. You should have received an update from HSA 8th Grade Coordinators. Please reach out to Maureen Griffis and Mel Rose with any questions, thoughts and/ or suggestions. Have a great week! Veronica and Kelly Support Service Industry Employees MAPSO Virtual Tip Jar, a digital platform designed to support service industry employees affected by COVID-19 has launched! The platform provides residents with direct-to-account “tipping” to their personal PayPal, Cash App and Venmo banking apps. Cougar Tutors Cougar Tutors is a math tutoring service started and run by CHS students. We offer affordable remote tutoring sessions over Zoom or FaceTime. We tutor students in all subjects through pre-calc. To learn more or book a session visit www.cougartutors.com or contact Mac Krause. Achieve wants to hear from YOU! How are we doing? What would you like to see more of in the future? Please take five minutes to complete this survey that will help Achieve Foundation with our strategic plan.  Free Emergency Childcare at the Y! The Y is offering free emergency childcare for all essential workers at the East Orange and Livingston branches.For more information or to register, click here.  Interested in Expanding Cultural Arts? Young Audiences Arts for Learning NJ & Eastern PA launched a new weekly artist video series earlier this month - Arts Connection! Every Monday, see a new teaching artist in action and help your student stay CONNECTED to and INSPIRED by the arts while away from school. SEPAC NEWS The next SEPAC meeting is Tuesday, May 5 at 8 p.m. via zoom. Topics to be covered include: Regression and Re-Entry; Compensatory Services; and Distance Learning. If there is a topic you want addressed, please email Malia Rulon Herman. Distance Learning For more information on distance learning, please click here. New Update! Food Support Now Available For All District Students SOMSD Food Service will now provide meals to any district students and siblings under the age of 18, including the District’s out-of-district placements, and those attending charter schools regardless of eligibility status. 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 • Columbia High School   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.   Join The MMS HSA YouthNet HSA News Submission Form No Frills Fundraiser MMS Makerspace Team Sites

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