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Week 7 - 10/11/2019
Week 7 - Long Weekend Edition!
Next week is also jam packed with extracurricular things, with Thursday bringing the full slate of MPMS afternoon events - family market, boys soccer, girls volleyball, and football all playing on the MPMS campus. Come over at 4:45 on Thursday and see three different MPMS teams playing their hardest!
This week saw our 7th and 8th grade choir students give their first concert of the school year, and they were AMAZING! Check below for a quick video snippet of each choir and the grand finale featuring all of our 7th and 8th grade singers!
Congratulations to our August & September Students of the Month!
Important Dates and Events Coming Up!
October 14 & 15: NO SCHOOL for students! Enjoy your holiday!
October 17: Family Market @ MPHS
Boys Soccer and Girls Volleyball vs Metz MS @ MPMS (4:45 pm start)
MS Football vs Gainesville MS @ MPMS (6 pm start)
MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRIT WEEK is October 21-25!!!
See next item for more details about Spirit Week
October 21: Boys Soccer and Girls Volleyball @ Parkside MS
School Board Meeting @ 7 pm
October 22: Girls Track Regionals @ MPMS!
October 23: Boys Soccer and Girls Volleyball vs Stonewall MS @ MPMS
October 24: Football vs Stonewall MS @ MPMS
October 25: Middle School Fall Dance!
October 28, 29, & 30: Winter Cheerleading Tryouts!
October 30: Football @ Bull Run MS
November 6, 7, & 8: Girls Basketball Tryouts!
****Note: All MPMS Athletic Events require the purchase of a ticket at the door.****
****$3 for adults, $1 for students****
Middle School Spirit Week (and Dance!)
Monday: Pajama Day! Wear your most comfortable pair of pajama pants and a hoodie and "roll out of bed" into school!
Tuesday: Tie Dye! Wear your tie-dye gear with pride!
Wednesday: Super Pink Out! Like all Wednesdays in October, wear pink, but go ALL OUT today!
Thursday: School Spirit! Wear your MP Spirit Wear! Cougar Paws everywhere for the
fall athlete PRIDE Parade during school!
Friday: Black Out! Wear all black all day and then roll in to the GLOW dance after school!
We also have after school events each day this week - come out and enjoy the end of the fall sports season!
Monday: Soccer/Volleyball @ Parkside MS
Tuesday: Girls Regional Track @ MPMS
Wednesday: Soccer/Volleyball vs Stonewall MS @ MPMS
Thursday: Football vs Stonewall MS @ MPMS
Friday: GLOW Dance after school, all students ride the 4:30 bus home!
***Tickets for the dance are $3 and will be sold at lunch during Spirit Week. There is a limited number of tickets, so be sure to buy yours early in the week! You must have a ticket to attend the dance!***
Meet a New Teacher @ MP Middle School!
Ms. Jordan is our new Life Skills Special Education teacher, coming to Manassas Park from her hometown in York, PA! She can be found in room 1302 or planning in the 6th grade pod.
Quick Facts about Ms. Jordan:
-Attended Thiel College!
-Majored in Early Childhood and Special Education!
-Likes pizza and playing volleyball!
-Enjoys watching Netflix and working out!
-Loves big cats and aquatic animals! (She has a 30 lb cat!)
When you see her in the building, or at a school sporting event, (she is also one of our volleyball coaches,) or in the community, please welcome Ms. Jordan to Manassas Park!
Reminder for Walkers/Bike Riders In the Morning!
Crossing Guards are an integral part of the team that gets your children to school safely each day. Please note that crossing guards are at their posts beginning at 6:30 am each school morning. As the mornings are dark and many motorists utilize the Bloom Quarry intersection, please help ensure your children are not crossing intersections before crossing guards are in place. Crossing Guards are prohibited from directing traffic, but their presence will assist in safe road crossing for all pedestrians.
Check out this week's Teacher Twitter Posts!
2019-20 MPMS SOL Test Schedule!
Save the date(s)!
SOL tests are critical days for the assessment of students and the school.
Please make sure that you do not schedule any trips that would pull your student out of school on or immediately before the following SOL testing dates.
Semester 1 Grade 8 Civics and Science 8 SOL: January 15, 2020
Grade 8 Writing SOL - Multiple Choice Section: March 17, 2020
Grade 8 Writing SOL - Short Paper Section: March 19, 2020
Read Aloud Testing (only for those with this accommodation, all grade levels): Week of May 11-15, 2020
Math 6 and Geometry SOL: May 19, 2020
Reading SOL for All Grades (6-8): May 21, 2020
All 8th Grade Math SOLs (except Geometry): May 27, 2020
All 7th Grade Math SOLs: May 28, 2020
Semester 2 Grade 8 Civics and Science 8 SOL: May 29, 2020
Help the Middle School - Here are the Many Different Fundraisers That Are Always Running!
Box Tops: Please continue to snip and send your box tops to school with your students! Or, you can now scan in your box tops using their app - Click here to see more: https://www.today.com/parents/there-s-whole-new-way-collect-box-tops-education-t159507
Shoparoo
Shoparoo is an app that allows you to take a picture of your receipts (from any store )and upload them. When you reach $50, they will mail a check to the school. It doesn’t cost anything and it is an easy way for us to raise some money for our school! Just make sure you choose Manassas Park MS when you set up your account to start earning!
Harris Teeter Together in Education Program
Harris Teeter’s Together In Education program gives schools a chance to earn funds when you link your VIC card and shop Harris Teeter brands. Harris Teeter has donated over $28.7 million to Together In Education schools since 1998! When you shop Harris Teeter brands, a percentage of your purchase is donated to the school that your VIC card is linked to. There are NO LIMITS to how much a school can earn. All you need to do is go to https://www.harristeeter.com/together-in-education and click the “Link Your School Today” button. Either log in to your “My Harris Teeter” account or create one using a valid email address and make sure your VIC Card is connected to your online account. Once you are logged in, use code 6643 to add Manassas Park MS to your account so you can start earning for your school!
Shutterfly
Shutterfly is an online photo printing service. You can print photos, canvases, holiday cards and more! If you use the link: https://www.mpms.ShutterflyStorefront.com Shutterfly will donate 8% of your purchase to the school. Be sure to follow our specific MPMS link and purchase using a web browser, not the Shutterfly phone app.
Staples Classroom Rewards
Staples Classroom Rewards program helps parents give 5% of their Back to School purchases directly to their child’s teacher. Teachers will enroll in the program and parents can easily visit the site, select their child’s teacher and enter in their receipt number and purchase amount. This will be automatically added to the teacher’s classroom account. Sales can be donated until 9/15/19 so be sure to get your receipts entered for your students classroom account!
Can't Come to a School Board Meeting? Watch from Home!
Connect with us on Twitter!
If you want to see what Mr. Sieloff is reading regarding educationally focused articles and more MPMS, MPHS, and MPCS likes and retweets, follow him @MattSieloff
If you want to be the first to know about any school delays or cancellations, follow our Superintendent @MPCSmcdade
There are also a number of teachers who are showing off what's going on in class on Twitter. If you like their tweets above, follow them!
Check us out!
Matt Sieloff, Principal
Email: matt.sieloff@mpark.net
Website: mpark.net
Location: 8202 Euclid Avenue, Manassas Park, VA, USA
Phone: 703-361-1510
Twitter: @MattSieloff