Mooresville Middle School
Community Newsletter -- July 22, 2022
A Message from Mr. Kosal...
Together we make a family!
In this newsletter, you'll read about:
- MGSD Transportation information (buses)
- Student Schedule information
- MMS Open House
- 7th grade orientation
- Moe's dinner night / MMS fundraiser
- School Picture Day
- Athletics information
- How to volunteer for PTSO
Thanks for reading!
Mr. Kosal, interim principal (pkosal@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Ms. Brown, 7th grade assistant principal (kbrown@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Ms. Richardson, 8th grade assistant principal (tabitharichardson@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Mr. Akelman, Assistant Principal of Instruction (dakelman@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Ms. Clark, MMS Athletic Director (annclark@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Bus information from the MGSD Transportation Department:
Bus routes will be emailed out between July 25-29, 2022 to the email address you have on file with the school. If you are expecting a bus assignment and do not receive an email by July 30, 2022, please contact your school and speak to the Data Manager (Ms. Whittenburg at MMS). They can verify your physical address and email address.
Please contact your school and speak to the Data Manager if you need to request a new stop. It takes approximately three business days to make new assignments, verify bus capacity, and adjust route times for all riders when new students are added.
In order to ensure a bus stop on the first day of school, a request must be made no later than Thursday, August 4, 2022.
If you have not done so already, you and your child can download and use the app Here Comes the Bus. Here Comes the Bus allows you to view the real-time location of your child’s school bus on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. With this app, you will have the information you need to send your children to the bus stop at just the right time, helping to protect them from inclement weather and other roadside dangers. Specific directions for MGSD may be found here.
We are creating routes based on the number of dedicated drivers we have while keeping several substitute drivers available should those individuals need to be out. This may result in fewer overall buses with a few more students on each bus, but it will hopefully make routes more consistent and on time.
We are consolidating bus stops. We will have community stops and very few individual stops. Individual stops will only be in cases where students live in a remote location. NC General Statute states that a school bus shall be routed so that the bus passes within one mile of the residence of each pupil assigned to that bus.
As many of you experienced last year, we saw various transportation issues. Our goal this year is to mitigate as many issues on the front end as possible. MGSD has increased the minimum bus driver pay from $15.29 an hour for the 2021-2022 school year to $17.41 an hour for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year to attract and retain drivers. If you know anyone wanting to be part of our MGSD transportation family, please send them to https://mgsd.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx to apply!
Thank you for your continued patience as we start the 2022-2023 School Year!
MGSD Transportation Department
704.658.2634
Student Class Schedules
- Attend 7th grade orientation on July 27 & 28 (7th graders only...details below).
- Check parent / student email on Friday, August 5th - MMS will be emailing each family their student's schedule by that date.
- Attend the MMS Open House on August 8 (details below). Having the schedule that was emailed home will help you skip the line!
- Students receive an updated paper copy on the first day of school, 8/10/22, during Imp Time.
7th grade orientation
- Wednesday, July 27th (last names A-K), and
- Thursday, July 28th (last names L-Z).
Orientation runs from 9:00am - 1:00pm each day; lunch will be provided. 8th grade WEB Leader students will be helping our staff run the orientation events.
This will be the first opportunity for rising 7th grade students to receive their class schedule for the 2022-23 school year. We hope to see your 7th grader at orientation!
MMS Open House - Monday, August 8th
7th Grade - 5:00-6:30
8th Grade - 7:00-8:00
The purpose of our August 8th Open House is for students and parents to get familiar with our campus and to meet our teachers. Here are some important points to keep in mind:
Please bring a copy of your student's class schedule, which will be emailed home by Friday, August 5th.
Open House will begin by families entering by the gym doors in front of MMS. The gym doors are to the left of the covered walkway.
Crowds will be large and our hallways will be crowded. We have different times for each grade level to ease congestion in our hallways and parking lot. Parking will be tight; carpooling is a very good option.
If possible, Parents/Guardians and their student should be the only visitors in the classrooms to meet the teachers. If you bring additional family members, please consider having them wait for you on the front lawn of the school or in the main hallways while you meet your teachers.
This is an opportunity to get info from the teacher -- there will not be enough time for a parent/teacher conference. If you need to have a longer conversation with the teacher, please schedule a conference with that teacher via phone or email.
We are excited to meet our 2022-2023 Red Imps! If you have any questions about Open House, call the MMS front office at (704) 658-2720.
Moe's Taco Kits to go! (after Open House)
Orders must be placed by Sunday, August 7. Taco Kits will be delivered to MMS beginning at 4:30pm on Monday, August 8th for families to pick up after they've concluded their Open House experience.
Help support MMS by not cooking and instead taking home a Taco Kit!
MMS Bell Schedule for 2022-23
Fall Athletics Information:
For students to participate in MMS fall athletics, they MUST have a valid athletic physical on the State required form. Students also MUST be enrolled in FinalForms and have all required forms signed by both the student-athlete and their parent / guardian.
Parents: please register at https://mooresville-nc.finalforms.com/ and follow the prompts to create your account, create your students and sign your forms. Be sure to use your students' school email address when enrolling them.
MMS Optional Football workouts began this past week.
Softball and tennis tryouts begin August 2nd. Cross Country tryouts begin later in August.
Question / concerns? Contact Ms. Ann Clark, MMS athletic director: annclark@mgsd.k12.nc.us
School Picture Days
Mark your calendars: MMS school picture days are planned for September 13th (7th grade) & 14th (8th grade).
Further information and order forms will be provided for families closer to these dates.
Make-up picture day is scheduled for September 28th.
PTSO volunteers wanted!
There will also be a PTSO information table at the MMS Open House on 8/8/22 if you'd like to speak to a rep about upcoming plans.
Have questions or concerns?
Email: pkosal@mgsd.k12.nc.us
Website: https://mms.mgsd.k12.nc.us/
Location: 233 Kistler Farm Road, Mooresville, NC, USA
Phone: (704) 658-2720