Mooresville Middle School
Community Newsletter -- February 23rd, 2024
A Message from Mr. Kosal:
MMS is All Heart!
Here are some of the topics in this week's newsletter:
- Student laptop refresh information (Feb. 27)
- District CTE teacher of the year is a Red Imp!
- MMS staff award winners for February
- 8th grade field trip payment information
- 7th grade field trip payment information
- DPI Social Studies standards
- 2024-25 MGSD Kindergarten registration is open!
- Yearbook order form (QR code)
- MMS Tardy Policy reminder - updated for Q3
- most recent episode of ImpTV News
- and more!
Mr. Kosal, MMS principal / 6th grade (pkosal@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Dr. Browning, assistant principal / 7th grade (mbrowning@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Ms. Richardson, assistant principal / 8th grade (tabitharichardson@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Ms. Miller, athletic director (dedramiller@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Student Laptop Refresh - 2/27
Parents: MMS students will undergo a laptop refresh on Tuesday, February 27th between 8 - 10:00am. They should bring their laptops & chargers to MMS that day ready to exchange for a new device (extensions for chargers can be kept with the student). If the student does not have a charger to turn in, they will be invoiced for that cost. Students will also need to know their password to log in to the device. For more details, the MGSD Refresh 2024 link should also help!
** One thing to note from the MGSD Technology team: the new machines are designed with exact precision and the machine closes with no extra space between the keyboard and the screen. For this reason, NOTHING should be between the keyboard and screen. This means no keyboard covers and no camera covers. This even includes sticky notes beside your trackpad, closing paper in the machine, etc. We have already seen several broken screens due to something being closed between the screen and the keyboard. The price of a screen repair has jumped from $150 to around $800 for the new devices, so please remind students to be extra careful with their new laptops!
Congratulations go to Mrs. Ketchie!
February Teacher of the Month
Congratulations go to Ms. Denzel!
Staff Member of the Month
Congratulations go to Ms. Shaw!
February #All Heart Award
MGSD CTE Teacher of the Year: Ms. Stephanie Shaw!!
Parents: here is the latest edition of the ImpTV news!!
8th grade Field Trip to Carowinds
When: Friday, May 17th
MMS has begun to collect money for this 8th grade trip and will continue to do so until Wednesday, April 17th. 8th grade students can bring in their payment to the MMS cafeteria each morning between 7:35 - 7:55am so Ms. Mentzer can receipt the money.
Information was sent home with students on Monday, January 8th. Please ask your child for the paper flyer with cost, expectations, and volunteer opportunities. *Note: students on the Loss of Privilege list (LoP) on 5/17/24 are not allowed to attend the trip. *
Link to informational flyer & volunteer information
Link to pay online
7th Grade Field Trip to Whitewater Center
When: Monday, May 20th
Information was sent home with students on Thursday, February 8th. Please ask your child for the paper flyer with cost, expectations, and volunteer opportunities. Permission slips & waiver forms for the Whitewater Center must be returned before Thursday, February 29th in order to guarantee your student's spot on the trip. Additional copies of the permission slips are found by Dr. Browning's office (room 214) on the 7th grade hall.
MMS has begun to collect money and will continue to do so until Friday, April 19th. 7th grade students can bring in their payment to Ms. Davis' classroom (218) each morning between 7:35 - 7:55am so it can be receipted. * Note: students on the Loss of Privilege list (LoP) on 5/20/24 are not allowed to attend the trip. *
Contact Dr. Browning, 7th grade assistant principal with any questions (mbrowning@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Parent Guides for K-12 Social Studies Courses
Parents: The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has released new parent guides for K-8 and 9-12 Social Studies classes. Guides include what students should learn in each course, how they might be assessed, and what parents can do to support learning at home. Feel free to review and contact Dr. Tracey Waid at the MGSD Curriculum & Instruction house with any questions you might have.
Q3 MMS tardy policy -- help your Red Imp get to school on time!
** Our Administration team has made some small changes to the MMS Q3 tardy policy. Please be aware that tardies began to be logged on Monday, January 8th. All student tardies were reset to zero at the beginning of the second semester. **
1st Tardy - Parent Square notification from school to parents
2nd Tardy - Parent Square notification from school to parents
3rd Tardy - Parent Square notification from school to parents
4th Tardy - Lunch Detention assigned with notification from school
6th Tardy - Office Referral (likely in-school-suspension OR after-school detention** assigned)
(7th tardy+ resets to warnings --> lunch detentions --> office referrals)
Students must be in the building when the tardy bell rings at 7:55am to begin their school day. After 7:55am, student tardies will be logged and parents will be contacted for warnings. Parents will be notified by Ms. Joy Miller, behavior interventionist, via Parent Square message when their child is late to school. Consequences will likely follow after the fact.
* Note: bus-riders on late buses are exempt from these consequences; that tardiness is an MGSD issue. If you need a bus route set up for your student, please click here to get more info about the MGSD Transportation department.
Parents: please be mindful of our 7:55am start time and help our Red Imps get to school on time each day so we can take advantage of every moment for learning!
How to alert MMS of a student absence:
The email address for parents to alert MMS about student absences is: MMSAttendance@MGSD.k12.nc.us
Parents can upload doctor's notes as well. We hope this process will be easier on everyone instead of sending a note with the student that can get lost easily!
MMS Social Media Handles - follow us!
Facebook: @mooresvillems
Instagram: mooresvillems
Twitter: @mooresvillems
Website: https://mms.mgsd.k12.nc.us/
Have a wonderful weekend, Red Imp community!
For questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out to your student's grade-level administrator OR contact the MMS front office. Thank you!
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