Monday Memo
June 11, 2018 @MMSCougarPride
MMS Calendar
Calendar link is above. Please remember to review it weekly for updates.
Final Faculty Meeting 6/12
Agenda to follow. See you there!
Schedule Request Survey SY 2018-19
Please complete this before the end of the school year (June 22, 2018).
Greetings and Updates from Ms. Gronau
MMS Faculty and Staff,
I'm seeking school-wide help to enrich ELA classroom libraries with diverse texts. Please email me or share with the ELA teachers suggestions you have on Young Adult texts by or about people of color, LGBTQI, varied language backgrounds, various religious affiliations, gender representations, economic backgrounds, etc. I've reached out to our families as well. Representation matters!
Look at our MMS Garden! Wow Deb Silva! What great work beautifying MMS in a student-centered way! The student mural in the basement is also near completion. Great job Ms. Sudol! Look at how these grants have enriched MMS! We appreciate our teachers for their hard work!
No TLC 6/13 due to 8th grade Frog Bridge Trip
The 5 Keys to Middle School Child Resilience and Success
The 5 Keys to Middle School Child Resilience and Success
The MMS faculty and staff ask that you support our work with your child in the following ways:
1) Encourage a Growth Mindset-Having a growth mindset fosters resilience. Use the language of yet. I don’t understand this “yet.” Emphasize the importance of hard work as opposed to innate intelligence. “I did well because of my effort. I’ll do better next time.”
2) Encourage 1-2 Good Peer Relationships-Friends should be a source of support. Often our middle schoolers try to maintain large groups of close friends and that is challenging for anyone of any age! Encourage your child to have 1-2 solid and supportive peer friendships and keep it light and simple with the larger groups.
3) Ensure 9-11 Hours of Sleep Please! Sleep is the best way to foster resilience. Research shows that kiddos this age need 9-11 hours to be at their best. When your child is well-rested, everything is better. Technology is the #1 enemy of sleep! As a school community, we recommend that you keep technology out of your child’s bedroom at night to encourage healthy and consistent sleep.
4) Encourage Coping Strategies-Coping is personal. Everyone does it differently. Encourage your child to think about healthy ways to relax and give them permission to do it!
5) Facilitate Time/Connection with a non-familial adult-Good connections with non-familial adults are very important for your child. They hear things differently from non-familial adults. Encourage your child to participate in a club or activity. Children need our perspective. They are always changing and growing. As adults we can attach a growth mindset to their personality development and their peer interactions.
Maplewood Middle School Remind App Code @k92d29
This year, the MMS Principal has added a school-wide "Remind App" as another way to communicate with families. Many of your child's teachers will share Remind class codes for you and your child to stay up to date about class events and assignments. As needed, the MMS Principal will periodically use the Remind App to share important info with our school community. Our Maplewood Middle School school-wide code Remind code is listed above (@k92d29). The link below explains how to begin getting notifications. It's a simple way to stay in touch. Join us!
https://help.remind.com/hc/en-us/articles/203179887-How-do-I-join-a-class-
Battle of the Classes
The schedule for Friday 6/15 is below:
1:19- All students report to their lockers to pack up for the day before reporting to their Period One class. 7th grade will be directed by their Team Leaders as to when to pack for the Walk Out Dismissal and will remain in the cafeteria at the conclusion of their lunch
1:22- All students wait in their Period One classes until called down by the PA, 7th grade will be escorted over from the cafeteria
1:30- Battle of the Classes
2:45- All students return to their Period One classes to wait for the Battle results
3:05- Walk Out Dismissal
Battle of the Classes Packets with event descriptions will be sent to the Team Leaders within the next two days.
Any questions or concerns let us know,
Rich, Maureen and Brian
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1) We are currently collecting nonperishable items, Box Tops for Education and change for Penny Wars.
*All nonperishable items are donated to MapSo Cares, through our CHS representative, and then distributed to local food banks as needed.
*PLEASE encourage your period 1 students to bring in items as the local pantries depend on our spring donation.
2) Spirit Week will happen NEXT WEEK (!) 6/11 - 6/15, and culminate in Battle on 6/15.
3) Spirit Days are as follows:
Monday 6/11 - Meme Monday - Represent your favorite meme, past or present!
Tuesday 6/12 - Tuesday 'toons - Dress as/or to match your favorite cartoon character!
Wednesday 6/13 - Wacky Wednesday - Mix, match and wear your hair wild!
Thursday 6/14 - Throwback Thursday - Rock a style from the past!
Friday - Battle - Wear your grade level color!