Mooresville Middle School
Community Newsletter -- September 1st, 2023
A Message from Mr. Kosal:
MMS is All Heart!
The event will have 8 food trucks, 20+ different vendors with coupons and services, raffle baskets that all attendees can enter to win, inflatables and games for kids, a dunk tank, and much more! The event will be held on the back lawn of MMS from 5:00 - 8:00pm on Friday, September 8th -- all are invited so bring the whole family out to celebrate at MMS! (like football games, students younger than high school must be accompanied by a parent at this event).
We're very much looking forward to making the Fall Festival an annual MMS tradition, so please bring the family out to have some fun and support Mooresville Middle School next Friday night!
Here are some of the topics in this week's newsletter:
- Fall Festival (9/8) & news from the PTSO
- World's Finest Chocolate fundraiser for MMS
- Crosby Scholars information
- Teacher and Staff Member of the Month
- Credit by Demonstrated Mastery
- MMS committees that need parent voices
- Tardies to school -- we need your help, parents!
- MGSD Student Code of Conduct
- and more!
Thanks so much for taking the time to read and know what's going on at MMS! I hope all our Red Imp families have an outstanding weekend!
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)
Reminder: No school for students on Monday, Sept 4 (Labor Day) or Tuesday, Sept 5 (Teacher Workday)
News from the MMS PTSO:
Save the date! The inaugural MMS PTSO Fall Festival will happen on September 8th from 5-8:00 pm at Mooresville Middle School. There will be bounce houses, games, food trucks and raffle baskets! If you'd like to help donate an item for our raffle baskets please sign up! Thank for you for your continued support: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4ca4a623a57-fall2#/
If you'd like to assist with the PTSO's planning of Fall Festival, we'll will meet on Wednesday, September 6th from 9:00 - 10:00am in the MMS Staff Development room.
Finally, please join our PTSO Facebook group. This online community is for parents/guardians of MMS students and MMS staff. We will share information from the PTSO, MMS and MGSD. It is also a place for you to connect with other parents/guardians and the PTSO. We hope you'll join us! Follow us on Facebook! Questions for the PTSO? E-mail us at redimpsptso@gmail.com Thank you for your support!
World's Finest Chocolate Bar - MMS school fundraiser
LET’S GET INVOLVED! For the second straight year, our school is sponsoring a World’s Finest Chocolate $1.00 Bar Fundraiser to support students and staff at MMS. Parents, you could help us by selling boxes of chocolate at work, in your neighborhood, and at any functions you attend (for safety reasons, we ask that students do not go door to-door selling). All money has to be turned in no later than October 26th to be eligible for awards. Click here for more details; an informational flyer was distributed to all students during Homeroom on Friday, 8/18/23. Here's an outline of the prizes that students can win for selling chocolate:
Money Turn-In Days (8/28, 9/5, 9/11, 9/18, and 9/22): each box sold allows students to potentially win a prize including actual cash prizes.
AND... the top seller in each grade wins $100 cash prize! Get those permission slips signed and returned with your MMS student ASAP so they can start selling and winning prizes, courtesy of World's Finest Chocolate!
NOTE: students should not be selling candy during the school day. It is a distraction in the classroom and items can get damaged / stolen, making the child responsible.
Thank you so much for your support of MMS students and staff!
Crosby Scholars is looking for new members!
MMS home games this week:
Mooresville Middle School's fall sports season is now underway! Here are some things all parents and spectators need to know:
- When attending any MMS athletic event (home or away) you will only be admitted with a clear bag, including diaper bags.
- When attending football games you will go through a security checkpoint. Please be patient as it will take some time to wand everyone so all our safe.
- MMS is a tobacco-free, vape-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free school. Spectators that cannot follow those guidelines will be asked to leave our campus.
- Admission to all sporting events (home and away) will be $5.00 for adults and students this year.
- Punch cards will be on sale at our home games for $40 each. This punch card will allow 10 admissions to home games... a $10 saving! Punch cards can be used for any home athletic event this school year.
Next week's home sporting events are:
- Wednesday, September 6th - Football vs. South Davie
- Thursday, September 7th - Softball AND Tennis vs. Ellis
We hope to see some big crowds to cheer on our Red Imp athletes!
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!
Ms. Mentzer
Congrats!
Mr. Benfield
Help Us Get Red Imps to School On Time
Also, parents, please help us keep the car-rider line moving by having students ready to go when the car comes to a stop. We are seeing car stopping for long periods of time, which can back up traffic onto Kistler Farm Road. Thanks for your help!
MMS Social Media Handles - follow us!
Facebook: @mooresvillems
Instagram: mooresvillems
Twitter: @mooresvillems
Website: https://mms.mgsd.k12.nc.us/
DPI Safety Information
- physical abuse
- emotional abuse
- sexual abuse
- neglect
- bullying
- online abuse
These handouts will be posted at Mooresville Middle School and shared with students via their Canvas accounts. This is in case any student needs to report something that's affecting them or someone they care about. Questions? Contact Ms. Buff (counselor at MMS).
Red Imp students come back on Wednesday, 9/6!
Remember, no school for students on Monday (Labor Day) & Tuesday (teacher work day) of next week. Enjoy the long, holiday weekend!
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