Mooresville Middle School
Community Newsletter -- April 28th, 2023
A Message from Mr. Kosal:
Together we make a family!
Here's what you'll find in this week's newsletter:
- info on 8th grade semiformal dance
- Feed NC change fundraiser
- Athletics information for next year
- Cheerleading tryouts coming soon for next year
- upcoming Alino's PTSO spirit night
- end-of-year Promotion Ceremony information
- PTSO announcements
- Upcoming home athletics events
- View your student's Exact Path progress
- free online tutoring for 8th grade Math / Science
- CTE summer camp information (rising 9th graders)
- basketball camp at MHS this summer
- and more!
Thanks so much for reading, and I hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend!
Mr. Kosal, MMS 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. Kuhn, assistant principal (gregorykuhn@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Mr. Miller, assistant principal intern & MMS media center coordinator (justinmiller@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Ms. Clark, MMS Athletic Director (annclark@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Mr. Dan Miller, Selma Burke Middle School principal (danielmiller@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
8th grade Semi-formal dance - Friday, May 5th
Ticket prices are now $25 and must be purchased by noon on Friday, May 5. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Payment should be brought to room 402 (Ms. Mentzer).
Click here to see information on dress code requirements for both male & female students.
Student on the Loss of Privilege list (LoP) may not attend, nor would students receiving ISS / OSS that day.
Questions?... email Ms. Richardson, 8th grade Asst. Principal (tabitharichardson@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Athletics Information + Cheerleading Tryouts
Also, if your student is interested in playing Fall Sports at either middle school next year, please read the information below for details you and your child both need to know:
Mooresville Middle Athletic Information
School Lunch Hero Day - 5/5/23
Feed NC change donation drive
The 8th grade Junior Excel Club is sponsoring a penny fundraiser for Feed NC. We have water jugs in the cafeteria, the front office, and the media center. If everyone can contribute a little we can help a lot of people get the food they need! This money stays local and helps the Soup Kitchen and local outreaches for those who need assistance.
Please encourage your students to clean out the family spare change stash and help others at the same time! May 12th is the final day to bring in some of that extra spare change. Thank you!
Alino's MMS Spirit Night for PTSO
Come between 5:00 - 8:30pm and MMS PTSO will get a portion of the proceeds. Enjoy a delicious dinner and support your PTSO!
7th & 8th grade promotion ceremonies (May 2023)
Two ceremonies for each grade level will occur; start times are based on each student's first core teacher (1st period for 7th graders; 4th period for 8th graders). Here are the teams / times for each grade level:
current 8th grade -- Tuesday, May 23rd
8:00am - Team Thunder (Peterson, Kraftchick, Luffman, Pendleton, Woodring, Eyer, Plemons, Davis-Vickery)
10:00am - Team Lightning (T. Fulton, Mentzer, Wright, Orlando, Cook, Wilson, Ketchie, Groves, Hildebran)
current 7th grade -- Wednesday, May 24th)
8:00am - Team Spinners (Davis, Coker, Sos, Buchanan, Durham, Barbee, Fandrey, Hamilton, Kaiser)
10:00am - Team Copperheads (Foushee, Coffey, Thornhill, Zocchi, McAllister, M. Fulton, Alvord, Hamm, Roseman, Hildebran)
MMS hosts these spring sporting events next week:
Monday, May 1st -- volleyball & baseball vs. Knox
Tuesday, May 2nd -- boys & girls soccer
Wednesday, May 3rd -- boys & girls soccer vs. West Rowan
Notes from our PTSO:
Please join us TOMORROW, Saturday, April 29 for a spirit day at Down for Doughnuts from 7:30am -12:00pm. Please consider pre-ordering so you're sure to get your favorites! (And they may run out so don't delay!) Follow this link to see their doughnut selections and place your order: Down for doughnuts Scroll down to "ORDER FOOD HERE" and click on the red button that says "ORDER HERE FOR PICK UP" Click "Later" and choose April 29th as the pick up date and choose a pick up time. Click "ORDER" to see the menu choices. Add desired items to your cart. ** When checking out, please enter "MMS PTSO" into the comments section in order for us to receive credit on pre-orders. 10% of sales will benefit MMS PTSO!
Our last PTSO meeting for this school year will be Wednesday, May 10th from 8:30 - 9:30am at MMS. We hope you can join us.
Help us celebrate our teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week! On Friday, May 12, PTSO is sponsoring a nacho bar and we need your help to make this event successful! If you can help supply items for the nacho bar please sign up and bring your items to the front office by drop off time on Friday, May 12: Nacho bar sign up No time to shop?... No problem! Make a monetary donation and we'll do the shopping for you. Donate for staff appreciation
We have MMS and Mooresville items for sale in our online square store. Items will be given to your student at school. Contact us via email redimpsptso@gmail.com to purchase with cash. Thank you for supporting and showing off your red imp spirit! PTSO store
Both MMS PTSO and the new Selma Burke MS are seeking volunteers for next school year. If you want to get involved please email us at redimpsptso@gmail.com and specify which school your student will be attending next year.
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! Thank you for your support! Questions for the PTSO? E-mail us at redimpsptso@gmail.com
Free Online Tutoring for Students
When they sign up, they will get an email from NCVPS with the link for their session, and a link to cancel or reschedule if needed. Please reinforce to students that they should be respectful of tutors' time and not be "no-shows" if they sign up for a time.
Students who do not have Internet access at home or need a quiet place to attend tutoring are welcome at the Selma Burke Community Center.
We hope your students will take advantage of this "EDvantage"!!
Exact Path progress viewing
Parents and students alike can also view ongoing Exact Path progress and diagnostic reports at any time by logging in through the student account. You can view written directions for that here and a screen recording below:
Viewing Exact path Written Directions
Viewing Exact path Screen Recording
Please email Ms. Anne Allen (anneallen@mgsd.k12.nc.us) or Mr. Justin Miller (justinmiller@mgsd.k12.nc.us) if you have questions about the Exact Path diagnostic.
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 always sending a note with the student that gets lost so easily!
MMS Social Media Handles - follow us!
Facebook: @mooresvillems
Instagram: mooresvillems
Twitter: @mooresvillems
Website: https://mms.mgsd.k12.nc.us/
Enjoy the three-day weekend, families!
Have a great weekend, Red Imp nation! Always feel free to contact Principal Kosal if you 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