Mooresville Middle School
Community Newsletter -- February 3rd, 2023
A Message from Mr. Kosal:
Together we make a family!
- Valentine's Dance for students - Friday, 2/10/23
- PTSO announcements - Valentine's Grams on sale next week!
- Arrival to school expectations for students
- Meet the Selma Burke Middle principal event 2/23/23
- MGSD Redistricting / Grandfathering information link
- Spring sports tryout information
- Viewing your student's Exact Path progress
- Order MMS Yearbooks today!
- free online tutoring for 8th grade Math / Science
- 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)
Reminder: No School on Monday, February 13th (teacher work day)
Valentine's Dance coming soon!
** Note: Students on the Loss of Privilege list due to OSS / excessive ISS will not be eligible to attend. Students should check your school email or see Ms. Brown (asst. principal) if you have questions. School dress code will still be enforced at after-school dances. Students must also be picked up before 8:30pm if they want to avoid being placed on the LoP list.
Student Expectations Upon Arrival to School
- wait in line and purchase breakfast at either the front (car-riders) or back (bus-riders) breakfast cart
- report to their 1st period class
- use an E-Hall Pass if they need to report to another area before arrival time concludes (7:00 - 7:20am)
Parents, please have a talk with your Red Imp student to remind them of this message. I look forward to seeing students meeting these expectations and ensure school begins with an orderly and pleasant start each day. Thank you for your support!
Spring Sports Tryout Information - Volleyball & Baseball details
Tryouts for spring sports are starting soon. Remember, you must be enrolled in Final Forms, have signed all the required forms, and have a valid athletic physical before you can try out.
Here is the schedule for next week:
Baseball -->
Monday, February 6th: 2:30 - 4:30pm for pitchers and catchers
Tuesday & Wednesday, February 7th & 8th: 2:30-4:30pm for all others
Possible first cut after Wednesday
Friday, February 9th: 2:30 - 4:30pm
Volleyball -->
Tuesday, February 7th: 5:30 - 7:30pm, 7th Grade Only, Check in at 5:15.
Wednesday, February 8th: 5:30 - 7:30pm, 8th Grade Only, Check in at 5:15
Thursday, February 9th: 2:30 - 4:00pm 7th Grade Only; 4:00 - 5:30pm 8th Grade Only
Possible first cut after Thursdays tryouts.
Friday, February 10th: 2:30 - 4:00pm 7th Grade Only
4:00 - 5:30pm 8th Grade Only
Order your Yearbook today!
A message from the MMS PTSO:
Don't forget to purchase your Mooresville spirit wear -- the PTSO spirit wear shop is back!! We've redesigned our shirts so you can wear them for years to come. Whether you will be at MMS, MHS or the new Selma Burke middle school next year this spirit wear is for you. Choice of t-shirt, long sleeve or hoodie. The white or gray comes with a blue Mooresville logo and the red or black comes with a white Mooresville logo. The store has been extended to Sunday Feb 12 so purchase yours today! PTSO Spirit Wear Webstore Be sure to enter your student's name and IMP time teacher for delivery at the school (not shipped to home). Thank you for your patience while your order is being printed. We expect them to be delivered approximately the beginning of March. To pay with cash or check please email redimpsptso@gmail.com for an order form. Thank you for your support!
VALENTINE GRAMS are here!! Our popular grams will be available for purchase Feb 6-10 in the IMP cafe as well as online. Send a treat to your student, their friends or even staff. Choice of chocolatey $1, blingy $1, cuddly $2, or fun $2. Purchase grams (minimum $3 purchase). Grams will be delivered during IMP time on Tuesday, February 14. PTSO needs help selling and filling the grams. If you can help please sign up here: Grams help
Our February staff appreciation will be a soup/stew/chili bar to celebrate our SOUPer teachers! We will host this lunch on Tuesday, February 14. If you can make or purchase items needed please sign up (Staff appreciation sign up) No time to shop?... No problem! Make a monetary donation to the PTSO to purchase needed items: Donate to staff appreciation
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
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.
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"!!
Are you a Motivator??
The Motivators are ways for family / community members to volunteer time during the school day to monitor hallways and our campus grounds while also getting to know MMS students and staff. We love to have extra adult presence in the building to support our students and help out when needed. If you have at least one hour a week, we would love to have you volunteer.
Email Ms. Brown for more information. kbrown@mgsd.k12.nc.us
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/
Thanks for reading!
Please feel free to contact our principal, Mr. Kosal, if you have questions or concerns. Have an excellent weekend and thank you for your continued support of MMS!
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