Mooresville Middle School
Community Newsletter -- October 21, 2022
A Message from Mr. Kosal:
Together we make a family!
Here's a brief overview of what's to come in today's newsletter. If you have questions, always feel free to call the MMS main office or email the administrators listed below.
In this newsletter, you'll read about:
- NC Check In testing next week
- MMS fundraiser / Imp Time competition - selling World's Famous Chocolate
- MMS Chick-fil-a Night next Monday
- Multilingual Parent / Student Night at MMS (11/3/22)
- Free Online Tutoring via Edvantage
- MGSD redistricting information for 2023-24
- MMS staff member & teacher of the month
- How to be a MMS Motivator
- information on Mooresville Christian Mission's Christmas Angel program
- School Picture ordering info
- PTSO information
- Upcoming Coffee with Mr. Kosal event
Thanks for reading, and I wish every Red Imp family a terrific weekend!
Mr. Kosal, interim 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)
Ms. Clark, MMS Athletic Director (annclark@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
NC Check In testing next week!
The first NC Check-In tests are coming up the week of October 24th for all MMS students. NC Check-Ins are interim assessments that are aligned to the NC grade-level content standards (for reading and mathematics) and North Carolina Essential Standards (for science).
The main purpose of NC Check-Ins is to provide students, teachers, and parents with immediate in-depth action data and a reliable estimate of students’ current performance on selected subsets of content standards. The end-of-grade (EOG) tests share a common question bank with the NC Check-Ins, which then exposes NC Check-In students to similar question types and rigor found on the EOGs.
The NC Check-In administration dates are as follows:
ELA - Tuesday, October 25th
Math - Wednesday, October 26th
Science 8 - Thursday, October 27th
If you have any questions or concerns about the NC Check-Ins, please contact Ms. McGrath (jacquiemcgrath@mgsd.k12.nc.us) or Ms. Richardson (tabitharichardson@mgsd.k12.nc.us).
MMS Spirit Night @ Chick-Fil-A (Monday, October 24th)
Our school gets a percentage of the proceeds that evening from this event, so please "EaT MoR CHiKiN" next Monday and support Mooresville Middle School. Thank you for your continued support, Red Imp families!
Multilingual Event @ MMS (November 3rd)
MGSD Multilingual (ML) Student Literacy Program Night
November 3, 2022 from 5:00 pm - 7:00pm
Mooresville Middle School Media Center at 233 Kistler Farm Rd.
MMS Chocolate Bar Fundraiser: October 3rd to 26th
Dear Students and Parents,
Turn-In Day Prizes (10/12, 10/19, 10/26): win a Mystery Wallet. Check inside the wallet to have a chance to win actual cash! Students can win one mystery wallet per week.
End of Sale Prizes:
Sell 2 Boxes: play a game of Plinko with a chance to win cash!
Sell 3 Boxes: spin the Wheel of Fortune with a chance to win up to $100
Sell 5 Boxes: play Shoot For Loot
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!
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"!!
MGSD School Boundary Redistricting Information
Hello MGSD families,
With the opening of the new Selma Burke Middle School in August 2023, the Mooresville Graded School District will execute a reconfiguration of both the grades housed at each school level, as well as the attendance boundaries for each school. Beginning with the 2023 - 2024 school year, grade configurations will be as follows:
- Elementary Schools - Grades K through 2 (currently K through 3)
- Intermediate Schools - Grades 3 through 5 (currently 4 through 6)
- Middle Schools - Grades 6 through 8 (currently 7 through 8)
- High School - Grades 9 through 12
These grade and boundary reconfigurations will create a more even distribution of our student population, allowing space for future growth at each school.
MGSD started this redistricting process in August 2021 by vetting companies that do this work. MGSD partnered with Edulog in November 2021 due to their history of providing school bus routing and planning solutions to districts across the nation. Edulog researched both our district and town in preparation for the proposed boundary lines. After working through proposed scenarios with input from key stakeholders, the proposed redistricting plans are being brought to you for feedback and input.
Please visit our MGSD Redistricting Information site at https://www.mgsd.k12.nc.us/about-us/mgsd-re-districting-information. Once there, you will see the proposed redistricting maps, a Google Form to give feedback, dates for two informational meetings, and the timeline for approval of the new boundaries. The Google Form will close at midnight on November 1, 2022. Thank you for participating in this process and let us know if you have any questions.
Congratulations!!
MMS Staff Member of the Month
MMS Teacher of the Month
Mission’s Christmas Angel Program 2022
On behalf of the Mooresville Area Christian Mission, we would like to let our MMS families know about the Mission’s Christmas Angel Program 2022.
We will be collecting wish lists until October 30, 2022. We are unable to accommodate late entries so, please help us spread the word that these lists have a hard entry stop.
The program is for children ages 0-18 providing the 18-year-old is still a student.
Children MUST be part of the requestor’s household.
Distribution of the gifts will be done on December 10, at one of the following locations:
Mooresville Area Christian Mission
Williamson’s Chapel
The Cove Church
Parents will receive notifications in advance of the location for present pickup
We will NOT be distributing bicycles this year in an effort to be consistent with gift value
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
This week's message from the MMS PTSO:
Thank you to all those who donated items for our October teacher and staff appreciation! They enjoyed warm apple cider and a make your own fall snack mix bar! Watch for the next opportunity to treat our amazing MMS staff next month!
Our Little Caesars DIGITAL Fundraiser is underway! In fact, you might say we go together like cheese and pepperoni! Have you set up your Seller page and started selling yet? We really need your help. Click this link to get started today! https://bit.ly/MMS-Pizza Our group earns $6 profit on every Kit we sell. We need your help to reach our goal! Big pizza eating days are just around the corner, so make sure you have Pizza Kits on hand for your celebration this year. Remember that you can also email your student's seller link to your family and friends, so they don’t miss out, and post on your social media pages too. Shipping costs are the same for 1 Kit or 2 Kits, so stock up and help us reach our goal! There's still time to be included in the incentives! The first 5 students with a sale by this Sunday 10/23 will get pizza and a drink next week at lunchtime. Date TBA. And the top 12 sellers each week (Monday - Sundays) will receive a donut to enjoy during IMP time! Thanks for your support!
Boo Grams are for sale next week October 24 - 28. Students may visit the gram table to purchase treats to send to their friends. Sweet treat is $1, Spicy treat is $1 and Spooky treat is $2. Sales take place before school on Mon & Wed and during lunch on Tues & Thurs. Grams are delivered to students during imp time on Friday Oct 28. Parents, you can purchase grams online for your student, their friends or even the staff of MMS. Click this link to our online store and be sure to enter in the text box who to send the gram to. $3 minimum. Boo Grams Online Online purchases are delivered to the students during IMP time Friday. Oct 28. PTSO also needs your help to sell and fill these treats for our students. If you can help us please sign up here - Grams Sign Up.
Save the date for the PTSO sponsored Fright Fest! -- Friday, October 28th from 4:30-6:30pm in the school gym. There will be a DJ, concessions for sale, costume contest and loads of fun. Your student won't want to miss this spooktacular event! Admission is just $5 and concessions will be for sale for $1-$2. PARENTS we need HELP to make this year's Halloween dance party a success. If you can volunteer your time please sign up here - Fright Fest Sign Up
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
October Coffee with Mr. Kosal
The October session for Coffee with Mr. Kosal will be on Friday, October 28th, from 8 - 9:00am in the MMS Staff Development room. Check in with the main office staff and they'll point you in the right direction. We hope to see you there!
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!
EC parent night @ EMIS (November 15th)
Ordering MMS School Pictures
All of the school picture days for MMS have now been completed (including make ups). If you'd like to see / order pictures of your student, please follow these directions:
Go to terrypardew.com (our school photographer) -> Order online -> click on ‘Mooresville Middle School’ -> pick ‘Yearbook Portraits.' All MMS student pictures should now be available for viewing and purchase! Parents: simply put in their student’s school ID number as the "password" to find your child's photos. Pictures will get shipped directly to your home. Please let the front office know if you have questions.
*Note: picture make-ups should be uploaded to the online platform any day now, according to the photographer *
Upcoming Winter Sports events + news:
- Tuesday, October 25 - home Wrestling vs. Corriher-Lipe
- Thursday, October 27 - home Basketball vs. Southeast
Also, 7th grade girls basketball tryouts will begin the first week in November. The exact days and times will be announced on 10/24/22. All those trying out must be enrolled in Final Forms with all required forms signed and have a valid athletic physical uploaded to Final Forms before tryouts.
MMS Social Media Handles - follow us!
Facebook: @mooresvillems
Instagram: mooresvillems
Twitter: @mooresvillems
Website: https://mms.mgsd.k12.nc.us/
Thanks for reading!
Have a terrific weekend, Red Imp families! Always feel free to contact the interim principal, Mr. Kosal, either by email or phone if you have questions / concerns. We appreciate all of the community support of the hard work we do for kids here at Mooresville Middle School!
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