Madeira Middle School News
November 1, 2022
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Principal Update
MMS Families,
So much Halloween fun was present yesterday at MMS! As we head into November, there are so many important dates to mark on your calendars! Please make sure you read below.
We want to say thank you to our wonderful PTO that has organized dinners for conferences for our teachers. We also want to send special shout-outs to all of our parent volunteers that came to MMS yesterday for the 7th grade Amazing Race and 6th grade Kindness Rocks!!!
Basketball try-outs and Shrek Jr. try-outs have been keeping our students busy these past couple of weeks. We have 78 students who will be participating in Shrek Jr. the musical in January as well as some additional students also helping to design and build our sets. Our NJHS welcomed 42 new 7th graders and 13 new 8th graders last week into NJHS. We are so proud of all of our students here at MMS!
Many thanks,
Nicole Huelsman
Principal, MMS
Please check out @MadeiraMiddle on Twitter for some fun pics!
Important Dates for the 2nd Quarter
2nd Quarter - October 17-December 16th
November 2nd - Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30-7:30pm
November 4th - 7th & 8th Grade Fallfest
November 9th - Digital Safety Presentation for Families 6:00pm MMS Media Center
November 11th - Veteran's Day Program 9:00am
November 15th - No Homework Day/Family Night
November 22nd - 8th Grade Career Day
November 23-25th - Thanksgiving Break
December 1st - 7-12 Grade Choir Concert @MHS 7pm
December 2nd - Empty Bowls 5-7pm
December 5th - Luminary Night
December 14th - 5th & 6th Grade Choir Concert @MHS 7pm
December 16th - End of 2nd Quarter
December 19th-January 2nd - Winter Break
Parent/Teacher Conferences
The last Parent/Teacher Conference for the first semester will be Wednesday, November 2nd. We are using the on-line conference scheduling PTCFast.com (below).
Wednesday, November 2nd from 3:30 to 7:30 PM
The web access you need to visit is:
http://ptcfast.com/schools/Madeira_Middle_School
There is an underscore ( _ ) after Madeira and Middle in the web access.
Once you are at the site, you will be able to register for conferences. Parents of students grade 5-7, need to click on your child’s Language Arts Teacher to schedule a conference. If your child is in the “shared” language arts class (cores 5/6), then you need to schedule your conference at the same time with both L.A. teachers. Grade 8, click on the teacher(s) you would like to meet with directly.
Please do not hesitate to call 561-5555 if you have any questions.
PTO Luminary Sale
Kick off Winter Season by lighting up Madeira through our annual City Luminary!
Kits on Sale Now!!
Madeira’s 4th Annual Luminaria will kick off the holiday season on December 5th – same day as St Nicholas Sleigh Ride!
MMS PTO is selling luminary kits to Madeira residents AND businesses to light up the streets of Madeira on our city’s St. Nick night.
Each kit will contain materials and setup instructions for 10 luminaries. 10 luminaries = approximately 50 feet of street frontage. If you have a larger lot, or want to light up more areas (ex: walkways, driveways, etc.) or for holiday parties, etc. we would encourage purchasing multiple kits.
This year, kits will be delivered on or before November19th. We are doing delivery only this year!
The Middle School PTO is excited to continue the tradition of lighting up Madeira as a kick-off to the winter holiday season. We hope you will join us!
The kits are $12.
You can purchase online with a credit card at www.madeiramiddlepto.com
For more information, please email Lange Combs at langecombs3@gmail.com
Fallfest - November 4th 7-9pm
Mark your calendars!
The 7th and 8th grade social - Fall Fest - is scheduled for Friday, 11/4 from 7:00 - 9:00 in the MMS gym. Students must purchase a ticket to attend and will enter the building via the cafeteria doors in the back of the school. Tickets will go on sale next week during lunch for $5.
Fallfest is for 7th & 8th grade Madeira Middle School students only, no guests from outside of the district or other grade levels will be permitted.
Keep Your Kids Safe Online - November 9, 2022 at 6:00pm, MMS Media Center
Veteran's Day - November 11, 2022
We are excited to celebrate Veteran's Day on November 11th. MMS families are invited to join us starting at 9:00 here in the MMS gym. During the celebration we will hear performances by our 7th/8th grade bands and choirs, NJHS student presentations, and we will honor a local veteran as our guest speaker. Our PTO will sponsor refreshments for our families following our celebration in the cafeteria.
MMS Field of Flags - Honor a Veteran
Please see the attached flyer to purchase an American Flag to honor a Veteran at MMS for Veteran's Day!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F8sln28qxeCdU2gSedY5dt9Ug6HR5NsqDHdGjHAp6Ak/edit
If you have any questions, please contact Amy Hugentobler, NJHS advisor at: ahugentobler@madeiracityschools.org
8th Grade Career Day
Mrs. Cabral and the 8th grade team is looking for speakers for our annual Career Day on Tuesday, November 22. We are excited to host this event in person this year and hope that you will consider sharing your career with our students.
Presentations will be approximately 30 minutes in length and students will be rotating through four different career presentations. The total time commitment is two hours (9am - 11am), but you can select to speak less than that if it does not work for your schedule. The more times you are able to present, the more kids that will have an opportunity to learn about your profession.
Possible topics to discuss in the presentation might be:
- Degree/Certification required
- What drew you to your career path
- What has kept you in this career field
- Specific character traits that help in your career
- Why you are passionate about your career
- Anything else you would like to share!
Thank you in advance for sharing your time and talent with our kids! In addition, if you have someone who has a unique or interesting career that might be willing to present at Career Day, please have them reach out to Mrs. Cabral at jcabral@madeiracityschools.org.
Please use the link below to sign up for our Madeira Middle School Career Day!
Madeira Middle School Wrestling
Madeira Junior High Wrestling is open to any 7th and 8th grader interested in the sport. No experience is necessary to participate. All individuals on the team will practice and compete in all of the events on our schedule regardless of skill or experience. Practices will be Monday-Friday 3:15-4:45 in the middle school cafeteria beginning Monday, November 14th. (times may change slightly) Our season runs from November through February. Mr. Opichka will be holding an informational meeting next week during IET/lunch to share additional information.
Leading up to the start of the season, there are optional lifting and open mat wrestling sessions held at the high school weight room and wrestling room. This would be a great opportunity to preview the sport before the start of the season.
Tuesdays: 7:00-8:30pm Thursdays: 3:30-5:00pm Saturdays: 10:00-11:00am
If you have any questions, reach out to Mr. Opichka for more information. (bopichka@madeiracityschools.org)
Believe ~ Behave ~ Achieve
Madeira Middle School
Email: nhuelsman@madeiracityschools.org
Website: madeiracityschools.org
Location: 6612 Miami Avenue
Phone: 513-561-5555
Twitter: @MadeiraMiddle
Yearbooks
You may now place a 2022-2023 MMS Yearbook order using the link below. Yearbooks are ordered through Jostens and are $18 each. The due date is January 2023.
https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A01100641
If you have any questions, please email Lindsey Isaacs at lisaacs@madeiracityschools.org. Thanks!