MRMS January Newsletter
January 2024
From Nurse Montgomery
All students are required to have two additional vaccines before entering seventh grade. The required vaccines are:
· Tdap: Also called Boostrix and Adacel, this is a booster vaccine that prevents three diseases – tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough.) The Tdap vaccine is often given at the eleven-year-old checkup.
· Menactra: Also called Menveo and MCV, this is a vaccine that prevents against several strains of meningococcal meningitis. The meningitis vaccine is recommended to be given to children who are eleven years old.
Please check with your pediatrician to see if your child has already received these required vaccines. Once your child receives the required vaccines, please send a copy of the record to Nurse Montgomery at LMontgomery@bcps.org
MRMS Athletics
Our MRMS Athletics Apparel Fundraiser has been extended. If you would like to purchase MRMS Athletics gear, you have until February 6th to place your order. We have t-shirts, polos, quarter zips, hoodies, and hats available. A percentage of sales will our Athletics program raise money as we continue to purchase new uniforms and update our equipment for our teams. Please use the following link to order your MRMS gear: https://mrmsalliedsportsandathletics.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Spring Sports are soon approaching. Be on the lookout for information coming soon for registration to open in early February. For spring sports, we offer:
-Allied Softball with Mr. Burrows (primarily for our students with IEP/504 plans)
-Tennis with Ms. Kollmorgen
-Track and Field with Ms. Callanan
Registration will continue to be on our FormReleaf website at https://app.formreleaf.com/organizations/middle-river-middle-school
Basketball and Cheer
News from Ms. Gilmore, social worker
Middle River clothing closet is up and running.
Please reach out to Paige Gilmore , pgilmore3@bcps.org if you would like to visit the clothing closet to obtain clothes or if you would like to donate.
PTSO
January's meeting will be January 17th at 7pm virtually. Please come and volunteer. We have several events coming up and the more parents involved, the more things we can do! In February, we will be hosting a skate night. More information coming soon.
PTSO meeting Wednesday, January 17 · 7:00 – 8:00pm Time zone: America/New_York Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dtm-unpe-wtz Or dial: (US) +1 417-708-9574 PIN: 380 978 228#
Congrats to the MRMS Teacher of the Year – Ms. Jhonelle Clarke!!
Ms. Clarke will now be considered for the BCPS Teacher of the Year this Spring!!
Welcome back!
Mrs. Atwood-Starkey will be returning this week from maternity leave as the 7th grade assistant principal. If you need to contact her, please email her at satwoodstarkey@bcps.org
Testing
- WIDA ACCESS Test begins Monday and will run for the next two weeks in the cafeteria. This is an English Language proficiency test that our EL students take each year.
Dates to know
January 19th, half day, last day of the quarter