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Student Art Masterpieces These two Collage/Mixed Media art pieces are now on permanent display in my office. Such talent. A BIG shout out to our amazing Art teacher Laney McBrayer who guides our students and inspires them to create! Thank you to our creative students Pauline P. and Joanna T. for their beautifully expressive art. | Kindness was left in my office Thank you to whomever left this "KIND" treat! | Kindness links ready to mail. Will SMS get into the Guinness Book of World Records??/ |
Student Art Masterpieces
Kindness was left in my office
Kindness links ready to mail.
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Food Donation and Kindness Link Bin Thank you for all of the contributions! |
Food Donation and Kindness Link Bin
Course Selection for 2021-2022 for Current 6th and 7th graders- IMPORTANT INFO!
- Students will select their courses for next year online through their Aeries Student Portal account. If they do not have a Student Account on Aeries, they will need to create one. They will need a verfication code that may be obtained from our office. Call the front office at 925.934.8174 if you do not have it. (It is the same verification code that was used to create a Parent Portal Aeries Homelink Account.)
- A Video Course Catalog showcasing our class offerings will be available the first week in March to help students learn a little about our classes including the electives they will choose prior to selecting their classes online.
- March 8th- March 12- window for students to select their electives for next year which will be accessible through their online Aeries Student Portal.
IMPORTANT: Students must have a Aeries Portal to create account BEFORE they can sign up for classes! If they do not select electives during the open window, they cannot be guaranteed to be assigned any of their top or alternate choices.
**Click on the link below for directions on how your student can create their online Student Portal on Aeries.
District Updates- Time Sensitive...
Transfer Information (all grades)
Intradistrict application for grades TK/K-5 available from: February 10-March 10
Intradistrict transfer lottery for grades 6-12: February 10 at 2pm via ZOOM
Interdistrict transfer application available beginning March 15, 2021
Applications and link for the lottery will be available online only: mdusd.org/transfers
Click link below for more information directly from Student Services:
Attention 8th Grade Families- HS Visit Information
UPCOMING VISITS:
Concord—March 3rd -- 9:15-10:15
Mount Diablo—March 3rd --10:00-10:45
Join Zoom Meeting
MDHS HS Visit Zoom Link, 3/3 @ 10am
YVHS—March 3rd -10:00-10:30 Engineering Pathway Presentation
Join Zoom Meeting
https://mdusd.zoom.us/j/82158955226
YVHS- March 4th-- 3:00 pm
YVHS visit flyer- March 3rd
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Chipotle fundraiserMarch 23rd between 4pm-8pm. Bring in the flyer or show it on your smartphone. Sequoia Middle will earn 33% of the proceeds! | Spanish Flyer for Chipotle fundraiser Click on the image for details | Ordering from your Smartphone... Click on the image for details... |
Chipotle fundraiser
March 23rd between 4pm-8pm. Bring in the flyer or show it on your smartphone. Sequoia Middle will earn 33% of the proceeds!
Spanish Flyer for Chipotle fundraiser
Ordering from your Smartphone...
MDEA "Academy Awards"- Nominate someone to acknowledge their efforts!
Nominations are now open for the ninth annual MDEA Academy Awards! Anyone may submit a nomination to recognize, promote, and celebrate the excellence of MDUSD employees and community members. Individuals may be nominated for the following awards.
Click HERE to submit a form! Nominations are due Friday, February 26
Translation Services
Letter from our Superintendent Dr. Clark- February 19, 2021
Good Morning MDUSD Community,
In today's Friday Letter, I have included a reopening update, mental health webinar promotion, Teacher of the Year blurb, job fair announcement, and district operations report.
We have sunny skies ahead this weekend, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wishing you a productive one,
Austin Breidenthal
Communications Specialist
in the Office of the Superintendent
Upcoming Dates...
~Week of March 1st- Online Sequoia Showcase Video Course Catalog available for students and families of current 6th and 7th graders to view prior to selecting their elective courses for the 2021-2022 school year.
March 8th-12th- Current 6th and 7th grade students select next year's courses online. Current 8th graders will do so with their respective High Schools.
March 23rd-4-8 pm SMS Dine Out Fundraiser at Chipotle (Mark your calendars) SMS earns 33% of proceeds!
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