MGMS Family Mustang Memo
Parent/Guardian Newsletter March 16-31
In This Issue....
- Calendar of Upcoming Events
- School Spirit Week
- Order Your Yearbook by April 7
- Does Your Student Ride an UBER?
- Items Wanted
- Women in History
- Volunteer Information
- The Closet
- Absences & Appointments - What To Do
- Moving or Attending Another School
- Who to Contact
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UPCOMING DATES
- UPCOMING
- March 20-24 - School Spirit Week
- March 23 - MGMS Grove Singers Concert 7:00 PM
- March 27-31 - Spring Break - No School
- April 3 - School Resumes - DAY 1
- A LOOK AHEAD
- April 5 & 6 - 8th Grade Students Take MCA Science Test
- April 7 - Conference Release Day No School
- April 10 - Student Asynchronous Remote Learning Day - Day 1
- April 13 - MGMS Presents "Beauty and the Beast" at - 7pm
- April 14 - MGMS Presents "Beauty and the Beast" - 7pm
- April 15 - MGMS Presents "Beauty and the Beast" - 3 & 7pm
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School Spirit Week
School Spirit Week starts on Friday, March 17. Here is the attire for each day.
Friday, March 17 - Green Out (Winning Advisory class will get ring pops
Monday, March 20 - March Madness (support your college team)
Tuesday, March 21 - Comfy Day (No blankets)
Wednesday, March 22 - Color Day
- 6th grade wear blue
- 7th grade wear grey/white
- 8th grade wear black
Thursday, March 23 - Battle of the Fans (sports versus the arts)
Friday, March 24 - Tacky Tourist Day
**Make sure to follow the school dress code, otherwise you may be asked to change.
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Time is Running Out - Order Your Yearbook Today
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If Your Student Needs an UBER
If your student rides an UBER after school, please remind them to communicate with you once the school day ends. There is a phone available in Student Services they can use to call you if they do not have a cell phone. We do not have the staff to assist your student with finding the UBER.
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Items Wanted Can You Help?
The media center is looking for magazines for students. If you have any at home, please consider dropping them off in the main office.
Any plastic beverage bottles are needed for a project the Art Club will be working on. They are looking for two liter bottles, water bottles, and pop or soda bottles. Please have your student drop them off in room A227 or in the main office by April 25.
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Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month. Please click below to see the profiles on a some amazing women.
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VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR'S COLUMN
The weekly “Friday Emails” will give you a glimpse into what parent volunteer needs we have for the upcoming week. If you don’t see something that interests you, let me know and I will make sure to find something that works for you!
PACT (Parents and Community Together) What is PACT? Parents/guardians & staff who are working to ensure that MGMS is a great place for students and their families!! Please join us for the PACT meeting on Monday, April 17, 7- 8:30pm. This meeting is online. Please use the link below to login. Use the link to log into the meeting: https://mgms.district279.org/families/pact
If you know of other parents who would like to receive these emails and be included on the happenings in the hallways of MGMS, please have them email me dorna@district279.org to be added to next week’s emails.
**Please reply to me if you wish to be removed and/or do not have students at MGMs.
Thank you,
Andrea Dorn
Volunteer Coordinator
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THE CLOSET
- Hairbrushes, combs, picks
- Body wash
- Toothpaste
- Bras size large and extra large
- Female underwear sizes med, large, and extra large
- Leggings- all sizes
- Male and Female Jogger pants all sizes
We are always looking for volunteers to help organize this space. If you are will to help, please reach out to Andrea Dorn at DornA@district279.org.
Thank you.
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WHAT TO DO...
ABSENCES
If your child is going to be late or absent from school, please call the school with the reason for the absence. The telephone call eliminates the need to send a note with your student when he/she returns to school. Excused absences consist of illness, medical appointments, and family emergency situations such as a funeral. Oversleeping, missing the bus, or skipping school are not excused and are considered truancy.
MGMS 24 Hour Attendance Line: 763-315-7603.
ATTENDANCE -
If you received a call saying your child was absent one or more periods, please check your ParentVue account for the period your student was absent. Have your child talk to the teacher for the class that they were marked absent. The teacher will then communicate with our attendance person.
APPOINTMENTS/EARLY RELEASE - HERE IS WHAT YOU DO
1. Send a note with your student in the morning
2. When the student gets to school they go to Student Services to get a white pass
3. At the stated time on the pass, your student leaves class and comes to the office with the white pass and signs out in the main office
4. The person picking up can wait in the car (very helpful on cold winter days)
If you didn't send a note, you will need to come in with your driver's license and we will call your student down when you arrive.
This procedure is in place to ensure student safety.
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STUDENT PICK UP AND DROP OFF
- Please only drop off and pick up students at the curb.
- No students are allowed to walk through the parking lot for safety reasons
- Please watch carefully as you pull away from the curb as staff are crossing the parking lot
- Please do not drop off or pick up students in the second lane nearest the parking lot. That is only for cars passing through.
Thank you for keeping everyone safe.
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MOVING OR GOING TO ANOTHER SCHOOL
Thank you.
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WHO TO CONTACT
School Phone: 763-315-7600...............................Website: https://mgms.district279.org/
Attendance: 763-315-7603………………………………..Transportation: 763-391-7244
6th Grade
Jason Olson, Assistant Principal……..Email: Olsonj@district279.org
Katie Gerdts, Counselor 6th Grade......Email: GerdtsK@district279.org
7th Grade
Patrick Smith, Principal………………….Email: SmithPatrick@district279.org
Megan Woods, Counselor 7th Grade...Email: :WoodsM@district279.org
8th Grade
Jennifer Hinker, Assistant Principal.....Email: HinkerJ@district279.org
Kaia Paquin, Counselor 8th Grade.......Email: PaquinK@district279.org
Student Management Specialists Assist With All Grades
Nathanial Davies (Grade 7 & 8 A-L) – Email: DaviesN@district279.org
Levy Jones (Grade 6 & 8 M-Z) - Email: JonesL@district279.org
District Tip Line.........763-391-8660