MPMS Mingle in the Middle
February 23, 2018
Welcome to the Weekly Update!
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-Rising 9th grade Parent/Student Orientation Night is this Tuesday. Please see the link below for more information:
-The Superintendent's Proposed Budget will be presented on Monday at 7:00 PM in the School Board Office. There will be a community forum on Monday, March 5, at 6:00 PM in the MPMS Auditorium.
ALICE Update
In 2013, Manassas Park City Schools adopted enhanced safety procedures that we, as well as the experts across the country, believe increase the chance of survival should an armed intruder enter our schools. These enhanced procedures provide our staff and students additional response options by utilizing the ALICE protocol approach. Conducting violent intruder/lockdown drills are required, just like fire and tornado drills, by all Virginia Public Schools several times a year. Staff members participate in ALICE training every year in order to help students learn and remember the response options during designated lesson & activity drills. Age appropriate lessons & activities are developed by ALICE-trained educators and conducted during pre-designated months during the school year which include August, September & February. The age-appropriate lessons and drills are designed to encourage awareness and develop skills for responding to different situations without causing undue stress or fear for students. Emphasis is placed on awareness, being alert to surroundings and informing adults of potential concerns as well as enhancing traditional lockdown procedures with barricading and being aware of the evacuation rally points for each campus. Surprise ALICE drills and drills involving the simulation of a weapon are never conducted as part of the student lessons; all school staff are always aware of and are an active part in all ALICE lessons & drills at each school. Additional resources and more information can be found on the MPCS School Safety webpage at https://www.mpark.net/page-3/school-safety.
Students, staff, parents, and community members are reminded that our Safe Schools Alert is available for use 24/7. The link can be found at the bottom of this newsletter.
MPMS celebrates Digital Learning Day 2018!
Digital Learning Day 2018
Digital Learning Day 2018
Next Week's Events
7:00 PM School Board Meeting-Superintendent's Proposed Budget
Tuesday, February 27-6:30 PM Rising 9th Grade Parent/Student Night (MPMS Aud)
Wednesday, February 28-5:00 Boys Basketball (H)/Wrestling @ Metz
Thursday, March 1-5:00 Boys Basketball (H)/Wrestling @ Parkside
District Band @ Woodbridge HS
Friday, March 2-District Band @ Woodbridge HS
Saturday, March 3-District Band @ Woodbridge HS
Principal Pam Kalso
Email: pam.kalso@mpark.net
Website: www.mpark.net
Location: 8202 Euclid Avenue, Manassas Park, VA, USA
Phone: 703-361-1510
Twitter: @PrincipalKalso