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Week 9: 11/6/2020
Quarter 1 ENDS on Tuesday, November 10!
It is the final weekend of quarter 1! Make sure to check your child's PowerSchool and make sure any/all missing assignments are made up on Monday.
Wednesday is the start of Quarter 2 - which means many elective classes will change! Talk with you child about their electives classes - band, choir, ESOL, PE, and Yearbook 7 & 8 will not change - all other electives will change classes on Wednesday or Thursday next week!
The Fall Book Fair is running right now! Check out the library section to learn how you can purchase books for your child's personal library, including shipping them directly to your home! Each purchase of a great book also supports the MPMS library - so your support helps out the school too! (Feel free to start holiday shopping - with books!)
Picture Day is COMING! December 9 & 10 will be our fall picture days. Sign ups will be coming soon - be sure to sign up early to get the time that you want for your 2020 school year photo.
Wednesday, November 11 is Veteran's Day - a student and teacher holiday. Enjoy!
Check out our FALL BOOK FAIR! Final week for ordering!
Our Fall Book Fair will:
- Run through Friday, November 13th, 2020
- https://athomebookfairs.com/shop-list?bfstring=zGDl4i4y
- Visit http://athomebookfairs.com
- Click Find Your Book Fair
- Search by zip code 20111
- Shop outstanding, hand-selected books
- Many $5.00 hardcover books
- Get direct-to-home delivery (free for $30 and up ordered)
- All purchases benefit your library
More details in the library section below!
Need Tech Support?
If your child is experiencing any technology trouble, please email it.support@mpark.net. They will assist with any technology needs and repairs.
If you need a Wifi hotspot, they are available! Please email it.support@mpark.net to arrange a pick up at MPMS.
Check out some Student work from this week!
Foam Sculptures in Art
Foam Sculptures in Art
Foam Sculptures in Art
Spooky Story Projects: 7th Grade ELA
Spooky Story Projects: 7th Grade ELA
Spooky Story Projects: 7th Grade ELA
Meet a New Face @ MP Middle School!
Ms. Dylan Obenshain is our new 7th Grade English Language Arts teacher, coming to Manassas Park from her hometown of Morgantown, West Virginia!
Quick Facts about Ms. Obenshain:
-Attended West Virginia University
-Majors: BA in English, M.Ed in Secondary Education
-Likes to learn and play new board games, watch reality TV shows!
-Enjoys glitter and anything that sparkles. Pre-COVID, she enjoyed going line-dancing and attending live concerts.
-Loves her two pet ferrets: Bella and Bubbles, who she takes on long walks through Petco. She also loves spending time with her friends and family in Morgantown and watching the Mountaineers!
Ms. Obenshain was previously a high school teacher in Maryland, but she is falling in love with being a 7th grade teacher!
When you see her in the middle school or in the community, please welcome Ms. Obenshain to Manassas Park Middle School!
Keep your MP Device up and running!
If your device isn't working well or needs a physical repair, email it.support@mpark.net to schedule a repair with our IT team.
Don't delay - we want to make sure everyone is ready to learn every day!
Any finally, if you have any tech questions at all, email the IT team at it.support@mpark.net at any time. They will be happy to help you!
More Student Work!
MPMS School Counselor Update!
MPMS Library Updates!
The Book Fair is Running RIGHT NOW!
- November 2nd through 13th, 2020
- Starting Monday,
- Visit http://athomebookfairs.com
- Click Find Your Book Fair
- Search by zip code 20111
- Shop outstanding, hand-selected books
This year, we’ve partnered with Junior Library Guild for our Book Fair. Only the top 3% of all children’s and young adult books are selected for JLG’s collection—so you KNOW these books will ROCK.
- Get direct-to-home delivery (free for $30 and up ordered)
Every purchase you make will be delivered directly to your door! And, if you purchase books from a teacher’s Wish List, they will be shipped directly to their classroom. Easy and hassle-free!
- Shop with confidence
No more “judging a book by its cover.” Lots of details are available on every book in our fair, from synopsis and reading level, to genre, reviews/awards, and potentially sensitive content areas.
Our school is so excited to help you build your home library while supporting ours!
The Library Bookmobiles are up and running!
Log in to the library catalog and put the book on Hold
Pick up the book at the following locations:
In the MPMS Main Office
From the Library Bookmobiles on Mondays from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Manassas Park City Library
Manassas Park Community Center
We hope to see you there!
Food Distribution - Pick up a WEEK's Worth of FREE Food each Monday!
Now you can pick up 5 lunches and 5 breakfasts at a time for your child(ren) for FREE!
This drive-thru style pick-up will be held at FOUR locations every Monday.
***Please note the time adjustment at CES and MPMS, if that is your preferred pickup site.
From 9:00 to 11 am at Cougar Elementary via Cougar Court
From 11:30 am to 12:30 pm at the MP Community Center/Dog Park
From 1:30 to 2:30 pm at Sandstone Way & Manassas Drive
From 4:00 to 6 pm at Manassas Park Middle School
Meals are limited to one set of meals per child, per week.
Proof of enrollment, or bringing a child(ren) to pick up, is required for parents to pick up meals. Proof of enrollment can include a student ID card, report card, or any other school communication containing the students name(s). If you need assistance with providing proof, the food services department can make an ID badge which you can use for future visits.
If your children are not school aged, our food services team will work with you to provide a proof should you wish to pick up without children in the future. Please talk to them during the pick-up time slots noted above.
We hope that replicating our Summer Feeding Program and adding an additional pick up location and window will permit more families to take advantage of this FREE service.
Thank you for your understanding and patience as we work to serve as many people in our community as possible.
Sign up for a Manassas Park City Library Card!
In addition to your school library, you can get two public library cards to access even more resources. For the new Manassas Park City Library, sign up with your parents present by clicking here https://manassasparkcitylibrary.org/get-a-library-card/. Use your home (not school) email address. If you do not have a Prince William County Public Library card, you can sign up here as well https://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/Pages/How-To-Get-A-Library-Card.aspx.
Middle School Sports!
Once we get closer to a opening sports season, additional details will be shared. No final decision has been made about rescheduling fall sports to the Spring at this time.
If your child is getting an annual physical with their pediatrician and plans to play a sport this school year, please have your doctor fill out the sports physical form (link below.)
Sports physicals are good for the entire school year, so any completed this fall will still be valid for a potential winter or spring sports season.
Please Make Sure All Debts are Paid!
Please pay and settle all outstanding fines (technology obligations, library fines, etc.) as soon as possible. Payments can be made by cash or check or online at myschoolbucks.com. If you are paying for a technology obligation by check, please make checks payable to MPCS.
If you have any questions or need to know what your student owes, please contact Mrs. Wence, the Bookkeeper, in the front office. 703-361-1510, x17102 or via email at kim.wence@mpark.net.
Thank you for your assistance.
Can't Come to a School Board Meeting? Watch from Home!
Connect with us on Twitter!
If you want to be the first to know about any school delays or cancellations, follow our Superintendent @MPCSmcdade
There are also a number of teachers who are showing off what's going on in class on Twitter. If you like their tweets above, follow them!
Check us out!
Matt Sieloff, Principal
Email: matt.sieloff@mpark.net
Website: mpark.net
Location: 8202 Euclid Avenue, Manassas Park, VA, USA
Phone: 703-361-1510
Twitter: @MpMiddle