Manitou Springs Middle School
October 14th, 2022
Dates for your Calendar
October 17th: Boys basketball vs. Thomas MacLaren
October 19th: boys Basketball vs. Banning Lewis
October 20th: Parent/Teacher Conferences, Early release (12:30)
October 21st: Parent/Teacher Conferences, No School
October 24th: Boys basketball @ Monument Academy
October 26th: Late Start Wednesday, 10:05 School Start
October 26th: Boys basketball @ Rocky Mountain Classical Academy
October 31st: Boys basketball vs. CSCS
November 2nd: Late Start Wednesday, 10:05 School Start
November 2nd: PAC Meeting, 5:30 PM, MSHS Media Center (all parents/guardians invited)
November 2nd: Boys basketball @ Peyton
November 7th: Boys basketball vs. Atlas Prep
November 9th: Late Start Wednesday, 10:05 School Start
November 9th: Boys basketball @ James Irwin
November 14th: Boys basketball vs. Ellicott
November 16th: Late Start Wednesday, 10:05 School Start
November 16th: Boys basketball @ Vanguard
November 21st-25th: Thanksgiving Break, No School
Links to Sign Up Below!
Families, our teachers are excited for conferences on October 20th and 21st! Links to sign up for conferences are below. If there are no times available, please email the teacher and they will help you schedule a conference at a different time.
I encourage you to also sign up for conferences with exploratory teachers. We are excited to let you know about all the amazing learning your child is doing.
Core Teachers (science, language arts, math, social studies):
6th grade: https://calendly.com/curban6th/parent-teacher-conferences-fall-2022
Team lead: Cory Urban, curban@mssd14.org
7th grade: https://calendly.com/msms7thgrade/7th-grade-parent-teacher-conferences
Team lead: Shaunda McQueeney, smcqueeney@mssd14.org
8th grade: https://calendly.com/8th_team_msms/8th-grade-conferences
Team lead: Jen Weimer, jweimer@mssd14.org
Exploratory Teachers:
Computer Science: https://calendly.com/dmattison/computer-science-virtual-parent-teacher-conferences
Teacher: Dana Mattision, dmattison@mssd14.org
Math Intervention: https://calendly.com/mccowart/math-intervention-cowart-conferences
Teacher: Mary Carol Cowart, mcowart@mssd14.org
Spanish: https://calendly.com/mstuart-4/spanish-stuart-conferences
Teacher: Madi Stuart, mstuart@mssd14.org
7th, 8th P.E: https://calendly.com/blutz-1/parent-teacher-conference
Teacher: Brandon Lutz, blutz@mssd14.org
6th P.E./7th Health: https://calendly.com/tallen-13/parent-teacher-conference
Teacher: Tiffany Allen, tallen@mssd14.org
Choir: https://calendly.com/asteen1/choir-conferences
Teacher: Abby Steen, asteen@mssd14.org
Art: https://calendly.com/eleskee/art-conferences
Teacher: Emily Leskee, eleskee@mssd14.org
Careers in Construction: https://calendly.com/steve-bethke/15min
Teacher: Steve Bethke, sbethke@mssd14.org
Band & Orchestra: https://calendly.com/tweimerbandorchestra/band-orchestra-conferences-clone
Teacher: Taylor Weimer, tweimer@mssd14.org
Creativity Matters: http://calendly.com/eduthoy/
Teacher: Elizabeth Duthoy, eduthoy@mssd14.orgIn the School
Upcoming Events
Fall Choir Concert:
Yearbooks
Mustang Way Trail Build
MSES Maniboo Halloween Carnival
Maniboo is a Halloween carnival that MSES does each year to promote community and fun. This fundraiser has traditionally brought together students from MSHS and MSMS to help support our littlest learners. This year the event will take place at MSES on October 28th from 4:30-7pm.
Elementary students come dressed in their Halloween attire and participate in carnival-like games.Games include activities like: fishing, ring toss, cake walk, fortune telling and face painting. We are open to new ideas too!
We are looking for 20-30 student volunteers to help us on October 28th in two hour increments from 4-6pm and 6-8pm.
Email Ms. Masone or Ms. Luggie for more information:
6th Grade Snack Sign-up:
6th graders eat lunch early, at 10:05am, so they tend to be hungry towards the end of the day. PAC is helping organize snacks for the 6th graders so they can focus on their afternoon classes. The big boxes of snacks they sell at Costco or Sam's are perfect. Please consider signing up using the QR code below.
Coffee Sign-up:
The PAC is coordinating K-Cup coffee donations for the staff of MSMS and MSHS and our Bus Drivers. Please consider signing up using the QR code below.
Employment Opportunities
Community
Tech Tips
Phishing:
Phishing scams are all over the place online. They may take the form of emails, direct messages, or social media posts with the goal of stealing your data or installing malware on your device. It is important to know how to recognize these scams and how to deal with them.
Here is some ways to recognize phishing:
- Is the message too good to be true?
- Is the message threatening (i.e: "we will turn you over to the IRS")
- Are there a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes in the message?
- Are they requesting personal information?
- Is there an unfamiliar link?
- Does the sender's email address match the company/person sending it?
- For social media, is it a profile you are unfamiliar with (i.e. no mutual friends, a brand new profile with very few posts, etc.)?
What should you do if you receive one of these messages:
- Do not follow any instructions (clicking on links, sending personal info, etc.)
- Delete the email/message
- Block the sender