Monday Memo
September 14, 2020 @MMSCougarPride
Greetings and Updates from Ms. Gronau
Greetings MMS,
Welcome to week 2!
We'd like to shout out teachers who've been helping one another by sharing resources and posting in our "We Help Each Other" shared drive. Chris Kleinwaks, Deb Silva, Steve Rosefort, Seth Goodstone, Marc Kessler, and I'm sure countless others who just haven't been shared with me have received special thanks from their colleagues. This is how we do it at MMS!
We also thank Eric Stoudemire for quick responsiveness to an urgent issue with a child last week and our around the clock efforts from our fabulous guidance team to support our students' wellness and scheduling needs. Leana, April and Kevin we salute you! Thank you!!!!!
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Notes and Reminders:
Back to School Night is 7:00pm-9:00pm on September 17, 2020. Flyer attached! (scroll down)
Please update this document per Mr. Brown's email. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zTHQEpyygQqoRvO4er1j8xY-U2SKt8CdsYilr-e_RpM/edit?ts=5f5f7566
Please keep PowerSchool updated with student attendance. Reach out with questions. Ms. Bunch reviews daily attendance and excused absences provided by a parent/guardian or medical professional.
Grade Level Support-Please follow up with Dara (grade 6), Russell (grade 7) and Louis (grade 8) if we can support you with general student concerns in these grades.
Content Area Supervision Structure-Please follow up with Dara (ELA, Media Center, Special Education), Russell (Fine and Performing Arts, Health, PE, Dance, and Science) and Louis (Math, World Language/ELL, Social Studies). This is how we are organized by content area this year.
Please be on the lookout for a PLC interest survey. Will come out later this week in preparation for our September 22 PLC meeting. Topics this year will focus on community connection, restorative practices, and maximizing the impact of distance learning through a successful workshop model.
September 15, 2020 Faculty Meeting
Agenda will be sent later today. http://meet.google.com/swr-uzeo-vye
MMS is on Instagram!
Follow us on Instagram @mms_cougar. Follow us and encourage your students and families to do the same!
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Follow us on Twitter to stay updated on all things happening in the MMS community @MMS CougarPride.
Send Dara pictures to district email if you'd like us to Tweet something. Our followers are increasing every day!
School-wide updates cominig
Back to School Night Notes
You are encouraged but not required to create a short presentation to screen share with families for Back to School Night. This can be on Google Slides, docs, etc. This is similar to a handout you'd make if we were in person and will be helpful to share with families who cannot attend. If you've already made one, share in our "We Help Each Other" drive! We will discuss this further at tomorrow's faculty meeting