MMS Principal Newsletter
November 27, 2017 @MMSCougarPride
Follow us on Twitter!Please keep up with us on social media @MMSCougarPride. | After School Tutorial Schedule at MMSMMS After School Tutorial Schedule Mondays-ELA/Social Studies Wednesdays-Math/Science Thursdays-ELA/Social Studies Fridays-Math/Science | The MMS Sound Studio is Here! Does your child like to compose music or have an interest in technology? Thanks to an Achieve Grant, MMS now has a fully functional sound studio! MMS students can come to the media with a pass, during lunch periods, or after school to compose music. We are continuing to re-imagine our media center to make it a place for innovation for our children, faculty and staff. This space used to be a closet! Thanks you to our Rock Star Media Specialist Mr. Degnan for setting this up! |
After School Tutorial Schedule at MMS
MMS After School Tutorial Schedule
Mondays-ELA/Social Studies
Wednesdays-Math/Science
Thursdays-ELA/Social Studies
Fridays-Math/Science
The MMS Sound Studio is Here!
Greetings and Updates from MMS Principal Dara Gronau
Choose Kind-We are continuing to work with our MMS community to reinforce the importance of kindness, being an upstander, and the many wonderful lessons that our kids learned from our My Face/Wonder Project October 2017 assembly and the Wonder Movie field trips last week. We welcome input from families if there ways you would like to partner with us in our efforts.
Instructional Spotlight-MMS faculty is hard at work supporting our students as they read and respond to complex informational texts. How can you help? 1) Find topics of interest to your child (current events, sports, politics, local community issues, etc.). 2) Share with your child topics that are of interest to you. 3) Just as you did when they were little and you shared and read your favorite stories together, read informational and editorials together. 4) Discuss how the author/editor/writer forms an argument, and discuss their ideas about the piece with them. 5) Ask your child: What do you like about the piece? What do you think about the author's point of view? What would you like to learn more about? This is a great way to support their academic thinking and have a great discussion with your child!
Have a wonderful week!
Warm Regards,
Ms. Gronau
7th grade Block Party Fun Thank you 7th grade teachers and team leaders Ms. Felder, Mr. O'Dell, and Ms. Schlatmann for your wonderful planning and partnership with our HSA and MMS parents. Here's one of the many fun activities our 7th graders enjoyed at last week's 7th grade Block Party! | 8th Grade Bagel Breakast Our 8th graders enjoyed an HSA-sponsored bagel breakfast before they went to see the film Wonder last week. Team leader Ms. Herstatt says they absolutely loved the film! Special thanks to 8th grade teachers and team leaders Ms. Herstatt, Mr. Palmgren and Ms. Serpico for their excellent planning! | 6th Grade Wonder Movie Field Trip Our 6th graders enjoyed a Wonder Movie field trip and their annual tradition of a box lunch social to build community and share family traditions and cultures. Special thanks to 6th grade teachers and team leaders Ms. O'Sullivan, Mr. Mantes, and Ms. Varney for their wonderful planning and their partnership with MMS parents/HSA. |
7th grade Block Party Fun
8th Grade Bagel Breakast
Special thanks to 8th grade teachers and team leaders Ms. Herstatt, Mr. Palmgren and Ms. Serpico for their excellent planning!
6th Grade Wonder Movie Field Trip
Maplewood Middle School Remind App Code @k92d29
This year, the MMS Principal has added a school-wide "Remind App" as another way to communicate with families. Many of your child's teachers will share Remind class codes for you and your child to stay up to date about class events and assignments. As needed, the MMS Principal will periodically use the Remind App to share important info with our school community. Our Maplewood Middle School school-wide code Remind code is listed above (@k92d29). The link below explains how to begin getting notifications. It's a simple way to stay in touch. Join us!
https://help.remind.com/hc/en-us/articles/203179887-How-do-I-join-a-class-