Skyward Family Access

Be sure to be checking your email for the information to connect you to Skyward Family Access. The initial emails may have gone to your junk mail last week so double check that folder. If you have not received an email regarding how to log on please contact the main office to check your email information in our system. This is a great tool to help you stay current on your child's progress and receive messages from teachers. Please check it frequently.

Parent Teacher Conferences & Progress Reports

It is almost that time already. Progress reports are due next Monday, October 4th. Remember this is a gauge to judge how your child is doing so far. We still have a month and a half to work together to fix problems that have developed.

Along with our progress reports comes time for Parent/Teacher Conferences. These will be slightly different this year than what you may be used to. They will be one day, Wednesday, October 6th, from 4-7. Check back later this week for more information on what this new structure will look like.

Kleenex Anyone?

We all know that money is tight for everyone this year. Unfortunately, colds, allergies, and sniffles don't recognize this. One item we are very short on this year is Kleenex. We have already gone through a couple boxes. It is important to have Kleenex in our rooms to help prevent the spread of cold and flu germs. If you can please add an extra box to you shopping list this week and then send it in to your child's first period teacher. We try to promote staying healthy in class and go over strategies of how to cough and sneeze so the fewest germs get around. Please do what you can to help with a Kleenex contribution.

Fundraiser!!

Our annual fundraiser is off to a good start but there is still more to do. Our goal is for every student to sell at least 1 magazine. Has your child posted to Facebook? Have you helped your child fill out the postcards? Ordering is easier than ever this year over the Internet and the students still get credit! Please help us reach our goal for the year and promote participation in your family. If you have not done so yet check out the packet that came home last Tuesday. Our next turn-in day is Friday!

Quiz tomorrow! We spent class today reviewing the packet, asking questions, and studying. Please do a quick review tonight of the words that you missed in the packet.

Agenda Checks

Daily communication about your child's classes happens through their agenda. It answers the questions like: "What did you do in school today?" and "Did you have any homework tonight?" You can help your child by checking their agenda nightly; ask them about their day based on what you see there. If they do not have anything written down, ask them why. The agendas are posted each day in our classrooms and we expect our students to fill them out every day.

We are taking a Work Habits grade on the agendas at least once a week in our 5th period classes. Each day is worth 2 pts. One point is earned for having all their subjects filled out. A second point for your initials at the bottom indicating that you have seen it. We are doing this during 5th period so that our students have had a chance to attend all their teachers. We understand that with the new 8:10 start time it is harder for the students to get the agenda filled out before classes in the morning and eat their breakfast so we have tried to make this accommodation. If you work odd hours, work out a plan with your child so that you can still see and initial the agenda each night. You might try the kitchen counter as a good spot to leave it each night and pick it up each morning. If you have not yet been able to get an agenda for your child I know that the school has ordered more. I am not sure when they will arrive but in the meantime have your child use a spiral notebook so they still have that record. Loose leaf paper tends to get lost before the end of the week. If you need help with the purchase of the agenda let us know and we will do what we can to help. We appreciate all that you do at home to help you child be successful!

Box Tops and Fundraisers

Please be checking teacher's pages on a regular basis for the plans for the week and upcoming test/quiz information. We are hoping that this will help you keep track of what is going on in class and keep you and the kids on top of homework. Thanks for all you are doing to help us get off to a great start of the year as teachers! You have some truly amazing kids and we are enjoying getting to know them!

We have a Box Tops campaign happening at MMS this year. We are attempting to help the school's supply budget by collecting and submitting Box Tops. So please keep a lookout for them and send them with your child. We are collecting them in 1st period classes and the kids can earn prizes for collecting them! (ex. 15 Box Tops = get out of 1 IHLI Lap in PE ) Ask your child about this and help us start collecting!

Every fall MMS holds a school-wide fundraiser. We will have an assembly next Tuesday, Sept. 14th, about how everyone can help and the prizes available for participating. We are trying to make it easier than ever to help contribute to the school and earn your way to some awesome prizes. Please be watching next Tuesday for those fundraiser packets to come home and help us encourage your child's participation. In the past the money we have earned has helped build the rock wall in the gym, fund band, art, drama and choir projects, support special programs that come to the school, and cut the student cost of athletics. We hope we have a great fundraiser this year and that every student can participate and earn a prize!

Welcome! :)

Welcome to the Golden Warrior Team at MMS! We are very excited to have each of our students this year. We hope that this Blog will be a wonderful form of communication to help all of our students and parents keep track of everything happening at school.

We know that some of you have been concerned that your child has not yet brought any homework home; don't worry, it is coming. Look for math most nights starting next week. We will soon be talking with our students about AR and their home-reading for the year. In Social Studies and Science, homework can usually be expected about once a week, however this will vary as it is most often an assignment they were unable to complete in class. We will do our best to make sure that large assignments, projects and tests are posted to the blog so you will know that they are coming up.

Remember to check back here often!