AR Points Due

The 2nd half of AR points are due to Ms. Worthley February 22nd!

Potato Bar

Our annual potato bar is coming up next week on Wednesday, Feb. 2nd. We hold this lunchtime feast to help celebrate the end of our Inca and Earth Units. We are in need of many ingredients as well as volunteers to help us with this feast. If you click here you can access the letter that is being sent home with your child later this week. We are asking for all letters to be returned by Friday, Jan. 28th. This has always been a great way for us to celebrate the work that has been accomplished so far and we hope that it will be again this year for each of our students.

School Supplies

The students are OUT of school supplies. Please check with your child and see what needs to be replenished so that they can be successful. The majority are out of pencils, paper and they need their spiral notebooks. We also are on a very tight budget this year and have not had classroom supply money this year. Our supplies are also dwindling rapidly. My pincil sharpener for my classroom has been broken since we returned from Christmas so the students having a hand-held one is very important. I had 20 fine-tip flairs, now am down to 1. The students really do need to have supplies in hand each and everyday. They should have:

Binder - preferably one that zips or has velcro
Spiral Notebooks
Paper
Pencils
Red Pens
Blue/Black Pens
Scissors
Glue
Erasers
Ruler
Personal Pencil Sharpener
Colored Pencils
Markers
Pencil Bag
Calculator

The students also need a fine tip flair pen. These can be found at any store, including the dollar store. They are made by Paper Mate, Sharpie, and others. They simply are a pen with a very fine tip that the students use to outline their writing. We no longer have any for the students to borrow, yet these are essential to their projects. These pens come in many colors, we would prefer black for their written work.

If you are out shopping and happen to come across a great deal, we are in dire need of Kleenex and Clorox wipes.

Thank you for helping your child be successful!

Thank You!

We just wanted to say thank you to all the parents and students who attended Parent/Teacher Conferences last week. It was nice to meet so many of you and have a chance to discuss your child's progress. We hope that you found these conferences helpful as well.

If you were unable to attend but have questions about your child's grades please do not hesitate to email or call their teachers.

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held next week. We are going back to our old format that is open to everyone. For those of you that are new to MMS know that there are no appointments. All the teachers will be located in the main building. The Core teachers will be in the cafeteria. It is kind of like an open house. You come, talk to a teacher and then move on to the next. Please make plans to attend one of the two nights. It is always helpful if your child can be there as well to discuss their grades and where to go from here.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 4:00 to 7:00
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 4:00 to 7:00

We look forward to seeing you all there!