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Middle School Office News
(ANNOUNCEMENTS & INFORMATION) Principal Bob Haugse, Secretary Chiara Burke, Secretary Patty Mote (for your convenience: at a glance daily calendar towards the bottom of the page) Community page link to the left has several opportunities. Save the Date! The MS has some events on December 14th. Elfstravaganza 2.0 will be after school. Stay tuned for more information. The Post Prom Committee will be holding a fundraiser dance for 6th - 8th graders at the high school from 7:00-10:00. click here for info. Working on filling the gap between two events with pizza and a movie. Stay tuned! This could be a whole night off for you parents to enjoy! Check out the pictures on the right of some cool art work done by 7th & 8th grade students in Mr. Benesh's art class. Thank you for your support of the PRIDE Fall Fundraiser! ONLINE MOUNT VERNON APPAREL ORDERS Looking for some MV clothing items? They make great presents! Nutrition Account Please keep your student's lunch account above zero.
MS Basketball and Wrestling Concession signups - We need your help! Please sign up to work the concession stand if you can. The money raised is used by PRIDE to do great things for the school. 2018 Girls MS Basketball - concession sign up below http://signup.com/go/YcdvOqT MS Wrestling 2018 - concession sign up below http://signup.com/go/NJtvBhD Mr Benesh and the Yearbook staff are looking for action photos from MS Volleyball. If you have any that you can share, please send to Mark Benesh at mbenesh@mvcsd.org. As wrestling and basketball are getting started, please consider sharing pictures from those as well for the middle school yearbook. Thank you! Mount Vernon Wrestling Club 1st-6th graders LOST AND FOUND: Every quarter we pack up the items from lost and found and donate them. We fill several bags each quarter. We announce to students in advance that it will be packed up and encourage them to look for items they are missing. Lost and found will be available to look through on the first night of Conferences and will get packed up sometime that next week. MS School Sports - 7th & 8th grade MS Girls Basketball - schedule 7th Grade Coach: Lance Pedersen 8th Grade Coach: Mike Jones MS Wrestling - schedule Coaches: Kyle Jaspers & Brett Moorman 7th Boys Basketball - schedule Coach: Brian Nichols 8th Boys Basketball - schedule Coach: Rob Hanson Practice Starts Monday, December 17th in the am for both 7th & 8th. MV Archery Click here for the website for information and registration. Success Lab on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the middle school library from 3:15 - 4:30. Success Lab is an opportunity to do homework in a quiet environment with people that can provide assistance. This is also a great opportunity for students who need some additional organization to become more successful. Students will be given a healthy snack at Success Lab also. Students can come as often as needed and also can leave when they have finished their work. Other information below kept on for reference Accessing the Document Vault in Power School: To find the grade reports document in Power School, log in as usual. On the lower left side of the opening screen is a link called "Document Vault", which you should click. You will be able to download and view or print your child's report card. If you do not know your Powerschool password, please contact: Patty Mote at the Middle School to reset it. 895-6264. NOTE: Current physicals AND Concussion forms must be on file with the MS office prior to practicing. A new concussion form is needed each school year and good for the school year. Sports Physicals: If your child will be participating in Middle School sports (7th & 8th graders) please make sure they have a current Physical and Heads up Concussion form on file with the school. Physicals and Concussion forms are required before a student can start practice. Fall sports (Cross Country, Football and Volleyball) start within the first week of school. Physicals are good for a year past the date of the exam. Click here for a physical form and here for a concussion form. If your child hasn't had a sports physical and will need one, summer is a great time to get that done! The Mount Vernon School District has partnered with Tanager Place of Cedar Rapids to help support our students. Seeking support can be a challenging process and Mount Vernon School District believes this is a great opportunity for families to utilize within the walls of our schools. Please contact Jennifer Tischer, our school counselor or Linda See, our school nurse for more information. If you would prefer, you can also contact Kristin Cannon directly at kcannon@mcvsd.org For those parents that are using the Instagram App, Please check out our middle school instagram page at MVMSART. For those of you that are not using Instagram, We encourage you to install the app on your smart phone or visit the website on your computer at Instagram.com Activity Passes or cash are needed to get into all Middle school and high school athletic events. State sponsored post-regular season athletic events (i.e. playoff/tournament games) always require payment for admittance for ALL students. Students with cell phones are encouraged to take a picture of their activity pass, that way they will most likely always have it handy. All students without activity passes will need to pay cash at the gate of sporting events. Reminder: Activity passes are not accepted during post season games. What's happening at the Middle School at a Glance NOVEMBER Wed. 11/21-Fri. 11/23 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break Mon. 11/26 * 7th Girls Basketball @ West Delaware 4:15 8th Girls Basketball -Home 4:15 Tues. 11/27 * MS Wrestling Meet 4:15 Wed. 11/28 * 1:00 dismissal Thurs. 11/29 * 7th Girls Basketball- Home 4:15 8th Girls Basketball Marion 4:15 Fri. 11/30 * MS Wrestling Meet - Home 4:15 DECEMBER Mon. 12/03 * 7th Girls Basketball @ Central DeWitt 4:15 8th Girls Basketball - Home 4:15 Thurs. 12/06 * 7th Girls Basketball- Home 4:15 8th Girls Basketball @ Vinton 4:15 Fri. 12/07 * MS Wrestling Meet - Home 4:15 Mon. 12/10 * 7th Girls Basketball @ Maquoketa 4:15 8th Girls Basketball - Home 4:15 Tues. 12/11 * MS Wrestling Meet - Home 4:15 Wed. 12/12 * 1:00 dismissal Thurs. 12/13 *7th Girls Basketball @ Vinton 4:15 8th Girls Basketball -Home 4:15 Fri. 12/14 * Elfstravaganza 2.0 @ the MS- Stay tuned for more information & Post Prom Fundraiser - Middle School dance @ the HS 7:00-10:00 Fri. 12/21 * 1:00 dismissal Mon. 12/24 - Thurs. 01/03 *NO SCHOOL-WINTER BREAK JANUARY Fri. 01/04* NO SCHOOL - Teacher PD Mon. 01/07 * Classes resume Thurs. 01/10 * 7th Boys Basketball - Home 4:15 8th Boys Basketball @ Solon 4:15 Fri. 01/11* MS Ski Trip - Chestnut Mountain, Galena, IL * MS end of 2nd Qtr/1st Semester Fri. 01/25 * BACKUP DATE for MS Ski Trip 01/30 * 1:00 dismissal FEBRUARY Tues. 02/12* MS Parent Teacher Conferences Wed. 02/13 *1:00 dismissal Tues. 02/19 *MS Parent Teacher Conferences Wed. 02/27 * 1:00 dismissal MARCH Mon. 03/05* MS 5th Grade Musical |
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