Save the Date: Valentineβs Dance!
When: Friday, February 6
Cost: β¬5 (Euros) for entry
Details: There will be music, friends, and pizza included! Get ready for a great night.
With Semester 2 beginning today, Monday, Jan 26, please take note:
Check PowerSchool: If you take a semester exploratory class, check to see what your S2 class is.
Schedule Changes: If you want to change your exploratory, you must email Mr. Chambers immediately.
π Library Etiquette (Message from Ms. Keating) To keep the library a quiet space for study, we ask all Middle Schoolers to please walk around the library rather than cutting through it.
Exception: You may cut through only if it is raining outside. Otherwise, please go around the library.
π² MS Commons We love that you are using the board games! However, the Commons is a shared space.
Clean Up: You must put away all game pieces/boxes and leave the tables completely clear after use.
π Lost & Found Alert There is a large collection of lost PE items hanging outside the MS/US PE change rooms.
Check Now: Some items have names on them. Please check immediately!
Deadline: Any items not collected by the Winter Week break will be donated to charity.
Wednesday, Feb 4: Mid-year Report Cards published on PowerSchool.
Grade 6
Congratulations to Alfonso De Borbon, Alex Genshaft, Javi Revuelta, and Noah Fernandez for being selected as representatives on the Recess Football Club (RFC) Council!
Note: Ms. Cotillo will contact you soon with the date and time for your first lunch meeting.
Grade 8
Town Hall Meeting this Friday during Advisory to learn about the upcoming Layos overnight trip (March 9β12).
Recess Reminders β½π
THANK YOU for returning the balls immediately when the whistles blow. Mr. Nugent is hungry and wants to go to lunch!
Pull-up bars are off limits
Bathrooms outside are off limits. Students should use the bathrooms in the MS.
Students are now welcome to use the MS Commons (steps and open space only) during recess time to work, relax, or play ping pong, board games, or the piano.Β
Students are not allowed to be upstairs in the MS, including the bathrooms, or behind the steps.Β
Taking Care of our MS π§Ή
Clean up after yourselves, especially during snack time, with crumbs and wrappers. If you see something on the floor, pick it up, even if itβs not yours.
Push in chairs in our common spaces.
MS Shout Outs π€©
Have you noticed someone in our MS community doing something for which they should be recognized? Someone going out of their way to be kind to others? Someone pushing through a challenge? Someone going the extra mile with their effort? Complete this Google Form, so that you can SHOUT them OUT at our October MS community meeting. Go Lancers!
Your Support Team
Need help or support at school? Hereβs who you can turn to in addition to your teachers and advisor:
Mr. Chambers is there if you need someone to talk to about your feelings, friendships, or any other challenges.
Mr. Hofschire and Ms. Thorp (Learning Support Teachers) can help you with strategies and tools to make learning and organization easier and more successful.
Ms. Cotillo works with students and teachers to keep our school safe, respectful, and positive, and supports students through challenges and ideas for improving our community.
Mr. Nugent leads the school and supports both students and teachers so everyone can do their best.
You are always welcome to stop by our offices or to send us an email.