MESSMORE MESSENGER COMMUNICATION

Our mission in Utica Community Schools ignites a passion for learning in all students. We strengthen our community by welcoming all learners, honoring culture, and inspiring remarkable growth and achievement.

SCHOOL HOURS: 8:30-3:20 DAILY

HALF-DAY HOURS: 8:30-11:34

BREAKFAST OPENS @ 8:10-8:25

email: mailto:officemessmore@uticak12.org

website: https://messmore.uticak12.org

Location: 8742 Dill Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Phone: 586-797-5600

Attendance Line: 586-797-5699 (24 hours)

NOVEMBER:

2: MMA-SHAKE SHACK FUNDRAISER NIGHT!

3: NO SCHOOL Due to Election Day Professional Development

6: Report Cards available in PowerSchool (not app) @ 4pm

18: PICTURE RETAKE DAY

25-27: NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING BREAK

Messmore Families-

It has been a wonderful week of learning and connection at Messmore Montessori. Our focus has been on curriculum, meaningful learning experiences, and the peaceful education of grace and courtesy. We continue to emphasize not only what students learn, but how they learn, interact, and care for one another each day.

We also enjoyed a special visit from ST Math Penguin, bringing some extra excitement to our learning! Our Student Council added to the learning fun this week by hosting a BATTLE OF THE CANS, canned food drive, in celebration of the upcoming MSU vs. UofM game tomorrow. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make it a spirited and meaningful event!

A quick reminder: Report cards will be available in PowerSchool after 4pm today. Please note that report cards cannot be access through the PowerSchool mobile app and must be viewed through the PowerSchool website on the district homepage.

Wishing all of our families a wonderful, restful weekend wishing a very Happy Diwali to those that celebrate! Thank you for your continued partnership and for being such an important part of our school community. One team from day one!

Warmly,

Principal Ciacchella

REMINDERS:

• 11/6: REPORT CARDS ACCESSIBLE through POWERSCHOOL WEBSITE 4pm.

• 11/16: Students that were writing a story for Kaleidescope, entries due!!

This is a reminder that report cards will be available on your parent PowerSchool account later today. Report cards are being shared through a secure method using your parent PowerSchool account. The file can only be accessed through a web browser, such as Edge, Chrome or Safari. Please note that the link is not available through the PowerSchool App.

A very special thank you to our Student Council for hosting the BATTLE of the Cans for this week's upcoming rivalry game: Michigan vs. Michigan State! Students and staff donated canned goods to wear their proud colors! If the amount of donations raised in the picture below is correct, UofM will be the winner this weekend. We'll see! Good luck to both teams and thanks for participating!

A very special thank you to all our students and staff for bringing in their candy collections for OUR TROOPS! Thank you, STUDENT COUNCIL, for overseeing this wonderful project!! Look at all the candy!

Mrs. Witek and Mrs. O'Brien's class had a little fun learning about the 5 body systems during their CKLA knowledge time. Students reviewed their learning with a Kahoot then enjoyed a boney treat!

Jiji, the inflatable ST Math Penguin, made a surprise visit to Messmore on Monday to congratulate children who have completed 25% of their ST math journey in the first quarter of our report cards. This penguin will visit periodically throughout the school year and you never know when Jiji will show up next! We love this encouraging and inspirational ST math penguin and look forward to celebrating more ST MATH CHAMPIONS in the future! Who will be CAUGHT DOING ST MATH next?

This week, our Mavericks will be focusing on Peaceful expectations and have shifted into the Grace and Courtesy for this November. We will focus on Cultural Awareness.

Safety remains a priority for our school. Elementary is once again providing training to our students on our safety protocols. The protocols identify actions that students may be asked to take in the event of a potential incident: hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate and shelter.

The training is provided through a short, animated video. In the video, the teacher – Mrs. Appleton – and her students walk through the different responses in a very relaxed and engaging way for younger children. The script was written by our staff.

The protocols will continue to be part of the training while practicing our regular school safety drills, such as fire drills, security drills, tornado drills, evacuation procedures, etc.

The video is available for you to review at this link: UCS School Safety: Standard Response Protocol - Elementary - YouTube If you have any questions, please contact our office.

We are asking for your support to help keep our students safe.

• All visitors to the classroom areas of our school are now being asked to swipe their driver’s license or government issued ID before entering the main part of our building. This swipe will quickly provide an updated check against national sex offender registries. This process is for anyone who is going past our school office for any reason.

• If you are planning to volunteer in our classrooms or work directly with a student, you will need to have a volunteer background form on file. The form is located at this link. The background check involves multiple state and federal law enforcement data bases.

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We greatly appreciate the involvement of our families and the difference you make at Messmore Elementary. Thank you for your partnership with this extra step that will improve safety in our school.

From UCS:

"Meals for the 2026-27 School Year are Free for All UCS Students!

All UCS families are asked to complete the Education Benefits form Here - enter "Utica Community Schools" and follow the prompts. These forms help maintain our Title 1 funding as well as other essential funding for our schools. It can also help reduce fees for pay-to-play sports, lower internet costs, reduced AP/college application fees and more!

Most online forms are processed within two (2) working days compared to 10 using paper applications. Paper copies of these forms are distributed to all student households or are available at your child’s school.

Complete the forms and return them to your child’s school or mail them to: Utica Community Schools, Food & Nutrition Services, 11303 Greendale, Sterling Heights, MI 48312."

MEAL MAGIC ACCOUNT:

Families that wish to put money in their students’ Meal Magic account(s) via credit card will need to create a Family Portal account. Please go to https://utica.familyportal.cloud to create the account. This is also where parents can fill out the Educational Benefit Forms (EBF). Menus can still be found online at https://uticak12.nutrislice.com .

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Principal of Messmore Elementary School

Email: messmorequestions@uticak12.org
Website: https://www.uticak12.org/Messmore
Location: 8742 Dill Drive, Sterling Heights, MI, 48312 USA
Phone: (586)797-5600
Facebook: facebook.com/Messmore