Jaguar Journal

Dear Jaguar Parents and Guardians.

Welcome to the start of a new academic quarter! This fresh start provides a wonderful opportunity for all of our students to review their goals, apply the learning strategies they've developed, and commit to an outstanding quarter.

We are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication our students showed last quarter, and we are excited to recognize those who truly excelled.

Celebrating Success and Upcoming Events:

We have a couple of fantastic events coming up that highlight both academic achievement and school spirit:

Breakfast of Champions: We can’t wait to celebrate our academic superstars! Students who earned top grades last quarter will be honored at our Breakfast of Champions on Friday, October 24th at 7:45 AM. It's a special moment to recognize their success, and we look forward to sharing this morning with them. Please be on the look out for a flyer in your email or coming home with your student so you can attend with them to celebrate their academic excellence!
Halloween Dance: Get ready for some spirited fun! Our annual Halloween Dance is right around the corner on Saturday, October 25th. This is a great, safe opportunity for students to socialize, enjoy music, and show off creative costumes. Please keep an eye out for a separate communication with details on ticket sales and costume guidelines.

We value the strong partnership we have with all of our parents and guardians. Your support, both in academics and in school activities, makes a huge difference in the lives of our students and the positive atmosphere of our campus.

If you have any questions about the new quarter's curriculum, classroom expectations, or our upcoming events, please don't hesitate to reach out to your child's teacher or the main office.

Here's to a successful, engaging, and spirited new quarter!

Please take a look at our APS Middle School Handbook Highlight below.

We look forward to another great week at MVMS!

Vision: ALL are empowered to lead with heart and learn with purpose to thrive as lifelong learners.

Mission: Our mission is to foster engagement, exploration, and discovery through exceptional education experiences for ALL.

Tuesday (10/21)

MVMS Jags v. Snell @5pm HOME

Friday (10/24)

Breakfast of Champions @7:45 in Gym
Wear PINK💗for Break Cancer Awareness.
Early release @2:15pm

Looking forward:

⭐October 24th: Breakfast of Champions @7:45am in the Gym

👻October 25th: Halloween Dance & Haunted House @6:00pm

🔴October 27th-31st: Red Ribbon Week (dress up days below)

⭐November 7th: Veterans Day Assembly @1:00pm

Halloween Event Behavior Guidelines

We are excited about the upcoming Halloween Dance and Haunted House on October 25th! To ensure a fun, safe, and positive atmosphere for all attendees, we want to remind everyone of our school's behavioral expectations.

To be eligible to attend the event, students must maintain appropriate conduct this week and not been issued a Notice of Exclusion previously. Any student assigned to In-School Suspension (ISS) or Out-of-School Suspension (OSS) this week will, unfortunately, forfeit their eligibility to attend the dance and haunted house on the 25th.

We appreciate your support in emphasizing responsible behavior as we prepare for this event.

Halloween Dance Flyer

Haunted House Flyer

APS District Calendar

We are excited to begin offering after school tutoring beginning October 1st to our students. It will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays each week from 3:50pm-4:50pm.

Great Event with our TRIO partners and Game Wardens!

Big Thanks to our President- Chloe, Vice President- Kaliyah, Secretary-Kamber and Treasure-Harper for presenting thier classmates during class chats. Y'all are awesome!

Cell Phones

Student cell phones, earbuds, and phone watches are not allowed to be used on school

grounds during the instructional day. They must be silenced or turned off and put in the

student backpack or out of view. Earbuds may be used for classroom instruction

purposes only (i.e. class video, Lexia, ALEKs, etc.) as permitted by the teacher.

Students may use their cell phones, earbuds, and watch phones on school grounds outside of the instructional day.

Phone Consequences

The following procedures and consequences apply if a student is caught with their cell

phone during instructional time:

1. First Infraction: A teacher oral warning is given.

2. Second Infraction: The parent/guardian is given a courtesy call concerning the

phone issue.

3. Third infraction: The cell phone/earbuds/watch phone are turned over to the office.

The student will be required to take the phone to the office and will be allowed to

pick up the phone/earbuds only after school.

4. Fifth infraction: If there continues to be a phone issue with the student, the

discipline action will take place at the administration level.

NOTE: Any student caught taking photo and/or video tape of others during school

time is strictly prohibited. This includes the classroom, restrooms, in the cafeteria,

gym, or on the patio. Students caught videotaping and posting to social media

during school hours will lose their privilege to have a cell phone with them at school

for the school year.

Please refer to the APS Middle School Handbook Linked below in the Resources and Links sections for more information.

If you would like to donate socks, please feel free to send your student to the school with those sock donations. Our donation box is at the front of the school right outside the counselors office. We would love to be the school with the most giving heart this year!

Upcoming collection drives:

November: Toiletry Drive

December: Hat & Glove Drive