MUMS Family Newsletter

Dear MUMS Community,

As we welcome the first days of October, a highlight has been seeing so many of our students in our outdoor classrooms enjoying the mild temperatures and our ecology! In addition, our athletic teams are in the middle of their competitive season and on days when there are multiple competitions and clubs, it is incredible to see how many students are actively participating in extra-curricular opportunities. Thank you to those in the community who support our activities by volunteering or coaching!

Below you will see sign ups for parent teacher conferences which are in a few short weeks believe it or not. Given the school break on October 23rd, we will hold conferences on Wednesday, October 21st in the evening and on Thursday, October 22nd, in the morning. More details can be found below.

Thanks for the support and have a great weekend.

Best,

Michaela

If you have questions, please reach out to us:
MUMS office 802-382-1600 or visit the MUMS website.
Michaela Wisell, Principal mwisell@acsdvt.org

Fieh Chan, Assistant Principal fchan@acsdvt.org

Erin Jipner, Student Response Coordinator ejipner@acsdvt.org

Dustin Hunt, Athletics and Activities Director dhunt@acsdvt.org

• Oct. 7th - Early Release Day (12:45 Dismissal)
• Oct. 21st - Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:30pm
• Oct. 22nd - Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00-12:00pm
• Oct. 23rd - School Break

• MUMS Activities Calendar*

ACSD has changed how district Google accounts share documents to better protect student and family information.

What this means for families:

• Documents ACSD staff send you will usually come as an email attachment, such as a PDF, instead of a Google Docs link.

• When you send something to ACSD staff, please attach the file to your email. Google Docs or Drive links shared from personal accounts may not open for staff.

• If you can't open something from ACSD, let the staff member know and they'll send it another way.

Please also be careful with unexpected emails saying a document has been shared with you, especially if they ask you to sign in or verify your identity. This applies even when the email appears to come from someone you know. If you're unsure, check with the sender by phone or in a separate email.

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday October 21st from 4:00 - 7:30pm, and Thursday October 22nd from 8:00am - 12:00pm.

• Conferences hosted on Wednesday October 21st, 2026 will be IN PERSON ONLY.

• Conferences hosted on Thursday October 22nd, will be VIRTUAL ONLY.

• Please sign up HERE via PTCFast to indicate which teachers and times you would like to meet.

• Due to limited conference slots, caregivers can meet with only two CORE Teachers. For example you could meet with your students' Lang & Lit teacher as well as the I&S teacher, or you could set up conferences with Math and Science. Please only schedule conferences with 2 out of the 4 CORE Teachers. If you sign up for more than two Megan will contact you directly to choose the two conferences you prefer.

• MIXT team, Wellness, Language Acquisition, Counselors, Special Education & Interventionists will meet independently with caregivers as folks sign up. You can sign up for as many of these conferences as you would like.

• Conferences will be 13 minutes long as they have been in the past.

• The focus of our conferences will be on how students are navigating their school day as well as discuss strengths and an area of growth/focus.

Conference sign ups will close at the end of the day on Sunday October 18th. If you have any questions regarding this process please contact Megan Curran at mcurran@acsdvt.org.

MUMS Picture Day was Wednesday September 30th. You can still order your student’s school pictures online by visiting mylifetouch.com and use the Picture ID EVTP4ZWQP. Picture Retake Day is scheduled for Wednesday November 11th.

If purchasing school portraits is a hardship for your family please contact the LifeTouch customer service number, 1-800-736-4753, for more information.

If you have any questions please contact Megan Curran at mcurran@acsdvt.org.

802 Smiles Dental Hygiene Program is returning this Fall in October and November to offer free dental screenings and preventative care to all ACSD students. Please complete the forms by October 22, if you would like your child to participate there will be a digital link in next week's newsletter, or there are paper copies available here at school.

Thursday, October 8 at 6:00 PM

Join us for our upcoming Friends of MUMS meeting on Thursday, October 8 at 6:00 PM in the MUMS Library!

This is a great opportunity to connect with other MUMS families and community members, learn more about Friends of MUMS, and share ideas for supporting our students and school community.

Pizza will be provided!

There has been an uptick the use of bikes and e-bikes on school grounds.

The awesome thing is that students are riding bikes to school which is so good in so many ways!

The challenge is that those bikes are sometimes ridden on the sidewalks in such a way that our pedestrian foot traffic has felt unsafe. In some instances students are not wearing helmets. In other instances we've had near motor vehicle crashes trying to avoid bikes that are unsafely entering the roadway.

Please re-iterate the importance of bicycle safety to your student.

Please know that if your student is riding their bike in a manner that is impacting the safety of others, they will not be allowed to ride their bike onto school grounds moving forward.

As always, let me know if you have any questions and I'd be happy to talk through them.

The first ACSD School Board Town Hall is Monday, October 5th at 6pm at Weybridge Elementary School. Child care & light refreshments provided. Learn how the statewide education transformation legislation will impact ACSD. Share hopes & ask questions about the future. Community members from all ACSD towns are welcome to attend any School Board Town Hall.

If your student will be absent from school, needs an early dismissal, or will take a different bus, please follow these directions:

• Absence / early dismissal: Call 802-382-1297, the MUMS attendance line, before 8:30am (helpful tip: add this number to your phone now as "MUMS attendance line")
• Early dismissal + bus notes: Students must deliver a caregiver's note to the front office when arriving at school (before TA).
• If taking a bus other than their regular bus: Students must bring a caregiver's note and have it signed by a MUMS Administrative Assistant in the front office to be valid.

We are so excited to welcome parents and community members back into our buildings this year! If you are interested in substitute teaching or volunteering this year, please start an application now!

If you are interested in joining our new Friends of MUMS group, email friendsofmums@gmail.com