MMS Update

Greetings MMS Families,

What a fun week at MMS! Our Halloween Dance was a huge success, and we are grateful to our Student Council for organizing such a great event and supporting our food drive. This week, the fun continues with Spirit Week, so be sure to check out the themes below and show your school spirit! Our athletic teams are also continuing their playoff journeys, and we wish them the best of luck as they compete. You can find their schedules below. As the fall season begins to wind down, we are already looking ahead to winter with registration opening for our Ski and Snowboard Club. Check out the club section for more information and details on how to sign up!

Have a great week!

Spirit Week - Our fall spirit week is October 26th-30th. See below for this year's themes.

Early Release - There will be an early release day on October 28th. Dismissal begins at 11:00.

No School - There will be no school on November 3rd, as MMS is used as a polling place.

Picture Retakes - Retakes are scheduled for November 6th.

Veterans Day - There will be no school on November 11th in observance of Veterans Day.

What a blast at our Halloween Dance! A huge thank you to our Student Council for organizing such a fun event and collecting donations to support 68 Hours of Hunger. We love seeing our students come together to have fun while making a difference in our community! Click HERE for more photos

Thursday, October 29 - Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week

Friday, October 30 -School appropriate costumes

As a reminder, the next payment for the DC trip is November 6th! It's also time to submit any medication and forms to Nurse Davenport. Please see below for more information.

DC Medication Information

DC Paperwork

The Perfect Omelette!

The pianos are out in music class!

Our volleyball team played an incredible game against Bedford that came right down to the wire! While the final scoreboard wasn’t what we had hoped for, our student athletes had a phenomenal, groundbreaking season and gave us so much to be proud of. A huge thank you to our eighth graders for their leadership this fall. We are grateful for all you brought to the team and wish you the very best as you head to MHS next year!

Good Luck to our student athletes in the playoffs this week!

Monday

• Boys Soccer vs. Londonderry (Home) at 3:30 PM

Tuesday

• Girls Soccer at Londonderry at 3:30 PM

Wednesday

• Girls Field Hockey vs. TBD (Home), tentatively at 3:30 PM

Watercolor club is getting creative!

Ski and Snowboard Club - The season will be upon us soon. Please click HERE for information about Ski and Snowboard Club. The club is limited to only 50 spots, so please register early!

Watercolor Club - Are you looking for a fun and creative way to spend your Tuesday afternoons? Then come play with paint! The brand-new Watercolor Club is starting up on Tuesday, September 29th, from 2:30 to 3:30 PM in Room 238. Whether you are a master artist or have never picked up a paintbrush before, everyone is welcome to join the fun. Space is limited, so make sure to stop by Room 238 to grab a permission slip and sign up with Mrs. Blondin today. See you there!

Ink-Tober - Mrs. Roy is running an Ink-tober art club. This club will run each Thursday and Friday in October. Club members will be creating drawings with their peers in ink and sharpie marker. They can choose to draw from prompts or create their own characters or illustrations. These drawings will be hung around the school and be used on empty lockers for mini pop-up art displays. Find permission forms in the Main Office.

Rock Climbing Club - Our Rock Climbing Club is back for its 7th year! Open to middle and high school students ages 13+, the club is a great way to stay active, get outside your comfort zone, and have some indoor fun during the winter months. Students will meet for 8 Mondays beginning in January, from 2:30–5:30 p.m., with make-up days for inclement weather.

The club fee includes transportation to/from Vertical Dreams, a 3-month climbing membership, gear rentals, and a lesson on the first trip.

Sign-ups begin in November—a registration link and more details will be shared soon!

Don't forget, our breakfast program serves delicious meals every morning!

PTG Give 'N Go

Donate now! https://bit.ly/mms-gng-2026

We're in the final stretch of our 2026–2027 Give 'N Go Campaign! Every donation, big or small, helps support our students and staff and brings us closer to reaching our goal before the challenge ends on October 30.

Each academic team that raises at least $1,000 will earn a special team-wide incentive. Follow along on Facebook & Instagram for the latest updates on the competition. Please contact Tara, (fundraising@mmsptg.com) with any questions.

Calling all Volunteers!

Are you interested in volunteering this school year? If so, please complete the steps above to ensure you are cleared to volunteer throughout the school year (this includes parents who are considering/planning to chaperone the 8th Grade Washington, DC, culminating experience). All Vector training is due no later than Sat, 10/31, per MSD administration. Thank you for your commitment to our schools! Vector Training, K-12 Edition Training :: Login

VOLUNTEER REQUIREMENT UPDATE! PLEASE READ!

There are now two additional Vector courses that must be completed. Please see the graphic above for details. Returning Volunteers have until 12/31/2026 to complete these courses, provided the original three courses are up to date. New Volunteers must complete all MSD volunteer requirements before volunteering.

Friday Ice Cream Day ($1/treat)

New volunteer slots have been added to the signup below! We sincerely appreciate your time! If you have any questions, please contact Annette at volunteer@mmsptg.com. (Note that all MSD volunteer requirements MUST BE COMPLETED before volunteering.)

https://bit.ly/mms-icecream26-27

October Important Dates:

• Weekly Ice Cream Sales: Fridays (during lunch periods)
• Early Release: Wed, 10/28 @ 11 AM
• Give 'N Go Challenge through Fri, 10/30
• Volunteer Background Check/Vector Course completion: no later than Sat, 10/31

• PTG Contact Info:

  Abby Hammond, President [president@mmsptg.com]

  Tara Foley, Fundraising [Fundraising@mmsptg.com]

  Stephanie Ruiz, Treasurer [Treasurer@mmsptg.com]

  Heather Robitaille, Secretary [secretary@mmsptg.com]

  Annette Chaput, Volunteer Coordinator [volunteer@mmsptg.com]

  open position, Member-at-Large [member@mmsptg.com]

Click HERE to register for the ASAP program! ASAP runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.

Instructions:

• Log in to the Parent Portal.

• Scroll down the left-hand menu to find and click Attendance Monitor.

• Click Report New Attendance.

• Fill in the details for your child's absence.

• Click Submit.

Document with instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MlE2uLs04F4dl1Bzjfi2Z4DbS3eVx4U_6w_I-GaFVLc/preview

In our ongoing effort to increase school security, we have the following procedures when parents/guardians come to our school during school hours. Thank you all for your understanding.

Dismissal - If dismissing a student, we ask that an authorized dismissing parent/guardian show their ID in the foyer, and then wait in that location for the dismissed student to meet you.

Dropping off items - If a parent/guardian is dropping off an item for a student, we ask that they leave it in the designated area in the foyer.

Visiting the school - If parents/guardians are arriving for a scheduled meeting, we ask that they show their ID in the foyer and then sign in at the main office to receive a visitor pass.

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Be sure to connect with the MSD SEPAC HERE!

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