MUMS Family Newsletter

This week was a busy one here at MUMS! Students and staff have been working hard together to ensure that Quarter 1 work is completed prior to the Quarter end on November 1st. I would recommend you checking in with your student to understand how the Quarter is shaping up for them so that there aren't any surprises when you receive your child's report card in the mail.

Additionally, we are hard at work uploading PT conference information into our scheduling system. We plan to hold PT conferences on Friday November 1st 2024 throughout the day. We will offer in-person and virtual options at any time. The change in the structure is due to the Holiday that falls on Thursday evening October 31st. Please look for a communication from me on Monday containing information regarding sign ups for conferences.

Lastly, our fall sports are wrapping up in these next few weeks. Thanks to all of you for your support in making our fall athletics a success this year!

If you have questions generally, please reach out to us at mwisell@acsdvt.org (Michaela)

or zjerome@acsdvt.org (Zach) or dhunt@acsdvt.org (Dustin) or by calling the MUMS office at 802-382-1600 or by visiting the MUMS website for more information.

Michaela Wisell, Principal

Zach Jerome, Assistant Principal

Dustin Hunt, Activities Director

• October 19th - Color Fun Run 9:00 am activities - 10:00 am run!
  
• November 1st - Parent Teacher Conferences
• November 1st - Quarter 1 Ends
• November 4th - Quarter 2 Begins
• November 6th - Picture Retake Day
• November 8th - Fall Dance (7:00-9:00)

Activities Calendar

In Mrs. Broderson’s Digital Design class, 8th graders learned how to use a Cricut, a craft plotter or cutting machine, to create a product of their choice that expressed some aspect of who they are. They had to consider both function and artistry in their design, and follow all steps of the design process, from exploring ideas to creating, testing and evaluating their products. Projects ranged from personalized t-shirts to jewelry, greeting cards, nightlights, and more. Enjoy the photos below! Ask an 8th grader in Digital Design what they worked on.

Eileen Sears, MYP Coordinator

& ACSD Curriculum Leader

esears@acsdvt.org

802-382-1753

Pam Quinn, MYP Coordinator

pquinn@acsdvt.org

802-382-1243

Picture retake day will be Wednesday, November 6th. Please see the counseling office if you need a physical order form. If you have not already purchased your school pictures through the LifeTouch website we will update you when we have the Portrait ID and Access Code to order your school pictures. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Megan Curran at mcurran@acsdvt.org.

We hope to see all our students and families for this annual tradition. Fun pre-run activities start at 9am and include t-shirt decorating (t-shirts provided to students), colored hair spray and ribbons, face painting, lawn games, and a fun warm-up exercise. The run itself starts at 10am and is a short course (View Map Here) with 4 color stations. Runners will finish in a bubble pit back at the middle school!

This is the major yearly fundraiser for Friends of MUMS so we appreciate any and all donations. As of today we have raised $3730.00 which is a little less than half of our goal of $8000.00. To donate please visit the fun run site here https://myfunrun.com/mums.

We also need a few more volunteers to help on the day of the event, to view open spots and sign up please click here Fun Run Volunteer Sign Up

Thank you all for your support and see you on Saturday!

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Dustin Hunt

Activities/Athletic Director

This budget season, ACSD will be working to create a spending plan for FY 26 that protects and preserves the trust of our voters, advances the work of our strategic plan, and honors the values that have led to widespread and historic support of public education within our ACSD community. In that spirit, we invite community input as we develop the first draft of next year’s spending plan. It would help us to know the educational priorities we should hold in the highest regard, the constraints we should pay the greatest attention to, and the new work we should protect most carefully. We invite you to participate:

• Dr. Wendy Baker submitted an Op-Ed to the October 17th issue of the Addison Independent that lays out the history and context as we enter the current budget season. We invite you to read this in Thursday’s Addison Independent.

• On October 22nd at 6:00pm, we will host a community conversation and listening session to inform the first draft of our budget. This meeting will be held simultaneously in the MUHS library and at Bridport, Cornwall, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, and Weybridge schools.

If you can’t attend, you can still share your thoughts using this survey. Please complete the survey by 9pm on October 22nd.

Sign up here https://forms.gle/D6KPibLQFipMYRLf7

Open to all students in grades 6-8

Intramural basketball is for any student that would like to play in pressure free basketball games that are meant to be fun and laid back. Students will be divided into teams the week before and a schedule for the season will be provided at that time.

Boys Intramurals will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays 3:30-5:00 starting on Oct 28th and running through November 20th

Girls Intramurals will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-5:00 starting on Oct 29th and running through November 21st

If you have any questions please email Dustin Hunt- dhunt@acsdvt.org

• To report your child absent from school or notify us of an early dismissal please leave us a message on our attendance line by calling 382-1297 before 8:30 AM.
• If you send a student to school with an early dismissal note or bus note they should bring them the office before TA.
• All bus notes need to be stamped/signed by one of our Administrative Assistant's in the front office. Students will not be allowed to ride a bus to another location without a note from home that is stamped/signed by the office.

Do you volunteer in our schools? Join Superintendent Wendy Baker for a discussion about how to streamline, strengthen, and improve our volunteer program at ACSD schools. We will schedule a time to meet this fall to gather your feedback. Interested?
Button or link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H6laR0CJwNAVk9RKvXDYd2kvHeiw0vzwBb_9qcRNwg4/edit

To view monthly school menus click here.

Here is a list of the 2024-2025 ACSD Bus Routes.

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