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March - Women’s History Month
13 Pi Day at Anthony
11-14 Spring Musical
18 8th Grade Career Day
20 No school - Eid al-Fitr
27 No school - Record keeping day
30 No school - Spring Break - Mar 30 - Apr 3
April - Arab History Month
30-3 No school - Spring Break - Mar 30 - Apr 3
9 7th Grade Band, Southwest Area Band Concert
Southwest HS West Gym 6:30 pm
10 8th Grade Model UN
16 Band Spring Pops Concert 6:00 pm
20 MCA Reading Test (morning)
22 MCA Math Test (morning)
23 Choir Spring Concert 6th 5:30 pm, 7/8th at 7:00 pm
Stay in the know. Check our Anthony Events Calendar often.
Anthony is in need of more Facial Tissue Donations.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
If you were unable to attend the Southwest 9th grade registration, there will be a makeup session during school on March 16th.
Southwest counselors will be assisting the students.
As part of their rotation classes, 6th graders take a class called Explore. This is a pretty new class. This is only the second year, and it changes a little bit every quarter as we try new ideas. Because it focuses on story writing, here is a story about story writing class!
Riley listened to the Advisory teacher with dismay. He had just gotten used to French, and now he was going to have to go to a class called Explore. Like what even was that?
At lunch, he grumbled to his friend, Quinn. “You had that class last quarter, right? What do you do in it?”
Quinn smiled. “Actually, it was pretty fun. We got to work on one long story for the whole quarter. I wrote mine about a guy who finds himself on an alien planet.”
“Wait,” Riley said. “You can write about anything?”
“Yep.”
“I don’t think I can finish a whole story in a quarter,” Riley said, worried.
“Oh, as long as you are working on it, it is OK. I have kept working on mine, even though I am not in the class anymore.” Quinn looked a little shy. “I really like the story I created.”
“Ok, this is starting to sound pretty fun. What else do you do?”
“We learned a vocabulary word every day. We had these booklets where we learned a word every day and then we got to share little stories using that word. I wrote all my examples about axolotls. It was pretty fun listening to everyone’s ideas.”
Quinn paused, “Oh, yeah. We used the Design Cycle like we did in the class where we made things out of cardboard.”
Riley interrupted, “I remember that- researching ideas, planning, executing, and then reflecting.”
Quinn nodded. “Yeah. It’s kind of the same. We talked about what made good stories, then we did a bunch of planning sheets, like planning the characters and conflicts. Then we spent time writing and doing some editing. Ms. B called it “content editing.” It was about ideas, more than stuff like commas. At the end, we designed a cover for our book and everyone got to look at it.”
“Alright,” Riley said. “I think you’ve convinced me. I can’t wait for that class to start!”
Volunteers Needed - PLEASE!
On Wednesday, March 18th, from 2:00-3:30pm, Anthony Middle School will be hosting its annual Career Fair for our 8th graders as they continue their exploration of possible paths for their futures. We are in need of professionals who would like to set up a table and share more about their job.
If you and/or someone you know would like to volunteer to talk to our amazing 8th graders about your profession, what the job looks like, how you got there, etc…please fill out the following form: tinyurl.com/anthonycareerfair
Thank you!
Kailey Corder
Girls Flag Football registration window is now open! The registration window is open from March 2nd through March 13th.
Registration Link (please note: checks can be written out to MPS Athletics and dropped off in the main office).
Dates to know:
- Tryouts: March 17th, 18th, and 19th from 3:30-5:00pm in the gym.
- Flag Football Roster will be posted outside the main office on Monday, March 23rd.
- The 1st Team Practice will be held on Tuesday, March 24.
- Regular team practices will take place on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:30pm-5pm.
- Games are held on Wednesdays, however, check the game schedule for details as things could change.
We look forward to working with your child to develop their flag football skills.
If you have any questions, please reach out to:
Coach: Randy Millard randall.millard@mpls.k12.mn.us
or Athletic Director: Dempsey Miller dempsey.miller@mpls.k12.mn.us
COME ON OUT FOR TENNIS!
The Southwest High School girls tennis team would like to invite you to grab a racket and join our team this fall! The season starts in mid-August and runs through the first week of October. We are always proud to have a number of Anthony middle schoolers (7th and 8th) on our team. No experience required.
If you are interested, please reach out to coach Malini Wijesinghe at malini.wijesinghe@gmail.com for more information. You will also be added to our communication list for important summer updates.
Pi Day Treats & Volunteers Needed
Anthony is looking for donations of pie for the annual Pi Bee on Friday, 3/13. Sign up to help serve, or to contribute pies for students at this link: https://tinyurl.com/Anthonypiday26
LOST AND FOUND FEATURE:
Do you recognize this vest? We have it in the office and it contains several valuables. Have your student see Annie or Julie to retrieve it.
Principal: Mai Chang Vue
Associate Principal/Athletic Director: Dempsey Miller
Phone: (612) 668-3240
Attendance: Anthony Attendance Form
Secretary: Annie Smith
Office Assistant: Julie RobertsonTransportation Coordinator: Jacob Moreno
District Transportation: (612) 668-2300
Address: 5757 Irving Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419
Facebook: facebook.com/AnthonyMiddleSchool/
Instagram: @mps.anthonymiddle