MUMS Family Newsletter

Thanks to everyone who attended PT conferences this past Friday. We recognize how challenging it can be to make these meetings work and also really value the partnership. Please look for a survey later in the newsletter regarding how to share your feedback.

Tonight we have our first Dance of the 2024-2025 school year. We are excited to experience the joy with students and hope that we have a good turn out! Thanks in advance to all of the folks who have committed to chaperoning!

Lastly, this is a reminder that we have begun Quarter 2. Please ask your child about their new Mixed Team class and look for their report card in the mail at the end of next week.

As always, have a great weekend!

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

• November 8th - Fall Dance (7:00-9:00)
• November 13th - Early Release Day (12:45 dismissal)
• November 14th - 8th Grade trip planning meeting (5:30pm in MUMS Library)
• November 25th thru November 29th - Thanksgiving Break

Activities Calendar

Recently, 7th grade art students collaborated to create pop art sculptures of their favorite bagged snacks! Along with learning about historical and current pop artists, each group had to use their knowledge of color theory and match their chosen bags' colors perfectly. These “delicious” art pieces are on display at MUMS. Come check them out! Thanks, Lisa, for your creative spirit!

Eileen Sears, MYP Coordinator

& ACSD Curriculum Leader

esears@acsdvt.org

802-382-1753

Pam Quinn, MYP Coordinator

pquinn@acsdvt.org

802-382-1243

Thank you for providing us with all of the goodies on October 17th, they were yummy and just what we needed. There are a few items (dishes, bags, etc) that were not picked up and are now in the front office. These items can be picked up between 7:30am and 3:30pm. Again thank you for everything.

This is a reminder to all Caregivers that if you call after 9:00 am to report an early dismissal please call our main office at 382-1600. This is to ensure that the message was received and that all parties are aware of the early dismissal (student, teacher, office) otherwise your message may not be received in a timely manner.

Thank you!

As you all know, this fall, we've been operating with one less school counselor than we normally have. Over the past few months we've been working hard to find ways to add additional support in counseling as we know how important this is to a middle school.

To that end, I'd like to welcome Angela Scavo to our counseling team 2 days/week. Angela is a local mental health professional who has experience working with the middle school population.

Additionally, Ilana Brett, retired MUMS counselor with years and years of experience working with middle school students has joined us three days/week through the remainder of 2024.

Students may experience their support in different ways just like our regular counselors, but certainly reach out to Lauren Daley (Teams 1&2) and Laura Emilo (Teams 3&4) with any questions or concerns.

We are so excited that they have joined our team and are grateful for their commitment to MUMS!

As many of you know, PT conferences looked different this fall than they have in the past. To that end, we would like your feedback on MUMS Parent Teacher Conferences that took place on Friday, November 1st so that we can use it to inform our March conference structure. By filling out this survey we will better understand what worked for you and what could work better for you and your family. We value your partnership and your feedback and look forward to improving upon ways to make our partnership more effective. Thanks in advance.

To order school pictures please visit LifeTouch.com and use your student’s Access Code and Portrait ID to order. Use code F202410OFF for 10% off your order. If you have any questions please contact Megan Curran at mcurran@acsdvt.org.

If your student got their picture retaken on Nov 6th these pictures and access code/ portrait ID will be available within 2 weeks.You will have plenty of time to get these retake pictures ordered after you receive this information.

If you did not receive a picture Access Code or Portrait ID customer service at 800-736-4753 or online chat at my.lifetouch.com.

Thank you

Winter Athletic Sign Ups

Sign ups for winter athletics are now open. Families can sign up using this link Winter Athletic Sign ups. In the winter MUMS offers gymnastics (open to all grades), wrestling (open to 7th and 8th graders), winter xtreme running (open to all grades), and 7th and 8th grade boys and girls basketball. If you have a 6th grader interested in wrestling or basketball they should plan on participating with Middlebury Parks and Recreation.

Dance- Friday November 8th

We will be hosting our first dance of the school year on Friday, November 8th from 7-9pm in the MUMS Gym. The theme of the dance will be "Make It Glow Party". The dance costs $5 to attend and all proceeds go to Friends of MUMS to help pay for the 8th grade class trip and other fun activities. Every student must bring a signed permission slip the night of the dance to be allowed in the building. Permission slips will be sent home with students on Monday, November 4th or you can view and print it here Dance Permission Slip. Please take time to look over the permission slip with your child so they understand the behavioral expectations leading up to and at the dance. Failure to uphold these expectations could result in a social suspension which would result in your child be prohibited from attending the dance

If you are interested in helping chaperone the dance or would be willing to donate food to concession sales, Friends of MUMS has created a sign-up genius here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0548AFAF29AAFA7-52646358-mums#/

8th Grade Class Trip Planning Meeting- Nov 14th

If you are interested in helping plan for the 8th grade class trip we will be holding our first meeting on Thursday November 14th at 5:30pm in the MUMS Library

We want to share a new resource to help you engage with your student and understand what they are working on in classes: You can now find unit overviews for each of your child’s classes on our Middle Years Program page. These were designed collaboratively by our teachers including key components of each subject. Additionally, they suggest questions to help you talk to your student about their learning. We hope you find this resource valuable.

• 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