MESSMORE MESSENGER COMMUNICATION

Our mission in Utica Community Schools ignites a passion for learning in all students. We strengthen our community by welcoming all learners, honoring culture, and inspiring remarkable growth and achievement.

SCHOOL HOURS: 8:30-3:20 DAILY

HALF-DAY HOURS: 8:30-11:34

BREAKFAST OPENS @ 8:10-8:25

email: mailto:officemessmore@uticak12.org

website: https://messmore.uticak12.org

Location: 8742 Dill Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48312

Phone: 586-797-5600

Attendance Line: 586-797-5699 (24 hours)

SEPTEMBER DATES:

19: WELLNESS FAIR @ HFII!

24: MESSMORE FUN RUN EVENT!!

25: MMA Mum Fundraiser due

30: Mum order pickup @ Messmore

30: UCS Legacy of Excellence Awards

FUTURE DATES:

October 5: Buddy's Pizza Night

October 6: PICTURE DAY!

October 14: HALF-DAY

October 16: Trunk or Treat

Dear Montessori Families-

Principal Ciacchella

Students at Messmore enjoyed Constitution Day on September 17th! Students learned about the Constitution on morning announcements, did special activities with their classmates, and even created their own classroom constitution!

International Dot Day was celebrated on September 15th. This is a special day that celebrates being creative, courageous, working together through collaboration, and is quite inspiring for all involved! Messmore students embraced International DOT Day and read the book The Dot. Check out these creative DOTS in Mrs. Witek's 1/2 class!!

International Dot Day | Celebrate Creativity Now

Our students have been enjoying their specials at Messmore. We are so fortunate to have some of the best Specials' teachers around! Our 5/6th grade students will begin doing the morning announcements during their Media Center special. We are so excited! Take a look at our students enjoying being Book Detectives below. We also have Ms. Chambers, one of our gym teachers, having fun with her classes!

We would like to welcome Ms. Sajil Watts to our team for PM MUSIC! Ms. Sajil Watts is a certified teacher in a degree in Music from CMU and started on Friday! Welcome to the Maverick team!

FUN RUN IS SEPTEMBER 24th!

Just a reminder that our FUN RUN will be held next week Thursday! A very special thank you to all our families who were able to support this fundraiser already and a very special thank you to all our MMA and parent volunteers for helping to make this a special event. From the countless hours of participation to donations, to dressing up for our students-you do it all!! THANK YOU! Mavericks, ASSSEMBLE and defeat Dr. Dread!

Students had their student code of conduct reminder meetings this week and were able to discuss with their teachers and classmates. Additionally, students reviewed their Peacemaker Promise with a presentation on what Peace looks like in specific areas of the building. Thanks for a great and PEACEFUL week, Mavericks!

Safety remains a priority for our school. Elementary is once again providing training to our students on our safety protocols. The protocols identify actions that students may be asked to take in the event of a potential incident: hold, secure, lockdown, evacuate and shelter.

The training is provided through a short, animated video. In the video, the teacher – Mrs. Appleton – and her students walk through the different responses in a very relaxed and engaging way for younger children. The script was written by our staff.

The protocols will continue to be part of the training while practicing our regular school safety drills, such as fire drills, security drills, tornado drills, evacuation procedures, etc.

The video is available for you to review at this link: UCS School Safety: Standard Response Protocol - Elementary - YouTube If you have any questions, please contact our office.

We are asking for your support to help keep our students safe.

• All visitors to the classroom areas of our school are now being asked to swipe their driver’s license or government issued ID before entering the main part of our building. This swipe will quickly provide an updated check against national sex offender registries. This process is for anyone who is going past our school office for any reason.

• If you are planning to volunteer in our classrooms or work directly with a student, you will need to have a volunteer background form on file. The form is located at this link. The background check involves multiple state and federal law enforcement data bases.

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We greatly appreciate the involvement of our families and the difference you make at Messmore Elementary. Thank you for your partnership with this extra step that will improve safety in our school.

From UCS:

"Meals for the 2026-27 School Year are Free for All UCS Students!

All UCS families are asked to complete the Education Benefits form Here - enter "Utica Community Schools" and follow the prompts. These forms help maintain our Title 1 funding as well as other essential funding for our schools. It can also help reduce fees for pay-to-play sports, lower internet costs, reduced AP/college application fees and more!

Most online forms are processed within two (2) working days compared to 10 using paper applications. Paper copies of these forms are distributed to all student households or are available at your child’s school.

Complete the forms and return them to your child’s school or mail them to: Utica Community Schools, Food & Nutrition Services, 11303 Greendale, Sterling Heights, MI 48312."

MEAL MAGIC ACCOUNT:

Families that wish to put money in their students’ Meal Magic account(s) via credit card will need to create a Family Portal account. Please go to https://utica.familyportal.cloud to create the account. This is also where parents can fill out the Educational Benefit Forms (EBF). Menus can still be found online at https://uticak12.nutrislice.com .

24: FUN RUN!!

25: Last day for Mum Orders

30: Pickup Mum Orders

OCTOBER MMA DATES:

5: Buddy's Pizza Nigh

16: TRUNK OR TREAT

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Principal of Messmore Elementary School

Email: messmorequestions@uticak12.org
Website: https://www.uticak12.org/Messmore
Location: 8742 Dill Drive, Sterling Heights, MI, 48312 USA
Phone: (586)797-5600
Facebook: facebook.com/Messmore