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:

25: MMA Mum Fundraiser due

25: Progress Reports and Grades Updated in POWERSCHOOL

30: Mum order pickup @ Messmore

30: UCS Legacy of Excellence Awards

FUTURE DATES:

October 5: Buddy's Pizza Night

October 6: PICTURE DAY!

October 7: Bus Evacuation Practice

October 13: 4:30-7:30 Conferences (In-person or Virtual)

October 14: HALF-DAY Dismissal at 11:34AM

October 14: 12:30-3:30 Conferences (in-person or Virtual option)

October 14: 4:30-7:30 Conferences (in-person or Virtual option)

October 16: Trunk or Treat

What a SUPER week!

A HUGE thank-you to our amazing PTA, the MMA, for all of the hard work, time, and effort they invested into making our Fun Run Fundraiser such an incredible event! From teacher inflatable races to exciting prizes, fun challenges, and everything in between, our students had a SUPER week filled with energy, laughter, and school spirit.

A HUGE thank you to our SUPER teachers for navigating the excitement of the week with instilling great curriculum lessons, assessments, and Montessori education. We appreciate all they do and want to thank them for volunteering to participate in our Teacher Inflatable races. How fun!! You sure are SUPER!

We are so grateful for the support and dedication of our MMA and our entire school community. Thank you for helping make these special experiences possible for our students!

Progress Reports: Progress reports will be updated and available for parents to view in PowerSchool by September 26th.

MUMS ORDERS: Don’t forget—MUMS ORDERS ARE DUE TODAY!

As we head into the weekend, let’s remember one of the beautiful principles of Montessori: children thrive when they are given opportunities to explore, grow, contribute, and discover their own potential. May we continue to nurture their curiosity, celebrate their efforts, and give them the confidence to become capable, compassionate, and independent learners.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

With gratitude and peace,

Principal Ciacchella

It truly takes a community to inspire and support our learners. A special thank you to our MMA for all their diligent efforts with this year's Fun RUN fundraiser. Their sponsorship and commitment to our students went above and beyond. THANK YOU! A very special thank you to all our parent community members who volunteered their time or came to watch the fun festivities yesterday. What a FUN day!! THANK YOU!! Lastly, to our teachers, staff, and students, this was a HUGE success thanks to you as well. Thank you for always being willing to provide a creative and inspiring community to learn. THANK YOU!

Please join Messmore in welcoming our newest member to our team and staff: Ms. Sajil Watts! She will be joining us for our PM Music teacher. Welcome to Messmore Ms. Watts!

Interested in joining our Messmore Math Olympiad? Check out the form and complete the permission slip!

FYI- Sharing:

"Messmore has an outside event that is hosting an after-school Crayola® Club at Messmore Elementary starts Friday, September 25. The flyer with all the details is attached below. This fall we’re bringing a brand-new program, Crayola® Epic Landmarks: World Wonders. Kids will learn about places like the Pyramids of Giza, Neuschwanstein Castle, the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal, and create a different landmark project each week. This will be our only Crayola Club at Messmore this fall."

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 .

25: Last day for Mum Orders

30: Pickup Mum Orders

OCTOBER MMA DATES:

5: Buddy's Pizza Night

7: MMA Parent Meeting 6pm

15: Last day to order blankets.

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