Marcellus Middle School Messenger

• Homework hour is at the Middle School Monday-Thursday from 3-4 pm. Homework hour is available to all students and they do not need to sign up in advance.
• There will not be homework hour April 8.
• Spring testing is done in April and May. Please see the schedule below for your child's test dates:

• 4/14 PSAT 8

• 4/22 MSTEP ELA 7th grade
• 04/23 MSTEP ELA 6th grade
• 4/28 MSTEP Math 7th grade
• 4/29 MSTEP Math 6th grade
• 4/30 MSTEP Science 8th grade
• 5/06 MSTEP Social Studies 8th grade

• Saturday School is April 25 from 8:30-11:00 a.m. Families will be notified on April 24 if their student needs to attend. Any student may attend Saturday School - it is available to all students.
• May 8 is the 6th grade Orientation 6:30 pm at Marcellus Middle School
• The date for the Marcellus Middle School Farewell Dance is May 15 from 6pm - 8 pm. The theme this year is "Glow Party" . We will need parent volunteers to chaperone the dance and also to provide snacks for the students. The dance is semi-formal (no sweatpants, jeans, etc.). Please call the middle school office if you would like to volunteer or have questions about our final party of the year.

All students in the middle school will be participating in statewide assessments. Please see above for the dates when your child will be testing. Please have them come to school well-rested. We will provide breakfast at school, but if your child does not choose to eat breakfast at school, please have them eat before they come to school.

All testing will take place in the middle school gym. Please have your child bring a sweater in case the gym is cool. Thank you for all you do to to help your child to be successful with their assessments.

The Mobile Clinic is in Marcellus on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. This is a great opportunity for our community to receive health care.

Please be sure to order your child a yearbook. They are $11 and will provide a lifetime of memories for your child. Yearbooks will be distributed to student the last week of school. Students can come to the office to order their yearbook.

All students participated in MMS Olympics on March 26. The 5th grade class - our future 6th graders - walked over to the middle school to compete as well. The 8th grade took 1st place and the 6th grade took 2nd place. It was great fun for all.