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Superintendent Communication: February 17, 2023

BrockettBulletinSuperintendent Communication: February 17, 2023

Out and About in our Schools Out and About in our Schools

Patton’s Advanced STEM students formally presented their semester projects that feature inventions intended to address one of the 17 Global Goals set by world leaders in 2015.


Great job, Mustangs! See the MSD Facebook page for more photos.


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One team created a hand-cranked generator.
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A “green house” constructed with eco-friendly bamboo and powered by solar.
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A “solar still” to collect and distill pure drinking water.
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Calendar Survey

The MSD Calendar Committee has developed four options for the upcoming school year and beyond.


Please join this ThoughtExchange to find out more and share your feedback on these options.
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Track Your Bus!

Did you know there’s an app that can track your student’s school bus arrival and shorten the time kids are waiting at a stop in the cold, wet weather?


Find details on FirstView here.
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Family Code Night!

Have you signed up for Family Code Night, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 28? It promises to be a fun family event where you pair up with your student to play games, solve puzzles and learn about computer coding!


Join us for dinner and a fun evening! Find details and help us plan for food by signing up.

Memorial at School Board Meeting Memorial at School Board Meeting

Memorial Principal Kim Price and teacher Melissa Hernandez introduced students that participate in the Peer Volunteer program.


The students explained to the board how they serve as role models and mentor students in the school’s Social Communications Skills program.


The volunteers include former elementary Peer Volunteers who are now in middle and high school!

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Reminder: No School on Monday

There is no school on Monday, Feb. 20 in honor of Presidents' Day.
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Reminder: Teacher of the Year nomination deadline

The Oregon Department of Education’s nominations for the 2023-24 Oregon Teacher of the Year are now open!


Anyone can nominate a deserving teacher. Entries are due February 28, 2023.


Click to find out more and to nominate a teacher from our district!
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Paper Gardens Deadline Approaches

If you’re looking to keep your children occupied over the coming three-day weekend, why not encourage them to create an entry for the annual Paper Gardens creative writing competition?


There are several categories and both students and adults can enter. Student entry submissions are free, and adults are $4 per entry. Find out more here.
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Buel Pet Toy Drive

This week, Buel 4th grader Raen Frisbee delivered to Homeward Bound Pets boxes of toys for cats and dogs he had collected at school.


Thanks, Raen!

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MSD Nurses’ Corner

The second offering in this month’s focus on heart health is a list of daily self-care tips that can protect your heart.


Find out more here.
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Put This Number in Your Phone

MSD partners with Safe Oregon, a program created for students, parents, school staff, community members and law enforcement officers to report and respond to student safety threats.


Find out more about the program here, and add this number in your contacts: 844.472.3367
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Mac High Sports

Congratulations to Grizzly Cheer for winning the OSAA state championships last weekend!


Grizzly swimmers won both girls and boys district championships with individual wins by McCall Fairbank, Michael Khoury, Keller Shea and Jace Zemlicka, which qualifies them for the state championships, along with several swimmers who qualified as part of a relay team.


Four wrestlers, Max Vander Meide, Cameron Anderson, Ian Morris and district champion Bradley Wooldridge are headed to the state championships this weekend.


Girls basketball is still at the top of the league with the last league game next week. Boys are in fourth place in the league and also wrap up league play next week.


Go Grizzlies!


Note: spring sports registration is now open with the season beginning Feb 27.
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“Circle of Security” Free Training for Families

Mid-Valley Parenting is offering a virtual training for families of children from birth to grade 5 beginning next week.


The video and discussion-based class helps families understand the importance of secure relationships and explores struggles with children’s behaviors, how to be firm yet kind, and how to enhance the parent-child relationship.


Find out more and sign up here.
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Show the Love!

The City of McMinnville is asking for nominations for community members who regularly demonstrate service, mentorship, or leadership to others in our community.


There are four categories, including one for a youth who is an “Emerging Leader.”


Find out more here.
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About Us

Email: info@msd.k12.or.us
Website: www.msd.k12.or.us
Location: 800 NE Lafayette Avenue
Phone: 503.565.4000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McMinnvilleSchoolDistrict
Twitter: @McMSchools

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