MUMS Family Newsletter
October 24, 2025
Week 8
Dear MUMS community,
I want to start by thanking those of you who made it to Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday night! It was so nice to see so many families at school, eager to learn about how the year has been so far! My sincere hope is that many of you who weren't able to attend on Wednesday evening, are able to attend virtually today! As you know, the partnership between school and home is paramount to student growth and MUMS continues to feel so much gratitude for the support of this community!
On another note, next week is the last week of Quarter 1. Please take a look at your students grades in PS and encourage them to complete any missing assignments. Feel free to reach out to your student's teacher with any questions about specific grades.
I hope you all have a great weekend!
Best,
Michaela Wisell ~ Principal
If you have questions, please reach out to us:
MUMS office 802-382-1600 or visit the MUMS website.
Michaela Wisell, Principal mwisell@acsdvt.org
Fieh Chan, Assistant Principal fchan@acsdvt.org
Erin Jipner, Student Response Coordinator ejipner@acsdvt.org
Dustin Hunt, Athletics and Activities Director dhunt@acsdvt.org
Oct. 24: Parent Teacher Conferences (8:00am-12:00pm)
Nov. 5: Early Release Day (12:45 Dismissal)
Nov. 7: School Dance (7:00-9:00)
Nov. 12: Picture Retake Day
- Activities Calendar
From the MYP Coordinator
Greetings MUMS Caregivers!
Last week I was distracted from my computer when, out the window, I noticed our intrepid 8th grade students wading through the cattail marshes in the name of science! The students are studying the school’s artificial wetland to learn about the different forms of energy and how energy is transferred within and between systems. In the photos below they are counting the number of species in a measured plot and comparing plots in and out of the wetland. Students will describe how a wetland’s ability to transform the kinetic energy of moving water benefits humans and the environment and apply that to real world problems like flooding prevention measures in Vermont. This unit is packed with scientific investigation and real world connections. After their investigations they will be tackling a written summative where given a specific flooding problem, they propose solutions based on what they’ve learned.
Student Absences, Dismissals + Bus Notes
If your student will be absent from school, needs an early dismissal, or will take a different bus, please follow these directions:
- Absence / early dismissal: Call 802-382-1297, the MUMS attendance line, before 8:30am (helpful tip: add this number to your phone now as "MUMS attendance line")
- Early dismissal + bus notes: Students must deliver a caregiver's note to the front office when arriving at school (before TA).
- If taking a bus other than their regular bus: Students must bring a caregiver's note and have it signed by a MUMS Administrative Assistant in the front office to be valid.
