The MMS Wolf Call

• Letter From Principal Montgomery
• Key Dates and Office Hours

• Welcome New Staff
• Wolf PRIDE Nights
• PTO News & Spirit Wear
• School Pictures
• 2025-2026 Costs
• Chromebook & Digital Device Coverage
• Athletic Registration
• Mountain View Transition Webpage
• Student Schedules & Contacting Counselors
• School Supplies
• First Day of School & Weekly Schedule
• Stay Connected to MMS Staff

Dear Wolf Families,

We hope you’ve enjoyed a restful and memorable summer. As we get ready to launch the 2025-26 school year, we are excited to welcome all of our returning and new Wolves. Whether your student is stepping into middle school for the first time or returning to familiar routines, we are honored to partner with you for another great year.

At Mountain View, our work is grounded in two core goals: creating a school where every Wolf belongs and ensuring that all students achieve high levels of learning. These goals guide every decision we make—from how we build relationships and foster community, to how we design instruction and provide support. When students feel safe, connected, and capable, powerful learning happens.

This year, our staff is embracing the theme: "All In, All Year, All Wolves." This means every staff member, every day, is committed to every student. We are “all in” on making sure your child feels known, supported, valued and challenged to grow.

We also recognize that strong schools are built through strong partnerships. We are grateful for the many ways our families contribute to our community—from volunteering and attending events to supporting learning at home. Together, we are building something special.

This newsletter includes key information to help your family prepare for the year ahead. In the coming weeks, we’ll continue to share updates through email, social media, and our school website.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or needs. We’re here—and we’re all in.

Warmly,

Amy Montgomery

Principal

Key Dates

Office Opens- August 14

6th Grade Camp- August 21

6th Grade Wolf PRIDE Night- August 27

7th/8th Grade Wolf PRIDE Night- August 28

First Day of School- September 2

MMS Safety Week- September 8-12

Watch D.O.G Information Night- October 2

MMS Office Opens August 14

We are looking forward to working with all our students and families this year! Our main office opens August 14 and will be open from 7:00 am-3:30 pm. You can visit us or call our office at 253-891-5200.

Our Wolf PRIDE events are time dedicated to making sure that students and families have everything they need to be ready to start the year. At various stations throughout the school you will have the opportunity to: pick up your schedule, meet staff, tour the school and turn in health-care/immunization forms (if not done previously) . While you’re here, you will definitely want to check out the new Wolf gear at our PTO store.

To help us keep lines short, we ask families to attend during your assigned hour window when possible.

Cashiers will be on hand during our Wolf PRIDE Nights for families to make payments. We encourage families to make purchases and payments related to the start of school online whenever possible. Our office team is also happy to help during these events or at any time our offices are open, Monday- Friday 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Instructions for online payments are as follows:

• Log in to your Skyward Family Access account: Skyward Family Access.

• In the upper right hand corner, click on the blue “District Links” icon and select Online Payments.

• You will then need to re-enter your Family Access username and password.

• Click on your Mountain View student’s name.

• Under “Shop,” select “Items At Student’s School.”

• Select the items under each category that you would like to purchase and click “Buy” to add to cart.

Forgot or need your login/password information: contact our Registrar, Dawn Bendon at (253) 891-5200.

⭐Mountain View spirit wear is available through the MMS PTO!

Visit https://linktr.ee/MMSWolfpackPTO to advance-order MMS Wolf Wear for pick-up at Wolf Pride Nights, Aug, 27th/28th, or visit our PTO booth either night to purchase with cash or credit card.

NEW and classic styles available in t-shirts and hoodies in adult sizes XS-XXXL, while supplies last! (If you order online and we don’t see you at Wolf Pride Nights, we’ll send purchases home with your student the first week of school.)

Find out more about MMS PTO via MMSWolfpackPTO | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree.

New students & all 6th grade students will receive a new chromebook during the first week of school. Families are encouraged to purchase chromebook assurance by paying online prior to or on the day students receive their devices. Payments may be made online or in person.

Returning 7th/8th grade students kept their chromebooks over the summer. All 7th and 8th grade students will have their chromebooks checked during the first week of school. We encourage all families to consider purchasing the chromebook assurance each year, which can be done online or in person.

Please know that the assurance will not be active on chromebooks until it has been checked during the first week of school.

For more information see the SBLSD Digital Device Coverage.

Our fall season consists of Track, Baseball and Fastpitch. Athletic registration is open for these and all sports offered at Mountain View. Refer to the “Clearance Checklist” to review the steps for athletic participation.

For questions regarding Athletics contact: Mandy Grams (amanda_grams@sumnersd.org). Keep any eye out for additional information about athletics at middle school and details about our Fall Season coming to your inbox soon!

Last Spring to support the transition of students from 5th to 6th grade we built a website that includes a variety of information about our school. This New Wolf Website is a great resource to get a glimpse into life at Mountain View.

Our Counseling staff returns to campus the week of August 18th. They will be finalizing student schedules which will be available for pick up at Wolf PRIDE Night or viewable via Skyward on August 25th.

Counseling Staff:

8th Grade- Dyanne Jewett-Borst (dyanne_jewett-borst@sumnersd.org)

7th Grade- Pamela Kacer (pamela_kacer@sumnersd.org)

6th Grade- Wendy Lubash (wendy_lubash@sumnersd.org)

Registrar/Counseling Secretary (dawn_bendon@sumnersd.org)

Here is a basic list of school supplies to get the school year started. If students need additional supplies for specific classes, teachers will communicate this information in their syllabus during the first few weeks of school.

School Supplies

Back to School Resource Fair

Do you know a student in need of free school supplies? Families of Sumner-Bonney Lake students may pick up supplies, such as backpacks, pens, pencils, crayons, notebooks, binders, and more at these events:

Thursday August 14 | 1:00-3:00

Daffodil Valley Elementary - 1509 Valley Ave., Sumner

Tuesday August 19 | 12:30-2:30

Liberty Ridge Elementary- 12202 209th Ave Ct E., Bonney Lake

Thursday August 21 | 3:00-6:00

Sumner Middle School- 1508 Willow St., Sumner

For more information, call the Sumner-Bonney Lake Family Center at (253) 891-6150.

Weekly Schedule

Monday- 8:30-2:00

Tuesday-Friday- 7:25 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

First Day of School is September 2nd. In order to dedicate time to orienting our 6th grade students to Middle School, 7th and 8th grades will have a delayed start.

Call or visit: Our offices are open Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the school year and 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. through the final weeks of August. Our main office number is: 253-891-5200.

During the year, parents/guardians may schedule conferences with teachers/counselors at a mutually

agreed upon time by contacting: Dawn Bendon (dawn_bendon@sumnersd.org) or call 253-891-5211.

Email: A majority of our communication to families will be via electronic newsletters/emails. Please check Skyward Family Access to make sure we have a valid email address for you.

As always, please contact us if you have any questions or need support/assistance. Thank you for partnering with us!

Amy Montgomery, Principal (amy_montgomery@sumnersd.org)

Brett McDaniel, Assistant Principal (brett_mcdaniel@sumnersd.og)

Shelley O’Dell, Assistant Principal (shelley_odell@sumnersd.org)

Wendy Lubash, 6th Grade Counselor (wendy_lubash@sumenrsd.org)

Pamela Kacer, 7th Grade Counselor (pamela_kacer@sumnersd.org)

Dyanne Jewett-Borst, 8th Grade Counselor (dyanne_jewett-borst@sumnersd.org)

Mandy Grams, Athletic Coordinator (amanda_grams@sumnersd.org)

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