MUMS Family Newsletter
October 31, 2025
Week 9
Dear MUMS community,
Thanks for your support as we finish up our MUMS sports seasons and our first Quarter!
Congratulations to the MUMS girls Cross Country Team for bringing home the middle school state championship this past weekend! We had lots of successful runners on both the girls and boys team and we are so proud of all of them!
As you all know, our athletic department could not function without the commitment from our outstanding coaches! If you bump into them in the coming weeks, please take a moment to express your gratitude for their work!
We will finalize report cards throughout the week next week. You can expect to see them in your mailboxes the following week.
Lastly, we hope that those of you who celebrate have a safe and joy filled Halloween!
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
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!
As we end our first quarter of learning here at MUMS, it is a great time to reflect on learning as well as our important skills, “Approaches to Learning” like critical thinking, organization, affective skills. communication, and collaboration.
This week I’d like to highlight the students in Kristen Carra’s 8th grade cooking class, who practiced and demonstrated superior collaboration and reflection skills!
As part of their Health cooking unit, students learned important skills like knife safety, kitchen hygiene, cooking techniques, and practiced the very important ATL of collaboration. In particular, students worked together to produce 8 gallons of cider in Ms Carra’s cider press! Forming a well-oiled production line, some students were cutting apples, other students delivering apples, others turning the press, and others cleaning up. Huge thank you to Sunrise Orchards for donating the 10 bushels of apples for this cooperative learning opportunity. The students finished the unit with a reflective summative slideshow presentation: Reflecting on their learning, why cooking and kitchen safety skills are important, and how they could apply these skills in the future.
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Fall Dance
- Permission slips will be handed out in TA on Monday November 3rd. Extra copies will be available in the front office and counseling office.
- MUMS is looking for parent volunteers to chaperone the dance. Additionally we are taking donations for the concession stand. All money raised will go towards the 8th grade class trip. To sign up please click here
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- Last Call! Winter Athletic Sign-Ups
Sign-Ups for the 2025/26 winter athletic season are now open. We offer 7th and 8th grade basketball; 7th/8th grade wrestling; gymnastics (open to all grades) and Xtreme winter running (open to all grades). Practices for our winter season will begin on Monday December 1st.
6th graders interested in playing basketball or wrestling should sign up through Middlebury Parks and Recreation. To sign your child up please click here
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Spirit Day- Wednesday November 5th- MUMS Colorful Team Challenge
Moving forward we will be holding spirit days on dates when we have early release. The first theme for Wednesday November 5th is a team color challenge where each team should be dressed in a different color
Team 1- Orange
Team 2- Green
Team 3- Red
Team 4- Blue
Each student that wears their team's color will earn 1 point towards the Tiger Cup standings.
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- Scarecrow Challenge
Students are getting creative this fall by designing and building scarecrows in their TA groups! Each scarecrow will be proudly displayed later this season for everyone to enjoy. Ask your MUMS student what their TA decided to create — and find out how they can help bring their scarecrow to life!
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.
