Dear MUMS community,
We hope this email finds you well.
Quarter 1 report cards have been mailed out to you. If you do not receive a report card by next week, please contact Megan Curran at 802-382-1295. If you have questions about how to understand the report card, please stay tuned! We will have a quick tutorial in next week’s newsletter to help answer questions.
Lastly, we hope that next week allows you all to slow down a bit, spend time with loved ones and do things that bring you joy! We will miss our students, but look forward to a slower pace as we gear up for the final school weeks of 2023!
We are feeling super grateful for the entire MUMS community!
If you have questions generally, please reach out to us at mwisell@acsdvt.org (Michaela)
or zjerome@acsdvt.org (Zach) or dhunt@acsdvt.org (Dustin) or by calling the MUMS office at 802-382-1600 or by visiting the MUMS website for more information.
- Michaela, Zach & Dustin
Michaela Wisell, Principal
Zach Jerome, Assistant Principal
Dustin Hunt, Dean of Culture and Climate
From our MYP Coordinators
Two quick reminders to families about report cards:
If you are curious about what kinds of skills are measured in each of your child’s class criteria, you can log onto the PowerSchool parent portal, click into the particular class you’re interested in learning more about, and access the live links for all four rubrics. Please contact Megan Curran at 802-382-1295 if you need help accessing PowerSchool. It’s never too late to get your login information!
Your child’s report card will have scores for at least one of the criteria for each class. It will also have your child’s scores for several Approaches to Learning skills: Organization, Affective, Collaboration, and Collaboration. Here are some examples of the behaviors we help all students work on in their classes at MUMS.
Organization Skills
Plans assignments to meet due dates
Uses a planning tool
Organizes work
Brings necessary materials to class
Affective Skills
Practices self-regulation
Considers and responds to causes for failure/success
Takes responsibility for: missed work, missed classes, one’s actions
Stays engaged: on task, avoids distractions
Communication Skills
Gives and receives meaningful feedback
Takes feedback into consideration when drafting and revising work
Uses a variety of techniques to communicate with a variety of audiences
Negotiates ideas and knowledge with peers and teachers
Organizes and depicts information logically
Collaboration Skills
Works effectively and negotiates with others
Encourages others to participate/contribute
Actively listens to others’ ideas
Resolves conflict
Helps others succeed
Thanks for reading! We hope you find the report cards a helpful snapshot into your child’s progress at MUMS.
Pam Quinn and Eileen Sears, MYP Coordinators
Community Service Opportunity
During this season of giving and thanks, the Counseling Office is hosting a food drive to benefit the HOPE Food Shelf. Please join us by bringing non-perishable food items to our office anytime between now and Thanksgiving break. Items we’re looking for include:
- canned vegetables, fruit or beans
- pasta and pasta sauce
- ramen
- rice
- boxed mac & cheese
- soup
- cereal and oatmeal
- peanut butter and jelly
- chips
- crackers
- dried fruit.
- anything you can think of that is non-perishable and unopened!
Our goal is for all students to donate at least one item. That would be over 300 items we could donate to help families in need!
Dance!
Winter Dance
MUMS students are all invited!
December 1, 2023
7:00 - 9:00 pm
MUMS Gym
Caregivers, if you are willing to chaperone and have gone through the volunteer process, or are willing to provide snacks, please use this sign up genius to indicate your availability.
We are so excited to welcome parents and community members back into our buildings this year! If you are interested in substitute teaching or volunteering this year, please start an application now!
If you are interested in joining our new Friends of MUMS group, email friendsofmums@gmail.com
