IMMS Family Flier

• Walking calmly in the hallways

• Keeping hands and personal space to themselves

• Devices “off and away” during learning time

• Being kind, respectful, and considerate toward others

• All students go outside for recess (even in the winter)

• Keeping snow on the ground

• Responding to adult redirects

Having a quick conversation with your child about these expectations can help strengthen the consistency between home and school, and it supports all of our students in creating a positive learning environment.

• Choir Concert Dec 10th 7-8 pm at the PAC
• FastBridge 12/8-12/11
• School Dance Wednesday, December 17th after school until 5:00pm

• Dec. 8-11: FastBridge Testing
• Dec. 10: Choir Concert IMMS/MHS 7:00
• Dec. 12: Makeup FastBridge Testing
• Dec 15-18 Spirit Days
• Monday: Wear fun patterns
• Tuesday: Crazy socks
• Wednesday: Red, White, Green, and warm hats
• Thursday: Warm and Comfy Clothes
• Friday: Spartan Colors
• Dec 17: School Dance
• Dec. 19: Monthly Celebration Assembly
• Dec. 22 - Jan. 2: No School - Winter Break
• January 21: Virtual Event: Learning about IC/Canvas 6:00-6:45
• 25-26 IMMS Sports: LINK

Attention ALL 8th Graders

Every year we join forces with the American Legion to provide an opportunity for our 8th grade students to participate in an essay writing contest. Eventually, two 8th graders receive the American Legion Award. All 8th graders are eligible to participate. All students who complete an essay will receive an honorable mention certificate and the 2 winning students will be invited to participate in the Memorial Day parade.

To apply for this award, students need to write an essay based on the tenets of the American Legion: Courage, Honor, Leadership, Patriotism, Scholarship, and Service. THIS google slide presentation will shown to 8th graders during Social Studies class and THIS google document gives details about the essay contest.

You can reach out to the 8th grade counselor, Ms. Noriega, with any questions about the essay contest.

As the weather continues to cool down and the seasons change, we wanted to provide a few reminders that we will/have been sharing with your scholar:

• Students should take their coats/sweatshirts/hats with them to lunch to avoid having to have to go to their locker/backpacks after being dismissed from lunch to recess
• To allow students the chance to eat at their own pace, there are two waves of dismissal from lunches. The first wave of dismissal happens 15 minutes into lunch (for those who are finished and want to get outside right away). The second wave of dismissal occurs twenty minutes into lunch (lunch/recess is thirty minutes total).
• The expectation is that at this point, all students must go outside for recess. Please continue to encourage this with your scholar

One of the most exciting things about IMMS is that we have multiple clubs and activities for students to be a part of. Check out our Daily Announcements LINK for clubs and co-curriculars. Try something that interests you!

Click on the link below.

Call to action: Families who collaborate with the school are 5 times more likely to improve their student’s attendance than families who don’t collaborate.

Parents will often ask for ways to support the staff here at IMMS. If you are someone wishing to do just that, we have a great idea for you. Please consider providing caffeinated ground coffee or K-cups for our staff. You can either pick some up and drop it off at the main office at school or purchase it off of our registry on Amazon. Here is a link to our Staff Coffee Donations List on Amazon.

Thank you in advance.

Happy Caffeinated IMMS Staff = Happy Students

Below, you will find the "Hubs" (aka Task-List) for each grade level and Related Arts. You can click on the "Hub" to get information on what your scholar is doing in class, assignments, and assessments. As always, please use Infinite Campus to look up progress grades and turned in assignments.

Here are some helpful tips and videos that may be useful:

• How to log-in to Infinite Campus (38 second video) or HelpDoc

• How to check your scholar’s missing assignments (2 min. video) or HelpDoc

• What are Conduct and Effort Scores? (2.5 min. video)

• How to check your scholar’s Conduct and Effort Scores (3 min. video) or HelpDoc

• IMMS Standards Based Grading Presentation

• Be on Time! School starts at 8:20am. Students who arrive after 8:20am (without a medical note/appointment note, etc.) will be marked as tardy. After five tardies in one quarter, a check in meeting with the student, as well as contact home will occur to partner on ways to get the student to school on time.
• Off and Away! Cell phones and headphones must be off and away starting at 8:15am.
• Caffeinated Drinks: students may not consume caffeinated drinks while at school.
• Respect the Bubble: An area of focus this year is to teach and re-teach the importance of having students keep their hands, feet, and objects to themself. If you see this behavior, please continue to reinforce the "Respect the Bubble" expectation

More to come...

• Madison Ballet: The Nutcracker - December 12-21

• E.D. Locke Library Teen Gift Making After Hours Event - December 19

• Goals for Grace Hockey Tournament - January 2

• MHS Sticks Up for Cancer Game - January 6

• WI Association for Talented and Gifted Holiday Gift(ed) List

• Madison Ballet 2025-26 Academic Year Information

• Futura 2025-26 Spanish Program at MPS and WIS

• E.D. Locke Library 500 Books Before Middle School Program

• E.D. Locke Library K-2 Magic Tree House Book Club - 2nd Tuesdays

• E.D. Locke Library K-5 Lego Club - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays through December

• E.D. Locke Library 3-5 Graphic Novel Book Club - Third Tuesdays

• E.D. Locke Library Teen Snack & Chat - Mondays

• E.D. Locke Library Teen UnBook Club - First Thursdays

• E.D. Locke Library VolunTeen Program - Third Tuesdays

• Free Triple P Positive Parenting Online Program for WI Families

Pack the barn on January 6th for Sticks Up For Cancer! Pre-order your youth and adult lavender sweatshirts now on Classmunity to show support for all cancer fighters and survivors. The pre-order link closes December 12th. Wear your sweatshirt to the game to help us pack the rink with purple. All profits go directly to the Stand Up To Cancer organization. #OneteamOnefight

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Welcome to winter in Wisconsin! With the cold weather here, the Health Services Team wants to remind families of some cold weather safety tips. You can help by reminding your student of the importance of wearing weather-appropriate clothing, especially in these below zero temps. Your student should be wearing several layers of clothing on very cold days including a coat, hat, mittens/gloves and water-resistant boots. Please see the following links for more information and resources. Reach out to Health Services with any questions. Stay warm!

Children’s Wisconsin - Cold Comfort: Eight Tips for Keeping Kids Safe This Winter

WI DHS - Climate and Health: Winter Weather and Extreme Cold

WI DHS - Cold Weather-Related Health and Safety Tips (Hypothermia)

CDC - Winter Weather: Before, During, and After

National Weather Service - Understanding Cold Weather Alerts

“Did you know you can earn money for your child’s school by grocery shopping?” Simply upload your receipts to the Box Top$ For Education App and select your McFarland school of choice! Any money earned goes to the PTO and back into the schools! Friends and family can participate too! Check the image below for written instructions!

Join us at the next MSEC Meeting on December 10!

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