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This week wrapped up our fall MAP Testing (Measures of Academic Progress). Students at the middle school participate in MAP at three points in the school year, and it allows up to monitor student achievement and growth to determine appropriate support throughout the school at all levels and to identify the areas of academic celebration throughout the building. Thank you to the students and teachers for putting in the efforts to ensure that we have all this important information as we move through the school year.

In other testing news, Spring MCAS results have been released! In the month of October, families will receive a copy of your child's MCAS scores to review. We continue to be proud of the progress we are making and are excited to push ourselves to new levels of student achievement!

In partnership,

Abby Dudley

Principal

Parent Conferences: Sign ups for conferences have been posted on our website. Conference slots are 10 minutes and run from 12:30-3:20 pm on October 17 and October 19 (both of which are half-days for students).

Pick Up Patrol Clarification: Thank you for using Pick Up Patrol as a communication tool! Please note that if you have arranged an after school plan with your student and they know all the details, you do not need to enter into Pick Up Patrol, unless your child is riding on another bus. These requests will always need be entered as the student slip serves as permission for the bus driver to allow your student on the bus.

Lost and Found: Please help us to remind our students to check the lost and found for their missing items as we have already amassed quite a collection. Our lost and found is located inside the cafeteria, and it is emptied on the 15th and the 30th of each month.

HES Cafeteria Job Opportunity: HES is hiring a cafeteria position at 6.75 hours. Check School Spring for the job posting!

Run-Hide-Fight Drill: This week students at MRMS received training and participated in our first Run-Hide-Fight drill. Thank you to our MRMS community for making these drills efficient and meaningful.

Principal’s Reading Challenge: Winners will be chosen Monday! Can't wait!

Mr. Schaffer brought a group of students to oyster reef at Mill Creek in Chatham this week. We have been working with the town of Chatham shellfish department for the past several years. Enjoy the pictures of us moving baby oysters from the nursery to the established reef. Over time, we had raised and transplanted over 5 million oysters. Our goal is to create a self sustaining oyster reef that will not only improve water quality but help create habitat for marine creatures as oysters are a keystone species.