MUMS Family Newsletter
February 6, 2026
Week 20
Dear MUMS community,
This week our 8th grade students engaged in two different transitional activities as they begin to imagine themselves at High School students! Wednesday morning they visited the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center to understand how they can incorporate introductory courses into their 9th grade experience. On Thursday, MUHS counselors visited MUMS to assist our 8th graders in 9th grade course registration! These two activities are just a few pieces of our transitional process from 8th-9th grade.
In the coming weeks we will officially begin our 5th-6th grade transition. We look forward to engaging our current student body in this process and are grateful for the support of our community in a smooth transition.
We hope you all stay safe and warm this weekend and appreciate your partnership.
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
- Feb. 10th - Unified - Snowshoeing
- Feb. 11th - MUMS Spring Concert @ MUHS (Band-6:00; Choir 7:30)
- Feb. 13th - GMMDV Festival - Choir & Jazz
- Feb. 23rd-Feb. 27th - Winter Break
From the MYP Coordinator
Greetings MUMS Caregivers!
We hope that February finds you well! Here at ACSD, Language Acquisition is a core component of our curriculum in grades 6-10. Learning a new language offers students many benefits. Research shows it develops better memory, problem-solving skills, concentration, and creativity. It helps students expand their perspective and see the world more fully. It also equips students with intercultural communication skills essential for success in today's globalized world.
In 8th grade Spanish, students just finished a unit, “Mi Casa Es Su Casa”. In this unit, students learn about the intersection of houses and culture, what homes look like in the hispanic world, vocabulary of the home and adjectives to describe in detail.
As one of their summatives, students create a visual and written description of their “dream home”. Students really got into this, creating illustrations and even 3-D models! These visuals were accompanied by a paragraph written in Spanish.
💡Talk to your student: What skills are they learning in Spanish/French that they can use in the future? How does learning a language help them see the world?
MUMS Band & Choir Concert
Date: February 11th Location: Middlebury Union High School
Join us for an evening of music featuring the talented students of MUMS!
- 6:00 PM – Band Concert
- 7:30 PM – Choir Concert
Families, friends, and community members are warmly invited to attend and support our student musicians.
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.
