What a great first week! Our WEB leaders were tremendous helpers to our 6th graders and new students. Students navigated their schedules, connected with teachers and it was fantastic experiencing all the energy a new school year brings. The first month or so of newsletters tend to be slightly lengthy due to the volume of information we aim to provide families. Please bear with us!

Skyward’s default has been set to send grade reports on the first of each month. These reports will be sent to each email account provided by families in Skyward.

Families may adjust their Skyward accounts to receive daily or weekly updates about their student’s current grades. The grades listed in these emails from Skyward do not reflect a final grade in a course, but give a snapshot of the overall letter grade for each current course, as of the time the report is generated.

If, after viewing the report, you have questions about your student’s grades, your first step should be to log into Skyward and discuss with your student the individual assignment and assessment grades he or she has earned for the course. If you still have questions after speaking with your student and viewing the detailed gradebook in Skyward, please contact your student’s teacher.

Skyward has the capability to show assignments and their Special Codes. Here are the directions to see the codes. After logging in to Student Access:

1. Click on the Gradebook tab

2. Click on the blue "Display Options" next to their name and school

3. Click on "Show Assignments". A green check mark will appear.

4. All of the assignments that have been posted to Student Access will display.

5. Little bubbles will appear in place of letter grades and when the student clicks on the bubble, the Special Code description will display (e.g. Satisfactory).

Chromebook Tips

Students will need to sign in to their SLCS account to view the two presentations about Google Classroom.

Student Tour of Google Classroom

Copy of Google Classroom Student Guide

Our first ALICE Drill is next Thursday. As part of the first drill, all (secondary) students will watch a short video which explains the ALICE protocols and provides visuals to increase student understanding. *Sixth grade families-Elementary schools did not watch this video last year. Watching this video with your student ahead of time may be helpful to prepare for Thursday’s drill.

Students will be testing in ELA classes Monday, 9/11 through Thursday, 9/14 and math classes Friday, 9/15 through Wednesday, 9/20. See your child's teacher for dates specific to their classroom.

Louie has had the best first week of school!

We have an Amazon wish list of items to support him.

If you are interested in purchasing a toy, treat, or needed item, here's the list:

https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/2LQ3L454LKUDH

Thank you for your support and generosity!

This Fall Millennium Middle School is proud to provide an 8-week grief support group, offered jointly by Ele’s Place and Millennium Middle School. This program will be offered during the school day, once a week for 8 weeks, and is designed to help students who have experienced the death of someone important to them. In small group sessions, students will have the opportunity to talk about their feelings and experiences with others who understand, express their feelings through a variety of activities, and learn positive coping skills. Groups will be led by a trained Ele’s Place professional and Danielle Pitzer, School Social Worker at Millennium Middle School. All groups will be held once a week during one of their class periods.

Ele’s Place is a non-profit community agency that has been offering grief support groups to children and families since 1991. We at Millennium Middle School are pleased to work together with Ele’s Place to offer this very special opportunity to your child. We know that children and teens can be deeply affected by the death of someone close to them, and we have seen children's behavior, self-esteem, and school performance suffer as a result of their grief.

In order to identify students who may benefit from this support group or be interested, students will be given a short OPTIONAL survey during class at the end of September. After interest is given, parents/guardians of those students who expressed interest will be contacted for permission.

Groups will be facilitated by an Ele’s Place staff member, and Danielle Pitzer from our school. The results of these surveys are only viewable by our school social worker.

The four question survey is as follows:

Y/N- I've had someone close to me die.

If yes, it continues to:

Y/N- My feelings about death have been hard to deal with.

Y/N- I would be interested in joining a group with other students who have also had someone close to them die.

Y/N- I have participated in a group or Ele's Group before with other kids who have had someone close to them die.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Pitzer at:

248-573-8257 or PitzerD@slcs.us

We understand the hustle and bustle in the morning and business of life leads to items left at home. If a student leaves an item at home and is dropped off, students can pick up items on our item pickup table in the hallway by the main office at any time.

Please know that we only call students down at the following times if an item hasn't been picked up on their own:

• 10:44: After third hour, right before lunch
• 1:22: Between 5th and 6th hour

*Please try to have items dropped off before these times to make sure we can get them to your student. Please also note we use the two consistent times to minimize classroom interruptions.

We hope to see you September 14 for Millennium Middle School's Curriculum Night.

Classroom visits will begin at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. During this time, you will have the opportunity to follow your student’s schedule and experience his/her day as he/she does. You will visit each class for ten minutes and have five minutes passing time between classes. Please bring your student's schedule.

Exterior doors in the front and back of the building will be unlocked. Due to the expected large crowds, parking might not be available at MMS. Additional parking is available at Centennial Middle School.

Curriculum Night is for parents only. Students do not need to attend.

We will send a reminders next Wednesday!

The following slides and video was shown this week. Feel free to review.

Slides

Video

We are still making a few adjustments to student schedules. Since the schoolyear has started, we will notify students individually of a new schedule if they get one.

The Baking Club is a group of students who share a common interest in baking. During virtual Baking Club meetings, Mrs. Gage and Mrs. Jones-Tims will teach a new baking recipe. Students can either participate at home in their own kitchens at the same time or choose to simply listen to the class and learn.

All South Lyon Middle Schoolers are eligible to join The Baking Club and you do not need any previous experience. If you are interested in joining you and your parent/guardian must complete this sign up by Monday, September 18th. On September 20th, you will receive an email asking you to join our Google Classroom page. There you will find our ingredients for our first Meet. Our first meet will be Tuesday, September 26th.

Flyer

The Chess Club will have informational meeting about the Club this coming Monday! The meeting will be with Mr. Keys in room 612 on Monday at 2:30 PM.

Chess Club Flyer

Please join us for an informational meeting for the 8th grade Washington DC Trip on Tuesday, September 19th from 5:30-6:30 pm in the MMS Cafeteria.

This meeting is for parents of CURRENT 8th grade students who have NOT signed up for the trip yet.

If you are new to Millennium Middle School or couldn’t make the meeting last year this is a great opportunity to get all of your questions answered. If you have any questions regarding the trip please contact Amy Krupkin at krupkina@slcs.us or you can fill out this google form. https://forms.gle/HmkoCbDwk76oMM9g8

Please see the this link for important information regarding the following topics.

Disclosure of Personal Information-Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FERPA

Contingency Plans

District Policies and Procedures

Notification of Rights Under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)

Project FIND Special Education/ Section 504 Notice

Title IX Policy

Requirements for Student Immunizations-More information from OCHD

Pest Management

South Lyon Community School District Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)

Management Plans

Periodic Surveillance

Section 504 Notice of Nondiscrimination

Nondiscrimination Policy

Stormwater Management

Search and Seizure

Solving school-related problems

Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Drug-Free Environment/Protection

Personal Curriculum

Programs for English Language Learner Students

Title l Funds: Parent Involvement

All student athletes will need a physical on file with the office or ready to hand in order to tryout.

Volunteering in your child's school is a great way to help create a successful learning environment. Listed below are several opportunities for you to volunteer at Millennium Middle School. Please check off anything that you may be interested in helping with.

You will always be contacted prior to any volunteer need - you are not committed to anything by sharing your interests!

Thank you for being a part of this great school community!

SIGN UP HERE!!!

MMS has a therapy dog, Louie, who provides support for students. He joined us this past spring and has helped calm upset children, connect students who have something in common or provide a quick smile during the rigors of classroom learning. Some students were fearful and his calm demeanor helped some overcome their fears. Please take a moment to fill out this brief survey to help provide us with information that might be helpful this year.

If you have a student entering 7th grade in September 2022 please make sure their immunizations are up to date before the first day of school on September 6. As of January 2015, school districts can no longer provide immunization waivers. Waiver forms needs to be a certified State of Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Immunization waiver Form. Schools can only accept the current 2019 State of Michigan waiver form.

Parent/guardians can contact their county health department for more information on certified State of Michigan waivers.

We’re hoping to give families time to schedule any needed immunizations prior to the start of the 2022/2023 school year.

If you have questions please refer to the links below:

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/child/0-18yrs-combined-schedule-bw.pdf

https://mcir.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021ChildcareRequired.pdf

https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/Folder2/Folder37/Folder1/Folder137/School_Req_for_Schools.pdf?rev=b70ed1664017443191b00cad854eeaad

September 14: Curriculum Night (6:30 PM)

September ?: Band Rental Night (6:00-7:30 PM)

September 22: Picture Day

Kelly Gallagher, Principal
Ross Baker, Assistant Principal
Christina Cibrario, Assistant Principal

Email: gallagherk@slcs.us
Website: https://www.slcs.us/millennium_middle_school/index.php
Location: 61526 9 Mile Road, South Lyon, MI, USA
Phone: (248) 573-8200
Twitter: @MillenniumMS