MUMS Family Newsletter

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

• November 20th-24th - School Break
• November 27th - Winter Sports begins
• December 1st - Dance (7:00-9:00)
• December 6th - Early Release Day (12:45 Dismissal)

Two quick reminders to families about report cards:

1. 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!

1. 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

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!

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.

Earlier this year, we shared an overview of school safety at ACSD. In the month of December our MUMS School Safety focus will be “Relocation”. This is a procedure that we would follow in the event of an emergency here at school that would cause us to relocate staff and students to keep us safe. Like any safety drill, it is important to practice with our students and staff. The MUMS school safety team has been refining this protocol over the last few weeks and we are ready to complete a practice drill. We plan to practice our relocation protocol on December 6th 2023. Students will do this “on team” with support from folks on our School Safety Team. This will happen in the context of the school day. Our primary relocation site is the Middlebury Recreation Center. I will share additional details in upcoming family newsletters and please direct any questions or concerns to me.

Staff Wish List

• Our Staff Wish List includes lots of things you might have around your home unused, like magazines (for Ms. Ambrose's classes), milk crates (for Ms. Cosgrove's classes), tools, scrap wood, craft supplies and more!

REMINDER

Flu and covid are on the rise!

If your child is exhibiting any of the following symptoms PLEASE DO NOT SEND THEM TO SCHOOL.

Fever 100.4 and greater

Chills

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Flu like symptoms- general malaise, body aches

The student must be symptom free for at least 24 hours (without the use of medications) before returning to school.

It is strongly encouraged to test your child for covid. Unfortunately, the school is unable to provide covid tests to students at this time, we should be getting more in- but a very minimal amount. Please check your local pharmacy, online, or the local health department. The federal government is also offering 4 free covid tests to each family, see the following website www.covid.gov

Hand hygiene! Encourage your child to hand wash frequently and utilize hand sanitizer. Cover their mouths when coughing or sneezing. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. And don't forget to schedule your child for their annual flu shot and covid booster!

Following these guidelines will help stop widespread flu and covid throughout the school. If you have any questions please reach out. Thank you!

Elizabeth Palko BSN RN

MUMS School Nurse

802-382-1207

epalko@acsdvt.org

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