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May 19 2024

Millswood Announcements
The week ahead:
Here we are.... our final week and the final newsletter of the year! WOOHOO!! We still have a few students wrapping up assessments and a few more things to learn so continue to give us your best. Finish on a good one!
Yearbooks- DATE CHANGE
Yearbooks
As of now, yearbooks distribution is up in the air! Stay tuned!
Millswood Band
Congratulations to our Band
Congratulations to both beginning and advanced band for getting 1st place at Great America with a score of excellence, and one more congratulations to the advance band for getting the top overall score out of all competing middle schools. Keep the music alive!
Congratulations to our Orchestra:
The Millswood Beginning and Advanced Orchestra placed 2nd with a rating of Excellent this past weekend at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Music in the Parks Festival! Thank you to all the parents for your support!
Be sure to avoid fines, return your books!
All library books, textbooks and hotspots need to be turned in to the library this week.
If you owe fines, please make arrangements to pay before Thursday May 30.
email questions to: Jdake@lodiusd.net
8th gr Awards Night and 7/8 History Honors Fair
8th Grade Awards Night and Honors History Fair
We recognized nearly 200 students at our awards night!
8th gr Dance- Hollywood Style!
8th Grade Dance
Parent Club made us feel like superstars, red carpet entry and all!! The decorations, DJ, photo booth, and food were amazing! Thank you parent club!!
8th gr Promotion
8th Grade Promotion- gates will now open at 7:40!!
8th grade promotion is on May 31st at 8:30am. Students need to arrive by 8:00 and report to the MPR. Our gates will open at 7:40 for parents. *note the change, now 7:40. No tickets are required!
- Students should plan to dress nice for this event. Strapless dresses will not be allowed.
- Students may not wear leis or capes and they may not carry flowers or gifts during the promotion.
- Students must have a 1.5 GPA and have met the behavior requirement in order to participate.
- Promotion practice is Wednesday and Thursday, May 29th and 30th. This is mandatory, if students miss practice they will be excluded from promotion.
Balloons and signs are not allowed in the gate, we will kindly ask you to keep them in your car and you can gift them after the ceremony. This allows everyone to see the event much easier!
Basketball Camp at Lodi High
Summer basketball camp:
Please see the attached for information to sign up!
Save the date!
Mark your calendars
- May 30: Yearbook distribution
- May 30: Last day of school for 7th grade
- May 31: Promotion for 8th grade students (7th grade has no school!)
District messages:
Math and Computer Science Summer Programs for Middle School:
See flyer
Check out the Middle School CTE Summer Opportunity
Summer STEAM Camp (K-8)
Does your child enjoy art, coding, Legos, robots, designing and building? Sign them up for STEAM camp this summer! These week-long camps will run from 8am - 12pm M-F during the weeks of June 10 and June 24 across multiple sites in Lodi Unified. Registration is open for incoming 2nd -8th graders now through May 17 at bit.ly/LodiSTEAM2024.
Click on the link below for the flyer (English):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1joAZn8NCjnAvldqiYSfxsq2_9rboU1fU/view?usp=sharing
Click on the link below for the flyer (Spanish):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dOtXJjfZV_VAXFVjEh8Cp7OJJftKdhbT/view?usp=sharing