MUMS Family Newsletter

Dear MUMS community,

I hope that for those of you who have already had PT conferences you experienced productive and purposeful meetings.

Please notice that we have a newly scheduled Dance for next Friday night March 8th to benefit the 8th grade trip and also note that the newly designed 8th grade trip is announced in this newsletter, further down the page.

Lastly, sign ups for spring sports will begin on Monday. Information is below and students can sign up during their TA next week.

Have a great weekend!

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

• March 1st - Parent Conference Day - No School
• March 6th - Early Release Day
• March 8th - MUMS Dance 7:00pm-9:00pm

Warm spring weather brings thoughts of golf! 6th graders in Mr. Ambrosio and Mr. Martelle’s PE classes learned about the rules of golf (Criterion A) and collaboratively designed a very challenging course! We decided we need a local mini golf course to further practice their skills!

Pam Quinn and Eileen Sears, MYP Coordinators

On the May 1st Early Release Day, MUMS will be hosting a morning of career exploration with our students. The purpose of this event is to help introduce students to the variety of careers and opportunities available to them and begin the process of planning for their lives after school. Career exploration has a variety of benefits for students including building a sense of identity, discovering their unique interests and abilities, as well as practice with goal setting.

We are looking for interested community members to help make this day a success! Would you be willing to host a session with students in which you share information about your career? Sessions will be approximately 30 minutes and should include information about what's needed to be successful at your job, what's part of your daily work, and a hands-on activity related to your career field. We are more than happy to help you design a session if you need ideas or inspiration.

Please complete this survey if you are interested in joining us!

This year our 8th Graders will be traveling to Boston for their class trip. This trip will offer students an opportunity to experience a world-class city and all of the cultural experiences that comes along with it. Additionally, this trip will help us provide closure to the class of 2028 as they move to the high school. Please keep an eye out in our upcoming newsletters as we fine-tune this year's itinerary.

Middlebury Union Middle School

Spring Sports Offerings

Baseball- Open to students in 7th and 8th grade. Season starts April 1st (weather permitting). Practices/Games 5 Days a week with no weekend commitments. Players in 6th grade should sign up for Little League through Middlebury Parks and Recreation

Softball- Open to students in 7th and 8th grade. Season starts April 1st (weather permitting). Practices/Games 5 Days a week with no weekend commitments. Players in 6th grade should sign up for Little League through Middlebury Parks and Recreation

Boys Lacrosse- Open to students in 7th and 8th grade. Season starts April 1st . Practices/games 2-3 times per week to allow players to participate in club lacrosse as well. No weekend commitment. Players in 6th grade should sign up for club lacrosse through Middlebury Youth Lacrosse Club- https://www.middlax.com/

Girls Lacrosse- Open to students in 7th and 8th grade. Season starts April 1st (weather permitting) Practices 4 days a week Monday-Thursday 3:30-5 with Friday reserved as a makeup day for practices/games missed due to weather. No weekend commitment. Players in 6th grade should sign up for club lacrosse through Middlebury Youth Lacrosse Club- https://www.middlax.com/

Track and Field- Open to all students in grades 6-8. Season starts April 1st. Practices on Monday/Wednesday/Friday.

Ultimate Frisbee- Open to all students in grades 6-8. Season starts April 1st. Practices held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 12 committed student athletes are required to run the program. Minimum of five scheduled weekday games and one Saturday statewide tournament at the end of the season. Coach Drew McDowell will also run a week long Ultimate camp at the rec center this summer.

Come out to cheer our MUMS teams on and Learn about Afterschool Clubs! Find our schedule of activities below. Also, although we don't have a skiing team, we want to remind families that there is an ACTR bus that stops at MUMS on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and goes to the Middlebury Snow Bowl and students may leave any ski/ride equipment in our lobby if that interests them.

For those of you interested in purchasing "MUMS Gear" please use this link.

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!

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