Gator News

March 21: 8th Grade Trip Parent Meeting 7:00 PM in the library (trip information guide)

March 21: Early Release Day - dismissal at 1:00

March 21 & 22: Caregiver Conference Day (No School)

April 1 - April 4: VTCAP ELA and Math Assessments

April 8: Early Release Day - dismissal at 1:00 - Solar Eclipse

April 9: Winooski Valley Middle School Festival at MHS!

April 9 - 10: VTCAP Science Assessments (Grades 5 & 8 Only)

April 15: Originally an Early Release Day is NOW a FULL School Day!

April 22 - 26: No School - Spring Recess

May 20: Early Release Day

May 27: Memorial Day - No School

June 18: 8th Grade Promotion (Half Day for 8th Graders)

June 19: Expected Last Day of school and Step Up Day (Grades 5, 6, & 7)

Dear MSMS Community

Hope this past week has found you well. This week we have March Madness, Caregiver Conferences and another board meeting where our School Board will discuss and hopefully make a decision about the budget to be voted on April 30th.

Please let us know what questions you may have and stay connected to the work of our school board as they work hard to determine what's in the best interest for our students, staff and schools while offering a fiscally responsible budget to our Montpelier and Roxbury voters. We also hope that you will personally commit to voting on April 30th! Your civic engagement is an example to our Gators!

Thank you all for your great support of our school.

Best, Julie

"Alone we can do so little; together, we can do so much." Helen Keller

March parent/caregiver information night will be Wednesday, March 21st, 7:00-7:30 at the MSMS Library. We will discuss the trip itinerary.

Please remember we are committed to enabling all 8th graders to be able to participate regardless of financial contribution. If you need additional support, please reach out at any time to MSMS Social Worker, Ali Kuhlman, or Trip Planning Coordinator, Eli Rosenberg.

Payment

• The first two payments ($100 + $150) are due. The third payment, $130, is due to MSMS by 3/29.

Please pay what you can -- even if it is just a few dollars -- and we will work to ensure that every student who wishes to participate on the trip will go. Additional contributions for this purpose are gratefully accepted: please make a note when you send in your donation.

• In person - deliver cash or check made out to "MSMS" to Jenny Bartlett-Hardy in the main office.

• By Mail - MSMS, c/o Jenny Bartlett-Hardy, 170 Main Street, Montpelier VT 05602).

For more information, please visit the 8th Grade Class Trip Information Guide for Families and Caregivers.

Last year, we had our inaugural run at creating a thoughtful transition plan for welcoming our Roxbury Village School 4th graders to MSMS. It's a big change for those students to go from a school of 40 to a school of 350! We are finalizing our planning stages for our second year of this program and our students are so excited. We partner Main Street Middle School 5th and 6th grade students with a RVS 4th graders and a UES 4th grader for a series of three transition days. These MSMS mentors/ambassadors build connections and support students who may be a mixture of both excited and nervous about coming to MSMS in the fall. This year, we asked our 5th and 6th graders who would be interested in being an ambassador and we had over 60 students volunteer! This is so amazing that so many of our students are eager and excited to help make our school feel welcoming to our soon-to-be Gators! We selected a total of 14 students who will be working as mentors. We also have 5 students in 7th and 8th grade that will be leading and helping to facilitate this program. Our first day of this program is next week where we will travel to Roxbury Village School in the morning to start building our connections!

Gator gear we have a school store open and ready to go!

https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/vermont/montpelier/main-street-middle-school

Part of the proceeds kick back to the school so not only will you be able to show off your Gator pride but you'll be helping out the teams as well!

The Montpelier Roxbury School District Board of School Directors will meet on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 6:30 pm. This meeting will be held at Montpelier High School and virtually.

Please find the agenda for this meeting attached and visit https://www.mrpsvt.org/school-board for more information.

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Caregiver Reporting: If you believe you have witnessed or experienced discrimination, bias-based harassment, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, or bullying at MRPS, please report it to a school administrator as possible. If you do not feel comfortable reporting in person, please complete this reporting form. If you have any questions please contact MRPS Director of Social Emotional Learning & Wellness, Jessica Murray, at jessicamurray@mpsvt.org or (802) 505 0435.

All MRPS schools will release students early on Monday, April 8, 2024 to observe the solar eclipse. We will have a full school day on Monday, April 15, 2024, the originally scheduled early release day. (Your school) will release students at (time) on Monday, April 8, 2024. All Gators will get a pair of glasses for them to observe the eclipse from home.

Masque Theatre presents Shakespeare Clearly: Twelfth Night adapted by Jon Jory from the play by William Shakespeare on April 4th, 5th and 6th at 7pm and April 6th at 2pm. Tickets are available online here or in person. We are performing black box theater style with only 90 seats per show so tickets are limited.