Gator News

April 22 - 26: No School - Spring Recess

April 30! SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE!!!

May 20: Early Release Day

May 27: Memorial Day - No School

June 18: 8th Grade Promotion (Half Day for 8th Graders - dismissed at noon from MHS)

June 20: Expected Last Day of school and Step Up Day (Grades 5, 6, & 7). Dismissal at noon!

Greetings Gator Nation!

SO much Greatness this last week at the land of the Gators!

• Our annual Dodge Ball tournament ended with Mr. Appel's class as the 5/6 class winners and Humpke/Kendall's the 7/8 TAs victors! The Appel's team beat the 5 and 6 grade teachers by 1 sole survivor. And the staff were victorious against the 7th and 8th graders. It was a super fun event and so cool to hear everyone cheering for the final survivors in each match. Our teams showing up in great matching outfits to show class/TA pride.

• Our 6th graders also had a special visitor this week! Secretary of State, Sarah Copeland Hanzas and Deputy Secretary, Lauren Hibbert presented to 6th Graders. They shared about their work at the VT State House and learned about the bills that 6th graders are writing in their Civics class.

• Our Up4Learning Students went to UES to help our RVS 4th Grade Transition Program.

• Our student bystander leaders continued their work in collaborating with social workers and MHS students.
• Our MSMS Sustain Student Leadership team went to Norwich University for a Leadership Conference hosted by Norwich Students and Up for Learning.
• Our Spring sports season is off to a great start with Ultimate Frisbee, Baseball, Boys' Lacrosse and Track and Field. Our Track and Field program is HUGE this year!
• Our newest club the SAMBA club has started at MSMS!

Best, Julie

We are always looking for Caregiver volunteers who may be able to spend some time in our interview processes for the following school year. We are actively in the process of interviewing for a few positions for the 2024-2025 school year. Caregiver input and insight is so appreciated throughout the process. Are you interested in potentially serving our community this way? Please email Julie at JulieConrad@mpsvt.org to let me know. We will always try to have at least one, ideally two Caregivers join our interviews! Thanks for considering!

On April 6 MSMS participated in Vermont History Day, a statewide competition to showcase original research-based history projects. Students compete with scholars across the state, and the top winners are invited to National History Day in June at the University of Maryland. This year, 25 MSMS students won awards at VHD, and 11 qualified to enter the National History Day competition!!

MSMS is can cover the registration fees. However, families are still responsible for transportation and accommodations. We want every student to be able to attend, so we are asking for donations to help with these expenses. Anything you can provide to assist these families to allow their students to experience this amazing opportunity will be greatly appreciated - Thank You!

CLICK HERE to donate to the fundraiser

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!

Our Gators LOVE our Caregiver POPCORN Fridays! Please consider volunteering!

POPCORN POPPING

Click the link and scroll down to see open slots (5/3, and 6/13)

Hello Caretakers-

We will be having an in-person MSMS-CA meeting on May 8th from 6-8pm in the middle school library with plans to discuss some end of the year housekeeping, next year's budget, brainstorming fun activities for all grades, and recruiting more help with the more administrative end of the MSMS-CA. All are welcome to attend.

The end of the school year is nearing and with that comes the 8th grade graduation and dance. Traditionally 8th grade parents have planned the dance and 7th grade (or any lower grade) families help set up for and chaperone the dance- which occurs the evening of the graduation. I have lots of planning information to share that was kindly passed on from the women who planned last year's festivities.

Volunteer duties would include:

-Picking the location of dance

-Music and decorations

-Arranging chaperones

-Organizing flowers/boutonnieres for the graduation ceremony

-Arranging food/drink for the dance

-Staying within set budget

If you are interested in helping plan the dance please sign up via SignUpGenius HERE.

And remember: NO volunteers = NO dance = Many sad 8th graders

Where: Montpelier High School Gym and Weight Room

Coaches:

• Bill Laidlaw, MHS Teacher, M.Ed., CSCS MHS Solon Strength Coordinator

• Jackson McCoy, Personal Trainer-Snap Fitness, B.S. Applied Exercise Science

• Brianna Mackay, MRPS Athletic Trainer, M.S. , ATC, LAC

• Zach Napolitano, Green Mountain Community Fitness Director, CFL2, ACE

When:

June 24th - August 16th (8 weeks) Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays

3 Group Training Times:

2:30-4:00 -Incoming freshmen

4:00-5:30- Rising sophomores, juniors and seniors

5:30-7:00-Outgoing seniors and returning college athletes

Athletes will follow a prescribed program with the following components:

• Dynamic Mobility / Flexibility

• Speed, Agility, Quickness - Acceleration, agility and plyometric exercises

• Pre-habilitative movements that reduce risks of in-season injuries.

• Strength / Power- Ground-based strength training, including olympic lifts and multi-joint lifts.

• Conditioning protocols that support the metabolic demands of Fall sports.

This program is offered free of charge to MHS students!!! There are only 15 spots for each training group, so sign up ASAP by clicking here or emailing Bill Laidlaw at bill.laidlaw@mpsvt.org

From the Screenagers blog, a great article about the how to handle and proactively work with your students to resolve screentime conflicts.

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