Mustang Rundown

This night is for our Rising 6th Grade Class of 2024-2025!!! Invite your neighbors of Rising 6th and know we look forward to this annual event! This event is for our Rising 6th Grade Parents and Guardians. Students will have numerous opportunities to visit our school prior to the start of the 2024-2025 school year.

You can learn more information about course offerings on our Scheduling Website, click to view as we do have some new elective courses available in 2024-2025.

Our lost and found tables are OVERFLOWING with items at this time. All items will be removed officially on January 18, 2024.

We are so excited to announce that our annual Basketball Blast is on Wednesday, February 7th, from 2:30-4pm! Who will win this year, students or staff?!? Tickets will be sold during lunch on Wednesday, January 31st through Friday, February 2nd for $5 cash or check (made out to MMS PTO). Volunteers needed for this event! Please consider signing up to help collect the tickets and distribute the pizza at this FUN event. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C054CADAE2BA6F58-47280437-2024

Order from the Westchester Commons Panera from 4-8pm on Tuesday, February 6th to help support the PTO! Bring this flyer or show a digital copy to your cashier when ordering at the cafe or enter the promo code FUND4U at checkout on Panerabread.com or the Panera App to ensure we get a portion of the proceeds. Thank you for your support!

6th Grade: In this week’s lesson, your child will use what they know about in-person bullying to compare it to online bullying. They’ll learn and apply different strategies for responding to online bullying in a safe and healthy way.

7th Grade: This week, your child will learn the difference between conflict and bullying. They will identify kind words and ways to promote anti-bullying within the school.

8th Grade: In this week’s lesson, your child will identify environmental factors (the physical space and rules of an area) that contribute to bullying and harassment, and explore how they contribute to bullying and harassment in their school.

Tell your child your thoughts on how social media has changed since you were in school. Ask your child about their thoughts on the benefits and disadvantages of social media in the world today.

All students in Chesterfield County Public Schools (from prekindergarten through 12th grade) are encouraged to create an original work of visual art in a medium of their choice that expresses the contest theme of “Better Together.” Designs will be judged on the creative use and communication of the theme. Only two-dimensional works, please. Entries are due by 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 2, 2024.

One overall winner from each level (elementary, middle and high) will be chosen and announced in February. Each winning entry, along with many of the works submitted for this contest, will be used as inspiration and reproduced within the overall interior design of the school system’s new headquarters.

There are two ways to submit artwork:

• Option 1: Use this online form to submit a photo of the artwork.

• Option 2: Submit the original artwork and this permission form to your school’s main office.

Budget season for Chesterfield County Public Schools begins Jan. 23 when Superintendent Mervin B. Daugherty presents his budget proposal to the Chesterfield County School Board. Public meetings throughout January and February offer opportunities to learn about the FY 2025 budget and speak up about priorities. Community members can attend meetings in any district.

• The superintendent will present the proposed budget during a School Board work session at 4 p.m. Jan. 23 in the Public Meeting Room (10001 Iron Bridge Road).

• A budget town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Meadowbrook High (4901 Cogbill Road), which is in the Dale District.

• A budget town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at Clover Hill High (13301 Kelly Green Lane), which is in the Clover Hill District.

• A budget town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Manchester High (12601 Bailey Bridge Road), which is in the Matoaca District.

• A budget town hall for Spanish speakers will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Manchester Middle (7401 Hull Street Road).

• A budget town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at Thomas Dale High (3626 W. Hundred Road), which is in the Bermuda District.

• A budget town hall will take place at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Midlothian Middle (13501 Midlothian Turnpike), which is in the Midlothian District.

• On Feb. 13 in the Public Meeting Room, the School Board will hold a third work session on the budget at 4 p.m., then will hold a public hearing on the budget at the start of a 6:30 p.m. business meeting.

• The School Board will meet to adopt the budget at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Public Meeting Room.

Girls Soccer Tryouts

6th Grade- February 12

7th Grade- February 13

8th Grade- February 14

Call back/Final Cuts February 15/16

Have student Fill out Player Interest Form

Concussion and Physical forms need to be submitted BEFORE tryouts.

Girls and Boys Track and Field Tryout Information

Below are two flyers for your reference regarding tryout information for Track and Field. There will be an interest meeting on Tuesday, January 23 during Mustang Morning in the Main Gym so come on out and try your best!!! Click on the links below for more information regarding tryouts and you MUST have your concussion and physical forms submitted in order to tryout.

Track Interest Meeting

Track Tryout Information

1. Snow Day Photos- Although not the best snow, if you did take any snow photos, please email jennifer_gallant@ccpsnet.net. Include your child's name.

2. We are down to our last 100 books. Don't miss your opportunity to purchase the MMS Yearbook. Please go to www.jostens.com to purchase.

Email: mdms_mail@ccpsnet.net
Website: https://mychesterfieldschools.com/mdms/
Location: 13501 Midlothian Turnpike, Midlothian, VA, USA
Phone: (804)378-2460
Twitter: @Midlo_Mustangs