The Manning Weekly Newsletter
December 13, 2019
Dear Families,
I can't believe we are almost halfway through this school year and that it's time already to begin the enrollment process for 2020-2021. This year has flown by!
If your student is planning to return to Manning next year, please log into EnrollJeffco.org and indicate your intention to return and enroll them in the next grade level. You may also use this system to indicate your intention to unenroll your student. This helps us to build our master schedule and to decide how many choice applications to accept at 7th and 8th grade for next year.
If your student is continuing from Manning to high school, use EnrollJeffco.org to indicate your plans to attend your expected school or to apply for school of choice. Choice enrollment offers will be sent at the end of January.
If you would like to enroll an incoming 6th grader at Manning next year, log on to EnrollJeffco.org to apply for choice enrollment. Please remember that younger siblings of current Manning students have priority enrollment, even if their older sibling is an 8th grader who is continuing to high school next year.
First Round Enrollment window is open now and ends on January 15.
If you are having trouble with the online system or have any questions, don't hesitate to call Mrs. Heesacker at 303.982.6340.
Thanks, as always, for sharing your kids with us; it is our honor to serve them!
Jeena
Jeena Templeton, Principal
The Manning School of Academics and Arts
303.982.6288
Facebook: @manningschooljeffco
Instagram: @manningschool
Upcoming Events at Manning
Tues, Dec 10-Jan 15: 1st Round Open Enrollment EnrollJeffco.org
M, Dec 16: Winter Musical Dress Rehearsal from 3:30-6
M, Dec 16: Guitar Night Performance for all Guitar Students 7pm
T, Dec 17: PTA Meeting CANCELLED.
T Dec 17 and W Dec 18: Winter Musical Performance (first performance at 5:30, second at 7)
F Dec 20: FLEX DAY. No school for students. Make up finals by appointment only!
Dec 23-Jan 3: Winter Break
Jan 3: Final Grades posted in Infinite Campus
Jan 6: First Day of Second Semester
Jan 16: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Assembly
What assignments are coming up?
This link below will take you to the "Homework Slides" that are projected in Access to remind students what work is upcoming in their core classes. These slides are updated each day Monday-Thursday and can help you have conversations with your students about the work are doing in their core classes.
They are also available on the Manning Website==>Student Resources==>Homework Slides
https://manningschool.jeffcopublicschools.org/student_resources/homework_slide
Outdoor Lab!
We need your photos!
December Performing Arts Newsletter
All-State Choir
- Paperwork is coming home next week
- Acceptance forms and fees ($40) are due before winter break. For more information, visit Mrs. Mendez's website.
- If your student made All-State, please fill out this form and send it to Mrs. Mendez ASAP: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lGC0E5PqckgSo9ozwd1OVhWVWQ4zcb0wr_eu9c6nZww/edit?usp=sharing
- If we decide to stay in the hotel downtown, fees will be due after break.
- Manning will provide sheet music.
Choir CMEA
- Event is Friday, January 24 at 11:00 a.m. at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs
- Please fill out this form to indicate how many tickets you would like: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lGC0E5PqckgSo9ozwd1OVhWVWQ4zcb0wr_eu9c6nZww/edit?usp=sharing
- Students will bus down and back in the same day
- Fee is $25 for the bus and can be paid on Jeffco Connect
- Manning will provide lunch
- Permission slips will come home in December
- We will need chaperones to ride the bus. Please indicate on the form if you are interested!
Wreath Fundraiser: Most of our wreaths have been distributed. If you have not picked up your wreaths, please do so ASAP. We sold approximately 753 wreaths which equates to over $7500 for our music department! Thank you for your amazing support!
December 16 Guitar Night: Please join us for the guitar performance on December 16 at 7:00! Free admission!
Musical Theater: Elf Junior
Elf has been cast! Tickets are on sale through seatyourself.biz. Tickets are $3. Rehearsals will take place on December 16th and are mandatory for all performers. See the schedule below. Periods 3 and 4 will perform with the 8th grade on December 17th at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Periods 5 and 6 will perform with the 8th grade on December 18 at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. See below for the show where your student will be featured!
Rehearsal - December 16
3:00-4:30 p.m. - periods 3/4/7
5:00-6:30 p.m. - periods 5/6/7
Performances - December 17
5:30 p.m. - periods 3/4/7 (period 3 will be featured)
7:00 p.m. - periods 3/4//7 (period 4 will be featured)
Performances - December 18
5:30 p.m. - periods 5/6/7 (period 5 will be featured)
7:00 p.m. - periods 5/6/7 (period 6 will be featured)
Will Wonka cast list will be posted on December 20
All-County Band and Orchestra: Congratulations to the following students who were accepted to the Jeffco All-County Band and Orchestra!
- Garett Kula, Alto Saxophone
- Noah Mac, Bari Saxophone
- Mariella Franklin, Trumpet
- Sophia Nunez, Flute
- Eugene Uhm, Violin
- August Yousse, Violin
- Jordan Beecher, Violin
- Seriana Schneider, Viola
- Hailey Holman, Viola
Permission slips have been sent home and are due in January. For more information, please visit the All-County website: https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/jcps-middle-school-honor-band-and-orchestra/
Band Instrument Cleaning: Winter break is a great opportunity to clean your band instrument! Please make arrangements to have a local music store do a cleaning and maintenance on your band instruments. Mr. Miller will also provide information for families who like to DIY.
A Message from PTA
Can you help? There are still remaining gaps in the sign up to provide treats for the Manning staff to get them through next week with encouragement from our supportive community. Thank you in advance for your contributions!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20-- FLEX DAY for Finals Make-ups
Current 8th Grade Families
Future 9th Graders attending Golden High School: Did you miss our open house in November? Come to GHS on January 3, 2020, anytime between 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. for a family/student tour of the campus.
7th Grade Museum and Research Exhibit
From Manning Sources of Strength
The Hub
Manning Sources of Strength is currently participating in “The Hub”. The Hub is a community held event hosted at Stevens Elementary. The Hub collects items like clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, and non-perishable food, to give to Colorado families who are in need of support. Manning Sources will be outside before and after school on Thursday and Friday of this week, and next week, collecting donations. All donations will be accepted on these dates, on the 16th of December, Manning Sources of Strength will drop off all of the supplies that we as a school has collected at Stevens Elementary. Donations will also be accepted at student’s Heart Time classes.
Thankfulness Campaign
Sources of Strength is actively working on their thankfulness campaign, displaying snowflakes in the halls, which students will write what they are thankful for on the snowflakes during their Heart Time.
Special Thanks to: Home Depot for donating over forty cardboard boxes for Manning to raise food in for the Hub!
The Manning PTA is excited to announce our new multi-year fundraiser, “The March of the Mustangs!”
As most of you have experienced, our “vintage” auditorium seats are in desperate need of replacing. Anyone who has sat through an event in excess of 10 minutes is sure to agree that it is time for an upgrade! The auditorium is a highly utilized space. All students use this space for assemblies and enrichment programs. Approximately 80% of our students participate in band, orchestra, choir and/or musical theater. The auditorium is a first impression of our school for prospective families during information nights and all enrolled families during the spring meet-and-greet and back-to-school nights.
Not surprisingly, replacing our auditorium seats will be a very expensive endeavor. While we are all excited for our building expansion, unfortunately all recently passed bond dollars allocated to Manning will be needed to fund the new build. The expansion will replace the five current cottages and add one additional classroom.
So how much do we need to raise? $100,000. Yes, $100,000. This is an ambitious fundraising goal for any PTA, but we have full confidence that the Manning community will rally around this goal.
How you can help:
We are looking for additional volunteers to join our already positive and enthusiastic fundraising committee. Are you a creative thinker? Do you have auction experience? Do you love to plan fun events? Do you want to work alongside other fun and committed parents? We need you!
We will be hosting several fun fundraising events over the next 18 months. Come and join in!
We will be offering opportunities to “purchase” a new auditorium chair with an engraved plaque and engraved bricks.
Do you have questions?
Feel free to drop us a note at manningmiddlepta@gmail.com
PE Uniform Orders!
If your student is participating next semester in PE, they will be required to purchase a GYM shirt as part of their uniform during class. Click here to place your order. These items will arrive for next semester.
Your student will be required to have for PE:
- A Manning red PE Shirt (Ordered at the link above)
- Black athletic shorts, leggings or athletic pants. (Mr. Beaty no longer requires the shorts or athletic pants from Sportline. They are still available to purchase at the link above, but they are not required.)
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HONESTY
EFFORT
Kieran Baker always tries his hardest.
Congratulations to Aidan Chow, Jakub Palla, Jessica South, Alexis Paliga, Riley DeJesus, Chloe Meldahl and Tinsley Morozs for writing such powerful essays about Word Wonder!
ACHIEVEMENT
RESPECT
Thank you, Jackson Kent, for always being so positive and optimistic in Language Arts and Word Wonder!
TEAMWORK
Great thanks to Jade Zentz, a valued member of our office staff! Your assistance with the field trip this week made it happen!
Thanks to STUDENT COUNCIL for helping unload the luggage from Outdoor Lab!
The Manning School of Academics and Arts
Email: jeena.templeton@jeffco.k12.co.us
Website: http://manningschool.jeffcopublicschools.org/
Location: 13200 W. 32nd Ave, Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303) 982-6340