Gator News

Monday, Dec 12, 2022

Greeting Gator Nation!

The end of the calendar year always brings a flurry of activity and this year is no different! This week's Gator News is a little longer than usual! Thanks for taking the time to read!

Events: Re-takes, Concerts, 5/6 Social, and Opening Basketball Games are all in the mix this week! Next week, we will have a light-hearted Spirit Week meant to bring a little fun and joy as we get closer to our winter break.

Monday, Dec 19: Sock and Slipper Day
Tuesday, Dec 20: Hats and Headband Day
Wednesday, Dec 21: Backwards or Inside Out Day
Thursday, Dec 22: 'Ugly' or 'Tacky' Clothes Day

Safety Drill: Tomorrow, we will also be practicing a school-wide safety drill of "Clear the Halls and Hold". We practice safety drills each month to ensure that we know how to react in the event of an emergency. We make sure students are always notified ahead of time for safety drills (except fire drills) to help alleviate any stress these drills may cause. Likewise, after drills, students are able to have to process and seek support if they have big feelings that come up for them. They have all received training through a slide show on how and when we use a "clear the halls and hold" call which for most occasions are when we need to secure part of the building to ensure emergency personnel can come into the building to safely support an individual and eliminate an foot traffic that would impede a swift response. Please feel free to reach out any time you have questions about our safety drills or procedures.

Stay Warm and enjoy the snowflakes!

Julie Conrad, Principal

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5th Grade Math!

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7/8 Humanities Teachers are Learners too!

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6th Grade Sharing their research about Canada!

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MSMS FALL CONCERT IS HERE!!!

Thursday, December 15th @6PM, Montpelier High School Auditorium

*Orchestra and Chorus students should arrive at 5:30 with their instruments and music;

*Band students should arrive at 5:45

*If they usually leave their instrument at MSMS, they will need to bring it with them to the high school

*Attendance is mandatory and the only reasons to miss a concert are illness or family emergency, in which case please email the appropriate music teacher

Concert dress: White shirts (formal if possible) & black pants/long skirt and shoes

*All black is ok, or solid dark color like gray or navy. Please do not feel obligated to purchase something. Please contact Ali Kuhlman if you need support with clothing for the concert.

The order of ensembles performing at 6PM will be:

5th grade band, 6/7/8 band, jazz band

5th grade orchestra, 6/7/8 orchestra

5/6 chorus, 7/8 chorus

Questions? Please contact

Hilary Goldblatt, hilaryo@mpsvt.org,

Liam Hart, liamhart@mpsvt.org, or

Kirk Kreitz, kirkk@mpsvt.org

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8th Grade mentoring 6th Graders

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6th Graders planning their bridges

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Staff discussing Executive Functioning

5th & 6th Grade Social This Friday

Our Student Leadership Team is organizing a social for Grades 5 & 6 for this Friday!

The social will happen right after school from 3 - 5 pm. There will be dancing and food in the cafeteria as well as games in other spaces on the MSMS ground floor!

It should be a great time for our 5th and 6th graders to have fun together and enjoy some extra social time! Contact Michelle Harper if you are interested in volunteering or donating food and drink!

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News from our Social Worker, Ali Kuhlman

Do you need assistance this holiday season? Stressed about having enough money to get through the holidays? MRPS Partners In Education has kindly organized a fundraiser and we will have gift cards to distribute to families who could use it. Just fill out this confidential form and a gift card will be mailed to you, no questions asked. If you need further support, please reach out to your School Social Worker, Ali Kuhlman (alik@mpsvt.org / 802-225-8663)

Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/2nT682EU6fYoCk8Y6

Donations are being accepted through the MRPS PIE (MRPS Partners in Education) fundraiser.

Please consider donating and helping everyone in our MRPS community have a very happy holiday season. Thank you in advance for your generosity! Your gift is tax deductible.

https://gofund.me/0b50664a

MSMS_Sustain: Lost and Found Announcement

ALL ITEMS NOT CLAIMED BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th will be donated the following week."

The week before Thanksgiving break, the Lost and Found committee organized a walk through of all our items. Students were able to review Lost and Found inventory and claim missing items. This event was held in preparation for our first donation to Amy's Armoire in Barre.

Amy's Armoire uses proceeds from the sale of clothing to help support and improve outcomes for Vermont's foster/adopted children and youth by connecting families to the resources they need. "In addition to providing a place to recycle clothing, we sell items at modest prices. Any funds remaining after operating expenses will be disbursed to support the stabilization of foster/adopted children in their current home, to help foster/adoptive parents have access to the supports they need to succeed."

Prior to our first donation, we are urging the Main Street Middle School community to review the Lost and Found website and to claim any missing items using this form.

MSMS-Sustain Store!

Our MSMS_Sustain Store is up and running and we have MSMS_Sustain Maple Syrup available for purchase. Students tapped dozens of trees in Hubbard Park and other local places. The sap was then boiled down in the MSMS schoolyard. This is the perfect gift for the holidays, since it is local, and student-made.

Currently, there are 6, 8 oz. bottles for sale at $15 each, and 11, 4oz. bottles for sale at $10 each.