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Madeira Middle School Families,

Today is the last day of the first quarter! It has been a fabulously fun few weeks for many of our MMS students, from 8th grade in Washington DC to the 6th grade Food Truck Day and everything in between! Kudos to our staff that takes on these fun field trips and projects for our students! A reminder that tomorrow is Fall Break! The building will be closed tomorrow.

Congratulations to all of our Fall athletes and coaches as we wrap up the season. Our 7th and 8th grade girls volleyball team and our cross country team were all CHL champs!

Next Tuesday will be Picture Retake Day for any student that needs to have their picture retaken or taken for the first time.

8th Grade Families, October 24th, MHS World Language classes will take place here at MMS at the regularly scheduled time of 7:35am. Doors will open for these 8th graders at 7:15.

MMS teachers would like to extend a big thank you to our PTO and families that supplied dinner for our staff during the last two parent/teacher conference nights.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Niki Huelsman
Principal, MMS

We want to wish Mr. Hertenstein, MMS Math teacher a happy and healthy retirement! Tuesday, October 15th was Mr. Hertenstein's last day here at MMS! We wish him the best and thank him for giving so much time and care to our students and staff here at MMS over the years.

October 17 - End of 1st Quarter - Early Release

October 18 - Fall Break - No School

October 22 - Picture Retakes

October 23 - NJHS Ice Cream Social 6pm in the Cafeteria

October 24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30-7:30pm

October 25 - Full LIGHT Day (please remind your student to wear their LIGHT shirt)

November 1 - Parent/Teacher Conference Day (No School for students)

November 7 - Family Fun Night

November 7 - 8th Grade Visit to MHS

Open Gym Schedule

7th Grade

Monday (Oct. 28th) 7:30pm-8:45pm @ Madeira Middle School

Wednesday (Oct. 30th) 7:30pm-8:45pm @ Madeira Middle School

8th Grade

Monday (Oct. 28th) 6:15pm-7:30pm @ Madeira Middle School

Wednesday (Oct. 30th) 6:15pm-7:30pm @ Madeira Middle School

Tryout Schedule

7th Grade

Friday (11/1) - 11:30-1:00pm @ Madeira Middle School

Saturday (11/2) - 11:30-1:00pm @ Madeira Middle School (pickup starts at 12:45)

8th Grade

Friday (11/1) - 1:00pm-2:30pm @ Madeira Middle School

Saturday (11/2) - 1:30pm-3:00pm @ Madeira Middle School (pickup starts at 2:45)

MHS Showcase

October 22 (6pm-8pm)

MHS 8th Grade Showcase

Join us for our MHS Showcase to learn what has made graduating from Madeira High School special for over the past 100 years! You will be able to talk to current students and meet with our high school faculty to ask questions about what you should be doing as you go through this 8th grade year and head to high school next year. Our goal is simple ..... that you would walk away with information that helps you to understand why YOU BELONG HERE!

MHS Showcase 2.0

November 7

Current 8th grade Class of 2029 visits MHS

8:30am-11:00am

WL students will start their day at MHS. We will bus over the rest of 8th grade to MHS to arrive at 8:25am to tour the building with current students, drop in to a few classrooms, and to have fun exploring what a day at MHS looks like. Lunch will be served at MHS!

For the second year in a row, Mrs. Kiefer, our MMS technology teacher and our Madeira Police Department collaborated to bring discussion and awareness regarding online safety and bullying into our 6th, 7th and 8th grade classrooms.

MMS 8th grade Language Arts teachers collaborated with the Cincinnati Holocaust and Humanity Center to bring guest speaker Steve Coppel to MMS to speak with all of the 8th graders. Steve's father, Werner was a Holocaust surviver. This collaboration connected the book, Night by Elie Wiesel that students read in ELA as well as provided students with additional information ahead of their trip to Washington DC, with one of the stops being the Holocaust Museum.

The Madeira Luminaria is BACK! The MMS PTO is excited to partner with the City of Madeira Parks and Rec Division this holiday season to make St. Nicks Night on December 5th the biggest and BRIGHTEST event to bring in the holiday season! Luminary kits are now on sale and will be delivered right to each person's front door! New this year, is the option to donate a luminary kit. Each donated kit will be placed along St. Nick's sleigh ride route to light his way!

Orders can be placed by visiting the fundraiser website at https://givebutter.com/MadeiraLuminaria2024 or by scanning the QR code located on the flyer. Paper order forms are also available at the MMS office and the Madeira city building. All orders must be placed by November 15th! If you would like to help the MMS PTO deliver the luminary kits, please consider signing up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4FAEAA22ABFD0-52195566-mmsluminary

Each year it is necessary to have student fees to pay for the consumable materials used by your child during the school year. These materials are workbooks, paperback novels, or online resources that the students use or art supplies they use for their projects, which need to be re-ordered for the following year.

It is highly recommended that every student purchase the optional chromebook insurance, which is $25 per year. When accessing EZPay you will need to do the "add-on" to add the insurance. The deadline for purchasing chromebook insurance is September 30, 2024. Total fees with this option selected will be $90 for each student.

If you plan to pay by check, please make the check payable to Madeira Middle School, and include your child’s name. You can also pay the fee using a VISA, MasterCard, or Discover by going to the district website www.madeiracityschools.org click on Quicklinks then on Student Fees and follow the prompts.

If you are unable to pay the fees right away, please contact the office at 513-561-5555 to make arrangements for fee payment.

Purchasing Chromebook Insurance

If you would like to purchase the insurance there are one of two ways this can be done.

1. You can send in a check made to payable to Madeira Middle School for $25.00 which can be add to your students school fee payment. School fees this year are $65 by adding your insurance the total amount due will be $90.

OR

2. You can pay online by following these directions:

Go to the Madeira City School website

Click on “Quick Links”

Click on “Student Fees – EZ Pay”

Enter your information and student number

Once the fee information comes up go to the far right and click on “Activity Fees” (it is in a lighter colored box)

Click on the “Chrome book Insurance” (second option down green box) from there you will be able to add the insurance to your child’s fees.

To report your student absent, please call 513-924-3777 and leave a voicemail with your student's name, grade level, and reason for absence. You can also email alubert@madeiracityschools.org to notify absences planned in advance.

If you are picking your student up early from school, you can call ahead or send an email and we will have your student ready in the office for you. You will still need to come into the office to sign he/she out. If they are returning before the end of the day, they can come back into the office and sign themselves back in.

Important: Students who are absent from school may not participate in after-school athletics or activities on the same day. In addition, if a student leaves school early or arrives after 10:30am to school, they may not participate in after-school clubs or activities on the same day without a doctor's note (from a scheduled/routine appointment).

If you are interested in ordering your child a 2024-2025 Madeira Middle School Yearbook the link is below:

https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1680171/Madeira-Middle-School/?error=true&errorFile=no-catalog-products-error.htm

Yearbooks are $20. Orders are due February 15. Thanks!

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Email: nhuelsman@madeiracityschools.org
Website: madeiracityschools.org
Location: 6612 Miami Avenue
Phone: 513-561-5555
Twitter: @MadeiraMiddle