MUMS Family Newsletter

Thank you for the outpouring of support in the past week as we've mourned the losses that our community has experienced. We've seen a great deal of compassion, generosity, kindness and caring from our staff, student body and greater ACSD community and for that we are incredibly grateful.

Thanks for your continued support and take good care.

Best,

Michaela

If you have questions generally, please reach out to us at mwisell@acsdvt.org (Michaela)

or zjerome@acsdvt.org (Zach) or dhunt@acsdvt.org (Dustin) or by calling the MUMS office at 802-382-1600 or by visiting the MUMS website for more information.

Michaela Wisell, Principal

Zach Jerome, Assistant Principal

Dustin Hunt, Activities Director

• February 24th thru March 3rd - February Break

• March 4th - Parent Teacher Conferences - (12:00-7:30)

Activities Calendar

In all 8th grade science classes, students are investigating energy efficiency in homes, an ever important topic in today’s world of global warming and climate change. Students are testing the % mass change of an ice cube placed inside a tiny house and under a heat lamp, simulating a hot summer day. They are responsible for designing most aspects of the investigation including choosing an independent variable to test, ensuring all other variables are controlled, and building two small, insulated houses. This project is based on the global Ice Box Challenge and is a favorite among 8th graders every year. Prizes will be awarded for lowest % mass change of the ice cube after ten minutes, most controlled experiment, and most creative house design. Two guest speakers, Dwight DeCoster from Champlain Valley Weatherization Services and Peter Schneider from VEIC, presented information about the design and weatherization of homes in Vermont and practical tips for building and insulating tiny houses using cheap and recycled materials.

Thank you to Ms. Wood, Mr. Montague, and our guest speakers for making the real-world impacts of science accessible, engaging, and relevant for our students!

Eileen Sears, MYP Coordinator

& ACSD Curriculum Leader

esears@acsdvt.org

802-382-1753

Pam Quinn, MYP Coordinator

pquinn@acsdvt.org

802-382-1243

All students are required to have a bus note from a parent/guardian if they are taking a bus to another students house/location. These notes also need to be brought to the front office to be stamped/signed by one of our office staff. If your child calls you saying they need a bus note to go to a friends, etc. they can be emailed to kkinne@acsdvt.org or gwilliams@acsdvt.org and we will get them to your student.

We cordially invite guardians and caregivers to our spring parent teacher conferences on Tuesday March 4th, 2025. Please review the information below for details:

• Conferences will occur between 12:00 and 7:30.

• If you would like to attend a virtual conference please sign up for a slot between 12:00 and 3:30.

• If you would like an in-person conference please sign up for any time slot between 3:30 and 7:30pm.

• In response to feedback, all of our teachers will be hosting PT-conferences individually. You will be able to sign up for 2 Core Teacher conferences.

• We would suggest that you sign up with the core teachers that you did not meet with in the fall.

• MIXT team, Wellness, Language acquisition, Special Education & Interventionists will meet independently with caregivers as folks sign up.

• Conferences will be 13 minutes long with a 2 minute break between each conference.

• The focus of our conferences will be on how students are navigating their school day as well as to discuss strengths & an area of growth/focus.

• Caregivers please sign up HERE via PTCFast. The deadline for signing up for conferences will be Wednesday February 26th at midnight.

Please direct any conference questions to Megan Curran at mcurran@acsdvt.org

• To report your child absent from school or notify us of an early dismissal please leave us a message on our attendance line by calling 382-1297 before 8:30 AM.
• If you send a student to school with an early dismissal note or bus note they should bring them the office before TA.
• All bus notes need to be stamped/signed by one of our Administrative Assistant's in the front office. Students will not be allowed to ride a bus to another location without a note from home that is stamped/signed by the office.

Do you volunteer in our schools? Join Superintendent Wendy Baker for a discussion about how to streamline, strengthen, and improve our volunteer program at ACSD schools. We will schedule a time to meet this fall to gather your feedback. Interested?
Button or link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1H6laR0CJwNAVk9RKvXDYd2kvHeiw0vzwBb_9qcRNwg4/edit

To view monthly school menus click here.

Here is a list of the 2024-2025 ACSD Bus Routes.

We are so excited to welcome parents and community members back into our buildings this year! If you are interested in substitute teaching or volunteering this year, please start an application now!

If you are interested in joining our new Friends of MUMS group, email friendsofmums@gmail.com