McAnally Minute

The countdown is on! Only 3.5 more days until SUMMER! 😎

Students who have not turned in chromebooks and/or chargers should bring them on Monday, May 20th. Students who DO NOT turn in chromebook chargers will have a $25 charge on their acct from technology.

All student ID's need to be turned in next week. We will be collecting ID's at lunch. Students who bring their ID's. All IDs will be due by Tuesday, May 22nd.

If you'd like to sign up to help volunteer with palooza and/or attend the award ceremony, you can find it below.

We are requesting no backpacks the last three days of school. Students should bring a refillable water bottle, sunscreen/hat and money for concessions/kona ice if they'd like on Bearcat Palooza Days!

Aledo ISD End of Year Information

As always don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

--MMS Admin

Monday-May 20th

• 8th grade Field Trip to Main Event
• 6th grade Chromebook Collection & 7th/8th that did not turn in last week
• Student ID collection during lunch
• Board Meeting

Tuesday-May 21st

• 7th Grade Field Trip to Fort Worth Zoo
• Stuco Meeting
• Student ID collection during lunch
• No Student Backpacks--ALL GRADES

Wednesday- May 22nd

• 6th/7th Bearcat Palooza
• Coder Kinder Graduation @ MMS
• No Student Backpacks--ALL GRADES
• Chromebook/Charger- LAST CALL (9:30-11:30)

Thursday-May 23rd- Early Dismissal at 12:40PM

• 8th Bearcat Palooza
• Medication pick up by 1:00 PM
• No Student Backpacks--ALL GRADES
• Chromebook/Charger- LAST CALL (9:30-11:30)

Happy Summer!!

We will be holding out annual Bearcat Palooza on May 22nd/23rd. The 6th/7th grade palooza's will be held on May 22nd while 8th grade will be on May 23rd. If you'd like to volunteer, please sign up below (we need help with concessions and outside activities). Kona Ice prices are also found below.

We will have Kona Ice (cash only) and wanted to start advertising now 😄

Ticket sales begin on Monday the 13th. Selling in the morning and at 7th and 8th grade lunches...Sorry 6th grade. $1 per throw and a bonus throw for every $5 spent. Kids can see names of teachers being dunked on posters in their grade level hall or cafeteria.

Students will be taking an end-of-year MMS Counseling Needs Assessment on Monday, May 13th. This survey will help MMS counselors identify our students' needs and help plan and prepare appropriate programs for next school year! If you’d like to preview the survey in advance, please click on the link below.

As always, if you any questions or concerns please reach out to your students' grade level counselor.

Please complete our MMS parent needs assessment in order to help us plan our comprehensive school counseling program for the 2024-25 school year. Thank you so much! We appreciate and value your feedback.

Course Request Changes

Course request changes for the 2024-2025 school year will need to be submitted in writing using the following google form. Course request change requests can be made until May 23rd!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKb3yKq586lboaB5g_jJ1aC9LSITyrz23TjnEybWjkhSYkTw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Need to see the counselor? Here is the link to the counselor request form!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKb3yKq586lboaB5g_jJ1aC9LSITyrz23TjnEybWjkhSYkTw/viewform?usp=sf_link

6th Grade Counselor- Trisha Huffman

thuffman@aledoisd.org

7th Grade Counselor- Lacey McBride

lmcbride@aledoisd.org

8th Grade Counselor- Rebecca Ponder

rponder@aledoisd.org

TXVSN ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT SUMMER COURSES

WHO CAN TAKE: current 8th – 11th graders

WHAT IT IS: Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) courses for high school credit over the summer

WHEN TO SIGN UP: Prior to May 23 – last day of school (realizing this is late to push out, but we’ve always set this date as it is so much easier to access our kids and teachers – for teacher evals – before school is out!)

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Please share the following things with the current 8th – 11th grade students/parents:

VIDEO OVERVIEW

ENROLLMENT FORM

STUDENT SELF-ASSESSMENT (required to be completed)

TEACHER EVALUATION (2 required to be completed)

WHERE CAN ALL THIS BE FOUND: This district counseling/TxVSN webpage also has all of this information; however, the video for 2024 is not embedded there yet! It is still the video from 2023 – just FYI… it will be replaced tomorrow morning!

WHAT IS THE COST: Families will be responsible for paying the cost of summer courses, which range from roughly $250 - $400 per half-credit course. They will pay through InTouch and MUST pay prior to beginning their course!! If they do not pay prior to beginning their course, they will be DROPPED!! Free/Reduced Lunch students can get assistance for the cost, as needed.

Aledo ISD has been getting questions from the community regarding bus service from the Morningstar neighborhood to McKinney Elementary and McAnally Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year. We understand that this is an area of concern, and we hope giving you this information now will help you plan for the school year ahead.

Upon the completion of McKinney Elementary, there will be a continuous sidewalk from Nightmist Road that connects the Morningstar neighborhood to McKinney Elementary through to McAnally Middle School. The district has a policy that students who live within two miles of the campus in a non-hazardous traffic area will not be provided transportation. For example, the district does not provide bus service for students living in the Walsh neighborhood who attend Walsh Elementary. This means that there will be no transportation provided to students who live in Morningstar to either McKinney Elementary or McAnally Middle School since both lie within that two-mile limit. The district will continue to provide bus service from Morningstar to Aledo High School/Daniel Ninth Grade Campus.

The exception to this is special needs students whose ARD paperwork includes transportation.

Please review the map below to view the continuous sidewalk that is highlighted in yellow. The district made sure to build this continuous sidewalk connecting these properties so our schoolchildren who live in the Morningstar neighborhood can bike or walk to their neighborhood elementary and middle schools.

🍔If you purchased in n out tickets be sure to pick them up from Mrs. Sorrell in the main office.

All proceeds will help fund our Bearcat Palooza for all MMS students to celebrate the end of the year!

SEMESTER 2 --> GOAL OF 97%

This year we are working to improve our attendance rates - because if you're not here, you're not learning!

What that means - prioritize school attendance!

What that does not mean - we are NOT encouraging students to come to school sick!

We are monitoring attendance rates for each grading cycle. If your grade level improves your percentage for the cycle - your grade level wins a SURPRISE!!

This Week's Attendance:

• 6th grade --> 97.03%
• 7th grade --> 95.94%
• 8th grade --> 93.47%
• MMS --> 95.57%

Cycle 3 Results:

• 6th grade --> 93.61%
• 7th grade --> 93.82%
• 8th grade --> 94.16%
• MMS --> 93.85%

Celebrations & Surprises will be awarded for grade levels who reach 97%

GOAL for Cycle 4--> 97%+

Mark your calendars! The Aledo ISD 2024 Summer Camps site goes live tomorrow, April 5. There are camps for a variety of activities including football, softball, wrestling and soccer. Parents and students: you will find all of the relevant information about registration and payment on the Aledo ISD Summer Camp site. You can also click on the image above to visit the site. Please note, the site will be unavailable until Friday, April 5.

The UIL Eligibility calendar can be found here

I would like to encourage you to nominate any Aledo ISD employee who has had an impact on your child's start to school this year. Our Circle of Greatness is an honor that our staff holds dear, and often is just the encouragement they need to continue to serve our community. Just click the link below.

~Principal Peterson

6th-8th grade campus for Aledo ISD

#GrowingGreatness

1% Better Everyday

#WEBelongHere

Email: dpeterson@aledoisd.org

Location: 14700 Old Weatherford Rd., Aledo, Texas 76008
Phone: 817-441-8347
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McAnallyMiddle
Twitter: @McanallyMiddle

Instagram: @Mcanallymiddle