MUMS Family Newsletter

It was a wet and rainy week at MUMS and around Addison County all together! We weathered the rain well and spent lots of days inside for recess and also for athletic practices. We look forward to the warmer and dryer weather in the coming week!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of the Staff Appreciation treats this week! We felt so cared for by our community and are grateful that you share your children with us everyday!

Have a great weekend!

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

• May 13th: Band and Choral Concerts (Band 6:00-7:00 & Choir 7:30-8:30)

• May 14th: Early Release Day (12:45 Dismissal)

• May 15th: Rising 6th Grade Caregiver night (6:00-7:30)

• May 15th: MUMS/MUHS Jazz Night (6:30-7:30) @ MUHS

• May 16th: 8th Grade Trip

• May 28th: 6th & 8th Grade Step Up Morning (9:00-11:00)

• June 13th: 8th grade promotion (10:30am)

• June 13th: 6th & 7th Branbury trip!

• June 16th: Last student day

• Activities Calendar

Tiger Paws: Celebrating Our Students and the IB Leaner Profile

This fall, a group of MUMS staff came together to create Tiger Paws, a school-wide way to recognize many of our students demonstrating aspects of our IB Learner Profile in their daily actions at school. These traits “go beyond academic success.They imply a commitment to help all members of the school community learn to respect themselves, others and the world around them.” (ibo.org) Since October, SO MANY of our students have been “caught in the act” of being brave, thinking deeply, showing genuine curiosity, and expressing concern for others, to name a few. Nominated students are publicly recognized over the loudspeaker and at assemblies, and are eligible to receive a range of prizes. (Two students’ tickets are below.) Congratulations to our many students who have received Tiger Paws already! MUMS staff members look forward to giving more before the end of the year!

Eileen Sears, MYP Coordinator

& ACSD Curriculum Leader

esears@acsdvt.org

802-382-1753

Pam Quinn, MYP Coordinator

pquinn@acsdvt.org

802-382-1243

May 9th, 2025

We know that social emotional learning (SEL) is crucial for our students’ success in school and in life, so across ACSD we are working on systems to support strong SEL teaching and learning in our schools. As part of that work, we are using Panorama surveys, research-backed SEL measurement tools. We will use the data we collect with this assessment to reflect on student learning and strengthen our programs and instruction to help all students succeed.

ACSD students have been taking this survey for 2 years now, and we are actively using the data at the school and district level. At MUMS, it helps us to know both how students are doing as well as respond with whole class, grade, and individual supports as needed.

This survey will be given to students in grades 3-12 the week of May 19th. The survey asks students to self-reflect on skills related to self-management, self-awareness, responsible decision-making, relationship skills, and social awareness. We ask that all students participate, because their feedback provides valuable insights to help us improve and adapt. K-2 students do not participate directly in the survey. Instead, K-2 teachers complete an SEL Teacher Perception checklist for each student.

Please use this link if you wish to opt your child out of taking the survey. Thank you in advance for supporting this important work. If you have any questions please contact Michaela Wisell at 382-1600 or mwisell@acsdvt.org.

Our teachers and staff are amazing! At ACSD, we turn Teacher Appreciation Week into Teacher & Staff Appreciation Month. You can help! Share an appreciation HERE.

• Parents ~ Ask your child if a teacher or grown-up has done something to make their school day better. Open the form and fill it out together or share something you have appreciated!

• Students ~ ALL appreciations matter...but hearing your words is especially meaningful!

The form will be open all month. You can also nominate our ACSD Teacher & Staff of the Year awards (presented at our August 2025 staff Welcome Back week)!

We encourage all community members to attend the upcoming K-12 Education Community forum on Saturday, May 10th at 10:00am-noon at the Vergennes High School. Guests will include Senators Ruth Hardy and Steve Heffernan and Representative Peter Conlon. They will present information about the current status of the K-12 education transformation bill H.454 and its potential impact on the Addison District. There will be time to hear concerns and ideas from the community and answer questions.

You can participate:

1) In person – RSVP HERE
2) Watch the MCTV livestream
3) Submit your questions in advance HERE

Attention, MUMS band and choir families: Our MUMS Tiger Concert Closet is up and running! Thank you to those of you who donated gently used black tops, bottoms and dress shoes for our students to borrow for all upcoming concerts. Another special thank you goes to Junebug, who donated a LOT of brand-new clothing as well as fixtures to make our initiative a success. As you know, the MUMS spring concert is Tuesday, May 13 at MUHS. In preparation for this event, the Tiger Concert Closet will be open for students and/or their families to browse and borrow concert clothing and shoes on Thursday, May 8 and Monday, May 12 from 3:30-5:00 pm in the MUMS lobby. If neither of these times works for you, please email etothsears@gmail.com to arrange another time for you to browse the closet. It's here for all of us! Please come by and utilize our new community resource!

Boston Trip Itinerary

6:00am- Depart MUMS

10:30am- Arrive at New England Aquarium

10:30-11:50pm- Explore Aquarium

11:50-12:20pm- Lunch on the Wharf- Provided by the school

12:30-1:30pm- Water Taxi from Long Wharf to Charlestown Navy Yard

1:30-2:00pm- Walk From Navy Yard to Museum of Science

2:00-2:55pm- Explore Science Museum

3:00-3:50pm- Movie in Omni Theater- Space- The New Frontier

3:50-4:00pm- Bus to Quincy Market

4:00-6:00- Shopping/Exploring/Dinner in area around Quincy Market

(Please note students are expected to purchase dinner themselves or eat a meal provided by the school)

6:00pm- Depart Boston

10pm- Arrive back at MUMS

Please review Expectations for Boston Trip.

• 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 students taking a bus to another place other than home need a bus note from their caregiver. This note needs 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