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Mooresville Middle School
Community Newsletter -- May 10th, 2024
A Message from Mr. Kosal:
MMS is All Heart!
Reading 6-8 EOG testing is Tuesday, May 14.
Math 6-8 EOG testing is Thursday, May 16.
Parents, you can help by reminding students to remain engaged with school and their work all the way through the last day of school. Please encourage your Red Imp to stay focused on closing the year out strongly and perform their very best on End of Grade testing. They know this content and have demonstrated it all year -- remind student to take their time and try their best. If that happens, good things will come! We want to see all the amazing learning they've gained this year!
Here are some of the topics in this week's newsletter:
- Final Dance performances - tonight!
- Awards Day information for parents (May 21 & 22)
- PTSO Movie Night for 2024-25 Red Imp students - May 17
- After-school tutoring available - last day is next Monday 5/13
- First Lego League information (and parent meeting)
- CTE summer camp sign-ups
- Yearbook order form (QR code)
- MMS Tardy Policy reminder
- Reminder of MMS Walking Form (students walking home)
- MHS summer basketball camp
- most recent episode of ImpTV News
- and more!
Mr. Kosal, MMS principal / 6th grade (pkosal@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Dr. Browning, assistant principal / 7th grade (mbrowning@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Ms. Richardson, assistant principal / 8th grade (tabitharichardson@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
Ms. Miller, athletic director (dedramiller@mgsd.k12.nc.us)
End of Year Awards Ceremonies
We invite all parents to participate with our Red Imp students & staff at the End-of-Year Award Ceremonies for each grade level. This is our school's chance to recognize the awesome contributions from our students this year - academically, athletically, shining in elective classes, and for displaying strong character / the HEART of a Red Imp!
Please note that not all students will receive awards and this is not a promotion ceremony. All end-of-year awards ceremonies will be held in the MMS gym. The ceremony schedule is:
6th grade: Tuesday, May 21st @ 8:30am
7th grade: Tuesday, May 21st @ 10:00am
8th grade: Wednesday, May 22nd @ 8:30am
Parents will have been contacted by MMS staff if their child is receiving a specific award. Also, if parents wish to sign out students after the EOY Awards Ceremonies, office staff will be present at tables by the gym door for a quick sign-out, if parents so choose.
We can't wait to see Red Imp families join us in celebrating our hard-working Red Imps on a truly memorable year!
Parents: here is the latest edition of the ImpTV news!!
Due to projected rainy & wet weather, the MMS PTSO movie night is POSTPONED
We aim to hold this event as a "welcome back" to all Red Imps next school year!
Walk Home Form
Parents - with the weather getting nicer, remember that only students whose parents have completed a Walking Home Permission Form are allowed to leave campus on foot each afternoon.
For liability reasons, MMS cannot allow students to walk off campus without parent permission and documentation turned in to the main office.
If you'd like your student to be allowed to Walk Home, please a) have them stop by the main office and ask Ms. McGrath at the front desk for a paper copy, or b) print and sign this form and have them return it to the main office.
Thank you for helping our students stay safe on the way home from school!
After-school tutoring at MMS
Parents: during quarter #4, Mooresville Middle School will be offering after-school tutoring each Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday for the remainder of the academic year. The final day of after-school tutoring is next Monday, May 13th.
Students staying for tutoring can go to Mrs. White’s Life Skills classroom (124) by the cafeteria between 3 - 4:00 pm to get help in reading, math, or other assignments. Mrs. White will be there to assist you!
** Note: remember, we do not have bus service at 4pm so students MUST have a ride secured before attending after-school tutoring. Students will not be allowed to stay in the future if parents fail to pick them up at 4:00.
Students - please take advantage of this great opportunity to get some extra help before grades are finalized in less than nine weeks! Email Mrs. White (hollywhite@mgsd.k12.nc.us) with questions.
MMS tardy policy -- help your Red Imp get to school on time!
** All student tardies are reset to zero at the beginning of each quarter. **
1st Tardy - Parent Square notification from school to parents
2nd Tardy - Parent Square notification from school to parents
3rd Tardy - Parent Square notification from school to parents
4th Tardy - Lunch Detention assigned with notification from school
6th Tardy - Office Referral (likely in-school-suspension OR after-school detention** assigned)
(7th tardy+ resets to warnings --> lunch detentions --> office referrals)
Students must be in the building when the tardy bell rings at 7:55am to begin their school day. After 7:55am, student tardies will be logged and parents will be contacted for warnings. Parents will be notified by Ms. Joy Miller, behavior interventionist, via Parent Square message when their child is late to school. Consequences will likely follow after the fact.
* Note: bus-riders on late buses are exempt from these consequences; that tardiness is an MGSD issue. If you need a bus route set up for your student, please click here to get more info about the MGSD Transportation department.
Parents: please be mindful of our 7:55am start time and help our Red Imps get to school on time each day so we can take advantage of every moment for learning!
How to alert MMS of a student absence:
The email address for parents to alert MMS about student absences is: MMSAttendance@MGSD.k12.nc.us
Parents can upload doctor's notes as well. We hope this process will be easier on everyone instead of sending a note with the student that can get lost easily!
MMS Social Media Handles - follow us!
Facebook: @mooresvillems
Instagram: mooresvillems
Twitter: @mooresvillems
Website: https://mms.mgsd.k12.nc.us/
End of Grade testing concludes next week!
Please keep referring to MMS Community Newsletters & Parent Square messages to stay updated with end-of-year information. Thank you, Red Imp families, for all the positivity and encouragement this year!
Email: pkosal@mgsd.k12.nc.us
Website: https://mms.mgsd.k12.nc.us/
Location: 233 Kistler Farm Road, Mooresville, NC, USA
Phone: (704) 658-2720