ViewPoint –September 3,
2010
Calendar for the Week of September 6th
HCPSS News
Mount View
Wins 2nd Place In State Contest
Bus
ÔTis the Season
Arrivals / Dismissals
Late Arrivals / Early Dismissals
Locker Reminder
Media Center
Back to School Night
PTA
Community News
Sept. 6 SCHOOL
CLOSED – Labor Day
Sept. 9 SCHOOL
CLOSED – Rosh Hashanah
For upcoming events during the school year, go to MVMS website (www.mountviewmiddleschool.org) and click on Calendar.
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In April, Governor O'Malley and
the Maryland Department of Natural Resources sponsored a competition to see
which school community could plant the most trees. The results of the competition were revealed
this week, and Mount View placed SECOND IN THE STATE! Thank
you to all of our families that planted trees, and thank you to Mount View's
Environmental Club for organizing the effort. What a great way to start the school year!
As a reward, Scales and
Tails will visit Mount View to show
us their animals!
If your child would like to be in the audience, please encourage him/her
to support our Green initiatives.
Students who are "caught" recycling or using recycled or
reusable products, will be able to enter their names in the drawing to be part
of the Scales and Tails audience. For more information about the Scales
and Tales program, please visit http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/snt.asp. Good luck everyone!
Please remind your child about
bus safety. Your child may only ride his/her assigned bus except in child
safety situations with extenuating
circumstances. If you are requesting such permission, you must send a signed
note to school to be approved by an administrator for a 1-day exception only.
With
the season for allergies, colds and flus, the Front Office will happily accept
donations of boxes of tissues to be
distributed to classrooms. If you
would like to donate tissues, please bring them to the front office. Thank you.
Students
may only be dropped off / picked up along the sidewalk around the front circle. Cars MUST
remain in line to exit the circle. Students must be ready to enter and exit
cars quickly. The lower parking lot may NOT be used for student drop-off or
pick-up. Students may not walk to MRHS at dismissal without a signed parent
note and a designated adult to be responsible for the student at the high
school. Students may use the crosswalk after the buses have left.
If
your child comes to school late,
he/she MUST sign in at the Front Office. He/she should have a signed note by a parent/guardian.
If
a student needs to leave school early,
he/she should bring a note to Student Services before going to Falcon Time. By having a note, your
child will be dismissed at the stated dismissal time and will reduce classroom
interruptions. The parent/guardian MUST sign out your child in the Front
Office before he/she can be released.
Please be prepared with a driverÕs license for proof of identification when
picking up your child.
If
your child is absent from school,
check the teacherÕs website for any missed work. After 3 days absent, email counselors / teachers by 9:00 AM
to allow teachers time to put the work together and bring to the Front Office.
Parents can pick up the work after 2:30 PM.
Students should be using their
lockers. All bags, totes, or backpacks of
any sort must be kept in lockers. Smaller and appropriate sized purses may be
carried throughout the day.
Help Your Child Succeed in Middle School: Your child has access to HCPSS
Online Homework Helpers and Research Tools 24/7. The databases contain quality information from books and magazines not
available in a regular Internet search. eTools: Information on Demand is an
online reference sources available to all Howard County Public School middle
school students both at school and at home. Students must see Debbie Finley in
the Media Center for more information and the password.
Please join us on Thursday, September 16th at
6:30 PM for Back-to-School Night. Have you marked your calendar and
checked your childÕs schedule in his/her Agenda Book? Please plan to attend and bring your
childÕs Agenda Book. Prior to Back
to School the Family Life Meeting will be held at 6:00 PM in the MVMS Media
Center.
ATTENTION PARENTS: Please
take the time to complete your envelopes for PTA Membership at MVMS! $8 for Single Membership, $15 for Family
Membership, make checks payable to "MVMS PTA"! Return envelopes
to the school (Falcon time teacher or give to front office-who will put in big
yellow box in teachers' mailroom!) The PTA supports many programs for
EVERYONE!
Team/Grade Activities *
Outdoor Educations Contribution * After School Programs * Directory *
Student Achievement Recognition * Student Spirit Activities * Cultural
Events * Teacher Support Services* and much more!
BOY SCOUTS: Parents, is your son interested in
Scouts? Grades 6-12 boys are welcomed to join Troop #555! This is an exciting, active Scout
troop, which meets in the Woodstock area near Mount View Middle School on Tuesday
nights. If you would like more information,
or would like to attend a meeting with your son, please contact the Troop
Scoutmaster, Mike Bostron by email:
scoutmaster.troop555@gmail.com.
JOHNS HOPKINS CHILDRENS CENTER
& CROHNÕS & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: An estimated 10% of the
1.5 million people who suffer from Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are
children, and almost 30% of those currently being diagnosed are under 18 - You
can help find a cure by helping raise awareness and funds to find a cure for
Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease by participating in Jacob's 2nd
Annual Free Throw Shoot Out & Silent Auction for IBD. It will be held at
Meadowbrook Athletic Complex - 5001 Meadowbrook Lane - Ellicott City on Sunday,
September 12th, 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM. Event check-in starting 11:15
AM. Register for the Auction/Shoot Out, Donate and View Auction Items TODAY at www.shootout4ibd.com.
Registration is taking place for
the UMBC 2010 Fall Youth Swim Lesson Program. The program offers
lessons for swimmers of all abilities, from novice to beginners to advanced
swimmers. Instructors will guide
each swimmer through the various levels of the program to increase their
swimming skills. For any additional information and/or questions, email
(preferred) Mike Stambaugh at MICHSTAM@UMBC.EDU
or call 410-455-2679 or go to the UMBC Athletic Website at www.umbcretrievers.com and click on
AQUATICS, then SWIM LESSONS.