Friday, October 21, 2016

"Love is the glue that holds the universe together."

8th graders: Monday, October 24, you will be participating in Building Community Day.  All 8th graders will be at the community center and in the gym in various community-building activities.  Please bring a sack lunch for the day.  If you cannot bring your lunch, you must order your Choice Lunch by today.   

Hello Problem-Solving Panthers:  Announcing the AMC8 Math Contest.  This is a national,  25-question, 40-minute middle school multiple choice written exam in mathematics.  The top three students for each grade will receive a gold, silver or bronze Certificate for Outstanding Achievement.  Registration is open until next Friday, October 28.  There is a $5 fee and scholarships are available.  The contest will be on Wednesday, November 16, during Panther Time.  Space is limited to the first 60 students who talk to Ms. Peets or Ms. Ferreira in Room 33. 

Everyone is invited to join us TODAY at lunch for Know Your Classmates Day. We may have our differences, but we are all human and connected in more ways than we know. Come to the front of the gym at lunch and we will give out brightly colored hands. Find someone you don't know well and get to know them better. Jot down something on the hand that you learn about your new friend along with their name and then glue it to our wall of hands!

We're keeping it short and sweet, just like the lollipops on sale today. If you haven't gotten the message yet, well, um...you haven't gotten the message yet. One last time now: LOLLIPOPS. Lunch. One dollar. Behind the library.

Hey! Do you need some new socks that will raise money to buy a prosthetic limb for someone who is in need? Well, never fear, limbs is here! Limbs is a non- profit organization that will raise awareness and money to buy prosthetic limbs, and change a person's life. You can help, by buying your very own pack of three pairs of socks, for $12. They're stylish and comfortable, and will help to get Limbs another step closer to changing a person's life! Next week is your last chance, so hurry up and save a life!

Congratulations to our Cross Country Team!  At the Bobcat Challenge Meet on Monday, five of our 6th grade girl runners placed in the top 15.  6th grader, Yuna McCormack lead our girls again and came in 1st place.  For our 6th grade boys, Drake Miller placed 4th and Pep Boekhoff placed 8th.  For our 7th grade girls, Arianna Greenberg placed 4th and Jessie Tempero placed 8th.  For our 7th grade boys, Emmett Kneafsey placed 5th and Caden Carney placed 8th.  For our 8th grade girls, Lou Sherwood placed 8th.  We are proud of all our runners who were all strong representatives for our Panther Cross Country Team! Next Tuesday, October 25th we will have our final Championship Meet at McInnis Park. We look forward to a great end of the season race!!  Go Panthers!! 

Hey 7th & 8th Graders, your DJ Georgia Smith will be taking requests for school appropriate songs to be played during lunch on Fridays. Any student may drop a suggestion in the marked box in the library. 

Pig races will be held TODAY at lunch in the 7th grade area. You can also turn in tickets and money and get more tickets to sell. Remember that each ticket sold helps the PTSA buy things we need for our school!

  

Check out our school newspaper Panther Prints. There is a link on the front page of the MVMS website and a new issue will be out every month making sure you're always informed. If you love to write and share your writing, you have the opportunity to have it featured in the school newspaper by emailing submissions to nmiller@mvschools.org

 

Students, at this time all cell phones and electronics need to be turned off and in your backpack.