Thursday, October 11th, 2018

“Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination." — Mae Jemison, NASA astronaut, engineer, college professor

Refugee author Alan Gratz will be at Mill Valley Middle School tomorrow! Come to the library to get a pre-order form if you would like to buy a copy of his new book, Grenade, signed by Alan Gratz; the deadline for pre-orders has been extended! Book Passage will donate a portion of the sales to the MVMS library.

Attention 8^thGraders: TODAY the following Panther Time classes will attend the Ropes Course: Flatland, Eagle, Hudson and Zeisler. You should wear tennis shoes or hiking boots, comfortable pants, sweatshirts and dress in layers for changing weather. You also need to bring your own lunch, a water bottle and a positive attitude!

Attention read-aloud fans: Ms. Palmer will continue to read Refugee aloud during morning recess in the library all week. Feel free to join us!

PHOTO INFORMATION For 8^th Graders who are going on the Ropes Course on Thursday ONLY:

- If you booked a retake already (and paid your fee) or want a retake (bring a $10 check payable to Mugsy Clicks) or

- You have not had your photo taken at all yet

GO TO THE AREA OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY BETWEEN 8-8:30AM ON THURSDAY TO HAVE YOUR PHOTO TAKEN.

No other students will have their photos taken at this time. They will be called down during the day.

TODAY is Photo Makeup Day. If you have not had your picture taken yet at all or you have booked a re-take on the Mugsy Clicks website, listen for the announcements and your name will be called during the day. If you want a retake and have NOT booked it through the Mugsy Clicks website, you must have a $10 check payable to Mugsy Clicks WITH YOU. Listen for an announcement for when you should come down to have your photo retake. Staff members who did not have their photos taken yet may do so at their convenience.

All Students please power down your cell phones or other personal electronics NOW and put them in your backpack until the end of the school day.