Wednesday, May 1st, 2019

“A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.”

Hello 8^th Graders! If you have Graduation permission slips and/or donations, please turn them in to the office TODAY. They are overdue!

Attention 7^thGraders: Signups for the 4 on 4 Basketball Tournament are going on now in Room 85. See Mr. O’Dea with questions.

Congratulations to the MVMS track team for a great performance at the area track meet last Friday at Tam High!  We are sending 44 athletes to the county meet this Friday.  Wish them luck if you see them around school.  Some shout outs to the following winners in their events:  Daniel May in the 200, Gabe Aal in the 600, Ely Bogart in the long jump, James Edmondson in the 200, James Rodrigue in the 600, Andrew Sternfels in the 1200, Yuna McCormack in the 200 AND 1200, Ava Nevolo in the shot put and Sasha Gershman in the long jump.  

Happy May Day! TODAY is the day we get to bring the joy and beauty of Spring flowers to our respected senior community members at the Redwoods. Join us by bringing your completed, signed permission slips with you to the Staff Room at lunch and we’ll walk over. We appreciate your involvement in helping to make someone else’s day a little bit brighter!

Students and Parents! We will have an alternative schedule the next two weeks to accommodate State testing. It is especially important to eat well, get enough sleep, stay hydrated and each day bring your fully charged iPad and wired headphones.

The Library will be closed at lunch on Thursday for the California Young Reader Medal pizza party!

Hey Students! Gear up to ride/walk/skateboard to school on Wednesday, May 8^th for National Bike to School Day. Anyone who bikes, skateboards, scooters, or walks to school on May 8^th can come to the welcome table in front of the school for a treat and to enter a raffle for a Hydroflask water bottle. Get your friends to join you! Thousands of Marin students will be riding on this HUGE day of student action throughout the United States to end climate change.

Congratulations to the 7^th & 8^th grade Choruses and World Music Ensemble for an incredibly successful weekend of musical performances. On Friday, the students experienced an inspiring workshop and recording session with a professional Disney recording artist at Disneyland. On Saturday, each ensemble participated in the Music in the Parks competition. Cambiata, Bel Canto, and Concert Choir received a rating of “Excellent”, and Chamber and World Music Ensemble received a rating of “Superior”. Trevor Islam received “Best Student Accompanist”. The students worked hard, supported each other, and were kind and respectful. Way to go Panthers!

If you haven’t already, please power off your phones and other electronic devices for the school day and place them in your backpack. They cannot be on silent, vibrate or airplane mode. Cell phones that go off in class or are being used will be confiscated and consequences imposed according to school policy.