MMS Weekly Update

Dear families,

Sexual health education lessons will be delivered to seventh and eighth grade students in May. Eighth grade lessons will take place during CCR and PE class periods May 20 through May 27. Seventh grade lessons will take place May 31 through June 3 during Spanish and PE classes.

Parents and guardians may review the Positive Prevention Plus curriculum and may remove their children from these lessons with a written request. (RCW 28A.300.475). Copies of the waiver form are available at school offices and on our website.

Parents/guardians may review the materials in-person from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26 or from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4 in the Professional Development Room at Meridian School District, 194 W. Laurel Road.

Families unable to attend the evening hours may also arrange to view materials at the District Office between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Please contact Shelby Raga, (sraga@meridian.wednet.edu) secretary in the Department of Teaching and Learning to arrange.

This message is also available in Smore and on our website.

These classes will be taught by our PE teachers ONLY and not the CCR and Spanish teachers. Sorry for the confusion.

Please return the opt out form to the Middle School office by 5/13.

Thank you!

6th and 7th grade students have selected their requests for next year through homeroom this week. Please take this time to look over their choices. 6th and 7th grade students and parents can access Skyward and update/change their request for Elective classes until

registration closes on the evening of April 25th. Please note, these are requests and they do not guarantee placement in the classes

selected.

The attachment below is the elective course catalog which includes the directions on registering for the courses.

Meridian High School Music - Registration

Incoming 9th Grade and Parents

Registration is here!

The choirs and bands are alive and well at Meridian High School and a WONDERFUL place to be. There is a place for you in the high school bands and choirs.

Being a part of this department provides a support system to help make your transition to high school much easier. In band and choir, there are performances, travel, a lot of social events - you become a part of our musical family.

If you are a part of concert choir or symphonic band, you have the option of auditioning for our chamber choir and jazz band. (it's not a scary audition, don't worry!)

For more info, take a look at this document about each of our programs

Music Department Info – Google Doc

Please consider adding symphonic band or concert choir as your FIRST CHOICE of electives. Please feel free to email me with any questions about the bands and choirs, or if you have any questions regarding conflicts. I can help you - we can make almost anything work!

Visit the music department website in the coming weeks for more information about our programs.

Email: mdegrace@meridian.wednet.edu

Thank you!!

-Mr. DeGrace

6th GRADE OUTDOOR ED AT CAMP ORKILA ON ORCAS ISLAND

Parent / student meeting: Monday April 25th at 6:30 in the MMS gym

• Students will meet their high school counselors and cabin groups.
• Packing lists and itinerary for the 3 days will be discussed and given to parents in a presentation while students use the small gym to meet in their groups.

Dates of camp: May 16th-18th (leave approx. 9:00a.m. Monday, return approx. 3:00 Wednesday)

Payments and Permission Slips are past due!

• If you have not turned these items in please contact Mr. Kriz for a permission slip and check with the office on what you still owe for camp.

Monday April 25th - Home vs. Lynden

Wednesday April 27th - @ Lynden

Monday May 2nd - @ Nooksack

Wednesday May 4th - Home vs. Nooksack

Monday May 10th - Home vs. LC (previously scheduled for the 9th)

Thursday May 12th - @ LC **4:00 start

Monday May 16th - @ Blaine **4:00 start

Wednesday May 18th - Home vs Blaine

Monday May 23rd - @ Mt Baker

Wednesday May 25th - Home vs. Mt Baker

Thursday May 26th - Last practice, gear turn in.

A note from Coach Rowley and Coach Smoot:

For game days, 8th grade is scheduled to start at 3:30 (except for the two games in bold above), 7th grade at 5:00. With travel times for teams, these are very optimistic start times. I just want to make everyone is aware that 8th grade game will start ASAP after teams arrive and warmup, 7th grade games will start 15 minutes after the 8th grade game is complete. Games will have a 1 hour 30 minute time limit where no new innings will be started. The league does have run limit mercy rules, so games could get over prior to the time limit.