Miscoe Hill Weekly Update

Please be aware that the grading period will close on January 29. If you have any grading questions, please contact your student's teacher.

The following is a copy of the hybrid schedule for this week.

The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) will begin for 8th grade students this upcoming spring. Due to Remote Learning in the spring of 2020 that resulted in only Pass/Fail grading, slight changes have been made for determining if students qualify.

Grades used for qualifying an 8th grader for NJHS 2020-2021 are as follows:

From 6th Grade: Grades from all 4 terms (same as previous years)

From 7th Grade: Grades from Terms 1 & 2

From 8th Grade: Grades from Terms 1 & 2

Eighth grade students will be notified during Term 3 as to whether they are eligible. We look forward to working with our NJHS students this year!

This is a program designed to help students who are struggling with organization and work-completion. It will be especially helpful during the unique circumstances of this school year.

We are thrilled to announce registration is open for the Girls STEM Summit LIVE 2021 - a new, live, online format! This year's Girls STEM Summit LIVE 2021 will take place on two half-day Saturdays: Saturday, April 3rd, and Saturday, April 10th, from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, both days.

Jr.Tech is passionate and committed to inspiring the next generation of female STEM professionals and helping to close the Gender Gap in STEM careers. That is why Jr.Tech steadfastly researched, transitioned, and is committed to bringing a LIVE online summit via Zoom due to today’s challenging in-person restrictions.

Students will be experiencing the same exciting STEM learning as they have in years past. They will hear a keynote from a leading STEM female professional, experience four featured STEM career topics, and hear from college experts on advice and tips on applying to a STEM college degree program.

Details:
Who: Girls in grades 8 - 12 interested in exploring STEM fields and career choices
What: #GirlsSTEMSummitLIVE2021
When: Hosted online two Saturday mornings via Zoom
Dates: Since the summit will be online, it has been split into two half-day sessions.
Saturday, April 3, 2021, 8:30am - noon and
Saturday, April 10, 2021, 8:30 am - noon.
Fee: $65
Register here: https://juniortech.org/girls-stem-summit-live-2021/

Leveling the Playing Field

Sierra Leone is a country in Africa. The Sierra Leone Hockey Trust is trying to establish the sport of field hockey and is working hard to make my sport safe for the children there. Please consider helping them by donating your used field hockey sticks.

This event is being run by Nipmuc student Caroline Brigham

If your New Year's resolution involves being active, getting outside more or supporting your community, please sign up for the NYS Shamrock Shuffle Virtual 5k!

Invite your contacts and make it a friendly competition while helping to support youth softball in Mendon and Upton!

Details can be found at www.nipmucyouthsoftball.com

Miscoe Hill Middle School is taking part in a wonderful fundraiser for Mendon and Upton. This winter, we are selling firewood for $10.00 a bundle. All proceeds will help benefit people in our communities that may need financial assistance throughout the year.

If you would like to purchase wood and support this fundraiser, please email Bill McInnis at wmcinnis@mursd.org to make arrangements. Students (who will be wearing masks and adhering to COVID-19 protocols) will carry bundles of wood to your car and place them in the trunk.

If you or anyone you know needs wood to help defray the cost of heat, please let us know. We would be happy to donate to you/them directly.

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The Mendon-Upton Regional School District would like to take the opportunity to share photos of students engaged in learning. We request your permission for the District to photograph or record and to identify your child for possible use in school-related posts to social media, local newspaper features, newsletters, the SCHOOL YEARBOOK, and television.

Please fill out this Photo Permission Form only if you DO NOT want your child photographed.

The following are the DPH guidelines for quarantine guidance for those who have been exposed to COVID-19:

• At least 14 days from the date of last exposure; or
• At least 10 days, provided all of the following are satisfied:
  • You have not had, and do not have, any symptoms;
  • You are tested on day 8 of your quarantine period or later using a molecular diagnostic test (e.g., polymerase chain reaction (PCR)) to detect the presence of the virus;
  • You receive a negative test result; and
  • You monitor yourself for symptoms for the full 14 days. If you develop symptoms you should contact your health care provider and be re-tested.

All students working remotely, either on their asynchronous days in the hybrid model, or those who are in the stand-alone remote model, should log into their Miscoe homeroom teacher's Zoom link between 8:10 and 8:25 to be marked present for daily attendance. This will assist in accurate state reporting. Homeroom teachers are identified in students' schedules on PowerSchool.

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Every week, the Weekly Remote Learning Communication Chart will be shared with parents on Monday. This chart will allow for adults supporting students to understand the learning following:

• Learning objectives for the week
• Specific materials needed
• What special resources will be used instructionally.
• Information regarding how to access teachers.

Please click below to access this week's Hybrid Learning Communication Chart.