Miscoe Hill Newsletter

Please click here for an important letter from our Superintendent of Schools regarding the voluntary At-Home Testing Program for students

Term 2 grades will be posted on PowerSchool tomorrow, Tuesday, February 1. Please click here to make sure your account is all set for viewing.

Session 3 of the 2021~2022 Enrichment Program is scheduled from February 7 - April 1. Please click here for course description. Please click here for to sign up for an enrichment. Deadline to sign up is this Friday, February 4.

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The staff at Miscoe Hill Middle School are excited to offer this Inspired Learning Day to our students Wednesday, February 16. In order to make this day happen, we are asking for your support with a donation of resources as described in this sign up genius by Tuesday, February 8th, 2022. All donations can be dropped off at the Miscoe Hill office so we can sort and organize in time for the Inspired Learning Day in a few weeks.

Items do NOT have to be new or in original packaging, so feel free to clean out your closets :)

As always, we truly appreciate your generosity!

Thank you!

Miscoe Staff

• Tuesday, February 1- Term 2 Grades Posted
• Tuesday, February 1- Minding Your Mind presentation for 7&8th graders
• Monday, February 7- School Committee Meeting
• Wednesday, February 16- Inspired Learning Day
• Friday, February 18- PD Day, Early Release
• Monday, February 21- Friday, February 25 - February Vacation, No School
• Monday, March 7- PTO Meeting
• Tuesday, March 8- Nipmuc Showcase
• Friday, March 11- PD Day, No School
• Monday, March 28- School Committee Meeting

MCAS Dates:

• Tuesday, April 12 & Wednesday, April 13- ELA MCAS
• Tuesday, April 26 & Wednesday April 27- Math MCAS
• Monday, May 9 & Tuesday, May 10- Science and Technology MCAS (Grades 5 and 8 only)
  

Tomorrow the Minding Your Mind organization will be sending in a speaker to present to the 7th and 8th graders. Minding Your Mind is an organization dedicated to ending stigma and destructive behaviors caused by mental health issues. Through speakers and storytelling, the program opens up communication to discuss signs and symptoms of mental health problems and how to address them.

Each grade level will have their own presentation time and COVID safety protocols will be in place according to the district's safety guidelines. Our speaker will be Wes, and his bio link can be found below. Our counseling department will be prepared to support any students in need following the presentations. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Should you choose not to have your child participate in this offering, please email me directly. An alternative activity and location will be provided.

Thanks,

Sara Higgins

shiggins@mursd.org

Minding Your Mind Website Link

Speaker Bio Wes

The spring musical auditions will be held this Wednesday, February 2 and Friday, February 4. Details can be found in Google Classroom, the join code is mqce4bw.

Lost and found items, if not claimed by Friday, February 18th will be donated over February break. If you would like to come and look for your students' belongings please stop by the front office between 7:30-3:30PM Monday- Friday.

Join the community on March 19 at 9am for the Nipmuc Youth Softball & Nipmuc Youth Baseball Shamrock Shuffle 5k road race! Register by February 20 to receive a race shirt; in-person registration at Nipmuc High School is from 8-9am, with all registrants receiving a race bib with timer for tracking on RaceWirewith (medals for the first 50 finishers). Details and sponsorship information can be found on Nipmuc Youth Softball or by following the event link on Facebook.

2021-2022 Yearbook are for sale now!

Price per book: $35

Ordering End Date: 04/15/2022

Instructions to purchase a year:

Important information - If you are ordering for more than one child, please order for each child separately. Enter the first child’s information and on the next page you will see “add another child” before you checkout.

1. Go to www.coffeepond.com
2. Go to order central and select yearbooks
3. Enter the password Miscoe22 and select: on-line order and continue
4. Enter your child’s name, grade and the book quantity
5. Enter your email under Contact and select add to cart
6. If you have another child to order for, please select order for another child, if not, you can finish checking out

*Please note: The option to select “Mail-in order forms” will be an option up to 1 week before the Online ordering due date

2020-2021 yearbooks can still be purchased for $35. You can also purchase books from past years at discounted prices:

2019-2020 $30

2017-2018 $20

Please email Ms. Tinio at atinio@mursd.org if you are interested.

Miss Holloway is once again leading an expedition to the Andes and Amazon Rainforest for Miscoe Hill students and parents! This incredible travel opportunity sold out (at 80 people!) in less than a week our very first year, and was a phenomenal experience for all travelers!

Highlights of the trip include: standing on the equator, hiking through the Amazon Rainforest, river tubing, a waterfall excursion, visiting an animal rescue center, white water rafting, zip-lining through the jungle, visiting with the indigenous Kichwa people, soaking in thermal hot springs, volunteering at a local school, and SO MUCH MORE!

Students that are currently in the 6th and 7th grade are eligible to attend. We will be traveling over the April 2023 School Vacation. Easy monthly payment plans, fundraising opportunities, and scholarships are available to help make this trip accessible for all!

Families will be able to sign up on a first-come, first-served basis. Students will NOT be notified if they are enrolled, so consider giving the gift of travel this holiday season and surprise your child with the adventure of a lifetime!

Please direct any questions to Miss Holloway at lholloway@mursd.org.