MMSOA Parent Newsletter

04/22-04/26-BOGO Book Fair

04/22-Full Company Musical Rehearsal, 1-3pm

04/22-Musical Dress Rehearsal, 3-6pm

04/23-Progress Reports Go Home

04/23-Footloose Musical Matinee

04/23-Hype Team Practice, 3-4pm

04/24-General PTSO Meeting, 4-5pm

04/24-Footloose Musical, 6:30pm in the Auditorium

04/25-Hype Team Practice, 8am

04/25-Footloose Musical, 6:30pm in the Auditorium

04/26-Footloose Musical Matinee

04/26-Dungeons & Dragons Club, 3-5:30pm

04/30-Hype Team Practice, 3-4pm

05/01-Spring Band Concert, 7pm in the Auditorium

05/02-Hype Team Practice, 8am

05/03-Star Wars Spirit Day

05/03-Star Wars Club, 3-5:30pm

05/06-05/10-Staffulty Appreciation Week

05/07-SC Ready-Writing

05/07-Hype Team Practice, 3-4pm

05/07-Orchestra 6th Grade Showcase, 6-7pm

05/08-SC Ready-Reading

05/10-Dungeons & Dragons Club, 3-5:30pm

During my first year as principal here at MMSOA, our dedicated teachers expressed their vision for an outdoor learning and performance space where our students could thrive creatively and academically. Since then, with your generous support and the backing of the BCSD school district, we have been diligently raising funds to turn this dream into a reality.

I am delighted to announce that we have succeeded! Thanks to our collective efforts, we now have the privilege of introducing the MMSOA Agora. The name "Agora" holds historical significance, originating from ancient Greek cities where it served as a bustling hub for various activities, including assemblies, commerce, social gatherings, and performances. Inspired by this rich tradition, we believe that our new outdoor space will similarly serve as a focal point for academic exploration, artistic expression, and community connection.

To celebrate this milestone, I invite you to see the pictures below of our jazz band performance at the MMSOA Agora. It's a momentous occasion that reflects the culmination of our collective dedication and vision for enriching our students' educational journey.

Thank you for your unwavering support and commitment to our school community. Together, we continue to create transformative opportunities for our students to learn, grow, and succeed

We are thrilled to announce that 31 of our talented 8th graders have been accepted into the prestigious Berkeley County Center for the Arts High School! This is a significant achievement, as it represents the culmination of their dedication and hard work over the past three years.

Please join us in congratulating these remarkable young artists. We are incredibly proud of them and look forward to seeing their continued growth and success in their artistic journeys.

The mandatory BCSD returning student update will be available for parents to complete in your parent portal account on May 1. This is where you will upload your yearly required two proofs of residency as well as sign the chromebook agreement. Every student returning to BCSD is required to have this completed. By doing so early, this will ensure your student will be issued their device without any delays.

The BOGO Scholastic Book Fair starts Thursday at 7:30 am. The fair will be open Thursday and Friday this week as well as all of next week. Regular hours are from 7:30-3:30; however, the fair will remain open on Wednesday the 24th and Thursday the 25th until 6:30 pm so families can shop before attending our schoolwide production of Footloose. The fair will close at 1:00 on the final day, Friday, April 26th.

Students are welcome to shop before school, throughout the school day, and/or after school. Families may shop with students after school. Payment may be made in the form of cash, checks (made out to MNM), debit and credit cards, Apple Pay, and Scholastic eWallet. Additional book fair information may be located on our school's book fair homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mmsoa

Thank you for supporting student literacy and the MMSOA library!

Tickets for both evening shows are sold out. A limited number of seats for the matinee on Friday, 04/26, will go on sale Monday morning at 8am. Click here to purchase tickets.

• Congratulations to Ms. H on her first event as a clinician and our 6 MMSOA 6th grade band students on their performance at the BCSD All-County Beginner Band Clinic last Thursday! Way to go!

• Congratulations to our students participating in the BCSD All-County Jazz Band for their first performance at the Beginner Clinic!

• Musical week is this week! The evening show's call time is 5 pm. Students must wear concert black.

• Solo and Ensemble: This Saturday! Please turn in field trip forms and $. Check your email for your student's performance time.

• Spring Concert: May 1st, call time 6:15.

Parents,

Solo and Ensemble on Saturday May 4th. Please see email for times – also in Schoology

Place : Fort Dorchester High School

8500 Patriot Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29420

~Musicians must arrive 30 minutes prior to check in, tune, and warm up.

All 6th grade orchestra musicians will be performing together at 11:15AM

Musicians will perform in front of a judge and will receive a rating of Superior, Excellent, Good and Fair. If they receive a Superior they will get a certificate and medal, Excellent will get a certificate. After they perform, musicians may stay to see ratings or go home. I will collect all certificates and medals to pass out at the concert on May 7th in the Agora.

Dress Code: Black Orchestra Tee Shirt and black pant or you can dress up in all black.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Other dates:

Musical Footloose- April 23-26 Required 7/8the grade.

May 3 -The field trip form for Flight will be due. This form must be turned in by this time or y

May7th – 6th grade showcase at the Agora. Feel free to bring a picnic for this event.

May 16 Flight Orchestra Celebration 5-6 PM

May 24th – All school owned instrument on loaner and orchestra books must be returned. If your student lost their orchestra book, they must replace it. Please email me for book details if you need to replace the book.

Hello 7th grade parents!

We are down to our last few rolls of paper towels and tissues! We would be very grateful if students could bring some of these into their homeroom teachers to add to our supplies. It is allergy season so we are running through tissues fairly quickly, as well as paper towels!

In addition to this,

7th grade ELA classes will begin a totem pole project once the class novel, "Touching Spirit Bear", is completed. Students will be tasked with creating a totem pole and connecting it to characters in the book and themselves. We would love donations of empty/unrolled toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls!

Thank you,

7th Grade Team

• 8th Grade Dance:

• Friday, May 17, 7-9:00 PM
• School Cafeteria
• Ticket information coming soon

• 8th Grade Promotion

• Wednesday, May 29, 6:00 PM
• Goose Creek High School Auditorium
• *To be eligible for promotion – students must pass all classes and have no fines or owed money.

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To Infinity and Beyond

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126 Fox Bank Blvd

Moncks Corner, SC 29461

843-203-8349

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