Miscoe Hill Weekly Update

Spring is just around the corner here at Miscoe! This week is an A week. Concurrent instruction will be done in Math and Science. Please access the Principals Update above for more details about Parent/Teacher Spring Conferences. It is a busy month at Miscoe and cohort hybrid learning schedules have been adjusted accordingly. Please make a note of the calendar shown below.

Do you have an eighth grade student at Miscoe who might be curious about Renaissance art or Roman history? How about fashion, music or soccer? Ever wonder about the origins of pizza or how gelato is different from ice cream? Whatever your interests, there are so many ways to connect with Italian language and culture. In collaboration with the World Language Department at Nipmuc, Miscoe will be offering 8th graders an exciting opportunity to take a 4-week mini session in Italian with Signora Blackburn! This session is an informal, fun and interactive way to explore Italian language and culture during project block (no grades or homework). In addition to offering a fun opportunity to explore the culture, this session will also help our soon-to-be 9th graders decide on the language they’d like to pursue at the high school level. We hope you’ll join us this semester - ciao!

Check out all the fun we have with Italian at Nipmuc by visiting our MURSD Italian webpage and checking out a recent musical collaboration made by Nipmuc Italian students!

Ordering is now open for the Miscoe Hill 2020-2021 Yearbook.

Price per book: $35.00

Place your order by: 04-16-21

For more information on how to place your order, please click the link below.

As your last year here at Miscoe is upon us, the Yearbook Club will be working diligently to make sure this year’s yearbook will have the most memorable moments of your middle school experiences. With that in mind, please begin your search for a baby picture:

Please submit only one photo.

Please email the photo to miscoeyearbook@mursd.org

Please put the student's first and last name as the subject.

Thank you

Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Tinio

The students of the MURSD music program are running their 2nd annual cookie dough fundraiser from February 22nd to March 4th!

Please support the students in the music department while treating yourself to some delicious cookie dough!

If you love cookie dough and just can't wait to place your order, please click HERE and then click on COOKIE DOUGH.

If you have any further questions, please reach out to Simon Harding at sharding@mursd.org and thank you for supporting the young musicians in the district!

Join us on Saturday, March 27th, 2021 from 1 pm to 6 pm EDT on Zoom for a day of friendly competition, problem-solving, exciting lab demonstrations, and an interactive design challenge! Students in grades 6-8 may sign up as a team of 4 to 6, or as individuals, where they will be assigned to a team for the day of the competition.

The registration deadline is March 11th!

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.

W.I.N. After School Program Update - Please note the change in time and place: W.I.N. will start immediately after school and run until 3:45 in Ms. Joyce's classroom, Room 220. Don't forget to bring a snack!W.I.N.

Schedule Changes for March: WIN will take place Tuesday, March 2nd for Cohort 1 and Wednesday, March 3rd, REMOTELY, for both cohorts; there will be no WIN on Thursday, March 4th. Additionally, WIN will take place REMOTELY for both cohorts on Tuesday, March 16th and there will be no WIN on Thursday, March 18th. (The weeks of March 8, March 22nd and March 29th WIN will be as normally scheduled [Tuesdays & Thursdays from dismissal until 3:45].

The Inspired Innovation Center Family Workshop: The do your :bit challenge

Just a reminder that the Inspired Innovation Center is hosting monthly virtual workshops for students and their families. We will meet virtually on Thursday, March 11th, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. The next two workshops will focus on automation and the environment. We'll be designing prototypes for detecting when trees are cut down and an automated plant watering system in our session.

Students will be able to work independently or with members of your family. These workshops lead up to participating in a global challenge where we will use the Microbit to create a prototype of a tool that can improve the world.

If you'd like to join us, sign up by clicking here. Please sign up by the end of the week to make sure we have enough materials.

Tryouts will begin Monday March 1st at 3 pm in the lower gym at Miscoe.

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

All close contacts should be tested but must self-quarantine, consistent with the guidance outlined below:

• At least 7 days, provided that all of the following are satisfied:

• They are tested (either polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or antigen test) on day 5 or later from their last exposure to the positive individual and receive a negative test result

• They have not experienced any symptoms up to this point

• They conduct active monitoring for symptoms through day 14, and self-isolate if new symptoms develop

• At least 10 days, provided that all of the following are satisfied:

• They have not experienced any symptoms up to this point

• They conduct active monitoring for symptoms through day 14 and self-isolate if new symptoms develop

• No test is necessary under this option for the purposes of exiting quarantine

• At least 14 days after the last exposure to the person who tested positive, if:

• They have experienced any symptoms during the quarantine period, even if they have a negative COVID-19 test; or

• They are unable to conduct active monitoring of symptoms

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.

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.