Miscoe Hill Weekly Update

Next week is February vacation! Report cards will be posted today, February 8 in Powerschool. You will find a copy of our REVISED hybrid schedule below for your information. This week is an A week. Concurrent instruction will be done in Math and Science.

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

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!

2021 Nipmuc Showcase - Available Now!

The 2021 Virtual Nipmuc Showcase is now available! We are excited to introduce you to our school and the possibilities that await at Nipmuc!

We encourage you to take four simple steps to get to know our school!

1. Visit NipmucShowcase.com. Stop by this website to learn about “Nipmuc by the Numbers”, read about Nipmuc in the news, explore our innovative programming, and much more!

2. Watch the videos! The home page of NipmucShowcase.com contains three videos: an informational video about our school, a virtual building tour, and the “Million Dreams” montage of student life at our school. Each of these videos will provide key information about our school and introduce you to life and learning at Nipmuc!

3. Submit your questions. Share any questions you may have about Nipmuc and/or high school by using the form located on NipmucShowcase.com. We’ll answer many of these questions at Thursday’s live informational session and publish answers to all questions on NipmucShowcase.com.

4. Join us on Thursday night! On Thursday, February 11 from 7pm - 7:45pm, we will hold a live virtual event in which we will highlight key information about our school and host a Q&A session with students where we answer questions submitted through the question form on NipmucShowcase.com. You can access the event by clicking on the link (button) on the homepage of NipmucShowcase.com. The link will be “live” at 7pm on Thursday evening.

We are excited to introduce you to our school and we hope to see you on Thursday night!

Sincerely,

John Clements and Mary Anne Moran

BVT Interview Update

All applicants will be receiving an email from BVT with their scheduled virtual interview date and time. Interviews will be scheduled for February 16th during vacation week.

To help you prepare for your BVT interview, please reference the attached documents.

If you have any questions or concerns about the interview process, please contact the Admission Office at 508-529-7758 x3020 or acolonero@valleytech.k12.ma.us.

We wish you the best of luck and we are here to support you.

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!

Please congratulate these six fifth and sixth grade artists whose artwork will be on display in the 2021 MAEA Youth Art Month exhibit. Typically held in Boston, due to the pandemic, this year's exhibit will be virtual. The exhibit will be posted March15, 2021 on the Massachusetts Art Education Association’s website: massarted.com/youth-art-month and will remain posted through April. Follow this link to read more about the artists and their artwork: https://monalisaliveshere.me/2021/01/28/celebrating-youth-art-month-2021/

Congratulations to the following 7th and 8th Grade Miscoe Hill students, for having their artwork selected: Grace Joseph, Julia Lenfest, Emma Lynch, Kylie French, Andrew Moses, and Finn Lozeau. The exhibit will be posted March15, 2021 on the Massachusetts Art Education Association’s website: massarted.com/youth-art-month and will remain posted through April.

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.