The MMS Moving Up Ceremony will be on Thursday, June 20th at 9:00am. Doors open at 8:30am

Please see the attached MMS 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony Letter to Caregivers for important detailed information.

Reception to immediately follow. Graduation Signs and t-shirts will be available for those who did not receive them. 

The event will also be livestreamed on YouTube! Link here: https://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/livestream

We encourage those who can not celebrate with us in person to view the festivities live on YouTube.  Please share this with friends and families especially those who are far away.                     

Recently, we held our second Middle Schooler Mental Health Matters presentation with Dr. Smith.  I learned a lot as both a principal and a Mom whose child will begin middle school next year!  I urge you to make use of these resources.  Dr. Smith's presentation focuses on steps you can take to build your child's emotional wellness as a family over the summer.  These practical suggestions are geared towards adolescents currently in 5th-9th grade. 

I also urge you to connect with our school social workers or your child's counselor before the summer begins. Their contact information is below.  The summer is a great time to recharge, reset and reinforce!  If you need help finding the right MMS staff member to connect with to support your child, please reach out to me and I will help you make the connection!

Resources

Please find the link to the presentation here:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VuVInQr3fYzXCSDydjbGi7U92bHT5TBt/view?usp=sharing

Please find the slides here:  MaplewoodMiddle.EmotionalWellness.6.3.2024.pptx.pdf

REMINDER to all parents whose MMS student has medication in the nurse's office --this includes all emergency medications (like EpiPens and asthma inhalers), prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, daily medications, and as-needed medications:

Parents must pick up their student's medication from the nurse's office by the last day of school. The MMS school building will not be accessible over the summer break. 

ALL medications for the 2024/2025 school year will need new doctor's orders and updated parent/guardian permission forms.

Please email Nurse Shook at gshook@somsd.k12.nj.us if you have additional questions.  

Click HERE for SOMSD Nursing Services information and forms.

Dear Rising Sixth-Graders, Seventh-Graders, Eighth-Graders, and Families,

Please see the link below for information about summer practice and assignments for middle school math.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ihfSaYnBEgZq9aflYoOuk80CiSqaXpPkmmSag9PKrPw/edit

Thank you,

Kimberly Beane
K-8 Supervisor of Math & Science
South Orange and  Maplewood School District

Please find the latest edition of The SOMSD Newsletter at the following link:

https://secure.smore.com/n/rw802

Sincerely,

Paul Brubaker

Communications Director

Bonjou tout moun.

Tanpri jwenn dènye edisyon Bilten SOMSD la nan lyen sa a:

https://secure.smore.com/n/rw802

Sensèman,

Paul Brubaker

Direktè Kominikasyon

Buenos dias a todos

Encuentre la última edición del boletín de SOMSD en el siguiente enlace:

https://secure.smore.com/n/rw802

Atentamente,

Paul Brubaker

Director de comunicaciones

June 18, 2024

Please find our final newsletter of the year here:  https://secure.smore.com/n/z4rq9

Join us for our livestream of our MMS Class of 2024 Moving Up Ceremony at 9:00am on June 20!  Link here:  https://www.somsd.k12.nj.us/livestream

Follow us on Instagram to stay up to date and connected over the summer!  https://www.instagram.com/mms_cougar

Thank you for a great year!

--Ms. Gronau

dgronau@somsd.k12.nj.us