MMS Student Council presents:

Spirit Week Dress Up Days

6/19 Celebrity/Character Day - Dress up like your favorite celeb or fictional character

6/20 Pajama Day - Get comfy in your pajamas or sweats! 

6/21 Class Colors - Battle Of the Classes. Show your grade level pride and wear your class colors for Battle of the Classes

   6th Grade- White 

   7th Grade- Black

   8th Grade- WEAR YOUR RED 8th GRADE T-SHIRT

For more information visit tinyurl.com/mmsstuco1. To view the flyer, click here. 

MMS 8th Grade Dinner Dance

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

8TH GRADE DINNER DANCE JUNE 20TH 7-9PM

The time has come to prepare for the 8th grade dinner dance at the Maplewood Country Club!

Please help us make this evening a great event for our rising middle

schoolers.

We need decorators and parent chaperones, note it is tradition for chaperones for this evening to come from the 6th and 7th grade classes.

Sign up to Chaperone or Volunteer here

Questions? Contact 8thgrade@maplewoodmiddleschool.org

Attention 6th and 7th Grade Families: We need donations (cookies, cupcakes and water) and a few volunteers on Monday, June 26 to help make our 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony special for students and their families. 

The Moving Up Ceremony Mingle has a NEW LOCATION- it will be held at the courtyard on Maple Ave (not the front door). Please sign up if you can. View the sign up genius here. 

The MMS HSA will be hosting several events for students this week, in recognition of National Crown Day, which is observed on July 3rd. National CROWN Day is a day of solidarity for the human rights of Black women, men, and children to wear their natural hair boldly, and proudly, without the fear of being discriminated against in school or the workplace.

The CROWN Act, which stands for “Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, which is the denial of employment and educational opportunities because of hair texture or protective hairstyles including braids, locks, twists or bantu knots. It was passed into law on July 3, 2019.

On Wednesday, June 14th, Butterfly Naturals will return for “I Love My Hair”: A Hands-on Natural Hair Care Tutorial in room 142 from 2-4pm. The session is free and open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students of any gender on a first come, first serve basis. Sign up here:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRSLNInqOU2opQkiv7zhD4KiQlhfcMbCy9r68iKNJ1svWlOA/viewform?usp=sf_link

The mission of Butterfly Naturals is that every child regardless of race or ethnicity is able to grow up loving their hair and being comfortable and proud to wear their natural hair as their crown without bias or discrimination. This informative, fun, and interactive workshop is designed to promote inclusivity, diversity, cultural awareness, self-love, and self-efficacy! The goal is for students to say, "I love my hair and I love yours too!"

Discrimination based on hair is often linked to cultural or ethnic biases. Research has shown that children of color, particularly Black children, are more likely to experience hair-related bullying than their peers. The workshop encourages all students to appreciate and embrace their own hair, as well as the hair of their peers. By teaching students about the diversity of hair types and styles, we can encourage acceptance of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and reduce discriminatory attitudes and microaggressions.

Click here for more information.