SOMA Shares Coat Drive
Soma Shares Coat Drive is in full swing!
We specifically need the following sizes:
3 XL women
2 M men
1 L men
1 10-12 boy
1 13-14 boy
Please reach out for drop off locations or if you can use a coat.
Shop our Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/330HM6QZA3IM0...
or donate $$$ directly via this link: https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/SOMAJustice/SOMAShares
Student ID Badge Policy Begins 11/27
REMINDER, all MMS students will receive their ID badges tomorrow, Monday, November 27.
See Ms. Gronau’s letter sent home 11/20:
Dear Maplewood Middle School Students and Caregivers,
At Maplewood Middle School (MMS), we care about the safety and well-being of our students and all who enter our doors. In accordance with updated Policy 7440, which states, “Secondary school students are required to wear their student I.D.s at all times throughout the school day,” MMS students will begin wearing school I.D. badges at all times beginning on Monday, November 27, 2023. This includes our conference period and at any time students are on school grounds.
We will issue student badges with lanyards during the first period on November 27th. Students will be required to wear their badges at all times and we will regularly remind our students to wear their badges. Additionally, we suggest that students keep their ID badges in backpacks overnight at home so they don’t misplace them for school the following morning.
In an effort to prevent student referrals to grade level administrators for not wearing their ID badges, we ask for your support in this effort, as we help our students navigate this change.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at dgronau@somsd.k12.nj.us. We appreciate your partnership in maintaining a safe environment for students, staff, and visitors at MMS.
Sincerely,
Ms. Gronau
Save the Date- 8th Grade EOY Events
Save the Date! The 8th Grade Dinner Dance is Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 at the Maplewood Country Club.
The 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony is Thursday, June 20, 2024 at Maplewood Middle School.
*The MMS Moving Up Ceremony is on the last day of school. Should SOMSD change the date of the last day of school, the MMS Moving Up Ceremony will then move to the updated date.
SEPAC Soma Cup Chats
SEPAC SOMA CUP CHATS
Thursday, November 16 @ 7:00pm
District Meeting Room, 525 Academy St, Maplewood
DR. ROSS GREENE FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION: The ideas shared at the Parenting Center Speaker Series with Dr Ross Greene about challenging behaviors were incredibly thought-provoking. We’ll keep the conversation going at our November Cup Chat with a focus on the October presentation, Dr Greene’s books, and our own experiences with supporting our kids’ behaviors at home and in the classroom.
Visit livesinthebalance.org/ for more info about his work.
About the Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC SOMA).
Spiritwear Holiday Pop-Up Sale [copy]
Did you miss out on our last Spiritwear sale? Want to gift your cougar some additional items for the holidays?
Show your MMS Cougar pride! We have some of your old favorites and some brand new items too - perfect for holiday gifting!
Items will be delivered to the first-period class by December 8th, OR we can arrange a separate pickup if you want it to be a holiday surprise - just indicate that in the "SURPRISE" field at check out!
But you have to act quickly - the deadline to order is November 18th! Here is the link to the store https://nk-graphics.com/MMS_HOLIDAY_23/shop/home
2023-24 Yearbooks are ON SALE NOW
Yearbook sales are OPEN! Purchase your copy at the REDUCED PRICE of $20 until 1/15/24. After 1/15, the price will be $25.
Visit yearbookordercenter.com and use school code 6667. Deadline to order is 4/15/24.
MMS Walkathon Winners
We raised over $17,000 (and EXCEEDED our goal of $15,000!)
Congratulations to Top Fundraisers who will receive an MMS T-shirt.
Alexander Solis, Timothy Finnegan, Ella Moritz, Kaelen Harris, Theo Stertz, Charlie Zia, Josephine Doble, Maddy Klein, Nate Dorset, Maggie Feder and Tommy Feder.
*T-shirts can be picked up at the MMS Main Office
Congratulations to Students who Sent 5 (or more) Pledge Requests and will receive Cougar Cash
6th Grade: Maeve Cahiwat, Ada Clark, Josephine Doble, Nathaniel Dujnic, Miles Geraci, Winston Jones, Wyatt Kuperman, Casey Lehrer, Lily Malgieri, Joshua Ogele, Evelyn Payne, Penelope Phillips, Phoebe Quint, Caden Schrader, Alexander Solis, Shannon Stukes, Owen Sulin
7th Grade: Nate Dorset, Nolan Dujnic, Sebastian Eads, Naya Facto, Benjamin Fetta, Timothy Finnegan, Ben Gates, Sterling Goodell, Felix Gordon, Leigha Hamilton, Sylvia Kantor, Nicholas Kolodiy, Amelia Payne, Riley Sanders, Allison Schwartz, Grayson Simmons, Theo Stertz, Julius Titus, Frank Umlauf, Charlie Zia
8th Grade: Alex Clark, Maggie Feder, Tommy Feder, Gabriel Fetta, Kaelen Harris, Alexa Herman, Maddy Klein, Kyle Kuperman, Beatrice Lombardi, Henry Malgieri, Ella Moritz, Nora Sinclair, Murphy Walsman
*Cougar Cash can be picked up in the Main Office,
Congratulations to 6th Grade for having the HIGHEST PARTICIPATION and earning Battle of the Classes Points!
If you have any questions, please contact the HSA at walkathon@maplewoodmiddleschool.org.
Spiritwear Holiday Pop-Up Sale
Did you miss out on our last Spiritwear sale? Want to gift your cougar some additional items for the holidays?
Show your MMS Cougar pride! We have some of your old favorites and some brand new items too - perfect for holiday gifting!
Items will be delivered to the first-period class by December 8th, OR we can arrange a separate pickup if you want it to be a holiday surprise - just indicate that in the "SURPRISE" field at check out!
But you have to act quickly - the deadline to order is November 18th! Here is the link to the store https://nk-graphics.com/MMS_HOLIDAY_23/shop/home
Annual Thanksgiving Gift Card Drive
Help the SOMSD PTAs & HSAs, The Parenting Center, and the Achieve Foundation support nearly 225 SOMSD families in our school community experiencing food insecurity this holiday season.
Our fundraising goal is $22,500 to give every family a $100 gift card for the Thanksgiving weekend.
Scan the QR Code or visit https://givebutter.com/OzhoJ4 to donate.
To view the flyer, click here.
