Report Card Pick Up

Report Cards may be picked up in the main office from 8-11am or 1-4pm Monday thru Thursday until June 24. Any remaining report cards will be mailed home on Tuesday, June 25, unless a fee is owed.

June PLC of the Month

Our Health & PE Department was selected as our PLCs of the month for June: Ms. Sandy Deaton, Mrs. Ali Hylton, Ms. Christina Smolick, and Mr. Brad Willis.

MPMS Summer Reading Program

6th Grade:
All you have to do is go to the closest Public Library and register your child.  The program this year is entitled Libraries Rock! From June 14th-August 17^th.  Then enjoy all the rewards offered during the summer program.  After completing the program, students must keep the reading packet to show to their English teacher. During the first week of school, you child should bring in their Public Library summer reading log that has been signed by a Public Library employee.
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7th Grade:
Before you start reading, preview the writing activities attached to the guide. Then, choose at least two books to read this summer. Your goal is to read at least one fiction and one nonfiction book. For each book, you will complete one graphic organizer. For example, when you read a fiction book, you will complete a graphic organizer that is labeled ‘fiction.’ When you read a nonfiction book, you will complete a graphic organizer that is labeled ‘nonfiction.’ When you return to school in August, bring one completed fiction graphic organizer and one completed nonfiction graphic organizer. You do not have to complete the entire packet – you will have two graphic organizers to turn in.
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8th Grade:
Use the suggested book lists and topics in the guide for your upcoming grade level. Read at least 3 books (at least one must be nonfiction). Complete three activities from the tic-tac-toe board. Complete a tic-tac-toe by completing three in a row up, down, or diagonal.
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Mrs. Haney had two of her former students she taught at Harrisburg Elementary, Garrett and Lemi, share about their life growing up in a small African village off the coast of Ethiopia.  They compared a typical day in the life of an African child to life here in the United States.  The students got to try an Ethiopian bread called Injera. They also were able to hand grind coffee beans. Coffee is very important in the Ethiopian culture and they hold coffee ceremonies two times a day. Mrs. Haney just finished  reading the book Long Walk to Water which takes place in Africa , and  her ALPS class did a nonfiction unit on Schools Around the World.

Congratulations to Noah Condie for winning 3rd place in the UNC Digital Citizenship Video Contest! He received an Amazon Echo and was recognized at the Board of Education meeting on Monday, May 13! Way to go Noah!!!

Congratulations to Seth Winchester, a seventh grade student, who won a Union Power Cooperative scholarship for the annual Roy Williams UNC Tarheel basketball camp. Applicants were judged on their academics, extracurriculars, and a personal essay. Middle schools are given a small number of applications across the state and Seth is one of only a handful of other students who were chosen.  We are very proud of Seth!!!