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January PLC of the Month

Our Health & PE Department was selected as our PLC of the month for January! Congratulations Ms. Smolick, Mrs. Hylton, Mr. Willis, and Ms. Deaton!

Band Award

Congratulations to Jason Parra for making 1st chair Tuba in the South Central District Middle School Honor Band. This placement has qualified him to audition for state honor band in a few weeks. Congratulations, Jason, and good luck!

Spelling Bee Winner

Congratulations to Ben Simineau for winning the MPMS Spelling Bee. He advanced to the county Spelling Bee that was held at Winkler Middle School on January 15th at 7:00 pm.

On behalf of North Carolina Technology Engineering and Design Educators Association, we would like you to join us in congratulating Mr. Zachary Trivett as this year's winner of the ITEEA Middle School Teacher Excellence Award from North Carolina! Candidates for the Teacher Excellence Award are characterized as providing technology and engineering education instruction of high quality, learner centered and relevant to a study of technological literacy. Mr. Trivett’s work in the technology education field in North Carolina is outstanding! The Teacher Excellence Award is one of the highest honors given to Technology and Engineering Education classroom teachers and is presented in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the profession and their students. The Teacher Excellence Award provides public recognition at the local through international levels. On the state level, recognition is granted at the affiliated association's annual meeting, which will be the NCTEDE Annual Conference to be held spring 2020, dates and location to be determined. The honoree is formally presented with an engraved plaque and other recognition at ITEEA's Annual Conference. The ITEEA 2020 Annual Conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland March 11-14, 2020. The Teacher Excellence Award winners will be recognized during a general session on Friday morning, March 13th.

Congratulations to Mt. Pleasant Middle School for exceeding expected growth on the EOGs for the 2018-2019 school year. Our school was recognized at the November Board of Education meeting.

PTSO News

PTSO meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm in the school conference room. Parents, teachers, and students are welcome to come and voice your opinions concerning school issues. Hope to see you here!

Click here to download a membership form.

Click here to visit the PTSO webpage for more information and minutes from the meetings.

PowerSchool Parent Portal

Whether you want to view your student's attendance and grades or simply email a teacher, open your web browser to the Cabarrus County PowerSchool website. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Find out what's going on at your student's school anytime, anywhere! With PowerSchool you can read our daily bulletin,catch up on your student's class assignments and check out your student's grades. Parents will receive a secure login code which can be obtained through our school's Data Manager, Melinda Helmintoller. Note: Logins and passwords from last year remain the same.

For more information, CLICK HERE.

To access the Parent Portal, CLICK HERE.

Mt. Pleasant Middle School is not going to be sending a paper copy of Progress Reports or Report Cards home unless a request is made by completing the "Grade Report Request" found under the "Quick Links" on the right side of this webpage.

Lunch Application

Now you can apply on-line for your children to receive free or reduced price school meals. Your application will be sent from this secure web site directly to your school district, so you don’t need to worry about filling out a paper form that could be lost or misplaced. LunchApplication.com is designed to make it easy for you to know exactly what information you need to provide and to guide you through the process. Your school district will determine your eligibility and send you a letter with the results. LunchApplication.com is an easy, secure and convenient way to apply for free or reduced lunch.
Click Here to go to the website.

Please notify the School Nurse, Kristin Benjamin, immediately about any medical or religious immunization exemptions.

Please click here for a FAQ sheet for these immunization requirements.

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Note: Food Lion and Target have discontinued their MVP Classroom and Community Rewards Program.

School Information

Help Needed With Robotics Tournament - February 15

MPMS will be hosting our second annual robotics tournament on February 15th (Saturday from 8-4pm). These events would not be possible without the many volunteers to judge, run fields, do interviews, etc.If you are interested in volunteering, please click the link below and follow the instructions. Lunch will be provided for people that volunteer. If you have any questions, please contact Zachary Trivett (zachary.trivett@cabarrus.k12.nc.us).

https://forms.gle/jzjQHmLJJZ37mbsW7

Congratulations to Ms. Caitlyn Sirse, Media Specialist, for being selected as our Staff Member of the Month for January!

Congratulations to Ms. Tavia Lawing, TA in the 6th grade Learning Connections class! She is our MPMS Teacher Assistant of the Year.

SIT Dates for the 2019-2020 School Year
(Meetings in the Media Center from 7:45-8:30am unless otherwise denoted)

September 9
October 7
November 4
December 2
January 13
February 3
March 2
April 6
May 4
June 11 (2:30-3:00pm)