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Mahtomedi Middle School
Upcoming Events
September 20: Grades updated in ParentVUE
September 20: 5-7:30 pm Food Truck Friday at the Mahtomedi District Education Center
September 22: Wildwood Artist Series presents Shaun Johnson + The BigBand Experience
September 27: September Birthday Cake Day!
October 2: Custodian Appreciation Day!
October 4:Mahtomedi Homecoming Parade 4:30 pm
October 4: Grades updated in ParentVUE
October 7: NO SCHOOL - Staff Development
This Issue's Top Highlights
KNOW
School photos should be coming home this week with students who had them taken at Open House on August 27th. We will send home photos with students who had them taken on September 12th as soon as we receive them from Lifetouch. Retakes coming in October.
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The MMSPA is looking for donations of beverages, desserts, paper products, and time for a staff meal that they serve before conferences on October 10th. Click here for more information.
SHARE
MMS is doing a Denim Drive Fundraiser to support our WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) program. Denim donations can be brought to MMS classes between Sept. 30-Oct. 4th. Scroll below for more details and a discount code for some upcycled denim goods!
School News
A Denim Drive Fundraiser for WEB
Help us raise money to support the WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) program at MMS by bringing in your unwanted denim (only denim please) during Homecoming Week!
Holes? Stains? Broken Zippers? It's all ok! In each grade, the MSS class that brings in the most denim, in pounds, will win ice cream treats! Donations will be accepted in MMS classes between Sept. 30th-Oct. 4th. Denim will be upcycled through Park+Coop. Use DENIMDRIVE for 20% off of the types of upcycled products they make with the denim we donate.
Donations Needed for Staff Meal
The Mahtomedi Middle School (MMS) Parent Association provides a meal for the staff at MMS during conference time. MMSPA is looking for donations of beverages, desserts, paper products, and volunteers to serve. Please click here for the Sign Up Genius to Donate or Volunteer.
Emergency Communications Protocols
If emergencies arise in any of our school buildings, all of our schools use a standardized set of protocols to ensure our staff and students know what type of emergency is occurring and how to respond. These protocols are used in partnership with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and are intended to clarify emergency information. For more information and a description of the protocols, please read this email that was shared with families.
Zephyr Wear Donations and Distribution
Donate your outgrown Zephyr Wear and help ensure all Zephyrs have spirit wear during Homecoming and throughout the year! Donations can be brought to the Mahtomedi District Education Center and left in the donation bins. Need Zephyr Wear for your child? Click here for the form. There are no qualifications or restrictions for those who complete the form. Simply fill out the form, and Passage students will deliver the items to each school at the beginning of October.
New MMS Coordinators
Are you curious about enrichment or athletic offerings for your child? Click here to watch a video introducing our new Mahtomedi Middle School (MMS) Community Education (CE) Coordinators. Sammy Wallace oversees MMS CE enrichment activities and offices at the Mahtomedi District Education Center, contact her at sammy.wallace@isd832.net or phone at 651-407-2024. Stephanie Groff oversees MMS CE athletic opportunities and offices at MMS, contact her at stephanie.groff@isd832.net or 651-2223. MMS enrichment and athletic offerings are available to view in Mahtomedi Eleyo: https://mahtomedi.ce.eleyo.com/
We’re going to ICELAND in Summer 2025, and you’re invited!
We’re excited to tell you more about the trip we’re planning with EF Tours through a virtual meeting on Tuesday, September 24 from 7:00-7:45pm. Please be sure to click here and register for this info session to be considered for this opportunity.
When students travel, they expand their knowledge of the world around them, discover more about themselves, and grow more confident. The tour is open to students in grades 7-9, plus siblings, parents, or families!
Road Construction and Student Safety
We want to acknowledge that road construction has made our challenging pick-up/drop-off situation downright terrible.
Though we can't do anything to change the construction timeline, we can do our best to ensure that our students are safe through the process. Please remember that the Middle School parking lot loop is a one-lane, one-way loop. Please keep our students and staff safe by waiting your turn in line, by watching your speed, and by not driving through the parking lanes in the lot. We apologize for the massive inconvenience and thank you for keeping safety the highest priority.
Around the School
Hard Working Therapy Dogs
Our MMS Therapy Dogs, Piper & Riley, have already been busy making life at the Middle School extra sweet this year. Piper is the darker and younger of the pair. She is more of an extrovert and loves to be right in the middle of the action. She is quick to approach students for a pet or a scratch. Riley is a little bit older and a little bit lighter in color. She tends to be more on the introverted side. While Riley loves soaking up all of the attention she can get, students often need to seek her out. Each dog's personality is very different, just like our students'. This allows them to meet different kids in different ways, which is absolutely perfect! Riley & Piper are hard-working pups and we're so grateful to have them on the MMS Team!
Ms. Brown's 8th Graders are learning about the five themes of Geography
Smile! New Class Cameras Thanks to MAEF!
Students in Digital Arts loved exploring their new cameras! Each year, as part of the Zephyr Gala celebration, the Mahtomedi Area Educational Foundation (MAEF) Board of Trustees selects an innovative educational proposal called a Fund-A-Need (FAN). In 2024, donors supported the purchase of learning tools, including cameras, tripods, chargers, and batteries for the digital art classroom. Digital Arts is a class for seventh and eighth-grade students at MMS. In Digital Arts, students explore and learn about the facets of digital art, including photography, video, and graphic design. Students learn and use current elements of technology to express their feelings and ideas by creating and producing personal works of art.
Zephyr Celebrations
There are always reasons to celebrate! If you know of a staff member who has gone above and beyond, or have heard of a particularly excellent experience that your student had at school, we would love to hear about it! Click here to submit a celebration form and we'll make sure to take note and celebrate along with you!
Get Involved
Check out these upcoming opportunities to get involved in our school community.
The Middle School Parent Association (MMSPA) is always looking for parent volunteers! If you would like to get involved, contact Megan Reitan at lmreitan@gmail.com
Community Ed. Registration & Class Descriptions: Youth Enrichment and Youth Athletics
MMS Activities Web Page: Information about all the activities offered at MMS
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