MCMS Notices for 24-25

Posted on: September 3, 2024

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

Back-to-School night will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Back-to-School Night is an opportunity to walk through your student’s schedule as teachers share their classroom expectations with you. This evening is designed for parents/guardians only. The program will begin in the cafeteria with refreshments. You will then be dismissed from the cafeteria to your child’s first period classroom promptly at 6:00

p.m. You will need to know your child’s first period class and room number. This information can be learned from your child or through your Family Access account. Your child’s first period teacher will then give you a schedule to follow for the remainder of the evening. You will be following day two of our six day cycle.

PBIS AT MCMS

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an approach schools use to promote safety and positive behavior. With PBIS, schools teach students about behavior expectations and strategies as they would teach any other subject – like reading or math. At MCMS students are recognized for meeting PACK expectations – Being ResPonsible, Acting Safely, Having Character, and MaKing a Difference.  PBIS Rewards is an online program where teachers can reward students with points for meeting these expectations. Students can then use their points to enter schoolwide raffles and to buy items at a teacher’s store.

MCMS would like to thank the following businesses/organizations for donating items for raffle prizes this school year:

Altoona Curve

Burnham Borough

Carousel Skating Rink

Crooked Shelf Bookshop

DelGrosso’s Park and Laguna Splash

Dairy Queen

Dunkin’ Donuts

Dylan Cisney Racing

East Broad Top Railroad

East End Coffee Company

Harshbarger’s Sub N’ Malt

Hoss’s Steak and Sea House

Husky Club

Juniata Valley YMCA

Lake Tobias Wildlife Park

Logan Wagner Racing

Midway Drive-In Theater

Mifflin County Athletic Department

Pegula Ice Arena

Pittsburgh Steelers

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard

The Square Café and Bakery

Starbucks

Twin Kiss

Vince’s Pizza and Family Restaurant

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Attention Parents: Our school will no longer physically collect box tops for education, however, you can still use box tops to earn money for our school!  It’s easy!                 Download the box tops app. Follow the prompts and select Mifflin County Middle School as your school.                 Every time you shop, just scan your receipt and any earnings will automatically be added.            Use the links below for complete directions on downloading the app and scanning receipts:

https://www.boxtops4education.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh94b2BvFK4

EARN MONEY FOR MCMS WITH WEIS4SCHOOL

REMINDERS FROM THE NURSE

6th Grade Physical Examinations: The school nurse will accept a completed physical examination from up to one year prior to the first day of school this year or at any time during the sixth-grade year. A copy of the child’s immunization record must be completed and turned in with the physical.

**Remember that exclusion day is September 4, 2024. Any student going into 7th grade without documented TDAP and Meningococcal vaccines, an exemption on file, or a med cert (documented upcoming doctor appointment on file with the school nurse) will be excluded from school until one of these three things are obtained.

7th Grade Dental: The school nurse will accept a dental form dated from up to one year prior to the school start date or anytime during their seventh-grade year. It is a state requirement that every student in 7th grade must have a dental exam. All physical/dental forms can be picked up in the main office or downloaded from the district website.

TESTING DATES FOR 2024-2025

EARLY DISMISSALS AND PARENT PICK-UP

If your child has an early dismissal, please send a written note in to the office. Do not submit early dismissals on Skyward. If a note is submitted, you may call the office when you arrive at MCMS, and your student can be sent out to your vehicle. If a note was not submitted, you must come into the office to provide a written note before your child can be dismissed. Students at MCMS are not required to submit a note to the office for parent pick-up.

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