Month: April 2016

*There will be a Community Chess Night for students and parents on Monday, April 18^th at the Montevallo High School Library from 4-6pm.  

*There will be an 8^th grade parent meeting for those parents interested in helping to plan the 8^th grade cookout on Monday, April 18^th at 5:00pm in the MMS library.

*8^th graders will be testing begin on Monday, April 18^th and Tuesday, April 19^th.  Please make sure that your 8^th grader is here at school on both of those days.

*Progress reports will go out on Wednesday, April 20^th.

*Soccer will have a game at John Carroll on Monday, April 18^th at 5:00pm

*The County Track Meet will be held on Monday, April 18^th at Pelham HS.

*MMS is having a talent show this year.  Auditions are being held on Friday, April 22^nd.  If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Banks.

*GEP Parent Meetings for Gifted Students will be held on Wednesday, April 27^th. Please contact Ms. Hamilton for more information.

*High School Basketball tryouts for current 8^th grade boys will be on Monday, April 25^th and Tuesday, April 26^th after school until 5:30pm at the MHS gym. Students must have a current physical on file to try out.

*Middle School Boys basketball tryouts will be held Thursday, April 21^st and Friday, April 22^nd after school until 5:30pm at the MHS gym.  Students must have a current physical on file to try out.

*Upward Bound will have a presentation for 8^th grade students on Thursday, April 28^th.  If you would like for your child to participate in this great program, please make sure that they fill out the packets and return them to Ms. Fenn by May, 6^th.

*7^th grade students will be bringing home field trip information about a field trip to the zoo on Friday, May 6^th.

*Congratulations to Evan Zou and Taylor Edwards for being recognized at the Shelby County Career and Technology Banquet.  Evan represented FBLA and Taylor represented FCCLA.

*Congratulations to Aiyana Race and Janie Gray for qualifying for state recognition for the Duke Talent Search.  They took the ACT test as 7^th graders and their scores qualified them for this honor.

*Congratulations to the Faculty Member of the Month:  Coach Horton

*Congratulations to the student of the week:  Janie Gray

Montevallo Methodist Preschool is conducting the 2016/2017 school year registration for the 3 and 4 year old classes.  Registration applications for the 2 year class will also be accepted.  School hours are 8:30am to 12:00pm.  The 4 year old class meets Monday through Friday.  The 3 year old class meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  The 2 year old class will likely meet on Tuesday and Thursday.   You can pick up registration forms at the school Monday through Friday from 8:30 to 12:00, please call the Director to schedule a time, 665-1256.  Or you may visit the website to access the registration form – https://mmpschool234.wordpress.com/parental-info/.    Please call or email the Director if you have any questions, mmpreschool@yahoo.com

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DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: Averi Maddox

Announcements:

* 8^th grade will test Monday and Tuesday. There will be no cell phones, smart watches, or other electronic allowed in the testing rooms. Students not testing will need to be quiet in the hallways during passing periods, get their books for the first three periods, and there will be no bells in the morning.

*Congratulations to Evan Zou and Taylor Edwards.  They were recognized at the Shelby County Career and Technical Educational Awards Banquet.  Evan represented FBLA and Taylor represented FCCLA.

*Attention all students. MMS is having a talent show this year and if you want to be a part of it, you must audition. There is a sign-up sheet for the MMS Talent Show Auditions posted outside the Band/Choir Room door. Auditions will be on Friday, April 22^nd all day in the Band/Choir Room. You must pay $5 per person to audition on April 22^nd. Groups must sign up each member. We are looking for all talent! (Singing, Dancing, Poetry, Art displays, Plays, Skits, Instrument playing etc)

*High School Basketball tryouts for current 8^th grade boys will be on Monday, April 25^th and Tuesday, April 26^th after school until 5:30pm at the MHS gym. Sign up on Coach Horton’s door and get a tryout packet.

*Middle School Boys basketball tryouts will be held Thursday, April 21^st and Friday, April 22^nd after school until 5:30pm at the MHS gym.  Sign up on Coach Horton’s door and get a tryout packet.

*Congratulations to the student of the week for this week: Janie Gray. Janie Gray.  She was nominated by Ms. Stevenson. Ms. Stevenson stated that Janie is consistently supportive of other students, is conscientious in her schoolwork, and an overall a good role model for MMS students.

 

Have a Fantastic Friday

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: No Birthday’s for today!

Announcements:

* 7^th grade students will test with Aspire this week so do not be absent.  Testing will occur in the morning before lunch.  8^th grade will test the next Monday and Tuesday. There will be no cell phones, smart watches, or other electronic allowed in the testing rooms. Students not testing will need to be quiet in the hallways during passing periods, get their books for the first three periods,  and there will be no bells in the morning.

*The final home baseball game is tonight against West Blocton.

*6^th graders going on the field trip on Friday to the Space and Rocket center in Huntsville need to be here at 6:00am.  The bus will pull out at exactly 6:15am.  Parents need to pick you up between 5:15pm and 5:45pm.  Remember that if you bring an electronic device, the school is not responsible if it is lost or damaged.

*Attention all students. MMS is having a talent show this year and if you want to be a part of it, you must audition. There is a sign-up sheet for the MMS Talent Show Auditions posted outside the Band/Choir Room door. Auditions will be on Friday, April 22^nd all day in the Band/Choir Room. You must pay $5 per person to audition on April 22^nd. Groups must sign up each member. We are looking for all talent! (Singing, Dancing, Poetry, Art displays, Plays, Skits, Instrument playing etc)

*High School Basketball tryouts for current 8^th grade boys will be on Monday, April 25^th and Tuesday, April 26^th after school until 5:30pm at the MHS gym. Sign up on Coach Horton’s door and get a tryout packet.

*Middle School Boys basketball tryouts will be held Thursday, April 21^st and Friday, April 22^nd after school until 5:30pm at the MHS gym.  Sign up on Coach Horton’s door and get a tryout packet.

 

Have a Thankful Thursday

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: Melaney Lopez (Yesterday to Alexis and Leslie Langley)

Announcements:

* 7^th grade students will test with Aspire this week so do not be absent.  Testing will occur in the morning before lunch.  8^th grade will test the next Monday and Tuesday. There will be no cell phones, smart watches, or other electronic allowed in the testing rooms. Students not testing will need to be quiet in the hallways during passing periods, get their books for the first three periods,  and there will be no bells in the morning.

*There is soccer game tonight at Thompson.  Girls play at 5 and boys at 7pm.

*6^th graders going on the field trip on Friday to the Space and Rocket center in Huntsville need to be here at 6:00am.  The bus will pull out at exactly 6:15am.  Parents need to pick you up between 5:15pm and 5:30pm.  Remember that if you bring a digital device on the field trip the school is not responsible for lost or stolen items.

*Attention all students. MMS is having a talent show this year and if you want to be a part of it, you must audition. There is a sign-up sheet for the MMS Talent Show Auditions posted outside the Band/Choir Room door. Auditions will be on Friday, April 22^nd all day in the Band/Choir Room. You must pay $5 per person to audition on April 22^nd. Groups must sign up each member. We are looking for all talent! (Singing, Dancing, Poetry, Art displays, Plays, Skits, Instrument playing etc)

*High School Basketball tryouts for current 8^th grade boys will be on Monday, April 25^th and Tuesday, April 26^th after school until 5:30pm at the MHS gym. Sign up on Coach Horton’s door and get a tryout packet.

*Middle School Boys basketball tryouts will be held Thursday, April 21^st and Friday, April 22^nd after school until 5:30pm at the MHS gym.  Sign up on Coach Horton’s door and get a tryout packet.

 

*Please do not schedule any doctor’s appointments or out of town trips during Aspire testing.  Testing will be in the mornings only until lunchtime.  6^th Grade Testing will be on Monday, April 11^th and Tuesday, April 12^th.  7^th Grade Testing will be on April 13^th, 14^th, and 15^th.  8^th Grade testing will be on April 18^th and 19^th.

*Please be aware that cell phones or any device that makes noise or has the capability of photography is not allowed in the testing rooms. Any student caught with a cell phone in the testing room will have their phone confiscated and possibly sent to the state department for evidence of cheating.  The child’s test can be invalidated as well. All cell phones should be kept in the student’s lockers during testing.

*It is a current school policy that all Apple Watches or any other watches that are capable of getting on the Internet are banned from school.  Students should leave these devices at home during the school day.

*6^th Graders will be attending the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville on Friday, April 15^th.  Remember that your child needs to be at the school at 6am. The bus will pull out at exactly 6:15am.  If your child brings a cell phone or other electronic device on the bus, it will be his or her responsibility to keep up with it.  The school will not be liable for lost or damaged items. You will need to pick up your child between 5:15 and 5:30 that evening.

*There will be a community chess night for students and parents on Monday, April 18^th at the Montevallo High School Library from 4-6pm.

*Attention 8^th Grade Parents:  Your child is fast approaching the end of his middle school years! He or she will soon begin a new era of his or her life – high school. We are asking MMS eighth grade parents to come together and help plan a grand send off for our students. In the past, the teachers have organized an eighth grade banquet as a celebration. This year’s students are asking for a cookout rather than a banquet.  If you are willing and able to help plan this event, please meet in the school’s media center on Monday, April 18, at 5:00 pm.

*Progress reports will go out on April 20^th.

*Congratulations to the Chess Team who had a successful tournament this past Saturday. MMS took first place overall. Individual medals went to Cody Curl, Jeffery Green, Evan Zou, and Grayson Fulmer.

*Congratulations to Miranda Martin. Her Science Fair Project won the following awards at The Alabama State Science Fair at the University of Alabama at Huntsville: The Toyota Outstanding Project Award as well as   Second Place in the Math and Computer Science division. She also received a nomination

•   for the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars), a program of the Society for Science and the Public. This extraordinary achievement is only awarded to the top 10% of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade participants at the SSP-AFFILIATED SCIENCE FAIR

*Congratulations to the athlete for the month of March: Emily Ann Smith

*Congratulations to the student of the week:  Jaxon Butterworth

*Shelby County Board of Education has a new free APP that can be downloaded from the Apple Store or from Google Play.

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Happy Birthday: Jaylon Pearson

Announcements:

*Tomorrow we will be on break schedule

*There is no soccer practice today

*There is an FBLA meeting today at 11:30 with Ms Thomas

* 6^th and 7^th grade students will test with Aspire next week so do not be absent.  Testing will occur in the morning before lunch.  8^th grade will test the following week. There will be no cell phones, smart watches, or other electronic allowed in the testing rooms.

 

*Attention all students. MMS is having a talent show this year and if you want to be a part of it, you must audition. There is a sign-up sheet for the MMS Talent Show Auditions posted outside the Band/Choir Room door. Auditions will be on Friday, April 22^nd all day in the Band/Choir Room. You must pay $5 per person to audition on April 22^nd. Groups must sign up each member. We are looking for all talent! (Singing, Dancing, Poetry, Art displays, Plays, Skits, Instrument playing etc)

*Scholar’s Bowl will meet this afternoon for practice

Have a Thankful Thursday

Happy Birthday: Avery Lawley

Announcements:

*Friday will be break so make sure that you do not have any tardies or silent lunches this week.

*The Baseball team has a game today at home against Jemison at 4:30pm.

*Congratulations to Emily Ann Smith for being named the Student Athlete for the month of March. She represented the MMS Tennis Team very well during the season.

*6^th and 7^th grade students will test with Aspire next week so do not be absent.  Testing will occur in the morning before lunch.  8^th grade will test the following week. There will be no cell phones, smart watches, or other electronic allowed in the testing rooms.

Have a Tremendous Tuesday

DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Happy Birthday: Grayson Fulmer

Announcements:

*Friday will be break so make sure that you do not have any tardies or silent lunches this week.

*Volleyball try-outs for 6^th and 7^th grade girls will begin today after school.   All girls interested in trying out must have a consent form and current physical in order to stay.

*The Cheerleaders are selling Gi Gi’s Cupcakes as a fundraiser.  The orders need to be placed today and the cupcakes will be delivered the following week.  See a MMS Cheerleader to place an order.

*The Baseball team has a game today at home against Centerville at 4pm

*Congratulations to the student of the week:  Jaxon Butterworth.  He was nominated by Mrs. Burns.  Mrs. Burns states that Jaxon demonstrated the character trait of responsibility when he quickly saw that a student had dropped a cell phone in morning drop off and he stopped the cars to keep the phone from getting run over.  The phone was returned to the student with no damage.

*Congratulations to the Chess Team who had a successful tournament on Saturday. MMS took first place overall. Individual medals went to Cody Curl, Jeffery Green, Evan Zou, and Grayson Fulmer.

*Congratulations to Miranda Martin. Her Science Fair Project won the following awards at The Alabama State Science Fair at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.

• The Toyota Outstanding Project Award
• Second Place in the Math and Computer Science division
• Nomination for 2016 for 2016 Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars), a program of the Society for Science and the Public. This extraordinary achievement is only awarded to the top 10% of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade participants at the SSP-AFFILIATED SCIENCE FAIR

Have a Marvelous Monday