Last year’s community survey provided us with some areas to focus on for our 2022-23 school year. Attached to this one call email are the MMS Building Goals using data from that survey. Please take a moment to review the power-point presentation. Our objective was to provide a school where students are safe, we communicate well with our stakeholders, and we work on rebuilding our community after a rough couple of years. Please email me if you have any questions.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1stSpCSAWaNM8l5wZjZzzWSugbBQi2PHTwDn8Icg8Ze0/edit
Dr. Blessing welcomed all teachers back at Opening Day today at MHS. The band kicked everything off with the Viking fight song. Mrs. Green and Mrs. Fulkerson spoke about teacher/student communication. #letsgetstarted
A great time was had by all staff at the "welcome back" event. The staff carnival was held to kick off the start of the 2022-23 school year! #Vikings
This year at MMS we are excited to announce in an attempt to be a safer place to send your students we have installed Vape Detectors in each bathroom and locker room at MMS. Over the last couple of years we have seen a steady increase in the amount of students who are bringing vapes to school and vaping in the bathrooms. Our vape detectors are designed to detect Vape Smoke, THC Smoke, loud aggressive noises, and tampering with the ceiling. Students who are caught in possession of a vape or vaping will be suspended from school and assigned a Vape Education course. We also see a lot of horseplay in our bathrooms that will result in Community Service and potential further consequences depending on the severity. My hope is that you’ll talk with your student before school starts about making sure when they go in the bathroom they go in and use the facilities as they are intended and then make their way out
At the middle school most of our students have cell phones and bring them to school. MMS’s device policy is that students are required to keep their cell phones in their locker. If a student does not have their phone in their locker the first time they are warned, the device confiscated and given their cell phone back at the end of the day, the second and every referral after is a parent pick up with a potential for other consequences. A lot of our students also wear apple watches or other smart watches. At this time students are allowed to wear their smart watches but they must be using them appropriately as time pieces. If a student is not using their watch appropriately it would fall under the electronic device policy/consequences mentioned above. If you have any questions feel free to email at kthomas@miamisburg.k12.oh.us.
Get to know our new certificated staff! Rebecca Anderson - Maddux-Lang, Mary Anderson - Bauer, and Kara Donbrock - Medlar View! Welcome to the Viking family! #GOVIKINGS
Get to know our new certificated staff! Rachel Huston - Medlar View, Abbigayle Johns - Bauer, Ashley Trupp - MMS, and Laina Abner - MHS! Welcome to the Viking family! #GOVIKINGS
Get to know our new certificated staff! Amanda Martin - Maddux-Lang, Grace Fisher - Bauer, Molly McGrew - Maddux-Lang, and Kelsey Stockdale - Kinder & JCE! Welcome to the Viking family! #GOVIKINGS
Staff attended the Class of 2022 New Teacher Orientation today. Congratulations and a HUGE welcome to the Viking family! #GOVIKINGS #2022
As you are preparing your middle school student’s back to school outfits I wanted to draw an awareness to the dress code at MMS. At the middle school we have created a dress code with safety, respect, and responsibility in mind and is conducive to the educational process. Student’s shirts have to have a sleeve much like a short sleeved shirt and cover all parts of the upper body. Students' shorts or skirts must be at fingertip length. Pants/slacks are to be worn at or above the hips and properly fastened. Pants/slacks may have holes in them, only in areas that are not indecent to include below the finger tip. I know it’s not really the season but last year one of our issues was hoods on hoodies. Students are allowed to wear hoodies but are not permitted to wear their hood up during the school day. Our building is typically cold so I would encourage students to dress for a cold building rather than the actual outside temperature. I am attaching our dress code policy to the one call email. Please take a moment to review with your student before school starts.
This year at MMS we are excited to announce a new MMS Volunteer Program to engage our parents and community in the building. If you have an hour or two or more you’d like to donate to MMS on a daily or weekly basis to be a friendly face, helping hand, or resource for staff / students I would encourage you to apply for our MMS Volunteer Program. Volunteers will need to like to engage with middle schoolers and staff members. Volunteers can be parents, siblings, grandparents, community members etc and do not need to have any type of license or specific education. Volunteers will be background checked and trained before working with / at MMS. Submit if you are interested and I’ll be reaching out. Check out the One Call email or website for the application and program outline.
REVISED IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL MEALS
At MMS we will continue to be a 1:1 building with every student who is interested being able to take home a device. If you are a 7th or 8th grader you took this device home with you at the end of last year. You’ll need to be sure to bring this back with you to school every day. If your device incurred damages this summer you’ll need to turn it into the library for repairs. If your student had damages and submitted for repair they’ll be given a letter with the damages price menu. Before we can resubmit the device this fee will need to be paid. Your sixth grade student will receive a form either at their building or on the first couple days of school. The form asks you to either give permission for your student to receive a device, and be charged a $25 fee, or decline this device at which point we’ll be sure to remove the $25 fee. 6th grade students will receive their devices the first week of school as long as they have completed their device agreement. Contact the middle school or email me at kthomas@miamisburg.k12.oh.us if you have any questions.
At MMS this year we’re excited to get down to the business of educating and socializing our students after a crazy couple of years. This year at MMS we’ll be introducing a new Social & Academic Accountability Policy. This policy, which is connected to the one call email, outlines that we are celebrating and recognizing students who come to school consistently, act appropriately, and get passing grades by bringing back and allowing participation in all the social and extracurricular fun stuff at MMS. Students will be working with a teacher mentor to establish an academic, behavior, and attendance goal based on last year’s data with the idea that we’ll all do as well as or better this year. If students are getting passing grades, attending school on time and consistently, and acting appropriately they’ll be encouraged to attend our MMS Socials, participate in extracurricular clubs and activities, attend Friday night Varsity football games, etc.
Students will be reviewing this policy with their teachers within the first couple weeks of school. At each grade level we have year end celebrations students will also be invited to attend if they have met the established criteria. The goal is to provide a safe, respectful and responsible environment at MMS to allow your student to grow to their fullest potential.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SCHOOL MEALS
Be on the lookout for daily emails / one calls in preparation for the new school year. Each will include a short clip of info to help be ready for the 2022 - 23 school year. Information will also be shared on our website and sent through the one call email system. Here is today's message:
Good evening MMS Families. As of July 26 MMS guidance counselors and principals have been back in the building preparing for the 22-23 school year. I´ll be sharing daily updates as we prepare to return to school on August 15 and 16, 2022. Please make sure you are connected to our MMS PTA Facebook (Miamisburg Middle School PTA) page, checking out our school website, and are receiving one calls and emails. If you are not receiving one calls OR know someone who is not they should contact the MMS office at 865-0011. At this point students should have received their team assignment and supply list. IF not please reach out to me for more information. Please email me at kthomas@miamisburg.k12.oh.us if you have questions.
All MMS students will receive their schedules on the first day of school.
Back to School Walk In Vaccinations
The posted times on some of the buildings’ Events are listed incorrectly. We are working to get this corrected. In the meantime…here are the correct times.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING SCHOOL MEALS
