MAY 2018
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday1 / 2
May DQ Birthday Party
/ 3
UNB Math Competition
(Gr. 7 & 8 students) / 4
NO CLASSES Provincial Subject Council Meetings
7
K-5 Performance “Jillian Jiggs” @ 10:20am
/ 8 / 9 / 10 / 11
14
NO CLASSES
Staff in Meetings / 15
National Denim Day- Staff are donating $5.00 to wear jeans.
PSSC 7pm
Jump Rope for Heart Kickoff / 16 / 17
WE BELIEVE DAY in Saint John (WE Act & Student Council attending) / 18
Rainbow Day
Dress up in bright colours to celebrate diversity at MCS
21
NO CLASSES
Victoria Day / 22
SHREK Performance
@ 6:30pm
Tickets available at the MCS Office, The Corner Store & MES Music / 23
SHREK Performance
@ 6:30pm
Tickets available at the MCS Office, The Corner Store & MES Music
Gr. 8 Girls to HCS for Go Girls 8:30-2:30 / 24
Pre-K Morning
8:30-11:30am
All Current K Students stay home for the day.
Gr. 5-7 Dance
6:00-8:00pm / 25
Tacky Tourist dress up day – 50 cents
“TOUCH A TRUCK”
Saturday, May 26
10-2pm
Connell Park Raceway
28 / 29
½ Day PL
Buses leave at noon
Gr. 8’s go to WHS
9-11am / 30 / 31
Turn Around Awards @ Best Western / June 1
Physical Education Update
Our volleyball teams continue their busy seasons. All three teams recently hosted a one day tournament in our MCS gyms. It was an exciting day of competitive volleyball. Congratulations to the Boys and Girls Varsity volleyball teams on their recent tournament play. The boys won the Tier 2 division of the Devon Middle School tournament. The weekend before, they placed third in the Sunbury West Tournament. The girls placed second in the Nashwaaksis Middle School tournament. The junior varsity girls continue to develop their volleyball skills, recently winning three games in league play. All three team are preparing for league playoffs to take place in early May.
MCS is excited to take part in the Heart and Stroke “Jump
Rope for Heart” program again this year. The students will be entertained by the Townsview Jump Rope team at a Kick off Presentation on Tuesday, May 15th. Additional
information regarding Jump Rope for Heart will be sent home following the presentation.
We Believe Day
On May 17th, a group of 52 middle school students and four staff will be attending “We Believe” in Saint John NB at Harbour Station. This will be an uplifting event for the leadership students that will be focusing on the importance of volunteering and giving back. Members of the We Act Club, as well as Student Council, will be representing MCS at this event.
Guidance Update
The monthly guidance newsletter for May can be found on the school website. The newsletter includes information on the upcoming guidance events - Canadian Mental Health Week (May 7-13) and International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (May 17). The guidance focus for May will continue to be centered on promoting kindness in order to create positive learning and working environment at MCS. I have added a few good online resources about this topic to the newsletter. Finally, it includes a reminder of how students and parents can access guidance support should they ever need it.
If you ever have any questions about the Comprehensive and Developmental Guidance Program at MCS, please feel free to contact the school guidance counsellor, Krista Webb-Scheers at 506-325-4351.
Touch A Truck
The MCS Home & School is organizing a TOUCH A TRUCK event on Saturday, May 26th at the Connell Park Raceway from 10-2pm. There will be lots of trucks and heavy equipment there for children to see and climb inside. There will also be some live demonstrations. There will be a canteen and BBQ onsite, as well as face painting and tattoo stations. Admission is by donation and all proceeds will go towards playground renovations. Please help us spread the word for this exciting event.
Middle School Drama
The drama club is busy practicing for their upcoming performances of SHREK: The Musical which they will perform on Tuesday, May 22nd and Wednesday, May 23rd @ 6:30pm. Tickets are available at the MCS office, The Corner Store or MES Music. The cost is $8.00 for adults and $5 for children/students.
Upcoming in June
Gr. 8 Farewell & Middle School Awards Night – June 8
PSSC Meeting – June 12
Gr. 3-5 Track Meet in Bath – June 15
Free Choice dress up day – June 15
Gr. 8 Quebec Trip – June 16-18
Family Picnic – June 19
Last day of Classes – June 22
Principal’s Message
Happy May everyone! Here is to hoping that all the April rain will yield some May flowers very soon! I want to thank all the families who have registered for School Cash On-Line already and encourage those who haven't to visit and follow the easy steps of setting up your account. Our goal is to have all our families set up for on-line payments by the end of this month. If you experience some difficulty, just call the office at 325-4434 and we will help.
Our one-time-only Meduxnekeag T-shirts are going fast!! This t-shirt can only be purchased by registering on-line (as mentioned above) and it is only $10!!
I would like to remind families that ASD-W has changed the bussing policy as of a few years ago. Students are not able to get bus notes or permission to use a different bus at the end of the day. Each student has a primary route on file, as well as an emergency or alternate route on file. These are the only two destinations that students can travel to after school on the ASD-W buses. If you need to change your addresses on file, please call Mrs. Bustard at 325-4434.
Coming at the end of May, are Provincial Assessments for our Grades 2, 4 and 6 students. More information will be coming home soon as students prepare for these important end-of-year snap shots of learning. Looking forward to seeing you at the production of Shrek in a few weeks!