 October 10 & 11, 2015
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10/7 (Wed): - Minimum Day, 12:32pm Dismissal - Muirlands Political Club 1st Meeting, 12:32pm, Room 104. - East Coast Expedition Information Meeting for Parents & Students, 7pm, Auditorium 10/8 (Thurs): Foundation Meeting, 1:00-2:10pm, Library 10/9 (Fri): Principal's Chat, 9am, Library 10/10 (Sat):- La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, 10am-7pm, Village of La Jolla, Girard Ave. - Bravecort Brew Fest, 8-11pm, LJAWF Beer & Wine Garden 10/11 (Sun): La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, 10am - 6pm, Village of La Jolla, Girard Ave. 10/15 (Thurs): Science Olympiad Club Meeting, Lunchtime, Auditorium 10/16 (Fri): Muirlands Mixer, 7-9pm
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This week's video news from Outside the Lens Media @ Muirlands includes speeches from some of our ASB candidates and information about important happenings at our school.
Be sure to check out this fun source of school information each week!
www.otlmuirlands.weebly.com
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Tomorrow (Wednesday)
is a Minimum Day
12:32 pm Dismissal
Wednesday, October 7th is a minimum day. School will be dismissed at 12:32pm. |
 After School Classes are offered through outside vendors for a fee. Parents sign up and pay the vendors directly.  Click here for the After School Class Calendar. - Mondays: Outside the Lens; Starting this week: Future DJs
- Tuesdays, Palette eARTh; Tennis
- Wednesdays: Fencing; Outside the Lens
- Thursdays: Glee Club; Club Xcite's Brainpower
- Coming soon!: Golf Squad, Thursdays starting 10/22
School Clubs are teacher run groups that meet during lunch or after school, and are offered at no cost. Click here for current clubs, and check back -- More will be added soon!  Muirlands Political Club, First Meeting Tomorrow After School! Are you running for ASB and need to know how the elections work? Would you like to learn about our political system and other topics in a fun and relaxing atmosphere? Come join Yasha Kharrati and Ms. Jones in room 104 (Ms. Jones' class) at 12:32 Wednesday, Oct. 7th. After this week, meetings will be held weekly on THURSDAYS, 2:20-3:00pm in room 104. Chocolate included! Questions? Please contact Yasha Kharrati at ykharrati@hotmail.com.
Circle of Friends: We meet every Thursday during lunch in the cafeteria.All are welcome! If you have any questions you can contact Ms. Emison ( lemison@sandi.net) or Ms. Miller ( amiller1@sandi.net) .
Additional activities can be found in our Community Directory, under the the Classes & Sports sections. Check it out!
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 Student Trip Information Meetings
Click here for trip info on our Foundation website. All tours are non-school sponsored events organized by World Expeditions of San Diego.
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8th Grade East Coast Expedition
Parent & student information meeting is THIS Wednesday. Oct. 7th, 7pm, Auditorium.
The 8th Grade East Coast Expedition is scheduled for March 26-April 2, 2016. For additional details and forms, click here for the trip website.
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7th Grade Yosemite Trip
Parent & student information meeting is Thursday, Oct. 22nd, 6:30pm, Auditorium.
The 7th Grade Yosemite Trip is scheduled for
June 27-July 1, 2016 (dates are tentative).
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6th Grade Camp Cuyamaca
Parent & student information meeting is Thursday, Oct. 22nd, 5:30pm, Auditorium.
6th Grade Camp Cuyamaca is scheduled for March 28-April 1st. More information will soon be available on the camp website: mms6camp.com
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 Muirlands Foundation Meeting
Thursday, Oct. 8th, 1:00-2:10pm, Library
Join us for our monthly Muirlands Foundation meeting on Thursday Oct. 8th, from 1:00-2:10pm in the Library.
Principal Klein and Foundation Board will provide information and updates for the new school year. Parent input is important and welcome as the board makes plans and decisions -- Please come join us and participate!
Click here for the dates of our 2015-16 Foundation Meetings.
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 After School Homework Help
Made Possible by Muirlands Foundation
After school homework help is available 2:10- 3:30pm on the following days (NO tutoring on Minimum Days):
6th graders only, all subjects: Tuesday: Ms. Latta & Ms. Newman (Rm 302) Thursday: Ms. Latta & Ms. Newman (Rm 302) All subjects, all grades: Tuesday: Mr. Stephens (Rm 502) Wednesday: Mr. Stephens (Rm 502) Thursday: Mr. Stephens (Rm 502)
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Our School Garden Needs Your Help!
Share Your Time and Talent with Dedicated Muirlands Students
Volunteers are needed to support the school garden funded and created by ASB students last year. A garden needs consistent attention and love to grow to its full potential, much like our students.
The current ASB class has 8 students dedicated to rebuilding and maintaining the garden. We need volunteers knowledgeable in gardening to guide the students two times a week from 10:35-11:35am.
We have: Tools and a budget
We need: A plan, specific responsibilities, a timeline, and guidance.
The students will be hard working and enthusiastic.
Questions or suggestions? Suzanne Serafin (seraphim@sandi.net)
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 Principal's Chat Friday, Oct. 9th, 9-10am
Join Principal Klein for this year's first Principal's Chat on Friday, October 9th, 9-10am. You will learn about the exciting new things happening at our school and have an opportunity to ask questions.
To maximize time with Mr. Klein and make sure all voices are heard, we're providing a format for questions/topics in advance. IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTED QUESTIONS/TOPICS for PRINCIPAL KLEIN, please email them to: Muirlandsfoundation@gmail.com. These will be given directly to Mr. Klein so he can focus his discussion based on your input. |
 Welcome to the MMS Counseling Staff's "Counselor's Corner". Be sure to check here each week for news, opportunities and events that may benefit your student. Click here for our web page.
Muirlands Middle School Parent Tours
RSVP Required, 25 person limit
8:30-9:30am
October 28, 2014
November 17, 2014
December 9, 2014
January 6. 2015
February 3, 2015
March 2, 2015
April 6, 2015
Tours are intended for the parents of new students enrolling for the 2016-2017 school year. The tours will only be available to parents of incoming students. No children will be permitted to attend the tour. To help ensure a productive experience, tours will be capped at a total of 25 people.
There will be an opportunity for incoming students to tour Muirlands Middle School in May when the 5th grade classes visit. Please contact the Counseling Department to RSVP with Robin Dominguez at rdominguez2@sandi.net or with Yvett McKany at yjamoo@sandi.net. Tours will run from 8:30-9:30 in the Library. Please check-in at the front office where you will be directed to the Library.
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Free Family Fun (and Free Ice Cream!)
THIS WEEKEND at the LJAWF
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Help Keep Muirlands Excellent!
Muirlands Gives raises the majority of the funds needed to sustain the quality of our students' education. Every gift helps and benefits every child.
Please consider ANY size donation as we hope to achieve 100% PARTICIPATION in reaching our goals.
THANK YOU to those who have already donated. Your generous contributions have gotten the campaign off to a great start! Click here to see our donor list as of 10/1/15.
Beth Wilensky and Renee Kenagy
Annual Giving Campaign Co-Chairs
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Muirlands Science Olympiad Club
Lunchtime Student Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 15th, Auditorium
We have 90 students signed up for Science Olympiads and are working out practice schedules with our volunteer coaches. We will email the details as soon as available -- Stay tuned! Students, please plan to attend our first lunchtime meeting on Thursday, October 15th in the Library.
We can always use more coaches or mentors. It's not too late to volunteer!
You can also contact head coach Laura Jackson at lauriuxj@yahoo.com.
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Friday, Oct. 16th
7:00-9:00pm (note time change) $35 per person/$70 per couple  Come enjoy a casual evening and a bit of Bali at Janna and Mike Elliott's home. There will be drinks and appetizers and a chance to speak with our MMS Principal, Harlan Klein, as well as your fellow Muirlands parents. Don't miss this opportunity to meet, greet and eat!  Can you help us by bringing an appetizer or side dish to share? Please click here to sign up. |
Free UCSD Event: International Day of the Girl Child, Saturday, October 10th 2-4:30pm, UCSD International House Great Hall.
Registration. Directions. Flyer.  Making Sense of Science Presented by the Salk Institute
The La Jolla/Riford Branch Library is partnering with the world-renowned Salk Institute for Biological Studies for a two-part (free) lecture series.
- The first presentation will take place on Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 pm and will feature basic science topics including DNA and stem cells.
- The second presentation in the series will be held on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:30 pm and will discuss how labs are answering questions posed by diseases such as cancer.
Learn more about the new Life Science Collaboratory at the La Jolla/Riford Branch Library here or visit the Lab's Facebook page.
Our Community Directory is a great resource! Browse it to find:
- Camps and Classes
- Health Services
- Home Services
- Real Estate
- Restaurants and Retail
- Salons/Beauty
- Sports Teams/Club Sports
- Tutoring/Test Prep
- ... and more!
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Thank You Library Donors!
THANK YOU to these donors who have contributed to our Library Tribute Fund, which allows us to add great new books
to our Muirlands Library!
Anonymous
Alejandro Balzaretti Cabrera
Jorge Meckelein Coalla
Lori Gildred Conlan
The Fish Family
Rory MacLean
Rachel Peterson
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Dan and Trish Ryan
Jacob Schenck
The Scherrer Family
The Shimp Family
The Stobo Family
The Tseng Family
The Wahl Family
Rob Woodbyrne
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Trish Ryan, Marcia Branstetter & Nina Ferrell
Library Volunteer Coordinators
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 From the Health Office
Thank you to everyone who donated various items for the Health Office -- Our kids are set for now!  If anyone is interested in supplying wall paint (Blue and Sand color preferred) and helping one afternoon to paint, please contact Pat Robbins directly at
Thank you!
Pat Robbins, RN, BSN, M.Ed Alma Olivares, Health Tech
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 LJHS Happenings
Seeking Items for LJHS Music Department Rummage Sale
The LJHS Music Department Rummage sale is coming up on October 17th and 18th!
We are asking for any and all donations! Clothing, books, toys, games, electronics, appliances, sporting goods, furniture, decorations - anything non-perishable and unsoiled. Donations are tax deductible. Email or call me for a time to drop-off your items in room 804 at the High School, or I can arrange to pick them up: Michelle Dykstra, 858-344-7653, michelle@michelledykstra.com
All of us have things we don't use - help them find a good home and help the music department make some money in the process!
Thank you!
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PeachJar Electronic Flyers
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Parents, Are You on PowerSchool?
PowerSchool allows you to view your student's schedule, homework assignments, grades, progress reports and report cards. You can pick up your Powerschool access code in the office (photo id requied). |
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Order Your 2015-16 Muirlands Yearbook
Check out the yearbook information sheet in your first day packet! Click here to order your yearbook online. Don't delay -- Prices go up in early December.
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eSplash Newsletter Submissions
Do you have announcements for our weekly eSplash newsletter? The deadline for content is NOON Sunday for the next Tuesday's eSplash, but sooner is better.  For 'best results' please submit early!Email content to barhagey@yahoo.com and please put 'For eSplash' in the subject line. All content is subject to approval by Principal Klein. Thank You! Barbara Hagey, Muirlands Foundation Communications, esplash@muirlandsms.org.
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