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October 20, 2015 Volume 9 Issue 7
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10/20 (Tues): Picture Make Up Day (during your child's PE class), Auditorium 10/21 (Wed): Quiz Bowl Club starting, lunchtime, Room 408.
10/22 (Thurs):
- SSC/SGT Meeting, 2:30pm, Library - 7th Grade Yosemite Trip Parent/Student Info Meeting, 6:30pm (note corrected time), Auditorium
- 6th Grade Camp Cuyamaca Parent/Student Info Meeting, 5:30pm (note corrected time), Auditorium
10/23 (Fri): Progress Reports Coming Home
10/28 (Wed):
- Parent Tour for Incoming Students, 8:30am
- Mr. Benjamin's, 7:30pm, Auditorium
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This week's video news from Outside the Lens Media @ Muirlands includes ASB Election Results, the weekly trivial question and information about many 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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TODAY is Picture Make Up Day
Tuesday, October 20th During Your Child's PE Class
To order online:
- Go to mylifetouch.com
- Enter Picture Day ID: CK925423Y1
- Order and print the receipt for your child to give to the photographer today.
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SSC and SGT Meetings
This Thursday, Oct. 22, 2:30pm, Library - School Site Council (SSC) from 2:30-3:15pm.
- Site Governance Team (SGT) will meet from 3:15-4:00pm
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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
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 This 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 This Thursday, Oct. 22nd, 5:30pm, Auditorium.
The San Diego County of Outdoor Education (SDCOE) provides experiential learning programs that enhance awareness and
scientific understanding of the natural world and their connection to it. Their week-long
camp experience - held during Spring Break (March 28th - April 1st) expands on these concepts and provides 6th graders opportunities for social growth, self-reliance and teamwork. Please attend our informational meeting to discuss the itinerary, cost, registration, eligibility requirements, scholarship opportunities, & deadlines.
Chaperones are needed to make camp possible! Please email to Michelle Scherrer at shellscherrer@san.rr.com if are able to participate in this amazing experience!
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Get Your Garden On!
Two Great Opportunities for to Help our Campus Gardens!
1. THIS FRIDAY, Oct. 23rd, after school: Join us to clean out the old and prepare for the new! A group of parents and students are meeting to spruce up the garden at the top of the school near the bungalows. Bring garden gloves and tools if you have them. Contact cindy.hazuka@gmail.com to sign up, or for more info/ideas. 2. Looking for Parents to Help Support the Student Community Garden! Work with small group of motivated 7th & 8th graders for ongoing maintenance of school's community garden. Email ASB Advisor Coach Serafin: sserafin@sandi.net. |
 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; Future DJs
- Tuesdays, Palette eARTh; Tennis
- Wednesdays: Fencing; Outside the Lens
- Thursdays: Glee Club; Club Xcite's Brainpower, Golf Squad starts this week.
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!  Quiz Bowl Club:
The Muirlands Quiz Bowl Club prepares student teams for Quiz Bowl academic competitions. Join us Wednesdays during lunch in room 408 (excluding Minimum Days). Contact Mr. Heinze ( mheinze@sandi.net) with questions.
 Muirlands Political Club:
Join Yasha Kharrati and Ms. Jones in room 104 (Ms. Jones' class) on Thursdays from 2:20-3:00pm. 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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 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 CLICK HERE to sign up for a tour slot. 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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We Have Several Important Volunteer Openings
No experience necessary - just a willingness to help!
Art: Help in the classroom/hanging artwork around school (no art background required!)
Science Olympiad: Help communication with parents/coaches/organization. Visit our Science Olympiad website for more details.
Muirlands Rocks Games Committee: Research/create new games and refresh existing games for this spring community event. Email jori.mendel@yahoo.com.
6th and 7th Grade BBQ Coordinator: Help coordinate a few volunteers and serve bbq food for this on-campus event in December. Email lisabonebrake@me.com.
8th Grade BBQ Team: Help coordinate a few volunteers and work with a few teachers to serve bbq and implement games for this annual 8th grade December event. Email lisabonebrake@me.com.
8th Grade Promotion Planning Team: Work with a few administrators and volunteers to coordinate text for a printed program and some decorations for this important day. Email jori.mendel@yahoo.com.
8th Grade Promotion Hospitality Team: We need 7th Grade parents to hand out programs and set up snacks so 8th grade parents can focus on this important family event. Email jori.mendel@yahoo.com.
Campus Garden: Work with small group of motivated 7th & 8th graders for ongoing maintenance of school's community garden. Email ASB Advisor Coach Serafin:
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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 10/18/15. Beth Wilensky and Renee Kenagy
Annual Giving Campaign Co-Chairs
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 From the Health Office
We're Ready to Roll!
Help Us Paint on Wednesday, Nov. 4th, 12:30-2:30-ish  Paint has been donated and we're ready to give the Health Office Boy's Room a much-needed face lift. We still need a couple of additional volunteers to help us paint on Wednesday, Nov. 4th (half day) from 12:30 to about 2:30pm. Please contact Pat Robbins at probbins@sandi.net. Thank you!
Pat Robbins, RN, BSN, M.Ed Alma Olivares, Health Tech
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Muirlands Science Olympiad Club
Coaches Will Be Contacting You Regarding Practice Start Dates
A tentative practice schedule has been posted to the website, but please wait to hear from your event coach to confirm the start date. Rules & specifications for each event have been posted to the website under Resources. We're still looking for:
- Coaches for Experimental Design, Food Science, Fossils and Road Scholar
- Someone to coordinate parent/coach/organizer communications.
It's not too late to volunteer!
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Shutterfly and Tinyprints 13% Matching Program for Muirlands!
  In time for the holidays! Bring your photos to life in books, cards, gifts and home decor, and 13% of your purchase will be donated to the Muirlands Foundation!
Simply go to:
and create memories!
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Thank You Library Donors!
THANK YOU to those 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
Epperson Family
Fish Family
Rory MacLean
Jori and Scott Mendel
Ken and Tara Nitahara
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Rachel PetersonDan and Trish Ryan
Jacob Schenck
Scherrer Family
Shimp Family
Stobo Family
Tanaka-Roberts Family
Tseng Family
Wahl Family
Rob Woodbyrne
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Trish Ryan, Marcia Branstetter & Nina Ferrell
Library Volunteer Coordinators
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Muirlands Mixer Thank You!
A huge THANKS to Janna and Mike Elliott for hosting Muirlands Foundation's Mixer last Friday evening. We are grateful that so many parents came to meet, greet, and eat. What a fun way to connect with other parents. Thank you to our generous hosts, guests, and the folks who brought food!
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Robotics Workshops this Weekend at the Jolla Library/Rifford Library:
Ideal for middle school. UCSD students teach how to build and program a robot and help kids enter their robot in a competition hosted
by UCSD.
- Day 1: Robot Building (Friday, Oct. 23, 3-5:30 pm)
- Day 2: Robot programming fundamentals (Saturday, Oct. 24, 1-4 pm)
- Day 3: Competition preparation. (Sunday, Oct. 25 12:30 - 2:30 pm)
Doing all 3 parts is optional -- Can attend parts you are interested in. Click here to register. Parents welcome to stay and observe, no need for parents to sign up.
Learn 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: NEW LISTINGS: Muirlands Surf Team; Boy Scout Troop 506
- Tutoring/Test Prep
- ... and more!
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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
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