10/28 (Wed):- Signed Progress Reports Due - Parent Tour for Incoming Students, 8:30am - Mr. Benjamin's, 7:30pm, Auditorium
10/30 (Fri): ASB Halloween Party
10/31 (Sat): Have a safe and fun Halloween!
1/1 (Sun): Daylight Savings Time Ends
1/4 (Wed): Minimum Day, 12:32 Dismissal
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This week's video news from Outside the Lens Media @ Muirlands includes GHOSTLY VIDEOS, the weekly trivia 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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Signed Progress Reports Due This Wednesday
Progress reports came home with your student last Friday. Please sign and and have your child return to their 6th Period teacher by this Wednesday. Please take advantage of PowerSchool Parent Portal to monitor your child's performance on an ongoing basis so there are no report card surprises. If you need help setting up your confidential account, please stop into the office. If your child's grades need improvement: - Please consider contacting your child's counselor for additional advice or strategies.
- Muirlands offers After School Homework Help on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and a late bus that leaves at 3:40 p.m. so all students can take advantage of this extra time on task.
- In addition, many teachers host small group tutoring and support in their classrooms during certain lunchtimes and by appointment.
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Mr. Benjamin's Tomorrow (Wed.) 7:30-8:30pm, Auditorium
$1 HALLOWEEN-themed Treats, Proceeds Benefit Muirlands Foundation
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Muirlands Science Olympiad Club
Some Practices Starting This Week - Coaches Will Contact You with Details
A practice schedule, along with rules & specifications for each event have been posted to the website. We're still looking for:
- Coaches for Experimental Design, Food Science, Fossils and Road Scholar
- Someone to coordinate parent/coach/organizer communications.
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ASB Halloween Costume Party This Friday During Lunch, Auditorium
Tickets are $1 at the Finance Window
Costume Contest Spooky Music and videos Popcorn and Candy Dance Music To attend, students should: - Have a 3.0 citizenship grade
- Buy a $1 ticket at the Finance Office (ID required)
- Wear a costume.
Please note school-wide Costume Guidelines for Friday Oct. 30. Students are encouraged to be creative within the guidelines. Students with any of the following will NOT be allowed to attend class:
- Costumes that cover the head and/or hide the student's identity (no masks - except for the lunch party)
- Costumes that involve weapons (no real or pretend weapons - Zero Tolerance applies)
- Costumes that promote substance abuse or gang-related activities
- Costumes that reveal the student's undergarments or do not sufficiently cover the student's body
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We See Potential!
Help Our Gardens Grow
Thanks to volunteers Cindy Hazuka, Lisa Bonebrake, Cheryl Shannon and her 6th grade daughter Sarah, the Upper Garden is cleaned up, weeded, and ready for planting. Foundation volunteers and School Staff are partnering on a plan for best use. To help with next steps, email [email protected].
To share your love of gardening with a committed group of Muirlands students on a regular basis during school hours, please consider helping with the ASB Student Community Garden by contacting Coach Suzanne Serafin ( [email protected] ). |
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.
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:
Join us Wednesdays during lunch in room 408 (excluding Minimum Days). Contact Mr. Heinze ( [email protected]) with questions.
Muirlands Political Club:
Thursdays from 2:20-3:00pm, in room 104. Chocolate included! Questions? Please contact Yasha Kharrati at [email protected].
Circle of Friends: We meet every Thursday during lunch in the cafeteria. Questions: Contact Ms. Emison ( [email protected]) or Ms. Miller ( [email protected]) .
Additional activities can be found in our Community Directory, under the the Classes & Sports sections. Check it out!
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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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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.
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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
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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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 10/25/15.
Beth Wilensky and Renee Kenagy
Annual Giving Campaign Co-Chairs
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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!)
Muirlands Rocks Games Committee: Research/create new games and refresh existing games for this spring community event. Email [email protected].
6th and 7th Grade BBQ Coordinator: Help coordinate a few volunteers and serve bbq food for this on-campus event in December. Email [email protected].
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 [email protected].
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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 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 [email protected]. Thank you! Pat Robbins, RN, BSN, M.Ed Alma Olivares, Health Tech
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Bugs for Billions!
Sign Up With Science Teachers for this After School Workshop BEFORE Nov. 5th. Workshop is Nov. 12th, 2:10-3:30pm
In this hands-on workshop, participants will play microbe detective to reveal the unseen life in soil and discover microbes that can enable farmers to feed a growing global population. Guided by microbial scientists from Monsanto's San Diego Research Center and armed with a laboratory worksheet to record their findings, students will grow microbes found in Muirlands soil, observe different shapes and sizes of microbes through the microscope, and preserve microbes in a biobank through freezing. Students will also practice with a model DNA sequencer and learn how researchers use DNA to identify species. The workshop will be held after school from 2:10 - 3:30 on Thursday, Nov. 12, in Room 403. It's free and all Muirlands students are invited. Sign up with your Science teacher BEFORE NOV. 5th to reserve your spot!
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Veterans Day
School Will be Closed Wednesday, Nov. 11th in Honor of Veterans Day
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Student Trip Registration Forms
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. Registration is closed. Click here for the trip website.
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7th Grade Yosemite Trip
The 7th Grade Yosemite Trip is planned for
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6th Grade Camp Cuyamaca
Registration is now open for 6th grade Camp Cuyamaca! Spaces are limited so don't delay.
Registration must mailed or dropped off (with payment) to World Expeditions no later than November 13th -- see registration card for details. If you missed the meeting, links to registration forms are below or can be found in the school office.
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Easy Money!
Please Participate in these great Give-Back Programs to raise money for our school!
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!
Amazon Shoppers -- Support Muirlands when you shop on Amazon.com!
click Community click Community Rewards click Enroll Now Select Muirlands Middle School
Amazon will contribute a portion of your purchase to Muirlands Middle School automatically.
Ralphs Shoppers -- Support Muirlands when you shop at Ralph's and use your Ralph's card
Click on Create an Account and follow the instructions.
This must be done every year, so please re-register and remember to use your Ralph's card.
We are NO LONGER collecting Box Tops. Thank you!
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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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ALL are invited to Join Torrey Pines Elementary School families at the first annual 5K/1 mile Torrey Trot fun run on Sunday, 11/22, 9am, at Roadrunner Sports. The proceeds from this community-building event will benefit the TPES Foundation.
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Learn about the new Life Science Collaboratory at the La Jolla/Riford Branch Library here or visit the Lab's Facebook page.
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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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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 [email protected] 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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