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PRE-K students return to school Thursday, January 7
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Collaborating with the Community - Mt. Gap to Conduct Athletic Shoe Drive throughout December
Heels for HEALS
"A Step in the Right Direction"
Purchase a NEW pair of athletic shoes suitable for boys or girls and place in the collection boxes located in the upper campus lobby and outside the Welcome Center.
Shoe sizes needed most
Male sizes: Child 9.5-4.5 & Adult 6.5-13
Female sizes: Child 9.5-4.5 & Adult 5, 5.5, 8-12
Socks sizes: All sizes for males or females
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Tuesday, December 15
Mountain Gap vs McNair @ MGS
Let's
MAROON
out the stands and cheer on our
GRIZZLIES
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December 14 -16
SchoolNet Testing
K-5 Schedule
The K-5 dates are set by the individual teachers. They can test anytime during the window.
Monday, December 14 ELA or Math
Tuesday, December 15 ELA or Math
Wednesday, December 16
Make-up Day
Grades 6 - 8
Monday, December 14 English
Tuesday, December 15 Social Studies
Wednesday, December 16
Make-up Day
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Field Trip
3rd grade students will visit Cooks Science Museum on Friday, December 18.
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Mountain Gap Greenpower team is selling Chick-Fil-A Calendars for $10.
Please see Mrs. Hill or any Greenpower team member to purchase.
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Mountain Gap P-8 Yearbook Sale
Yearbooks are now on sale for $35. Please see any member of yearbook staff or Mr. Platt (Room 208) to purchase.
Make check payable to Mountain Gap P-8.
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PTA Membership
Have you joined PTA? Please share the membership form with grandparents, neighbors and community members.
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Attention Mountain Gap Alumni
All Mountain Gap Alumni are invited to join the
Mountain Gap Alumni Facebook
page
as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. Starting in November, we will be posting interesting facts and memories and we invite you to share with us as well. Look for announcements about 50th anniversary events and happenings that include alumni.
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Lunch News
New Grab and Go Lunch Choice!!
Contains: Yogurt, string cheese, goldfish crackers, animal crackers, fresh fruit and water bottle
Student lunch: $2.25
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School Calendar
For all school clubs and after school activities, please check the calendar on our school website.
To help minimize the amount of calls to the school regarding events, please check out the school website for important events on our school calendar.
Please stay in the know!
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Grizzly Pride Magnets
The new magnets are in! Send in the order form with payment to the Welcome Center, and we will deliver the magnets to the student within a week. (while supplies last)
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3rd Annual Grizzly 5K/Fun Run
The 3rd Annual Grizzly 5K/Fun Run will be held on Saturday, May 21, 2016 and we are in the planning phases now.
We are in need of someone to design our logo for tshirts and advertising.
If you are interested in being on the Grizzly 5K committee, volunteering or in sponsorship, please email
mgsgrizzly5k@gmail.com
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Upper Grades Parent Support
If you are interested in volunteering for 6th, 7th, or 8th grade support please contact the representatives below:
6th grade - Christa Brockway ccecil523@hotmail.com
7th grade - Mandy Nelson mandynelson735@gmail.com
8th grade - Melanie Jones melanieshayjones@yahoo.com
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Mountain Gap Basics
at a Glance
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MGS P-8 Students of the Month
The Mountain Gap student of the month is chosen based on qualities such as character, leadership, and citizenship, not necessarily academics. The student of the month must be a diligent student, completing his/her assignments on time, showing strong effort to learn the subjects. The student of the month demonstrates excellent behavior inside and outside the classroom, is well mannered, and respectful to both peers and teachers. Lastly, the student of the month shows exemplar character through his/her compassion, honesty, trustworthiness, responsibility, optimism, and loyalty in creating a positive school environment.
A student can only be awarded once a year. One girl and one boy from each grade will be selected each month.
K - Madison McGee, Lucas Turner
1 - Abbey Craig, Evan Latham
2 - Paisley Moore, Owen Winward
3 - Heather Moomaw, Aspen Dawson
4 - Rachel Garrison, Hayden Watson
5 - Lauren Gibson, Thomas Null
6 - Sadie Jones, Tucker Ford
7 - Jane Harper Hines, Jeremiah Moore
8 - Cameron Dingo, James Hwang
We encourage parents to stop in and see our December Superheroes bulletin boards!!
Lower grade bulletin board is located across from the large cafeteria. The upper grade bulletin board is located next to the girls' locker room.
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Need to contact a school counselor?
Did you know that our school counselors have their own page on the school website? Check it out for all the services they offer.
Click
HERE
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Community Bulletin Board
Our Mountain Gap families are welcome to submit a note for this section of the newsletter. Email
mgsptaevents@gmail.com
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CITY WIDE PHYSICAL EXAMS
It's that time of year again! It's time for the bi-annual pre-participation Physical Evaluation for all athletes who are entering into the 7th grade or are 12 years-old and older. Huntsville Hospital Sports Center, along with the sports medicine physicians of TOC Sports, offer sports medicine coverage for area schools and gladly provide these annual screenings.
Huntsville Hospital Sports Center and TOC Sports are offering physical evaluations for your athlete SATURDAY JANUARY 9th from 8:00AM-10:00AM at the D-1 Sports Training Facility in Jones Valley.
The cost of the exam in ONLY $10 per athlete, with all proceeds benefiting the Boys and Girls Club of Huntsville.
Each evaluation includes a comprehensive examination of:
Height
Weight
Blood Pressure
Pulse
Musculoskeletal Exam
General Medical Exam
Medical History
click
here for the form
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Community Sponsors
If you own a business, you can have your logo in the newsletter each week. Email
mgsptaevents@gmail.com for info.
Thank you to our community sponsors for their donation to our PTA so that we can help the many different programs within our school succeed!
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New anti-spam laws require us to have parents/staff who want to receive the newsletter to sign up each year. To join the mailing list, please send your email address to
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| Mountain Gap P-8 School | 821 Mountain Gap Road | Huntsville | AL | 35803 |
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