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Collaborating with the Community - Mt. Gap to Conduct Athletic Shoe Drive throughout November
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
To learn more about Heels for HEALS, click here.
Heels for HEALS is a 501C non-profit organization.
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Mountain Gap Basketball
Thursday, November 19
Mountain Gap vs Whitesburg @ MGS
3:30
Let's
MAROON
out the stands and cheer on our GRIZZLIES!
Students: $2
Adults: $4
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Boxtops Contest
We are in the final days of the Iron Bowl contest.
Student's name, teacher, and team need to be on or in the bag. As of 11/12, the count is ALABAMA
1145 and
AUBURN
920.
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Share the Warmth
Community Service Project
sponsored by Mt. Gap Cheer and Football
Please donate new or gently used coats, gloves, hats and scarves for all ages. Items collected will be donated to Manna House for distribution to local families in need.
Mt. Gap cheerleaders and football players will be collecting at morning drop off November 9-20.
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Progress Reports
Check those backpacks for progress reports on Monday, November 16
Reminder: You can check grades on iNow at any time.
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Field Trip
1st grade students will visit VBC (Clifford the Big Red Dog) on Tuesday, November 17
3rd grade students will visit Monte Sano (Fossil Finds) on Thursday, November 19
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Celebrate the '80s
As part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration, we will celebrate the 80s on
Wednesday, November 18.
Please keep the
dress code in mind when planning your attire for the school day.
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Mt. Gap Spirit Night
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The first Tuesday of each month will be Mt. Gap Spirit Night from 5-8pm. Different student groups will be hosting each month and all proceeds benefit the hosting group.
We would love to see everyone come and support our students.
Tuesday, December 1
TBD
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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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Santa Shop
Mountain Gap PTA will be sponsoring Santa Shop for grades Pre-K - 5 December 8, 9 and 10.
We are in need of volunteers to help children shop, keep the tables stocked with goodies to purchase and help with checkout.
If you are interested in volunteering, please email clayliover@gmail.com.
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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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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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School Calendar
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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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 - Elaina Irrgang, Kenneth Kuykendall
1 - Zoe Bhiak, Tyler Park
2 - Lareeta Ashton, El McGee
3 - Lily Berg, Edem Yao-Kumah
4 - Aniaja Cosby, Seth Winward
5 - Nora Adams, Jack Dennis
6 - Shania Ree, Christian Dunkle
7 - Anna Goodman, Thomas Moore
8 - Camri Stone, Elijah Wilson
We encourage parents to stop in and see our November 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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Middle School Baseball Tryouts
Saturday, November 14
1pm-3pm
McGucken Park
Field 1
Tryouts open to current 5th and 6th graders.
Bailey Cove Friends of the Library to Host Breakfast with Santa
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December 12, 2015 9:30 - 11:00 am
. Cost: $18. Santa will mingle with children as they are served breakfast biscuits, muffins, fruit and juice. Entertainment will include caroling and a puppet show. Each child will have the opportunity to visit with Santa individually. In order to accommodate the greatest number of children, only the children will be seated and served breakfast. Parents are welcome to stay in the meeting room during the event. Space is limited. Tickets will be available at the main desk at Bailey Cove Public Library beginning
November 2
. For more details, email
baileycovefriends
@
gmail.com
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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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