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Report Cards
Check those backpacks! Report cards go home Monday, March 14.
You can also check grades online at any time on iNow.
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Math Competition Results
The following are the awards received by Mountain Gap students at the math competition this past weekend.
Laurel Howard-3rd grade top score for Mountain Gap (Laurel is only in the 2nd grade)
Alex Regan-4th grade top score for Mountain Gap
4th grade overall winner for HSV
Delaney Boozer, Ashlen Hollingshead, and Alex Regan-1st place 4th grade team for HSV
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Congratulations to this team from Mountain Gap P-8 as they finished third among Alabama participants in the CyberPatriot national semifinals. (Courtesy: Huntsville City Schools)
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Plant Fundraiser
The weather is improving! Do you need some pretty spring flowers to go along with the sunshine? The math and robotics teams are taking orders now through March 17th. The plants will arrive after the first week in April.
Please see the order form for more details.
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PTA Nominations for 2016-2017
The nominating committee is currently taking nominations from PTA members for our board for next year. We are looking for names for all Board Positions. If you are interested in being considered for a position or know of someone you would like to nominate please fill out the interest sheet and return to school with your child.
Elections will be held at the
April 12th Mountain Gap PTA General Meeting.
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Read Across America was a success!
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Tutoring Thursdays
- National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring Tutoring Thursdays from 3-4:30 in room 207 (eighth grade hall). Students from every grade are welcome to attend. NJHS is able to help with all subjects (including Algebra I) and all grade levels.
- Students need to bring homework with them when they attend tutoring. If they have special assignments/instructions, you can email this information to leslie.graham@hsv-k12.org as needed.
- Students are allowed to attend even if they just need a study space and not a tutor.
- Students are allowed to bring snacks with them.
- Students should be picked up from the middle school side of the school at 4:30 PM.
- Students do not have to stay the entire time. If they need to leave before 4:30, please pick them up directly from room 207.
Thank you,
Leslie Graham
English 8/English 8 Honors Mountain Gap School
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Facilities and Grounds
Hopefully everyone has noticed all the improvements HCS has made to our campus - lower campus library has been painted; non-functioning sign in front of lower campus has been removed, sign at upper campus has been repaired and upgraded; new lighting fixtures in lower campus, new stage curtains, etc.
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SchoolCast
SchoolCast is in connection with iNow and information is uploaded nightly.
If you are not receiving emails, texts, or phone calls from Mrs. Bardwell, you should contact the school (256-428-7720) and request your student's parent letter to be sent home so you can manage your iNow settings.
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Possible Snow Makeup Days
There are 4 possible snow makeup days built into our 2015-2016 school calendar. If we do not miss any full days due to inclement weather, there will be NO SCHOOL on the following days:
Friday, February 12
Monday, February 15
Friday, March 4
Friday, April 22
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April
- TBD
School Resource Officer Boomer will discuss the trends he sees among students in our schools and will advise parents on warning signs and things to consider as we approach the summer break.
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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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Pre-K and Kindergarten Registration
Pre-K
online registration will run April 4th - April 8th. All rising kindergarten students will be invited to K for a Day on April 29th. Click here for more information.
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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.
If you are interested in being on the Grizzly 5K committee, volunteering or sponsorship/donations, please email
mgsgrizzly5k@gmail.com
Early registration is
NOW
open. Click
here
to register.
Registration forms were sent home this week with your student.
Prizes from Fleet Feet will be awarded to the top three finishers (5k) in all age groups.
Volunteers are also needed to make this a successful community event. Please consider donating a little of your time for our students and faculty. Click
here to volunteer.
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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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Boxtops for Education
The last day to submit Boxtops is May 1.
The container is next to the welcome center. Be sure to include student and teacher's names.
50-149 Boxtops = Nifty Fifty Party
150+ Boxtop = Pie a Teacher
300+ Boxtops = Water Balloon Fight
Current Boxtops
file as of 2/15
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Help PTA Earn FREE Money
The last day to submit coke rewards is March 31.
If you have an email account(s), you can help PTA earn FREE money by entering coke rewards and donating points to our school. For every 25 points donated, PTA earns $1.13.
If you would like to help enter codes, please email tklueger@gmail.com.
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Labels for Education
Campbell's has decided to end this program after this academic school year. The last day to submit labels is April 18.
Place your labels in a Ziploc bag with your child's name and teacher's name in the container next to the welcome center.
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Publix Partners
Please ask the cashier to scan your card every time you shop your local Publix. For every $37,500 spent cumulatively by our school's participants, Publix will award our PTA $250. You may check the board at customer service for our quarterly cumulative total.
If you do not have a Publix Partners card, stop by the Welcome Center to pick one up.
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PTA Spirit Nights
March - TBD
April - Yogurt Mountain
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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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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 - Abby Overstreet, Christopher Henriksen
1 - Charlee Leathers, Cillian Loehr
2 - Lily Lenz, Clayton Smith
3 - Lilly Marshall, Cole Person
4 - Sonae Mitchell, Anthony Hammonds
5 - Grace Engel, Joshua Farmer
6 - Abigail Naumcheff, Will Anderson
7 - Emma Lowery, Jackson Person
8 - Stevie Naumcheff, Heath Varmette
We encourage parents to stop in and see our February/March 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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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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