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Mountain Gap
50th Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, February 28
2-4pm
All Mountain Gap students, families, alumni, community stakeholders, and current and retired faculty and staff are invited to participate in the celebration of Mountain Gap's 50th Anniversary. The celebration will begin with a program in the upper campus gymnasium, and U.S. Representative and Mountain Gap Alumnus Mo Brooks will be our keynote speaker. We will be recognizing alumni, retired teachers and staff, and current faculty and staff.
Light refreshments will follow in the upper campus cafeteria. Please RSVP to
mtgap50thanniversary@gmail.com
. Looking forward to seeing everyone as we celebrate this historic milestone at Mountain Gap School.
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PTA Nominations for 2016-2017
The PTA Nominating Committee members include Stacy
Varmette
, Sayward
Lowery, Amy Harbour, Debra Lindy, and Stephanie Craig. If you are interested in serving as an elected officer for Mt Gap PTA next year, please email
mtgapptanominations
@
gmail.com
or let one of the above committee members know of your interest. Once the nominating committee has compiled a slate of officers for the upcoming school year, the candidates will be listed in the Grizzly Roar. Elections will be held at the
April 12th Mountain Gap PTA General Meeting.
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New Automated Message
The following automated message will be heard when you make calls to our school. Please be patient with us as we try out this new system.
Hello, thank you for calling Mountain Gap School. Please select one of the following menu options:
For the Nurse press 1
For Attendance/Registration press 2
For the counselor press 3
For the cafeteria press 4
For the Lower Grade K - 5 administrator press 5
For the Upper grade (6-8) administrator press 6
And for all other calls please press 0
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Congratulations!
The Science Olympiad team won third place last Saturday at Auburn.
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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, etc. Still to come: new stage curtains in the gym, painting of the gym, 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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Mountain Gap P-8 Yearbook Sale
The yearbook is $35 and all purchases must be prepaid by check. Checks should be given to students' homeroom teachers. Please make your check payable to Mountain Gap P8 and include your student's name, grade and homeroom teacher's name in the memo section.
The theme of this year's book is "Color Outside the Lines" and includes several new sections, including a 50 Year Anniversary center spread. This year the book will be 104 pages in full-color and in a larger format (8.5" x 11") with a high quality 4 color cover.
We are asking that purchases be made before March 1. We have arranged for 250 copies of the yearbook to be printed, and availability will be on a first-come first-served basis.
To keep costs down Mountain Gap must prepay for printing, and we are selling the books at cost so time is of the essence! Purchases made after February 9th or after the 250 books are sold out will be placed on a wait-list in the event of a print overrun such that additional books might be made available.
Please help us celebrate Mountain Gap's 50th year by purchasing and supporting this year's yearbook!
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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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March - TBD
April - 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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Read Across America
March 7-11
Monday
- Fox in Socks Day - Wear Silly Socks
Tuesday - Green Eggs and Clothes Day - Wear something green
Wednesday - Wacky Wednesday - Show us how tacky you can be
Thursday - Cat in the Hat Day - Crazy Hat Day
Friday- Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss Character - Character Parade
There will be a popcorn party for the class with the most participation during the week.
Students will be engaged in activities and Dr. Suess quizzes all week.
Guests readers will be reading to the lower grade students. If you would like to volunteer, please email Mrs. Howard.
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Start Saving Your Coins
As a part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration, Mountain Gap will conduct a Coin War by grade from
March 7-March 18
. The funds collected by grade will be used to make donations by grade level to Heifer International (
www.heifer.org
) to end world hunger and poverty. The funds will be used to purchase a flock of ducks, a flock of chicks, a flock of geese, honeybees, a goat, a pig, etc. in the grade
level's
honor. For example, if the first grade level raises $30 in pennies, then honeybees will be purchased for a third world community in honor of First Graders at Mountain Gap School. Each grade level will have an animal donation in their honor, and the class in each grade level with the highest donation amount will receive a class celebration event.
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PTA Membership
Have you joined PTA? Please share the membership form with grandparents, neighbors and community members.
Membership Form
Members who join PTA February 1 - 26 will be eligible to win $25 cash (two people will win).
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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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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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Boxtops for Education
Please continue to submit your Boxtops.
The container is next to the welcome center. Be sure to include student and teacher's names. Boxtops contest ends May 1.
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
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. Please submit all your labels as soon as possible.
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 - Faith Etenko, Zaccheus Berg
1 - Emily Blevins, Hunter Cox
2 - Riley Garrison, Collin Dummer
3 - Lilly Marshall, Cole Person
4 - Sonae Mitchell, Anthony Hammonds
5 - Grace Engel, Joshua Farmer
6 - Rose Bevill, Hayden Walls
7 - Ella Rozar, Eric Speer
8 - Kathryn Springer, Isaac Cargile
We encourage parents to stop in and see our February 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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Middle School Soccer League (MSSL)
Come out and support the Mtn. Gap Soccer Teams, we have a total of three teams this season (GIRLS, BOYS & COED).
The 2016 Season began January 19th and will end on
March 18th. Games are played
on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Please see the recently updated
game schedule, which is a partial schedule for all three teams.
For a complete game schedule for each team or for additional information please contact the Team Managers:
* Debbie Farmer (COED Team): farmergirl@knology.net
**The MSSL is not a program of Huntsville City Schools, of any individual school, or of any other recreation or athletic organization.
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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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Huntsville National League
Youth Baseball, T-Ball and Softball Registration
When: Saturdays February 20, 27 &
March 5th
9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. at the field house
Where: McGucken Park or anytime online hnl
.org
Who: Boys ages 4 -13 years & Girls ages 4 - 18
Please bring a copy of their birth certificate to registration.
If you have questions, you may email baseball@hnl.org or softball@hnl.org.
Huntsville Patriot League
Youth Baseball, T-Ball and Softball Registration
When: Saturdays February 20, 27 &
March 5th
Who: Boys ages 4 -13 years
&
Girls ages 4 - 18
Please bring a copy of their birth certificate to
registration.
Players who live within the Huntsville city limits will register with one of the Sports Leagues. The League you signup with is based upon the Zone you live in within the City. To find the Zone, you can enter your home address at : http://www.hsvcity.com/Web-asp/Parks/Athletic.asp
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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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