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| Principal's Message January 27, 2017 |
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District Spelling Bee
On Thursday, January 26 at 6:00 p.m., MMES hosted the district spelling bee with 24 school spelling bee winners from MMES, Four Peaks, and FHMS. Sixth grader Brendan Schaefer was the champion and will represent FHUSD at the Maricopa County Region 2 Spelling Bee on February 17 in Cave Creek. Sixth grader Lindsey Eminhizer won second place and will be a region bee alternate. Seventh grader Fatima Naranjo finished in third place. Congratulations to all 3rd-8th graders who competed in the bee!
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| Student Council's 100 Toiletries Project January 23 was the 100th day of school and in addition to various "100" activities in classrooms, MMES Student Council set a goal for each classroom to donate at least 100 toiletries to benefit people in need. Most classes collected more than 100 items so there were too many to count! Student Council sponsor Mrs. Houseal will be dropping off our school's donation at the Mana House in Phoenix this weekend. The Mana House is a charity that benefits veterans. Thank you, MMES falcon families, for your caring and generosity! 
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Bobby's Thoughts
Hi, Therapy Dog Bobby here with some thoughts! My mom (counselor Mrs. Smart) has been talking to the students about the words that we say to our friends, teachers, and family. She is calling them "cotton ball and sandpaper" words. This lesson used concrete objects like cotton and sandpaper to help make the concept of kind and unkind words feel more real to the students.
They then described how the cotton balls and sandpaper felt in their hands. Cotton balls felt soft, fuzzy, and like cotton candy and the sandpaper felt rough, hard, and pointy. Did you know that our words can feel the same way? Words we use make us feel the same way...SOFT = KIND and ROUGH = HURTFUL. Cotton ball words can be a compliment, good manners, or "I-messages". Sandpaper words can be name calling, teasing, or tattling.
What kind of words are you speaking today? Will they be cotton ball or sandpaper?
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Special Announcements
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Congratulations to our Kiwanis Terrific Kids
for the week of January 23-27!
Kindergarten: Raizo Tan-Brown
First Grade: Brady Wince
Second Grade: Isabella Peiro
Third Grade: Dusan Bulj
Thank you for joining us, Noon Kiwanis Club member Paul Appelton!
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Bike Safety Rodeo at MMES
All kids and their families are invited to a Bicycle Safety Rodeo on Saturday, January 28 from 9 to 11 a.m.
at MMES. The Noon Kiwanis Club and Fountain Hills Bikes will be conducting the event - making sure bike helmets fit, that you're riding a safe bike and then testing your bicycling and safety skills on a fun course on our grassy play area. There will be snacks, refreshments and free prizes! Bring your bicycles and join the fun.
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| Looking Ahead
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1/28/17
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9:00-11:00 a.m.: Bicycle Safety Rodeo at MMES sponsored by Noon Kiwanis Club and Fountain Hills Bikes |
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2/1/17
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2:20: Student early release for staff professional development
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2/3/17
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The McDowell Mountain students, staff, parents, and community will provide a safe, -centered environment that builds self-esteem, self-discipline, and the essential skills for life long learning. While adapting to the differences of others and by using responsible decision making, students will exhibit citizenship with the motivation to invent, dream, explore, and communicate in our changing world. At McDowell Mountain School everyone is a learner and will encourage and help others to be successful learners.
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