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| Principal's Message February 10, 2017 |
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Student Council & Falcon Leaders Join the FH Community Garden!
MMES Student Council sponsor / 2nd grade teacher Mrs. Talia Houseal and Falcon Leaders sponsor / school counselor Mrs. Juanita Smart have been working diligently with their students and community members to get our involvement with the Fountain Hills Community Garden underway! Student Council voted to purchase our plot and both the laying of irrigation lines and amending of the soil have already taken place with Mrs. Houseal, Mrs. Smart, Sandy Helms of Premier Landscaping, and several Student Council members.
On February 8, community member and retired teacher Mrs. Rose Monterosso came to the school to set goals and rules for the school's garden plot with Student Council and Falcon Leaders. We really appreciate all the people who have been working with us including Mrs. Helm, Mrs. Monterosso, Dr. Jyoti Patel, community members Peter and Theresa Conti, parent Holly Brownstein, and local nutritionist/author Patti Mulligan. We are very excited about our active participation in the community garden and learning so much from it!
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Vex IQ Robotics Competition
MMES and Four Peaks will host our 2nd annual Vex IQ Challenge this Saturday, February 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at Fountain Hills High School. There will be 6 MMES and 6 Four Peaks robotics teams competing with other teams of 3rd-8th graders from schools and organizations all over the Valley!
The Welcome Ceremony will start at 9:45 a.m. and matches will take place between 10:00-11:45 a.m. and 12:45-3:00 p.m. Finals matches are expected to start at 3:00 and awards at 3:30.
In addition to robotics matches, teams will present their engineering notebooks and have the option of presenting their STEM research projects to judges.
Please join us to support our MMES and Four Peaks teams of future engineers!
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FHPTO Gala: "Hollywood in the Hills"
Tickets are on sale for the Fountain Hills Parent-Teacher Organization's biggest fundraiser of the year: the "Hollywood in the Hills" Gala at the Firerock Country Club on Saturday, February 18 from 6:00-11:00 p.m.!
Dress as your favorite movie character or actor/actress and enjoy a gourmet buffet dinner, raffles, live and silent auction, and the Valley's hottest DJ Mr. P-Body! All proceeds DIRECTLY benefit our students, teachers, and district.
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Bobby's Thoughts
Have you ever accidently squeezed too much toothpaste out of the tube and then tried to put it back? You might be able to get a little bit back inside but you just can't get it all back inside that tube. My mom tells me that what I say is a lot like the toothpaste...once I say those words they can't ever be taken back.
I have this neighbor dog and every time she comes outside she barks at me. Sometimes her bark isn't that nice and I start to growl and want to bark back at her. Even though my mom may not be outside with me I always can hear her words she has been telling my friends at school, "Are your words cotton ball or sandpaper?". So, before I bark back at her I think and then remember the toothpaste...once I bark I can't take back my barks.
Next time you're brushing your teeth make sure you don't squeeze too much toothpaste out, because no matter how hard you try, you just can't put it all back.
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Special Announcements
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Congratulations to our Kiwanis Terrific Kids
for the week of February 6 - 10!
Kindergarten: Ella Schlossberg
First Grade: Nohealani
Second Grade: Croix Adams
Third Grade: Ryan Miller
Thank you for joining us, Noon Kiwanis Club member Pat Costa!
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| Looking Ahead
View upcoming events of the week ahead
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2/11/17
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Vex IQ robotics competition hosted by MMES/Four Peaks at FHHS
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2/14/17
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Class Valentine's Day parties
First Teeth First provides services in preschool
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2:20: Student early release for staff professional development
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2/16/17
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Banking Day
1:15-1:45: Presidents' Day & Responsibility assembly: Wear patriotic colors!
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2/17/17
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Falcon Friday: Wear blue!
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2/18/17
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6:00-11:00 p.m.: FHPTO "Hollywood in the Hills" Gala at Firerock Country Club |
2/20/17
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Presidents' Day: no school |
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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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14825 N. Fayette Dr., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 480.664.5200
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