Holiday Schedule and Closures
Wednesday, December 19 - Last Day of Classes
Friday, December 21 - Offices Close at 5:00 p.m. 
Monday, December 24 - Tuesday, January 1  
Campus Closed
Wednesday, January 2 - Faculty In-Service. No classes.
Thursday, January 3 - Classes Resume 

TOMORROW Friday, December 14 - Last day for Clothing Drive 
Tomorrow is the final day for the Refugee Outreach Club (ROCA) Winter Clothing Drive.  Collection bins are located outside both the dining room and student lounge.  Donations will be collected after tomorrow and delivered to grateful recipients this weekend.

Wednesday, December 19
All School Dress-Down Day.

January 12, MPH Presents: Smartphone 101
The event is a free community workshop for senior citizens. MPH students and alumni will connect with area Seniors to teach the basics of the smartphone and tablet. Topics will include social media, photo sharing,  smartphone features, and general digital literacy. Participants will meet in the Bradley McNeil '93 Learning Commons, 10:00 a.m. - noon. Registration information will be available at  mphschool.org soon.

Upcoming Admission Open House(s)
The Admissions Office invites all MPH parents to help spread the word about our upcoming Discover MPH Open Houses to interested friends, neighbors, and colleagues  (next scheduled on January 16). In addition to referring interested families to the website's    Visiting MPH  page, we have  5 x 7 postcards available to make it easier to share information about the school. Postcards can be found at the Reception desk. Please help yourself to a few. If anyone would like a larger quantity, please stop by the Admissions Office and we will be happy to accommodate.  


Lower School 

Important Reminder - Food Allergies & Upcoming Winter Festivities
With upcoming winter festivities scheduled in classrooms before the December break, we are asking all MPH parents (LS/MS/US) to be aware of students with food allergies. Please avoid sending any foods with peanuts/tree-nuts, as well as anything with eggs (hard boiled eggs, egg salad, scrambled eggs, etc.). Store-bought foods are safest because of their clear ingredient lists. As a further reminder, we cannot allow any food from home to enter the Center For Early Learning. 
 

Count Down to the Lower School Winter Show 
Tuesday, December 18 at 6:00 p.m. 

Students' arrival time and location for evening performance: 
Grade 5 - Bradlee 7 by 5:30 p.m.
Grade 4 - Bradlee 1 by 5:45 p.m.
Grade 3 - Bradlee 1 by 5:45 p.m.
Grade 2 - Bradlee 4 by 5:45 p.m.
Grade 1 - Bradlee 6 by 5:45 p.m.
Kindergarten (if attending) Bradlee 6 by 5:45 p.m.
 
PreK students attend and perform at Wednesday's show only, 9:30 a.m. 

Dress code for the evening for both boys and girls is black slacks and a dress shirt or sweater.
 
Tuesday, December 18--Extended Day Offered to Lower School Performers
Pizza will be offered at Extended Day to interested students (for an additional fee). Please register using UltraCamp or by emailing Nicole Sanford.  Food will be served at 5 p.m. Students will be walked to Bradlee classrooms before the show.
 
Wednesday, December 19 at 9:30 a.m.
Lower School students will also be performing the Winter Show for Middle and Upper School students  in the gymnasium. Also invited are all PreKindergarten families and any Kindergarten families who did not attend Tuesday evening. 

Looking Ahead - Saturday, January 12 CEL Family Gathering 
Families of PreK, Kindergarten and Grade One students are invited to "Sledding & Snowflakes." More information regarding time and location will be sent via email in early January. 


Upper School
 
Tonight - Upper School Musical Auditions Continue
Meet in the theater, 3:15 - 5:30 p.m. 
This year's musical is  The 

Tomorrow, Friday December  14 - Upper School Cookie Social 
The Student Council is hosting a seasonal cookie decorating social in the Dining Hall, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Summer Opportunities for Math & Science Scholars
While June seems eons away, the University of Michigan is offering a summer camp featuring a pre-college experience that exposes students to the breadth of Michigan's math & science curriculum. Open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, applications are due in January. Visit the website for details.  

Community
  
Message from the Development Office - MPH Annual Giving 
If you have not already done so, please consider supporting MPH with a gift before December 31, the final day of the 2018 tax year. For your gift to be acknowledged for tax purposes, it must be received not later than 11:50 p.m. on December 31. Please visit the  website to give on line or mail your check (dated December 31) to the school.  On behalf of the Development Office, Happy Holidays.

Community Programs
Register Now

Lower School Winter Show Coverage and Pizza
Tuesday, December 18
3:10 - 6:00 p.m.
$5/Extended Day Participants and $20/Non-extended Day Participants
 
Winter/Spring Driver Education and SAT Preparation Course 2019
Space is limited - register now!
Driver Ed. Fee: $525
SAT Fee: $325


What's for lunch ?   
Athletics 
Congratulations
This week's Athlete of the Week is Varsity Volleyball team member Ren Brown. 

Competition Schedule
Visit the  Schedule Galaxy website.   
Did you know ...?  MPH Visits Vera House
MPH photography students visited Vera House and offered family photo shoots to their shelter residents. Several mothers arrived with children dressed for the season, ready to create new memories.  MPH students helped create beautiful portraits which were printed on site.  To learn more about this meaningful activity and our student photographers,  click here.
Looking Ahead...

Monday, January 21 - No classes 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

Thursday, February 14 - Blood Drive
MPH is hosting a Blood Drive on Valentine's Day. This is a special way to save lives and help raise funds for MUN. Reservations may be made by visiting the Red Cross website  and using code MPHMUN or by emailing the school nurse,  Christine Civello. 

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