Tuesday, November 3rd is a district wide remote learning day. If you need meals for your children for this day please submit a request by November 1st with the link below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-AeaVD4_9f9QAgaiIvFu_K4Q-Yxz9F42_X5DrU0gaA8nx7Q/viewform?usp=sf_link
On October 9th the USDA announced the extension of free meals to all children 18 and under through the end of the 2020-2021 school year!
Free meals consist of breakfast and lunch and must be a complete reimbursable meal in order to meet federal guidelines. Enrolled, in-person learners may receive free meals while attending school in-person. Remote learners, home schooled children, and any child 18 and under that is not of school age may pre-order meals for pick up by submitting the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdADGQNbsN3SNxOr23avHOMyeoo-sw39h5Nq6C0bTgL57MERg/viewform?usp=sf_link
RSU 57 highly recommends that all households continue to submit free and reduced applications for meal price benefits if you feel you may qualify. Each school district receives federal and state funding based on the percentage of students that are approved for free or reduced meal prices. Under counting those eligible for this program could harm many educational programs we rely on to serve our students. Regardless of whether your student chooses to receive school meals or not, it is critical that we properly account for all who are eligible.
If you have any questions related to free meals, meal price benefit applications or remote meal pick up please contact the School Nutrition Department directly by calling (207)247-3221 x2257 or emailing vanessarichardson@rsu57.org
MMS Families: Please see our October/November MMS Family Newsletter for information about our anticipated date of return to in-person school, the schedule for our upcoming NWEA testing, and more! As always, please reach out to us at 247-6121 with any questions.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ub5eg4xF-EOUEuUnS70Hu_pyRUaDf8K1/view?usp=sharing
Happy holiday weekend! A reminder that all MMS students will continue to learn remotely until the Covid-19 outbreak has been closed, per Maine CDC. That date is TBD and at least into November. Please see the 10/5 Principals’ Letter (below) or the District Schools Updates at rsu57.org for detailed information.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14Cqnf83pk95mBpXkr0ydGFDdW2fg6Xpp/view?usp=drivesdk
MMS families, a reminder that we're open for device pick up until 7 p.m. tonight and from 6:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Your child can get acclimated to their laptop and you can get a head start on opening day paperwork. (Thank you!) Any technology questions? Email our MMS Technician, matthewcalder@rsu57.org. We can't wait to see your student very soon!
MMS Families,
In an abundance of caution, we have decided to send home student devices and materials to ALL students in advance of our anticipated start date. At this time, no changes have been made to the plans conveyed in Superintendent Malone's 9/7 message.
Device pick up times for MMS are as follows:
Wednesday, September 9th: 6:30am - 7:00pm
Thursday, September 10th: 6:30am - 7:00pm
Friday, September 11th: 6:30am - 12:00pm
Staff will be available at the open Gym side doors #4 and #5 to assist you. As you approach the open doors, please know your child's team, wear a face covering, and observe all social distancing guidelines.
We look forward to seeing your child soon!
About 75% of devices for remote learners were picked up this week! We’re open at MMS until 7 pm tonight. After today, devices may be picked up at your child’s school. If you are picking up tomorrow, please call the school first.
Good Morning,
As I’m sure many of you are aware, the Department of Education as well as the Department of Health and Human Services responded yesterday to the Maine Principals Associations plans for Interscholastic Athletics in Maine High Schools. Additionally yesterday the guidelines for community recreation have been updated by the Maine Department of Economic and Community development.
DOE and DHHS have returned the plan for restarting interscholastic athletics to the MPA and have also asked for more time for schools to reopen safely before athletic activity. As a result, we await further State agency guidance regarding all fall interscholastic activities.
We fully understand the frustration many are feeling at this time and we ask that you stay positive. We will keep you updated as this situation continues to evolve.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Brendan Scully
Activities Director
RSU 57
MMS parents and students, please check your email or Synergy mail for a welcome from your team, as well as homeroom and first week information. As always, refer to the MMS Family Handbook on our website for additional details. We can’t wait to see you soon!
Remote Learners: Save the date!! We will be distributing student devices next Tuesday and Thursday beginning at 9:00 in the morning and ending at 7:00 pm. We will be distributing all devices from the middle school, More information will come out tomorrow and Friday.
MMS would like to welcome our students to the 20-21 school year. We can't wait to see you all!
Please take a moment to view our welcome video at https://youtu.be/AO4mUt-u3h0 .
In order to decrease the amount of meal payments being handled by students and staff, we encourage all families to sign up for our online payment system. For more information on this service please visit the document section on our website. Documents>Information>School Nutrition
Did you know... that you can earn one free bonus meal when you deposit $50.00 or more onto a student meal account. For example, a payment of $50 will be charged a fee of $2.49, but in return you will receive one bonus meal on the student meal account. The value of the meal exceeds the value of the fee. Bonus meals are automatically applied at lunch once earned.
My apologies, MMS! Our upload clearly did not work for everyone, so all team letters were just resent to parents directly from me. The company is working to fix the lists and I sincerely apologize for any confusion. Call us tomorrow if you need any assistance!
Updated links the the Community Info Night can be found below as well as within the district calendar Community Information Night appointment.
Topic: COMMUNITY INFORMATION NIGHT
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://rsu57.zoom.us/j/89291589537
Happy Saturday, MMS families! Did you and your student receive yesterday's MMS community email? If not, read it under the 'News' section at https://www.rsu57.org/o/mms and be sure to call the Main Office next week to update your email address. Thank you and have a great weekend!
For all in-person or remote learning students!!
Meal price benefit applications are now available for all enrolled students for the 20/21 school year. Please contact the School Nutrition Department with any questions (207)247-3221 x2257
The link to0o tonight's board meeting had to be adjusted. Please go to the link on the district calendar within the School Board meeting event to access the link.
MHS / MMS FALL ATHLETIC REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN!
Fall registrations through REVTRAK are now open for MHS and MMS Athletic teams. Due to the current uncertainty there will be no fee assessed at this time but will be collected once there is clarity regarding the details of the fall season. Please register as soon as possible to allow us to process the registrations and clear
our athletes.
Please register at https://rsu57.revtrak.net
Click and enjoy a video of the MMS 8th Grade Promotion Parade last week. A huge thank you to Carrick Gillespie, son of RSU 57 teachers Chris and Stephanie Gillespie, for creating and editing this special keepsake! tinyurl.com/mms8thparade
