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Dear Wildcat Families, Students and Staff,
Happy Fri-Yay! It's 2:51pm on a beautiful day. Turn off the computers and unplug for the weekend. YOU have been working hard and it is time to take a break.
Students if you haven't signed into Homeroom please do that and then the weekend is all yours.
Go enjoy this beautiful weather. Stay safe and healthy and reach out if you need anything. Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!! Thanks for all you do!
HAPPY FRI-YAY!
We’ve made it through another week!
We have three weeks to go and we’ve got this.
8th Grade Lawn Sign Video: youtu.be/fs9bgiKpYBg
Thank you for sharing the great pictures of our 8th grade students with their signs. It is so great to see those smiling faces. We have some more fun events planned to honor the 8th grade students as well as 6th and 7th grade students. The next few weeks are going to be fun, so let’s work hard and work together to finish the year strong!
Lawn Sign Winners!
Congratulations to this week’s winners and some pictures!
Students: Ladainian, Leah, and Ty
Staff: Mrs. Snow, Ms. Silvestri, and Mr. Duquette
Families: The Furtado Family, The Gomez Family, and The Soto-Melendez Family
Choice Week - Last Call! - Send your pictures to Mr. Black and talents to Mr. Rappa!
Family Heritage and Culture Friday - Cook, Create a poster, picture to demonstrate your heritage and share a picture of your culture.
We have school today! The last few days our attendance has dropped, let’s pick it up today. Answer the question of the day and get some work done before the long weekend. We need you to keep pushing forward and Finish Strong!
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY and reach out if you need anything!
Thanks, Mr. Black
Dear MMS, Our School Store is still open online and actively placing and delivering orders has been extended through Memorial Day! Check out the link to see the new swag we have at MMS. The student store has been extended until May 25, 2020. Check out the link
martinms2020.itemorder.com/sale
GO WILDCATS!!!
martinms2020.itemorder.com
Online ordering for Martin MS 2020 ends on Monday May 25th, 2020 (11:59pm EDT)Dear Wildcat Family!
Do you know how much fun the Martin Middle School Staff had yesterday?
We spent some time during this beautiful day dropping lawn signs off for our 8th grade students. We had over 30 staff members from MMS driving all over the city yesterday spreading some WILDCAT PRIDE to our beloved students and families. It is obvious how much we miss OUR KIDS. The 8th grade has spent 3 years with us and this is not the way any of us want the year to end, but we want to finish the year strong and honor them the best and safest way possible.
That being said please send any pictures to Mr. Black with you and your lawn sign, we would love to see you. If an 8th grader did not get a sign for some reason, then we are sorry and we want you to email Mr. Black wblack@epschoolsri.com so we can get you one as soon as possible. The signs are for you to keep and show your school pride. This is a year none of us will ever forget and the sign is another way to remember these moments.
Wildcat Pride Winners!!!
Congratulations to the Wildcat Pride winners. The following students and educators are awarded this week’s Wildcat Pride medal for demonstrating: RESPECT, ORGANIZATION, ACHIEVEMENT, RESPONSIBILITY, and SAFETY.
Grade 6 - Ciara
Grade 7 - Elyana
Grade 8 - Madison
Educator - Mrs. Almeida
You will receive your medal in the next couple of days at your home. We hope you wear it proudly!
Distance Learning Wildcat Pride Voting!
Please nominate a student and teacher and submit the form by TUESDAY! Wednesdays we will announce the Wildcat Pride winner. Let's keep this tradition alive!!! Thank you and GO WILDCATS!!! forms.gle/6YkZdVTkDCxgKsuM7
REMEMBER WE HAVE SCHOOL FRIDAY - CHECK INTO HOMEROOM, ANSWER THE QUESTION OF THE DAY, and GET WORK DONE, so you FINISH STRONG!
Let’s give these last weeks everything we’ve got - Don’t stop pushing! Let me know if you need anything. Thanks, Mr. Black
Do you know how much fun the Martin Middle School Staff had today?
We spent a beautiful day driving around our city dropping lawn signs off for our 8th grade students. We had over 30 staff members from MMS driving all over the city today spreading some WILDCAT PRIDE to our beloved students and families. It is obvious how much we miss you and care about you. You have spent 3 years with us and this is not the way any of us want the year to end, but we want to finish the year strong and honor you the best and safest way possible.
That being said please send any pictures to Mr. Black with you and your lawn sign, we would love to see you. If you did not get a sign for some reason, then we are sorry and we want you to email Mr. Black wblack@epschoolsri.com so we can get you one as soon as possible. The signs are for you to keep and show your school pride. This is a year none of us will ever forget and the sign is another way to remember these moments.
Once again, please reach out if you did not get a sign and if you did, then please take a picture with it and send it to Mr. Black.
Have a wonderful night!
GO WILDCATS!!!
Dear Wildcat Families,
Our students are staying active and creating the morning announcements each week. Check out what these 8th graders say about what is happening during Week 9 of Distance Learning: youtu.be/VTyKdW4XgIs
Choice Week is off to a great start this week. We had a Virtual Paint Party yesterday with students, staff and families. Mrs. Rapoza did a great job hosting this cool event. Check out the link to see a recording of the event: drive.google.com/file/d/1atnu4n3eJKbRhYBUiblabiIuQASaeiaO/view?usp=sharing
Here is what is happening with Choice Week for the remainder of the week.
CHOICE WEEK
Tuesday 5-19 - Talent Show: Yes, we’re still planning to have our annual Talent Show, but with a few twists!. Obviously, we can’t be on our stage at MMS, but we’re planning to create a special video of student acts that we can either stream live or host on our website. Check out the link below and send your talent to Mr. Rappa by Wednesday, May 20th docs.google.com/document/d/1SWg_x3Ib_O1jcWckvJBziQ4Jt7IujiwY_5gHh0BcMw8/edit?usp=sharing
Thursday 5-21 - Technology Lite Thursday - Get off the device…..read and go on a scavenger hunt. We will share three examples of scavenger hunts. Share a picture of you reading and scavenger hunt with Mr. Black.
Friday 5-22 - Family Heritage and Culture Friday - Cook, Create a poster, picture to demonstrate your heritage and share a picture of your culture to Mr. Black.
Distance Learning Wildcat Pride Voting!
This form will be used for our Distance Learning time out of school. Just like we did during the school year, please nominate a student and teacher and submit the form by TUESDAY! Wednesdays we will announce the Wildcat Pride winner. Let's keep this tradition alive!!! Thank you and GO WILDCATS!!!
forms.gle/6YkZdVTkDCxgKsuM7
Remember this is No School for Students tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20th, however, Teachers and Staff have a Professional Day.
Reach out if you need anything….and 8th graders keep on the lookout tomorrow to see that WILDCAT PRIDE! - Thanks, Mr. Black
Hello All,
We will have our Virtual Paint Party with Mrs. Rapoza at 3pm today. Originally, it was a livestream however, we would like to make it more interactive with a Google Meet. The link has been emailed to students, staff and families!
We hope to "see" you here!
Thanks!
Dear MMS Family,
I hoped you enjoyed this beautiful weekend!
We have four weeks to go and we will finish strong. Our “Out of House” teachers have a page to help organize the assignments similar to the “In House Teachers” (Science, Math, Social Studies, and English). Here is the link: docs.google.com/document/d/1wIGH2xYa1gFgPg0Glu68_A7RXbqYWkGdKwWDHd5PTyE/edit?usp=sharing
This link will be attached to the Grade Level Assignment Page. Here is a tutorial from Mr. Black: youtu.be/eIj4Vuot-Dg on what the page looks like and where to find it. We hope this helps organize the work for families to follow up. Please reach out with any questions.
Upcoming Events
We are planning events for our students to finish the year strong! Our kids have been working hard this year, and our staff has been working hard to organize some fun events to close out the year. As in all events, please make sure to follow all of the safety protocols set by the Governor. Social distancing and mask wearing is a must to keep everyone as safe as possible. Check out the grade level below and look for more details over the next couple of days that we will send out.
Grade 6
Our Grade 6 teachers are planning some car parades to drive by the 6th grade homes. They have been sharing out the information through google classroom. We drove by some sixth grade homes last Thursday 5/14 and we will drive by the other group in East Providence on 5/22. We look forward to “seeing” you! 6th Grade Awards day will be recorded and shared out during awards week which is the week of 5/26. Also, we will be arranging a time in June for 6th graders to pick up their items left at MMS
Grade 7
Grade 7 Awards Day will be May 27th in a livestream format at 11am (it will also be recorded and shared out). Also, Grade 7 is planning a time in the beginning of June (standby for more information) for the students to be recognized as well as an opportunity for the students to get their things from MMS.
Grade 8
Grade 8 - we are going to miss you!!! Shhhh - we have a special surprise for our students on May 20th!!! On May 28th, we will have our Honors Night at 6pm. This will be a Livestream event and invitations will go out through email and phone calls next week from Guidance. Honors Night is a night to recognize 8th graders for extraordinary academic performance as well as excellence in specific courses. Mr. Anastasi, Mr. Messier and Mr. Black along with our 8th grade teachers are looking forward to it. June 4th at 6pm will be a Livestream event for our first ever National Junior Honor Society group of 17, 8th graders. Also, Grade 8 is planning a time in the beginning of June (standby for more information) for ALL students to be recognized as well as a FUN WAY for the students to get their things from MMS.
Athletics
Our coaches along with Ms. Millea is planning a send off slideshow to honor the athletes who competed at MMS during the Fall and Winter seasons as well as the season that never happened in the Spring. We will be sharing this during the final week of school.
CHOICE WEEK
This week - May 18th - May 22nd will be Choice Week at MMS. Our teachers in our out of house classes got together to come up with a focus for each day. We have a focus each day, however, we would like students to choose as they wish, when they wish. We want students to have fun with these activities as they involve a lot of skills that they have not had a chance to work on as much during Distance Learning. Thank you to our Art, Music, Technology, Library, Language, Engineering, and Computer Science teachers who have come up with the learning opportunities next week. Check out the schedules below:
Monday 5-18 - Virtual Paint Party at 3pm www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHOs7Y58VJc
Tuesday 5-19 - Talent Show: Yes, we’re still planning to have our annual Talent Show, but with a few twists!. Obviously, we can’t be on our stage at MMS, but we’re planning to create a special video of student acts that we can either stream live or host on our website. Check out the link below and send your talent to Mr. Rappa by Wednesday, May 20th docs.google.com/document/d/1SWg_x3Ib_O1jcWckvJBziQ4Jt7IujiwY_5gHh0BcMw8/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday 5-20 - No School for Students, Professional Day for Teachers/Staff
Thursday 5-21 - Technology Lite Thursday - Get off the device…..read and go on a scavenger hunt. We will share three examples of scavenger hunts. Share a picture of you reading and scavenger hunt with Mr. Black.
Friday 5-22 - Family Heritage and Culture Friday - Cook, Create a poster, picture to demonstrate your heritage and share a picture of your culture to Mr. Black.
We’ve got a fun month ahead of us and we need everyone to stick together and lean on each other. We’ve got this! - Mr. Black
CHOICE WEEK at MMS!
This week, May 18th - May 22nd will be Choice Week at MMS. Our teachers in our out of house classes got together to come up with a focus for each day. We have a focus each day, however, we would like students to choose as they wish, when they wish. We want students to have fun with these activities as they involve a lot of skills that they have not had a chance to work on as much during Distance Learning. Thank you to our Art, Music, Technology, Library, Language, Engineering, and Computer Science teachers who have come up with the learning opportunities next week. Check out the schedules below:
Monday 5-18 - Virtual Paint Party at 3pm Live Stream: stream.meet.google.com/stream/e29f253c-026b-4c9d-b49f-6af627a3af81
(You will need to log-in using an EP Schools Account, parents and families can use their EP Schools Chromebook with the student account)
Tuesday 5-19 - Talent Show: Yes, we’re still planning to have our annual Talent Show, but with a few twists!. Obviously, we can’t be on our stage at MMS, but we’re planning to create a special video of student acts that we can either stream live or host on our website. Check out the link below and send your talent to Mr. Rappa by Wednesday, May 20th docs.google.com/document/d/1SWg_x3Ib_O1jcWckvJBziQ4Jt7IujiwY_5gHh0BcMw8/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday 5-20 - No School for Students, Professional Day for Teachers/Staff
Thursday 5-21 - Technology Lite Thursday - Get off the device…..read and go on a scavenger hunt. We will share three examples of scavenger hunts. Share a picture of you reading and scavenger hunt with Mr. Black.
Scavenger Hunt Ideas! (Copy and Paste these links)
docs.google.com/document/d/1bRaF9TjmMuKQpbWk9QsUwjPbI-iiJzjTOhFWPOsfRWw/edit?usp=sharing
docs.google.com/document/d/1pSfUGBXxwf32rQ6xTrE-FjmMfFS0UL-FcchQwqrmcmQ/edit?usp=sharing
docs.google.com/document/d/1hG0XjZX6Er4fkhmJZG9mx9bProFcQC5USuAi0RGfifw/edit?usp=sharing
Friday 5-22 - Family Heritage and Culture Friday - Cook, Create a poster, picture to demonstrate your heritage and share a picture of your culture to Mr. Black
Hello Wildcat Families,
Not sure about you, but our family has been struggling this week with distance learning. My wife is a teacher, I’m a principal and we have three children in elementary school at Myron J. Francis. Sometimes it feels like we are falling behind. However, we are trying our best for our own kids and our students and families. We are putting in the work and fighting through the frustrating times. We all have people counting on us, so we need to stick together and do what is best for OUR KIDS. When times get tough and they often do these days, please lean on us for help and reach out if you need anything. We have a team full of dedicated educators who are here to help and care so much about OUR KIDS.
CHOICE WEEK
Next week, May 18th - May 22nd will be Choice Week at MMS. Our teachers in our out of house classes got together to come up with a focus for each day. We have a focus each day, however, we would like students to choose as they wish, when they wish. We want students to have fun with these activities as they involve a lot of skills that they have not had a chance to work on as much during Distance Learning. Thank you to our Art, Music, Technology, Library, Language, Engineering, and Computer Science teachers who have come up with the learning opportunities next week. Check out the schedules below:
Monday 5-18 - Virtual Paint Party
Tuesday 5-19 - Talent Show: Yes, we’re still planning to have our annual Talent Show, but with a few twists!. Obviously, we can’t be on our stage at MMS, but we’re planning to create a special video of student acts that we can either stream live or host on our website. Check out the link below and send your talent to Mr. Rappa by Wednesday, May 20th docs.google.com/document/d/1SWg_x3Ib_O1jcWckvJBziQ4Jt7IujiwY_5gHh0BcMw8/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday 5-20 - No School for Students, Professional Day for Teachers/Staff
Thursday 5-21 - Technology Lite Thursday - Get off the device…..read and go on a scavenger hunt. We will share three examples of scavenger hunts. Share a picture of you reading and scavenger hunt with Mr. Black.
Friday 5-22 - Family Heritage and Culture Friday - Cook, Create a poster, picture to demonstrate your heritage and share a picture of your culture to Mr. Black
Upcoming Events
We are planning events for our students to finish the year strong! Our kids have been working hard this year, and our staff has been working hard to organize some fun events to close out the year. As in all events, please make sure to follow all of the safety protocols set by the Governor. Social distancing and mask wearing is a must to keep everyone as safe as possible. Check out the grade level below and look for more details over the next couple of days that we will send out.
Grade 6
Our Grade 6 teachers are planning some car parades to drive by the 6th grade homes. They have been sharing out the information through google classroom. We will be driving by the six grade homes in two sessions on 5/14 and 5/22. We look forward to “seeing” you!
6th Grade Awards day will be recorded and shared out during awards week which is the week of 5/26. Also, we will be arranging a time in June for 6th graders to pick up their items left at MMS
Grade 7
Grade 7 Awards Day will be May 27th in a livestream format at 11am (it will also be recorded and shared out). Also, Grade 7 is planning a time in the beginning of June (standby for more information) for the students to be recognized as well as an opportunity for the students to get their things from MMS.
Grade 8
Grade 8 - we are going to miss you!!! Shhhh - we have a special surprise for our students on May 20th!!! On May 28th, we will have our Honors Night at 6pm. This will be a Livestream event and invitations will go out through email and phone calls next week from Guidance. Honors Night is a night to recognize 8th graders for extraordinary academic performance as well as excellence in specific courses. Mr. Anastasi, Mr. Messier and Mr. Black along with our 8th grade teachers are looking forward to it. June 4th at 6pm will be a Livestream event for our first ever National Junior Honor Society group of 17, 8th graders. Also, Grade 8 is planning a time in the beginning of June (standby for more information) for the students to be recognized as well as an opportunity for the students to get their things from MMS.
Athletics
Our coaches along with Ms. Millea are planning a send off slideshow to honor the athletes who competed at MMS during the Fall and Winter seasons as well as the season that never happened in the Spring. We will be sharing this during the final week of school.
We’ve got a fun month ahead of us and we need everyone to stick together and lean on each other.
We’ve got this! - Mr. Black