Manton Middle School

Next week, Sept. 28-Oct. 2 is SPIRIT WEEK!!! Monday - International Harvester - Yee Yee Day Tuesday - Picture Day - Fancy Wednesday - Thriller - Wear a costume Thursday - Let's get physical - Exercise Attire Friday - Our House - Ranger Day!

Reminder about VJ and Varsity Football home games. We will not have an open gate for either the VJ or Varsity Football Games. You must have a pass in order to purchase a ticket at the game. Players have the passes and they are limited. There is be no concessions and you must wear a face mask. Please direct any questions to the High School.

It’s All About Chocolate. Sept. 28 through October 21, 2020 .Youth ages 8-14 are invited to participate in this fun, self-paced, 4-H learning experience. Each participant will receive a box in the mail prior to start of the program. The box will include 5 individual lessons with the supplies to complete at least two activities per lesson. Youth then use the GooseChase app to complete challenges by submitting photos of their projects or answering questions about what they learned. Each new lesson’s challenges will be available 24 hours after the last, but youth can complete them at their own pace. Information will be placed in each box on how to use GooseChase and program information. Cost is $15 per participant. For more and to register visit: https://events.anr.msu.edu/ScienceChocolate/. Registration deadline is Tuesday, Sept. 15.

2020-21 - School Calendar: Aug. 26 - First Day with Students Sept. 4 - NO School Sept. 7 - NO School Oct. 19 - 5-8 :00 Parent/Teacher Conferences Oct. 21 - 5-8:00 Parent/Teacher Conferences Oct. 22 - Half Day School for Students --1:00-3:30 Parent/Teacher Conferences Oct. 23 - NO School Nov. 2 - NO Students --Teachers PD Nov. 25-29 - NO School Thanksgiving Break Dec. 23 - Jan. 3 - NO School -- Christmas Break Feb. 11 - 1:30-3:30 & 5-8:00 Parent/Teacher Conferences Feb. 12-15 NO School Mar. 27-Apr. 4 - NO School -- Spring Break May 31 - NO School June 4 - Tentative Last Day of School

Attention all 5th Graders! 🔊Welcome to the Middle School - you're gonna love it here! 🧡🖤 Please take time to view your virtual open house. We can't wait to meet you! https://youtu.be/gcuKnzGnKZ4

Attention all 6th Graders! 🔊Welcome to the Middle School - you're gonna love it here! 🧡🖤 Please take time to view your virtual open house. We can't wait to meet you! https://vimeo.com/451189011

Attention all 7th and 8th Graders! 🔊Welcome to the Middle School - you're gonna love it here! 🧡🖤 Please take time to view your virtual open house. We can't wait to meet you! https://youtu.be/nGvHdc_v0vw

WELCOME TO 6TH GRADE! We are so happy to start school and teach your sixth grader this year! Below you will find a “top ten” list of 6th grade announcements and information to make your child’s 1st day as smooth as possible. 1) Sixth graders each have an assigned locker. These lockers do NOT have a combination- just like in 5th grade. If students bring a phone, MP3 player, or other gadget of importance to school and would like it to stay in a locked place during the day they can give these to their homeroom teacher. We will have a special place to store these items in each of our rooms. Students will only be accessing lockers at the beginning of the day, before and after lunch, and at the end of the day this year. 2) Friday Folders will go home each Friday. Inside you’ll find a 6th grade newsletter as well as graded papers. Parents, it isn’t necessary for you to sign this folder, but we certainly hope that you’ll take the time to go through the contents. Friday Folders need to be returned each Monday so we can get them ready for the week. 3) All school forms were mailed home this year. Please return them to school as soon as possible! 4) New this year … all students will be wearing face masks while in the building. We are distributing two black face masks to each sixth grader on the first day of school. Please help your child keep track of these and wash the face mask that was worn at school for the day so your child will always start each day with a clean face mask. Students who forget a face mask at home will be given a disposable face mask for the day. 5) All students can have a FREE LUNCH this year. Teachers will take lunch orders in the classroom each morning and those lunches will be delivered to each classroom at lunch. We also have FREE BREAKFAST each day which will be delivered to classes just like in 5th grade. 6th grade recess is scheduled from 11:25 - 11:45 and lunch from 11:50 - 12:20. 6) Please sign up for REMIND. This is an app that allows you to communicate with sixth grade teachers via text. Sign up for an account and enter the code bbe81a to join 6th Grade. Or, sign up for text updates by texting 810-10 with the words "join bbe81a" to get updates from Manton 6th Grade via text message. 7) Chromebooks and chargers will be issued the first day of school. Students will need to charge their Chromebook every night, so please keep that charger in a location that helps your student remember to do this. Chromebooks will go home every day- even if there are no Chromebook assignments to complete. Students need to bring the device back to school the following day. 8) Please remember to screen your child’s health each morning. This includes taking your child’s temperature. Students need to be fever free for 24 hours before returning to school. 9) Students need a water bottle this year. These water bottles will be used instead of the drinking fountains in the hall. We do have extra water bottles for students that don’t have one. Each Friday student water bottles will be sent home. Please make sure you wash them before bringing them back to school on Monday. 10) Please call or email if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you this year and hope your child will consider sixth grade one of their TOP TEN years as a Manton Ranger. In fact, maybe even #1! Jenny Catlin (jcatlin@mantonschools.org) Tracey Kaleita (tkaleita@mantonschools.org) Andy Kibbe (akibbe@mantonschools.org)

Please contact the middle school office ASAP if you want to enroll your child in our online program. The sooner we know, the sooner we can work on balancing out the final schedule for students and staff. As always, we’d be happy to answer any questions you have as you weigh out the options. Whatever you decide, please know we’re working our hardest to make this the best year possible. #RangerPride

We know you're getting a lot of information this week, but you're going to want to watch this. If you can't tell, we're *pretty* excited to get back to in-person learning and have thought long and hard about how to do so in the safest way possible. We hope this answers some of your questions AND makes you smile! Whatever it takes, Manton students are worth it! 🖤🧡 https://youtu.be/TahFP93_aa0

See below FAQ document for more clarification about our plan this fall. #RANGERPRIDE https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQyu_Z1N7Yge9tJ5i0aoa6hhrnGvaWLaP1ziiPSpHEgip73CDAHXbg69IHfJmFYvRgfp6r3POZzvfaa/pub

This is out informational flyer highlighting our two options this fall. We miss your kids! We LOVE teaching them face-to-face, and we value every opportunity to do so. That said, we understand these are tricky times. We want parents to have multiple options in order to decide what is best for *their* child. If you’re not comfortable sending your child to school in person this fall, please consider our online option. Whatever it takes, Manton students are worth it! 🖤🧡#RANGERPRIDE

We are happy to announce ALL Manton students will qualify for free breakfast *and* lunch this year🍴🧡🖤 #RANGERPRIDE

Parents and Guardians, here is this year's 5-8 supply list. Thanks!

Today, Tuesday, June 23, from 11:00-12:30. Prairie Farms is donating Free Dairy Boxes. Everyone is welcome to come pick up a box, you do not have to have children. First come until they are gone.

Thank you Mrs. Waite for all your hard work and dedication to Manton Schools since 1984. You will be greatly missed!

Summer Meals: Meals will continue to be delivered, and pick-up will be available through the end of June. We are hoping to offer meal service for the rest of the summer. More information will be available in the coming weeks. Meal pick-up is available for any child under the age of 18 every Tuesday and Friday from 11:00-12:30 in the middle school parking loop. You do not need to register to receive these meals. If you would like to be added to the delivery schedule, please contact 231-357-2668 or register on the school website.

A big THANK YOU to all the students and parents who came and dropped off the last packets and 7th/8th students who dropped off your Chrome Books. There are several 7th/8th graders who still need to drop off your Chrome Books. We want you to know we are in the offices from 8:00-3:00 each day. So please bring in your Chrome Books, packets, Library Books, and Band Instruments. Have a safe and enjoyable summer!

Manton owned Band Instruments: If you have a band instrument that belongs to Manton Schools please bring it back either Monday, June 1 from 5:30-7:00 or Tuesday, June 2 from 11:00-12:30.

Reminder to all students: Monday, June 1 from 5:30-7:00 you can drop off your last packet, ChromeBook and charger. Also if you have any library books or teacher's books please bring them also. We are also collecting on Tuesday, June 2 from 11:00-12:30