Montwood Middle School

Last Day of School May 30th Students released at 12pm Have a wonderful Summer!

MMS 8th Grade Awards May 30th 9:30-11am Guests must present tickets and valid ID to attend. No balloons allowed in the venue.

Upcoming Moose Concerts May 13 Choir Concert 6pm May 14 Piano Concert 5:30pm May 15 Orchestra Concert 6pm May 16 Band Concert 6pm

Good morning Montwood Middle Families. Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winner-8th grade! 8th grade students had the highest attendance for this past week and earned a Free Dress Monday-April 15th. Let's see who wins Next week's challenge! Every Class, Every Day Matters! Thank you parents for your support!

April is National Library Month! Visit your MMS Library to read wonderful books all month!

April is the Month of the Military Child! Thank you to all our Military Moose!

April is Autism Awareness Month! MMS Celebrates all our Moose!

Good evening parents. This is just a friendly reminder that teachers will be providing materials for students' lessons for tomorrow Friday, March 1st. Your child will not need to bring their backpack or laptop to school tomorrow. For Friday, March 1st only cell phones will be allowed but must be turned off and put away in their pocket. Thank you for your support. Respectfully, Montwood Middle School Administration

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK FEB 12-16 2024 All Dress up days are t-shirt only with uniform bottoms MON –”KINDNESS ALWAYS WINS” –Wear your favorite Team Jersey/Shirt TUES –”ROCK OUT THE BAD THINGS” –Wear your favorite Music/Band T-shirt WED-”BE KIND, NOT MEAN”-Wear a pink t-shirt to show your compassion to others THURS-”BE A HERO, NOT A VILLIAN”-wear your favorite Superhero T-shirt FRI-”STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF”-Wear your favorite T-shirt, show your unique style with your normal Friday jeans/uniform bottoms All Students must be Dress Code compliant. Must have sleeves. NO tank tops, see through etc. NO inappropriate language and/or slogans. When in doubt ask or simply DON'T!

Cellphones for Soldiers Donate your old cellphones to soldiers overseas. MMS and MHS Student Council are joining together to collect old cell phones, iPads, tablets, MP3 players, and chargers for soldiers. Drop them off at the designated StuCo rooms to donate from Feb. 12-16.

SISD's Volunteer Sports Program will host orientation meetings for track and field starting Jan. 17. Visit https://www.sisd.net/vsp for meeting times and locations. VSP allows Pre-K to 6th grade students in #TeamSISD to have fun, get exercise & experience friendly competition.

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024! Faculty/Staff Return January 2nd and will be in training on January 2nd-3rd. For students interested in playing basketball, basketball tryouts for students begin Tuesday, January 2nd at 4:00pm. All students return to the spring semester on Thursday, January 4th at 7:45am. See you soon!

MooseMas Activity Days Dec. 11--Santa Claus is Coming to Town: Wear your favorite Santa hat. Must be in school uniform. Dec. 12--Winter Wonderland: Wear your favorite Holiday beanie, ears, headband, etc. Must be in school uniform. Dec. 13--Sweater Weather: Wear your favorite "ugly" sweater. Must be in uniform bottoms. Dec. 14--Don't be a Grinch: Wear a Grinch t-shirt. Must be in uniform bottoms. Dec. 15--Holiday Sparkle: Dress to Impress with a red/green shirt/blouse. Boots allowed. Must be in Friday uniform bottoms. **All dress up days must be Dress Code compliant. This is not free dress. If you choose not to participate, you must be in school uniform to avoid dress code violations.

Past Yearbook Sales Past Yearbook Sales Need a yearbook from 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021? Contact Ms. Gonzalez (ggonza01@sisd.net) to purchase yearbooks that you may have missed!

Winter Break Dec. 16-Jan. 3 Classes Resume Jan. 4 Have a wonderful, restful break!

Peter Piper Fundraiser Night Join us for our Peter Piper Fundraiser Dec. 6 from 11am-9pm! Support our MMS Moose and eat some delicious pizza! Mention MMS when you place your order. 1800 N Zaragoza Rd, El Paso, TX 79936

8th grade students and their parents are invited to learn about the SISD’s advanced academies and how to apply during two virtual sessions and one in-person session. Two virtual sessions will be Tuesday, November 28 and Wednesday, November 29. An in-person presentation will be Thursday, November 30 at the District Technology Service Center, 12440 Rojas Building B. For the virtual and in-person meetings, a general session will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Individual academy talks and visits will be from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Parents can use their student’s Schoology account to log into the virtual sessions or use the links below to log in: November 28: https://tinyurl.com/4b3xmy5k November 29: https://tinyurl.com/mr493jvc

Montwood High School Winter Fair MHS Tony Harper Gym 12000 Montwood Friday, Dec. 1st 5-9pm

Thanksgiving Break! No School Nov. 20-24 Classes Resume Nov. 27

Order Your MMS Lifetouch Yearbook Today! Early Bird Special $30; After February $35 Click here to order: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob School Code: 14936024