MWMS Newsletter October 14, 2016 From the Principal’s Desk Thank you to all of the students and families who came to Eggspectations last night to support our school and PTA during our first restaurant night of the year! It was a fun way to see folks in the community, while also supporting our school – thank you! Speaking of our PTA, next week they will send out their first PTA newsletter. On the Fridays opposite of the school’s newsletter, the PTA will send updates about various programs and ways you can stay involved and connected to Mayfield, via the PTA. For today, be sure to visit the PTA section later in this newsletter. On October 5 we recognized 8 outstanding students as September’s Citizens of the Month! Each month teachers from 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, along with teachers from related arts choose two students to be “Citizens of the Month”. This honor is awarded to students who demonstrate exemplary achievement, attitude, attendance, and BARK attributes: Be Safe, Act Responsibly, Respect Self and Others, and Keep Focused. Congratulations to the September selections for Citizens of the Month!!

• 6th grade: o Sebastian Moscoso o Ava Perez

• 7th grade o Louie Jones o Sims Alston

• 8th grade o Nathaniel Smith o Nalani Rios

• Related Arts o Michael Reid o Andrea Hernandez

As you are aware, this year marks the first year of Mayfield Woods’ Student Government Association. I think I speak on behalf of all of the students and staff when I say we are quite excited to get this started and to continue to elevate the voice of the students. The results of our first election were announced last week. Please join me in congratulating the following students who will serve as officers:

• President - Moyo Ariyo • Vice-President - Sahara Ukaegbu

• Secretary - Leslie Deiss • Treasurer - Chloe Mentz

In addition to our officers, each homeroom elected a student representative and an alternate. Please join me in congratulating the following students who will represent his/her homeroom:

Homeroom Teacher Grade Student Representative Alternate

Ms. Brubaker 6 Shaun Gorham Jadyn Fraizer Ms. Capecci 6 Andrew Jackson Tyler Simms Ms. DeVore 6 Devan Powers Luke Penny Eltzroth 6 Vida Le Harshitha Koppala Ms. Ferreyra 6 Hans Kelm Tariq Fuller Ms. Gill 6 Saketh Sundar Asher Thomas Ms. Goffredi 6 Amari Carter Daniel Cortes Ms. Kuperman 6 Deven Miller Jayda Miller Mr. MacGregor 6 Quentin Harden Addison Hanslovan Ms. MacPhee 6 Kylie Scharf Natalie Rye Ms. McKenney 6 Ibrahim Ahmed Nicole Akumatey

Ms. Bridner 7 Austin Elkis Mia Choi Mr. Calia 7 Hannah Barnhart ***** Ms. Compofelice 7 Jaidon Mullen Takayla Parker

Mr. Deering 7 Colin Sample Jessica Ruano-Campos

Ms. Langfield 7 Anjali Vidyasagar Sharvari Tirodkar Mr. Martel 7 Darius Hopkins Delbert Jackson Ms. Miller 7 Sarah Lee Nathan McClure Ms. Neagle 7 Alanah Nash Briana Mercado Ms. Starr 7 Sofia Scherer Paula Sanchez Ms. Wasserman 7 Justin Hargest Ellie Fisher

Mr. Brown 8 Simi Behera ***** Ms. Cohen 8 Eden Seeberger Kerrod Roberts

Ms. Cullum 8 Kayla Dorsey Indyia Haskett Ms. Durso 8 Keshil Purohit Brett Preuett Ms. Kennedy 8 Eric Marrow Audrey Ladle Ms. Plaut 8 Ben Toohey Shannon Wilcox Ms. Quinn 8 Ezana Johnson ***** Smith 8 Justin Diaz Ethan Casal Ms. Wismans / Ms. Morton 8 Morgaine Cunningham Richae Scott *Please note: Some names may have been omitted if a student is on the “do not publish” list. Have a wonderful weekend! Sincerely, Melissa Shindel Principal

Stay Connected Main Office: 410-313-5022 Fax: 410-313-5029 Guidance: 410-313-5025 Health Room: 410-313-5022 Twitter: @hcpss_mwms Principal's Instagram: principal_shindel PTA email: mayfieldwoodspta@gmail.com PTA's Facebook Page: MWMS PTA Facebook Page Save the Dates 10/18: Flu Clinic 10/18: Outdoor Education Chaperone Meeting, 6:30 p.m. 10/18: After School Program Begins 10/19: Outdoor Education Chaperone Meeting, 6:30 p.m. 10/24-10/26: 6th Grade Outdoor Education Trip 10/26-10/28: Fall Dance Tickets on Sale during Lunches - $7.00 10/27: 8th Grade Vision & Hearing Screening 10/28: Fall Dance, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

10/31: No School for Students – Professional Development 11/2: HoCo Middle School Band Auditions, 3:00 p.m. 11/3: College/Career Readiness Workshop-Hispanic Families, 6:30 p.m. 11/4: End of 1st Marking Period 11/4: Incentive Day 11/11: 8th Grade Field Trip to DC 11/14: After School Band Rehearsal 11/15: Report Cards Issued 11/15: 8th Grade Vision & Hearing Screening PTA News It’s not too late to donate to the Direct Donation Fundraiser. It’s fast, easy, and 100% tax deductable. Please help support the PTA. Make your contribution to our drive and join to become a member today!! See the attached flyer at the end of this newsletter for more information.      The PTA is sponsoring a fall dance on Friday, October 28, 2016 from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Please see the attached flyer at the end of this newsletter for all the details. Fall is a great time for closet cleaning and giving! Please bring your wearable donations (new or gently used coats, hats and gloves) to Mayfield Woods by 10/17/16 for the PTA Coat Drive. The next PTA meeting is 11/2/16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center. Please join us! Hope to see you there! School News Reading With My PEEPS! What is better than a great book and marshmallow PEEPS? Sounds pretty perfect, huh? Well, this fall our students will be involved in both – reading for pleasure and creating sculptures made of PEEPS to show their favorite parts of their books! Want to know more? See the flyer attached to this newsletter! From the Cafeteria Manager: Please note that all checks for your child’s lunch account should be made out to “Food and Nutrition” and not MWMS. A Message from the Health Room Attendance at school is one of our greatest priorities. Student learning is much more successful when students are fully engaged in classroom lessons and activities. Therefore, we want to encourage attendance as much as possible

unless a student is truly ill. When students become ill during the school day, they are expected to go to the Health Room so that the cluster nurse, Ms. Breck, and health assistant, Ms. Mohamed, can assess the situation. This helps them get to know our students better and also be cognizant of any possible major health issues. Having this knowledge also helps our Health Room staff proactively address possible health issues that could affect larger groups of people, such as influenza, lice, or other illnesses. Our health room staff will communicate with the student's family if there is a need for an early dismissal or medical follow-up. If you are contacted by your son or daughter during the school day, please encourage them to report to the health room for evaluation. Thank you so much for your cooperation ... hopefully, this will allow us to provide the best care possible for all of our students! If you have any questions, please call Ms. Breck at or Ms. Mohamed at 410-313-5022. You may also email Ms. Breck at to Adriane_Breck@hcpss.org.

News from the Gifted and Talented Education Program

G/T Enrichment Program

All students in our school are eligible to take part in opportunities available through our school wide G/T enrichment program. It’s not too late for your student to get involved in a G/T Instructional Seminar!

What are G/T Instructional Seminars?

G/T Instructional Seminars are designed to extend student interests beyond general exploratory experiences and are available to all interested students. Students receive advanced-level instruction and develop a broad range of skills in preparation for in-depth study. G/T seminars this year include Television Production, Book Club, Debate, Financial Literacy (Stock Market Game), Robotics, Youth Advocacy, Photography and Film Production. Students who want to participate are asked to complete a brief interest form and return it to the G/T Room 222.

More information about G/T Seminars and an interest form are available on the MWMS G/T Program website at http://mwmsgt.weebly.com/. Please contact Ms. Singleton, the G/T Resource Teacher, at esingleton@hcpss.org or 410-313-5022 with any questions.

Community News A new community news and programs webpage is now available!! This page contains brief announcements of upcoming events and announcements from community organizations. Please visit the HCPSS website for details about upcoming events. River Hill High School This October, the River Hill High School Theatre Arts Department will proudly present The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged). This play is a hilarious, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s extensive canon. Please see the attached flyer at the end of this newsletter for more information. 2016-2017 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest Students are invited to write an essay about their dreams for a better community and a better world and what they envision themselves doing. Please see the attached flyer at the end of this newsletter for more information. Mayfield Woods Middle School School | 7950 Red Barn Way Elkridge, MD 21075 | 410-313-5022 | mwms.hcpss.org

MayfieldWoods2016PTAPresents:NotSoScaryMayfieldDance

No masks, no weapons and no face paint.

Who? MWMSStudents‐Youcanwearcostumesit’soptionalNo masks, no weapons and no face paint.

When? FridayOctober28,2016‐7:00pm‐9:00pm

Where? MWMSCafeteria(Gymwillbeopen)Price? $7.00

Food? Pizza,andrefreshmentswillbeavailablefor$0.25‐$2.00

Donation‐Ifyoubringaboxoftissuesorhandsanitizeryouwillgetonefreedrink.Help? Volunteersarealwaysneeded PleasecontactMelissaKohler@mayfieldwoodsdances@gmail.com

Dropoff/PickupProcedure:AllstudentsMUSTbesignedinbyanauthorizedadultbeforethenenterandexitthedance.

Ticketswillonlybesoldduringstudentlunchperiods:Wednesday,Thursday,&Friday‐October26,27,&28thCASHONLY‐NOchecksaccepted.NOREFUNDS!

StudentName:_______________________________________________________________

Grade:______________HomeroomTeacher:________________________________

ContactNumber(H)_______________________(C)_____________________________

ParentSignature:____________________________________________________________

CONTEST RULES• Must be Howard County middle school or high school students.• Essays must be typed, double spaced and in the Microsoft word format.• Include the student’s name, address, telephone number, email address, name of school and grade.• Essays must be submitted individually.• Winners will be notified by email and mail.• Middle school essays must be 500 to 750 words.• High school essays must be 750 to 1000 words.• Essays will be judged on content, connection to Dr. King’s work, spelling, grammar and sentence structure.• Students with disabilities may submit entries using other media, posters, pictures, etc. Include the student’s name, address, telephone and school

PRIZES High School Students: 1st place-$250 2nd place-$200 3rd place-$150 Middle School Students: 1st place-$200 2nd place-$150 3rd place-$100 Prizes will be awarded at MLK celebration, Sunday, 2:00 P.M., January 15, 2017 at Long Reach High School.

DEADLINEEssays must be submitted via email by 5:00 P.M. November 11, 2016 to submissionsmlk@howardcountymd.gov. Winners’ names and schools will be posted on the Howard County MLK webpage at http://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/County-Administration/Human-Rights/Boards-and-Commissions/Contests Questions: Farheen Sheik, Office of Human Rights (410) 313-6467 or email fsheik@howardcountymd.gov

2016-2017 DR.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ESSAY CONTEST

ESSAY QUESTION

“DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HAD A DREAM….

WHAT IS YOURS?” STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO WRITE AN ESSAY ABOUT THEIR OWN DREAMS

FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY AND A BETTER WORLD AND WHAT THEY ENVISION THEMSELVES DOING.

Reading With My Peeps The  “Reading  With  My  Peeps”  reading  event  is  an  opportunity  for  our  students  to  engage  in  a  book  of  their  choice  and  then  creatively  express  their  favorite  character,  scene,  or  plot  twist.    These  will  be  displayed  at  the  Parent  –Teacher  conferences  on  November  21  and  22.      Any  variety  of  PEEPS  can  be  used  to  create  the  sculpture,  but  the  entire  sculpture  must  be  created  from  only  PEEPS.  The  PEEPS  may  be  cut.  The  size  of  the  sculpture  must  be  no  larger  than  25”  x  30”  X  36”.    You,  students,  peers  and  community  members  will  be  able  to  vote  for  the  sculptures  of  their  choice  by  purchasing  tickets.  Money  raised  will  go  to  the  “Ellicott  City  Partnership”  fund  to  restore  from  the  flood  damage,  and  to  support  the  future  of  this  event.      Steps  students  should  take:  

Select  and  read  a  great  book.    Design  a  sculpture  to  depict  a  favorite  character,  scene,  or  cover  of  the  book.  Get  the  different  colors  and  shapes  of  PEEPS.  

There  is  a  PEEP  store  in  Washington  Harbor  with  LOTS  of  PEEPS  in  all  varieties  all  year  round.  We  also  will  have  a  code  for  ordering  on-­‐line  at  a  discount  for  our  school  only  as  well  as  have  coupons  for  those  who  go  to  the  store.  

Start  building  their  sculpture.  You  can  use  glue  or  make  “Icing  glue”,  but  realize  that  it  will  NOT  be  edible  after  sitting  out  for  days  or  weeks.                                                                                      Categories  /  Awards  

People’s  Choice  (Receives  the  most  votes  overall)  Out  of  the  Box  (Most  original)  Best  use  of  PEEPS  Most  Realistic    

Pre

ttiest  Best  2D  (mosaic)  Best  3D  (sculpture)  Student  body  suggestions  from          English  classes  

 Ask  your  English  teacher  for  more  information  or  email  dorothy_tingen@hcpss.org    

   

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   The  Complete  Works  of  William  Shakespeare  (Abridged)  –  Press  Release  

River  Hill  Theatre  Arts  Department  

Pam  Land  –  Director  

12101  Route  108,  Clarksville,  MD  21029  

pland@hcpss.org  or  410-­‐313-­‐7120  

 

This  October,  the  River  Hill  High  School  Theatre  Arts  Department  will  proudly  

present  The  Complete  Works  of  William  Shakespeare  (Abridged).  This  play  is  a  

hilarious,  fast-­‐paced  romp  through  the  Bard’s  extensive  canon.  

 

This  silly  and  wacky  play  is  co-­‐directed  

by  RHHS  Theatre  Arts  teacher  Pam  

Land  and  RHHS  Theatre  Arts  Alum  

Jamie  Driskill  (’04).  Joe  Blasko,  a  

longtime  friend  of  RHHS  Theatre  Arts,  

will  direct  the  construction  of  the  set  

with  assistance  from  RHHS  alumni  

parents  George  Stone  and  Bob  Bost.  A  

crew  of  more  than  30  dedicated  

students  led  by  student  stage  managers  

R.J.  O’Brien  and  Autumn  Mack  will  build  

the  set  and  props  and  run  the  show.  

RHHS  math  teacher  Rhonda  De  La  Mar  

will  design  costumes  with  the  assistance  

of  a  wonderful  team  of  parent  

volunteers.  

 

The  talented,  dynamic  and  funny  ensemble  cast  of  20  RHHS  students  includes  

Michael  Dial,  Nina  Esposito-­‐Faraone,  Tolu  Faderin,  Krisana  Goel,  Danielle  Gover,  

Henry  Grinnell,  Thaddeus  Harold,  Ben  Kamins,  Kevin  Key,  Allie  Margolis,  Jay  Martin,  

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Emily  O’Keefe,  Megan  Radcliffe,  Nikoo  Sarraf,  Craig  Selbrede,  Ashleigh  Steinberg,  

Amanda  Tossman,  Josh  Tow,  Ryan  True,  and  Jessie  Wu.  

 

Performance  dates  and  ticket  information:  

All  performances  will  be  held  in  the  River  Hill  High  School  auditorium.  

The  performance  dates  are  October  27,  28,  and  29  @  7  p.m.  and  October  30  @  2  p.m.  

Tickets  are  $10  in  advance  and  $12  at  the  door.  

 

THE  ADVANCE  TICKET  SALE  PRICE  ($10)  WILL  BE  HONORED  AT  THE  DOOR  IF  

YOU  BRING  A  NON-­‐PERISHABLE  FOOD  ITEM.  All  food  donations  go  to  Howard  

County  Food  Bank.    

 

Advance  sale  of  tickets:  

Online  (now)  via  “Seat  yourself”  at  http://www.seatyourself.biz/rhhs  

● In  front  of  the  RHHS  dining  hall  –  Monday,  October  24  thru  Friday,  October  

28    (10:30  a.m.-­‐12:30  p.m.)    

● Box  office  (opens  90  minutes  before  curtain)  

 

If  you  have  questions  or  need  further  information,  contact  Pam  Land  at  

pland@hcpss.org  or  410-­‐313-­‐7120.