Michael E. Sharrow, Superintendent (989) 923-5026 sharrowme@midlandps.org

Midland Public Schools’

Superintendent Communiqué

June 19, 2017 <> Volume 4, Issue 44

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Congratulations 2017 District Champs: Chemic Baseball, Softball and Soccer!

Kudos Lady Chemic Softball for winning your third straight regional championship.

Way to Go Chemics!

A Great Presentation to the Board

of Education Monday, June 12

Thank you Central Park

Elementary Principals Shannon Blasy and Bridget

Hockemeyer for presenting the Central Park logo,

mascot and tagline last week. A special thank you to

H. H. Dow High’s Commercial Art students, Gwen

Cook, who designed the Explorer astronaut,

and Anna Hale, who designed the logo, for

sharing their artistic talents with us!

Thank you also to the Central Park students,

staff and families who performed their new

school song. An extra special thank you

to retiring music teacher, Barbara

Jacques, for directing the singers and

most especially for writing the music and

lyrics for the beautiful CP school song.

Congrats

Dow High’s

Lady Charger

Tennis

Division 1 State

Co-Champs!

All sports photos on this page courtesy of Midland Daily News!

Best Wishes 2016-17 MPS Retirees (in order taken to Board of Education):

Joe Ostyn, Dean Pfruender, Linda Kartz, Tracy Toskey, Jo Majeske, Judith

Scheuffele, Deborah Shaffer, Rosemary DuBay, Susan Storey, Beth

Chapman, Barbara Jacques, Brenda Machelski, Diana Ripke, Susan Arent,

Rebecca Faust, Sherry Goff, Michael Jarema, Mary Keegstra, Julie

McDonald, Suzanne Ostahowski, Kandis Pritchett, Ruth Selle, Mary Ellen

Trombley, Connie Waun, Cynthia Asakevich, Pamela Corbat, Don Demko,

Guisy Fisher, Jane Greenhoe, Bonnie Otto, Brenda Saunders, Becky

Tomaszewski, Janice Valeri-Rose, Claudia Warren, Patrick Welter, Judy

Wisniewski, Brenda Zienert, Linda McDonnell. Thank you for your service

to MPS students, staff, families and community!

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MPS Summer Hours

Our elementary offices close for the summer on

June 23 with secondary school offices remaining

open during the summer months. We have one

exception this summer, Jefferson will be closed

from June 26-July 7 for construction.

From June 26 through August 17, our District

employees work four 10-hour days—Monday-

Thursday, with all District buildings closed on

Friday.

Our elementary offices will officially re-open on

August 14 for the 2017-18 school year.

On Monday, June 5th, Midland Public Schools hosted the 43rd annual track and field meet for fourth and fifth graders. This

annual event is a great way to provide 4th and 5th grade boys and girls an opportunity to compete for fun. Approximately 420

students participated in this year’s meet. Thank you Chemic track teams and MPS Physical Education teachers for all your work!

Woodcrest Construction is

Under Way!

These photos were taken Friday

morning … the day following the

last day of school for MPS

students last week.

As you can see, construction is

robustly underway in these 3rd

Grade classrooms at Woodcrest.

Congratulations to this year’s

Post-Secondary Graduates,

Austin Bobalek and Dan Gregory.

Best wishes!

Summer Publication Schedule … Thank you for following MPS news and events through 2016-17 weekly Communiques.

Watch for the next “Regular” Monday Communique to be published August 7.

First day of school for

2017-18 school year:

Tuesday, September 5

Adams’ IB PYP 5th Grade Exhibition was Outstanding!

This June 12 event was the culmination of the

students’ learning throughout the program as

they chose a focus and took action to have a

positive impact on our community and our

world.

Way to go Fifth Graders! Way to take action!

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Contact Renee at 923-5034 or go to

https://eportal.unitedwaymidland.org/mpsvolunteer

Art Builds Midland

is a new effort spearheaded by the Midland Area

Community Foundation to get folks talking about

art in our community. Central Park Elementary is

the site of the BU_LDS life-size sculpture. Here I

am as the “I”. When you are out and about, stop

by Central Park Elementary and take a photo with

you as the “I”. Use the hashtag #ArtBuildsMidland

when you share it on social media!

PROJECT LEAD THE WAY (PLTW) is the new STEM Curriculum MPS is implementing in the next two years as part of our

STEM Strategic Plan. These Carpenter First Grade students are experiencing the Animal Adaptions Unit.

Activity 1: Camouflage: The students had to see which butterfly was easier to find

(solid or pattern)

Activity 2- Which Beak?- The students had to decide which beak was best adapted for differ-ent bird food (marbles, toothpicks, or straws). The bird beaks included: spoon, a clothespin,

and tweezers.

Activity 3- The Map- Students had to explore two out of five different environments: Pacific Ocean, The Artic, the Amazon Rainforest, the African Savanna, and the Sahara Desert. They had to explore these

environments through a presentation online.

Project 4: World Traveler- The students had to make a poster of their travel in one of the four areas: Artic, Amazon Rainforest, African

Savanna, or the Sahara Desert

Problem 5: Traveling Shoes- Students created a shoe for their environment which needed to be adapted for locomotion, camouflage, and

protection.

Some Finished Products:

Carpenter and Eastlawn students get their first look at Central Park this past Wednesday and Thursday.

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Dow High Students Explore Business Principles for STEM During Simulation

Marketing students at Dow High discovered the intricacies of product supply and demand during a

novel simulation offered by the Midland Research Institute for Value Chain Creation (MRIVCC) within

Michigan State University, in cooperation with The Dow Chemical Company and the American

Production and Inventory Control Society. (APICS)

Katherine A. Franz, MRIVCC Executive Director, said "Our goal was to establish the important

relationship between STEM and business principles, and plant

a seed of interest in supply chain management amongst high

school students. This is a growing, dynamic field that offers

great opportunities for talented individuals." The program,

Business Principles for STEM, gave students hands-on

experience buying and selling inventory, managing supply and

planning for demand. Aram de Ruiter, the Dow Chemical

Company, APICS's Cheryl Daisin, and MSU's Ryan Vincent,

were instrumental in bringing the simulation to Dow High.

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Administration 923-5001

Adams Elementary 923-6037

Carpenter Street 923-6411

Chestnut Hill Elem. 923-6634

Eastlawn Elementary 923-7112

Plymouth Elementary 923-7616

Siebert Elementary 923-7835

Woodcrest Elementary 923-7940

Jefferson Middle 923-5873

Northeast Middle 923-5772

H. H. Dow High 923-5382

Midland High 923-5181

Midland Public Schools

600 East Carpenter

Midland, Michigan 48640

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“Fathers” thoughts to ponder:

“My father gave me the greatest

gift anyone could give another

person, he believed in me.”

— Jim Valvano

“My father used to say that it’s

never too late to do anything you

wanted to do. And he said, ‘You

can never know what you can

accomplish until you try.’ ”

— Michael Jordan

“I hope I am remembered by my

children as a good father.”

— Orson Scott Card

wise words

Monday-Friday Midland Curling Center, 2009 Jefferson Ave

June 19th-August 31st (Closed July 4) Breakfast 7:45am-9:30am Lunch 11:30am-1:15pm

Monday-Friday Plymouth Park, Near Fun Zone & Plymouth Pool June 19th-August 25th (Closed July 4) No Breakfast Service Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm

Carpenter Elementary, 1407 W. Carpenter St Tuesday-Thursday June 20th-July 27th (Closed July 3 & 4) Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am Lunch 12:00am-1:00pm

Gerstacker Spray Park, Near Tridge, 201 Wyman

Monday-Friday June 19th-August 25th (Closed July 4) No Breakfast Service Lunch 11:30am-1:00pm

Midland High School, 1301 Eastlawn

Monday-Thursday June 19th- August 24th (Closed July 3 & 4) Breakfast 7:45am-9am Lunch 12:00- 1:00pm

Again this summer, Chartwells, our MPS food service provider, has been contracted to

provide the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) in the Midland area. The SFSP is a

child nutrition program that feeds children during summer vacations. ANYONE 18 and under

can participate in this FREE breakfast and lunch! We hope your family can take

advantage of this amazing program that is administered by the Michigan Department of

Education Office of Schools Support Services. Below is info about the Midland meal sites:

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

MPS DSA NOMINATION WINDOW CLOSES NEXT WEEK!

The Midland Public Schools’ Distinguished Service Awards (DSA)

were established to honor MPS support personnel.

The following MPS employee groups are eligible for nomination: Administrative Asst./Office

Prof., Grounds, Manager, Maintenance, Paraprofessional, Technician, Transportation.

Additional DSA information is available on the MPS website.

Here is a link to the on-line nomination form: https://goo.gl/forms/YGNqOJ8CxAtYqfGA2

NOMINATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 29, 2017