Meridian Middle School

MMS Scholastic Bowl at Monticello has been canceled tonight (2/16) due to the inclement weather.

Tomorrow (2/16) is an emergency remote learning day due to the inclement weather. All work will be posted on Google Classroom by 8:00 a.m. for students to complete. If you are interested in picking up a lunch for your child, please email mcguirem@meridianhawks.net by 9:00 p.m. (2/15). Meals will not be available at satellite locations. Decisions on tomorrow’s extra curricular activities will be made by noon tomorrow. Stay warm & safe!

All activities at Meridian have been canceled for today due to inclement weather and low temperatures. This includes the home basketball game, volleyball game in Pana, and any practices that may have been scheduled. Stay warm and safe!

The MMS volleyball game tonight (2/15) in Pana has been canceled due to the weather.

Wednesday, February 10 is NOT an At-Home Learning day. Students will report to school for in-person learning. Our next At-Home Learning day is Wednesday, February 24.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, February 3) is an At-Home Learning Day. Students should login to Google Classroom to complete assigned work for the day. All teachers will be available on Google Meets from 10:30-11:30 a.m. to assist students. In addition, individual appointment times are available with teachers from 12:00-3:00 p.m. If you are interested in ordering a lunch for tomorrow, please call the office by 9:00 a.m. (764-3367)

Congratulations to our Virtual Spelling Bee finalists - Charlotte Pritts & Alayna Bickel! Charlotte & Alayna will join the top 2 spellers from MES at the Macon County Spelling Bee at Richland Community College on February 16.

MMS Student Council has a spirit day tomorrow (Friday the 29th) - Pajama day!

Tomorrow (Wednesday, January 27) is an At-Home Learning Day. All assignments/tasks/videos for the day will be posted on Google Classroom by 8:00 a.m. All teachers will be available on Google Meets from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. to assist students. If your child has a question, please encourage him/her to join Meets at this time. In addition, teachers will be available from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. to work individually with students. If your child will benefit from this opportunity, please contact your child's teacher(s) to make an appointment. In addition, lunches can be picked up tomorrow between 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. at MMS or 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. at Hyde Park. To place an order, call 764-3367 by 9:00 a.m. The Macon campus will be serving Hamburger, Corn, Pears, & Rice Krispy Treats. To place an order to be picked up at MES or Boody Post Office, call 692-2535. The Blue Mound campus will serve breakfast burrito, hash brown, fruit, and animal crackers.

🏀 MMS Boys Basketball Information 🏀 Open gym: Monday - Tuesday (5:00 - 7:00 p.m.) Tryouts: Wednesday (5:00 - 7:00 p.m.) Practice : Thursday - Friday (5:00 - 7:00 p.m.) and Saturday (8:00 - 10:00 a.m.) Boys interested in trying out must have an updated physical and paperwork on file by Wednesday. Paperwork is available on the MMS website or can be picked up from Miss Hayes at school on Monday. https://www.meridianhawks.net/o/middle-school/browse/20348

Meridian Middle School Volleyball Tryouts will be held on Thursday, January 21 and Friday, January 22 from 1:30 to 3:30 in the middle school gym. All sixth, seventh, and eighth grade girls interested in trying out for volleyball should have a current physical on file in the school office and must turn in all necessary paperwork in order to try out. Please contact Coach Hayes at hayesmj@meridoanhawks.net or Coach Hendricks at hendricksj@meridianhawks.net with any questions. Due to the “high risk” classification that boys basketball is currently under, there will be open gyms scheduled but no team tryouts or inter-scholastic contests will take place at this time. We are looking forward to getting the athletes back in the gym! 💚

There is no school (or remote learning) tomorrow - Monday, January 18. In-person learning will resume on Tuesday, January 19 🎉. Doors will be unlocked at 7:15 a.m. with 1st hour beginning at 7:46 a.m. If your child is not a bus rider, please ensure he/she arrives in time to make it to class before the 1st hour bell rings. Students will report to homeroom/1st hour upon arrival.

2nd quarter/1st semester report cards were emailed to parents/guardians this morning. Please contact the office or the appropriate teacher(s) with any questions. MMS study sessions are back! These small group sessions are with MMS teachers and are offered in both Macon and Blue Mound on scheduled days. To take advantage of this opportunity, visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F45ADAC28A6FD0-study1. As always, teachers are available daily to work one-on-one virtually with students from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. on M/W/F and from 12:40 - 3:00 p.m. on Tu/TH. Please email the teacher(s) directly to set up a time!

Don’t forget - lunches are still available for pick up while we are full remote. To place an order to be picked up at MMS or Hyde Park, call 764-3367. For orders to be picked up at MES or Boody Post Office, call 692-2535. Orders must be placed by 9:00 a.m. The January lunch menu for MMS & Hyde Park can be found here - https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1050838/January_2021_Lunch_Menu.pdf Correction for 1/15 - lunch will be served. Pizza Salad Pineapple

Congratulations to Mrs. Rhoades' 5th hour Literature class for winning the Read to Succeed competition in December through Achieve 3000. They received a $25 gift card that will be used to purchase more books for her classroom library that the students can enjoy. Keep up the great work!

Tomorrow (January 4) is a remote learning day. Students should login to Google Classroom in the morning for announcements and daily tasks. There will not be live instruction. Our virtual live instruction with resume on Tuesday. We will follow the same schedule as before Christmas until we return to in-person learning on January 19.

If you are interested in ordering lunch tomorrow from the Macon campus, please call 764-3367 (or email mcguirem@meridianhawks.net) by 9:00 a.m. If there is no answer, please leave a message. Monday’s Menu: Bosco Sticks 30g Marinara 7g Cooked Carrots 17g Applesauce 23 g

The latest IESA update (12/29) can be found here - https://iesa.org/news/2020-2021/COVID_12-30-20.asp . At this time, boys basketball will not begin on January 4, and volleyball will not begin on January 11. We will continue, however, to provide IESA updates as they are received.

If you have a child who attends MMS, please complete the 2nd semester survey that was emailed to parents no later than Sunday, January 3. Survey responses will help with in-person planning when we return to the building on Tuesday, January 19. If you did not receive the survey, please email mcguirem@meridianhawks.net.

The latest IESA update was emailed to schools yesterday.  At this time, it is uncertain that boys basketball will be able to start on January 4 or that volleyball will be able to start on January 11.  We will be watching for updates over Christmas break and will send out information as it becomes available. If your child is planning to play either boys basketball or volleyball, please make sure the physical is up-to-date in case try-outs/practice starts on time. The required paperwork can be found here - https://www.meridianhawks.net/o/middle-school/browse/20348 . If your child played softball or baseball this year, their paperwork is already on file.