🌟 Exciting After-School Activities Await! 🌟
Are you ready to embark on an adventure of FUN, LEARNING, and EXPLORATION after school? Look no further because we've got an amazing lineup of after-school activities that will make your weekdays AWESOME!
🎨📚🎉 What's in Store for You? 🎉📚🎨
🎤 **ROCK BAND: Rock Band is a weekly ensemble exploring Rock and similar genres of music. All levels of musical experience are welcome and will include: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drum set, percussion, and vocals. Rock Band will also have the opportunity to perform in a number of concerts in the surrounding community to help encourage an authentic musical experience. Rehearsals begin on MONDAYS, November 13 through June. Let's ROCK! Director: Mrs. Kris Bisson, kris.bisson@rsu35.org
**PE Games: All grades are welcome to join! Each week students will help choose the game of the week, such as Ratball, Hunger Games, Kickball, 4-Square Volleyball, etc. This is a great way for students to connect across different grades and to be active outside of school hours.
Fall Session: 9/6, 9/11, 9/18, 9/20, 9/25, 9/27, 10/2
**Ecology Club: Members will meet twice a month (first and third Thursday) to brainstorm, design, and implement environmentally-conscious projects at MMS. Our other projects include:
The completion of the school greenhouse (construction, painting)
Annual Student Succulent Sale (paint and cultivate succulents for MMS students to purchase)
Annual Community Plant Sale (start seedlings for native perennials and vegetables to sell to the community at the end of the year)
And more!
Reach annie.white@rsu35.org with any questions.
**Civil Rights Team:
The Civil Rights team at MMS works hard to help all students feel welcome, safe and respected in our school. The team includes students and two adult advisors. The team meets on a regular basis and works on projects that engage the school community in thinking and talking about issues related to:
• race and skin color
• national origin and ancestry
• religion
• disabilities
• gender (including gender identity and expression)
• sexual orientation
These are known as civil rights issues, and it’s important that we think and talk about them so that all students feel safe, welcome, and respected for who they are. The civil rights team at MMS is one of many here in Maine, The CRTP is run out of the Maine Office of the Attorney General and supports the work of student civil rights teams in more than 175 elementary, middle-level, and high schools across the state.
Our meeting dates will be determined after our first meeting on Wednesday, September 13th right after school. This meeting will be on Google Meet and a link will be sent. Please reach out to Mrs. Caverly at Renee.Caverly@rsu35.org or Mrs. Williams at Katie.Williams@rsu35.org with any questions.
**We The People
“We The People” is an organization focusing on the United States Constitution, government, and current events. The first half of the year will be spent navigating the six-unit, thirty-lesson curriculum and learning about the Constitution, its ideas, and where these ideas came from. In the second half of the year, students will prepare to compete in the *We The People National Invitational, a virtual competition sponsored by the Center for Civic Education.
*Last year, the National Invitational was held over April vacation. In the instance of such a conflict, a simulated hearing will be put on for members and their families. The Center for Civic Education typically releases this date by early December.
The program…
…is free of charge;
…includes a field trip to the Maine State Legislature in Augusta;
…meets in Room 225 with Mr. Rowe every Thursday from 2:45 until 3:45.
…begins October 12 and ends in early May, specific date TBD (One week after the Center for Civic Education determines the dates for the National Invitational)
**STUDENT COUNCIL
Students who join the Student Council become representatives for the entire school.
Representatives bring their own ideas and those from their peers to the table and Student Council works to put those ideas into action.
Meetings are twice a month or more depending on activities that are being planned.
**Theatre Club: Run by middle school drama director Emilyrose Johnson, the theatre club is open to any student interested in theatre. We will meet once a week to play improv games, write skits, and build a supportive theatre community. Once auditions happen for the musical, theatre club will be replaced by rehearsals. When the show closes in February, the theatre club will start back up again. Students can choose to be part of either just theatre club, the musical, or both! Meeting day/time: Tuesdays 2:45-4:00 pm in the Band Room!
**Chess Club: All ability levels are welcome! There will be an introduction to each piece's name and abilities, chess board setup, how to track a game, and clockwork/timing. We will then focus on game starts, offensive, and defensive strategies along with some rank play. We end the year with a bracket-style tournament! come to learn, play, and have fun! Will run after school until late bus on most Tuesdays and Thursdays - starting near the end of fall sports and ending near the start of spring sports (Nov. - March)
**Lego Robotics Freestyling: Middle school students are invited to design, build, and program robots of their choosing. Students will use EV3 Lego Mindstorm to build moving robots. The Late Bus picks up from MMS at 4:00 each day.
Dates: Thursdays Oct 12 - Dec 14 from 2:45-3:45 Location: Technology Rm#412
Staff: Mary Macedo Questions: mary.macedo@rsu35.org
**3D Printing Club at Marshwood High School
Middle School students are invited to participate in the 3D printing club using UP Mini printers.
Exercise your creativity in 3D computer design. Late bus is available.
Dates: Tuesdays, Sept 19 and ongoing
Location: Marshwood High School, Rm H101 (downstairs to right)
Transportation from MMS to MHS: Parents will need to contact the transportation dept, 207-384-4681 to inquire bus availability to Marshwood High School. Then student may pick up their bus pass on Tuesday morning in the office.
Staff: Leonard Abrahamson Questions: leonard.abrahamson@rsu35.org
**Yearbook
Students will take pictures of athletic events, intramurals, spirit week, and many more events that will all be compiled into a Yearbook that commemorates the 23-24 school year. Students will determine the content they want to include, create photo spreads, and aid in marketing the yearbook. Students will also be part of distributing books to their peers at the end of the school year. Meetings will be held every other Thursday until 4:00pm in Ms. Durgin’s room, starting October 19th.
📢 **Join the Fun Today!** 📢
Sign up for these fantastic after-school activities and make your weekdays unforgettable. Not only will you have a blast, but you'll also learn valuable skills, make new friends, and create lasting memories.
Clubs run until the Late Bus arrives Monday-Thursday. If students or families want more information about signing up contact the main office. We will be able to help you from there.
Let's make this year the best one yet with after-school adventures like no other! 🌟