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January 17, 2020 | Vol 13, Iss 19, No 451

NEWSLETTER

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See you on Wednesday!

This week the older students have to get back into the swing of things after Winter Learning week. there have been more JTF preparations (a rehearsal and a performance) for this weekend's event in Atlanta. There have been a couple basketball games for Middle and Varsity. We also had a fabulous event with Dr. Chilakamarri about understanding anxiety. I know the students are ready for this short upcoming break. While the students are out on Tuesday, the staff and faculty will be learning about learning disabilities that interfere with reading and written expression. That promises to be an interesting seminar.
 
It's amazing how fast the school year slips by once January comes. It hardly feels like two weeks have come and gone since the Winter Holiday! While we sit and wait for the cold weather to come, the sky has been fabulous in the mornings. The picture above does not do it justice, but that was from the school parking lot. Enjoy your long weekend and we will see you on WEDNESDAY!

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

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Dear Parents
Thank you to all of our wonderful parents for contributing to the staff/faculty holiday gift before the end of 2019.
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Feature Teacher - Meet Marlena Alvarado
Marlena is new to MSA this year and is teaching British Literature as well as Brit Lit Honors for your 11th graders.
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MSA Class of 2020
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Daniel Garguilo! He was accepted to High Point University over the holidays.
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SCHOOL CLOSED for MLK, Jr. Day
In conjunction with the MLK, Jr. holiday, we have a professional development teacher work day. So Mill Springs Academy will be closed on both Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21.
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Winter Learning Incorporated STEAM to Learn Gaming
Math through Gaming incorporated elements of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) and started out with a group of students who just wanted to learn more about games in general.
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Ratios and Proportions
This week in pre-algebra, we began a new unit on ratios and proportions.
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Parent Wine Tasting Night
Hey Parents! Come to the Vino 100 PVA Social & Sip, a fundraiser, on Saturday, February 1 from 4:30 - 6:30 pm at Vino 100 in Alpharetta.
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Geo Bee
This week my 5th and 6th graders joined the PreUpper for the Annual National Geographic Geography Bee headed by Ms. Karen Kaiser.
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Parent University Speaker on Learning Disabilities
MSA parents are invited to join us for our fourth Parent University (Parent U) Tuesday, February 11, at 8:15am in the Middle School Community Room (Room 201).
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Daily Routine in Spanish
Spanish II students in María González’s class are learning the use of Reflexive verbs to indicate that the subject does something to or for himself or herself, using vocabulary related to daily routines and personal hygiene.
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Summer @ MSA
Did you know that there are lots of fun things going on here during the summer? All of those things are open to everyone, not just MSA students. Summer is always more fun with your friends, so bring them along!
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Fine Arts Spotlight
This week we would like to shine a spotlight on 11th grader, Ella Jensen.  Her original work of art was accepted into this year's Georgia Allstate Art Symposium.
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Winter Learning in Europe!
Gage Clark took accompanied his History students on a Winter Learning trip to Europe on a World War II sightseeing tour.
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Tech Tip: Using Text Prediction on laptops and Chromebooks
Did you know that many devices we use at MSA can predict what you're typing?
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Third Grade Welcomes 2020
Ms. Carissa’s third grade class is excited about the new year! We welcomed 2020 by learning all about resolutions.
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Come Watch Wrestling
Next Tuesday, January 21st, the MSA Wrestlers will host a home wrestling event
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COMMUNITY CARES & CONCERNS

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The Roth Family

The Sanders Family

 

If there is ever a care or concern you would like to share with the community, please just email me at any time, I will be glad to include either names or situations. For privacy, I will only list names and claim ignorance if anyone asks me for details. Cheri

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

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Neither the wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.

--Dwight D. Eisenhower

UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday January 17
Basketball - Girls Varsity vs. Lyndon Academy (Home)
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
MSA
Friday January 17
Basketball - Boys Varsity vs. Lyndon Academy (Home)
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
MSA
Saturday January 18
Junior Theater Festival
All day
Saturday January 18
Swimming - Coed Varsity vs. Cottage School, Cumberland Academy, AAC Championship (Home)
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Cherokee Aquatic Center
Sunday January 19
Junior Theater Festival
All day
Monday January 20
SCHOOL CLOSED - MLK, Jr. Day
All day
Tuesday January 21
SCHOOL CLOSED - Teacher Work Day
All day
Tuesday January 21
Used Uniform Shop Open
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Wrestling Bldg
Tuesday January 21
Wrestling - Boys Varsity vs. Windsor Academy, Weber School, Atlanta Jewish Academy, Brandon Hall, Creekside Christian (Home)
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
MSA
Wednesday January 22
Public Open House
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Middle Great Room

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