Welcome to the Wm. Mendenhall Middle School website.  Mendenhall Middle School is a community of high performing students with professional teachers and staff committed to learning and academic excellence.

Join the Livermore community in support of LVJUSD athletic programs at the Oakland A's vs. Cleveland Indians game on Sunday April 22nd. Family Packages, Field Level Seats, Tailgate BBQ, Parking, T-shirts and more.  Info & Order Form.

Since November 2011, Mendenhall staff and students have been working with Livermore Waste Management and Livermore Sanitation to reduce the amount of garbage produced at Mendenhall.  Students are expected to separate items from their lunches and place them in the appropriate bins for trash, compost, and recycling, much as they do at home.  Even more helpful would be to reduce the amount of waste in general.  Here are some tips to produce zero waste:

Click HERE to download this poster!

The Mendenhall Mustangs swept the MathCounts Competition last Saturday at Granada High School, taking firsts in both the 7^th/8^th grade team and the 6^th grade team, winning all top five individual bests in 6^th grade, and taking five of the 10 individual bests in 7^th/8^th grade.  We were also the best-represented school at the competition, with a total of 53 MMS students competing.  We are very proud of our “Math Geeks” (as their district T-shirts proclaimed).  Keep up the great work!

Volunteers Needed
We need 3-4 volunteers to form the nomination committee for the 2012-13 PTSA Board.  This committee is responsible for recruiting parents to fill the open positions and create a slate by mid February.  This is a short term project and an important one to insure continuity for the PTSA.  If you would like to volunteer, please contact Tracey Remund:  remunds4@comcast.net
 
PTSA Open Board Positions
All 7 board positions are up for election:  President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Parliamentarian, Auditor and Historian.  If you have questions about the role and responsibilities, please contact the current board member (see PTSA tab, Officers on this website) and stop by the Parent Center on Friday mornings to discuss your questions with active board members.

Have you heard about our reading program???

Let us fill you in on the exciting news!  Our students are on fire when it comes to reading.  At the beginning of this school year, Mendenhall School installed the online version of Renaissance Learning (Accelerated Reader).  The Administration, teachers and staff members bonded together to encourage students to pick up a book and read it from beginning to end.  You can see some of the progression of our results by following the Widget.  Our Widget displays the amount of books students have read to date.  It’s displayed on the right side of the Mendenhall homepage. 

We are so excited about how well our students are doing that the Administration and some of the staff members have challenged all core classes to an AR SmackDown reading contest.   At the end of the second trimester we will tally up the points + the percentage of accuracy to declare the winners.  Prizes will be given to the top 5 teams.  The homepage will be updating the challenge results on the website so you can cheer your child’s team to victory.

BREAKING NEWS!!

Our AR Smackdown Challenge is on move.  The Unikornz are pounding down it's opposition.  We can't let that happen!  Who else is up to the challenge?  The "A" Team is and will prevail!  Are you all ready to Rumble?

If you would like to check your child’s progress, log onto the following website,

https://Hosted283.renlearn.com/280958/HomeConnect

When you type in your child’s user name and password, you can access their reading record. 

You can help our efforts by encouraging you children to read.  Just remember this quote - “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” By none other than Dr. Seuss

Don’t forget

To check to see of a books is on the AR list, log onto – arbookfind.com

To check what books are available in our library, log onto -  http://206.110.200.88

When you go shopping please take your eScrip card with you and help raise money from the sponsoring companies for our students at Mendenhall!  If you need to renew your card click here for the easy steps.  Let's raise the money easily by using your eScrip card today and every time you shop.
Thank you for your support.

Beginning January 2012,  the first and third Thursday of each month participating businesses (see attachment below) will donate 10% of your purchase to your school.   Just let them know which school to direct the 10% donation to and help your school raise money. Click HERE for the flyer.

Please bring your aluminum cans, glass and CRV plastic bottles to the front of the parking lot at MMS on the following Saturdays from 9am to 11am.  Take your donations to the yellow drop off zone in front of the Multipurpose Room, by the concrete Mendenhall sign.

March 10
May 12
 
Thank you for your support!

Click HERE for the "Community Connections" newsletter, which is published three times per year and is representative of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District's commitment to connect with our community as we work to INFORM, INCLUDE, INNOVATE AND INSPIRE in all we do on behalf of our 12,803 students. Click HERE for the newsletter in Spanish.

As a reminder we have changed our schedule for PTSA meetings this year in an effort to minimize the time commitment for our association.  We hold association meetings every other month.  On the off months the board will meet for planning and taking care of business.  We encourage everyone to attend our association meeting the second Monday of each month at 6:30pm in the Library:   

March 12th - Elections, Adopt mid year audit, Swear in new board
May 14th -  Approve budget for next year
 

This year’s all color yearbook will be better than ever and your student will always remember the great memories from Mendenhall Middle School 2012!  Order online at www.jostensyearbook.com or click here for an order form.  Payment can be taken to the school office.

Dear Parents,
Online orders are still available! Simply click on the link below to get started.
http://www.qsp.com/profile/aiyo
Thank you for your support!

Sincerely, MMS ASB

By Car:  25 MPH Speed Limit
Red Curb:  No Stopping, waiting or parking
Yellow Curb:  Drop off only
Green Curb:  Timed parking
 
By Bicycle:  Must wear helmet
Ride on right side of road (same direction as traffic)
Stop at Stop signs
One rider per bike
 
Walking:  Cross only at signals and marked cross walks

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY 24, 2012
The Board of Education will hold a regular meeting on January 24th. Closed Session start time is 6:00 PM and Open Session will begin at 7:00 PM.
 
SPECIAL SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ON JANUARY 21, 2012
The Board of Education will hold a Special Board Meeting on January 21, 2012. Closed Session start time is 9:00 AM and Open Session start time is 9:30 AM.
 
PCIC CANDIDATE FORUM VIDEO AVAILABLE
The Parent Club Information Council sponsored a Candidate Forum on January 19th where candidates for the open seat on the Livermore Board of Education were asked questions about their interests, experiences and educational perspectives.  Click HERE to view the video.
 
PEDROZZI SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION AVAILABLE
The Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation has opened their online application for graduates of accredited Livermore schools and will be awarding thousands of dollars this year for continuing education to four year college, community college, graduate schools, technical and vocational schools.

For more information on these and other events and opportunities go to the LVJUSD website, and visit it often.

JANUARY

25  (W) – Winter Band Concert (7pm Gym)

26 (Th)--  Teacher Luncheon

26 (Th)--  Winter Orchestra Concert (7 pm Gym)

 School Spirit Dates

13th: Disney day

20th: School colors and musical chairs

27th: Winter Day (Dress in what you would wear on a cold winter day like sweaters, gloves, or beanies)

December 2011 January 2012

November 2011

October 2011

August 2011

Eighth Grade Promotion Information

Click HERE  to download copies of the Promotion Information handed out to parents and students on November 30 and December 2.

Attention Parents of 8th Grade Students

Yearbook is now accepting “The Letters to the 8th Graders.” The Letters to the 8th Graders is a portion of the yearbook that is dedicated to 8th graders only. You will be able to send in a picture of your child and write up to thirty words acknowledging your child’s accomplishments. Please do not send materials to the school. You must send them to the Yearbook Ad Service. Further information can be found HERE on the attachment. If there are additional questions you can call 925-376-9527 or go to www.yearbookadservice.com. Please submit your materials before January 31.

Incoming 9th Grade Transfer Process 2012/2013 School Year

The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District is an Open Enrollment District.  This allows students to attend a school outside of their attendance area as long as space is available.  The Open Enrollment period for incoming 9^th graders will be January 17 through February 3, 2012.  First priority for transfers will be students who have a sibling enrolled in the requested high school for the 2012/2013 school year.

High school assignment is by street address.  If you wish to make a transfer request, you may do so by obtaining the Intradistrict Transfer Form from your middle school office.  After completing the form, return it to your middle school office no later than 4:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2012.  An update will be provided during the last week in February to those families who have made transfer requests.

The school assignments are on our District's website at www.livermoreschools.com under Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), Which School Is My Neighborhood School?  If you would like to speak with someone, please contact Student Services at 606-3206 or 606-3207.

Middle School athletics are completely self-funded.  There are suggested donation amounts associated which would cover the athletic expenses for each sport.  Unfortunately, if the target amount is not reached through donations, the sport may be cancelled.  Click HERE for the 2011-2012 donation flyer. 

All students planning on trying out for a sports team at Mendenhall must have a current athletic physical on file before tryouts.  Sports physicals are valid for 1 calendar year.  Click HERE to download of copy of the physical form.  Students must have and maintain a 2.0 GPA in order to tryout and participate in athletics.

FALL SPORTS

Boys Basketball

WINTER SPORTS 

Girls Basketball 2011/2012 - Game schedules:  6th grade , 7th/8th grade

Wrestling - information available in the plaza during lunch on 1/17/12 and 1/24/12

SPRING SPORTS

Girls Volleyball, Track, Golf

Volunteer Forms

Volunteer #1

Volunteer #2

Volunteer #3

Driver's Form                                 

Tri-Valley Athletic League Website

MathCounts is one of the country's largest and most successful education partnerships.  The purpose is to encourage interest and develop ability in mathematics among all middle school students.  Click HERE for the new Mendenhall MathCounts Website for more information.

With the wonderful District support given by former Mendenhall teacher Mrs. Schlichter, we are happy to offer some video help to our students now on the website. Click on the Resources tab above for Math is not just joy.

This is The Stampede, an electronic magazine that lets you know a little bit more about what Mendenhall Middle School is all about.  This digital magazine is put together by the Yearbook class.  While we are in charge of putting together the Yearbook, we also give people a perspective on what Mendenhall is all about. Find it under the Resources tab above or click HERE.

1. Are you concerned about the organizational skills of your child? Are you concerned about the grades of your child? Lack of progress? What should you do if your child is struggling? Click HERE to download a Family Road Map for helpful first steps.

2. The Anti-Bullying presentation on January 25, 2011 was one of the most successful parent evenings at Mendenhall! Our speaker Jim Jordan captured our attention with humor, magic and powerful stories, ones we won’t soon forget.  We have received a few requests for resources for those who were unable to attend, so here is the link to Jim Jordan’s program:  http://www.parentingsession.com

Please take a moment to complete our online bullying parent survey:

   http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MendenhallParentingBullyingSurvey

3. Back to School Night 2011 was very informative for parents. We have had many positive comments. If you would like to download your copy of Ms. Sambuceti's PowerPoint presentation, Click HERE.

4.Ms. Sambuceti's PowerPoint presentation to our 6th grade parents of struggling students is available. Click HERE for the slides.

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