November 2, 2005
Dear Students and Parents,
The year just keeps getting busier and busier. We had some great events
here at Manhattan Beach Middle School during the past month. Both the band
and strings programs had their fall recitals. It was amazing to hear these
young artists. Everyone had an extraordinary experience. Over 250 6th grade
students joined us for the 6th grade celebration at Malibu Golf Course. We
had a great time playing golf, video games, eating, and just hanging out
with new and old friends. We look forward to the next celebration on
December 2nd.
As always the 7th and 8th grade Monster Mash Dance was a huge success. It
is so much fun to see the students enjoy themselves. We had fun dancing the
evening away. On Halloween, many students dressed up in such wonderful
costumes. It was a real showing of school spirit.
The sports teams of MBMS had a rewarding month. The football team has
been doing a great job. The girl’s volleyball teams are undefeated and have
been rolling over their opponents. Water polo has had several meets and as
always is very exciting to watch. Cross-Country has been running their
hearts out. The 8th grade swim meet was fantastic. Keep up the good work!
On October 20th I was able to attend the Manhattan Beach Coordinating
Council meeting where they recognized Jennifer Rosenthal as our student of
the month. This is a great honor and it was humbling to hear all the
wonderful things she is doing for her school and the community.
Congratulations to Jennifer. Progress reports were mailed home on October
31st. If your child received a progress report, please review it with them
and set up some strategies to help them be more successful.
Traffic is still a problem here at MBMS. Please be careful when dropping
off or picking up your children. Please do not stop on the east side of
Redondo and drop off your children. This creates a dangerous situation when
they try to run across the street.
A big MBMS thank you to Dave Harris. Dave is running a stock market
simulation program with several of our math classes. He has been able to
make math come alive for these students by giving them hands-on training on
how the stock market works. Dave is an investment advisor for Harris and
Associates located at 505 N. Sepulveda, (310) 318-3700. Thanks again Dave
for all your hard work to help our students.
Attendance is always an issue for school districts. When students are not
at school, we lose funding. I want to thank the following families for
reimbursing the district when their children were absent:
Daniel and
Irene Bronner
Janet and
Paul Chapman
Randall
Duprey and Shannon Terry
Thank you to the
following families for their donations of food and/or supplies to the
school:
Paul/Janet
Chapman
Reza/Rozita
Morshiri
Mark/Robin
Pittman
Donald &
Jacquline Jung
Stephen &
Kristin Vale
Russ O'Banion
& Tracey Ells
Mark & Isabel
Neal
Ron & Vicki
Garfield
James &
Patricia Kelley
Mike & Janet
O'Connell
Keith &
Louise Williamson
Don & Karen
Means
Paul & Janet
Chapman
Jonathan/Freddi
Gidan
Joe & Debbie
Valashinas
Things are not slowing down here at MBMS. November is jam- packed with
activities. We have the 7th grade family writing program, the Holiday
Boutique, the 7th grade drama productions, the American Jr. High Math
Competition, the Winter Band Concert, the Winter Strings Concert, and of
course the 6th grade Outdoor Science School.
Thank you for all your support,
John Jackson
Principal, Manhattan Beach Middle School
