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Scottsdale Weather Forecast, AZ (85018)

Scottsdale Unified School District is committed to protecting the health and safety of our students and staff while providing and encouraging appropriate physical activities and opportunities during the school day. While it is important for children to exercise, we are mindful of the outside temperature and heat index. There are times that students’ activities may be altered due to the weather. We monitor daily the temperature, heat index, and air quality as we determine the level of outdoor activity for our students. If you have any questions, please contact your school nurse.

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Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) is hosting a 2010 Bond Program Road Show at each complex to provide factual information to the community about the upcoming bond initiative. Each meetings will include a presentation from Superintendent Dr. Gary T. Catalani and Dr. David Peterson, assistant superintendent of facilities and operations, followed by a Q&A session for the public. SUSD Administrators will also be present. See Road Show Dates

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See Full Mandarin Chinese Letter

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We are providing a new opportunity for parents who currently drive their child to school to use a satellite drop off point. SUSD will provide safe transportation for students.

Morning express bus service for Desert Mountain and Mountainside students will begin on Monday, August 23rd from the Early Childhood Campus, 11130 E. Cholla, Scottsdale.

Desert Mountain: will depart at 7:22 a.m. and arrive at school at 7:34 a.m. at the service drive behind the school.

Mountainside: will depart at 7:40 a.m. and arrive at school at 7:52 a.m. at the service drive behind the school.

Please note: when dropping off your student, please enter the parking lot at Via Linda and exit at Cholla Street.

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School has been in session for a few weeks at Scottsdale Unified School District. During the first few days of school, District administrators were on campuses to help assist principals with morning arrival and afternoon dismissal of our students. Although there were some initial challenges, I am proud of how staff, students and parents worked together to get the 2010-11 school year off to a good start. see September Letter

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Bond Program 2010

Calendar/Bell Schedule

Centralized Enrollment

Focus Group Presentation

6:30pm Monday, September 20
Meet Rosalind Wiseman

Where: Desert Mountain High School Auditorium
12575 East Vía Linda, Scottsdale 85259 Hosted by: Changing Hands Bookstore and Dove Go Fresh Deodorant

When: 6:30pm Monday, September 20

Tickets: $40 per mother-daughter pair includes admission to the event, one* copy of each of Rosalind's latest books, light refreshments and a gift bag containing Dove Go Fresh samples and surprises from local partners!

Moms and daughters (ages 8-14) are invited to join author and parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman for a fun-filled evening of mother-daughter bonding. In addition to celebrating Rosalind's latest books, the tour will feature an interactive discussion about confidence, friendships, sweat-inducing moments, and common mother-daughter challenges. The two-hour event is sure to get mothers and daughters talking, laughing and connecting. Q&A and book signing follows. Moms will receive Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World and daughters will receive Rosalind's debut young adult novel Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials, along with a free sample of Dove Go Fresh deodorant.*Additional tickets may be purchased for $20 per person (also includes a book and gift bag). To order tickets please call 480.730.0205.

Please call Mountainside MS at (480)484-5503 if you have additional questions.

The Coffee with Chris scheduled for September has been postponed until Friday, October 1st, at 9:15AM.
Parents and guardians as well as our community are welcome.

Take advantage of our Back to School yearbook pricing.  Good until September 30, you can order your very own copy of the 2011 full-color yearbook for only $35.  See attached order form or go online at School Fusion to place your order before prices go up. 

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The Mountainside Sports Schedules have been posted for Tier II sports.  Please note that these schedules are subject to change throughout the seasons.  We will keep you posted of changes. Please click here for Fall Schedule. Please click here for WinterI Schedule. Please click here for WinterII Schedule.

Tier I camp schedules will be distributed to participants by individual coaches. 

Please go the office if you have any questions or have your student see their coach. 

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If your student forgets to bring his/her lunch, homework, sports equipment, etc., please let them know that the office staff will not be able to deliver these items.  They are required to stop by the office during passing time or before their lunch time to see if the items were brought in.

We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

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The office will be open 7:00AM-3:30PM, Monday through Friday.

On Early Release Days our office will close at 12N for Professional Development. 

If you would like to reach us, our telephone number is (480)484-5500.

Thank you.

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Please click here for more information.

Please note that SUSD has also scheduled school-based clinics in October:

Coronado High School on Monday, October 25th, 3-7PM
Chaparral High School on Wednesday, october 28th, 3-7PM

These clinics have been scheduled to ensure that SHC has ample supply of the seasonal vaccination which will include the H1N1 vaccination.  It is recommended that all children between the ages of 6 years and 9 years get seasonal vaccinations, including H1N1 and the second H1N1 vaccination.  The second clinics for H1N1 will be offered approximately 30 days later (date/location/time TBD).

Kids free up to their 19th birthday.  Adults $25.

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SUSD has simplified our flyer policy.  Please check out the District's website under the "Approved Backpack of Flyers" link.  Rather than distributing a flyer to each student, flyers will be posted on the District/Mountainside's websites for families to access.  We will keep a limited number of flyers in the main office for those students who may not have regular access to a computer at home.

One of the major changes to the policy allows principals to approve the flyers sponsored by our parent organizations, without having to go through Legal for approval.  Mountainside Middle School will assign a designated area for all "PTO-Sponsored Flyers" (non-SUSD sponsored).

If you have any questions, please call our office at (480)484-5500.

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As the new school year begins, so does traffic congestion in our area.  Please take a moment to read the following requests from Mr. Asmussen in order to alleviate some of the congestion (please click here).

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Please take notice of the following information click here.

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Check out Mr. Asmussen's "Principal Portal"!  Go to "Staff Directory" and link to Mr. Asmussen.

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Middle School sports begins August 16th.  We strongly encourage our students to get their sports physicals during the summer in order to participate in our sports program.  The Athletic Packets will be available after July 19th in our Main Office. Please click here for more information.

The following forms are in the "Athletic Packet:"

• Athletic Code of Conduct - Student and Parent signature required on back
• Student Medical Information Card - Parent/Guardian signature required on front and back
• Two (2) Parental Consent In the Event of Injury Cards - Both cards completed and signed by parent/student
• AIA Annual Pre-participation Physical Evaluation (Front) - completed and signed by parent/student
• Annual Pre-Participation Doctor's Physical Examination (Back) - completed and signed by physician.

All students wishing to participate for the first time this year must return their completed packets, along with the $60 participation fee (per sport), to Mrs. Judge in the Main Office prior to the first day.  If a student moves up to Tier 2 of a sport, an additional $30 fee is required before participation in Tier 2.  No additional forms are required once the original athletic packet is submitted. 

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Beginning June 1, 2010, Scottsdale Unified School District (SUSD) will open Centralized Enrollment Offices at two locations:  the Education Center and the Warehouse.  Please click on the "Centralized Enrollment" box above for more information on how to enroll at Mountainside Middle School and throughout the district.

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Galileo Benchmark Assessments will begin September 22, 2009. Galileo Benchmark Letter to Parents. Student/Parent Access to DAP Reports.

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PTO is sponsoring several promotions this school year to raise money for our school's needs. click here.

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ATI Galileo Students       ATI Galileo - Teachers

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Year opened: 1991 Grades: 6-8 Colors: Red and Black Mascot: Cougar	Mountainside Middle School is... A place for kids A place for learning A significant place	A+ School An Excelling School Open Enroll at MMS here

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