Yearbooks are on sale for the lowest price of the year!! Now until Sept. 15th, yearbooks will be $35. If you purchase a personalized yearbook, you will receive 4 free icons. Click here https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A08194130 to buy a yearbook!
Attention 8th Grade Parents: The yearbook class is selling yearbook recognition ads again this year for 8th graders only!! Create a recognition ad and celebrate your child's accomplishments! The deadline to purchase a recognition ad is Nov. 3, 2023. Click here to buy an ad:
https://www.jostens.com/apps/jcom/router.mvc?affiliateId=1078405


HOCO 2023!
Community pep rally Sept. 13th @ Eagle Stadium!
Free hot dogs @ 7:30
Rally @ 8pm
#weAREdecatur

Join us for open house next week! We hope to see everyone there! 🍎👩🏻🔬🏫

Picture Day is coming on Thursday, August 31st!
Lifetouch School Photography will take our school photos this year.
To preorder pictures, you may go mylifetouch.com. Then use your Picture Day ID: EVTR8PZ6M

Buses will be about 10 to 20 minutes delayed on routes.
Check your calendars! There have been several MMS athletic game day dates or location changes for both boy's and girl's athletics. Check the MMS website for all the updates.
https://www.decaturisd.us/o/mms/page/athletics

You can now view your child’s STAAR results in Skyward Family Access! Follow the directions
below:
1) Log into Skyward Family Access.
2) Click the “District Links” on the top right corner. Then select STAAR Results for direct access to your child’s STAAR results.
STAAR and TELPAS Information!
State testing results for students are available in the Texas Family Portal today. The Texas Family Portal is a secure site to share any state testing results - STAAR, TELPAS, etc. Please check your email inbox for a personalized confidential email providing log-in information for this site. If you have any students in grades 4-12 who completed STAAR testing last year or any student K-12 who completed TELPAS testing (solely for English Language Learners), the results of that testing are available using this log-in information. Please let us know if you have questions or problems logging on.

DISD ALERT!
There is a new app trending, Saturn, which allows students to upload their school info so they can connect with others. IT RAISES CONCERN.
NONE of the data in the app comes from the district, only users uploading their info.
Read more: https://5il.co/2207c

It's a short turn around but we are gearing up for the new season!
MMS Girls Athletics is partnering with Ink'N'Stitch for our XC, VB, and BB shirts this year. You have a lot of choices! Short sleeve cotton, short sleeve dri-fit, long sleeve, hoodies!!!
The deadline to purchase Volleyball and XC shirts is August 14th! 🏐 🏃♀️
XC:
https://www.inknstitch.com/dmsxc
VB:
https://www.inknstitch.com/dmsvolleyball

Tomorrow is the first day of school! 🍎 ✏️ 🎒
Make sure you know the traffic pattern for a quick drop off and pick up. 🚦 🚌 🚙
Please note there is 🚫 no access to enter or exit at West Thompson to or from the MPB area. This is for buses only. 🚌


Our MMS band is excited to start a new year with new & returning players. Attached is the flyer for the instrument drive. Band students will receive a letter on the first Friday of school with more information, please be on the lookout for your child to bring this home.


This legislative session brought several new laws to Texas Public Schools.
#behealthy
pdf:https://5il.co/212pr

We have partnered with Ink’N’Stitch and have an online store as a convenient way to purchase practice shirts. Please see the letter on Sports You or the girls athletics MMS website to answer any questions.
http://www.inknstitch.com/decaturmiddle

Buy your new ALL SPORTS pass here: https://www.decatureagles.net/HTTtickets
Valid for use at all home sporting events in Decatur ISD facilities (excluding varsity football, play-offs, tournaments, and contests that do not include DISD participants).https://5il.co/20s01

Please see the MMS athletics website for additional information about athletics, game schedules, physical forms, and rank one. 🏈 🏐 🏀
https://www.decaturisd.us/o/mms/page/athletics

It is that time of year!!! Interested in playing 7th grade football? 🏈 Make sure you have signed up for SportsYou. This is how you will receive direct communication from the coaches. 🏈 See the flyer to sign up now. https://5il.co/20bac
6th grade families please join us this Thursday at 5:30 in the MPB for the informative parent meeting. Students will join counselors and upperclassmen for campus tours, guided session and games. More information to come for 7th & 8th grade parent nights.

Skyward is open for Returning Student Registration Verification!
https://www.decaturisd.us/page/returning-student-verification
Check your email if you need more information.
pdf:https://5il.co/1zzn6

Returning Student Verification opens July 19th!
Look for an email next week with more instructions.
pdf: https://5il.co/1zdpo

