Mounds Park Academy :: Middle School (5-8)

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Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences

The MPA Middle School holds two sets of conferences during the 2008-2009 school year. Our first conferences, for all Middle School students, took place on Thursday, September 25 and Friday, September 26. Our second round of conferences do not take...

Posted November 19, 2008 12:31 PM

Field Trips

An ideal class at MPA should: 1) Push students from their comfort zone; 2) Interest students; 3) Require students to think; and 4) Be fun for students. These might sometimes seem mutually exclusive yet successful Middle School teachers strive to...

Posted November 13, 2008 8:56 AM

Connected Community

When people think about the school and parent partnerships, many times they think about volunteering. Webster's Dictionary describes a volunteer as someone who works without being paid; however, at MPA, it's more than that. We look at that volunteer relationship...

Posted November 5, 2008 9:30 AM

Expand the Experience

"Expand the school experience, inside and outside the walls of MPA, by purposefully adopting a global focus so that our students are prepared to live and work in an ever more complex technologically interconnected world." While some may recognize this...

Posted November 3, 2008 8:00 AM

Halloween Attire

In celebration of Halloween this Friday, Middle School students may dress in black and/or orange or wear other shirts that promote the spirit of Halloween without being offensive or violent. Those who choose to dress in the spirit of Halloween...

Posted October 29, 2008 2:43 PM

Authentic Learning

One of MPA's three strategic goals is to provide a global advantage by expanding the MPA experience. This goal articulates our desire to enhance the school experience, inside and outside the walls of MPA, by purposefully adopting a global focus...

Posted October 23, 2008 11:11 AM

Grandparents and Special Friends Day

"This day is second to only Christmas in our house." "This is my sixth Grandparents and Special Friends Day and they just get better every time." These are just two of the quotes that I heard from grandparents on Grandparents...

Posted October 15, 2008 9:50 PM

Audubon 2008

The sixth grade trip to the Audubon Center of the North Woods was fabulous! We had a wonderful combination of environmental education, challenge by choice and socialization. Our sixth grade students participated in the high ropes course, the climbing wall,...

Posted October 8, 2008 12:47 PM

Parent Group on Student Learning

Our second Parent Group on Student Learning meeting of the year is scheduled for Tuesday, October 14th at 8:30 a.m. We will be discussing organization and executive functioning. Please bring an organizational tool to share. We want to hear what...

Posted October 7, 2008 11:01 AM

MPA Middle School Showcase

Webster defines a Showcase as anything displaying someone or something. The Mounds Park Academy Middle School defines it as an opportunity to share something we've learned or an opportunity to learn something together.On Monday, September 29, all students in grades...

Posted October 2, 2008 8:14 AM

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