Well, this cartoon pretty much sums up my feelings this week.  I'm sure many of you can relate as well.

Thank you to Amy Seiling, Diane DeCarlucci, and Elizabeth Schwertfuehrer for helping distribute the cookie dough orders.  And a high five to student helpers Ila Seiling and Tara Schwertfuehrer for stepping in and helping out their moms.  Thank you to the students and parents for your patience during the busy times.

Books can still be purchased at our online book fair until November 16, 2021.  Mellon Middle School Book Fair Link

Lastly, you may have noticed the Nurse's Note is new to our Memo. Please take a look when you have a few minutes.  I've included an excerpt below of some of the needs for the Nurse's office.  Please consider making a donation.

Needs (all donations may be turned into the nurse’s office)
★ Cough drops, Mints, Deodorants, Chapsticks/Lip Balm
★ Extra clothing (all sizes): Pull-on pants, Leggings, Long sleeve/T-shirts preferred
★ New, unworn, cleaned underwear (Female, Med/Large size preferred)

Have a great week,
Jen

~ Jen Larence, Mellon PTA President

Thank you to everyone who supported Mellon’s Scholastic book fair! Don’t forget that the online fair is open until November 16, 2021. If your child has money left on their e-wallet it can be used online, or you can pay by credit card. Our fair can be found at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/mellonmiddle

Books make great gifts! 

Special thanks to all of the helpers who made the fair possible:

Katie Shaw, Kara Monocello, Michele Rowland, Lindi McCaffrey, Heather Boylan Clark, Jennifer Burich, Priya Sukumaran, Jessica Concannon, Stella Laurence, Henry Laurence, Tara Schwertfuehrer, Mrs. Dahmen, Mr Hammer, Mr. Wolfsen, Mrs. Tomer and Jen Laurence. Couldn’t have run the fair without you! 

~ Elizabeth Schwertfuehrer, Scholastic Book Fair Chair

We had 7 entries total at Mellon this year.  All have been judged and will move on to the Council level for the next round of judging.

Music Composition

Literature

Visual Art 2D

Photography

Film Production

~ Megan Bigham, Reflections Chair

The PTA is searching for four awesome parents to serve on the Nominating Committee. We are looking for a representative from each of our feeder schools: Foster, Howe, Markham and Washington.  The main responsibility of the group will be to recruit and invite other awesome parents to fill any upcoming vacancies on the local Mellon PTA executive board. The Nominating Committee is only active from January - February. This is a super fun way to get involved and work with the current PTA executive board! We can’t do this without all of you. Please consider donating your wisdom and time.

If interested please contact Jen Larence at mellonptapresident@gmail.com

~ Jen Larence, Mellon PTA President

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~ Jen Larence, Mellon PTA President

Congratulations to Anastasia Lombardi, winner of the lit mag's October writing contest!  Anastasia has won a gift card to Grandpa Joe's AND the honor of having her piece published in the literary magazine this spring.  Thank you to the 63 students who participated- look for your treat in homeroom!  

~ Mrs. Eve Kollar, Mellon Middle School 

Announcing the November literary magazine writing contest.  In honor of the holidays, this contest is a recipe challenge.  You can share a traditional recipe, or you can get creative. We'd love to hear your recipe for the perfect Saturday, an awesome Minecraft build, or the best Thanksgiving.  All entries will receive a treat.  Grand prize wins a $5.00 gift certificate to Uptown Coffee.

Turn in electronically on the Writing Lab Google Classroom by 3:00 pm on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.

See Mrs. Kollar in room 122 with any questions.

~ Mrs. Eve Kollar, Mellon Middle School

The 8th grade chorus and MelloTones will be performing at Lebo Light Night on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 6:45 pm at Clearview Pavilion, and they will be performing a lunchtime concert at the Allegheny County Courthouse on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 11:30 am.

~ Mrs. Marlo Rankin, Mellon Middle School

Cross-age tutoring is up and ready for students. We will meet on Mondays starting immediately. High School students will come to tutor students at Mellon. Sessions are in room 325 until 4:00 pm. The program is free of charge.  If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Brenneman at abrenneman@mtlsd.net.

~ Mrs. Ann Brenneman, Mellon Middle School

The school store is open!  Any questions can be directed to the school store sponsors:  Deanna Amenta, Catherine Jordaan, Julie Snyder, or Sue Navarro.

Gift certificates for the Mellon Market make great stocking stuffers and birthday gifts. Please email Mrs. Amenta if you are interested in purchasing gift certificates.

The Mellon Market opened to Mellon Faculty and Staff last week with the teachers' favorite morning beverages! The Mellon Market is a collaboration between several different departments in entrepreneurial learning. The Mellon Market will be expanding its offerings in the near future to students providing necessary supplies and school spirit items. Check Mellon Moments for updates.

Please click the following link for important news from the nurse's office.

Nurse's Notes Newsletter Fall Edition

~ Samantha DeFurio, RN, Mellon Middle School

Hi, Mellon Parents & Guardians… Yes, it’s that time once again. Mellon yearbooks are on sale NOW! Just follow the directions below for online ordering. Thanks for your support of the Mellon yearbook!  

~ Mr. Rich Hines, Mellon Middle School

Mellon's boys basketball season is underway!  Eagles Math teacher, Mark Lux is the head coach for the 7th grade team.  The boys played three games during their first week of the season.  The home opener was against Peters Township last Tuesday. Despite being down at the half, the boys rallied back for a win over the Indians 36-26.  The next day, Lebo hosted Trinity and came up short with a score of 16-32.  On Thursday, the team traveled to Bethel Park. At one point, the boys were down by 20 points, but closed the gap to 12 points.  It wasn't enough to beat the Hawks with the final score 42-30. Go Lebo!

Basketball MS Boys Schedule

Thank you to Joanne Cloherty (Basketball) for this week's sports recap.

Would you like to be a sports representative and write recaps for our Mellon Memo? Please email your interest to mellonptapresident@gmail.com. 

Good Luck to all our teams!   Go Lebo!

~ Jen Larence, Mellon PTA President

Visit and bookmark https://www.mtlsd.org/family/pta/community-flyers to learn more about what programs are offered throughout the Mt. Lebanon community for our kids! From the Public Library to the Rec Center to Mt. Lebanon Sports and Scouts - we want to help you find opportunities in Lebo for your kids.

~ Bonnie Dougherty, President- Mt. Lebanon City Council of PTAs  

Did you know that PTA Council maintains a fundraising webpage for all school related fundraisers throughout the district? Visit our page at https://www.mtlsd.org/family/pta/fundraisers to see how you can support our students at all grade levels AND to see how your school club/team/activity can share news about your upcoming fundraisers! 

~ Bonnie Dougherty, President- Mt. Lebanon City Council of PTAs  

It is Mt. Lebanon Percussion's triumphant return to the Fine Arts Theater Stage for the first time since December 2019...and you don't want to miss it!  These concerts SELL OUT...so don't be stuck without a ticket!

MTLPercussion.com/tickets