Programs & Events / Important Dates
- Saturday, February 4 - Sunday, February 5: Receive FREE admission for you and your family to the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens by showing your current PTA Membership card.
- Tuesday, February 7: School Board Meeting -- 6:00pm -- DCPS Administration
Building, Cline Auditorium, 1701 Prudential Drive -- Regular
Board Meetings are normally held at 6:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of
each month. The meetings are
held in the 1st Floor Board Room of the School System
Administration Building. Regular Board Meetings are open to the
public. Meetings are aired live at 6:00pm on Comcast channel 99, and a
tape-delayed telecast airs the same night at midnight on Comcast channel
8/WJCT 7.
- Wednesday, February 8: Early Dismissal -- Students are dismissed at 2:45pm
- Monday, February 13: Mandarin Middle School Student Advisory Council (SAC) meets the second Monday of the month @ 6:00pm in the downstairs conference room, the room is immediately to the right when entering the front doors of the school -- This meeting is open to parents, the community, & businesses. Please contact the school at 260-5820, if you have questions.
- Tuesday, February 14: In-School Girls Soccer Game -- 2:30 pm. (Volunteers are needed to help sell concessions. Please contact our Volunteers Chair, Yvonne St. John, at volunteers@mandarinmiddleptsa.org.)
- Monday, February 20: Presidents Day -- No School
- Wednesday, February 22: Early Dismissal -- Students are dismissed at 2:45pm
- Thursday, February 23: PTSA General Meeting & Founders Day Celebration -- 5:30pm -- Teachers Lounge -- Please
join us at 5:30 pm for the latest updates on the status of our PTSA and the
formation of the Nominating Committee to find volunteers to serve as officers
next year. We will also celebrate PTSA's
birthday and honor our past presidents and volunteers for their service.
- Tuesday, February 28 - Thursday, March 1: FCAT Writes (8th Graders)
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Wednesday, February 29: Tools for Success Family Conference -- 8:00 am - 3:15 pm --Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership (4019 Boulevard Center Drive, 32207) -- This will be the 17th Annual Conference for and about families of children with Special Needs ages birth to 22. Hear keynote speaker Tom Nurse, parent and advocate for children with special needs. Over 30 sessions will be offered. Topics include Social Skills, Rights and Responsibilities, Inclusion, Behavior, Parenting, Technology, Special Needs, & Legal Rights.Also, visit with representatives of many Community Resources in the Exhibit Hall. For more information please contact FDLRS: (904) 346-4601 ext 119, or ext 123. Click here to register online OR visit the Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System website at www.fdlrscrown.org to get complete information and an application you can mail or FAX in.
- Tuesday, March 6: School Board Meeting -- 6:00pm -- DCPS Administration Building, 1st Floor Board Room, 1701 Prudential Drive -- Regular Board Meetings are normally held at 6:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. The meetings are held in the 1st Floor Board Room of the School System Administration Building. Regular Board Meetings are open to the public. Meetings are aired live at 6:00pm on Comcast channel 99, and a tape-delayed telecast airs the same night at midnight on Comcast channel 8/WJCT 7.
- Wednesday, March 7: Early Dismissal -- Students are dismissed at 2:45pm
- Monday, March 12: Mandarin Middle School Student Advisory Council (SAC) meets the second Monday of the month @ 6:00pm in the downstairs conference room, the room is immediately to the right when entering the front doors of the school -- This meeting is open to parents, the community, & businesses. Please contact the school at 260-5820, if you have questions.
- Monday, March 19 - Friday, March 23: Spring Break -- No School
- Wednesday, March 28: Early Dismissal -- Students are dismissed at 2:45pm
- Tuesday, April 3: School Board Meeting -- 6:00pm -- DCPS Administration Building, 1st Floor Board Room, 1701 Prudential Drive -- Regular Board Meetings are normally held at 6:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. The meetings are held in the 1st Floor Board Room of the School System Administration Building. Regular Board Meetings are open to the public. Meetings are aired live at 6:00pm on Comcast channel 99, and a tape-delayed telecast airs the same night at midnight on Comcast channel 8/WJCT 7.
- Thursday, April 5: Planning Day -- No School
- Friday, April 6: Spring Holiday -- No School
- Monday, April 9: Mandarin Middle School Student Advisory Council (SAC) meets the second Monday of the month @ 6:00pm in the downstairs conference room, the room is immediately to the right when entering the front doors of the school -- This meeting is open to parents, the community, & businesses. Please contact the school at 260-5820, if you have questions.
- Wednesday, April 11: Early Dismissal -- Students are dismissed at 2:45pm
- Monday, April 16 - Friday, April 27: FCAT Testing, All Grades
- Tuesday, April 17: PTSA General Meeting & Elections -- 5:30pm -- Teachers Lounge
- Wednesday, April 25: Early Dismissal -- Students are dismissed at 2:45pm
- Monday, May 1: School Board Meeting -- 6:00pm -- DCPS Administration Building, 1st Floor Board Room, 1701 Prudential Drive -- Regular Board Meetings are normally held at 6:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. The meetings are held in the 1st Floor Board Room of the School System Administration Building. Regular Board Meetings are open to the public. Meetings are aired live at 6:00pm on Comcast channel 99, and a tape-delayed telecast airs the same night at midnight on Comcast channel 8/WJCT 7.
- Monday, May 7 - Friday, May 11: Teacher Appreciation Week
- Monday, May 14: Mandarin Middle School Student Advisory Council (SAC) meets the second Monday of the month @ 6:00pm in the downstairs conference room, the room is immediately to the right when entering the front doors of the school -- This meeting is open to parents, the community, & businesses. Please contact the school at 260-5820, if you have questions.
- Wednesday, May 23: Early Dismissal -- Students are dismissed at 2:45pm
- Monday, May 28: Memorial Day -- No School
- TBA before June 7: School Board Meeting -- 6:00pm -- DCPS Administration Building, Cline Auditorium, 1701 Prudential Drive
- Thursday, June 7: Last Day of the 2011-2012 School Year
- Friday, June 8: ENJOY THE SUMMER!
For your planning purposes, here is a link to the next year's school calendar.
Ongoing
- Recycle Program: Recycle newspapers and office paper in the bright green and yellow bin in front of the back parking lot.
- Ronald McDonald House Pop Tabs Collection: Collecting pop tabs is a great way not only to teach kids about philanthropy and the importance of recycling, but also to raise funds to help children and their families at the same time. We give the tabs to our local Ronald McDonald House, which has an agreement with JEA allowing it to turn them in for recycling and get a credit on its electric bill in return. Ronald McDonald Houses collect pop tabs instead of entire aluminum cans because the tabs are pure high-quality aluminum, unlike cans, which consist of aluminum and other alloys. Tabs are also easier to store than whole cans. Collect pop tabs to drop off in one of our collection jars in the office, or simply send them in with your student.
- Blood Drive: The PTSA has a great way you can help not only your school but also the whole community: by donating blood. Just go to any Donor Center for the Florida Georgia Blood Alliance (the closest one is located at 10501 San Jose Blvd., Suites 4 & 5) and tell them you want to donate in the name of Mandarin Middle School (Account #2045). Your blood will help some needy person, and your donation will count toward a Blood Drive Award for our school. Check out the alliance's donation faqs here, and then help us save lives in our community!