Friday, November 16, 2018

Parent Connection - November 16, 2018

The Thanksgiving Holiday Season is upon us.  We want to wish all of our families the best during this time.  We will have an all-district Early Release on Wednesday (11/21) at 1:15pm, and there is No School on Thursday (11/22), Friday (11/23), and Monday (11/26).

Our Middle School Holiday Concert is scheduled for Tuesday, December 18th at 7:00pm in the 1-8 Gym.  The concert will feature both our Band and Choir groups in this always impressive event.

See below for information about some of the latest at our school...

Student Report Cards
Report Cards for 1st Quarter performance were mailed out at the end of last week, and students received a copy in their Homeroom Group last Friday.  Teachers reviewed report card results with students and each student reflected on their performance and set goals for the next quarter.  Sitting down with your child to review the results and discuss goals for the next quarter would align with the process they worked through with their Homeroom teacher.

Puma Pride Grades
As we go through the 2nd Quarter, we have a number of teachers that will be reporting out on our Puma Pride standards within their own class throughout the quarter.  In the past we have reported overall student performance in the Puma Pride areas at the end of a reporting period, but in an effort to provide more detailed information to parents and students about their performance in their individual classes, you will notice some teachers providing more detailed and frequent information about student performance in individual classes on the following standards:
-Follows classroom expectations
-Completes and returns work in a timely manner
-Puts forth effort to produce work of high quality

Parent Resource
The article linked below is a great guide for parents to use as they work with their child to set goals.

"Goal Setting for Tweens" -parenttoolkit.com

Referendum has Passed!
With the passing of the Referendum question in last week's question, we have already started to lay the foundation for planning for the new space that we will have at our disposal for the start of the 2020 school year.  With the change, we will no longer need to send our students to the high school for many of their daily classes, and we have much more space to improve the learning experiences for our students.  Our Middle School will be the home for all of the district's 5th - 8th graders.  We look forward to the planning process as we will be looking to maximize the space and programming for our middle school students.  Feel free to reach out with any questions about the process.

Images from the past Month








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