Parent Connection - February 19, 2019

Greetings!
The past month sure has been interesting, and we certainly are looking forward to the more consistent, mild weather that awaits us as spring gets closer.  There have been some adjustments that we have made to account for the high number of weather-related days out of school, and it is my hope to communicate (or review) all of these changes, and other items, in this blog post.  We really appreciate the support you give your child and our school.

Calendar Updates
Below you will see the details about changes to our calendar to make up lost time due to weather.

-We will be adding 5 minutes to the school day starting on Monday, 2/25/19.  School will officially start at 7:30 and end at 2:47.  The first bell will ring at 7:26 (was 7:28).  Bus pick-up times will remain the same.  You can view the PMS Master Schedule by clicking on the link.

-March 22nd and April 22nd will now be normal school days.

-The last student day will be on June 6th (release at 12:30) instead of June 5. 

-The End of Quarter 3 will be on Friday, April 5th.

Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
Our Spring Conferences will be on Thursday, March 7th from 3:30 - 8:00.  Teachers may reach out to schedule a conference with you, or you may contact any teacher to set up a conference time with them.  There will be student work on display throughout the building and potentially some student music performances happening throughout the evening as well.

I will presenting to any interested parents on the following topic: "Keeping Tabs on My Middle Schooler's Performance in School".  There will be 2 sessions, the first starting at 4:30 and the second starting at 6:30.  The location of the sessions will be in the 1-8 Cafeteria.

Attendance
I think everyone knows that good attendance habits are important...but there are many reasons why exceptional attendance is such a critical piece to student success.  The attached handout provides a deeper look into student attendance habits.
"Pay Attention to Attendance"

Parent Resource
Teaching our kids responsibility can be tricky.  The Parenteenconnect website that correlates with our Social Emotional Learning curriculum.  This WEBSITE is full of resources that can be helpful in teaching your child learn to be independently responsible.