Sunday, May 22, 2016

The Middle Update 5/22/16

Staff Meeting on Wednesday
We will have our final staff meeting of this school year this Wednesday (5/25).  We will reviw some of our end of the year data and check in on our progress.

Staff Participation at Graduation Ceremony
All teachers, no matter how long you've been with us, are invited to participate in the graduation ceremony.  The ceremony is Sunday, June 5th.  You can still sign up...Dr. Hoernke has informed me that we will have enough cap and gowns for all teachers to attend.  You can sign up at this link...just add a row to the table and type your name.

Fire Drill Wednesday
We will have a fire drill this Wednesday at 9:30 am.

Spring Concert Review
Last Tuesday night, talent was on display at our Spring Concert.  Congrats to Mr. Hazard and Mrs. Graeve for leading such a tremendous display of musical talent.  The whole performance was outstanding.

Middle School Play
The cast and crew of this year's Middle School Play will be performing for the students in our school on Wednesday afternoon.  Students will be dismissed to the gym at 1:50 pm to view the play.  The public performance will be on Thursday evening starting at 7:00 pm.  We are looking forward to another fine display of talent from our students and staff.

Final Week Planning
I wanted to share information about some of the end of year scheduling.  The 8th graders' last school day will be on Wednesday, June 8th, which is also their end of year field trip.  The last day of school will be a half day on Thursday, June 9th.  Dismissal time will be 12:30.  On the last day of school, we will be running our early release schedule.  There will be time for 5th graders to meet briefly with 6th grade teachers (more details to come).

End of Year Evaluations/SLO's/PPG's
My goal will be to have all evaluations and SLO/PPG meetings complete by the end of next week.  I have had some meetings with teachers already.  If you are ready to meet, please send me an invite.  If I don't hear from you, I will send a calendar invite to you.

Importance of Routine
As we wind down the final 3 weeks of school, maintaining our routine and schedule, with a focus on student learning right up until the end will help all of us maintain our high expectations of positive behavior and effort for all students.  Each classroom minute is an opportunity to build the skills and knowledge of our students right up until the final dismissal.

Personal Items in Classroom
See a note from Mr. Egger.  As we near the end of the year, please look over your classroom and discard of anything in your classroom that does not need to be there. 

Just a reminder to you to remind Teachers that all personal items will need to be taken home so we can clean this summer.

All furniture - Lamps, chairs, anything brought in from home, etc. Also remind them to take all Plants home any other items that we will not take care of.
With abatement's going on in 4 classrooms at the Elem. section , this is the perfect time to clean house, empty shelves of all things and get rid of things no longer being used. 

End of Year Celebration at the Barn
Mark your calendars, we will be hosting a district wide end of year celebration at the Barn at Harvest Moon Pond on the late afternoon/evening of Tuesday, May 31st.  More specific details will follow.

Twitter Post of the Week
Great conversation today with about how to make your teaching more engaging. "If your class were voluntary, would anyone come?"

Duty Next Week
Morning - Rogness
Bus - Johnson




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The Middle Update 5/22/16

Staff Meeting on Wednesday
We will have our final staff meeting of this school year this Wednesday (5/25).  We will reviw some of our end of the year data and check in on our progress.

Staff Participation at Graduation Ceremony
All teachers, no matter how long you've been with us, are invited to participate in the graduation ceremony.  The ceremony is Sunday, June 5th.  You can still sign up...Dr. Hoernke has informed me that we will have enough cap and gowns for all teachers to attend.  You can sign up at this link...just add a row to the table and type your name.

Fire Drill Wednesday
We will have a fire drill this Wednesday at 9:30 am.

Spring Concert Review
Last Tuesday night, talent was on display at our Spring Concert.  Congrats to Mr. Hazard and Mrs. Graeve for leading such a tremendous display of musical talent.  The whole performance was outstanding.

Middle School Play
The cast and crew of this year's Middle School Play will be performing for the students in our school on Wednesday afternoon.  Students will be dismissed to the gym at 1:50 pm to view the play.  The public performance will be on Thursday evening starting at 7:00 pm.  We are looking forward to another fine display of talent from our students and staff.

Final Week Planning
I wanted to share information about some of the end of year scheduling.  The 8th graders' last school day will be on Wednesday, June 8th, which is also their end of year field trip.  The last day of school will be a half day on Thursday, June 9th.  Dismissal time will be 12:30.  On the last day of school, we will be running our early release schedule.  There will be time for 5th graders to meet briefly with 6th grade teachers (more details to come).

End of Year Evaluations/SLO's/PPG's
My goal will be to have all evaluations and SLO/PPG meetings complete by the end of next week.  I have had some meetings with teachers already.  If you are ready to meet, please send me an invite.  If I don't hear from you, I will send a calendar invite to you.

Importance of Routine
As we wind down the final 3 weeks of school, maintaining our routine and schedule, with a focus on student learning right up until the end will help all of us maintain our high expectations of positive behavior and effort for all students.  Each classroom minute is an opportunity to build the skills and knowledge of our students right up until the final dismissal.

Personal Items in Classroom
See a note from Mr. Egger.  As we near the end of the year, please look over your classroom and discard of anything in your classroom that does not need to be there. 

Just a reminder to you to remind Teachers that all personal items will need to be taken home so we can clean this summer.

All furniture - Lamps, chairs, anything brought in from home, etc. Also remind them to take all Plants home any other items that we will not take care of.
With abatement's going on in 4 classrooms at the Elem. section , this is the perfect time to clean house, empty shelves of all things and get rid of things no longer being used. 

End of Year Celebration at the Barn
Mark your calendars, we will be hosting a district wide end of year celebration at the Barn at Harvest Moon Pond on the late afternoon/evening of Tuesday, May 31st.  More specific details will follow.

Twitter Post of the Week
Great conversation today with about how to make your teaching more engaging. "If your class were voluntary, would anyone come?"

Duty Next Week
Morning - Rogness
Bus - Johnson