Sunday, March 19, 2017

The Middle Update 3/19/17

Happy Sunday to all of you.  As I type this blog post, I still have that feeling of excitement following the Badgers big victory over Villanova.  The Badgers have helped make this time of year pretty exciting during the past 4 years.  I'm hoping they continue to display their toughness and grittiness for a run through the tournament that will take us to Spring Break.  It was another solid week of teaching and learning with many things to look forward to in the weeks ahead.


Article of the Week
This week's featured article is a classic assessment article from Dr. Tom Guskey.  It is short and to the point providing tips about getting the most out of our classroom assessment practices to improve student learning.

ARTICLE

Puma Pride Committee Meeting
Our Puma Pride Committee met this past Wednesday.  Our focus has been on taking a closer look at the components of our school that make up our culture.  We had a brainstorming session that focused on creating a "must-do" resource to help ensure consistency in the classroom practices that matter most for both student achievement and school culture.  We will be sharing our work at our upcoming staff meeting.

Middle School Staff Members Needed...
This Spring we will be hosting two middle school track meets.  The meets are on Tuesday, April 25th and Tuesday, May 16th.  It would be really awesome if we could get a solid Middle School contingency of staff members out there to work the event and support our students.  To sign-up, please review this SPREADSHEET, and fill in your name on a slot to work.  Training will be provided if needed.  I'm sure the weather will be outstanding on these two nights.  Thanks in advance for your help.

School Board Meeting Monday (3/20)
March's meeting is set for Monday night at 7:00.  Click HERE to review the Middle School Board Report.

Forward Exam Information
The Forward Exam is literally just weeks away.  Below is a link to the testing schedule.  All test proctors will be on Thursday, March 23 at 2:50 pm in Mr. Filerman's room to review the requirements for administering a successful Forward Exam.  On the Friday before each grade begins testing, we will have a "Forward Exam" special lesson for Homeroom.  This will be a critical time period used to pump our kids up to do well on the test, as well as to review the interface used for the Forward Exam.  Students will also be practicing the online testing tools in their respective Math and ELA classes.

Forward Exam Testing Schedule

 Amazon News (Mrs. Puntney shared in an e-mail as well this week)

Hello Teachers & Staff,

We are pleased to announce that you may now make Amazon purchases on a "tax exempt" school account via the Skyward requisitioning system, "Ecommerce". The steps are very similar to what you follow when doing a PO for Office Depot, Staples, School Specialty E-commerce vendors.  

A google document (see below) has been shared with Middle School, High School, and Special Ed staff.  


As with anything new, there could be some small kinks to work out so please call me if you can't resolve an issue.

We hope that you find this streamlined process much easier to use than checking out a credit card.  

Upcoming DatesMarch 20th - Literacy Committee Mtg. - 2:50 (Rogness' Room)
March 23rd - Forward Exam Proctor Training Mtg. - 2:50 (Filerman's Room)
March 23rd - Band Clinic and Concert - 7:00 pm (1-8 Gym) March 24th - End of Quarter 3
March 29th - PMS Staff Meeting - 2:50
March 30th - April 6th - 8th Grade Forward Exam
April 10th - April 14th - Spring Break
April 18th - April 21st - 7th Grade Forward Exam
April 25th - April 27th - 6th Grade Forward Exam

Duty Next Week
Morning - Vian, Johnson
Bus - Odden

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The Middle Update 3/19/17

Happy Sunday to all of you.  As I type this blog post, I still have that feeling of excitement following the Badgers big victory over Villanova.  The Badgers have helped make this time of year pretty exciting during the past 4 years.  I'm hoping they continue to display their toughness and grittiness for a run through the tournament that will take us to Spring Break.  It was another solid week of teaching and learning with many things to look forward to in the weeks ahead.


Article of the Week
This week's featured article is a classic assessment article from Dr. Tom Guskey.  It is short and to the point providing tips about getting the most out of our classroom assessment practices to improve student learning.

ARTICLE

Puma Pride Committee Meeting
Our Puma Pride Committee met this past Wednesday.  Our focus has been on taking a closer look at the components of our school that make up our culture.  We had a brainstorming session that focused on creating a "must-do" resource to help ensure consistency in the classroom practices that matter most for both student achievement and school culture.  We will be sharing our work at our upcoming staff meeting.

Middle School Staff Members Needed...
This Spring we will be hosting two middle school track meets.  The meets are on Tuesday, April 25th and Tuesday, May 16th.  It would be really awesome if we could get a solid Middle School contingency of staff members out there to work the event and support our students.  To sign-up, please review this SPREADSHEET, and fill in your name on a slot to work.  Training will be provided if needed.  I'm sure the weather will be outstanding on these two nights.  Thanks in advance for your help.

School Board Meeting Monday (3/20)
March's meeting is set for Monday night at 7:00.  Click HERE to review the Middle School Board Report.

Forward Exam Information
The Forward Exam is literally just weeks away.  Below is a link to the testing schedule.  All test proctors will be on Thursday, March 23 at 2:50 pm in Mr. Filerman's room to review the requirements for administering a successful Forward Exam.  On the Friday before each grade begins testing, we will have a "Forward Exam" special lesson for Homeroom.  This will be a critical time period used to pump our kids up to do well on the test, as well as to review the interface used for the Forward Exam.  Students will also be practicing the online testing tools in their respective Math and ELA classes.

Forward Exam Testing Schedule

 Amazon News (Mrs. Puntney shared in an e-mail as well this week)

Hello Teachers & Staff,

We are pleased to announce that you may now make Amazon purchases on a "tax exempt" school account via the Skyward requisitioning system, "Ecommerce". The steps are very similar to what you follow when doing a PO for Office Depot, Staples, School Specialty E-commerce vendors.  

A google document (see below) has been shared with Middle School, High School, and Special Ed staff.  


As with anything new, there could be some small kinks to work out so please call me if you can't resolve an issue.

We hope that you find this streamlined process much easier to use than checking out a credit card.  

Upcoming DatesMarch 20th - Literacy Committee Mtg. - 2:50 (Rogness' Room)
March 23rd - Forward Exam Proctor Training Mtg. - 2:50 (Filerman's Room)
March 23rd - Band Clinic and Concert - 7:00 pm (1-8 Gym) March 24th - End of Quarter 3
March 29th - PMS Staff Meeting - 2:50
March 30th - April 6th - 8th Grade Forward Exam
April 10th - April 14th - Spring Break
April 18th - April 21st - 7th Grade Forward Exam
April 25th - April 27th - 6th Grade Forward Exam

Duty Next Week
Morning - Vian, Johnson
Bus - Odden

 Images from the Week