Friday, March 24, 2017

The Middle Update 3/24/17

The end of the 3rd Quarter is here...it's hard to believe that Quarter 4 starts on Monday.  It was another great week at our school, with an awesome performance by our Band students last night to put an exclamation point on the hard-working talent that we have in this building.  Starting this week, our students will have the chance to show off their skills on the Forward Exam.  It's been a busy time with the end of the quarter, budgets due, and Forward Testing preparation, but through it all we have kept a focus on facilitating solid learning experiences for our students.

End of Quarter 3 Information
Today marks the end of Quarter #3.  Grades will be due by next Monday (4/3) morning.  On Monday, we'll print report cards and get them ready to mail out.  As a reminder, students that have an NE in any standard in a course should have parents called along with discussions with students...there should not be any surprises for a parent or student on a report card.

Article of the Week
School culture is the topic for this week's article.  As you read, think about the facets of our school culture that are good, and could be improved upon.  

ARTICLE

Forward Exam Information
The 8th graders kick off our Forward Exam testing season on Thursday!  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

 Staff Meeting this Week Wednesday (3/29)
We will be meeting as a Middle School staff on Wednesday at 2:50 in Mrs. Anderson's room.  We will be taking some time to analyze our climate and culture as we keep an eye on continuing to improve our the experience for our students.

 Tornado Drill Next Week
Some time next week we will be having a tornado drill.  I will communicate the date and time once we finalize the plan.  During April, we will be participating in the statewide tornado drill as well.  Please note the tornado shelter locations per grade.
-6th graders report to the Elementary Music Room
-7th graders report to the Band Room
-8th graders report to the hallway between Mr. Lendobeja and Mr. Odden's room

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.  Looks like we still need some help with the long jump and the high jump.  Training will be provided if needed.  I'm sure the weather will be outstanding on these two nights.  Thanks in advance for your help.

Amazon News (Mrs. Puntney shared in an e-mail last 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 Dates
March 29th - PMS Staff Meeting (Culture & Climate) - 2:50
March 30th - April 6th - 8th Grade Forward Exam
March 30th - Hoops 4 Heart Basketball Game - 5:30April 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 - Johnson
Bus - Pittner

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The Middle Update 3/24/17

The end of the 3rd Quarter is here...it's hard to believe that Quarter 4 starts on Monday.  It was another great week at our school, with an awesome performance by our Band students last night to put an exclamation point on the hard-working talent that we have in this building.  Starting this week, our students will have the chance to show off their skills on the Forward Exam.  It's been a busy time with the end of the quarter, budgets due, and Forward Testing preparation, but through it all we have kept a focus on facilitating solid learning experiences for our students.

End of Quarter 3 Information
Today marks the end of Quarter #3.  Grades will be due by next Monday (4/3) morning.  On Monday, we'll print report cards and get them ready to mail out.  As a reminder, students that have an NE in any standard in a course should have parents called along with discussions with students...there should not be any surprises for a parent or student on a report card.

Article of the Week
School culture is the topic for this week's article.  As you read, think about the facets of our school culture that are good, and could be improved upon.  

ARTICLE

Forward Exam Information
The 8th graders kick off our Forward Exam testing season on Thursday!  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

 Staff Meeting this Week Wednesday (3/29)
We will be meeting as a Middle School staff on Wednesday at 2:50 in Mrs. Anderson's room.  We will be taking some time to analyze our climate and culture as we keep an eye on continuing to improve our the experience for our students.

 Tornado Drill Next Week
Some time next week we will be having a tornado drill.  I will communicate the date and time once we finalize the plan.  During April, we will be participating in the statewide tornado drill as well.  Please note the tornado shelter locations per grade.
-6th graders report to the Elementary Music Room
-7th graders report to the Band Room
-8th graders report to the hallway between Mr. Lendobeja and Mr. Odden's room

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.  Looks like we still need some help with the long jump and the high jump.  Training will be provided if needed.  I'm sure the weather will be outstanding on these two nights.  Thanks in advance for your help.

Amazon News (Mrs. Puntney shared in an e-mail last 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 Dates
March 29th - PMS Staff Meeting (Culture & Climate) - 2:50
March 30th - April 6th - 8th Grade Forward Exam
March 30th - Hoops 4 Heart Basketball Game - 5:30April 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 - Johnson
Bus - Pittner

 Data








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