Friday, March 22, 2019

The Middle Update 3/22/19

I hope everyone has a nice, relaxing, enjoyable spring break.  When we come back on April 1st, we'll only have 10 weeks left to leave a lasting impression on our kids.  We'll be moving fast and furious when we get back, as there is 1 week left in the 3rd quarter, Forward Testing on the horizon, and working feverishly to not let the days missed due to weather have an impact on the learning of our kids!

Math Dominance Continues
This week our 7th/8th Grade Math teams participated in their Regional Competition.  Like we are growing accustomed to as of late, they took home 1st Place!  They have earned the rite to participate in the State Mega Math Meet in May!  Please congratulate them when you see them.


Staff Meeting Recap
At our MS Staff Meeting this past Wednesday, we were able to hear about Educational Equity from our teachers participating in the Equity Book Study, and we were able to analyze a snapshot of our student performance data.  I believe the conversations were great, and the baseline knowledge of areas we are doing well in, and areas we need to grow upon, will serve us well in our future work, focusing on constantly trying to get better in all that we do.  Thank you for each of your contributions.

Forward Testing Training
We will be meeting on Wednesday (4/3) at 2:55 for our Forward Exam Training.  DPI has a more formal presentation for our training, so we'll all get to experience that together on Wednesday afternoon.  We will meet in Mrs. Rogness' classroom.

Budget Process
Thank you to all of you for getting your budget requests to me.  I'll be reviewing the requisitions over break, and following up after break if there are questions or things that needed to be adjusted.

Virtual Author Visit
Mr. Johnson's class got a special visit from one of the class' favorite authors, Bethany Wiggins.  She is the author of the noted Dystopian novels, "Stung" and "Cured".  The class was really excited to hear from her, and learn about some of the backstory to how she wrote the books most have already read.  She also shared about her journey to becoming an author.  It was an exciting learning experience!



Images from the Week


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The Middle Update 3/22/19

I hope everyone has a nice, relaxing, enjoyable spring break.  When we come back on April 1st, we'll only have 10 weeks left to leave a lasting impression on our kids.  We'll be moving fast and furious when we get back, as there is 1 week left in the 3rd quarter, Forward Testing on the horizon, and working feverishly to not let the days missed due to weather have an impact on the learning of our kids!

Math Dominance Continues
This week our 7th/8th Grade Math teams participated in their Regional Competition.  Like we are growing accustomed to as of late, they took home 1st Place!  They have earned the rite to participate in the State Mega Math Meet in May!  Please congratulate them when you see them.


Staff Meeting Recap
At our MS Staff Meeting this past Wednesday, we were able to hear about Educational Equity from our teachers participating in the Equity Book Study, and we were able to analyze a snapshot of our student performance data.  I believe the conversations were great, and the baseline knowledge of areas we are doing well in, and areas we need to grow upon, will serve us well in our future work, focusing on constantly trying to get better in all that we do.  Thank you for each of your contributions.

Forward Testing Training
We will be meeting on Wednesday (4/3) at 2:55 for our Forward Exam Training.  DPI has a more formal presentation for our training, so we'll all get to experience that together on Wednesday afternoon.  We will meet in Mrs. Rogness' classroom.

Budget Process
Thank you to all of you for getting your budget requests to me.  I'll be reviewing the requisitions over break, and following up after break if there are questions or things that needed to be adjusted.

Virtual Author Visit
Mr. Johnson's class got a special visit from one of the class' favorite authors, Bethany Wiggins.  She is the author of the noted Dystopian novels, "Stung" and "Cured".  The class was really excited to hear from her, and learn about some of the backstory to how she wrote the books most have already read.  She also shared about her journey to becoming an author.  It was an exciting learning experience!



Images from the Week