Spartan PRIDE
Supporting our school community core values.
We have started our 2nd week after the break; time goes so quickly. We are already into the second half of the school year. I hope you are able to make it to 2nd trimester conferences scheduled for Wednesday, January 15th, 3:45-7:00 p.m.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
3:45-7:00 p.m.
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Parent-Teacher Conferences offers us a great opportunity to engage in important dialog about the progress of our students. I have included a few things to think about and things you might do to prepare for a successful conference regarding your child's progress.
Place: Spearfish Middle School
Parents of 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Students: Conferences will take place in the gymnasium. Upon entering the gym, you will receive a midterm report for your child. Individual teachers will be available on a first come first serve basis. There will be seating available while you wait to see teachers. Please limit your time to approximately 5 minutes per teacher.
General Parent Questions
1. How is my child doing? 4. What do you expect my child to achieve?
2. How do you evaluate the success of my child? 5. Is my child keeping up with the class?
3. Where is my child performing academically? 6. What must my child do to improve?
Other Possible Topics of Discussion at the Parent/Teacher Conference
How we do school: Questions regarding the following:
-Expectations for classroom behavior/participation - Academic progress (challenges & successes)
-Methods of grading and testing -Ability to follow directions
-Policies regarding homework -Listening skills and work habits
-Options for support offered at our school -Ideas of how parents can help
-Use of planner for organization -Citizenship, attitude and effort
-PRIDE Behavior Grade -Evaluation system used
-Available school and community services
9th Grade Student Orientation
Current 8th Grade Students are scheduled to go to the high school auditorium for a initial introduction to high school with Principal Steve Morford on Wednesday, January 15th. Parents are welcome to attend any of the following sessions:
Student will attend based on the PE class schedule. If they have PE 1st period, they will go at 8:40 a.m. If your child has PE 2nd period, he/she will go at 9:30 a.m. There is also a session tomorrow night in the HS auditorium at 5:30 p.m.
Spearfish Middle School
Weekly
Faculty Bulletin
January
13-17, 2014
“Empowering
all students to succeed in a changing world.”
•
Preparedness • Respect • Integrity • Determination • Excellence
1)
Technology
Committee Meeting, Tuesday, January 14th, 7:30-8:00 a.m.
Committee Members: Teri Bauerly, JoAnn Claggett, Ellie Cooch,
Kate Axlund, Kathy Wolff, Kevin O’Dea
2) School Board recognition
week, January
13-17
3) FLEX Time Registration, Block 4,
January
13-17th See link on Mr.
Baier’s web page
Block #
|
Course Description
Deadline
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Student Registration
Window
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Start
Date
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4
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Done
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January 13-17
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February
3
|
5*
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February
4th
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February
10-14
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March
3rd
|
6*
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February
4th
|
March 24-28
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April
14th
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4) STAR Testing Winter
Window (Optional),
January 1-15
5) START Time End of Trimester Celebration
Activity: Paper airplane flying contest. More details to come. START Times will have two weeks to establish
two representatives for the finals showdown.
Tentative Assembly date is March
6th.
6) New Teacher Mentoring Session,
January 16 in
the SMS Library from 12 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Agenda: 1) grading, homework and assessment best
practice 2) Brain-Based Learning 3) Q
and A
7) Dodgeball Intramural Tournament Student
Registration, January 13-17. See
Attachments for more details. If you
interested in helping, please let me know.
8) Office Remodel Project
Continues: We have
moved into the main office!
Counselors are in the
following locations until on or about January
15th:
Elaine: library office
space.
Sheri: 6th grade TPC office
The main doors are back in
business. The public will once again
enter through the west doors during school hours.
9) 2nd Trimester Parent-Teacher
Conferences: Wednesday, January 15 from 3:45-7:00
p.m.
10) Reminder to consider
application for a Spearfish Foundation Grant.
Go to: http://www.spearfishschools.org/
for more
details.
11) Smarter
Balanced (Teacher) Practice
Test: Please click on the green ball icon titled: “SBAC SecureBrowser”6.0”
on your desktop and follow the
instructions to take the practice test.
Please complete the teacher practice test (ELA or Math) by January
20th.
You must close all other programs on your computer before you open the
icon. Plan for 30-45 minutes for this
activity. We will discuss our findings
at the Jan. 20 PD day. This would be a
good activity for your students as well to get them familiar with the testing
format.
Upcoming
Activities
January 20 Parents as Partners,
5:30-6:30 p.m. in the SMS Library
January 20 Martin Luther King Day - No
School - Teacher In-Service
January 23 6 Band/Choir Concert,
7:00-8:30 p.m. in the HS Auditorium
January 23 Spearfish Foundation, “Three
Cheers for our Schools & Community Event”
5:30-7:30 p.m. at
Mathews
Opera House
January 24 All School Winter Dance, 7-9
p.m.
February 3 Parents as Partners, 5:30
p.m. in the SMS Library
February 5 1 p.m. PD Early
Release
February 7 Science Fair,
BHSU
February 8 Spartan Learning Lab,
Saturday School
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What is life for? It is for
you.
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