Madison Middle School

By barsotti_p 　https://blogs.4j.lane.edu/madisonstaff/2023/01/21/january-20th-2023/

Dear Madison Staff,

Here are this week’s updates:

MADISON INFORMATION     

• Staffing Update: None – We have everyone hired 🙂

• 2023–24 PROPOSED School Calendar: Eugene School District 4J has developed a proposed academic calendar for the 2023–24 school year, and we want to hear your thoughts.

  Notably, school would start before the Labor Day weekend, with kindergartners, 6th and 9th graders beginning on Wednesday, August 30, and all other grades returning on Thursday, August 31. Thanksgiving break would be extended to three days, from November 22–24. No-school parent-teacher conference days for grades K–8 would occur on November 20–21, with the exact conference schedule varying by school.

  Proposed key dates:
  • NEW First Day of School: August 30 for grades K, 6 and 9; August 31 for all other grades

  • NEW Parent-Teacher Conferences/No School (Grades K–8 only): November 20–22

  • NEW Thanksgiving Break: November 22–24
  • Winter Break: December 18–January 2
  • Spring Break: March 25–29
  • Last Day of School: June 11

DISTRICT INFORMATION          

• EasyCBM Window Open: Please plan on completing your grade level’s EasyCBM assessments over the next few weeks. If you have questions or need support, connect with Jenn Dillon. Linked here is a document of the different assessments by grade level.
      
• Classified Staff Pathways Training on February 3: Reid sent this email earlier this week to all classified staff. You’ll participate in the district’s Pathways professional development on Friday, February 3 from 8:30-11:30. If you haven’t already selected a pathway for the year, please click here (ensure you’re signed into your 4J Google account) to select a pathway.     
  

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OTHER INFORMATION   

• Increasing Student Talk: One of the ways we can help lessen our load is by giving students the opportunity to do some of the heavy lifting themselves. This article from Edutopia shares ways to help students learn to engage in rich discussions with one another about the texts they’re reading or content they’re learning. This not only increases engagement but also teaches them to persevere when things get hard and not rely on us to “save” them.

Looking Ahead:

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Peter and Gina