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December 16, 2019

  Five more days! Given last week, the impending winter break, tomorrow’s field trip, and Friday’s assembly, we’re likely to see some interesting choices this week. Maintaining our high expectations staying focused on instruction will help set the tone that this is still a regular week.                Mary out Monday […]

December 9, 2019

It’s a busy end to the year. I am grateful for all of your hard work, dedication, and good humor. Madison is a really special place! In talking with a sub who has now worked at every middle school in 4J, he told me Madison is his favorite. He said our environment is calm and […]

December 2, 2019

I hope you all had a wonderful and relaxing long weekend. I read “The Storyteller” by Jodi Picoult, ate lots of turkey and sweet potatoes, and ventured out for my first Black Friday. It was lovely, but I’m still counting down the three weeks until Winter Break 🙂 Tri 2 Schedule – The master schedule […]

November 25, 2019

It’s a short week this week. May it also be a quiet one! Staffing Update – In case you missed it, we have hired Karen Backman as our new 8th grade team member. Karen comes to us from Lincoln County School District where she has worked as a Title One Coordinator and reading and math […]

November 18, 2019

  Many congratulations to Rechelle and her family who welcomed her grandson Rhett Sunday morning. He is adorable!   Staffing Update – We have forwarded a candidate’s name to HR for our full-time position and are waiting for the final offer and acceptance. Once we get confirmation of acceptance, we will talk with those affected by […]

November 11, 2019

I hope everyone had a relaxing three day weekend. I spent quite a bit of it binge watching The People vs OJ Simpson and Unbelievable on Nexflix. I like to think I would have made a good criminologist in another life. Staffing Update – We conducted interviews last week and are trying to finish background […]

November 4, 2019

We survived Spirit Week and Halloween! I loved seeing you all in your costumes and throughout the week. In repayment for last week, we get a short week this week. Fun fact – there is only week with 5 school days this month! Staffing Update – Our 1.0 position closed Sunday at 11:59pm. This week […]

October 28, 2019

It’s Spirit Week and Halloween…are you ready? Also, did you know most kids at a middle school dance don’t actually dance? They stand around, chase each other, cry a lot, and stand around some more.    Staffing Update – As Peter shared last week, we got the go ahead from HR to turn our full […]

October 21, 2019

There are so many thank yous for last week. You all rocked the River Walk. I heard so many kids say they had fun and I know I had a good time hanging out with Anne, Mike, and the kids bringing up the rear of our walk. River Walk Debrief – If you have feedback […]

October 14, 2019

I hope you all had a restful long weekend. There’s not a lot of news to share this week. Our focus is mostly gearing up for the River Walk.  River Walk – It’s River Walk week! Linked here are the logistics for the day and here are slides to share with your class about expectations […]